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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *accapāre. Compare Spanish and Portuguese acabar.

  • IPA(key): /akaˈbaɾ/, [a.kaˈβ̞aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Hyphenation: a‧ca‧bar

acabar (first-person singular indicative present acabo, past participle acabáu)

  1. to finish, end, finish off
  2. to manage, succeed
  3. (acabar de facer) To have just done (something)
  4. to die, die out

Conjugation of acabar

infinitive acabar
gerund acabando
past participle m acabáu, f acabada, n acabao, m pl acabaos, f pl acabaes
person first singular
yo 		second singular
tu 		third singular
él/elli 		first plural
nosotros/nós 		second plural
vosotros/vós 		third plural
ellos
indicative present acabo acabes acaba acabamos acabáis acaben
imperfect acababa acababes acababa acabábemos, acabábamos acababeis, acababais acababen
preterite acabé acabasti, acabesti acabó acabemos acabastis, acabestis acabaron
pluperfect acabare, acabara acabares, acabaras acabare, acabara acabáremos, acabáramos acabareis, acabarais acabaren, acabaran
future acabaré acabarás acabará acabaremos acabaréis acabarán
conditional acabaría acabaríes acabaría acabaríemos, acabaríamos acabaríeis, acabaríais acabaríen
subjunctive present acabe acabes, acabas acabe acabemos acabéis acaben, acaban
imperfect acabare, acabara acabares, acabaras acabare, acabara acabáremos, acabáramos acabareis, acabarais acabaren, acabaran
imperative — acaba — — acabái —

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *accapāre. Compare Occitan acabar.

acabar (first-person singular present acabo, first-person singular preterite acabí, past participle acabat)

  1. (transitive) to finish, complete
    Ella ha acabat el batxillerat. ― She finished high school.
  2. (transitive, reflexive) to finish, complete
    El nen s'ha acabat el llibre. ― The boy has finished the book.
  3. (transitive) to give last touch to something
    Synonym: donar l'última mà
  4. (transitive) to use up, to exhaust
    Synonym: exhaurir
    Han acabat els diners. ― They have run out of money.
  5. (transitive, reflexive) to use up, to exhaust
    Synonym: exhaurir
    Ella s'ha acabat l'aigua. ― She has run out of water.
  6. (intransitive, reflexive) to run out, to be used up
    S'ha acabat l'aigua. ― The water has run out.

    s'ha acabat el bròquil!

    that's enough!
    (literally, “The broccoli has run out”)
  7. (intransitive) to end
    Creia que el món acabaria ― I/he/she thought the world was going to end
    On acaba aquest camí? ― Where does this path end?

    acabar com el rosari de l'aurora

    to end up in fights and in an unfriendly way
    (literally, “to end like the rosary at dawn”)
  8. (intransitive, reflexive) to end
    Això no s'acaba mai ― This isn't ending ever
    El camí s'acaba aquí ― The path ends here.
  9. to have just done or completed something [with de (+ infinitive)]
    Acaba d'arribar. ― It has just arrived.
  10. (in the negative) to fail to do something [with de (+ infinitive)]
    No ho acabo d'entendre. ― I didn't understand that.
  11. (transitive) to end up, wind up
    Acabarà penjat. ― He'll end up hanged.
  12. (auxiliary followed by a gerund) to get finally to do something or to reach a certain state
    Acabarà tornant ― It will come again.
  13. to get finally to do something or to reach a certain state [with per (+ infinitive)]
    Acabarà per no tornar. ― It won't come again.

From Old Galician-Portuguese acabar, from Vulgar Latin *accapāre. Compare Spanish and Portuguese acabar.

  • IPA(key): /akaˈbaɾ/ [ɑ.kɑˈβ̞aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Hyphenation: a‧ca‧bar

acabar (first-person singular present acabo, first-person singular preterite acabei, past participle acabado)

  1. (intransitive) to finish
  2. (transitive) to complete, finish
  3. (catenative) to end up [with gerund ‘doing something’]
  4. (catenative) to have just [with de (+ infinitive) ‘done something’]
    Acabo de chegar a casa. ― I have just gotten home.
  5. (intransitive) to destroy completely, to defeat thoroughly; to put an end to [with con]
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(ti / tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal acabar
Personal acabar acabares acabar acabarmos acabardes acabarem
Gerund
acabando
Past participle
Masculine acabado acabados
Feminine acabada acabadas
Indicative
Present acabo acabas acaba acabamos acabades, acabais acabam
Imperfect acabava acabavas acabava acabávamos acabávades, acabáveis, acabávais1 acabavam
Preterite acabei acabaste, acabache1 acabou acabamos acabastes acabárom, acabaram
Pluperfect acabara acabaras acabara acabáramos acabárades, acabáreis, acabárais1 acabaram
Future acabarei acabarás acabará acabaremos acabaredes, acabareis acabarám, acabarão
Conditional acabaria acabarias acabaria acabaríamos acabaríades, acabaríeis, acabaríais1 acabariam
Subjunctive
Present acabe acabes acabe acabemos acabedes, acabeis acabem
Imperfect acabasse acabasses acabasse acabássemos acabássedes, acabásseis acabassem
Future acabar acabares acabar acabarmos acabardes acabarem
Imperative
Affirmative acaba acabe acabemos acabade, acabai acabem
Negative (nom) nom acabes nom acabe nom acabemos nom acabedes, nom acabeis nom acabem

From Old Occitan, from Vulgar Latin *accapāre. Compare Catalan acabar.

acabar

  1. to finish; to complete

From Old Galician-Portuguese acabar, from Vulgar Latin *accapāre. Compare Spanish acabar, French achever and English achieve. By surface analysis, a- +‎ cabo +‎ -ar.

