agradar

Catalan

Etymology

From grat, from Latin gratus, gratum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ə.ɣɾəˈða]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [a.ɣɾaˈðaɾ]

• Audio:

  (file)

Verb

agradar (first-person singular present agrado, first-person singular preterite agradí, past participle agradat)

1. to like
2. to please

Usage notes

• Agradar is usually translated as like, but subject and object are reversed from those of to like. That is, the subject of agradar is the thing that pleases and the indirect object is the person who likes it. As the object is indirect, a third-person subject is supplemented with the preposition a, or substituted by pronouns li/els.

• T'agrada el menjar? — Do you like the food?
• M'agrades molt. — I like you a lot. (literally to me you like a lot)
• A la noia li agradaven les flors. — The girl liked the flowers.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of agradar (first conjugation)

infinitive			agradar
gerund			agradant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		agradat		agradada
		plural		agradats		agradades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	agrado	agrades	agrada	agradem	agradeu	agraden
	imperfect	agradava	agradaves	agradava	agradàvem	agradàveu	agradaven
	future	agradaré	agradaràs	agradarà	agradarem	agradareu	agradaran
	preterite	agradí	agradares	agradà	agradàrem	agradàreu	agradaren
	conditional	agradaria	agradaries	agradaria	agradaríem	agradaríeu	agradarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	agradi	agradis	agradi	agradem	agradeu	agradin
	imperfect	agradés	agradessis	agradés	agradéssim	agradéssiu	agradessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	agrada	agradi	agradem	agradeu	agradin
	negative (no)	—	no agradis	no agradi	no agradem	no agradeu	no agradin

Ladino

Verb

agradar (Latin spelling)

1. to please, give pleasure, to like

Occitan

Etymology

From grat, from Latin grātum < grātus. Compare Catalan and Spanish agradar, French agréer.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Béarn):

  (file)

• IPA^(key): [aɣraˈða]

Verb

agradar

1. to like
2. to please

Usage notes

Agradar is usually translated as like, but subject and object are reversed from those of to like. That is, the subject of agradar is the thing that pleases and the indirect object is the person who likes it. As the object is indirect, a third-person subject is supplemented with the preposition a.

• T'agrada lo manjar? — Do you like the food?
• M'agradas. — I like you.
• Al dròlle li agradèron los viatges. — The boy liked the trips.

Compare also French plaire, Italian piacere and Spanish gustar, which are similar.

Conjugation

    Lengadocian (Central Occitan)

		simple			compound
infinitive		agradar			aver agradat
gerund		agradant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		agradat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	agradi	agradas	agrada	agradam	agradatz	agradan
	imperfect	agradavi	agradavas	agradava	agradàvem	agradàvetz	agradavan
	preterite	agradèri	agradères	agradèt	agradèrem	agradèretz	agradèron
	future	agradarai	agradaràs	agradarà	agradarem	agradaretz	agradaràn
	conditional	agradariái	agradariás	agradariá	agradariam	agradariatz	agradarián
	conditional 2nd form1	agradèra	agradèras	agradèra	agraderam	agraderatz	agradèran
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	agrade	agrades	agrade	agradem	agradetz	agraden
	imperfect	agradèssi	agradèsses	agradèsse	agradèssem	agradèssetz	agradèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			agrada		agradem	agradatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Auvernhàs

		simple			compound
infinitive		agradar			aver agradat
gerund		agradant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		agradat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	agrade	agrades	agrada	agradam	agradatz	agradon
	imperfect	agradave	agradaves	agradava	agradaviam	agradaviatz	agradavon
	preterite	agradere	agraderes	agradet	agradem	agradetz	agraderon
	future	agradarai	agradaràs	agradará	agradarem	agradaretz	agradarán
	conditional	agradariá	agradariás	agradariá	agradariam	agradariatz	agradarián
	conditional 2nd form1	agradèra	agradèras	agradèra	agraderam	agraderatz	agradèran
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	agrade	agrades	agrade	agradassiam	agradassiatz	agradon
	imperfect	agradesse	agradesses	agradesse	agradessiam	agradessiatz	agradesson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			agrada		agradassiam	agradatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Gascon

