plegar

Aragonese

Etymology

From Latin plicāre.

Verb

plegar

1. to arrive

Conjugation

Conjugation of plegar (first conjugation)

infinitive			plegar
gerund			plegando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		plegau, plegato		plegada, plegata
		plural		plegaus, plegatos		plegadas, plegatas
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		yo	tú	él	nusatros nusatras	vusatros vusatras	ellos/els ellas
	present	plego	plegas	plega	plegamos	plegaz	plegan
	imperfect	plegaba, plegabe	plegabas	plegaba	plegabanos	plegabaz	plegaban
	preterite	plegé	plegés	plegó	plegemos	plegez	plegoron, plegón
	future	plegaré	plegarás	plegará	plegaremos	plegarez	plegarán
	conditional	plegaría	plegarías	plegaría	plegaríanos	plegaríaz	plegarían
subjunctive		yo	tú	él	nusatros nusatras	vusatros vusatras	ellos/els ellas
	present	plege	pleges	plege	plegemos	plegez	plegen
	imperfect	plegase	plegases	plegase	plegasenos	plegasez	plegasen
imperative		—	tú	—	—	vusatros vusatras	—
		—	plega	—	—	plegaz	—

Asturian

Etymology

Semi-learned term from Latin plicāre. Compare the inherited doublet llegar.

Verb

plegar (first-person singular indicative present plego, past participle plegáu)

1. (transitive) to fold

Conjugation

Conjugation of plegar

infinitive		plegar
gerund		plegando
past participle		m plegáu, f plegada, n plegao, m pl plegaos, f pl plegaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	plego	plegues	plega	plegamos	plegáis	pleguen
	imperfect	plegaba	plegabes	plegaba	plegábemos, plegábamos	plegabeis, plegabais	plegaben
	preterite	plegué	plegasti, pleguesti	plegó	pleguemos	plegastis, pleguestis	plegaron
	pluperfect	plegare, plegara	plegares, plegaras	plegare, plegara	plegáremos, plegáramos	plegareis, plegarais	plegaren, plegaran
	future	plegaré	plegarás	plegará	plegaremos	plegaréis	plegarán
	conditional	plegaría	plegaríes	plegaría	plegaríemos, plegaríamos	plegaríeis, plegaríais	plegaríen
subjunctive	present	plegue	plegues, plegas	plegue	pleguemos	pleguéis	pleguen, plegan
	imperfect	plegare, plegara	plegares, plegaras	plegare, plegara	plegáremos, plegáramos	plegareis, plegarais	plegaren, plegaran
imperative		—	plega	—	—	plegái	—

Catalan

Alternative forms

• aplegar

Etymology

Inherited from Latin plicāre, from Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ- (“plait, weave”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [pləˈɣa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [pleˈɣaɾ]

• Audio (Catalonia):

  (file)

• Homophone: plegà
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

plegar (first-person singular present plego, first-person singular preterite pleguí, past participle plegat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

1. (transitive) to fold
2. (transitive) to bend
3. (figurative, ambitransitive) to finish, wrap up (work etc.)

   Synonym: acabar

   Ja plego. ― I'm wrapping up.

Conjugation

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

infinitive			plegar
gerund			plegant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		plegat		plegada
		plural		plegats		plegades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	plego	plegues	plega	pleguem	plegueu	pleguen
	imperfect	plegava	plegaves	plegava	plegàvem	plegàveu	plegaven
	future	plegaré	plegaràs	plegarà	plegarem	plegareu	plegaran
	preterite	pleguí	plegares	plegà	plegàrem	plegàreu	plegaren
	conditional	plegaria	plegaries	plegaria	plegaríem	plegaríeu	plegarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	plegui	pleguis	plegui	pleguem	plegueu	pleguin
	imperfect	plegués	pleguessis	plegués	pleguéssim	pleguéssiu	pleguessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	plega	plegui	pleguem	plegueu	pleguin
	negative (no)	—	no pleguis	no plegui	no pleguem	no plegueu	no pleguin

