engrandir

Catalan

Etymology

From en- +‎ gran +‎ -ir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əŋ.ɡɾənˈdi]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [eŋ.ɡɾanˈdiɾ]

Verb

engrandir (first-person singular present engrandeixo, first-person singular preterite engrandí, past participle engrandit)

1. (transitive) to enlarge
2. (transitive) to magnify
3. (reflexive) to become larger, expand, grow

Conjugation

    Conjugation of engrandir (third conjugation, with -eix-)

infinitive			engrandir
gerund			engrandint
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		engrandit		engrandida
		plural		engrandits		engrandides
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	engrandeixo	engrandeixes	engrandeix	engrandim	engrandiu	engrandeixen
	imperfect	engrandia	engrandies	engrandia	engrandíem	engrandíeu	engrandien
	future	engrandiré	engrandiràs	engrandirà	engrandirem	engrandireu	engrandiran
	preterite	engrandí	engrandires	engrandí	engrandírem	engrandíreu	engrandiren
	conditional	engrandiria	engrandiries	engrandiria	engrandiríem	engrandiríeu	engrandirien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	engrandeixi	engrandeixis	engrandeixi	engrandim	engrandiu	engrandeixin
	imperfect	engrandís	engrandissis	engrandís	engrandíssim	engrandíssiu	engrandissin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	engrandeix	engrandeixi	engrandim	engrandiu	engrandeixin
	negative (no)	—	no engrandeixis	no engrandeixi	no engrandim	no engrandiu	no engrandeixin

Derived terms

• engrandiment

Further reading

• “engrandir” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.