congregar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin congregāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [kuŋ.ɡɾəˈɣa]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [koŋ.ɡɾəˈɣa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [koŋ.ɡɾeˈɣaɾ]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Verb

congregar (first-person singular present congrego, first-person singular preterite congreguí, past participle congregat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/

1. (transitive) to congregate, to bring together
2. (reflexive) to congregate, to come together

   Un centenar de persones es van congregar per assistir a la presentació.

   A hundred people came together to attend the presentation.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of congregar (first conjugation, g-gu alternation)

infinitive			congregar
gerund			congregant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		congregat		congregada
		plural		congregats		congregades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	congrego	congregues	congrega	congreguem	congregueu	congreguen
	imperfect	congregava	congregaves	congregava	congregàvem	congregàveu	congregaven
	future	congregaré	congregaràs	congregarà	congregarem	congregareu	congregaran
	preterite	congreguí	congregares	congregà	congregàrem	congregàreu	congregaren
	conditional	congregaria	congregaries	congregaria	congregaríem	congregaríeu	congregarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	congregui	congreguis	congregui	congreguem	congregueu	congreguin
	imperfect	congregués	congreguessis	congregués	congreguéssim	congreguéssiu	congreguessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	congrega	congregui	congreguem	congregueu	congreguin
	negative (no)	—	no congreguis	no congregui	no congreguem	no congregueu	no congreguin

Derived terms

• congregant

Related terms

• congregació

Further reading

• “congregar”, 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

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

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

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.ɡɾɨˈɡaɾ/ [kõ.ɡɾɨˈɣaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.ɡɾɨˈɡaɾ/ [kõ.ɡɾɨˈɣaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.ɡɾɨˈɡa.ɾi/ [kõ.ɡɾɨˈɣa.ɾi]

Verb

congregar (first-person singular present congrego, first-person singular preterite congreguei, past participle congregado)

1. to gather, congregate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of congregar (g-gu alternation) (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	congregar
Personal	congregar	congregares	congregar	congregarmos	congregardes	congregarem
Gerund
	congregando
Past participle
Masculine	congregado			congregados
Feminine	congregada			congregadas
Indicative
Present	congrego	congregas	congrega	congregamos	congregais	congregam
Imperfect	congregava	congregavas	congregava	congregávamos	congregáveis	congregavam
Preterite	congreguei	congregaste	congregou	congregamos1, congregámos2	congregastes	congregaram
Pluperfect	congregara	congregaras	congregara	congregáramos	congregáreis	congregaram
Future	congregarei	congregarás	congregará	congregaremos	congregareis	congregarão
Conditional	congregaria	congregarias	congregaria	congregaríamos	congregaríeis	congregariam
Subjunctive
Present	congregue	congregues	congregue	congreguemos	congregueis	congreguem
Imperfect	congregasse	congregasses	congregasse	congregássemos	congregásseis	congregassem
Future	congregar	congregares	congregar	congregarmos	congregardes	congregarem
Imperative
Affirmative		congrega	congregue	congreguemos	congregai	congreguem
Negative (não)		não congregues	não congregue	não congreguemos	não congregueis	não congreguem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• congregação

Further reading

• “congregar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “congregar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin congregāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /konɡɾeˈɡaɾ/ [kõŋ.ɡɾeˈɣ̞aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: con‧gre‧gar

Verb

congregar (first-person singular present congrego, first-person singular preterite congregué, past participle congregado)

1. (transitive) to congregate, to bring together

   Synonyms: reunir, juntar

2. (reflexive) to congregate, to come together

Conjugation

    Conjugation of congregar (g-gu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			congregar
gerund			congregando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		congregado		congregada
		plural		congregados		congregadas
		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	congrego	congregastú congregásvos	congrega	congregamos	congregáis	congregan
	imperfect	congregaba	congregabas	congregaba	congregábamos	congregabais	congregaban
	preterite	congregué	congregaste	congregó	congregamos	congregasteis	congregaron
	future	congregaré	congregarás	congregará	congregaremos	congregaréis	congregarán
	conditional	congregaría	congregarías	congregaría	congregaríamos	congregaríais	congregarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	congregue	congreguestú congreguésvos2	congregue	congreguemos	congreguéis	congreguen
	imperfect (ra)	congregara	congregaras	congregara	congregáramos	congregarais	congregaran
	imperfect (se)	congregase	congregases	congregase	congregásemos	congregaseis	congregasen
	future1	congregare	congregares	congregare	congregáremos	congregareis	congregaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		congregatú congregávos	congregue	congreguemos	congregad	congreguen
	negative		no congregues	no congregue	no congreguemos	no congreguéis	no congreguen

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

    Selected combined forms of congregar (g-gu 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 congregar	dative	congregarme	congregarte	congregarle, congregarse	congregarnos	congregaros	congregarles, congregarse
	accusative	congregarme	congregarte	congregarlo, congregarla, congregarse	congregarnos	congregaros	congregarlos, congregarlas, congregarse
with gerund congregando	dative	congregándome	congregándote	congregándole, congregándose	congregándonos	congregándoos	congregándoles, congregándose
	accusative	congregándome	congregándote	congregándolo, congregándola, congregándose	congregándonos	congregándoos	congregándolos, congregándolas, congregándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative congrega	dative	congrégame	congrégate	congrégale	congréganos	not used	congrégales
	accusative	congrégame	congrégate	congrégalo, congrégala	congréganos	not used	congrégalos, congrégalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative congregá	dative	congregame	congregate	congregale	congreganos	not used	congregales
	accusative	congregame	congregate	congregalo, congregala	congreganos	not used	congregalos, congregalas
with formal second-person singular imperative congregue	dative	congrégueme	not used	congréguele, congréguese	congréguenos	not used	congrégueles
	accusative	congrégueme	not used	congréguelo, congréguela, congréguese	congréguenos	not used	congréguelos, congréguelas
with first-person plural imperative congreguemos	dative	not used	congreguémoste	congreguémosle	congreguémonos	congreguémoos	congreguémosles
	accusative	not used	congreguémoste	congreguémoslo, congreguémosla	congreguémonos	congreguémoos	congreguémoslos, congreguémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative congregad	dative	congregadme	not used	congregadle	congregadnos	congregaos	congregadles
	accusative	congregadme	not used	congregadlo, congregadla	congregadnos	congregaos	congregadlos, congregadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative congreguen	dative	congréguenme	not used	congréguenle	congréguennos	not used	congréguenles, congréguense
	accusative	congréguenme	not used	congréguenlo, congréguenla	congréguennos	not used	congréguenlos, congréguenlas, congréguense

Related terms

• congregación

Further reading

• “congregar”, 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