# malograr
## Portuguese
### Etymology

From mal (“badly”) +‎ lograr (“to acquire”).

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ma.loˈɡɾa(ʁ)/ [ma.loˈɡɾa(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ma.loˈɡɾa(ʁ)/ [ma.loˈɡɾa(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /ma.loˈɡɾa(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ma.loˈɡɾa(ʁ)/ [ma.loˈɡɾa(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ma.loˈɡɾa(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /mɐ.luˈɡɾaɾ/ [mɐ.luˈɣɾaɾ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /mɐ.luˈɡɾaɾ/ [mɐ.luˈɣɾaɾ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /mɐ.luˈɡɾa.ɾi/ [mɐ.luˈɣɾa.ɾi]
* Hyphenation: ma‧lo‧grar

### Verb

malograr (first-person singular present malogro, first-person singular preterite malogrei, past participle malogrado)
* (transitive) to harm, botch, spoil, ruin
    Synonyms: prejudicar, estragar, inutilizar
* (transitive, reflexive) to fail
    Synonym: fracassar

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

## Spanish
### Etymology

From mal- +‎ lograr.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /maloˈɡɾaɾ/ [ma.loˈɣ̞ɾaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: ma‧lo‧grar

### Verb

malograr (first-person singular present malogro, first-person singular preterite malogré, past participle malogrado)
* (transitive) to ruin, spoil
    Synonyms: arruinar, echar a perder, desgraciar
* to break

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | malograr | malograr | malograr | malograr | malograr |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | malogrando | malogrando | malogrando | malogrando | malogrando |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | malogrado | malogrado | malograda | malograda |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | malogrados | malogrados | malogradas | malogradas |
| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | 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 |
| indicative | present | malogro | malogras$^{tú}$ malográs$^{vos}$ | malogra | malogramos | malográis | malogran |
| indicative | imperfect | malograba | malograbas | malograba | malográbamos | malograbais | malograban |
| indicative | preterite | malogré | malograste | malogró | malogramos | malograsteis | malograron |
| indicative | future | malograré | malograrás | malogrará | malograremos | malograréis | malograrán |
| indicative | conditional | malograría | malograrías | malograría | malograríamos | malograríais | malograrían |
| subjunctive | | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes |
| subjunctive | present | malogre | malogres$^{tú}$ malogrés$^{vos2}$ | malogre | malogremos | malogréis | malogren |
| subjunctive | imperfect (ra) | malograra | malograras | malograra | malográramos | malograrais | malograran |
| subjunctive | imperfect (se) | malograse | malograses | malograse | malográsemos | malograseis | malograsen |
| subjunctive | future$^1$ | malograre | malograres | malograre | malográremos | malograreis | malograren |
| imperative | | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes |
| imperative | affirmative | | malogra$^{tú}$ malográ$^{vos}$ | malogre | malogremos | malograd | malogren |
| imperative | negative | | no malogres | no malogre | no malogremos | no malogréis | no malogren |
$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

### Further reading

* “malograr”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014