		simple			compound
infinitive		agradar			aver agradat
gerund		agradant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		agradat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	agradi	agradas	agrada	agradam	agradatz	agradan
	imperfect	agradavi	agradavas	agradava	agradàvam	agradàvatz	agradavan
	preterite	agradèi	agradès	agradè	agradèm	agradètz	agradèn
	future	agradarèi	agradaràs	agradarà	agradaram	agradaratz	agradaràn
	conditional	agradarí	agradarés	agradaré	agradarem	agradaretz	agradarén
	conditional 2nd form1	agradèra	agradèras	agradèra	agraderam	agraderatz	agradèran
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	agradi	agrades	agrade	agradem	agradetz	agraden
	imperfect	agradèssi	agradèsses	agradèsse	agradèssem	agradèssetz	agradèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			agrada		agradem	agradatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Lemosin

		simple			compound
infinitive		agradar			aver agradat
gerund		agradant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		agradat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	agrade	agradas	agrada	agradam	agradatz	agradan
	imperfect	agradava	agradavas	agradava	agradàvam	agradàvatz	agradavan
	preterite	agradei	agraderas	agradet	agradèram	agradèratz	agraderan
	future	agradarai	agradaràs	agradará	agradarem	agradaretz	agradarán
	conditional	agradariá	agradariàs	agradariá	agradariam	agradariatz	agradarián
	conditional 2nd form1	agradèra	agradèras	agradèra	agraderam	agraderatz	agradèran
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	agrade	agrades	agrade	agradem	agradetz	agraden
	imperfect	agradèsse	agradèsses	agradèsse	agradèssem	agradèssetz	agradèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			agrada		agradem	agradatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Provençau

		simple			compound
infinitive		agradar			aver agradat
gerund		agradant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		agradat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	agrade	agrades	agrada	agradam	agradatz	agradan
	imperfect	agradavi	agradavas	agradava	agradàvem	agradàvetz	agradavan
	preterite	agradère	agradères	agradèt	agraderiam	agraderiatz	agradèron
	future	agradarai	agradaràs	agradarà	agradarem	agradaretz	agradaràn
	conditional	agradariáu	agradariás	agradariá	agradariam	agradariatz	agradarián
	conditional 2nd form1	agradèra	agradèras	agradèra	agraderam	agraderatz	agradèran
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	agrade	agrades	agrade	agradem	agradetz	agradan
	imperfect	agradèsse	agradèsses	agradèsse	agradessiam	agradessiatz	agradèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			agrada		agradem	agradatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

Synonyms

• grasir
• plaire

Portuguese

Etymology

From a- +‎ grado +‎ -ar, from Latin grātum < grātus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ɡɾaˈda(ʁ)/ [a.ɡɾaˈda(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ɡɾaˈda(ʁ)/ [a.ɡɾaˈda(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /a.ɡɾaˈda(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.ɡɾaˈda(ʁ)/ [a.ɡɾaˈda(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ɡɾaˈda(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ɡɾɐˈdaɾ/ [ɐ.ɣɾɐˈðaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ɡɾɐˈdaɾ/ [ɐ.ɣɾɐˈðaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ɡɾɐˈda.ɾi/ [ɐ.ɣɾɐˈða.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: a‧gra‧dar

Verb

agradar (first-person singular present agrado, first-person singular preterite agradei, past participle agradado)

1. (transitive) to please
2. to be nice to, to fuss over
3. (intransitive) to be pleasing, to please
4. to go down well

Conjugation

    Conjugation of agradar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	agradar
Personal	agradar	agradares	agradar	agradarmos	agradardes	agradarem
Gerund
	agradando
Past participle
Masculine	agradado			agradados
Feminine	agradada			agradadas
Indicative
Present	agrado	agradas	agrada	agradamos	agradais	agradam
Imperfect	agradava	agradavas	agradava	agradávamos	agradáveis	agradavam
Preterite	agradei	agradaste	agradou	agradamos1, agradámos2	agradastes	agradaram
Pluperfect	agradara	agradaras	agradara	agradáramos	agradáreis	agradaram
Future	agradarei	agradarás	agradará	agradaremos	agradareis	agradarão
Conditional	agradaria	agradarias	agradaria	agradaríamos	agradaríeis	agradariam
Subjunctive
Present	agrade	agrades	agrade	agrademos	agradeis	agradem
Imperfect	agradasse	agradasses	agradasse	agradássemos	agradásseis	agradassem
Future	agradar	agradares	agradar	agradarmos	agradardes	agradarem
Imperative
Affirmative		agrada	agrade	agrademos	agradai	agradem
Negative (não)		não agrades	não agrade	não agrademos	não agradeis	não agradem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:agradar.

