insistir
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin īnsistere, present active infinitive of īnsistō.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /in.sisˈti/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /in.sisˈtiɾ/
Verb
insistir (first-person singular present insisteixo, past participle insistit)
- to insist
Conjugation
Conjugation of insistir (third conjugation with -eix- infix)
| infinitive | insistir | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | insistint | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | insistit | insistida | |||||
| plural | insistits | insistides | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | insisteixo | insisteixes | insisteix | insistim | insistiu | insisteixen | |
| imperfect | insistia | insisties | insistia | insistíem | insistíeu | insistien | |
| future | insistiré | insistiràs | insistirà | insistirem | insistireu | insistiran | |
| preterite | insistí | insistires | insistí | insistírem | insistíreu | insistiren | |
| conditional | insistiria | insistiries | insistiria | insistiríem | insistiríeu | insistirien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | insisteixi | insisteixis | insisteixi | insistim | insistiu | insisteixin | |
| imperfect | insistís | insistissis | insistís | insistíssim | insistíssiu | insistissin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès | |
| — | insisteix | insisteixi | insistim | insistiu | insisteixin | ||
Related terms
- insistència
- insistent
Further reading
- “insistir” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “insistir”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “insistir” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “insistir” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin īnsistere, with change of conjugation.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.sisˈt͡ʃi(ʁ)/ [ĩ.sisˈt͡ʃi(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ĩ.sisˈt͡ʃi(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ĩ.siʃˈt͡ʃi(ʁ)/ [ĩ.siʃˈt͡ʃi(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.sisˈt͡ʃi(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ĩ.siʃˈtiɾ/
- (Nordestino) IPA(key): /ĩ.siʃˈti(χ)/
- Hyphenation: in‧sis‧tir
Verb
insistir (first-person singular present insisto, first-person singular preterite insisti, past participle insistido)
- to insist
Conjugation
Conjugation of insistir (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 | insistir | |||||
| Personal | insistir | insistires | insistir | insistirmos | insistirdes | insistirem |
| Gerund | ||||||
| insistindo | ||||||
| Past participle | ||||||
| Masculine | insistido | insistidos | ||||
| Feminine | insistida | insistidas | ||||
| Indicative | ||||||
| Present | insisto | insistes | insiste | insistimos | insistis | insistem |
| Imperfect | insistia | insistias | insistia | insistíamos | insistíeis | insistiam |
| Preterite | insisti | insististe | insistiu | insistimos | insististes | insistiram |
| Pluperfect | insistira | insistiras | insistira | insistíramos | insistíreis | insistiram |
| Future | insistirei | insistirás | insistirá | insistiremos | insistireis | insistirão |
| Conditional | ||||||
| insistiria | insistirias | insistiria | insistiríamos | insistiríeis | insistiriam | |
| Subjunctive | ||||||
| Present | insista | insistas | insista | insistamos | insistais | insistam |
| Imperfect | insistisse | insistisses | insistisse | insistíssemos | insistísseis | insistissem |
| Future | insistir | insistires | insistir | insistirmos | insistirdes | insistirem |
| Imperative | ||||||
| Affirmative | insiste | insista | insistamos | insisti | insistam | |
| Negative (não) | não insistas | não insista | não insistamos | não insistais | não insistam | |
Related terms
- insistência
- insistente
Further reading
- “insistir” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin īnsistere, present active infinitive of īnsistō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /insisˈtiɾ/ [ĩn.sisˈt̪iɾ]
- Rhymes: -iɾ
- Syllabification: in‧sis‧tir
Verb
insistir (first-person singular present insisto, first-person singular preterite insistí, past participle insistido)
- to insist
Conjugation
Conjugation of insistir (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
| infinitive | insistir | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | insistiendo | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | insistido | insistida | |||||
| plural | insistidos | insistidas | |||||
| 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 | insisto | insistestú insistísvos | insiste | insistimos | insistís | insisten | |
| imperfect | insistía | insistías | insistía | insistíamos | insistíais | insistían | |
| preterite | insistí | insististe | insistió | insistimos | insististeis | insistieron | |
| future | insistiré | insistirás | insistirá | insistiremos | insistiréis | insistirán | |
| conditional | insistiría | insistirías | insistiría | insistiríamos | insistiríais | insistirían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | insista | insistastú insistásvos2 | insista | insistamos | insistáis | insistan | |
| imperfect (ra) | insistiera | insistieras | insistiera | insistiéramos | insistierais | insistieran | |
| imperfect (se) | insistiese | insistieses | insistiese | insistiésemos | insistieseis | insistiesen | |
| future1 | insistiere | insistieres | insistiere | insistiéremos | insistiereis | insistieren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
| affirmative | insistetú insistívos | insista | insistamos | insistid | insistan | ||
| negative | no insistas | no insista | no insistamos | no insistáis | no insistan | ||
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of insistir
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 insistir | |||||||
| dative | insistirme | insistirte | insistirle, insistirse | insistirnos | insistiros | insistirles, insistirse | |
| accusative | insistirme | insistirte | insistirlo, insistirla, insistirse | insistirnos | insistiros | insistirlos, insistirlas, insistirse | |
| with gerund insistiendo | |||||||
| dative | insistiéndome | insistiéndote | insistiéndole, insistiéndose | insistiéndonos | insistiéndoos | insistiéndoles, insistiéndose | |
| accusative | insistiéndome | insistiéndote | insistiéndolo, insistiéndola, insistiéndose | insistiéndonos | insistiéndoos | insistiéndolos, insistiéndolas, insistiéndose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative insiste | |||||||
| dative | insísteme | insístete | insístele | insístenos | not used | insísteles | |
| accusative | insísteme | insístete | insístelo, insístela | insístenos | not used | insístelos, insístelas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative insistí | |||||||
| dative | insistime | insistite | insistile | insistinos | not used | insistiles | |
| accusative | insistime | insistite | insistilo, insistila | insistinos | not used | insistilos, insistilas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative insista | |||||||
| dative | insístame | not used | insístale, insístase | insístanos | not used | insístales | |
| accusative | insístame | not used | insístalo, insístala, insístase | insístanos | not used | insístalos, insístalas | |
| with first-person plural imperative insistamos | |||||||
| dative | not used | insistámoste | insistámosle | insistámonos | insistámoos | insistámosles | |
| accusative | not used | insistámoste | insistámoslo, insistámosla | insistámonos | insistámoos | insistámoslos, insistámoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative insistid | |||||||
| dative | insistidme | not used | insistidle | insistidnos | insistíos | insistidles | |
| accusative | insistidme | not used | insistidlo, insistidla | insistidnos | insistíos | insistidlos, insistidlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative insistan | |||||||
| dative | insístanme | not used | insístanle | insístannos | not used | insístanles, insístanse | |
| accusative | insístanme | not used | insístanlo, insístanla | insístannos | not used | insístanlos, insístanlas, insístanse | |
Related terms
- insistencia
- insistente
Further reading
- “insistir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014