argüir
See also: arguir
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin arguere, present active infinitive of arguō.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /əɾ.ɡuˈi/
- (Central) IPA(key): /ər.ɡuˈi/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /aɾ.ɡuˈiɾ/
- Rhymes: -i(ɾ)
Verb
argüir (first-person singular present argüeixo, past participle arguït)
- to argue a case, etc.
- to discuss
- to indicate
Conjugation
Conjugation of argüir (third conjugation with -eix- infix)
| infinitive | argüir | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | argüint | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | arguït | arguïda | |||||
| plural | arguïts | arguïdes | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | argüeixo | argüeixes | argüeix | arguïm | arguïu | argüeixen | |
| imperfect | arguïa | arguïes | arguïa | argüíem | argüíeu | arguïen | |
| future | argüiré | argüiràs | argüirà | argüirem | argüireu | argüiran | |
| preterite | argüí | arguïres | argüí | argüírem | argüíreu | arguïren | |
| conditional | argüiria | argüiries | argüiria | argüiríem | argüiríeu | argüirien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | argüeixi | argüeixis | argüeixi | arguïm | arguïu | argüeixin | |
| imperfect | argüís | arguïssis | argüís | argüíssim | argüíssiu | arguïssin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès | |
| — | argüeix | argüeixi | arguïm | arguïu | argüeixin | ||
Related terms
- argument
Further reading
- “argüir” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “argüir”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “argüir” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “argüir” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Portuguese
Verb
argüir (first-person singular present indicative arguo, past participle argüido)
- Superseded spelling of arguir. (used in Brazil until 2015).
Conjugation
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin arguō, arguere.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aɾˈɡwiɾ/ [aɾˈɣ̞wiɾ]
- Rhymes: -iɾ
- Syllabification: ar‧güir
Verb
argüir (first-person singular present arguyo, first-person singular preterite argüí, past participle argüido)
- (transitive) to argue, reason
- Synonym: argumentar
- (transitive) to indicate, suggest
- (transitive) to demonstrate, prove
- (transitive) to infer, imagine
Conjugation
Conjugation of argüir (gu-gü alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
| infinitive | argüir | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | arguyendo | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | argüido | argüida | |||||
| plural | argüidos | argüidas | |||||
| 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 | arguyo | arguyestú argüísvos | arguye | argüimos | argüís | arguyen | |
| imperfect | argüía | argüías | argüía | argüíamos | argüíais | argüían | |
| preterite | argüí | argüiste | arguyó | argüimos | argüisteis | arguyeron | |
| future | argüiré | argüirás | argüirá | argüiremos | argüiréis | argüirán | |
| conditional | argüiría | argüirías | argüiría | argüiríamos | argüiríais | argüirían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | arguya | arguyastú arguyásvos2 | arguya | arguyamos | arguyáis | arguyan | |
| imperfect (ra) | arguyera | arguyeras | arguyera | arguyéramos | arguyerais | arguyeran | |
| imperfect (se) | arguyese | arguyeses | arguyese | arguyésemos | arguyeseis | arguyesen | |
| future1 | arguyere | arguyeres | arguyere | arguyéremos | arguyereis | arguyeren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
| affirmative | arguyetú argüívos | arguya | arguyamos | argüid | arguyan | ||
| negative | no arguyas | no arguya | no arguyamos | no arguyáis | no arguyan | ||
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of argüir (gu-gü 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 argüir | |||||||
| dative | argüirme | argüirte | argüirle, argüirse | argüirnos | argüiros | argüirles, argüirse | |
| accusative | argüirme | argüirte | argüirlo, argüirla, argüirse | argüirnos | argüiros | argüirlos, argüirlas, argüirse | |
| with gerund arguyendo | |||||||
| dative | arguyéndome | arguyéndote | arguyéndole, arguyéndose | arguyéndonos | arguyéndoos | arguyéndoles, arguyéndose | |
| accusative | arguyéndome | arguyéndote | arguyéndolo, arguyéndola, arguyéndose | arguyéndonos | arguyéndoos | arguyéndolos, arguyéndolas, arguyéndose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative arguye | |||||||
| dative | argúyeme | argúyete | argúyele | argúyenos | not used | argúyeles | |
| accusative | argúyeme | argúyete | argúyelo, argúyela | argúyenos | not used | argúyelos, argúyelas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative argüí | |||||||
| dative | argüime | argüite | argüile | argüinos | not used | argüiles | |
| accusative | argüime | argüite | argüilo, argüila | argüinos | not used | argüilos, argüilas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative arguya | |||||||
| dative | argúyame | not used | argúyale, argúyase | argúyanos | not used | argúyales | |
| accusative | argúyame | not used | argúyalo, argúyala, argúyase | argúyanos | not used | argúyalos, argúyalas | |
| with first-person plural imperative arguyamos | |||||||
| dative | not used | arguyámoste | arguyámosle | arguyámonos | arguyámoos | arguyámosles | |
| accusative | not used | arguyámoste | arguyámoslo, arguyámosla | arguyámonos | arguyámoos | arguyámoslos, arguyámoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative argüid | |||||||
| dative | argüidme | not used | argüidle | argüidnos | argüíos | argüidles | |
| accusative | argüidme | not used | argüidlo, argüidla | argüidnos | argüíos | argüidlos, argüidlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative arguyan | |||||||
| dative | argúyanme | not used | argúyanle | argúyannos | not used | argúyanles, argúyanse | |
| accusative | argúyanme | not used | argúyanlo, argúyanla | argúyannos | not used | argúyanlos, argúyanlas, argúyanse | |
Derived terms
- argüende
Related terms
- argumentar
Further reading
- “argüir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014