requerir
See also: requérir
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin requīrō, requīrīre.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /rə.kəˈɾi/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /re.keˈɾiɾ/
- Rhymes: -i(ɾ)
Verb
requerir (first-person singular present requereixo, past participle requerit)
- (transitive) to require, need
- Synonym: exigir
- (transitive, law) to demand
- Synonym: intimar
Conjugation
Conjugation of requerir (third conjugation with -eix- infix)
| infinitive | requerir | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | requerint | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | requerit | requerida | |||||
| plural | requerits | requerides | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | requereixo | requereixes | requereix | requerim | requeriu | requereixen | |
| imperfect | requeria | requeries | requeria | requeríem | requeríeu | requerien | |
| future | requeriré | requeriràs | requerirà | requerirem | requerireu | requeriran | |
| preterite | requerí | requerires | requerí | requerírem | requeríreu | requeriren | |
| conditional | requeriria | requeriries | requeriria | requeriríem | requeriríeu | requeririen | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | requereixi | requereixis | requereixi | requerim | requeriu | requereixin | |
| imperfect | requerís | requerissis | requerís | requeríssim | requeríssiu | requerissin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès | |
| — | requereix | requereixi | requerim | requeriu | requereixin | ||
Derived terms
- requeriment
Related terms
- requisició
- requisit
Further reading
- “requerir” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “requerir”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “requerir” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “requerir” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Middle French
Verb
requerir
- to require
- 1595, Michel de Montaigne, Essais:
- La justice requeroit que les Romains eussent raison de ce forfaict ; la difficulté en empéchoit les voyes ordinaires
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
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Spanish
Etymology
From Latin requīrō, requīrīre.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rekeˈɾiɾ/ [re.keˈɾiɾ]
- Rhymes: -iɾ
- Syllabification: re‧que‧rir
Verb
requerir (first-person singular present requiero, first-person singular preterite requerí, past participle requerido)
- to require, need
- Requiere de mucho trabajo. ― It requires a lot of work.
- to ask for, send for, call for
Conjugation
Conjugation of requerir (e-ie-i alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
| infinitive | requerir | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | requiriendo | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | requerido | requerida | |||||
| plural | requeridos | requeridas | |||||
| 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 | requiero | requierestú requerísvos | requiere | requerimos | requerís | requieren | |
| imperfect | requería | requerías | requería | requeríamos | requeríais | requerían | |
| preterite | requerí | requeriste | requirió | requerimos | requeristeis | requirieron | |
| future | requeriré | requerirás | requerirá | requeriremos | requeriréis | requerirán | |
| conditional | requeriría | requerirías | requeriría | requeriríamos | requeriríais | requerirían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | requiera | requierastú requirásvos2 | requiera | requiramos | requiráis | requieran | |
| imperfect (ra) | requiriera | requirieras | requiriera | requiriéramos | requirierais | requirieran | |
| imperfect (se) | requiriese | requirieses | requiriese | requiriésemos | requirieseis | requiriesen | |
| future1 | requiriere | requirieres | requiriere | requiriéremos | requiriereis | requirieren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
| affirmative | requieretú requerívos | requiera | requiramos | requerid | requieran | ||
| negative | no requieras | no requiera | no requiramos | no requiráis | no requieran | ||
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of requerir (e-ie-i 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 requerir | |||||||
| dative | requerirme | requerirte | requerirle, requerirse | requerirnos | requeriros | requerirles, requerirse | |
| accusative | requerirme | requerirte | requerirlo, requerirla, requerirse | requerirnos | requeriros | requerirlos, requerirlas, requerirse | |
| with gerund requiriendo | |||||||
| dative | requiriéndome | requiriéndote | requiriéndole, requiriéndose | requiriéndonos | requiriéndoos | requiriéndoles, requiriéndose | |
| accusative | requiriéndome | requiriéndote | requiriéndolo, requiriéndola, requiriéndose | requiriéndonos | requiriéndoos | requiriéndolos, requiriéndolas, requiriéndose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative requiere | |||||||
| dative | requiéreme | requiérete | requiérele | requiérenos | not used | requiéreles | |
| accusative | requiéreme | requiérete | requiérelo, requiérela | requiérenos | not used | requiérelos, requiérelas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative requerí | |||||||
| dative | requerime | requerite | requerile | requerinos | not used | requeriles | |
| accusative | requerime | requerite | requerilo, requerila | requerinos | not used | requerilos, requerilas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative requiera | |||||||
| dative | requiérame | not used | requiérale, requiérase | requiéranos | not used | requiérales | |
| accusative | requiérame | not used | requiéralo, requiérala, requiérase | requiéranos | not used | requiéralos, requiéralas | |
| with first-person plural imperative requiramos | |||||||
| dative | not used | requirámoste | requirámosle | requirámonos | requirámoos | requirámosles | |
| accusative | not used | requirámoste | requirámoslo, requirámosla | requirámonos | requirámoos | requirámoslos, requirámoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative requerid | |||||||
| dative | requeridme | not used | requeridle | requeridnos | requeríos | requeridles | |
| accusative | requeridme | not used | requeridlo, requeridla | requeridnos | requeríos | requeridlos, requeridlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative requieran | |||||||
| dative | requiéranme | not used | requiéranle | requiérannos | not used | requiéranles, requiéranse | |
| accusative | requiéranme | not used | requiéranlo, requiéranla | requiérannos | not used | requiéranlos, requiéranlas, requiéranse | |
Derived terms
- requerimiento
Related terms
- requisito
- requisar
- requisa
- requisición
Further reading
- “requerir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014