inclinar
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin inclīnāre, present active infinitive of inclīnō (“incline, tilt”).
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /iŋ.kliˈna/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /iŋ.kliˈnaɾ/
- Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
Verb
inclinar (first-person singular present inclino, past participle inclinat)
- (transitive, intransitive) to incline, to tilt, to slope
- (transitive, figurative) to persuade (a to)
- Synonym: persuadir
- (reflexive) to stoop, bend, bow
- (takes a reflexive pronoun, figurative) to be inclined
Conjugation
Conjugation of inclinar (first conjugation)
| infinitive | inclinar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | inclinant | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | inclinat | inclinada | |||||
| plural | inclinats | inclinades | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | inclino | inclines | inclina | inclinem | inclineu | inclinen | |
| imperfect | inclinava | inclinaves | inclinava | inclinàvem | inclinàveu | inclinaven | |
| future | inclinaré | inclinaràs | inclinarà | inclinarem | inclinareu | inclinaran | |
| preterite | incliní | inclinares | inclinà | inclinàrem | inclinàreu | inclinaren | |
| conditional | inclinaria | inclinaries | inclinaria | inclinaríem | inclinaríeu | inclinarien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | inclini | inclinis | inclini | inclinem | inclineu | inclinin | |
| imperfect | inclinés | inclinessis | inclinés | inclinéssim | inclinéssiu | inclinessin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès | |
| — | inclina | inclini | inclinem | inclineu | inclinin | ||
Related terms
- inclinació
- inclinat
Further reading
- “inclinar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “inclinar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
Galician
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin inclīnāre, present active infinitive of inclīnō (“incline, tilt”).
Verb
inclinar (first-person singular present inclino, first-person singular preterite inclinei, past participle inclinado)
- to tilt
- first/third-person singular future subjunctive of inclinar
- first/third-person singular personal infinitive of inclinar
Conjugation
Conjugation of inclinar
| singular | plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| person | first | second | third | first | second | third |
| Infinitive | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| impersonal | inclinar | |||||
| personal | inclinar | inclinares | inclinar | inclinarmos | inclinardes | inclinaren |
| Gerund | ||||||
| inclinando | ||||||
| Past participle | singular | plural | ||||
| masculine | inclinado | inclinados | ||||
| feminine | inclinada | inclinadas | ||||
| Indicative | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| present | inclino | inclinas | inclina | inclinamos | inclinades | inclinan |
| imperfect | inclinaba | inclinabas | inclinaba | inclinabamos | inclinabades | inclinaban |
| preterite | inclinei | inclinaches | inclinou | inclinamos | inclinastes | inclinaron |
| pluperfect | inclinara | inclinaras | inclinara | inclinaramos | inclinarades | inclinaran |
| future | inclinarei | inclinarás | inclinará | inclinaremos | inclinaredes | inclinarán |
| conditional | inclinaría | inclinarías | inclinaría | inclinariamos | inclinariades | inclinarían |
| Subjunctive | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| present | incline | inclines | incline | inclinemos | inclinedes | inclinen |
| preterite | inclinase | inclinases | inclinase | inclinásemos | inclinásedes | inclinasen |
| future | inclinar | inclinares | inclinar | inclinarmos | inclinardes | inclinaren |
| Imperative | – | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| affirmative | – | inclina | incline | inclinemos | inclinade | inclinen |
| negative | – | inclines | incline | inclinemos | inclinedes | inclinen |
Related terms
- inclinación
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin inclīnāre (“to incline, to tilt”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.kliˈna(ʁ)/ [ĩ.kliˈna(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ĩ.kliˈna(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ĩ.kliˈna(ʁ)/ [ĩ.kliˈna(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.kliˈna(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ĩ.kliˈnaɾ/
- Hyphenation: in‧cli‧nar
Verb
inclinar (first-person singular present inclino, first-person singular preterite inclinei, past participle inclinado)
- to tilt, tip
- to incline, slope
Conjugation
Conjugation of inclinar (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 | inclinar | |||||
| Personal | inclinar | inclinares | inclinar | inclinarmos | inclinardes | inclinarem |
| Gerund | ||||||
| inclinando | ||||||
| Past participle | ||||||
| Masculine | inclinado | inclinados | ||||
| Feminine | inclinada | inclinadas | ||||
| Indicative | ||||||
| Present | inclino | inclinas | inclina | inclinamos | inclinais | inclinam |
| Imperfect | inclinava | inclinavas | inclinava | inclinávamos | inclináveis | inclinavam |
| Preterite | inclinei | inclinaste | inclinou | inclinamos1, inclinámos2 | inclinastes | inclinaram |
| Pluperfect | inclinara | inclinaras | inclinara | inclináramos | inclináreis | inclinaram |
| Future | inclinarei | inclinarás | inclinará | inclinaremos | inclinareis | inclinarão |
| Conditional | ||||||
| inclinaria | inclinarias | inclinaria | inclinaríamos | inclinaríeis | inclinariam | |
| Subjunctive | ||||||
| Present | incline | inclines | incline | inclinemos | inclineis | inclinem |
| Imperfect | inclinasse | inclinasses | inclinasse | inclinássemos | inclinásseis | inclinassem |
| Future | inclinar | inclinares | inclinar | inclinarmos | inclinardes | inclinarem |
| Imperative | ||||||
| Affirmative | inclina | incline | inclinemos | inclinai | inclinem | |
| Negative (não) | não inclines | não incline | não inclinemos | não inclineis | não inclinem | |
1Brazil.
