brindar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish brindar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [bɾinˈda]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [bɾinˈdaɾ]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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• Homophone: brindà
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

brindar (first-person singular present brindo, first-person singular preterite brindí, past participle brindat)

1. to toast (engage in a salutation)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of brindar (first conjugation)

infinitive			brindar
gerund			brindant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		brindat		brindada
		plural		brindats		brindades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	brindo	brindes	brinda	brindem	brindeu	brinden
	imperfect	brindava	brindaves	brindava	brindàvem	brindàveu	brindaven
	future	brindaré	brindaràs	brindarà	brindarem	brindareu	brindaran
	preterite	brindí	brindares	brindà	brindàrem	brindàreu	brindaren
	conditional	brindaria	brindaries	brindaria	brindaríem	brindaríeu	brindarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	brindi	brindis	brindi	brindem	brindeu	brindin
	imperfect	brindés	brindessis	brindés	brindéssim	brindéssiu	brindessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	brinda	brindi	brindem	brindeu	brindin
	negative (no)	—	no brindis	no brindi	no brindem	no brindeu	no brindin

Related terms

• brindis

Further reading

• “brindar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Galician

Etymology

Attested since 1707. From brinde (“a toast”), probably borrowed from Spanish brindis, ultimately from German bring dir's (literally “bring it (i.e. a toast) to thee”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɾinˈdaɾ/

Verb

brindar (first-person singular present brindo, first-person singular preterite brindei, past participle brindado)

1. to toast (engage in a salutation)
   • 1707, Salvador Francisco Roel, Entremés ao real e feliz parto da nosa raíña:

     Afonso:
     Eu brindo po la saude
     da nosa Siñora Reyna
     Christobo:
     Eu brindo po lo Infante,
     que Deus lle dè moytas medras.

     Afonso:
     "I toast the health
     of our Lady the Queen"
     Cristobo:
     "I toast the prince,
     God give him many growths"

Conjugation

    Conjugation of brindar

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	brindar
Personal	brindar	brindares	brindar	brindarmos	brindardes	brindaren
Gerund
	brindando
Past participle
Masculine	brindado			brindados
Feminine	brindada			brindadas
Indicative
Present	brindo	brindas	brinda	brindamos	brindades	brindan
Imperfect	brindaba	brindabas	brindaba	brindabamos	brindabades	brindaban
Preterite	brindei	brindaches	brindou	brindamos	brindastes	brindaron
Pluperfect	brindara	brindaras	brindara	brindaramos	brindarades	brindaran
Future	brindarei	brindarás	brindará	brindaremos	brindaredes	brindarán
Conditional	brindaría	brindarías	brindaría	brindariamos	brindariades	brindarían
Subjunctive
Present	brinde	brindes	brinde	brindemos	brindedes	brinden
Imperfect	brindase	brindases	brindase	brindásemos	brindásedes	brindasen
Future	brindar	brindares	brindar	brindarmos	brindardes	brindaren
Imperative
Affirmative		brinda	brinde	brindemos	brindade	brinden
Negative (non)		non brindes	non brinde	non brindemos	non brindedes	non brinden

    Reintegrated conjugation of brindar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	brindar
Personal	brindar	brindares	brindar	brindarmos	brindardes	brindarem
Gerund
	brindando
Past participle
Masculine	brindado			brindados
Feminine	brindada			brindadas
Indicative
Present	brindo	brindas	brinda	brindamos	brindades, brindais	brindam
Imperfect	brindava	brindavas	brindava	brindávamos	brindávades, brindáveis, brindávais1	brindavam
Preterite	brindei	brindaste, brindache1	brindou	brindamos	brindastes	brindárom, brindaram
Pluperfect	brindara	brindaras	brindara	brindáramos	brindárades, brindáreis, brindárais1	brindaram
Future	brindarei	brindarás	brindará	brindaremos	brindaredes, brindareis	brindarám, brindarão
Conditional	brindaria	brindarias	brindaria	brindaríamos	brindaríades, brindaríeis, brindaríais1	brindariam
Subjunctive
Present	brinde	brindes	brinde	brindemos	brindedes, brindeis	brindem
Imperfect	brindasse	brindasses	brindasse	brindássemos	brindássedes, brindásseis	brindassem
Future	brindar	brindares	brindar	brindarmos	brindardes	brindarem
Imperative
Affirmative		brinda	brinde	brindemos	brindade, brindai	brindem
Negative (nom)		nom brindes	nom brinde	nom brindemos	nom brindedes, nom brindeis	nom brindem

¹Less recommended.

