completar

Asturian

Etymology

From completu +‎ -ar.

Verb

completar (first-person singular indicative present completo, past participle completáu)

1. (transitive) to complete

Conjugation

Conjugation of completar

infinitive		completar
gerund		completando
past participle		m completáu, f completada, n completao, m pl completaos, f pl completaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	completo	completes	completa	completamos	completáis	completen
	imperfect	completaba	completabes	completaba	completábemos, completábamos	completabeis, completabais	completaben
	preterite	completé	completasti, completesti	completó	completemos	completastis, completestis	completaron
	pluperfect	completare, completara	completares, completaras	completare, completara	completáremos, completáramos	completareis, completarais	completaren, completaran
	future	completaré	completarás	completará	completaremos	completaréis	completarán
	conditional	completaría	completaríes	completaría	completaríemos, completaríamos	completaríeis, completaríais	completaríen
subjunctive	present	complete	completes, completas	complete	completemos	completéis	completen, completan
	imperfect	completare, completara	completares, completaras	completare, completara	completáremos, completáramos	completareis, completarais	completaren, completaran
imperative		—	completa	—	—	completái	—

Further reading

• “completar”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN

Catalan

Etymology

From complet +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [kum.pləˈta]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [kom.pləˈta]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kom.pleˈtaɾ]

Verb

completar (first-person singular present completo, first-person singular preterite completí, past participle completat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ɛ/, /e/

1. (transitive) to complete

Conjugation

    Conjugation of completar (first conjugation)

infinitive			completar
gerund			completant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		completat		completada
		plural		completats		completades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	completo	completes	completa	completem	completeu	completen
	imperfect	completava	completaves	completava	completàvem	completàveu	completaven
	future	completaré	completaràs	completarà	completarem	completareu	completaran
	preterite	completí	completares	completà	completàrem	completàreu	completaren
	conditional	completaria	completaries	completaria	completaríem	completaríeu	completarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	completi	completis	completi	completem	completeu	completin
	imperfect	completés	completessis	completés	completéssim	completéssiu	completessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	completa	completi	completem	completeu	completin
	negative (no)	—	no completis	no completi	no completem	no completeu	no completin

Further reading

• “completar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Portuguese

Etymology

From completo +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.pleˈta(ʁ)/ [kõ.pleˈta(h)]

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.plɨˈtaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.plɨˈtaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.plɨˈta.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: com‧ple‧tar

Verb

completar (first-person singular present completo, first-person singular preterite completei, past participle completado, short past participle completo)

1. (transitive) to complete
2. (transitive) to supplement

Conjugation

    Conjugation of completar (irregular short past participle) (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	completar
Personal	completar	completares	completar	completarmos	completardes	completarem
Gerund
	completando
Short past participle
Masculine	completo1			completos1
Feminine	completa1			completas1
Long past participle
Masculine	completado2			completados2
Feminine	completada2			completadas2
Indicative
Present	completo	completas	completa	completamos	completais	completam
Imperfect	completava	completavas	completava	completávamos	completáveis	completavam
Preterite	completei	completaste	completou	completamos3, completámos4	completastes	completaram
Pluperfect	completara	completaras	completara	completáramos	completáreis	completaram
Future	completarei	completarás	completará	completaremos	completareis	completarão
Conditional	completaria	completarias	completaria	completaríamos	completaríeis	completariam
Subjunctive
Present	complete	completes	complete	completemos	completeis	completem
Imperfect	completasse	completasses	completasse	completássemos	completásseis	completassem
Future	completar	completares	completar	completarmos	completardes	completarem
Imperative
Affirmative		completa	complete	completemos	completai	completem
Negative (não)		não completes	não complete	não completemos	não completeis	não completem

¹Usually used with auxiliary verbs ser and estar.
²Usually used with auxiliary verbs haver and ter.
³Brazilian Portuguese.
⁴European Portuguese.

Further reading

• “completar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “completar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
• “completar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “completar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “completar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025, →ISBN
• “completar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

From completo +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kompleˈtaɾ/ [kõm.pleˈt̪aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: com‧ple‧tar

Verb

completar (first-person singular present completo, first-person singular preterite completé, past participle completado)

1. (transitive) to complete

Conjugation

    Conjugation of completar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			completar
gerund			completando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		completado		completada
		plural		completados		completadas
		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	completo	completastú completásvos	completa	completamos	completáis	completan
	imperfect	completaba	completabas	completaba	completábamos	completabais	completaban
	preterite	completé	completaste	completó	completamos	completasteis	completaron
	future	completaré	completarás	completará	completaremos	completaréis	completarán
	conditional	completaría	completarías	completaría	completaríamos	completaríais	completarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	complete	completestú completésvos2	complete	completemos	completéis	completen
	imperfect (ra)	completara	completaras	completara	completáramos	completarais	completaran
	imperfect (se)	completase	completases	completase	completásemos	completaseis	completasen
	future1	completare	completares	completare	completáremos	completareis	completaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		completatú completávos	complete	completemos	completad	completen
	negative		no completes	no complete	no completemos	no completéis	no completen

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

    Selected combined forms of completar

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 completar	dative	completarme	completarte	completarle, completarse	completarnos	completaros	completarles, completarse
	accusative	completarme	completarte	completarlo, completarla, completarse	completarnos	completaros	completarlos, completarlas, completarse
with gerund completando	dative	completándome	completándote	completándole, completándose	completándonos	completándoos	completándoles, completándose
	accusative	completándome	completándote	completándolo, completándola, completándose	completándonos	completándoos	completándolos, completándolas, completándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative completa	dative	complétame	complétate	complétale	complétanos	not used	complétales
	accusative	complétame	complétate	complétalo, complétala	complétanos	not used	complétalos, complétalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative completá	dative	completame	completate	completale	completanos	not used	completales
	accusative	completame	completate	completalo, completala	completanos	not used	completalos, completalas
with formal second-person singular imperative complete	dative	compléteme	not used	complétele, complétese	complétenos	not used	complételes
	accusative	compléteme	not used	complételo, complétela, complétese	complétenos	not used	complételos, complételas
with first-person plural imperative completemos	dative	not used	completémoste	completémosle	completémonos	completémoos	completémosles
	accusative	not used	completémoste	completémoslo, completémosla	completémonos	completémoos	completémoslos, completémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative completad	dative	completadme	not used	completadle	completadnos	completaos	completadles
	accusative	completadme	not used	completadlo, completadla	completadnos	completaos	completadlos, completadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative completen	dative	complétenme	not used	complétenle	complétennos	not used	complétenles, complétense
	accusative	complétenme	not used	complétenlo, complétenla	complétennos	not used	complétenlos, complétenlas, complétense

Derived terms

• completación
• completamiento

Further reading

• “completar”, 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