condonar

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin condōnāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kondoˈnaɾ/ [kõn̪.d̪oˈnaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: con‧do‧nar

Verb

condonar (first-person singular present condono, first-person singular preterite condoné, past participle condonado)

1. to remit

   condonar la pena ― remit the sentence

   condonar la sentencia ― remit the sentence

2. to condone

   condonar sus acciones ― condone their actions

3. to cancel (especially with money)

   condonar la deuda ― wipe off the debt

   condonar la multa ― cancel the fine

   condonar el pago de alquiler ― cancel the payments

   • 2006 January 22, Evo Morales, Inauguration speech:

     es importante que también la comunidad internacional vea con responsabilidad con seriedad, y pedimos con todo respeto, condonar esa deuda externa que ha hecho tanto daño y causado dependencia a nuestro país.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of condonar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			condonar
gerund			condonando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		condonado		condonada
		plural		condonados		condonadas
		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	condono	condonastú condonásvos	condona	condonamos	condonáis	condonan
	imperfect	condonaba	condonabas	condonaba	condonábamos	condonabais	condonaban
	preterite	condoné	condonaste	condonó	condonamos	condonasteis	condonaron
	future	condonaré	condonarás	condonará	condonaremos	condonaréis	condonarán
	conditional	condonaría	condonarías	condonaría	condonaríamos	condonaríais	condonarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	condone	condonestú condonésvos2	condone	condonemos	condonéis	condonen
	imperfect (ra)	condonara	condonaras	condonara	condonáramos	condonarais	condonaran
	imperfect (se)	condonase	condonases	condonase	condonásemos	condonaseis	condonasen
	future1	condonare	condonares	condonare	condonáremos	condonareis	condonaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		condonatú condonávos	condone	condonemos	condonad	condonen
	negative		no condones	no condone	no condonemos	no condonéis	no condonen

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

    Selected combined forms of condonar

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 condonar
	dative	condonarme	condonarte	condonarle, condonarse	condonarnos	condonaros	condonarles, condonarse
	accusative	condonarme	condonarte	condonarlo, condonarla, condonarse	condonarnos	condonaros	condonarlos, condonarlas, condonarse
with gerund condonando
	dative	condonándome	condonándote	condonándole, condonándose	condonándonos	condonándoos	condonándoles, condonándose
	accusative	condonándome	condonándote	condonándolo, condonándola, condonándose	condonándonos	condonándoos	condonándolos, condonándolas, condonándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative condona
	dative	condóname	condónate	condónale	condónanos	not used	condónales
	accusative	condóname	condónate	condónalo, condónala	condónanos	not used	condónalos, condónalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative condoná
	dative	condoname	condonate	condonale	condonanos	not used	condonales
	accusative	condoname	condonate	condonalo, condonala	condonanos	not used	condonalos, condonalas
with formal second-person singular imperative condone
	dative	condóneme	not used	condónele, condónese	condónenos	not used	condóneles
	accusative	condóneme	not used	condónelo, condónela, condónese	condónenos	not used	condónelos, condónelas
with first-person plural imperative condonemos
	dative	not used	condonémoste	condonémosle	condonémonos	condonémoos	condonémosles
	accusative	not used	condonémoste	condonémoslo, condonémosla	condonémonos	condonémoos	condonémoslos, condonémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative condonad
	dative	condonadme	not used	condonadle	condonadnos	condonaos	condonadles
	accusative	condonadme	not used	condonadlo, condonadla	condonadnos	condonaos	condonadlos, condonadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative condonen
	dative	condónenme	not used	condónenle	condónennos	not used	condónenles, condónense
	accusative	condónenme	not used	condónenlo, condónenla	condónennos	not used	condónenlos, condónenlas, condónense

Related terms

• condonación
• condonante

 

Further reading

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