holgar

See also: Holgar

Spanish

Alternative forms

• folgar (archaic)

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin follicāre (“to pant, blow, breathe”), from Latin follis (“bellows”) whence English fool and folly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /olˈɡaɾ/ [olˈɣ̞aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: hol‧gar

Verb

holgar (first-person singular present huelgo, first-person singular preterite holgué, past participle holgado)

1. to rest (after labor), be idle

Conjugation

    Conjugation of holgar (o-ue alternation; g-gu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			holgar
gerund			holgando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		holgado		holgada
		plural		holgados		holgadas
		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	huelgo	huelgastú holgásvos	huelga	holgamos	holgáis	huelgan
	imperfect	holgaba	holgabas	holgaba	holgábamos	holgabais	holgaban
	preterite	holgué	holgaste	holgó	holgamos	holgasteis	holgaron
	future	holgaré	holgarás	holgará	holgaremos	holgaréis	holgarán
	conditional	holgaría	holgarías	holgaría	holgaríamos	holgaríais	holgarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	huelgue	huelguestú holguésvos2	huelgue	holguemos	holguéis	huelguen
	imperfect (ra)	holgara	holgaras	holgara	holgáramos	holgarais	holgaran
	imperfect (se)	holgase	holgases	holgase	holgásemos	holgaseis	holgasen
	future1	holgare	holgares	holgare	holgáremos	holgareis	holgaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		huelgatú holgávos	huelgue	holguemos	holgad	huelguen
	negative		no huelgues	no huelgue	no holguemos	no holguéis	no huelguen

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

    Selected combined forms of holgar (o-ue alternation; 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 holgar
	dative	holgarme	holgarte	holgarle, holgarse	holgarnos	holgaros	holgarles, holgarse
	accusative	holgarme	holgarte	holgarlo, holgarla, holgarse	holgarnos	holgaros	holgarlos, holgarlas, holgarse
with gerund holgando
	dative	holgándome	holgándote	holgándole, holgándose	holgándonos	holgándoos	holgándoles, holgándose
	accusative	holgándome	holgándote	holgándolo, holgándola, holgándose	holgándonos	holgándoos	holgándolos, holgándolas, holgándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative huelga
	dative	huélgame	huélgate	huélgale	huélganos	not used	huélgales
	accusative	huélgame	huélgate	huélgalo, huélgala	huélganos	not used	huélgalos, huélgalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative holgá
	dative	holgame	holgate	holgale	holganos	not used	holgales
	accusative	holgame	holgate	holgalo, holgala	holganos	not used	holgalos, holgalas
with formal second-person singular imperative huelgue
	dative	huélgueme	not used	huélguele, huélguese	huélguenos	not used	huélgueles
	accusative	huélgueme	not used	huélguelo, huélguela, huélguese	huélguenos	not used	huélguelos, huélguelas
with first-person plural imperative holguemos
	dative	not used	holguémoste	holguémosle	holguémonos	holguémoos	holguémosles
	accusative	not used	holguémoste	holguémoslo, holguémosla	holguémonos	holguémoos	holguémoslos, holguémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative holgad
	dative	holgadme	not used	holgadle	holgadnos	holgaos	holgadles
	accusative	holgadme	not used	holgadlo, holgadla	holgadnos	holgaos	holgadlos, holgadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative huelguen
	dative	huélguenme	not used	huélguenle	huélguennos	not used	huélguenles, huélguense
	accusative	huélguenme	not used	huélguenlo, huélguenla	huélguennos	not used	huélguenlos, huélguenlas, huélguense

Derived terms

• holgura
• huelga
• huelga decir

 

Related terms

• folículo
• follar
• follón
• fuelle
• holgazán
• hollejo

 

Further reading

• “holgar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28