acabar

Asturian

Verb

acabar (first-person singular indicative present acabo, past participle acabáu)

to finish, end, finish off
to manage, succeed
(acabar de facer) To have just done (something)
to die, die out

Conjugation

Conjugation of acabar

person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
infinitive		acabar
gerund		acabando
past participle		m acabáu, f acabada, n acabao, m pl acabaos, f pl acabaes
indicative	present	acabo	acabes	acaba	acabamos	acabáis	acaben
	imperfect	acababa	acababes	acababa	acabábemos, acabábamos	acababeis, acababais	acababen
	preterite	acabé	acabasti, acabesti	acabó	acabemos	acabastis, acabestis	acabaron
	pluperfect	acabare, acabara	acabares, acabaras	acabare, acabara	acabáremos, acabáramos	acabareis, acabarais	acabaren, acabaran
	future	acabaré	acabarás	acabará	acabaremos	acabaréis	acabarán
	conditional	acabaría	acabaríes	acabaría	acabaríemos, acabaríamos	acabaríeis, acabaríais	acabaríen
subjunctive	present	acabe	acabes, acabas	acabe	acabemos	acabéis	acaben, acaban
subjunctive	imperfect	acabare, acabara	acabares, acabaras	acabare, acabara	acabáremos, acabáramos	acabareis, acabarais	acabaren, acabaran
imperative		—	acaba	—	—	acabái	—

Catalan

Etymology

From a (from Latin ad) + cap (from Latin caput). Compare French achever, from which also English achieve.

Verb

acabar ‎(first-person singular present acabo, past participle acabat)

to finish, to complete
to end up, to wind up

Conjugation

Conjugation of acabar (first conjugation)

person		singular			plural
infinitive			acabar
present participle			acabant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		acabat		acabada
		plural		acabats		acabades
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	acabo	acabes	acaba	acabem	acabeu	acaben
	imperfect	acabava	acabaves	acabava	acabàvem	acabàveu	acabaven
	future	acabaré	acabaràs	acabarà	acabarem	acabareu	acabaran
	preterite	acabí	acabares	acabà	acabàrem	acabàreu	acabaren
	conditional	acabaria	acabaries	acabaria	acabaríem	acabaríeu	acabarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	acabi	acabis	acabi	acabem	acabeu	acabin
	imperfect	acabés	acabessis	acabés	acabéssim	acabéssiu	acabessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
imperative		—	acaba	acabi	acabem	acabeu	acabin

Derived terms

acabar de

Occitan

Verb

acabar

to finish; to complete

Conjugation

Lengadocian (Standard Occitan)

		simple			compound
infinitive		acabar			èsser acabat
past participle		acabat			-
gerund		acabant			èssent acabat
person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	acabi	acabas	acaba	acabam	acabatz	acaban
	imperfect	acabavi	acabavas	acabava	acabàvem	acabàvetz	acabavan
	preterite	acabèri	acabères	acabèt	acabèrem	acabèretz	acabèron
	future	acabarai	acabaràs	acabarà	acabarem	acabaretz	acabaràn
conditional		acabariái	acabariás	acabariá	acabariam	acabariatz	acabarián
compound tenses	present perfect	Use the present tense of Aver plus the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of Aver plus the past participle
	past anterior	Use the preterite tense of Aver plus the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of Aver plus the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of Aver plus the past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	acabe	acabes	acabe	acabem	acabetz	acaben
	imperfect	acabèssi	acabèsses	acabèsse	acabèssem	acabèssetz	acabèsson
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of Aver plus the past participle
compound tenses	pluperfect	Use the imperfect subjunctive of Aver plus the past participle
imperative		-	tu	-	nosautres	vosautres	-
imperative			acaba		acabem	acabatz

