competir
Asturian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin competō, competere.
Verb
competir
- to compete
Related terms
- competición
- competente
- pedir
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin competō, competere.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /kom.pəˈti/
- (Central) IPA(key): /kum.pəˈti/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /kom.peˈtiɾ/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -i(ɾ)
Verb
competir (first-person singular present competeixo, past participle competit)
- to compete
Conjugation
Conjugation of competir (third conjugation with -eix- infix)
| infinitive | competir | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | competint | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | competit | competida | |||||
| plural | competits | competides | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | competeixo | competeixes | competeix | competim | competiu | competeixen | |
| imperfect | competia | competies | competia | competíem | competíeu | competien | |
| future | competiré | competiràs | competirà | competirem | competireu | competiran | |
| preterite | competí | competires | competí | competírem | competíreu | competiren | |
| conditional | competiria | competiries | competiria | competiríem | competiríeu | competirien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | competeixi | competeixis | competeixi | competim | competiu | competeixin | |
| imperfect | competís | competissis | competís | competíssim | competíssiu | competissin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès | |
| — | competeix | competeixi | competim | competiu | competeixin | ||
Related terms
- competició
- competitiu
Galician
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin competō, competere.
Verb
competir (first-person singular present compito, first-person singular preterite competín, past participle competido)
- to compete (contend)
- Synonym: rivalizar
Conjugation
Conjugation of competir (e-i stem change)
| infinitive | competir | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | competindo | ||||||
| past participle | singular | plural | |||||
| masculine | competido | competidos | |||||
| feminine | competida | competidas | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | eu | ti | el / ela / Vde. | nós | vós | eles / elas / Vdes. | |
| present | compito | compites | compite | competimos | competides | compiten | |
| imperfect | competía | competías | competía | competiamos | competiades | competían | |
| preterite | competín | competiches | competiu | competimos | competistes | competiron | |
| pluperfect | competira | competiras | competira | competiramos | competirades | competiran | |
| future | competirei | competirás | competirá | competiremos | competiredes | competirán | |
| conditional | competiría | competirías | competiría | competiriamos | competiriades | competirían | |
| subjunctive | eu | ti | el / ela / Vde. | nós | vós | eles / elas / Vdes. | |
| present | compita | compitas | compita | compitamos | compitades | compitan | |
| preterite | competise | competises | competise | competísemos | competísedes | competisen | |
| future | competir | competires | competir | competirmos | competirdes | competiren | |
| imperative | — | ti | Vde. | nós | vós | Vdes. | |
| affirmative | — | compite | compita | compitamos | competide | compitan | |
| negative | — | compitas | compita | compitamos | compitades | compitan | |
| personal infinitive | eu | ti | el / ela / Vde. | nós | vós | eles / elas / Vdes. | |
| competir | competires | competir | competirmos | competirdes | competiren | ||
Related terms
- competencia
- competente
- competición
- competidor
- competitivo
- pedir
Further reading
- “competir” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin competere.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.peˈt͡ʃi(ʁ)/ [kõ.peˈt͡ʃi(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /kõ.peˈt͡ʃi(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kõ.peˈt͡ʃi(ʁ)/ [kõ.peˈt͡ʃi(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.peˈt͡ʃi(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kõ.pɨˈtiɾ/
Verb
competir (first-person singular present compito, third-person singular present compete, first-person singular preterite competi, past participle competido)
- to compete (contend)
- Synonym: rivalizar
Conjugation
Conjugation of competir (i-e alternation in present singular) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
| Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-person (eu) | Second-person (tu) | Third-person (ele / ela / você) | First-person (nós) | Second-person (vós) | Third-person (eles / elas / vocês) | |
| Infinitive | ||||||
| Impersonal | competir | |||||
| Personal | competir | competires | competir | competirmos | competirdes | competirem |
| Gerund | ||||||
| competindo | ||||||
| Past participle | ||||||
| Masculine | competido | competidos | ||||
| Feminine | competida | competidas | ||||
| Indicative | ||||||
| Present | compito | competes | compete | competimos | competis | competem |
| Imperfect | competia | competias | competia | competíamos | competíeis | competiam |
| Preterite | competi | competiste | competiu | competimos | competistes | competiram |
