Polyglot Dictionary

festejar

/festeˈxaɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
festejo
preterite (yo)
festejé
past participle
festejado

Meaning

  1. to celebrate

    • Festejamos su cumpleaños.

      We celebrated his birthday.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

celebrar

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

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