designar
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dēsignō, dēsignāre. Doublet of dissenyar.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /də.ziɡˈna/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /de.ziɡˈnaɾ/
- Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
Verb
designar (first-person singular present designo, past participle designat)
- to designate
Conjugation
Conjugation of designar (first conjugation)
| infinitive | designar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | designant | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | designat | designada | |||||
| plural | designats | designades | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | designo | designes | designa | designem | designeu | designen | |
| imperfect | designava | designaves | designava | designàvem | designàveu | designaven | |
| future | designaré | designaràs | designarà | designarem | designareu | designaran | |
| preterite | designí | designares | designà | designàrem | designàreu | designaren | |
| conditional | designaria | designaries | designaria | designaríem | designaríeu | designarien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | designi | designis | designi | designem | designeu | designin | |
| imperfect | designés | designessis | designés | designéssim | designéssiu | designessin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès | |
| — | designa | designi | designem | designeu | designin | ||
Related terms
- designació
Further reading
- “designar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “designar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “designar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “designar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Galician
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dēsignō, dēsignāre. Doublet of deseñar.
Verb
designar (first-person singular present designo, first-person singular preterite designei, past participle designado)
- to designate
Conjugation
Conjugation of designar
| singular | plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| person | first | second | third | first | second | third |
| Infinitive | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| impersonal | designar | |||||
| personal | designar | designares | designar | designarmos | designardes | designaren |
| Gerund | ||||||
| designando | ||||||
| Past participle | singular | plural | ||||
| masculine | designado | designados | ||||
| feminine | designada | designadas | ||||
| Indicative | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| present | designo | designas | designa | designamos | designades | designan |
| imperfect | designaba | designabas | designaba | designabamos | designabades | designaban |
| preterite | designei | designaches | designou | designamos | designastes | designaron |
| pluperfect | designara | designaras | designara | designaramos | designarades | designaran |
| future | designarei | designarás | designará | designaremos | designaredes | designarán |
| conditional | designaría | designarías | designaría | designariamos | designariades | designarían |
| Subjunctive | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| present | designe | designes | designe | designemos | designedes | designen |
| preterite | designase | designases | designase | designásemos | designásedes | designasen |
| future | designar | designares | designar | designarmos | designardes | designaren |
| Imperative | – | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| affirmative | – | designa | designe | designemos | designade | designen |
| negative | – | designes | designe | designemos | designedes | designen |
Related terms
- designación
Further reading
- “designar” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Interlingua
Verb
designar
- to design
Conjugation
Conjugation of designar
| infinitive | designar | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| participle | present | perfect | |
| designante | designate | ||
| active | simple | perfect | |
| present | designa | ha designate | |
| past | designava | habeva designate | |
| future | designara | habera designate | |
| conditional | designarea | haberea designate | |
| imperative | designa | ||
| passive | simple | perfect | |
| present | es designate | ha essite designate | |
| past | esseva designate | habeva essite designate | |
| future | essera designate | habera essite designate | |
| conditional | esserea designate | haberea essite designate | |
| imperative | sia designate | ||
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dēsignāre. Doublet of desenhar and design.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /de.zi.ɡiˈna(ʁ)/ [de.zi.ɡiˈna(h)], /de.ziɡˈna(ʁ)/ [de.ziɡˈna(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /de.zi.ɡiˈna(ɾ)/, /de.ziɡˈna(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /de.zi.ɡiˈna(ʁ)/ [de.zi.ɡiˈna(χ)], /de.ziɡˈna(ʁ)/ [de.ziɡˈna(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /de.ziɡˈna(ɻ)/, /de.zi.ɡiˈna(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨ.ziˈɡnaɾ/ [dɨ.ziˈɣnaɾ]
Verb
designar (first-person singular present designo, first-person singular preterite designei, past participle designado)
- to designate
- to appoint, nominate
- inflection of designar:
- first/third-person singular future subjunctive
- first/third-person singular personal infinitive
Conjugation
Conjugation of designar (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 | designar | |||||
| Personal | designar | designares | designar | designarmos | designardes | designarem |
| Gerund | ||||||
| designando | ||||||
| Past participle | ||||||
| Masculine | designado | designados | ||||
| Feminine | designada | designadas | ||||
| Indicative | ||||||
| Present | designo | designas | designa | designamos | designais | designam |
| Imperfect | designava | designavas | designava | designávamos | designáveis | designavam |
| Preterite | designei | designaste | designou | designamos1, designámos2 | designastes | designaram |
| Pluperfect | designara | designaras | designara | designáramos | designáreis | designaram |
| Future | designarei | designarás | designará | designaremos | designareis | designarão |
| Conditional | ||||||
| designaria | designarias | designaria | designaríamos | designaríeis | designariam | |
| Subjunctive | ||||||
| Present | designe | designes | designe | designemos | designeis | designem |
| Imperfect | designasse | designasses | designasse | designássemos | designásseis | designassem |
| Future | designar | designares | designar | designarmos | designardes | designarem |
| Imperative | ||||||
| Affirmative | designa | designe | designemos | designai | designem | |
| Negative (não) | não designes | não designe | não designemos | não designeis | não designem | |
1Brazil.