See also

• gostar

Spanish

Etymology

From grado, from Latin grātum < grātus. Compare English agree.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɡɾaˈdaɾ/ [a.ɣ̞ɾaˈð̞aɾ]

• Audio (Venezuela):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧gra‧dar

Verb

agradar (first-person singular present agrado, first-person singular preterite agradé, past participle agradado)

1. to please, to agree with

   Synonym: gustar

   Antonym: desagradar

   Es un tipo que no me agrada

   I don't like his type

Conjugation

    Conjugation of agradar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			agradar
gerund			agradando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		agradado		agradada
		plural		agradados		agradadas
		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	agrado	agradastú agradásvos	agrada	agradamos	agradáis	agradan
	imperfect	agradaba	agradabas	agradaba	agradábamos	agradabais	agradaban
	preterite	agradé	agradaste	agradó	agradamos	agradasteis	agradaron
	future	agradaré	agradarás	agradará	agradaremos	agradaréis	agradarán
	conditional	agradaría	agradarías	agradaría	agradaríamos	agradaríais	agradarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	agrade	agradestú agradésvos2	agrade	agrademos	agradéis	agraden
	imperfect (ra)	agradara	agradaras	agradara	agradáramos	agradarais	agradaran
	imperfect (se)	agradase	agradases	agradase	agradásemos	agradaseis	agradasen
	future1	agradare	agradares	agradare	agradáremos	agradareis	agradaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		agradatú agradávos	agrade	agrademos	agradad	agraden
	negative		no agrades	no agrade	no agrademos	no agradéis	no agraden

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

    Selected combined forms of agradar

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 agradar	dative	agradarme	agradarte	agradarle, agradarse	agradarnos	agradaros	agradarles, agradarse
	accusative	agradarme	agradarte	agradarlo, agradarla, agradarse	agradarnos	agradaros	agradarlos, agradarlas, agradarse
with gerund agradando	dative	agradándome	agradándote	agradándole, agradándose	agradándonos	agradándoos	agradándoles, agradándose
	accusative	agradándome	agradándote	agradándolo, agradándola, agradándose	agradándonos	agradándoos	agradándolos, agradándolas, agradándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative agrada	dative	agrádame	agrádate	agrádale	agrádanos	not used	agrádales
	accusative	agrádame	agrádate	agrádalo, agrádala	agrádanos	not used	agrádalos, agrádalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative agradá	dative	agradame	agradate	agradale	agradanos	not used	agradales
	accusative	agradame	agradate	agradalo, agradala	agradanos	not used	agradalos, agradalas
with formal second-person singular imperative agrade	dative	agrádeme	not used	agrádele, agrádese	agrádenos	not used	agrádeles
	accusative	agrádeme	not used	agrádelo, agrádela, agrádese	agrádenos	not used	agrádelos, agrádelas
with first-person plural imperative agrademos	dative	not used	agradémoste	agradémosle	agradémonos	agradémoos	agradémosles
	accusative	not used	agradémoste	agradémoslo, agradémosla	agradémonos	agradémoos	agradémoslos, agradémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative agradad	dative	agradadme	not used	agradadle	agradadnos	agradaos	agradadles
	accusative	agradadme	not used	agradadlo, agradadla	agradadnos	agradaos	agradadlos, agradadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative agraden	dative	agrádenme	not used	agrádenle	agrádennos	not used	agrádenles, agrádense
	accusative	agrádenme	not used	agrádenlo, agrádenla	agrádennos	not used	agrádenlos, agrádenlas, agrádense

Derived terms

• agradable
• desagradar

 

Further reading

• “agradar”, 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