Auvernhàs

		simple			compound
infinitive		acabar			èsser acabat
past participle		acabat			-
gerund		acabant			èssent acabat
person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	acabe	acabes	acaba	acabam	acabatz	acabon
	imperfect	acabave	acabaves	acabava	acabaviam	acabaviatz	acabavon
	preterite	acabere	acaberes	acabet	acabem	acabetz	acaberon
	future	acabarai	acabaràs	acabará	acabarem	acabaretz	acabarán
conditional		acabariá	acabariás	acabariá	acabariam	acabariatz	acabarián
compound tenses	present perfect	Use the present tense of Aver plus the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of Aver plus the past participle
	past anterior	Use the preterite tense of Aver plus the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of Aver plus the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of Aver plus the past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	acabe	acabes	acabe	acabassiam	acabassiatz	acabon
	imperfect	acabesse	acabesses	acabesse	acabessiam	acabessiatz	acabesson
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of Aver plus the past participle
compound tenses	pluperfect	Use the imperfect subjunctive of Aver plus the past participle
imperative		-	tu	-	nosautres	vosautres	-
imperative			acaba		acabassiam	acabatz

Gascon

		simple			compound
infinitive		acabar			èsser acabat
past participle		acabat			-
gerund		acabant			èssent acabat
person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	acabi	acabas	acaba	acabam	acabatz	acaban
	imperfect	acabavi	acabavas	acabava	acabàvam	acabàvatz	acabavan
	preterite	acabèi	acabès	acabè	acabèm	acabètz	acabèn
	future	acabarèi	acabaràs	acabarà	acabaram	acabaratz	acabaràn
conditional		acabarí	acabarés	acabaré	acabarem	acabaretz	acabarén
compound tenses	present perfect	Use the present tense of Aver plus the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of Aver plus the past participle
	past anterior	Use the preterite tense of Aver plus the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of Aver plus the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of Aver plus the past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	acabi	acabes	acabe	acabem	acabetz	acaben
	imperfect	acabèssi	acabèsses	acabèsse	acabèssem	acabèssetz	acabèssen
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of Aver plus the past participle
compound tenses	pluperfect	Use the imperfect subjunctive of Aver plus the past participle
imperative		-	tu	-	nosautres	vosautres	-
imperative			acaba		acabem	acabatz

Lemosin

		simple			compound
infinitive		acabar			èsser acabat
past participle		acabat			-
gerund		acabant			èssent acabat
person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	acabe	acabas	acaba	acabam	acabatz	acaban
	imperfect	acabava	acabavas	acabava	acabàvam	acabàvatz	acabavan
	preterite	acabei	acaberas	acabet	acabèram	acabèratz	acaberan
	future	acabarai	acabaràs	acabará	acabarem	acabaretz	acabarán
conditional		acabariá	acabariàs	acabariá	acabariam	acabariatz	acabarián
compound tenses	present perfect	Use the present tense of Aver plus the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of Aver plus the past participle
	past anterior	Use the preterite tense of Aver plus the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of Aver plus the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of Aver plus the past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	acabe	acabes	acabe	acabem	acabetz	acaben
	imperfect	acabèsse	acabèsses	acabèsse	acabèssem	acabèssetz	acabèssen
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of Aver plus the past participle
compound tenses	pluperfect	Use the imperfect subjunctive of Aver plus the past participle
imperative		-	tu	-	nosautres	vosautres	-
imperative			acaba		acabem	acabatz

Provençau

		simple			compound
infinitive		acabar			èsser acabat
past participle		acabat			-
gerund		acabant			èssent acabat
person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	acabe	acabes	acaba	acabam	acabatz	acaban
	imperfect	acabavi	acabavas	acabava	acabàvem	acabàvetz	acabavan
	preterite	acabère	acabères	acabèt	acaberiam	acaberiatz	acabèron
	future	acabarai	acabaràs	acabarà	acabarem	acabaretz	acabaràn
conditional		acabariáu	acabariás	acabariá	acabariam	acabariatz	acabarián
compound tenses	present perfect	Use the present tense of Aver plus the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of Aver plus the past participle
	past anterior	Use the preterite tense of Aver plus the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of Aver plus the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of Aver plus the past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	acabe	acabes	acabe	acabem	acabetz	acaban
	imperfect	acabèsse	acabèsses	acabèsse	acabessiam	acabessiatz	acabèsson
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of Aver plus the past participle
compound tenses	pluperfect	Use the imperfect subjunctive of Aver plus the past participle
imperative		-	tu	-	nosautres	vosautres	-
imperative			acaba		acabem	acabatz