2Portugal.
Related terms
- inclinação
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin inclīnāre, present active infinitive of inclīnō (“incline, tilt”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /inkliˈnaɾ/ [ĩŋ.kliˈnaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: in‧cli‧nar
Verb
inclinar (first-person singular present inclino, first-person singular preterite incliné, past participle inclinado)
- (transitive) to tilt
- (reflexive) to bow, to lean (physically)
- Inclínese ante su Dios.
- Bow down before your God.
- (reflexive) to be inclined
- me inclino a pensar tiene razón
- I'm inclined to think she is right
Conjugation
Conjugation of inclinar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
| infinitive | inclinar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | inclinando | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | inclinado | inclinada | |||||
| plural | inclinados | inclinadas | |||||
| 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 | inclino | inclinastú inclinásvos | inclina | inclinamos | inclináis | inclinan | |
| imperfect | inclinaba | inclinabas | inclinaba | inclinábamos | inclinabais | inclinaban | |
| preterite | incliné | inclinaste | inclinó | inclinamos | inclinasteis | inclinaron | |
| future | inclinaré | inclinarás | inclinará | inclinaremos | inclinaréis | inclinarán | |
| conditional | inclinaría | inclinarías | inclinaría | inclinaríamos | inclinaríais | inclinarían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | incline | inclinestú inclinésvos2 | incline | inclinemos | inclinéis | inclinen | |
| imperfect (ra) | inclinara | inclinaras | inclinara | inclináramos | inclinarais | inclinaran | |
| imperfect (se) | inclinase | inclinases | inclinase | inclinásemos | inclinaseis | inclinasen | |
| future1 | inclinare | inclinares | inclinare | inclináremos | inclinareis | inclinaren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
| affirmative | inclinatú inclinávos | incline | inclinemos | inclinad | inclinen | ||
| negative | no inclines | no incline | no inclinemos | no inclinéis | no inclinen | ||
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of inclinar
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 inclinar | |||||||
| dative | inclinarme | inclinarte | inclinarle, inclinarse | inclinarnos | inclinaros | inclinarles, inclinarse | |
| accusative | inclinarme | inclinarte | inclinarlo, inclinarla, inclinarse | inclinarnos | inclinaros | inclinarlos, inclinarlas, inclinarse | |
| with gerund inclinando | |||||||
| dative | inclinándome | inclinándote | inclinándole, inclinándose | inclinándonos | inclinándoos | inclinándoles, inclinándose | |
| accusative | inclinándome | inclinándote | inclinándolo, inclinándola, inclinándose | inclinándonos | inclinándoos | inclinándolos, inclinándolas, inclinándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative inclina | |||||||
| dative | inclíname | inclínate | inclínale | inclínanos | not used | inclínales | |
| accusative | inclíname | inclínate | inclínalo, inclínala | inclínanos | not used | inclínalos, inclínalas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative incliná | |||||||
| dative | incliname | inclinate | inclinale | inclinanos | not used | inclinales | |
| accusative | incliname | inclinate | inclinalo, inclinala | inclinanos | not used | inclinalos, inclinalas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative incline | |||||||
| dative | inclíneme | not used | inclínele, inclínese | inclínenos | not used | inclíneles | |
| accusative | inclíneme | not used | inclínelo, inclínela, inclínese | inclínenos | not used | inclínelos, inclínelas | |
| with first-person plural imperative inclinemos | |||||||
| dative | not used | inclinémoste | inclinémosle | inclinémonos | inclinémoos | inclinémosles | |
| accusative | not used | inclinémoste | inclinémoslo, inclinémosla | inclinémonos | inclinémoos | inclinémoslos, inclinémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative inclinad | |||||||
| dative | inclinadme | not used | inclinadle | inclinadnos | inclinaos | inclinadles | |
| accusative | inclinadme | not used | inclinadlo, inclinadla | inclinadnos | inclinaos | inclinadlos, inclinadlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative inclinen | |||||||
| dative | inclínenme | not used | inclínenle | inclínennos | not used | inclínenles, inclínense | |
| accusative | inclínenme | not used | inclínenlo, inclínenla | inclínennos | not used | inclínenlos, inclínenlas, inclínense | |
Derived terms
- plano inclinado
Related terms
- inclinación
Further reading
- “inclinar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014