instigar
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin īnstīgō.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ins.tiˈɡa/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ins.tiˈɡaɾ/
Verb
instigar (first-person singular present instigo, past participle instigat)
- (ditransitive) to incite (someone to do something); to abet
Conjugation
Conjugation of instigar (first conjugation)
infinitive | instigar | ||||||
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present participle | instigant | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | instigat | instigada | |||||
plural | instigats | instigades | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
present | instigo | instigues | instiga | instiguem | instigueu | instiguen | |
imperfect | instigava | instigaves | instigava | instigàvem | instigàveu | instigaven | |
future | instigaré | instigaràs | instigarà | instigarem | instigareu | instigaran | |
preterite | instiguí | instigares | instigà | instigàrem | instigàreu | instigaren | |
conditional | instigaria | instigaries | instigaria | instigaríem | instigaríeu | instigarien | |
subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
present | instigui | instiguis | instigui | instiguem | instigueu | instiguin | |
imperfect | instigués | instiguessis | instigués | instiguéssim | instiguéssiu | instiguessin | |
imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès | |
— | instiga | instigui | instiguem | instigueu | instiguin |
Derived terms
- instigador
Related terms
- instigació
Further reading
- “instigar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin īnstīgāre.
Verb
instigar (first-person singular present instigo, first-person singular preterite instiguei, past participle instigado)
- to instigate
- to incite
- to stimulate
Conjugation
Conjugation of instigar (g-gu alternation) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Singular | Plural | |||||
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First-person (eu) | Second-person (tu) | Third-person (ele / ela / você) | First-person (nós) | Second-person (vós) | Third-person (eles / elas / vocês) | |
Infinitive | ||||||
Impersonal | instigar | |||||
Personal | instigar | instigares | instigar | instigarmos | instigardes | instigarem |
Gerund | ||||||
instigando | ||||||
Past participle | ||||||
Masculine | instigado | instigados | ||||
Feminine | instigada | instigadas | ||||
Indicative | ||||||
Present | instigo | instigas | instiga | instigamos | instigais | instigam |
Imperfect | instigava | instigavas | instigava | instigávamos | instigáveis | instigavam |
Preterite | instiguei | instigaste | instigou | instigamos1, instigámos2 | instigastes | instigaram |
Pluperfect | instigara | instigaras | instigara | instigáramos | instigáreis | instigaram |
Future | instigarei | instigarás | instigará | instigaremos | instigareis | instigarão |
Conditional | ||||||
instigaria | instigarias | instigaria | instigaríamos | instigaríeis | instigariam | |
Subjunctive | ||||||
Present | instigue | instigues | instigue | instiguemos | instigueis | instiguem |
Imperfect | instigasse | instigasses | instigasse | instigássemos | instigásseis | instigassem |
Future | instigar | instigares | instigar | instigarmos | instigardes | instigarem |
Imperative | ||||||
Affirmative | instiga | instigue | instiguemos | instigai | instiguem | |
Negative (não) | não instigues | não instigue | não instiguemos | não instigueis | não instiguem |
1Brazil.
2Portugal.
Related terms
- instigação
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin īnstīgō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /instiˈɡaɾ/ [ĩns.t̪iˈɣ̞aɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: ins‧ti‧gar
Verb
instigar (first-person singular present instigo, first-person singular preterite instigué, past participle instigado)
- (transitive) to instigate, incite, urge
Conjugation
Conjugation of instigar (g-gu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive | instigar | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
gerund | instigando | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | instigado | instigada | |||||
plural | instigados | instigadas | |||||
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 | instigo | instigastú instigásvos | instiga | instigamos | instigáis | instigan | |
imperfect | instigaba | instigabas | instigaba | instigábamos | instigabais | instigaban | |
preterite | instigué | instigaste | instigó | instigamos | instigasteis | instigaron | |
future | instigaré | instigarás | instigará | instigaremos | instigaréis | instigarán | |
conditional | instigaría | instigarías | instigaría | instigaríamos | instigaríais | instigarían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | instigue | instiguestú instiguésvos2 | instigue | instiguemos | instiguéis | instiguen | |
imperfect (ra) | instigara | instigaras | instigara | instigáramos | instigarais | instigaran | |
imperfect (se) | instigase | instigases | instigase | instigásemos | instigaseis | instigasen | |
future1 | instigare | instigares | instigare | instigáremos | instigareis | instigaren | |
imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
affirmative | instigatú instigávos | instigue | instiguemos | instigad | instiguen | ||
negative | no instigues | no instigue | no instiguemos | no instiguéis | no instiguen |
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of instigar (g-gu alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
singular | plural | ||||||
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1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
with infinitive instigar | |||||||
dative | instigarme | instigarte | instigarle, instigarse | instigarnos | instigaros | instigarles, instigarse | |
accusative | instigarme | instigarte | instigarlo, instigarla, instigarse | instigarnos | instigaros | instigarlos, instigarlas, instigarse | |
with gerund instigando | |||||||
dative | instigándome | instigándote | instigándole, instigándose | instigándonos | instigándoos | instigándoles, instigándose | |
accusative | instigándome | instigándote | instigándolo, instigándola, instigándose | instigándonos | instigándoos | instigándolos, instigándolas, instigándose | |
with informal second-person singular tú imperative instiga | |||||||
dative | instígame | instígate | instígale | instíganos | not used | instígales | |
accusative | instígame | instígate | instígalo, instígala | instíganos | not used | instígalos, instígalas | |
with informal second-person singular vos imperative instigá | |||||||
dative | instigame | instigate | instigale | instiganos | not used | instigales | |
accusative | instigame | instigate | instigalo, instigala | instiganos | not used | instigalos, instigalas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative instigue | |||||||
dative | instígueme | not used | instíguele, instíguese | instíguenos | not used | instígueles | |
accusative | instígueme | not used | instíguelo, instíguela, instíguese | instíguenos | not used | instíguelos, instíguelas | |
with first-person plural imperative instiguemos | |||||||
dative | not used | instiguémoste | instiguémosle | instiguémonos | instiguémoos | instiguémosles | |
accusative | not used | instiguémoste | instiguémoslo, instiguémosla | instiguémonos | instiguémoos | instiguémoslos, instiguémoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative instigad | |||||||
dative | instigadme | not used | instigadle | instigadnos | instigaos | instigadles | |
accusative | instigadme | not used | instigadlo, instigadla | instigadnos | instigaos | instigadlos, instigadlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative instiguen | |||||||
dative | instíguenme | not used | instíguenle | instíguennos | not used | instíguenles, instíguense | |
accusative | instíguenme | not used | instíguenlo, instíguenla | instíguennos | not used | instíguenlos, instíguenlas, instíguense |
Related terms
- instigación
- instigador
Further reading
- “instigar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014