dedicar
Asturian
Etymology
From Latin dēdicō.
Verb
dedicar (first-person singular indicative present dedico, past participle dedicáu)
- to dedicate
Conjugation
Conjugation of dedicar
| infinitive | dedicar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | dedicando | ||||||
| past participle | m dedicáu, f dedicada, n dedicao, m pl dedicaos, f pl dedicaes | ||||||
| person | first singular yo | second singular tu | third singular él/elli | first plural nosotros/nós | second plural vosotros/vós | third plural ellos | |
| indicative | present | dedico | dediques | dedica | dedicamos | dedicáis | dediquen |
| imperfect | dedicaba | dedicabes | dedicaba | dedicábemos, dedicábamos | dedicabeis, dedicabais | dedicaben | |
| preterite | dediqué | dedicasti, dediquesti | dedicó | dediquemos | dedicastis, dediquestis | dedicaron | |
| pluperfect | dedicare, dedicara | dedicares, dedicaras | dedicare, dedicara | dedicáremos, dedicáramos | dedicareis, dedicarais | dedicaren, dedicaran | |
| future | dedicaré | dedicarás | dedicará | dedicaremos | dedicaréis | dedicarán | |
| conditional | dedicaría | dedicaríes | dedicaría | dedicaríemos, dedicaríamos | dedicaríeis, dedicaríais | dedicaríen | |
| subjunctive | present | dedique | dediques, dedicas | dedique | dediquemos | dediquéis | dediquen, dedican |
| imperfect | dedicare, dedicara | dedicares, dedicaras | dedicare, dedicara | dedicáremos, dedicáramos | dedicareis, dedicarais | dedicaren, dedicaran | |
| imperative | — | dedica | — | — | dedicái | — | |
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin dēdicō.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /də.diˈka/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /de.diˈkaɾ/
- Homophone: dedicà
- Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
Verb
dedicar (first-person singular present dedico, past participle dedicat)
- to dedicate
- (takes a reflexive pronoun) to engage oneself [+ a (object) = with/in]; to work in
Conjugation
Conjugation of dedicar (first conjugation)
| infinitive | dedicar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | dedicant | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | dedicat | dedicada | |||||
| plural | dedicats | dedicades | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | dedico | dediques | dedica | dediquem | dediqueu | dediquen | |
| imperfect | dedicava | dedicaves | dedicava | dedicàvem | dedicàveu | dedicaven | |
| future | dedicaré | dedicaràs | dedicarà | dedicarem | dedicareu | dedicaran | |
| preterite | dediquí | dedicares | dedicà | dedicàrem | dedicàreu | dedicaren | |
| conditional | dedicaria | dedicaries | dedicaria | dedicaríem | dedicaríeu | dedicarien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | dediqui | dediquis | dediqui | dediquem | dediqueu | dediquin | |
| imperfect | dediqués | dediquessis | dediqués | dediquéssim | dediquéssiu | dediquessin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès | |
| — | dedica | dediqui | dediquem | dediqueu | dediquin | ||
Related terms
- dedicació
- dedicatori
- dedicatòria
Further reading
- “dedicar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “dedicar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “dedicar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “dedicar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Galician
Etymology
From Latin dēdicō.
Verb
dedicar (first-person singular present dedico, first-person singular preterite dediquei, past participle dedicado)
- to dedicate
- first/third-person singular future subjunctive of dedicar
- first/third-person singular personal infinitive of dedicar
Conjugation
- Note: dedic- are changed to dediqu- before front vowels (e).
