celebrar

/seleˈβɾaɾ/

verb A2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
celebro
preterite (yo)
celebré
past participle
celebrado

Meaning

  1. to celebrate

    • Celebramos su cumpleaños.

      We celebrate her birthday.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

festejar

celebrar and festejar are close synonyms for "to celebrate," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

celebrar

celebrar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to celebrate."

Portuguese

comemorar

comemorar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to celebrate."

Portuguese

festejar

festejar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to celebrate."

Practice

1 What does celebrar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches celebrar?

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