disminuir
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin diminuere, present active infinitive of dīminuō (“I break into small pieces; I diminish”).
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /diz.mi.nuˈi/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /diz.mi.nuˈiɾ/
Verb
disminuir (first-person singular present disminueixo, past participle disminuït)
- (transitive, intransitive) to decrease, to diminish
Conjugation
Conjugation of disminuir (third conjugation with -eix- infix)
| infinitive | disminuir | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | disminuint | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | disminuït | disminuïda | |||||
| plural | disminuïts | disminuïdes | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | disminueixo | disminueixes | disminueix | disminuïm | disminuïu | disminueixen | |
| imperfect | disminuïa | disminuïes | disminuïa | disminuíem | disminuíeu | disminuïen | |
| future | disminuiré | disminuiràs | disminuirà | disminuirem | disminuireu | disminuiran | |
| preterite | disminuí | disminuïres | disminuí | disminuírem | disminuíreu | disminuïren | |
| conditional | disminuiria | disminuiries | disminuiria | disminuiríem | disminuiríeu | disminuirien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | disminueixi | disminueixis | disminueixi | disminuïm | disminuïu | disminueixin | |
| imperfect | disminuís | disminuïssis | disminuís | disminuíssim | disminuíssiu | disminuïssin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès | |
| — | disminueix | disminueixi | disminuïm | disminuïu | disminueixin | ||
Synonyms
- minvar, decréixer
Antonyms
- augmentar, acréixer
Derived terms
- disminuït
Related terms
- disminució
Further reading
- “disminuir”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin diminuere, present active infinitive of dīminuō (“I break into small pieces; I diminish”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dismiˈnwiɾ/ [d̪iz.miˈnwiɾ]
- Rhymes: -iɾ
- Syllabification: dis‧mi‧nuir
Verb
disminuir (first-person singular present disminuyo, first-person singular preterite disminuí, past participle disminuido)
- to decrease
- Synonym: decrecer
Conjugation
Conjugation of disminuir (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
| infinitive | disminuir | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | disminuyendo | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | disminuido | disminuida | |||||
| plural | disminuidos | disminuidas | |||||
| 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 | disminuyo | disminuyestú disminuísvos | disminuye | disminuimos | disminuís | disminuyen | |
| imperfect | disminuía | disminuías | disminuía | disminuíamos | disminuíais | disminuían | |
| preterite | disminuí | disminuiste | disminuyó | disminuimos | disminuisteis | disminuyeron | |
| future | disminuiré | disminuirás | disminuirá | disminuiremos | disminuiréis | disminuirán | |
| conditional | disminuiría | disminuirías | disminuiría | disminuiríamos | disminuiríais | disminuirían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | disminuya | disminuyastú disminuyásvos2 | disminuya | disminuyamos | disminuyáis | disminuyan | |
| imperfect (ra) | disminuyera | disminuyeras | disminuyera | disminuyéramos | disminuyerais | disminuyeran | |
| imperfect (se) | disminuyese | disminuyeses | disminuyese | disminuyésemos | disminuyeseis | disminuyesen | |
| future1 | disminuyere | disminuyeres | disminuyere | disminuyéremos | disminuyereis | disminuyeren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
| affirmative | disminuyetú disminuívos | disminuya | disminuyamos | disminuid | disminuyan | ||
| negative | no disminuyas | no disminuya | no disminuyamos | no disminuyáis | no disminuyan | ||
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of disminuir
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 disminuir | |||||||
| dative | disminuirme | disminuirte | disminuirle, disminuirse | disminuirnos | disminuiros | disminuirles, disminuirse | |
| accusative | disminuirme | disminuirte | disminuirlo, disminuirla, disminuirse | disminuirnos | disminuiros | disminuirlos, disminuirlas, disminuirse | |
| with gerund disminuyendo | |||||||
| dative | disminuyéndome | disminuyéndote | disminuyéndole, disminuyéndose | disminuyéndonos | disminuyéndoos | disminuyéndoles, disminuyéndose | |
| accusative | disminuyéndome | disminuyéndote | disminuyéndolo, disminuyéndola, disminuyéndose | disminuyéndonos | disminuyéndoos | disminuyéndolos, disminuyéndolas, disminuyéndose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative disminuye | |||||||
| dative | disminúyeme | disminúyete | disminúyele | disminúyenos | not used | disminúyeles | |
| accusative | disminúyeme | disminúyete | disminúyelo, disminúyela | disminúyenos | not used | disminúyelos, disminúyelas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative disminuí | |||||||
| dative | disminuime | disminuite | disminuile | disminuinos | not used | disminuiles | |
| accusative | disminuime | disminuite | disminuilo, disminuila | disminuinos | not used | disminuilos, disminuilas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative disminuya | |||||||
| dative | disminúyame | not used | disminúyale, disminúyase | disminúyanos | not used | disminúyales | |
| accusative | disminúyame | not used | disminúyalo, disminúyala, disminúyase | disminúyanos | not used | disminúyalos, disminúyalas | |
| with first-person plural imperative disminuyamos | |||||||
| dative | not used | disminuyámoste | disminuyámosle | disminuyámonos | disminuyámoos | disminuyámosles | |
| accusative | not used | disminuyámoste | disminuyámoslo, disminuyámosla | disminuyámonos | disminuyámoos | disminuyámoslos, disminuyámoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative disminuid | |||||||
| dative | disminuidme | not used | disminuidle | disminuidnos | disminuíos | disminuidles | |
| accusative | disminuidme | not used | disminuidlo, disminuidla | disminuidnos | disminuíos | disminuidlos, disminuidlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative disminuyan | |||||||
| dative | disminúyanme | not used | disminúyanle | disminúyannos | not used | disminúyanles, disminúyanse | |
| accusative | disminúyanme | not used | disminúyanlo, disminúyanla | disminúyannos | not used | disminúyanlos, disminúyanlas, disminúyanse | |
Derived terms
- disminución
See also
- mermar
- rebajar
- reducir
Further reading
- “disminuir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014