firmar
Asturian
Verb
firmar (first-person singular indicative present firmo, past participle firmáu)
- to sign
Conjugation
Conjugation of firmar
| infinitive | firmar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | firmando | ||||||
| past participle | m firmáu, f firmada, n firmao, m pl firmaos, f pl firmaes | ||||||
| person | first singular yo | second singular tu | third singular él/elli | first plural nosotros/nós | second plural vosotros/vós | third plural ellos | |
| indicative | present | firmo | firmes | firma | firmamos | firmáis | firmen |
| imperfect | firmaba | firmabes | firmaba | firmábemos, firmábamos | firmabeis, firmabais | firmaben | |
| preterite | firmé | firmasti, firmesti | firmó | firmemos | firmastis, firmestis | firmaron | |
| pluperfect | firmare, firmara | firmares, firmaras | firmare, firmara | firmáremos, firmáramos | firmareis, firmarais | firmaren, firmaran | |
| future | firmaré | firmarás | firmará | firmaremos | firmaréis | firmarán | |
| conditional | firmaría | firmaríes | firmaría | firmaríemos, firmaríamos | firmaríeis, firmaríais | firmaríen | |
| subjunctive | present | firme | firmes, firmas | firme | firmemos | firméis | firmen, firman |
| imperfect | firmare, firmara | firmares, firmaras | firmare, firmara | firmáremos, firmáramos | firmareis, firmarais | firmaren, firmaran | |
| imperative | — | firma | — | — | firmái | — | |
Catalan
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin firmō.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /fiɾˈma/
- (Central) IPA(key): /firˈma/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /fiɾˈmaɾ/
- Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
Verb
firmar (first-person singular present firmo, past participle firmat)
- (transitive) to sign
- Synonym: signar
Conjugation
Conjugation of firmar (first conjugation)
| infinitive | firmar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | firmant | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | firmat | firmada | |||||
| plural | firmats | firmades | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | firmo | firmes | firma | firmem | firmeu | firmen | |
| imperfect | firmava | firmaves | firmava | firmàvem | firmàveu | firmaven | |
| future | firmaré | firmaràs | firmarà | firmarem | firmareu | firmaran | |
| preterite | firmí | firmares | firmà | firmàrem | firmàreu | firmaren | |
| conditional | firmaria | firmaries | firmaria | firmaríem | firmaríeu | firmarien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | firmi | firmis | firmi | firmem | firmeu | firmin | |
| imperfect | firmés | firmessis | firmés | firméssim | firméssiu | firmessin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès | |
| — | firma | firmi | firmem | firmeu | firmin | ||
Derived terms
- firma
Related terms
- firmant
Further reading
- “firmar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician and Old Portuguese firmar, from Latin firmāre, present active infinitive of firmō (“I make firm”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [fiɾˈmaɾ]
Verb
firmar (first-person singular present firmo, first-person singular preterite firmei, past participle firmado)
- to sign (formerly, to make firm by adding one's name)
- 1441, J. L. Novo Cazón (ed.), El priorato santiaguista de Vilar de Donas en la Edad Media (1194-1500). A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 365:
- esta carta de foro et de quel eu, Joan Loppes, fize et firmey et syney de meu signo
- this contract charter that I, Xoán López, made and signed [with my name] and signed with my sign
- esta carta de foro et de quel eu, Joan Loppes, fize et firmey et syney de meu signo
- Synonym: asinar
- 1441, J. L. Novo Cazón (ed.), El priorato santiaguista de Vilar de Donas en la Edad Media (1194-1500). A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 365:
Conjugation
Conjugation of firmar
| singular | plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| person | first | second | third | first | second | third |
| Infinitive | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| impersonal | firmar | |||||
| personal | firmar | firmares | firmar | firmarmos | firmardes | firmaren |
| Gerund | ||||||
| firmando | ||||||
| Past participle | singular | plural | ||||
| masculine | firmado | firmados | ||||
| feminine | firmada | firmadas | ||||
| Indicative | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| present | firmo | firmas | firma | firmamos | firmades | firman |
| imperfect | firmaba | firmabas | firmaba | firmabamos | firmabades | firmaban |
| preterite | firmei | firmaches | firmou | firmamos | firmastes | firmaron |
| pluperfect | firmara | firmaras | firmara | firmaramos | firmarades | firmaran |
| future | firmarei | firmarás | firmará | firmaremos | firmaredes | firmarán |
| conditional | firmaría | firmarías | firmaría | firmariamos | firmariades | firmarían |
| Subjunctive | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| present | firme | firmes | firme | firmemos | firmedes | firmen |
| preterite | firmase | firmases | firmase | firmásemos | firmásedes | firmasen |
| future | firmar | firmares | firmar | firmarmos | firmardes | firmaren |
| Imperative | – | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| affirmative | – | firma | firme | firmemos | firmade | firmen |
| negative | – | firmes | firme | firmemos | firmedes | firmen |
Derived terms
- firma
References
- “firmar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “firmar” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “firmar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “firmar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “firmar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Portuguese
Verb
firmar (first-person singular present firmo, first-person singular preterite firmei, past participle firmado)
- to sign
- to stabilize
- to fix
- inflection of firmar:
- first/third-person singular future subjunctive
- first/third-person singular personal infinitive
Conjugation
Conjugation of firmar (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 | firmar | |||||
| Personal | firmar | firmares | firmar | firmarmos | firmardes | firmarem |
| Gerund | ||||||
| firmando | ||||||
| Past participle | ||||||
| Masculine | firmado | firmados | ||||
| Feminine | firmada | firmadas | ||||
| Indicative | ||||||
| Present | firmo | firmas | firma | firmamos | firmais | firmam |
| Imperfect | firmava | firmavas | firmava | firmávamos | firmáveis | firmavam |
| Preterite | firmei | firmaste | firmou | firmamos1, firmámos2 | firmastes | firmaram |
| Pluperfect | firmara | firmaras | firmara | firmáramos | firmáreis | firmaram |
| Future | firmarei | firmarás | firmará | firmaremos | firmareis | firmarão |
| Conditional | ||||||
| firmaria | firmarias | firmaria | firmaríamos | firmaríeis | firmariam | |
| Subjunctive | ||||||
| Present | firme | firmes | firme | firmemos | firmeis | firmem |
| Imperfect | firmasse | firmasses | firmasse | firmássemos | firmásseis | firmassem |
| Future | firmar | firmares | firmar | firmarmos | firmardes | firmarem |
| Imperative | ||||||
| Affirmative | firma | firme | firmemos | firmai | firmem | |
| Negative (não) | não firmes | não firme | não firmemos | não firmeis | não firmem | |
1Brazil.
