exigir
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin exigō, attested from 1388.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /əɡ.ziˈʒi/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /eɡ.ziˈd͡ʒiɾ/
Verb
exigir (first-person singular present exigeixo, past participle exigit)
- to demand
Conjugation
Conjugation of exigir (third conjugation with -eix- infix)
| infinitive | exigir | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | exigint | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | exigit | exigida | |||||
| plural | exigits | exigides | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | exigeixo | exigeixes | exigeix | exigim | exigiu | exigeixen | |
| imperfect | exigia | exigies | exigia | exigíem | exigíeu | exigien | |
| future | exigiré | exigiràs | exigirà | exigirem | exigireu | exigiran | |
| preterite | exigí | exigires | exigí | exigírem | exigíreu | exigiren | |
| conditional | exigiria | exigiries | exigiria | exigiríem | exigiríeu | exigirien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | exigeixi | exigeixis | exigeixi | exigim | exigiu | exigeixin | |
| imperfect | exigís | exigissis | exigís | exigíssim | exigíssiu | exigissin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès | |
| — | exigeix | exigeixi | exigim | exigiu | exigeixin | ||
Related terms
- exigència
- exigent
References
- “exigir”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
Further reading
- “exigir” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “exigir” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “exigir” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Occitan
Etymology
From Latin exigō.
Pronunciation
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Verb
exigir
- to demand
Conjugation
Conjugation of exigir in 
Lengadocian (Central Occitan)
Lengadocian (Central Occitan)| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | exigir | ?er exigit | |||||
| past participle | exigit | — | |||||
| gerund | exigissent | ?ent exigit | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles | |
| present | exigissi | exigisses | exigís | exigissèm | exigissètz | exigisson | |
| imperfect | exigissiái | exigissiás | exigissiá | exigissiam | exigissiatz | exigissián | |
| preterite | exigiguèri | exigiguères | exigiguèt | exigiguèrem | exigiguèretz | exigiguèron | |
| future | exigirai | exigiràs | exigirà | exigirem | exigiretz | exigiràn | |
| conditional | exigiriái | exigiriás | exigiriá | exigiriam | exigiriatz | exigirián | |
| conditional 2nd form1 | exigiguèra | exigiguèras | exigiguèra | exigigueram | exigigueratz | exigiguèran | |
| 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 | exigisca | exigiscas | exigisca | exigiscam | exigiscatz | exigiscan | |
| imperfect | exigiguèsse | exigiguèsses | exigiguèsse | exigiguèssem | exigiguèssetz | exigiguèsson | |
| 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 | — | |
| exigís | exigiscam | exigissetz | 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects | ||||
Related terms
- exigéncia
- exigent
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin exigere.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /e.ziˈʒi(ʁ)/ [e.ziˈʒi(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /e.ziˈʒi(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /e.ziˈʒi(ʁ)/ [e.ziˈʒi(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /e.ziˈʒi(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /i.ziˈʒiɾ/
Verb
exigir (first-person singular present exijo, first-person singular preterite exigi, past participle exigido)
- to require, need
- to ask, demand
- Synonym: demandar
Conjugation
Conjugation of exigir (g-j 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 | exigir | |||||
| Personal | exigir | exigires | exigir | exigirmos | exigirdes | exigirem |
| Gerund | ||||||
| exigindo | ||||||
| Past participle | ||||||
| Masculine | exigido | exigidos | ||||
| Feminine | exigida | exigidas | ||||
| Indicative | ||||||
| Present | exijo | exiges | exige | exigimos | exigis | exigem |
| Imperfect | exigia | exigias | exigia | exigíamos | exigíeis | exigiam |
| Preterite | exigi | exigiste | exigiu | exigimos | exigistes | exigiram |
| Pluperfect | exigira | exigiras | exigira | exigíramos | exigíreis | exigiram |
| Future | exigirei | exigirás | exigirá | exigiremos | exigireis | exigirão |
| Conditional | ||||||
| exigiria | exigirias | exigiria | exigiríamos | exigiríeis | exigiriam | |
| Subjunctive | ||||||
| Present | exija | exijas | exija | exijamos | exijais | exijam |
