complacer

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin complacēre. Equivalent to com- +‎ placer.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (Spain) /komplaˈθeɾ/ [kõm.plaˈθeɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /komplaˈseɾ/ [kõm.plaˈseɾ]
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: com‧pla‧cer

Verb

complacer (first-person singular present complazco, first-person singular preterite complací, past participle complacido)

  1. to please
  2. to satisfy
  3. (euphemistic) to sexually pleasure.
    • 2015 September 11, @minuto30com, Twitter‎:
      Una mujer fue captada “complaciéndose” en un Starbucks.
      A woman was caught "pleasuring herself" at a Starbucks.
  4. (reflexive) to take pleasure
    El director se complace en invitarte a la inauguración.
    The director is pleased to invite you to the inauguration.

Conjugation
    Conjugation of complacer (irregular; c-zc alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive complacer
gerund complaciendo
past participle masculine feminine
singular complacido complacida
plural complacidos complacidas
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 complazco complacestú
complacésvos		 complace complacemos complacéis complacen
imperfect complacía complacías complacía complacíamos complacíais complacían
preterite complací complaciste complació, complugo3 complacimos complacisteis complacieron, compluguieron3
future complaceré complacerás complacerá complaceremos complaceréis complacerán
conditional complacería complacerías complacería complaceríamos complaceríais complacerían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present complazca complazcastú
complazcásvos2		 complazca, complega3, complegue3 complazcamos complazcáis complazcan
imperfect
(ra)		 complaciera complacieras complaciera, compluguiera3 complaciéramos complacierais complacieran, compluguieran3
imperfect
(se)		 complaciese complacieses complaciese, compluguiese3 complaciésemos complacieseis complaciesen, compluguiesen3
future1 complaciere complacieres complaciere, compluguiere3 complaciéremos complaciereis complacieren, compluguieren3
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative complacetú
complacévos		 complazca, complega3, complegue3 complazcamos complaced complazcan
negative no complazcas no complazca, no complega3, no complegue3 no complazcamos no complazcáis no complazcan

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
3Archaic.

    Selected combined forms of complacer (irregular; c-zc alternation)

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 complacer
dative complacerme complacerte complacerle, complacerse complacernos complaceros complacerles, complacerse
accusative complacerme complacerte complacerlo, complacerla, complacerse complacernos complaceros complacerlos, complacerlas, complacerse
with gerund complaciendo
dative complaciéndome complaciéndote complaciéndole, complaciéndose complaciéndonos complaciéndoos complaciéndoles, complaciéndose
accusative complaciéndome complaciéndote complaciéndolo, complaciéndola, complaciéndose complaciéndonos complaciéndoos complaciéndolos, complaciéndolas, complaciéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative complace
dative compláceme complácete complácele complácenos not used compláceles
accusative compláceme complácete complácelo, complácela complácenos not used complácelos, complácelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative complacé
dative complaceme complacete complacele complacenos not used complaceles
accusative complaceme complacete complacelo, complacela complacenos not used complacelos, complacelas
with formal second-person singular imperative complazca, complega3, complegue3
dative complázcame, complégame1, complégueme1 not used complázcale, complégale1, compléguele1, complázcase, complégase1, compléguese1 complázcanos, compléganos1, compléguenos1 not used complázcales, complégales1, complégueles1
accusative complázcame, complégame1, complégueme1 not used complázcalo, complégalo1, compléguelo1, complázcala, complégala1, compléguela1, complázcase, complégase1, compléguese1 complázcanos, compléganos1, compléguenos1 not used complázcalos, complégalos1, compléguelos1, complázcalas, complégalas1, compléguelas1
with first-person plural imperative complazcamos
dative not used complazcámoste complazcámosle complazcámonos complazcámoos complazcámosles
accusative not used complazcámoste complazcámoslo, complazcámosla complazcámonos complazcámoos complazcámoslos, complazcámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative complaced
dative complacedme not used complacedle complacednos complaceos complacedles
accusative complacedme not used complacedlo, complacedla complacednos complaceos complacedlos, complacedlas
with formal second-person plural imperative complazcan
dative complázcanme not used complázcanle complázcannos not used complázcanles, complázcanse
accusative complázcanme not used complázcanlo, complázcanla complázcannos not used complázcanlos, complázcanlas, complázcanse

1Archaic.

Noun

complacer m (plural complaceres)

  1. concession

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