2Portugal.
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin firmāre (“to make firm, to confirm”), present active infinitive of firmō. Doublet of hirmar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fiɾˈmaɾ/ [fiɾˈmaɾ]
Audio (Colombia) (file) - Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: fir‧mar
Verb
firmar (first-person singular present firmo, first-person singular preterite firmé, past participle firmado)
- to sign
- Él no quiso firmar el papel y por ende, no se pudo hacer nada.
- He didn't want to sign the paper and as a result, nothing could be done.
Conjugation
Conjugation of firmar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
| infinitive | firmar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | firmando | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | firmado | firmada | |||||
| plural | firmados | firmadas | |||||
| 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 | firmo | firmastú firmásvos | firma | firmamos | firmáis | firman | |
| imperfect | firmaba | firmabas | firmaba | firmábamos | firmabais | firmaban | |
| preterite | firmé | firmaste | firmó | firmamos | firmasteis | firmaron | |
| future | firmaré | firmarás | firmará | firmaremos | firmaréis | firmarán | |
| conditional | firmaría | firmarías | firmaría | firmaríamos | firmaríais | firmarían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | firme | firmestú firmésvos2 | firme | firmemos | firméis | firmen | |
| imperfect (ra) | firmara | firmaras | firmara | firmáramos | firmarais | firmaran | |
| imperfect (se) | firmase | firmases | firmase | firmásemos | firmaseis | firmasen | |
| future1 | firmare | firmares | firmare | firmáremos | firmareis | firmaren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
| affirmative | firmatú firmávos | firme | firmemos | firmad | firmen | ||
| negative | no firmes | no firme | no firmemos | no firméis | no firmen | ||
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of firmar
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 firmar | |||||||
| dative | firmarme | firmarte | firmarle, firmarse | firmarnos | firmaros | firmarles, firmarse | |
| accusative | firmarme | firmarte | firmarlo, firmarla, firmarse | firmarnos | firmaros | firmarlos, firmarlas, firmarse | |
| with gerund firmando | |||||||
| dative | firmándome | firmándote | firmándole, firmándose | firmándonos | firmándoos | firmándoles, firmándose | |
| accusative | firmándome | firmándote | firmándolo, firmándola, firmándose | firmándonos | firmándoos | firmándolos, firmándolas, firmándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative firma | |||||||
| dative | fírmame | fírmate | fírmale | fírmanos | not used | fírmales | |
| accusative | fírmame | fírmate | fírmalo, fírmala | fírmanos | not used | fírmalos, fírmalas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative firmá | |||||||
| dative | firmame | firmate | firmale | firmanos | not used | firmales | |
| accusative | firmame | firmate | firmalo, firmala | firmanos | not used | firmalos, firmalas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative firme | |||||||
| dative | fírmeme | not used | fírmele, fírmese | fírmenos | not used | fírmeles | |
| accusative | fírmeme | not used | fírmelo, fírmela, fírmese | fírmenos | not used | fírmelos, fírmelas | |
| with first-person plural imperative firmemos | |||||||
| dative | not used | firmémoste | firmémosle | firmémonos | firmémoos | firmémosles | |
| accusative | not used | firmémoste | firmémoslo, firmémosla | firmémonos | firmémoos | firmémoslos, firmémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative firmad | |||||||
| dative | firmadme | not used | firmadle | firmadnos | firmaos | firmadles | |
| accusative | firmadme | not used | firmadlo, firmadla | firmadnos | firmaos | firmadlos, firmadlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative firmen | |||||||
| dative | fírmenme | not used | fírmenle | fírmennos | not used | fírmenles, fírmense | |
| accusative | fírmenme | not used | fírmenlo, fírmenla | fírmennos | not used | fírmenlos, fírmenlas, fírmense | |
Derived terms
- firma
Related terms
- hirmar
Further reading
- “firmar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014