Related terms

• brinde

Further reading

• “brindar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• “brindar”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2025

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “brindar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “brindar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “brindar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology

From brinde +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bɾĩˈda(ʁ)/ [bɾĩˈda(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bɾĩˈda(ʁ)/ [bɾĩˈda(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /bɾĩˈda(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /bɾĩˈda(ʁ)/ [bɾĩˈda(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /bɾĩˈda(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɾĩˈdaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɾĩˈdaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɾĩˈda.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: brin‧dar

Verb

brindar (first-person singular present brindo, first-person singular preterite brindei, past participle brindado)

1. (transitive, intransitive) to toast (engage in a salutation)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of brindar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	brindar
Personal	brindar	brindares	brindar	brindarmos	brindardes	brindarem
Gerund
	brindando
Past participle
Masculine	brindado			brindados
Feminine	brindada			brindadas
Indicative
Present	brindo	brindas	brinda	brindamos	brindais	brindam
Imperfect	brindava	brindavas	brindava	brindávamos	brindáveis	brindavam
Preterite	brindei	brindaste	brindou	brindamos1, brindámos2	brindastes	brindaram
Pluperfect	brindara	brindaras	brindara	brindáramos	brindáreis	brindaram
Future	brindarei	brindarás	brindará	brindaremos	brindareis	brindarão
Conditional	brindaria	brindarias	brindaria	brindaríamos	brindaríeis	brindariam
Subjunctive
Present	brinde	brindes	brinde	brindemos	brindeis	brindem
Imperfect	brindasse	brindasses	brindasse	brindássemos	brindásseis	brindassem
Future	brindar	brindares	brindar	brindarmos	brindardes	brindarem
Imperative
Affirmative		brinda	brinde	brindemos	brindai	brindem
Negative (não)		não brindes	não brinde	não brindemos	não brindeis	não brindem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

• “brindar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “brindar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “brindar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

From brindis (“a toast”), borrowed from German bring dir's (literally “bring it (i.e. a toast) to thee”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɾinˈdaɾ/ [bɾĩn̪ˈd̪aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: brin‧dar

Verb

brindar (first-person singular present brindo, first-person singular preterite brindé, past participle brindado)

1. (intransitive) to toast, drink (a toast) to (to engage in a salutation and/or accompanying raising of glasses while drinking alcohol in honor of someone or something)
2. (transitive) to offer, provide, bring (to give what is needed or desired)

   Synonym: entregar

   brindar un servicio ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

3. (transitive) to yield (to produce as a return)
4. (transitive, bullfighting) to dedicate (to designate (a bull) as being for another person as a mark of respect or affection)
5. (reflexive) to offer (to propose or express one's willingness (to do something))

Conjugation

    Conjugation of brindar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			brindar
gerund			brindando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		brindado		brindada
		plural		brindados		brindadas
		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	brindo	brindastú brindásvos	brinda	brindamos	brindáis	brindan
	imperfect	brindaba	brindabas	brindaba	brindábamos	brindabais	brindaban
	preterite	brindé	brindaste	brindó	brindamos	brindasteis	brindaron
	future	brindaré	brindarás	brindará	brindaremos	brindaréis	brindarán
	conditional	brindaría	brindarías	brindaría	brindaríamos	brindaríais	brindarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	brinde	brindestú brindésvos2	brinde	brindemos	brindéis	brinden
	imperfect (ra)	brindara	brindaras	brindara	brindáramos	brindarais	brindaran
	imperfect (se)	brindase	brindases	brindase	brindásemos	brindaseis	brindasen
	future1	brindare	brindares	brindare	brindáremos	brindareis	brindaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		brindatú brindávos	brinde	brindemos	brindad	brinden
	negative		no brindes	no brinde	no brindemos	no brindéis	no brinden

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

    Selected combined forms of brindar

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 brindar	dative	brindarme	brindarte	brindarle, brindarse	brindarnos	brindaros	brindarles, brindarse
	accusative	brindarme	brindarte	brindarlo, brindarla, brindarse	brindarnos	brindaros	brindarlos, brindarlas, brindarse
with gerund brindando	dative	brindándome	brindándote	brindándole, brindándose	brindándonos	brindándoos	brindándoles, brindándose
	accusative	brindándome	brindándote	brindándolo, brindándola, brindándose	brindándonos	brindándoos	brindándolos, brindándolas, brindándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative brinda	dative	bríndame	bríndate	bríndale	bríndanos	not used	bríndales
	accusative	bríndame	bríndate	bríndalo, bríndala	bríndanos	not used	bríndalos, bríndalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative brindá	dative	brindame	brindate	brindale	brindanos	not used	brindales
	accusative	brindame	brindate	brindalo, brindala	brindanos	not used	brindalos, brindalas
with formal second-person singular imperative brinde	dative	bríndeme	not used	bríndele, bríndese	bríndenos	not used	bríndeles
	accusative	bríndeme	not used	bríndelo, bríndela, bríndese	bríndenos	not used	bríndelos, bríndelas
with first-person plural imperative brindemos	dative	not used	brindémoste	brindémosle	brindémonos	brindémoos	brindémosles
	accusative	not used	brindémoste	brindémoslo, brindémosla	brindémonos	brindémoos	brindémoslos, brindémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative brindad	dative	brindadme	not used	brindadle	brindadnos	brindaos	brindadles
	accusative	brindadme	not used	brindadlo, brindadla	brindadnos	brindaos	brindadlos, brindadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative brinden	dative	bríndenme	not used	bríndenle	bríndennos	not used	bríndenles, bríndense
	accusative	bríndenme	not used	bríndenlo, bríndenla	bríndennos	not used	bríndenlos, bríndenlas, bríndense

Further reading

• “brindar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024