2Portugal.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dēsignō, dēsignāre. Doublet of diseñar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /desiɡˈnaɾ/ [d̪e.siɣ̞ˈnaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: de‧sig‧nar
Verb
designar (first-person singular present designo, first-person singular preterite designé, past participle designado)
- to designate
Conjugation
Conjugation of designar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
| infinitive | designar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | designando | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | designado | designada | |||||
| plural | designados | designadas | |||||
| 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 | designo | designastú designásvos | designa | designamos | designáis | designan | |
| imperfect | designaba | designabas | designaba | designábamos | designabais | designaban | |
| preterite | designé | designaste | designó | designamos | designasteis | designaron | |
| future | designaré | designarás | designará | designaremos | designaréis | designarán | |
| conditional | designaría | designarías | designaría | designaríamos | designaríais | designarían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | designe | designestú designésvos2 | designe | designemos | designéis | designen | |
| imperfect (ra) | designara | designaras | designara | designáramos | designarais | designaran | |
| imperfect (se) | designase | designases | designase | designásemos | designaseis | designasen | |
| future1 | designare | designares | designare | designáremos | designareis | designaren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
| affirmative | designatú designávos | designe | designemos | designad | designen | ||
| negative | no designes | no designe | no designemos | no designéis | no designen | ||
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of designar
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 designar | |||||||
| dative | designarme | designarte | designarle, designarse | designarnos | designaros | designarles, designarse | |
| accusative | designarme | designarte | designarlo, designarla, designarse | designarnos | designaros | designarlos, designarlas, designarse | |
| with gerund designando | |||||||
| dative | designándome | designándote | designándole, designándose | designándonos | designándoos | designándoles, designándose | |
| accusative | designándome | designándote | designándolo, designándola, designándose | designándonos | designándoos | designándolos, designándolas, designándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative designa | |||||||
| dative | desígname | desígnate | desígnale | desígnanos | not used | desígnales | |
| accusative | desígname | desígnate | desígnalo, desígnala | desígnanos | not used | desígnalos, desígnalas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative designá | |||||||
| dative | designame | designate | designale | designanos | not used | designales | |
| accusative | designame | designate | designalo, designala | designanos | not used | designalos, designalas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative designe | |||||||
| dative | desígneme | not used | desígnele, desígnese | desígnenos | not used | desígneles | |
| accusative | desígneme | not used | desígnelo, desígnela, desígnese | desígnenos | not used | desígnelos, desígnelas | |
| with first-person plural imperative designemos | |||||||
| dative | not used | designémoste | designémosle | designémonos | designémoos | designémosles | |
| accusative | not used | designémoste | designémoslo, designémosla | designémonos | designémoos | designémoslos, designémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative designad | |||||||
| dative | designadme | not used | designadle | designadnos | designaos | designadles | |
| accusative | designadme | not used | designadlo, designadla | designadnos | designaos | designadlos, designadlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative designen | |||||||
| dative | desígnenme | not used | desígnenle | desígnennos | not used | desígnenles, desígnense | |
| accusative | desígnenme | not used | desígnenlo, desígnenla | desígnennos | not used | desígnenlos, desígnenlas, desígnense | |
Related terms
- designación
Further reading
- “designar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014