distinguir
Galician
Etymology
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Verb
distinguir (first-person singular present distingo, first-person singular preterite distinguín, past participle distinguido)
- to distinguish
Conjugation
- Note: distingu- are changed to disting- before back vowels (o, a).
Conjugation of distinguir
| singular | plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| person | first | second | third | first | second | third |
| Infinitive | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| impersonal | distinguir | |||||
| personal | distinguir | distinguires | distinguir | distinguirmos | distinguirdes | distinguiren |
| Gerund | ||||||
| distinguindo | ||||||
| Past participle | singular | plural | ||||
| masculine | distinguido | distinguidos | ||||
| feminine | distinguida | distinguidas | ||||
| Indicative | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| present | distingo | distingues | distingue | distinguimos | distinguides | distinguen |
| imperfect | distinguía | distinguías | distinguía | distinguiamos | distinguiades | distinguían |
| preterite | distinguín | distinguiches | distinguiu | distinguimos | distinguistes | distinguiron |
| pluperfect | distinguira | distinguiras | distinguira | distinguiramos | distinguirades | distinguiran |
| future | distinguirei | distinguirás | distinguirá | distinguiremos | distinguiredes | distinguirán |
| conditional | distinguiría | distinguirías | distinguiría | distinguiriamos | distinguiriades | distinguirían |
| Subjunctive | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| present | distinga | distingas | distinga | distingamos | distingades | distingan |
| preterite | distinguise | distinguises | distinguise | distinguísemos | distinguísedes | distinguisen |
| future | distinguir | distinguires | distinguir | distinguirmos | distinguirdes | distinguiren |
| Imperative | – | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| affirmative | – | distingue | distinga | distingamos | distinguide | distingan |
| negative | – | distingas | distinga | distingamos | distingades | distingan |
Further reading
- “distinguir” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Occitan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin distinguere, present active infinitive of distinguō.
Pronunciation
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Verb
distinguir
- to distinguish
- Synonym: diferenciar
Conjugation
Conjugation of distinguir in 
Lengadocian (Central Occitan)
Lengadocian (Central Occitan)| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | distinguir | ?er distinguit | |||||
| past participle | distinguit | — | |||||
| gerund | distinguissent | ?ent distinguit | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles | |
| present | distinguissi | distinguisses | distinguís | distinguissèm | distinguissètz | distinguisson | |
| imperfect | distinguissiái | distinguissiás | distinguissiá | distinguissiam | distinguissiatz | distinguissián | |
| preterite | distinguiguèri | distinguiguères | distinguiguèt | distinguiguèrem | distinguiguèretz | distinguiguèron | |
| future | distinguirai | distinguiràs | distinguirà | distinguirem | distinguiretz | distinguiràn | |
| conditional | distinguiriái | distinguiriás | distinguiriá | distinguiriam | distinguiriatz | distinguirián | |
| conditional 2nd form1 | distinguiguèra | distinguiguèras | distinguiguèra | distinguigueram | distinguigueratz | distinguiguèran | |
| compound tenses | present perfect | use the present tense of ?er plus the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect tense of ?er plus the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | use the preterite tense of ?er plus the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | use the future tense of ?er plus the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | use the conditional tense of ?er plus the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que ieu | que tu | que el | que nosautres | que vosautres | que eles | |
| present | distinguisca | distinguiscas | distinguisca | distinguiscam | distinguiscatz | distinguiscan | |
| imperfect | distinguiguèsse | distinguiguèsses | distinguiguèsse | distinguiguèssem | distinguiguèssetz | distinguiguèsson | |
| compound tenses | past | use the present subjunctive of ?er plus the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of ?er plus the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — | |
| distinguís | distinguiscam | distinguissetz | 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects | ||||
Related terms
- distincion
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin distinguere.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒis.t͡ʃĩˈɡwi(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒis.t͡ʃĩˈɡwi(h)], /d͡ʒis.t͡ʃĩˈɡi(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒis.t͡ʃĩˈɡi(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /d͡ʒis.t͡ʃĩˈɡwi(ɾ)/, /d͡ʒis.t͡ʃĩˈɡi(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /d͡ʒiʃ.t͡ʃĩˈɡwi(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiʃ.t͡ʃĩˈɡwi(χ)], /d͡ʒiʃ.t͡ʃĩˈɡi(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiʃ.t͡ʃĩˈɡi(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒis.t͡ʃĩˈɡwi(ɻ)/, /d͡ʒis.t͡ʃĩˈɡi(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /diʃ.tĩˈɡiɾ/
- Hyphenation: dis‧tin‧guir
Verb
distinguir (first-person singular present distingo, first-person singular preterite distingui, past participle distinguido, short past participle distinto)
- to distinguish, discern (tell apart)
- to differentiate
Conjugation
Conjugation of distinguir (irregular short past participle; g-gu 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 | distinguir | |||||
| Personal | distinguir | distinguires | distinguir | distinguirmos | distinguirdes | distinguirem |
| Gerund | ||||||
| distinguindo | ||||||
| Short past participle | ||||||
| Masculine | distinto1 | distintos1 | ||||
| Feminine | distinta1 | distintas1 | ||||
| Long past participle | ||||||
| Masculine | distinguido2 | distinguidos2 | ||||
| Feminine | distinguida2 | distinguidas2 | ||||
| Indicative | ||||||
| Present | distingo | distingues | distingue | distinguimos | distinguis | distinguem |
| Imperfect | distinguia | distinguias | distinguia | distinguíamos | distinguíeis | distinguiam |
| Preterite | distingui | distinguiste | distinguiu | distinguimos | distinguistes | distinguiram |
| Pluperfect | distinguira | distinguiras | distinguira | distinguíramos | distinguíreis | distinguiram |
| Future | distinguirei | distinguirás | distinguirá | distinguiremos | distinguireis | distinguirão |
| Conditional | ||||||
| distinguiria | distinguirias | distinguiria | distinguiríamos | distinguiríeis | distinguiriam | |
| Subjunctive | ||||||
| Present | distinga | distingas | distinga | distingamos | distingais | distingam |
| Imperfect | distinguisse | distinguisses | distinguisse | distinguíssemos | distinguísseis | distinguissem |
| Future | distinguir | distinguires | distinguir | distinguirmos | distinguirdes | distinguirem |
| Imperative | ||||||
| Affirmative | distingue | distinga | distingamos | distingui | distingam | |
| Negative (não) | não distingas | não distinga | não distingamos | não distingais | não distingam | |
1Usually used with auxiliary verbs ser and estar.
