From Latin prōdigō.
- IPA(key): /pɾodiˈɡaɾ/ [pɾo.ð̞iˈɣ̞aɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: pro‧di‧gar
prodigar (first-person singular present prodigo, first-person singular preterite prodigué, past participle prodigado)
- to squander, waste, spend lavishly
- to lavish
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of prodigar (g-gu 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 prodigar
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dative
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prodigarme
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prodigarte
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prodigarle, prodigarse
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prodigarnos
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prodigaros
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prodigarles, prodigarse
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accusative
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prodigarme
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prodigarte
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prodigarlo, prodigarla, prodigarse
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prodigarnos
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prodigaros
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prodigarlos, prodigarlas, prodigarse
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with gerund prodigando
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dative
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prodigándome
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prodigándote
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prodigándole, prodigándose
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prodigándonos
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prodigándoos
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prodigándoles, prodigándose
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accusative
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prodigándome
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prodigándote
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prodigándolo, prodigándola, prodigándose
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prodigándonos
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prodigándoos
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prodigándolos, prodigándolas, prodigándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative prodiga
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dative
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prodígame
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prodígate
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prodígale
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prodíganos
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not used
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prodígales
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accusative
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prodígame
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prodígate
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prodígalo, prodígala
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prodíganos
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not used
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prodígalos, prodígalas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative prodigá
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dative
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prodigame
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prodigate
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prodigale
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prodiganos
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not used
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prodigales
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accusative
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prodigame
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prodigate
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prodigalo, prodigala
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prodiganos
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not used
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prodigalos, prodigalas
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with formal second-person singular imperative prodigue
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dative
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prodígueme
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not used
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prodíguele, prodíguese
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prodíguenos
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not used
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prodígueles
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accusative
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prodígueme
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not used
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prodíguelo, prodíguela, prodíguese
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prodíguenos
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not used
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prodíguelos, prodíguelas
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with first-person plural imperative prodiguemos
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dative
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not used
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prodiguémoste
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prodiguémosle
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prodiguémonos
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prodiguémoos
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prodiguémosles
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accusative
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not used
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prodiguémoste
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prodiguémoslo, prodiguémosla
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prodiguémonos
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prodiguémoos
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prodiguémoslos, prodiguémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative prodigad
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dative
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prodigadme
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not used
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prodigadle
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prodigadnos
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prodigaos
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prodigadles
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accusative
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prodigadme
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not used
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prodigadlo, prodigadla
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prodigadnos
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prodigaos
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prodigadlos, prodigadlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative prodiguen
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dative
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prodíguenme
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not used
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prodíguenle
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prodíguennos
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not used
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prodíguenles, prodíguense
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accusative
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prodíguenme
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not used
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prodíguenlo, prodíguenla
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prodíguennos
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not used
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prodíguenlos, prodíguenlas, prodíguense
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