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese acabar, from Latin ad ‎(“to”) + caput ‎(“head”). Compare French achever, whence also English achieve.

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): [ɐkɐˈbaɾ]
(Brazil)
- (Paulista) IPA^(key): [akaˈba(ɹ)]
- (South Brazil) IPA^(key): [akaˈba(ɻ)]
- (Carioca) IPA^(key): [akaˈba(χ)]

Verb

acabar ‎(first-person singular present indicative acabo, past participle acabado)

(intransitive) to finish (to be over, completed)
O filme acabou.‎
The film is over.
(transitive) to complete; to finish (to make done)
Acabe suas tarefas antes de sair.‎
Finish your chores before going out.
(auxiliary with a verb in the gerund) to end up (to eventually do)
No fim, acabamos comendo naquele restaurante maltrapilho.‎
In the end, we ended up eating at that shabby restaurant.
(copulative) to end up; to turn out (to become, at the end of a process)
De tanto misturarmos, a cor da tinta acabou cinza.‎
Because we mixed it so much, the colour of the paint ended up grey.
(auxiliary with de and a verb in the infinitive) to have just; just (indicates recency)
Ele acabou de sair.‎
He just left.
(transitive with com) to destroy completely, to defeat thoroughly

O inseticida prometeu que acabaria com as baratas.‎
The insecticide promised to exterminate cockroaches.

Nosso time acabou com o deles!‎
Our team murdered theirs!
(transitive with com) to break up; to put an end to (to make an activity or practice stop)
Essa lei acabará com a impunidade.‎
This law will put an end to impunity.
(transitive with com) to break up with (end a relationship)
Ele acabou com ela.‎
He broke up with her.
(intransitive or takes a reflexive pronoun) to run out (to be entirely used up)
Todo o dinheiro acabou.‎
All the money ran out.

Conjugation

Conjugation of the Portuguese -ar verb acabar

	Singular			Plural
Notes:^[edit] This is a regular verb of the -ar group. Verbs with this conjugation include: amar, cantar, gritar, marchar, mostrar, nadar, parar, participar, retirar, separar, viajar.
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	acabar
Personal	acabar	acabares	acabar	acabarmos	acabardes	acabarem
Gerund
	acabando
Past participle
Masculine	acabado			acabados
Feminine	acabada			acabadas
Indicative
Present	acabo	acabas	acaba	acabamos	acabais	acabam
Imperfect	acabava	acabavas	acabava	acabávamos	acabáveis	acabavam
Preterite	acabei	acabaste	acabou	acabamos acabámos	acabastes	acabaram
Pluperfect	acabara	acabaras	acabara	acabáramos	acabáreis	acabaram
Future	acabarei	acabarás	acabará	acabaremos	acabareis	acabarão
Conditional
	acabaria	acabarias	acabaria	acabaríamos	acabaríeis	acabariam
Subjunctive
Present	acabe	acabes	acabe	acabemos	acabeis	acabem
Imperfect	acabasse	acabasses	acabasse	acabássemos	acabásseis	acabassem
Future	acabar	acabares	acabar	acabarmos	acabardes	acabarem
Imperative
Affirmative	-	acaba	acabe	acabemos	acabai	acabem
Negative (não)	-	acabes	acabe	acabemos	acabeis	acabem

Synonyms

(finish): terminar, completar, finalizar, concluir
(to eventually do): terminar por
(to turn out): ficar
(destroy): destruir, matar
(to break up): terminar com
(to run out): esgotar-se

Antonyms

(finish): iniciar, começar, inicializar

Descendants

Kabuverdianu: kaba

Spanish

Etymology

From the noun cabo ‎(“end, edge”), from Latin caput.

