contribuir
See also: contribuír
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin contribuĕre, contribuo (“I contribute, bring together”).
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /kon.tɾi.buˈi/
- (Central) IPA(key): /kun.tɾi.buˈi/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /kon.tɾi.buˈiɾ/
- Homophone: contribuí
- Rhymes: -i(ɾ)
Verb
contribuir (first-person singular present contribueixo, past participle contribuït)
- to contribute
Conjugation
Conjugation of contribuir (third conjugation with -eix- infix)
| infinitive | contribuir | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | contribuint | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | contribuït | contribuïda | |||||
| plural | contribuïts | contribuïdes | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | contribueixo | contribueixes | contribueix | contribuïm | contribuïu | contribueixen | |
| imperfect | contribuïa | contribuïes | contribuïa | contribuíem | contribuíeu | contribuïen | |
| future | contribuiré | contribuiràs | contribuirà | contribuirem | contribuireu | contribuiran | |
| preterite | contribuí | contribuïres | contribuí | contribuírem | contribuíreu | contribuïren | |
| conditional | contribuiria | contribuiries | contribuiria | contribuiríem | contribuiríeu | contribuirien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | contribueixi | contribueixis | contribueixi | contribuïm | contribuïu | contribueixin | |
| imperfect | contribuís | contribuïssis | contribuís | contribuíssim | contribuíssiu | contribuïssin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès | |
| — | contribueix | contribueixi | contribuïm | contribuïu | contribueixin | ||
Derived terms
- contribuent
Related terms
- contribució
Further reading
- “contribuir” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “contribuir”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “contribuir” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “contribuir” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Old French
Etymology
First known attestation 1336. Borrowed from Latin contribuō.
Verb
contribuir
- to contribute
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a second-group verb (ending in -ir, with an -iss- infix). Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of contribuir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | contribuir | avoir contribuï | |||||
| gerund | en contribuïssant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | contribuïssant | ||||||
| past participle | contribuï | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses | present | contribuïs | contribuïs | contribuïst | contribuïssons | contribuïssez | contribuïssent |
| imperfect | contribuïssoie, contribuïsseie | contribuïssoies, contribuïsseies | contribuïssoit, contribuïsseit | contribuïssiiens, contribuïssiens | contribuïssiiez, contribuïssiez | contribuïssoient, contribuïsseient | |
| preterite | contribuï | contribuïs | contribuï | contribuïmes | contribuïstes | contribuïrent | |
| future | contribuïrai | contribuïras | contribuïra | contribuïrons | contribuïroiz, contribuïreiz, contribuïrez | contribuïront | |
| conditional | contribuïroie, contribuïreie | contribuïroies, contribuïreies | contribuïroit, contribuïreit | contribuïriiens, contribuïriens | contribuïriiez, contribuïriez | contribuïroient, contribuïreient | |
| compound tenses | present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
| simple tenses | present | contribuïsse | contribuïsses | contribuïsse | contribuïssons | contribuïssez | contribuïssent |
| imperfect | contribuïsse | contribuïsses | contribuïst | contribuïssons, contribuïssiens | contribuïssoiz, contribuïssez, contribuïssiez | contribuïssent | |
| compound tenses | past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
| — | contribuïs | — | contribuïssons | contribuïssez | — | ||
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin contribuĕre (“to contribute, to bring together”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.tɾi.buˈi(ʁ)/ [kõ.tɾi.bʊˈi(h)], (faster pronunciation) /kõ.tɾiˈbwi(ʁ)/ [kõ.tɾiˈbwi(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /kõ.tɾi.buˈi(ɾ)/ [kõ.tɾi.bʊˈi(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /kõ.tɾiˈbwi(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kõ.tɾi.buˈi(ʁ)/ [kõ.tɾi.bʊˈi(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /kõ.tɾiˈbwi(ʁ)/ [kõ.tɾiˈbwi(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.tɾi.buˈi(ɻ)/ [kõ.tɾi.bʊˈi(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /kõ.tɾiˈbwi(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kõ.tɾiˈbwiɾ/ [kõ.tɾiˈβwiɾ]
Verb
contribuir (first-person singular present contribuo, first-person singular preterite contribuí, past participle contribuído)
- to contribute
- to subscribe
- inflection of contribuir:
- first/third-person singular future subjunctive
- first/third-person singular personal infinitive
Conjugation
Conjugation of contribuir (irregular) (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 | contribuir | |||||
| Personal | contribuir | contribuíres | contribuir | contribuirmos | contribuirdes | contribuírem |
| Gerund | ||||||
| contribuindo | ||||||
| Past participle | ||||||
| Masculine | contribuído | contribuídos | ||||
| Feminine | contribuída | contribuídas | ||||
| Indicative | ||||||
| Present | contribuo | contribuis | contribui | contribuímos | contribuís | contribuem |
| Imperfect | contribuía | contribuías | contribuía | contribuíamos | contribuíeis | contribuíam |
| Preterite | contribuí | contribuíste | contribuiu | contribuímos | contribuístes | contribuíram |
| Pluperfect | contribuíra | contribuíras | contribuíra | contribuíramos | contribuíreis | contribuíram |