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.kɐˈbaɾ/ [ɐ.kɐˈβaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.kɐˈba.ɾi/ [ɐ.kɐˈβa.ɾi]
  • Hyphenation: a‧ca‧bar

acabar (first-person singular present acabo, first-person singular preterite acabei, past participle acabado)

  2. (intransitive) to finish (to be over, completed)
    Synonyms: terminar, finalizar
    Antonym: começar
    O filme acabou. ― The film is over.
  4. (transitive) to complete; to finish (to make done)
    Synonyms: terminar, completar, finalizar, concluir
    Antonyms: iniciar, começar, inicializar
    Acabe suas tarefas antes de sair. ― Finish your chores before going out.
  6. (catenative) to end up (to eventually do) [with gerund ‘doing something’]
    Synonym: terminar por
    No fim, acabamos comendo naquele restaurante maltrapilho. ― In the end, we ended up eating at that shabby restaurant.
  8. (copulative) to end up; to turn out (to become, at the end of a process)
    Synonym: ficar
    De tanto misturarmos, a cor da tinta acabou cinza. ― Because we mixed it so much, the colour of the paint ended up grey.
  10. (catenative) to have just; just (indicates recency) [with de (+ infinitive) ‘done something’]
    Ele acabou de sair. ― He had just left.
  12. (intransitive) to destroy completely, to defeat thoroughly [with com ‘someone’]
    Synonyms: destruir, matar
    O inseticida prometeu que acabaria com as baratas. ― The insecticide promised to exterminate cockroaches.
    Nosso time acabou com o deles! ― Our team murdered theirs!
  14. (intransitive) to break up; to put an end to (to make an activity or practice stop) [with com ‘something’]
    Essa lei acabará com a impunidade. ― This law will put an end to impunity.
  16. (intransitive) to break up with (to end a relationship with) [with com ‘someone’]
    Synonym: terminar com
    Ele acabou com ela. ― He broke up with her.
  18. (intransitive or pronominal) to run out (to be entirely used up)
    Synonym: esgotar-se
    Todo o dinheiro acabou. ― All the money ran out.

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *accapāre. By surface analysis, a- +‎ cabo (“end, conclusion”) +‎ -ar.

  • IPA(key): /akaˈbaɾ/ [a.kaˈβ̞aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧ca‧bar

acabar (first-person singular present acabo, first-person singular preterite acabé, past participle acabado)

  1. (transitive) to finish; to end
    Synonyms: terminar, finalizar, rematar
  2. (catenative) to end up (eventually doing) [with gerund ‘doing something’]

    Acabarás haciendo lo que él diga.

    You'll end up doing what he says.
  3. (catenative) to have just; just (indicates recency) [with de (+ infinitive) ‘done something’]

    Acabo de dormir ocho horas pero todavía estoy cansada.

    I just slept eight hours but I still feel tired.
  4. (pronominal) to run out of

    Se me acabó la paciencia.

    I've run out of patience.
  5. (pronominal) to come to an end, to be over, to be done, to be finished, to be it, to be no more, to be up

    Lo siento. Su tiempo se acabó, señor.

    I am sorry. Your time is up, sir.
  6. (Latin America, vulgar, slang) to orgasm; to cum
    Synonyms: venirse, irse, correrse, eyacular

    Selected combined forms of acabar

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 acabar
dative acabarme acabarte acabarle, acabarse acabarnos acabaros acabarles, acabarse
accusative acabarme acabarte acabarlo, acabarla, acabarse acabarnos acabaros acabarlos, acabarlas, acabarse
with gerund acabando
dative acabándome acabándote acabándole, acabándose acabándonos acabándoos acabándoles, acabándose
accusative acabándome acabándote acabándolo, acabándola, acabándose acabándonos acabándoos acabándolos, acabándolas, acabándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative acaba
dative acábame acábate acábale acábanos not used acábales
accusative acábame acábate acábalo, acábala acábanos not used acábalos, acábalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative acabá
dative acabame acabate acabale acabanos not used acabales
accusative acabame acabate acabalo, acabala acabanos not used acabalos, acabalas
with formal second-person singular imperative acabe
dative acábeme not used acábele, acábese acábenos not used acábeles
accusative acábeme not used acábelo, acábela, acábese acábenos not used acábelos, acábelas
with first-person plural imperative acabemos
dative not used acabémoste acabémosle acabémonos acabémoos acabémosles
accusative not used acabémoste acabémoslo, acabémosla acabémonos acabémoos acabémoslos, acabémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative acabad
dative acabadme not used acabadle acabadnos acabaos acabadles
accusative acabadme not used acabadlo, acabadla acabadnos acabaos acabadlos, acabadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative acaben
dative acábenme not used acábenle acábennos not used acábenles, acábense
accusative acábenme not used acábenlo, acábenla acábennos not used acábenlos, acábenlas, acábense