Portuguese
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Etymology
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Inherited from Old Spanish merendar, from (rare) Late Latin merendāre (“to take a late lunch”), from Classical Latin merenda (“luncheon taken around tea-time”), from mereō (“to earn, deserve”).
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /meɾenˈdaɾ/ [me.ɾẽn̪ˈd̪aɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: me‧ren‧dar
merendar (first-person singular present meriendo, first-person singular preterite merendé, past participle merendado)
- to have a snack, especially in the period between lunch and dinner
- (informal) to defeat in some game or competition
Conjugation
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1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of merendar (e-ie alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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with infinitive merendar
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dative
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merendarme
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merendarte
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merendarle, merendarse
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merendarnos
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merendaros
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merendarles, merendarse
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accusative
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merendarme
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merendarte
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merendarlo, merendarla, merendarse
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merendarnos
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merendaros
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merendarlos, merendarlas, merendarse
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with gerund merendando
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dative
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merendándome
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merendándote
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merendándole, merendándose
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merendándonos
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merendándoos
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merendándoles, merendándose
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accusative
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merendándome
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merendándote
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merendándolo, merendándola, merendándose
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merendándonos
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merendándoos
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merendándolos, merendándolas, merendándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative merienda
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dative
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meriéndame
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meriéndate
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meriéndale
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meriéndanos
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not used
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meriéndales
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accusative
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meriéndame
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meriéndate
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meriéndalo, meriéndala
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meriéndanos
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not used
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meriéndalos, meriéndalas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative merendá
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dative
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merendame
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merendate
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merendale
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merendanos
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not used
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merendales
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accusative
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merendame
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merendate
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merendalo, merendala
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merendanos
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not used
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merendalos, merendalas
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with formal second-person singular imperative meriende
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dative
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meriéndeme
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not used
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meriéndele, meriéndese
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meriéndenos
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not used
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meriéndeles
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accusative
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meriéndeme
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not used
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meriéndelo, meriéndela, meriéndese
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meriéndenos
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not used
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meriéndelos, meriéndelas
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with first-person plural imperative merendemos
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dative
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not used
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merendémoste
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merendémosle
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merendémonos
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merendémoos
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merendémosles
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accusative
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not used
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merendémoste
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merendémoslo, merendémosla
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merendémonos
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merendémoos
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merendémoslos, merendémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative merendad
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dative
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merendadme
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not used
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merendadle
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merendadnos
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merendaos
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merendadles
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accusative
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merendadme
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not used
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merendadlo, merendadla
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merendadnos
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merendaos
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merendadlos, merendadlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative merienden
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dative
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meriéndenme
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not used
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meriéndenle
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meriéndennos
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not used
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meriéndenles, meriéndense
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accusative
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meriéndenme
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not used
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meriéndenlo, meriéndenla
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meriéndennos
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not used
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meriéndenlos, meriéndenlas, meriéndense
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