festejar

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *festidiāre. By surface analysis, festa +‎ -ejar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [fəs.təˈʒa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [fes.teˈd͡ʒaɾ]

Verb

festejar (first-person singular present festejo, first-person singular preterite festegí, past participle festejat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencian) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

1. (transitive, intransitive) to woo, to court
2. (transitive) to fawn over
3. (transitive) to celebrate

   Synonym: festivar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of festejar (first conjugation, j-g alternation)

infinitive			festejar
gerund			festejant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		festejat		festejada
		plural		festejats		festejades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	festejo	festeges	festeja	festegem	festegeu	festegen
	imperfect	festejava	festejaves	festejava	festejàvem	festejàveu	festejaven
	future	festejaré	festejaràs	festejarà	festejarem	festejareu	festejaran
	preterite	festegí	festejares	festejà	festejàrem	festejàreu	festejaren
	conditional	festejaria	festejaries	festejaria	festejaríem	festejaríeu	festejarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	festegi	festegis	festegi	festegem	festegeu	festegin
	imperfect	festegés	festegessis	festegés	festegéssim	festegéssiu	festegessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	festeja	festegi	festegem	festegeu	festegin
	negative (no)	—	no festegis	no festegi	no festegem	no festegeu	no festegin

Derived terms

• festeig
• festejadís
• festejador
• festejament

 

Further reading

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

Occitan

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *festidiāre. By surface analysis, fèsta +‎ -ejar. Attested from the 13th century. Compare Catalan festejar, French festoyer.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Languedocien)

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Verb

festejar

1. (transitive, intransitive) to celebrate

Conjugation

    Lengadocian (Central Occitan)

		simple			compound
infinitive		festejar			aver festejat
gerund		festejant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		festejat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	festegi	festejas	festeja	festejam	festejatz	festejan
	imperfect	festejavi	festejavas	festejava	festejàvem	festejàvetz	festejavan
	preterite	festegèri	festegères	festegèt	festegèrem	festegèretz	festegèron
	future	festejarai	festejaràs	festejarà	festejarem	festejaretz	festejaràn
	conditional	festejariái	festejariás	festejariá	festejariam	festejariatz	festejarián
	conditional 2nd form1	festegèra	festegèras	festegèra	festegeram	festegeratz	festegèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	festege	festeges	festege	festegem	festegetz	festegen
	imperfect	festegèssi	festegèsses	festegèsse	festegèssem	festegèssetz	festegèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			festeja		festegem	festejatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Auvernhàs

		simple			compound
infinitive		festejar			aver festejat
gerund		festejant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		festejat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	festege	festeges	festeja	festejam	festejatz	festejon
	imperfect	festejave	festejaves	festejava	festejaviam	festejaviatz	festejavon
	preterite	festegere	festegeres	festeget	festegem	festegetz	festegeron
	future	festejarai	festejaràs	festejará	festejarem	festejaretz	festejarán
	conditional	festejariá	festejariás	festejariá	festejariam	festejariatz	festejarián
	conditional 2nd form1	festegèra	festegèras	festegèra	festegeram	festegeratz	festegèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	festege	festeges	festege	festejassiam	festejassiatz	festejon
	imperfect	festegesse	festegesses	festegesse	festegessiam	festegessiatz	festegesson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			festeja		festejassiam	festejatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Gascon

		simple			compound
infinitive		festejar			aver festejat
gerund		festejant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		festejat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	festegi	festejas	festeja	festejam	festejatz	festejan
	imperfect	festejavi	festejavas	festejava	festejàvam	festejàvatz	festejavan
	preterite	festegèi	festegès	festegè	festegèm	festegètz	festegèn
	future	festejarèi	festejaràs	festejarà	festejaram	festejaratz	festejaràn
	conditional	festejarí	festejarés	festejaré	festejarem	festejaretz	festejarén
	conditional 2nd form1	festegèra	festegèras	festegèra	festegeram	festegeratz	festegèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	festegi	festeges	festege	festegem	festegetz	festegen
	imperfect	festegèssi	festegèsses	festegèsse	festegèssem	festegèssetz	festegèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			festeja		festegem	festejatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Lemosin

		simple			compound
infinitive		festejar			aver festejat
gerund		festejant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		festejat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	festege	festejas	festeja	festejam	festejatz	festejan
	imperfect	festejava	festejavas	festejava	festejàvam	festejàvatz	festejavan
	preterite	festegei	festegeras	festeget	festegèram	festegèratz	festegeran
	future	festejarai	festejaràs	festejará	festejarem	festejaretz	festejarán
	conditional	festejariá	festejariàs	festejariá	festejariam	festejariatz	festejarián
	conditional 2nd form1	festegèra	festegèras	festegèra	festegeram	festegeratz	festegèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	festege	festeges	festege	festegem	festegetz	festegen
	imperfect	festegèsse	festegèsses	festegèsse	festegèssem	festegèssetz	festegèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			festeja		festegem	festejatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Provençau

		simple			compound
infinitive		festejar			aver festejat
gerund		festejant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		festejat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	festege	festeges	festeja	festejam	festejatz	festejan
	imperfect	festejavi	festejavas	festejava	festejàvem	festejàvetz	festejavan
	preterite	festegère	festegères	festegèt	festegeriam	festegeriatz	festegèron
	future	festejarai	festejaràs	festejarà	festejarem	festejaretz	festejaràn
	conditional	festejariáu	festejariás	festejariá	festejariam	festejariatz	festejarián
	conditional 2nd form1	festegèra	festegèras	festegèra	festegeram	festegeratz	festegèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	festege	festeges	festege	festegem	festegetz	festejan
	imperfect	festegèsse	festegèsses	festegèsse	festegessiam	festegessiatz	festegèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			festeja		festegem	festejatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *festidiāre. By surface analysis, festa +‎ -ejar. Compare Old Spanish festear.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fes.teˈʒa(ʁ)/ [fes.teˈʒa(h)]

