combatir
Spanish
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *combattere, present active infinitive of *combattō, from Latin cum + battuō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kombaˈtiɾ/ [kõm.baˈt̪iɾ]
- Rhymes: -iɾ
- Syllabification: com‧ba‧tir
Verb
combatir (first-person singular present combato, first-person singular preterite combatí, past participle combatido)
- to combat or fight
- Synonyms: luchar, pelear
Conjugation
Conjugation of combatir (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive | combatir | ||||||
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gerund | combatiendo | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | combatido | combatida | |||||
plural | combatidos | combatidas | |||||
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 | combato | combatestú combatísvos | combate | combatimos | combatís | combaten | |
imperfect | combatía | combatías | combatía | combatíamos | combatíais | combatían | |
preterite | combatí | combatiste | combatió | combatimos | combatisteis | combatieron | |
future | combatiré | combatirás | combatirá | combatiremos | combatiréis | combatirán | |
conditional | combatiría | combatirías | combatiría | combatiríamos | combatiríais | combatirían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | combata | combatastú combatásvos2 | combata | combatamos | combatáis | combatan | |
imperfect (ra) | combatiera | combatieras | combatiera | combatiéramos | combatierais | combatieran | |
imperfect (se) | combatiese | combatieses | combatiese | combatiésemos | combatieseis | combatiesen | |
future1 | combatiere | combatieres | combatiere | combatiéremos | combatiereis | combatieren | |
imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
affirmative | combatetú combatívos | combata | combatamos | combatid | combatan | ||
negative | no combatas | no combata | no combatamos | no combatáis | no combatan |
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of combatir
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
singular | plural | ||||||
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1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
with infinitive combatir | |||||||
dative | combatirme | combatirte | combatirle, combatirse | combatirnos | combatiros | combatirles, combatirse | |
accusative | combatirme | combatirte | combatirlo, combatirla, combatirse | combatirnos | combatiros | combatirlos, combatirlas, combatirse | |
with gerund combatiendo | |||||||
dative | combatiéndome | combatiéndote | combatiéndole, combatiéndose | combatiéndonos | combatiéndoos | combatiéndoles, combatiéndose | |
accusative | combatiéndome | combatiéndote | combatiéndolo, combatiéndola, combatiéndose | combatiéndonos | combatiéndoos | combatiéndolos, combatiéndolas, combatiéndose | |
with informal second-person singular tú imperative combate | |||||||
dative | combáteme | combátete | combátele | combátenos | not used | combáteles | |
accusative | combáteme | combátete | combátelo, combátela | combátenos | not used | combátelos, combátelas | |
with informal second-person singular vos imperative combatí | |||||||
dative | combatime | combatite | combatile | combatinos | not used | combatiles | |
accusative | combatime | combatite | combatilo, combatila | combatinos | not used | combatilos, combatilas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative combata | |||||||
dative | combátame | not used | combátale, combátase | combátanos | not used | combátales | |
accusative | combátame | not used | combátalo, combátala, combátase | combátanos | not used | combátalos, combátalas | |
with first-person plural imperative combatamos | |||||||
dative | not used | combatámoste | combatámosle | combatámonos | combatámoos | combatámosles | |
accusative | not used | combatámoste | combatámoslo, combatámosla | combatámonos | combatámoos | combatámoslos, combatámoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative combatid | |||||||
dative | combatidme | not used | combatidle | combatidnos | combatíos | combatidles | |
accusative | combatidme | not used | combatidlo, combatidla | combatidnos | combatíos | combatidlos, combatidlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative combatan | |||||||
dative | combátanme | not used | combátanle | combátannos | not used | combátanles, combátanse | |
accusative | combátanme | not used | combátanlo, combátanla | combátannos | not used | combátanlos, combátanlas, combátanse |
Derived terms
- combate
- combatiente
Related terms
- batir
Further reading
- “combatir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014