| Imperfect | exigisse | exigisses | exigisse | exigíssemos | exigísseis | exigissem |
| Future | exigir | exigires | exigir | exigirmos | exigirdes | exigirem |
| Imperative | ||||||
| Affirmative | exige | exija | exijamos | exigi | exijam | |
| Negative (não) | não exijas | não exija | não exijamos | não exijais | não exijam | |
Related terms
- exigência
- exigente
Further reading
- “exigir” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin exigere, present active infinitive of exigō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eɡsiˈxiɾ/ [eɣ̞.siˈxiɾ]
- Rhymes: -iɾ
- Syllabification: e‧xi‧gir
Verb
exigir (first-person singular present exijo, first-person singular preterite exigí, past participle exigido)
- (transitive) to demand; to require; to call for
- Synonym: demandar
- (transitive) to exact
- (transitive) to hold (e.g., accountable)
- (reflexive) to be required, to be demanded
Conjugation
Conjugation of exigir (g-j alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
| infinitive | exigir | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | exigiendo | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | exigido | exigida | |||||
| plural | exigidos | exigidas | |||||
| 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 | exijo | exigestú exigísvos | exige | exigimos | exigís | exigen | |
| imperfect | exigía | exigías | exigía | exigíamos | exigíais | exigían | |
| preterite | exigí | exigiste | exigió | exigimos | exigisteis | exigieron | |
| future | exigiré | exigirás | exigirá | exigiremos | exigiréis | exigirán | |
| conditional | exigiría | exigirías | exigiría | exigiríamos | exigiríais | exigirían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | exija | exijastú exijásvos2 | exija | exijamos | exijáis | exijan | |
| imperfect (ra) | exigiera | exigieras | exigiera | exigiéramos | exigierais | exigieran | |
| imperfect (se) | exigiese | exigieses | exigiese | exigiésemos | exigieseis | exigiesen | |
| future1 | exigiere | exigieres | exigiere | exigiéremos | exigiereis | exigieren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
| affirmative | exigetú exigívos | exija | exijamos | exigid | exijan | ||
| negative | no exijas | no exija | no exijamos | no exijáis | no exijan | ||
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of exigir (g-j 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 exigir | |||||||
| dative | exigirme | exigirte | exigirle, exigirse | exigirnos | exigiros | exigirles, exigirse | |
| accusative | exigirme | exigirte | exigirlo, exigirla, exigirse | exigirnos | exigiros | exigirlos, exigirlas, exigirse | |
| with gerund exigiendo | |||||||
| dative | exigiéndome | exigiéndote | exigiéndole, exigiéndose | exigiéndonos | exigiéndoos | exigiéndoles, exigiéndose | |
| accusative | exigiéndome | exigiéndote | exigiéndolo, exigiéndola, exigiéndose | exigiéndonos | exigiéndoos | exigiéndolos, exigiéndolas, exigiéndose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative exige | |||||||
| dative | exígeme | exígete | exígele | exígenos | not used | exígeles | |
| accusative | exígeme | exígete | exígelo, exígela | exígenos | not used | exígelos, exígelas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative exigí | |||||||
| dative | exigime | exigite | exigile | exiginos | not used | exigiles | |
| accusative | exigime | exigite | exigilo, exigila | exiginos | not used | exigilos, exigilas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative exija | |||||||
| dative | exíjame | not used | exíjale, exíjase | exíjanos | not used | exíjales | |
| accusative | exíjame | not used | exíjalo, exíjala, exíjase | exíjanos | not used | exíjalos, exíjalas | |
| with first-person plural imperative exijamos | |||||||
| dative | not used | exijámoste | exijámosle | exijámonos | exijámoos | exijámosles | |
| accusative | not used | exijámoste | exijámoslo, exijámosla | exijámonos | exijámoos | exijámoslos, exijámoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative exigid | |||||||
| dative | exigidme | not used | exigidle | exigidnos | exigíos | exigidles | |
| accusative | exigidme | not used | exigidlo, exigidla | exigidnos | exigíos | exigidlos, exigidlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative exijan | |||||||
| dative | exíjanme | not used | exíjanle | exíjannos | not used | exíjanles, exíjanse | |
| accusative | exíjanme | not used | exíjanlo, exíjanla | exíjannos | not used | exíjanlos, exíjanlas, exíjanse | |
Related terms
- exigente
- exigencia
Further reading
- “exigir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014