Conjugation of dedicar
| singular | plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| person | first | second | third | first | second | third |
| Infinitive | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| impersonal | dedicar | |||||
| personal | dedicar | dedicares | dedicar | dedicarmos | dedicardes | dedicaren |
| Gerund | ||||||
| dedicando | ||||||
| Past participle | singular | plural | ||||
| masculine | dedicado | dedicados | ||||
| feminine | dedicada | dedicadas | ||||
| Indicative | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| present | dedico | dedicas | dedica | dedicamos | dedicades | dedican |
| imperfect | dedicaba | dedicabas | dedicaba | dedicabamos | dedicabades | dedicaban |
| preterite | dediquei | dedicaches | dedicou | dedicamos | dedicastes | dedicaron |
| pluperfect | dedicara | dedicaras | dedicara | dedicaramos | dedicarades | dedicaran |
| future | dedicarei | dedicarás | dedicará | dedicaremos | dedicaredes | dedicarán |
| conditional | dedicaría | dedicarías | dedicaría | dedicariamos | dedicariades | dedicarían |
| Subjunctive | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| present | dedique | dediques | dedique | dediquemos | dediquedes | dediquen |
| preterite | dedicase | dedicases | dedicase | dedicásemos | dedicásedes | dedicasen |
| future | dedicar | dedicares | dedicar | dedicarmos | dedicardes | dedicaren |
| Imperative | – | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| affirmative | – | dedica | dedique | dediquemos | dedicade | dediquen |
| negative | – | dediques | dedique | dediquemos | dediquedes | dediquen |
Related terms
- dedicación
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dēdicāre (“to dedicate”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /de.d͡ʒiˈka(ʁ)/ [de.d͡ʒiˈka(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /de.d͡ʒiˈka(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /de.d͡ʒiˈka(ʁ)/ [de.d͡ʒiˈka(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /de.d͡ʒiˈka(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨ.diˈkaɾ/ [dɨ.ðiˈkaɾ]
Verb
dedicar (first-person singular present dedico, first-person singular preterite dediquei, past participle dedicado)
- (ditransitive, with the indirect object taking a) to dedicate (to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes)
- Este templo foi decicado a Júpiter. ― This temple was dedicated to Jupiter.
- Synonym: consagrar
- (ditransitive, with the indirect object taking a) to dedicate; to earmark (to set apart for a special use)
- O governo pretende decicar alguns milhões de reais à construção da ponte. ― The government intends to earmark a few million reais for the bridge’s construction.
- (takes a reflexive pronoun, transitive with a or without a second object) to dedicate (to commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action)
- Eu me dediquei muito para conseguir este emprego. ― I really dedicated myself to getting this job.
- Ela se dedicou aos estudos. ― She dedicated herself to her studies.
- (ditransitive, with the indirect object taking a or para (uncommon)) to dedicate (to address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection)
- Dedico esta dissertação aos meus pais e professores. ― I dedicate this thesis to my parents and my professors.
- inflection of dedicar:
- first/third-person singular future subjunctive
- first/third-person singular personal infinitive
Conjugation
Conjugation of dedicar (c-qu alternation) (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 | dedicar | |||||
| Personal | dedicar | dedicares | dedicar | dedicarmos | dedicardes | dedicarem |
| Gerund | ||||||
| dedicando | ||||||
| Past participle | ||||||
| Masculine | dedicado | dedicados | ||||
| Feminine | dedicada | dedicadas | ||||
| Indicative | ||||||
| Present | dedico | dedicas | dedica | dedicamos | dedicais | dedicam |
| Imperfect | dedicava | dedicavas | dedicava | dedicávamos | dedicáveis | dedicavam |
| Preterite | dediquei | dedicaste | dedicou | dedicamos1, dedicámos2 | dedicastes | dedicaram |
| Pluperfect | dedicara | dedicaras | dedicara | dedicáramos | dedicáreis | dedicaram |
| Future | dedicarei | dedicarás | dedicará | dedicaremos | dedicareis | dedicarão |
| Conditional | ||||||
| dedicaria | dedicarias | dedicaria | dedicaríamos | dedicaríeis | dedicariam | |
| Subjunctive | ||||||
| Present | dedique | dediques | dedique | dediquemos | dediqueis | dediquem |
| Imperfect | dedicasse | dedicasses | dedicasse | dedicássemos | dedicásseis | dedicassem |
| Future | dedicar | dedicares | dedicar | dedicarmos | dedicardes | dedicarem |
| Imperative | ||||||
| Affirmative | dedica | dedique | dediquemos | dedicai | dediquem | |
| Negative (não) | não dediques | não dedique | não dediquemos | não dediqueis | não dediquem | |
1Brazil.
2Portugal.
