definir
See also: définir
Asturian
Verb
definir
- to define
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /də.fiˈni/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /de.fiˈniɾ/
Verb
definir (first-person singular present defineixo, past participle definit)
- to define
Conjugation
Conjugation of definir (third conjugation with -eix- infix)
| infinitive | definir | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | definint | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | definit | definida | |||||
| plural | definits | definides | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | defineixo | defineixes | defineix | definim | definiu | defineixen | |
| imperfect | definia | definies | definia | definíem | definíeu | definien | |
| future | definiré | definiràs | definirà | definirem | definireu | definiran | |
| preterite | definí | definires | definí | definírem | definíreu | definiren | |
| conditional | definiria | definiries | definiria | definiríem | definiríeu | definirien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | defineixi | defineixis | defineixi | definim | definiu | defineixin | |
| imperfect | definís | definissis | definís | definíssim | definíssiu | definissin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès | |
| — | defineix | defineixi | definim | definiu | defineixin | ||
Related terms
- definició
- definit
- definitiu
Further reading
- “definir” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Galician
Etymology
From Latin dēfīnīre, present active infinitive of dēfīniō (“I bound, limit”).
Verb
definir (first-person singular present defino, first-person singular preterite definín, past participle definido)
- to define
- first/third-person singular future subjunctive of definir
- first/third-person singular personal infinitive of definir
Conjugation
Conjugation of definir
| singular | plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| person | first | second | third | first | second | third |
| Infinitive | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| impersonal | definir | |||||
| personal | definir | definires | definir | definirmos | definirdes | definiren |
| Gerund | ||||||
| definindo | ||||||
| Past participle | singular | plural | ||||
| masculine | definido | definidos | ||||
| feminine | definida | definidas | ||||
| Indicative | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| present | defino | defines | define | definimos | definides | definen |
| imperfect | definía | definías | definía | definiamos | definiades | definían |
| preterite | definín | definiches | definiu | definimos | definistes | definiron |
| pluperfect | definira | definiras | definira | definiramos | definirades | definiran |
| future | definirei | definirás | definirá | definiremos | definiredes | definirán |
| conditional | definiría | definirías | definiría | definiriamos | definiriades | definirían |
| Subjunctive | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| present | defina | definas | defina | definamos | definades | definan |
| preterite | definise | definises | definise | definísemos | definísedes | definisen |
| future | definir | definires | definir | definirmos | definirdes | definiren |
| Imperative | – | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| affirmative | – | define | defina | definamos | definide | definan |
| negative | – | definas | defina | definamos | definades | definan |
Related terms
- definición
- definido
- definitivo
Further reading
- “definir” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Interlingua
Verb
definir
- to define
Conjugation
Conjugation of definir
| infinitive | definir | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| participle | present | perfect | |
| definiente | definite | ||
| active | simple | perfect | |
| present | defini | ha definite | |
| past | definiva | habeva definite | |
| future | definira | habera definite | |
| conditional | definirea | haberea definite | |
| imperative | defini | ||
| passive | simple | perfect | |
| present | es definite | ha essite definite | |
| past | esseva definite | habeva essite definite | |
| future | essera definite | habera essite definite | |
| conditional | esserea definite | haberea essite definite | |
| imperative | sia definite | ||
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dēfīnīre (“to bound, to limit”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /de.fiˈni(ʁ)/ [de.fiˈni(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /de.fiˈni(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /de.fiˈni(ʁ)/ [de.fiˈni(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /de.fiˈni(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨ.fiˈniɾ/
Verb
definir (first-person singular present defino, first-person singular preterite defini, past participle definido)
- to define
Conjugation
Conjugation of definir (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 | definir | |||||
| Personal | definir | definires | definir | definirmos | definirdes | definirem |
| Gerund | ||||||
| definindo | ||||||
| Past participle | ||||||
| Masculine | definido | definidos | ||||
| Feminine | definida | definidas | ||||
| Indicative | ||||||
| Present | defino | defines | define | definimos | definis | definem |