| Pluperfect | competira | competiras | competira | competíramos | competíreis | competiram |
| Future | competirei | competirás | competirá | competiremos | competireis | competirão |
| Conditional | ||||||
| competiria | competirias | competiria | competiríamos | competiríeis | competiriam | |
| Subjunctive | ||||||
| Present | compita | compitas | compita | compitamos | compitais | compitam |
| Imperfect | competisse | competisses | competisse | competíssemos | competísseis | competissem |
| Future | competir | competires | competir | competirmos | competirdes | competirem |
| Imperative | ||||||
| Affirmative | compete | compita | compitamos | competi | compitam | |
| Negative (não) | não compitas | não compita | não compitamos | não compitais | não compitam | |
Related terms
- competência
- competente
- competição
- competidor
- pedir
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin competō, competere.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kompeˈtiɾ/ [kõm.peˈt̪iɾ]
- Rhymes: -iɾ
- Syllabification: com‧pe‧tir
Verb
competir (first-person singular present compito, first-person singular preterite competí, past participle competido)
- (intransitive) to compete
Conjugation
Conjugation of competir (e-i alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
| infinitive | competir | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | compitiendo | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | competido | competida | |||||
| plural | competidos | competidas | |||||
| 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 | compito | compitestú competísvos | compite | competimos | competís | compiten | |
| imperfect | competía | competías | competía | competíamos | competíais | competían | |
| preterite | competí | competiste | compitió | competimos | competisteis | compitieron | |
| future | competiré | competirás | competirá | competiremos | competiréis | competirán | |
| conditional | competiría | competirías | competiría | competiríamos | competiríais | competirían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | compita | compitastú compitásvos2 | compita | compitamos | compitáis | compitan | |
| imperfect (ra) | compitiera | compitieras | compitiera | compitiéramos | compitierais | compitieran | |
| imperfect (se) | compitiese | compitieses | compitiese | compitiésemos | compitieseis | compitiesen | |
| future1 | compitiere | compitieres | compitiere | compitiéremos | compitiereis | compitieren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
| affirmative | compitetú competívos | compita | compitamos | competid | compitan | ||
| negative | no compitas | no compita | no compitamos | no compitáis | no compitan | ||
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of competir (e-i 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 competir | |||||||
| dative | competirme | competirte | competirle, competirse | competirnos | competiros | competirles, competirse | |
| accusative | competirme | competirte | competirlo, competirla, competirse | competirnos | competiros | competirlos, competirlas, competirse | |
| with gerund compitiendo | |||||||
| dative | compitiéndome | compitiéndote | compitiéndole, compitiéndose | compitiéndonos | compitiéndoos | compitiéndoles, compitiéndose | |
| accusative | compitiéndome | compitiéndote | compitiéndolo, compitiéndola, compitiéndose | compitiéndonos | compitiéndoos | compitiéndolos, compitiéndolas, compitiéndose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative compite | |||||||
| dative | compíteme | compítete | compítele | compítenos | not used | compíteles | |
| accusative | compíteme | compítete | compítelo, compítela | compítenos | not used | compítelos, compítelas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative competí | |||||||
| dative | competime | competite | competile | competinos | not used | competiles | |
| accusative | competime | competite | competilo, competila | competinos | not used | competilos, competilas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative compita | |||||||
| dative | compítame | not used | compítale, compítase | compítanos | not used | compítales | |
| accusative | compítame | not used | compítalo, compítala, compítase | compítanos | not used | compítalos, compítalas | |
| with first-person plural imperative compitamos | |||||||
| dative | not used | compitámoste | compitámosle | compitámonos | compitámoos | compitámosles | |
| accusative | not used | compitámoste | compitámoslo, compitámosla | compitámonos | compitámoos | compitámoslos, compitámoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative competid | |||||||
| dative | competidme | not used | competidle | competidnos | competíos | competidles | |
| accusative | competidme | not used | competidlo, competidla | competidnos | competíos | competidlos, competidlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative compitan | |||||||
| dative | compítanme | not used | compítanle | compítannos | not used | compítanles, compítanse | |
| accusative | compítanme | not used | compítanlo, compítanla | compítannos | not used | compítanlos, compítanlas, compítanse | |
Related terms
- competencia
- competente
- competición
- competitivo
- pedir
Further reading
- “competir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014