galardonar

Spanish

Etymology

From galardón + -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡalaɾdoˈnaɾ/ [ɡa.laɾ.ð̞oˈnaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: ga‧lar‧do‧nar

Verb

galardonar (first-person singular present galardono, first-person singular preterite galardoné, past participle galardonado)

1. to award

   Synonym: premiar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of galardonar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			galardonar
gerund			galardonando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		galardonado		galardonada
		plural		galardonados		galardonadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	galardono	galardonastú galardonásvos	galardona	galardonamos	galardonáis	galardonan
	imperfect	galardonaba	galardonabas	galardonaba	galardonábamos	galardonabais	galardonaban
	preterite	galardoné	galardonaste	galardonó	galardonamos	galardonasteis	galardonaron
	future	galardonaré	galardonarás	galardonará	galardonaremos	galardonaréis	galardonarán
	conditional	galardonaría	galardonarías	galardonaría	galardonaríamos	galardonaríais	galardonarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	galardone	galardonestú galardonésvos2	galardone	galardonemos	galardonéis	galardonen
	imperfect (ra)	galardonara	galardonaras	galardonara	galardonáramos	galardonarais	galardonaran
	imperfect (se)	galardonase	galardonases	galardonase	galardonásemos	galardonaseis	galardonasen
	future1	galardonare	galardonares	galardonare	galardonáremos	galardonareis	galardonaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		galardonatú galardonávos	galardone	galardonemos	galardonad	galardonen
	negative		no galardones	no galardone	no galardonemos	no galardonéis	no galardonen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of galardonar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive galardonar	dative	galardonarme	galardonarte	galardonarle, galardonarse	galardonarnos	galardonaros	galardonarles, galardonarse
	accusative	galardonarme	galardonarte	galardonarlo, galardonarla, galardonarse	galardonarnos	galardonaros	galardonarlos, galardonarlas, galardonarse
with gerund galardonando	dative	galardonándome	galardonándote	galardonándole, galardonándose	galardonándonos	galardonándoos	galardonándoles, galardonándose
	accusative	galardonándome	galardonándote	galardonándolo, galardonándola, galardonándose	galardonándonos	galardonándoos	galardonándolos, galardonándolas, galardonándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative galardona	dative	galardóname	galardónate	galardónale	galardónanos	not used	galardónales
	accusative	galardóname	galardónate	galardónalo, galardónala	galardónanos	not used	galardónalos, galardónalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative galardoná	dative	galardoname	galardonate	galardonale	galardonanos	not used	galardonales
	accusative	galardoname	galardonate	galardonalo, galardonala	galardonanos	not used	galardonalos, galardonalas
with formal second-person singular imperative galardone	dative	galardóneme	not used	galardónele, galardónese	galardónenos	not used	galardóneles
	accusative	galardóneme	not used	galardónelo, galardónela, galardónese	galardónenos	not used	galardónelos, galardónelas
with first-person plural imperative galardonemos	dative	not used	galardonémoste	galardonémosle	galardonémonos	galardonémoos	galardonémosles
	accusative	not used	galardonémoste	galardonémoslo, galardonémosla	galardonémonos	galardonémoos	galardonémoslos, galardonémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative galardonad	dative	galardonadme	not used	galardonadle	galardonadnos	galardonaos	galardonadles
	accusative	galardonadme	not used	galardonadlo, galardonadla	galardonadnos	galardonaos	galardonadlos, galardonadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative galardonen	dative	galardónenme	not used	galardónenle	galardónennos	not used	galardónenles, galardónense
	accusative	galardónenme	not used	galardónenlo, galardónenla	galardónennos	not used	galardónenlos, galardónenlas, galardónense

Further reading

• “galardonar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025