Related terms
- dedicação
- dedicado
- dedicatória
- dedicatório
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin dēdicō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dediˈkaɾ/ [d̪e.ð̞iˈkaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: de‧di‧car
Verb
dedicar (first-person singular present dedico, first-person singular preterite dediqué, past participle dedicado)
- to dedicate, to spend time
- (takes a reflexive pronoun) to devote oneself
- (takes a reflexive pronoun) to engage oneself [+ a (object) = with/in]; to work
- ¿A qué te dedicas? ― What do you do for a living?
- Me dedico a la conservación. ― I work in conservation.
Conjugation
Conjugation of dedicar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
| infinitive | dedicar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | dedicando | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | dedicado | dedicada | |||||
| plural | dedicados | dedicadas | |||||
| 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 | dedico | dedicastú dedicásvos | dedica | dedicamos | dedicáis | dedican | |
| imperfect | dedicaba | dedicabas | dedicaba | dedicábamos | dedicabais | dedicaban | |
| preterite | dediqué | dedicaste | dedicó | dedicamos | dedicasteis | dedicaron | |
| future | dedicaré | dedicarás | dedicará | dedicaremos | dedicaréis | dedicarán | |
| conditional | dedicaría | dedicarías | dedicaría | dedicaríamos | dedicaríais | dedicarían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | dedique | dediquestú dediquésvos2 | dedique | dediquemos | dediquéis | dediquen | |
| imperfect (ra) | dedicara | dedicaras | dedicara | dedicáramos | dedicarais | dedicaran | |
| imperfect (se) | dedicase | dedicases | dedicase | dedicásemos | dedicaseis | dedicasen | |
| future1 | dedicare | dedicares | dedicare | dedicáremos | dedicareis | dedicaren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
| affirmative | dedicatú dedicávos | dedique | dediquemos | dedicad | dediquen | ||
| negative | no dediques | no dedique | no dediquemos | no dediquéis | no dediquen | ||
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of dedicar (c-qu 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 dedicar | |||||||
| dative | dedicarme | dedicarte | dedicarle, dedicarse | dedicarnos | dedicaros | dedicarles, dedicarse | |
| accusative | dedicarme | dedicarte | dedicarlo, dedicarla, dedicarse | dedicarnos | dedicaros | dedicarlos, dedicarlas, dedicarse | |
| with gerund dedicando | |||||||
| dative | dedicándome | dedicándote | dedicándole, dedicándose | dedicándonos | dedicándoos | dedicándoles, dedicándose | |
| accusative | dedicándome | dedicándote | dedicándolo, dedicándola, dedicándose | dedicándonos | dedicándoos | dedicándolos, dedicándolas, dedicándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative dedica | |||||||
| dative | dedícame | dedícate | dedícale | dedícanos | not used | dedícales | |
| accusative | dedícame | dedícate | dedícalo, dedícala | dedícanos | not used | dedícalos, dedícalas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative dedicá | |||||||
| dative | dedicame | dedicate | dedicale | dedicanos | not used | dedicales | |
| accusative | dedicame | dedicate | dedicalo, dedicala | dedicanos | not used | dedicalos, dedicalas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative dedique | |||||||
| dative | dedíqueme | not used | dedíquele, dedíquese | dedíquenos | not used | dedíqueles | |
| accusative | dedíqueme | not used | dedíquelo, dedíquela, dedíquese | dedíquenos | not used | dedíquelos, dedíquelas | |
| with first-person plural imperative dediquemos | |||||||
| dative | not used | dediquémoste | dediquémosle | dediquémonos | dediquémoos | dediquémosles | |
| accusative | not used | dediquémoste | dediquémoslo, dediquémosla | dediquémonos | dediquémoos | dediquémoslos, dediquémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative dedicad | |||||||
| dative | dedicadme | not used | dedicadle | dedicadnos | dedicaos | dedicadles | |
| accusative | dedicadme | not used | dedicadlo, dedicadla | dedicadnos | dedicaos | dedicadlos, dedicadlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative dediquen | |||||||
| dative | dedíquenme | not used | dedíquenle | dedíquennos | not used | dedíquenles, dedíquense | |
| accusative | dedíquenme | not used | dedíquenlo, dedíquenla | dedíquennos | not used | dedíquenlos, dedíquenlas, dedíquense | |
Related terms
- dedicación
- dedicarse
Further reading
- “dedicar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014