festejar
Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *festizāre. Derivable from festa + -ejar.
Verb
festejar (first-person singular present festejo, first-person singular preterite festegí, past participle festejat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencian) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/
- (transitive, intransitive) to woo, to court
- (transitive) to fawn over
- (transitive) to celebrate
- Synonym: festivar
Conjugation
Derived terms
- festeig
- festejadís
- festejador
- festejament
Further reading
- “festejar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Occitan
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *festizāre. Derivable from fèsta + -ejar. Attested from the 13th century.[1]
Pronunciation
Audio (Languedocien) (file)
Conjugation
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simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | festejar | aver festejat | |||||
gerund | festejant | use gerund of aver + past participle | |||||
past participle | festejat | — | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles | |
present | festegi | festejas | festeja | festejam | festejatz | festejan | |
imperfect | festejavi | festejavas | festejava | festejàvem | festejàvetz | festejavan | |
preterite | festegèri | festegères | festegèt | festegèrem | festegèretz | festegèron | |
future | festejarai | festejaràs | festejarà | festejarem | festejaretz | festejaràn | |
conditional | festejariái | festejariás | festejariá | festejariam | festejariatz | festejarián | |
conditional 2nd form1 | festegèra | festegèras | festegèra | festegeram | festegeratz | festegèran | |
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 | festege | festeges | festege | festegem | festegetz | festegen | |
imperfect | festegèssi | festegèsses | festegèsse | festegèssem | festegèssetz | festegèsson | |
compound tenses |
past | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | ||||||
imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — | |
festeja | festegem | festejatz | 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects | ||||
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simple | compound | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
infinitive | festejar | aver festejat | |||||
gerund | festejant | use gerund of aver + past participle | |||||
past participle | festejat | — | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles | |
present | festege | festeges | festeja | festejam | festejatz | festejon | |
imperfect | festejave | festejaves | festejava | festejaviam | festejaviatz | festejavon | |
preterite | festegere | festegeres | festeget | festegem | festegetz | festegeron | |
future | festejarai | festejaràs | festejará | festejarem | festejaretz | festejarán | |
conditional | festejariá | festejariás | festejariá | festejariam | festejariatz | festejarián | |
conditional 2nd form1 | festegèra | festegèras | festegèra | festegeram | festegeratz | festegèran | |
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 | festege | festeges | festege | festejassiam | festejassiatz | festejon | |
imperfect | festegesse | festegesses | festegesse | festegessiam | festegessiatz | festegesson | |
compound tenses |
past | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | ||||||
imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — | |
festeja | festejassiam | festejatz | 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects | ||||
![](../I/Blason_province_fr_Gascogne.svg.png.webp)
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | festejar | aver festejat | |||||
gerund | festejant | use gerund of aver + past participle | |||||
past participle | festejat | — | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles | |
present | festegi | festejas | festeja | festejam | festejatz | festejan | |
imperfect | festejavi | festejavas | festejava | festejàvam | festejàvatz | festejavan | |
preterite | festegèi | festegès | festegè | festegèm | festegètz | festegèn | |
future | festejarèi | festejaràs | festejarà | festejaram | festejaratz | festejaràn | |
conditional | festejarí | festejarés | festejaré | festejarem | festejaretz | festejarén | |
conditional 2nd form1 | festegèra | festegèras | festegèra | festegeram | festegeratz | festegèran | |
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 | festegi | festeges | festege | festegem | festegetz | festegen | |
imperfect | festegèssi | festegèsses | festegèsse | festegèssem | festegèssetz | festegèssen | |
compound tenses |
past | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | ||||||
imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — | |
festeja | festegem | festejatz | 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects | ||||
![](../I/Blason_r%C3%A9gion_fr_Limousin.svg.png.webp)
simple | compound | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
infinitive | festejar | aver festejat | |||||
gerund | festejant | use gerund of aver + past participle | |||||
past participle | festejat | — | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles | |
present | festege | festejas | festeja | festejam | festejatz | festejan | |
imperfect | festejava | festejavas | festejava | festejàvam | festejàvatz | festejavan | |
preterite | festegei | festegeras | festeget | festegèram | festegèratz | festegeran | |
future | festejarai | festejaràs | festejará | festejarem | festejaretz | festejarán | |
conditional | festejariá | festejariàs | festejariá | festejariam | festejariatz | festejarián | |
conditional 2nd form1 | festegèra | festegèras | festegèra | festegeram | festegeratz | festegèran | |
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 | festege | festeges | festege | festegem | festegetz | festegen | |
imperfect | festegèsse | festegèsses | festegèsse | festegèssem | festegèssetz | festegèssen | |
compound tenses |
past | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | ||||||
imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — | |
festeja | festegem | festejatz | 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects | ||||
![](../I/Blason_d'Aragon.svg.png.webp)
simple | compound | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
infinitive | festejar | aver festejat | |||||
gerund | festejant | use gerund of aver + past participle | |||||
past participle | festejat | — | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles | |
present | festege | festeges | festeja | festejam | festejatz | festejan | |
imperfect | festejavi | festejavas | festejava | festejàvem | festejàvetz | festejavan | |
preterite | festegère | festegères | festegèt | festegeriam | festegeriatz | festegèron | |
future | festejarai | festejaràs | festejarà | festejarem | festejaretz | festejaràn | |
conditional | festejariáu | festejariás | festejariá | festejariam | festejariatz | festejarián | |
conditional 2nd form1 | festegèra | festegèras | festegèra | festegeram | festegeratz | festegèran | |
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 | festege | festeges | festege | festegem | festegetz | festejan | |
imperfect | festegèsse | festegèsses | festegèsse | festegessiam | festegessiatz | festegèsson | |
compound tenses |
past | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | ||||||
imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — | |
festeja | festegem | festejatz | 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects | ||||
References
- Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana, L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2024, page 271.
Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *festizāre. Derivable from festa + -ejar.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /fes.teˈʒa(ʁ)/ [fes.teˈʒa(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /fes.teˈʒa(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /feʃ.teˈʒa(ʁ)/ [feʃ.teˈʒa(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /fes.teˈʒa(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /fɨʃ.tɨˈʒaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /fɨʃ.tɨˈʒa.ɾi/
- Hyphenation: fes‧te‧jar
Verb
festejar (first-person singular present festejo, first-person singular preterite festejei, past participle festejado)
- to celebrate (all senses)
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Spanish
Etymology
Probably borrowed from Catalan festejar,[1] replacing the Old Spanish festear, both from Vulgar Latin *festizāre.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /festeˈxaɾ/ [fes.t̪eˈxaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: fes‧te‧jar
Verb
festejar (first-person singular present festejo, first-person singular preterite festejé, past participle festejado)
- (transitive) to celebrate
- Synonym: celebrar
- (Latin America, uncommon) to beat mercilessly
Conjugation
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
singular | plural | ||||||
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1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
with infinitive festejar | |||||||
dative | festejarme | festejarte | festejarle, festejarse | festejarnos | festejaros | festejarles, festejarse | |
accusative | festejarme | festejarte | festejarlo, festejarla, festejarse | festejarnos | festejaros | festejarlos, festejarlas, festejarse | |
with gerund festejando | |||||||
dative | festejándome | festejándote | festejándole, festejándose | festejándonos | festejándoos | festejándoles, festejándose | |
accusative | festejándome | festejándote | festejándolo, festejándola, festejándose | festejándonos | festejándoos | festejándolos, festejándolas, festejándose | |
with informal second-person singular tú imperative festeja | |||||||
dative | festéjame | festéjate | festéjale | festéjanos | not used | festéjales | |
accusative | festéjame | festéjate | festéjalo, festéjala | festéjanos | not used | festéjalos, festéjalas | |
with informal second-person singular vos imperative festejá | |||||||
dative | festejame | festejate | festejale | festejanos | not used | festejales | |
accusative | festejame | festejate | festejalo, festejala | festejanos | not used | festejalos, festejalas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative festeje | |||||||
dative | festéjeme | not used | festéjele, festéjese | festéjenos | not used | festéjeles | |
accusative | festéjeme | not used | festéjelo, festéjela, festéjese | festéjenos | not used | festéjelos, festéjelas | |
with first-person plural imperative festejemos | |||||||
dative | not used | festejémoste | festejémosle | festejémonos | festejémoos | festejémosles | |
accusative | not used | festejémoste | festejémoslo, festejémosla | festejémonos | festejémoos | festejémoslos, festejémoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative festejad | |||||||
dative | festejadme | not used | festejadle | festejadnos | festejaos | festejadles | |
accusative | festejadme | not used | festejadlo, festejadla | festejadnos | festejaos | festejadlos, festejadlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative festejen | |||||||
dative | festéjenme | not used | festéjenle | festéjennos | not used | festéjenles, festéjense | |
accusative | festéjenme | not used | festéjenlo, festéjenla | festéjennos | not used | festéjenlos, festéjenlas, festéjense |
References
- Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1984) “fiesta”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes II (Ce–F), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 893
Further reading
- “festejar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014