| Future | contribuirei | contribuirás | contribuirá | contribuiremos | contribuireis | contribuirão |
| Conditional | ||||||
| contribuiria | contribuirias | contribuiria | contribuiríamos | contribuiríeis | contribuiriam | |
| Subjunctive | ||||||
| Present | contribua | contribuas | contribua | contribuamos | contribuais | contribuam |
| Imperfect | contribuísse | contribuísses | contribuísse | contribuíssemos | contribuísseis | contribuíssem |
| Future | contribuir | contribuíres | contribuir | contribuirmos | contribuirdes | contribuírem |
| Imperative | ||||||
| Affirmative | contribui | contribua | contribuamos | contribuí | contribuam | |
| Negative (não) | não contribuas | não contribua | não contribuamos | não contribuais | não contribuam | |
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin contribuĕre, present active infinitive of contribuō (“to contribute, to bring together”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kontɾiˈbwiɾ/ [kõn̪.t̪ɾiˈβ̞wiɾ]
- Rhymes: -iɾ
- Syllabification: con‧tri‧buir
Verb
contribuir (first-person singular present contribuyo, first-person singular preterite contribuí, past participle contribuido)
- to contribute
Conjugation
Conjugation of contribuir (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
| infinitive | contribuir | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | contribuyendo | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | contribuido | contribuida | |||||
| plural | contribuidos | contribuidas | |||||
| 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 | contribuyo | contribuyestú contribuísvos | contribuye | contribuimos | contribuís | contribuyen | |
| imperfect | contribuía | contribuías | contribuía | contribuíamos | contribuíais | contribuían | |
| preterite | contribuí | contribuiste | contribuyó | contribuimos | contribuisteis | contribuyeron | |
| future | contribuiré | contribuirás | contribuirá | contribuiremos | contribuiréis | contribuirán | |
| conditional | contribuiría | contribuirías | contribuiría | contribuiríamos | contribuiríais | contribuirían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | contribuya | contribuyastú contribuyásvos2 | contribuya | contribuyamos | contribuyáis | contribuyan | |
| imperfect (ra) | contribuyera | contribuyeras | contribuyera | contribuyéramos | contribuyerais | contribuyeran | |
| imperfect (se) | contribuyese | contribuyeses | contribuyese | contribuyésemos | contribuyeseis | contribuyesen | |
| future1 | contribuyere | contribuyeres | contribuyere | contribuyéremos | contribuyereis | contribuyeren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
| affirmative | contribuyetú contribuívos | contribuya | contribuyamos | contribuid | contribuyan | ||
| negative | no contribuyas | no contribuya | no contribuyamos | no contribuyáis | no contribuyan | ||
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of contribuir
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 contribuir | |||||||
| dative | contribuirme | contribuirte | contribuirle, contribuirse | contribuirnos | contribuiros | contribuirles, contribuirse | |
| accusative | contribuirme | contribuirte | contribuirlo, contribuirla, contribuirse | contribuirnos | contribuiros | contribuirlos, contribuirlas, contribuirse | |
| with gerund contribuyendo | |||||||
| dative | contribuyéndome | contribuyéndote | contribuyéndole, contribuyéndose | contribuyéndonos | contribuyéndoos | contribuyéndoles, contribuyéndose | |
| accusative | contribuyéndome | contribuyéndote | contribuyéndolo, contribuyéndola, contribuyéndose | contribuyéndonos | contribuyéndoos | contribuyéndolos, contribuyéndolas, contribuyéndose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative contribuye | |||||||
| dative | contribúyeme | contribúyete | contribúyele | contribúyenos | not used | contribúyeles | |
| accusative | contribúyeme | contribúyete | contribúyelo, contribúyela | contribúyenos | not used | contribúyelos, contribúyelas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative contribuí | |||||||
| dative | contribuime | contribuite | contribuile | contribuinos | not used | contribuiles | |
| accusative | contribuime | contribuite | contribuilo, contribuila | contribuinos | not used | contribuilos, contribuilas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative contribuya | |||||||
| dative | contribúyame | not used | contribúyale, contribúyase | contribúyanos | not used | contribúyales | |
| accusative | contribúyame | not used | contribúyalo, contribúyala, contribúyase | contribúyanos | not used | contribúyalos, contribúyalas | |
| with first-person plural imperative contribuyamos | |||||||
| dative | not used | contribuyámoste | contribuyámosle | contribuyámonos | contribuyámoos | contribuyámosles | |
| accusative | not used | contribuyámoste | contribuyámoslo, contribuyámosla | contribuyámonos | contribuyámoos | contribuyámoslos, contribuyámoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative contribuid | |||||||
| dative | contribuidme | not used | contribuidle | contribuidnos | contribuíos | contribuidles | |
| accusative | contribuidme | not used | contribuidlo, contribuidla | contribuidnos | contribuíos | contribuidlos, contribuidlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative contribuyan | |||||||
| dative | contribúyanme | not used | contribúyanle | contribúyannos | not used | contribúyanles, contribúyanse | |
| accusative | contribúyanme | not used | contribúyanlo, contribúyanla | contribúyannos | not used | contribúyanlos, contribúyanlas, contribúyanse | |
Related terms
- contribución
Further reading
- “contribuir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014