elongar

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin ēlongō (“to prolong”).

Verb

elongar (first-person singular present elongo, first-person singular preterite elonguí, past participle elongat)

1. (archaic) to prolong; to postpone

Conjugation

    Central Catalan conjugation of elongar (first conjugation, g-gu alternation)

infinitive			elongar
gerund			elongant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		elongat		elongada
		plural		elongats		elongades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	elongo	elongues	elonga	elonguem	elongueu	elonguen
	imperfect	elongava	elongaves	elongava	elongàvem	elongàveu	elongaven
	future	elongaré	elongaràs	elongarà	elongarem	elongareu	elongaran
	preterite	elonguí	elongares	elongà	elongàrem	elongàreu	elongaren
	conditional	elongaria	elongaries	elongaria	elongaríem	elongaríeu	elongarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	elongui	elonguis	elongui	elonguem	elongueu	elonguin
	imperfect	elongués	elonguessis	elongués	elonguéssim	elonguéssiu	elonguessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	elonga	elongui	elonguem	elongueu	elonguin
	negative (no)	—	no elonguis	no elongui	no elonguem	no elongueu	no elonguin

Derived terms

• elongament

Related terms

• elongació

Further reading

• “elongar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “elongar”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /elonˈɡaɾ/ [e.lõŋˈɡaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: e‧lon‧gar

Verb

elongar (first-person singular present elongo, first-person singular preterite elongué, past participle elongado)

1. elongate

   Synonym: alargar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of elongar (g-gu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			elongar
gerund			elongando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		elongado		elongada
		plural		elongados		elongadas
		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	elongo	elongastú elongásvos	elonga	elongamos	elongáis	elongan
	imperfect	elongaba	elongabas	elongaba	elongábamos	elongabais	elongaban
	preterite	elongué	elongaste	elongó	elongamos	elongasteis	elongaron
	future	elongaré	elongarás	elongará	elongaremos	elongaréis	elongarán
	conditional	elongaría	elongarías	elongaría	elongaríamos	elongaríais	elongarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	elongue	elonguestú elonguésvos2	elongue	elonguemos	elonguéis	elonguen
	imperfect (ra)	elongara	elongaras	elongara	elongáramos	elongarais	elongaran
	imperfect (se)	elongase	elongases	elongase	elongásemos	elongaseis	elongasen
	future1	elongare	elongares	elongare	elongáremos	elongareis	elongaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		elongatú elongávos	elongue	elonguemos	elongad	elonguen
	negative		no elongues	no elongue	no elonguemos	no elonguéis	no elonguen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of elongar (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 elongar	dative	elongarme	elongarte	elongarle, elongarse	elongarnos	elongaros	elongarles, elongarse
	accusative	elongarme	elongarte	elongarlo, elongarla, elongarse	elongarnos	elongaros	elongarlos, elongarlas, elongarse
with gerund elongando	dative	elongándome	elongándote	elongándole, elongándose	elongándonos	elongándoos	elongándoles, elongándose
	accusative	elongándome	elongándote	elongándolo, elongándola, elongándose	elongándonos	elongándoos	elongándolos, elongándolas, elongándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative elonga	dative	elóngame	elóngate	elóngale	elónganos	not used	elóngales
	accusative	elóngame	elóngate	elóngalo, elóngala	elónganos	not used	elóngalos, elóngalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative elongá	dative	elongame	elongate	elongale	elonganos	not used	elongales
	accusative	elongame	elongate	elongalo, elongala	elonganos	not used	elongalos, elongalas
with formal second-person singular imperative elongue	dative	elóngueme	not used	elónguele, elónguese	elónguenos	not used	elóngueles
	accusative	elóngueme	not used	elónguelo, elónguela, elónguese	elónguenos	not used	elónguelos, elónguelas
with first-person plural imperative elonguemos	dative	not used	elonguémoste	elonguémosle	elonguémonos	elonguémoos	elonguémosles
	accusative	not used	elonguémoste	elonguémoslo, elonguémosla	elonguémonos	elonguémoos	elonguémoslos, elonguémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative elongad	dative	elongadme	not used	elongadle	elongadnos	elongaos	elongadles
	accusative	elongadme	not used	elongadlo, elongadla	elongadnos	elongaos	elongadlos, elongadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative elonguen	dative	elónguenme	not used	elónguenle	elónguennos	not used	elónguenles, elónguense
	accusative	elónguenme	not used	elónguenlo, elónguenla	elónguennos	not used	elónguenlos, elónguenlas, elónguense

Related terms

• elongación
• elongante

Further reading

• “elongar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025