Derived terms

• plegable
• plegat
• tot plegat

Related terms

• aplegar

Further reading

• “aplegar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan, from Latin plicāre.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Verb

plegar

1. (transitive) to fold

Conjugation

    Lengadocian (Central Occitan)

		simple			compound
infinitive		plegar			aver plegat
gerund		plegant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		plegat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	plegui	plegas	plega	plegam	plegatz	plegan
	imperfect	plegavi	plegavas	plegava	plegàvem	plegàvetz	plegavan
	preterite	pleguèri	pleguères	pleguèt	pleguèrem	pleguèretz	pleguèron
	future	plegarai	plegaràs	plegarà	plegarem	plegaretz	plegaràn
	conditional	plegariái	plegariás	plegariá	plegariam	plegariatz	plegarián
	conditional 2nd form1	pleguèra	pleguèras	pleguèra	plegueram	plegueratz	pleguèran
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	plegue	plegues	plegue	pleguem	pleguetz	pleguen
	imperfect	pleguèssi	pleguèsses	pleguèsse	pleguèssem	pleguèssetz	pleguèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			plega		pleguem	plegatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Auvernhàs

		simple			compound
infinitive		plegar			aver plegat
gerund		plegant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		plegat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	plegue	plegues	plega	plegam	plegatz	plegon
	imperfect	plegave	plegaves	plegava	plegaviam	plegaviatz	plegavon
	preterite	pleguere	plegueres	pleguet	pleguem	pleguetz	plegueron
	future	plegarai	plegaràs	plegará	plegarem	plegaretz	plegarán
	conditional	plegariá	plegariás	plegariá	plegariam	plegariatz	plegarián
	conditional 2nd form1	pleguèra	pleguèras	pleguèra	plegueram	plegueratz	pleguèran
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	plegue	plegues	plegue	plegassiam	plegassiatz	plegon
	imperfect	pleguesse	pleguesses	pleguesse	pleguessiam	pleguessiatz	pleguesson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			plega		plegassiam	plegatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Gascon

		simple			compound
infinitive		plegar			aver plegat
gerund		plegant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		plegat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	plegui	plegas	plega	plegam	plegatz	plegan
	imperfect	plegavi	plegavas	plegava	plegàvam	plegàvatz	plegavan
	preterite	pleguèi	pleguès	pleguè	pleguèm	pleguètz	pleguèn
	future	plegarèi	plegaràs	plegarà	plegaram	plegaratz	plegaràn
	conditional	plegarí	plegarés	plegaré	plegarem	plegaretz	plegarén
	conditional 2nd form1	pleguèra	pleguèras	pleguèra	plegueram	plegueratz	pleguèran
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	plegui	plegues	plegue	pleguem	pleguetz	pleguen
	imperfect	pleguèssi	pleguèsses	pleguèsse	pleguèssem	pleguèssetz	pleguèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			plega		pleguem	plegatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Lemosin

		simple			compound
infinitive		plegar			aver plegat
gerund		plegant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		plegat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	plegue	plegas	plega	plegam	plegatz	plegan
	imperfect	plegava	plegavas	plegava	plegàvam	plegàvatz	plegavan
	preterite	pleguei	plegueras	pleguet	pleguèram	pleguèratz	plegueran
	future	plegarai	plegaràs	plegará	plegarem	plegaretz	plegarán
	conditional	plegariá	plegariàs	plegariá	plegariam	plegariatz	plegarián
	conditional 2nd form1	pleguèra	pleguèras	pleguèra	plegueram	plegueratz	pleguèran
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	plegue	plegues	plegue	pleguem	pleguetz	pleguen
	imperfect	pleguèsse	pleguèsses	pleguèsse	pleguèssem	pleguèssetz	pleguèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			plega		pleguem	plegatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Provençau

		simple			compound
infinitive		plegar			aver plegat
gerund		plegant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		plegat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	plegue	plegues	plega	plegam	plegatz	plegan
	imperfect	plegavi	plegavas	plegava	plegàvem	plegàvetz	plegavan
	preterite	pleguère	pleguères	pleguèt	plegueriam	plegueriatz	pleguèron
	future	plegarai	plegaràs	plegarà	plegarem	plegaretz	plegaràn
	conditional	plegariáu	plegariás	plegariá	plegariam	plegariatz	plegarián
	conditional 2nd form1	pleguèra	pleguèras	pleguèra	plegueram	plegueratz	pleguèran
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	plegue	plegues	plegue	pleguem	pleguetz	plegan
	imperfect	pleguèsse	pleguèsses	pleguèsse	pleguessiam	pleguessiatz	pleguèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			plega		pleguem	plegatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