| Imperfect | definia | definias | definia | definíamos | definíeis | definiam |
| Preterite | defini | definiste | definiu | definimos | definistes | definiram |
| Pluperfect | definira | definiras | definira | definíramos | definíreis | definiram |
| Future | definirei | definirás | definirá | definiremos | definireis | definirão |
| Conditional | ||||||
| definiria | definirias | definiria | definiríamos | definiríeis | definiriam | |
| Subjunctive | ||||||
| Present | defina | definas | defina | definamos | definais | definam |
| Imperfect | definisse | definisses | definisse | definíssemos | definísseis | definissem |
| Future | definir | definires | definir | definirmos | definirdes | definirem |
| Imperative | ||||||
| Affirmative | define | defina | definamos | defini | definam | |
| Negative (não) | não definas | não defina | não definamos | não definais | não definam | |
Related terms
- definição
- definido
- definitivo
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin dēfīnīre, present active infinitive of dēfīniō (“to bound, limit”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /defiˈniɾ/ [d̪e.fiˈniɾ]
Audio (Colombia) (file) - Rhymes: -iɾ
- Syllabification: de‧fi‧nir
Verb
definir (first-person singular present defino, first-person singular preterite definí, past participle definido)
- (transitive) to define
Conjugation
Conjugation of definir (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
| infinitive | definir | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | definiendo | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | definido | definida | |||||
| plural | definidos | definidas | |||||
| 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 | defino | definestú definísvos | define | definimos | definís | definen | |
| imperfect | definía | definías | definía | definíamos | definíais | definían | |
| preterite | definí | definiste | definió | definimos | definisteis | definieron | |
| future | definiré | definirás | definirá | definiremos | definiréis | definirán | |
| conditional | definiría | definirías | definiría | definiríamos | definiríais | definirían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | defina | definastú definásvos2 | defina | definamos | defináis | definan | |
| imperfect (ra) | definiera | definieras | definiera | definiéramos | definierais | definieran | |
| imperfect (se) | definiese | definieses | definiese | definiésemos | definieseis | definiesen | |
| future1 | definiere | definieres | definiere | definiéremos | definiereis | definieren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
| affirmative | definetú definívos | defina | definamos | definid | definan | ||
| negative | no definas | no defina | no definamos | no defináis | no definan | ||
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of definir
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 definir | |||||||
| dative | definirme | definirte | definirle, definirse | definirnos | definiros | definirles, definirse | |
| accusative | definirme | definirte | definirlo, definirla, definirse | definirnos | definiros | definirlos, definirlas, definirse | |
| with gerund definiendo | |||||||
| dative | definiéndome | definiéndote | definiéndole, definiéndose | definiéndonos | definiéndoos | definiéndoles, definiéndose | |
| accusative | definiéndome | definiéndote | definiéndolo, definiéndola, definiéndose | definiéndonos | definiéndoos | definiéndolos, definiéndolas, definiéndose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative define | |||||||
| dative | defíneme | defínete | defínele | defínenos | not used | defíneles | |
| accusative | defíneme | defínete | defínelo, defínela | defínenos | not used | defínelos, defínelas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative definí | |||||||
| dative | definime | definite | definile | defininos | not used | definiles | |
| accusative | definime | definite | definilo, definila | defininos | not used | definilos, definilas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative defina | |||||||
| dative | defíname | not used | defínale, defínase | defínanos | not used | defínales | |
| accusative | defíname | not used | defínalo, defínala, defínase | defínanos | not used | defínalos, defínalas | |
| with first-person plural imperative definamos | |||||||
| dative | not used | definámoste | definámosle | definámonos | definámoos | definámosles | |
| accusative | not used | definámoste | definámoslo, definámosla | definámonos | definámoos | definámoslos, definámoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative definid | |||||||
| dative | definidme | not used | definidle | definidnos | definíos | definidles | |
| accusative | definidme | not used | definidlo, definidla | definidnos | definíos | definidlos, definidlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative definan | |||||||
| dative | defínanme | not used | defínanle | defínannos | not used | defínanles, defínanse | |
| accusative | defínanme | not used | defínanlo, defínanla | defínannos | not used | defínanlos, defínanlas, defínanse | |
Derived terms
- autodefinirse
- redefinir
Related terms
- definición
- definido
- definitivo
Further reading
- “definir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014