Verb

acabar ‎(first-person singular present acabo, first-person singular preterite acabé, past participle acabado)

(transitive) to finish; to end

Conjugation

Conjugation of acabar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)^{edit data}

		singular			plural
infinitive			acabar
gerund			acabando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		acabado		acabada
		plural		acabados		acabadas
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	acabo	acabas^tú acabás^{^vos}	acaba	acabamos	acabáis	acaban
	imperfect	acababa	acababas	acababa	acabábamos	acababais	acababan
	preterite	acabé	acabaste	acabó	acabamos	acabasteis	acabaron
	future	acabaré	acabarás	acabará	acabaremos	acabaréis	acabarán
	conditional	acabaría	acabarías	acabaría	acabaríamos	acabaríais	acabarían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	acabe	acabes^{^tú} acabés^{^vos¹}	acabe	acabemos	acabéis	acaben
	imperfect (ra)	acabara	acabaras	acabara	acabáramos	acabarais	acabaran
	imperfect (se)	acabase	acabases	acabase	acabásemos	acabaseis	acabasen
	future	acabare	acabares	acabare	acabáremos	acabareis	acabaren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		acaba^{^tú} acabá^{^vos}	acabe	acabemos	acabad	acaben
	negative		no acabes	no acabe	no acabemos	no acabéis	no acaben

¹Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

Selected combined forms of acabar^{edit data}

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

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive acabar
	dative	acabarme	acabarte, acabarle	acabarle, acabarse	acabarnos	acabaros, acabarles	acabarles, acabarse
	accusative	acabarme	acabarte, acabarlo, acabarla	acabarlo, acabarla, acabarse	acabarnos	acabaros, acabarlos, acabarlas	acabarlos, acabarlas, acabarse

with gerund acabando
	dative	acabándome	acabándote, acabándole	acabándole, acabándose	acabándonos	acabándoos, acabándoles	acabándoles, acabándose
	accusative	acabándome	acabándote, acabándolo, acabándola	acabándolo, acabándola, acabándose	acabándonos	acabándoos, acabándolos, acabándolas	acabándolos, acabándolas, acabándose

with informal second-person singular imperative acaba
	dative	acábame	acábate, acábale	acábale	acábanos	acábaos, acábales	acábales
	accusative	acábame	acábate, acábalo, acábala	acábalo, acábala	acábanos	acábaos, acábalos, acábalas	acábalos, acábalas

with formal second-person singular imperative acabe
	dative	acábeme	acábete, acábele	acábele, acábese	acábenos	acábeles	acábeles, acábese
	accusative	acábeme	acábete, acábelo, acábela	acábelo, acábela, acábese	acábenos	acábelos, acábelas	acábelos, acábelas, acábese

with first-person plural imperative acabemos
	dative	not used	acabémosle	acabémosle	acabémonos	acabémosles	acabémosles
	accusative	not used	acabémoslo, acabémosla	acabémoslo, acabémosla	acabémonos	acabémoslos, acabémoslas	acabémoslos, acabémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative acabad
	dative	acabadme	acabadle	acabadle	acabadnos	acabaos, acabadles	acabadles
	accusative	acabadme	acabadlo, acabadla	acabadlo, acabadla	acabadnos	acabaos, acabadlos, acabadlas	acabadlos, acabadlas

with formal second-person plural imperative acaben
	dative	acábenme	acábente, acábenle	acábenle, acábense	acábenos	acábenles	acábenles, acábense
	accusative	acábenme	acábente, acábenlo, acábenla	acábenlo, acábenla, acábense	acábenos	acábenlos, acábenlas	acábenlos, acábenlas, acábense

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