condoler

English

Etymology

From condole +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊlə(ɹ)

Noun

condoler (plural condolers)

1. A person who condoles

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin condolēre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kondoˈleɾ/ [kõn̪.d̪oˈleɾ]
• Rhymes: -eɾ
• Syllabification: con‧do‧ler

Verb

condoler (first-person singular present conduelo, first-person singular preterite condolí, past participle condolido)

1. (obsolete, transitive) to feel sorry for

   Synonym: compadecer

2. (reflexive) to feel sorry for the pain of others; to sympathise

   Synonym: simpatizar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of condoler (o-ue alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			condoler
gerund			condoliendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		condolido		condolida
		plural		condolidos		condolidas
		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	conduelo	conduelestú condolésvos	conduele	condolemos	condoléis	conduelen
	imperfect	condolía	condolías	condolía	condolíamos	condolíais	condolían
	preterite	condolí	condoliste	condolió	condolimos	condolisteis	condolieron
	future	condoleré	condolerás	condolerá	condoleremos	condoleréis	condolerán
	conditional	condolería	condolerías	condolería	condoleríamos	condoleríais	condolerían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	conduela	conduelastú condolásvos2	conduela	condolamos	condoláis	conduelan
	imperfect (ra)	condoliera	condolieras	condoliera	condoliéramos	condolierais	condolieran
	imperfect (se)	condoliese	condolieses	condoliese	condoliésemos	condolieseis	condoliesen
	future1	condoliere	condolieres	condoliere	condoliéremos	condoliereis	condolieren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		condueletú condolévos	conduela	condolamos	condoled	conduelan
	negative		no conduelas	no conduela	no condolamos	no condoláis	no conduelan

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

    Selected combined forms of condoler (o-ue 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 condoler	dative	condolerme	condolerte	condolerle, condolerse	condolernos	condoleros	condolerles, condolerse
	accusative	condolerme	condolerte	condolerlo, condolerla, condolerse	condolernos	condoleros	condolerlos, condolerlas, condolerse
with gerund condoliendo	dative	condoliéndome	condoliéndote	condoliéndole, condoliéndose	condoliéndonos	condoliéndoos	condoliéndoles, condoliéndose
	accusative	condoliéndome	condoliéndote	condoliéndolo, condoliéndola, condoliéndose	condoliéndonos	condoliéndoos	condoliéndolos, condoliéndolas, condoliéndose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative conduele	dative	conduéleme	conduélete	conduélele	conduélenos	not used	conduéleles
	accusative	conduéleme	conduélete	conduélelo, conduélela	conduélenos	not used	conduélelos, conduélelas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative condolé	dative	condoleme	condolete	condolele	condolenos	not used	condoleles
	accusative	condoleme	condolete	condolelo, condolela	condolenos	not used	condolelos, condolelas
with formal second-person singular imperative conduela	dative	conduélame	not used	conduélale, conduélase	conduélanos	not used	conduélales
	accusative	conduélame	not used	conduélalo, conduélala, conduélase	conduélanos	not used	conduélalos, conduélalas
with first-person plural imperative condolamos	dative	not used	condolámoste	condolámosle	condolámonos	condolámoos	condolámosles
	accusative	not used	condolámoste	condolámoslo, condolámosla	condolámonos	condolámoos	condolámoslos, condolámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative condoled	dative	condoledme	not used	condoledle	condolednos	condoleos	condoledles
	accusative	condoledme	not used	condoledlo, condoledla	condolednos	condoleos	condoledlos, condoledlas
with formal second-person plural imperative conduelan	dative	conduélanme	not used	conduélanle	conduélannos	not used	conduélanles, conduélanse
	accusative	conduélanme	not used	conduélanlo, conduélanla	conduélannos	not used	conduélanlos, conduélanlas, conduélanse

Further reading

• “condoler”, 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