urgir
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin urgēre, present active infinitive of urgeō.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /uɾˈʒi/
- (Central) IPA(key): /urˈʒi/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /uɾˈd͡ʒiɾ/
Verb
urgir (first-person singular present urgeixo, past participle urgit)
- to be urgent
Conjugation
Conjugation of urgir (third conjugation with -eix- infix)
| infinitive | urgir | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | urgint | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | urgit | urgida | |||||
| plural | urgits | urgides | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | urgeixo | urgeixes | urgeix | urgim | urgiu | urgeixen | |
| imperfect | urgia | urgies | urgia | urgíem | urgíeu | urgien | |
| future | urgiré | urgiràs | urgirà | urgirem | urgireu | urgiran | |
| preterite | urgí | urgires | urgí | urgírem | urgíreu | urgiren | |
| conditional | urgiria | urgiries | urgiria | urgiríem | urgiríeu | urgirien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | urgeixi | urgeixis | urgeixi | urgim | urgiu | urgeixin | |
| imperfect | urgís | urgissis | urgís | urgíssim | urgíssiu | urgissin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès | |
| — | urgeix | urgeixi | urgim | urgiu | urgeixin | ||
Related terms
- urgència
- urgent
Further reading
- “urgir” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “urgir”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “urgir” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “urgir” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin urgēre.
Verb
urgir (first-person singular present urjo, first-person singular preterite urgi, past participle urgido)
- (intransitive) to be urgent, pressing
- (transitive) to act urgently, in a hurry
- O tempo urge.
- Time flies.
Conjugation
Conjugation of urgir (g-j alternation) (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 | urgir | |||||
| Personal | urgir | urgires | urgir | urgirmos | urgirdes | urgirem |
| Gerund | ||||||
| urgindo | ||||||
| Past participle | ||||||
| Masculine | urgido | urgidos | ||||
| Feminine | urgida | urgidas | ||||
| Indicative | ||||||
| Present | urjo | urges | urge | urgimos | urgis | urgem |
| Imperfect | urgia | urgias | urgia | urgíamos | urgíeis | urgiam |
| Preterite | urgi | urgiste | urgiu | urgimos | urgistes | urgiram |
| Pluperfect | urgira | urgiras | urgira | urgíramos | urgíreis | urgiram |
| Future | urgirei | urgirás | urgirá | urgiremos | urgireis | urgirão |
| Conditional | ||||||
| urgiria | urgirias | urgiria | urgiríamos | urgiríeis | urgiriam | |
| Subjunctive | ||||||
| Present | urja | urjas | urja | urjamos | urjais | urjam |
| Imperfect | urgisse | urgisses | urgisse | urgíssemos | urgísseis | urgissem |
| Future | urgir | urgires | urgir | urgirmos | urgirdes | urgirem |
| Imperative | ||||||
| Affirmative | urge | urja | urjamos | urgi | urjam | |
| Negative (não) | não urjas | não urja | não urjamos | não urjais | não urjam | |
Related terms
- urgência
- urgente
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin urgēre.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /uɾˈxiɾ/ [uɾˈxiɾ]
- Rhymes: -iɾ
- Syllabification: ur‧gir
Verb
urgir (first-person singular present urjo, first-person singular preterite urgí, past participle urgido)
- (intransitive) to be urgent, pressing
- Me urge que me ames.
- I really need you to love me.
Conjugation
Conjugation of urgir (g-j alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
| infinitive | urgir | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | urgiendo | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | urgido | urgida | |||||
| plural | urgidos | urgidas | |||||
| 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 | urjo | urgestú urgísvos | urge | urgimos | urgís | urgen | |
| imperfect | urgía | urgías | urgía | urgíamos | urgíais | urgían | |
| preterite | urgí | urgiste | urgió | urgimos | urgisteis | urgieron | |
| future | urgiré | urgirás | urgirá | urgiremos | urgiréis | urgirán | |
| conditional | urgiría | urgirías | urgiría | urgiríamos | urgiríais | urgirían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | urja | urjastú urjásvos2 | urja | urjamos | urjáis | urjan | |
| imperfect (ra) | urgiera | urgieras | urgiera | urgiéramos | urgierais | urgieran | |
| imperfect (se) | urgiese | urgieses | urgiese | urgiésemos | urgieseis | urgiesen | |
| future1 | urgiere | urgieres | urgiere | urgiéremos | urgiereis | urgieren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
| affirmative | urgetú urgívos | urja | urjamos | urgid | urjan | ||
| negative | no urjas | no urja | no urjamos | no urjáis | no urjan | ||
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of urgir (g-j 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 urgir | |||||||
| dative | urgirme | urgirte | urgirle, urgirse | urgirnos | urgiros | urgirles, urgirse | |
| accusative | urgirme | urgirte | urgirlo, urgirla, urgirse | urgirnos | urgiros | urgirlos, urgirlas, urgirse | |
| with gerund urgiendo | |||||||
| dative | urgiéndome | urgiéndote | urgiéndole, urgiéndose | urgiéndonos | urgiéndoos | urgiéndoles, urgiéndose | |
| accusative | urgiéndome | urgiéndote | urgiéndolo, urgiéndola, urgiéndose | urgiéndonos | urgiéndoos | urgiéndolos, urgiéndolas, urgiéndose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative urge | |||||||
| dative | úrgeme | úrgete | úrgele | úrgenos | not used | úrgeles | |
| accusative | úrgeme | úrgete | úrgelo, úrgela | úrgenos | not used | úrgelos, úrgelas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative urgí | |||||||
| dative | urgime | urgite | urgile | urginos | not used | urgiles | |
| accusative | urgime | urgite | urgilo, urgila | urginos | not used | urgilos, urgilas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative urja | |||||||
| dative | úrjame | not used | úrjale, úrjase | úrjanos | not used | úrjales | |
| accusative | úrjame | not used | úrjalo, úrjala, úrjase | úrjanos | not used | úrjalos, úrjalas | |
| with first-person plural imperative urjamos | |||||||
| dative | not used | urjámoste | urjámosle | urjámonos | urjámoos | urjámosles | |
| accusative | not used | urjámoste | urjámoslo, urjámosla | urjámonos | urjámoos | urjámoslos, urjámoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative urgid | |||||||
| dative | urgidme | not used | urgidle | urgidnos | urgíos | urgidles | |
| accusative | urgidme | not used | urgidlo, urgidla | urgidnos | urgíos | urgidlos, urgidlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative urjan | |||||||
| dative | úrjanme | not used | úrjanle | úrjannos | not used | úrjanles, úrjanse | |
| accusative | úrjanme | not used | úrjanlo, úrjanla | úrjannos | not used | úrjanlos, úrjanlas, úrjanse | |
Related terms
- urgencia
- urgente
References
- Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983), “urgir”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volume V (Ri–X), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 721
Further reading
- “urgir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014