prolongar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prolongāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [pɾu.luŋˈɡa]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [pɾo.loŋˈɡa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [pɾo.loŋˈɡaɾ]

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Verb

prolongar (first-person singular present prolongo, first-person singular preterite prolonguí, past participle prolongat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /o/

1. (transitive) to prolong

Conjugation

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

infinitive			prolongar
gerund			prolongant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		prolongat		prolongada
		plural		prolongats		prolongades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	prolongo	prolongues	prolonga	prolonguem	prolongueu	prolonguen
	imperfect	prolongava	prolongaves	prolongava	prolongàvem	prolongàveu	prolongaven
	future	prolongaré	prolongaràs	prolongarà	prolongarem	prolongareu	prolongaran
	preterite	prolonguí	prolongares	prolongà	prolongàrem	prolongàreu	prolongaren
	conditional	prolongaria	prolongaries	prolongaria	prolongaríem	prolongaríeu	prolongarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	prolongui	prolonguis	prolongui	prolonguem	prolongueu	prolonguin
	imperfect	prolongués	prolonguessis	prolongués	prolonguéssim	prolonguéssiu	prolonguessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	prolonga	prolongui	prolonguem	prolongueu	prolonguin
	negative (no)	—	no prolonguis	no prolongui	no prolonguem	no prolongueu	no prolonguin

Derived terms

• prolongació
• prolongament

Further reading

• “prolongar”, 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

From Old Galician-Portuguese perlongar (13th century), ultimately from Latin prolongo, prolongare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɾo.loŋˈɡaɾ]

Verb

prolongar (first-person singular present prolongo, first-person singular preterite prolonguei, past participle prolongado)

1. to extend, prolong, lengthen

Conjugation

    Conjugation of prolongar (g-gu alternation)

	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	prolongar
Personal	prolongar	prolongares	prolongar	prolongarmos	prolongardes	prolongaren
Gerund
	prolongando
Past participle
Masculine	prolongado			prolongados
Feminine	prolongada			prolongadas
Indicative
Present	prolongo	prolongas	prolonga	prolongamos	prolongades	prolongan
Imperfect	prolongaba	prolongabas	prolongaba	prolongabamos	prolongabades	prolongaban
Preterite	prolonguei	prolongaches	prolongou	prolongamos	prolongastes	prolongaron
Pluperfect	prolongara	prolongaras	prolongara	prolongaramos	prolongarades	prolongaran
Future	prolongarei	prolongarás	prolongará	prolongaremos	prolongaredes	prolongarán
Conditional	prolongaría	prolongarías	prolongaría	prolongariamos	prolongariades	prolongarían
Subjunctive
Present	prolongue	prolongues	prolongue	prolonguemos	prolonguedes	prolonguen
Imperfect	prolongase	prolongases	prolongase	prolongásemos	prolongásedes	prolongasen
Future	prolongar	prolongares	prolongar	prolongarmos	prolongardes	prolongaren
Imperative
Affirmative		prolonga	prolongue	prolonguemos	prolongade	prolonguen
Negative (non)		non prolongues	non prolongue	non prolonguemos	non prolonguedes	non prolonguen

    Reintegrated conjugation of prolongar (g-gu alternation) (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	prolongar
Personal	prolongar	prolongares	prolongar	prolongarmos	prolongardes	prolongarem
Gerund
	prolongando
Past participle
Masculine	prolongado			prolongados
Feminine	prolongada			prolongadas
Indicative
Present	prolongo	prolongas	prolonga	prolongamos	prolongades, prolongais	prolongam
Imperfect	prolongava	prolongavas	prolongava	prolongávamos	prolongávades, prolongáveis, prolongávais1	prolongavam
Preterite	prolonguei	prolongaste, prolongache1	prolongou	prolongamos	prolongastes	prolongárom, prolongaram
Pluperfect	prolongara	prolongaras	prolongara	prolongáramos	prolongárades, prolongáreis, prolongárais1	prolongaram
Future	prolongarei	prolongarás	prolongará	prolongaremos	prolongaredes, prolongareis	prolongarám, prolongarão
Conditional	prolongaria	prolongarias	prolongaria	prolongaríamos	prolongaríades, prolongaríeis, prolongaríais1	prolongariam
Subjunctive
Present	prolongue	prolongues	prolongue	prolonguemos	prolonguedes, prolongueis	prolonguem
Imperfect	prolongasse	prolongasses	prolongasse	prolongássemos	prolongássedes, prolongásseis	prolongassem
Future	prolongar	prolongares	prolongar	prolongarmos	prolongardes	prolongarem
Imperative
Affirmative		prolonga	prolongue	prolonguemos	prolongade, prolongai	prolonguem
Negative (nom)		nom prolongues	nom prolongue	nom prolonguemos	nom prolonguedes, nom prolongueis	nom prolonguem

¹Less recommended.

Related terms

• longo
• perlonga

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “perlongar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “perlong”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “prolongar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “prolongar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “prolongar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prōlongāre.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾo.lõˈɡa(ʁ)/ [pɾo.lõˈɡa(h)]

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾu.lõˈɡaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾu.lõˈɡaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾu.lõˈɡa.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: pro‧lon‧gar

Verb

prolongar (first-person singular present prolongo, first-person singular preterite prolonguei, past participle prolongado)

1. to extend, prolong, lengthen

Conjugation

    Conjugation of prolongar (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	prolongar
Personal	prolongar	prolongares	prolongar	prolongarmos	prolongardes	prolongarem
Gerund
	prolongando
Past participle
Masculine	prolongado			prolongados
Feminine	prolongada			prolongadas
Indicative
Present	prolongo	prolongas	prolonga	prolongamos	prolongais	prolongam
Imperfect	prolongava	prolongavas	prolongava	prolongávamos	prolongáveis	prolongavam
Preterite	prolonguei	prolongaste	prolongou	prolongamos1, prolongámos2	prolongastes	prolongaram
Pluperfect	prolongara	prolongaras	prolongara	prolongáramos	prolongáreis	prolongaram
Future	prolongarei	prolongarás	prolongará	prolongaremos	prolongareis	prolongarão
Conditional	prolongaria	prolongarias	prolongaria	prolongaríamos	prolongaríeis	prolongariam
Subjunctive
Present	prolongue	prolongues	prolongue	prolonguemos	prolongueis	prolonguem
Imperfect	prolongasse	prolongasses	prolongasse	prolongássemos	prolongásseis	prolongassem
Future	prolongar	prolongares	prolongar	prolongarmos	prolongardes	prolongarem
Imperative
Affirmative		prolonga	prolongue	prolonguemos	prolongai	prolonguem
Negative (não)		não prolongues	não prolongue	não prolonguemos	não prolongueis	não prolonguem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Derived terms

• prolongação
• prolongamento

Further reading

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