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɨʃ.tɨˈʒaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɨʃ.tɨˈʒaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɨʃ.tɨˈʒa.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: fes‧te‧jar

Verb

festejar (first-person singular present festejo, first-person singular preterite festejei, past participle festejado)

1. to celebrate (all senses)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of festejar (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	festejar
Personal	festejar	festejares	festejar	festejarmos	festejardes	festejarem
Gerund
	festejando
Past participle
Masculine	festejado			festejados
Feminine	festejada			festejadas
Indicative
Present	festejo	festejas	festeja	festejamos	festejais	festejam
Imperfect	festejava	festejavas	festejava	festejávamos	festejáveis	festejavam
Preterite	festejei	festejaste	festejou	festejamos1, festejámos2	festejastes	festejaram
Pluperfect	festejara	festejaras	festejara	festejáramos	festejáreis	festejaram
Future	festejarei	festejarás	festejará	festejaremos	festejareis	festejarão
Conditional	festejaria	festejarias	festejaria	festejaríamos	festejaríeis	festejariam
Subjunctive
Present	festeje	festejes	festeje	festejemos	festejeis	festejem
Imperfect	festejasse	festejasses	festejasse	festejássemos	festejásseis	festejassem
Future	festejar	festejares	festejar	festejarmos	festejardes	festejarem
Imperative
Affirmative		festeja	festeje	festejemos	festejai	festejem
Negative (não)		não festejes	não festeje	não festejemos	não festejeis	não festejem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Spanish

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Catalan festejar, replacing the Old Spanish festear, both from Vulgar Latin *festidiāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /festeˈxaɾ/ [fes.t̪eˈxaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: fes‧te‧jar

Verb

festejar (first-person singular present festejo, first-person singular preterite festejé, past participle festejado)

1. (transitive) to celebrate

   Synonym: celebrar

2. (Latin America, uncommon) to beat mercilessly

Conjugation

    Conjugation of festejar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			festejar
gerund			festejando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		festejado		festejada
		plural		festejados		festejadas
		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	festejo	festejastú festejásvos	festeja	festejamos	festejáis	festejan
	imperfect	festejaba	festejabas	festejaba	festejábamos	festejabais	festejaban
	preterite	festejé	festejaste	festejó	festejamos	festejasteis	festejaron
	future	festejaré	festejarás	festejará	festejaremos	festejaréis	festejarán
	conditional	festejaría	festejarías	festejaría	festejaríamos	festejaríais	festejarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	festeje	festejestú festejésvos2	festeje	festejemos	festejéis	festejen
	imperfect (ra)	festejara	festejaras	festejara	festejáramos	festejarais	festejaran
	imperfect (se)	festejase	festejases	festejase	festejásemos	festejaseis	festejasen
	future1	festejare	festejares	festejare	festejáremos	festejareis	festejaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		festejatú festejávos	festeje	festejemos	festejad	festejen
	negative		no festejes	no festeje	no festejemos	no festejéis	no festejen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of festejar

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 festejar
	dative	festejarme	festejarte	festejarle, festejarse	festejarnos	festejaros	festejarles, festejarse
	accusative	festejarme	festejarte	festejarlo, festejarla, festejarse	festejarnos	festejaros	festejarlos, festejarlas, festejarse
with gerund festejando
	dative	festejándome	festejándote	festejándole, festejándose	festejándonos	festejándoos	festejándoles, festejándose
	accusative	festejándome	festejándote	festejándolo, festejándola, festejándose	festejándonos	festejándoos	festejándolos, festejándolas, festejándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative festeja
	dative	festéjame	festéjate	festéjale	festéjanos	not used	festéjales
	accusative	festéjame	festéjate	festéjalo, festéjala	festéjanos	not used	festéjalos, festéjalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative festejá
	dative	festejame	festejate	festejale	festejanos	not used	festejales
	accusative	festejame	festejate	festejalo, festejala	festejanos	not used	festejalos, festejalas
with formal second-person singular imperative festeje
	dative	festéjeme	not used	festéjele, festéjese	festéjenos	not used	festéjeles
	accusative	festéjeme	not used	festéjelo, festéjela, festéjese	festéjenos	not used	festéjelos, festéjelas
with first-person plural imperative festejemos
	dative	not used	festejémoste	festejémosle	festejémonos	festejémoos	festejémosles
	accusative	not used	festejémoste	festejémoslo, festejémosla	festejémonos	festejémoos	festejémoslos, festejémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative festejad
	dative	festejadme	not used	festejadle	festejadnos	festejaos	festejadles
	accusative	festejadme	not used	festejadlo, festejadla	festejadnos	festejaos	festejadlos, festejadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative festejen
	dative	festéjenme	not used	festéjenle	festéjennos	not used	festéjenles, festéjense
	accusative	festéjenme	not used	festéjenlo, festéjenla	festéjennos	not used	festéjenlos, festéjenlas, festéjense

Further reading

• “festejar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014