2Usually used with auxiliary verbs haver and ter.
Related terms
- distinção
- distinto
- extinguir
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin distinguere, present active infinitive of distinguō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /distinˈɡiɾ/ [d̪is.t̪ĩŋˈɡiɾ]
- Rhymes: -iɾ
- Syllabification: dis‧tin‧guir
Verb
distinguir (first-person singular present distingo, first-person singular preterite distinguí, past participle distinguido)
- to distinguish, discern
- to differentiate
- to make out, manage to see, hear etc.
- No distingo el número de la casa
- I cannot make out the house number.
- (reflexive) to stand out, be distinguishable or differentiable, to distinguish oneself
- Se distinguen por su acento
- They stand out because of their accent.
Conjugation
Conjugation of distinguir (g-gu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
| infinitive | distinguir | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | distinguiendo | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | distinguido | distinguida | |||||
| plural | distinguidos | distinguidas | |||||
| 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 | distingo | distinguestú distinguísvos | distingue | distinguimos | distinguís | distinguen | |
| imperfect | distinguía | distinguías | distinguía | distinguíamos | distinguíais | distinguían | |
| preterite | distinguí | distinguiste | distinguió | distinguimos | distinguisteis | distinguieron | |
| future | distinguiré | distinguirás | distinguirá | distinguiremos | distinguiréis | distinguirán | |
| conditional | distinguiría | distinguirías | distinguiría | distinguiríamos | distinguiríais | distinguirían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | distinga | distingastú distingásvos2 | distinga | distingamos | distingáis | distingan | |
| imperfect (ra) | distinguiera | distinguieras | distinguiera | distinguiéramos | distinguierais | distinguieran | |
| imperfect (se) | distinguiese | distinguieses | distinguiese | distinguiésemos | distinguieseis | distinguiesen | |
| future1 | distinguiere | distinguieres | distinguiere | distinguiéremos | distinguiereis | distinguieren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
| affirmative | distinguetú distinguívos | distinga | distingamos | distinguid | distingan | ||
| negative | no distingas | no distinga | no distingamos | no distingáis | no distingan | ||
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of distinguir (g-gu 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 distinguir | |||||||
| dative | distinguirme | distinguirte | distinguirle, distinguirse | distinguirnos | distinguiros | distinguirles, distinguirse | |
| accusative | distinguirme | distinguirte | distinguirlo, distinguirla, distinguirse | distinguirnos | distinguiros | distinguirlos, distinguirlas, distinguirse | |
| with gerund distinguiendo | |||||||
| dative | distinguiéndome | distinguiéndote | distinguiéndole, distinguiéndose | distinguiéndonos | distinguiéndoos | distinguiéndoles, distinguiéndose | |
| accusative | distinguiéndome | distinguiéndote | distinguiéndolo, distinguiéndola, distinguiéndose | distinguiéndonos | distinguiéndoos | distinguiéndolos, distinguiéndolas, distinguiéndose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative distingue | |||||||
| dative | distíngueme | distínguete | distínguele | distínguenos | not used | distíngueles | |
| accusative | distíngueme | distínguete | distínguelo, distínguela | distínguenos | not used | distínguelos, distínguelas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative distinguí | |||||||
| dative | distinguime | distinguite | distinguile | distinguinos | not used | distinguiles | |
| accusative | distinguime | distinguite | distinguilo, distinguila | distinguinos | not used | distinguilos, distinguilas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative distinga | |||||||
| dative | distíngame | not used | distíngale, distíngase | distínganos | not used | distíngales | |
| accusative | distíngame | not used | distíngalo, distíngala, distíngase | distínganos | not used | distíngalos, distíngalas | |
| with first-person plural imperative distingamos | |||||||
| dative | not used | distingámoste | distingámosle | distingámonos | distingámoos | distingámosles | |
| accusative | not used | distingámoste | distingámoslo, distingámosla | distingámonos | distingámoos | distingámoslos, distingámoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative distinguid | |||||||
| dative | distinguidme | not used | distinguidle | distinguidnos | distinguíos | distinguidles | |
| accusative | distinguidme | not used | distinguidlo, distinguidla | distinguidnos | distinguíos | distinguidlos, distinguidlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative distingan | |||||||
| dative | distínganme | not used | distínganle | distíngannos | not used | distínganles, distínganse | |
| accusative | distínganme | not used | distínganlo, distínganla | distíngannos | not used | distínganlos, distínganlas, distínganse | |
Related terms
- distinción f
- distinto (adjective)
- extinguir (verb)
See also
- reconocer (verb)
Further reading
- “distinguir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014