Derived terms

• plegar botiga

Related terms

• plec

Spanish

Etymology

Semi-learned term taken from Latin plicāre, and undergoing some adaptation to the Spanish language over time; compare the inherited doublet llegar. Cognate with English ply, ploy, and plicate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pleˈɡaɾ/ [pleˈɣ̞aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: ple‧gar

Verb

plegar (first-person singular present pliego, first-person singular preterite plegué, past participle plegado)

1. (transitive) to fold

   Synonym: doblar

   Antonym: desplegar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of plegar (e-ie alternation; g-gu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			plegar
gerund			plegando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		plegado		plegada
		plural		plegados		plegadas
		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	pliego	pliegastú plegásvos	pliega	plegamos	plegáis	pliegan
	imperfect	plegaba	plegabas	plegaba	plegábamos	plegabais	plegaban
	preterite	plegué	plegaste	plegó	plegamos	plegasteis	plegaron
	future	plegaré	plegarás	plegará	plegaremos	plegaréis	plegarán
	conditional	plegaría	plegarías	plegaría	plegaríamos	plegaríais	plegarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	pliegue	plieguestú pleguésvos2	pliegue	pleguemos	pleguéis	plieguen
	imperfect (ra)	plegara	plegaras	plegara	plegáramos	plegarais	plegaran
	imperfect (se)	plegase	plegases	plegase	plegásemos	plegaseis	plegasen
	future1	plegare	plegares	plegare	plegáremos	plegareis	plegaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		pliegatú plegávos	pliegue	pleguemos	plegad	plieguen
	negative		no pliegues	no pliegue	no pleguemos	no pleguéis	no plieguen

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

    Selected combined forms of plegar (e-ie alternation; g-gu alternation)

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 plegar	dative	plegarme	plegarte	plegarle, plegarse	plegarnos	plegaros	plegarles, plegarse
	accusative	plegarme	plegarte	plegarlo, plegarla, plegarse	plegarnos	plegaros	plegarlos, plegarlas, plegarse
with gerund plegando	dative	plegándome	plegándote	plegándole, plegándose	plegándonos	plegándoos	plegándoles, plegándose
	accusative	plegándome	plegándote	plegándolo, plegándola, plegándose	plegándonos	plegándoos	plegándolos, plegándolas, plegándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative pliega	dative	pliégame	pliégate	pliégale	pliéganos	not used	pliégales
	accusative	pliégame	pliégate	pliégalo, pliégala	pliéganos	not used	pliégalos, pliégalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative plegá	dative	plegame	plegate	plegale	pleganos	not used	plegales
	accusative	plegame	plegate	plegalo, plegala	pleganos	not used	plegalos, plegalas
with formal second-person singular imperative pliegue	dative	pliégueme	not used	pliéguele, pliéguese	pliéguenos	not used	pliégueles
	accusative	pliégueme	not used	pliéguelo, pliéguela, pliéguese	pliéguenos	not used	pliéguelos, pliéguelas
with first-person plural imperative pleguemos	dative	not used	pleguémoste	pleguémosle	pleguémonos	pleguémoos	pleguémosles
	accusative	not used	pleguémoste	pleguémoslo, pleguémosla	pleguémonos	pleguémoos	pleguémoslos, pleguémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative plegad	dative	plegadme	not used	plegadle	plegadnos	plegaos	plegadles
	accusative	plegadme	not used	plegadlo, plegadla	plegadnos	plegaos	plegadlos, plegadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative plieguen	dative	pliéguenme	not used	pliéguenle	pliéguennos	not used	pliéguenles, pliéguense
	accusative	pliéguenme	not used	pliéguenlo, pliéguenla	pliéguennos	not used	pliéguenlos, pliéguenlas, pliéguense

Derived terms

• plegable

Related terms

• llegar
• plegamiento
• plegarse
• pliegue

Further reading

• “plegar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10