vindicar
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin vindicāre, present active infinitive of vindicō (“avenge, claim”).
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /vin.diˈka/
- (Central) IPA(key): /bin.diˈka/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /vin.diˈkaɾ/
- Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
Verb
vindicar (first-person singular present vindico, past participle vindicat)
- (transitive) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text
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Conjugation
Conjugation of vindicar (first conjugation)
infinitive | vindicar | ||||||
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present participle | vindicant | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | vindicat | vindicada | |||||
plural | vindicats | vindicades | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
present | vindico | vindiques | vindica | vindiquem | vindiqueu | vindiquen | |
imperfect | vindicava | vindicaves | vindicava | vindicàvem | vindicàveu | vindicaven | |
future | vindicaré | vindicaràs | vindicarà | vindicarem | vindicareu | vindicaran | |
preterite | vindiquí | vindicares | vindicà | vindicàrem | vindicàreu | vindicaren | |
conditional | vindicaria | vindicaries | vindicaria | vindicaríem | vindicaríeu | vindicarien | |
subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
present | vindiqui | vindiquis | vindiqui | vindiquem | vindiqueu | vindiquin | |
imperfect | vindiqués | vindiquessis | vindiqués | vindiquéssim | vindiquéssiu | vindiquessin | |
imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès | |
— | vindica | vindiqui | vindiquem | vindiqueu | vindiquin |
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin vindicāre, present active infinitive of vindicō (“avenge, claim”). Compare the inherited vengar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bindiˈkaɾ/ [bĩn̪.d̪iˈkaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: vin‧di‧car
Verb
vindicar (first-person singular present vindico, first-person singular preterite vindiqué, past participle vindicado)
- (transitive) to vindicate
Conjugation
Conjugation of vindicar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive | vindicar | ||||||
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gerund | vindicando | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | vindicado | vindicada | |||||
plural | vindicados | vindicadas | |||||
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 | vindico | vindicastú vindicásvos | vindica | vindicamos | vindicáis | vindican | |
imperfect | vindicaba | vindicabas | vindicaba | vindicábamos | vindicabais | vindicaban | |
preterite | vindiqué | vindicaste | vindicó | vindicamos | vindicasteis | vindicaron | |
future | vindicaré | vindicarás | vindicará | vindicaremos | vindicaréis | vindicarán | |
conditional | vindicaría | vindicarías | vindicaría | vindicaríamos | vindicaríais | vindicarían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | vindique | vindiquestú vindiquésvos2 | vindique | vindiquemos | vindiquéis | vindiquen | |
imperfect (ra) | vindicara | vindicaras | vindicara | vindicáramos | vindicarais | vindicaran | |
imperfect (se) | vindicase | vindicases | vindicase | vindicásemos | vindicaseis | vindicasen | |
future1 | vindicare | vindicares | vindicare | vindicáremos | vindicareis | vindicaren | |
imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
affirmative | vindicatú vindicávos | vindique | vindiquemos | vindicad | vindiquen | ||
negative | no vindiques | no vindique | no vindiquemos | no vindiquéis | no vindiquen |
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of vindicar (c-qu 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 vindicar | |||||||
dative | vindicarme | vindicarte | vindicarle, vindicarse | vindicarnos | vindicaros | vindicarles, vindicarse | |
accusative | vindicarme | vindicarte | vindicarlo, vindicarla, vindicarse | vindicarnos | vindicaros | vindicarlos, vindicarlas, vindicarse | |
with gerund vindicando | |||||||
dative | vindicándome | vindicándote | vindicándole, vindicándose | vindicándonos | vindicándoos | vindicándoles, vindicándose | |
accusative | vindicándome | vindicándote | vindicándolo, vindicándola, vindicándose | vindicándonos | vindicándoos | vindicándolos, vindicándolas, vindicándose | |
with informal second-person singular tú imperative vindica | |||||||
dative | vindícame | vindícate | vindícale | vindícanos | not used | vindícales | |
accusative | vindícame | vindícate | vindícalo, vindícala | vindícanos | not used | vindícalos, vindícalas | |
with informal second-person singular vos imperative vindicá | |||||||
dative | vindicame | vindicate | vindicale | vindicanos | not used | vindicales | |
accusative | vindicame | vindicate | vindicalo, vindicala | vindicanos | not used | vindicalos, vindicalas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative vindique | |||||||
dative | vindíqueme | not used | vindíquele, vindíquese | vindíquenos | not used | vindíqueles | |
accusative | vindíqueme | not used | vindíquelo, vindíquela, vindíquese | vindíquenos | not used | vindíquelos, vindíquelas | |
with first-person plural imperative vindiquemos | |||||||
dative | not used | vindiquémoste | vindiquémosle | vindiquémonos | vindiquémoos | vindiquémosles | |
accusative | not used | vindiquémoste | vindiquémoslo, vindiquémosla | vindiquémonos | vindiquémoos | vindiquémoslos, vindiquémoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative vindicad | |||||||
dative | vindicadme | not used | vindicadle | vindicadnos | vindicaos | vindicadles | |
accusative | vindicadme | not used | vindicadlo, vindicadla | vindicadnos | vindicaos | vindicadlos, vindicadlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative vindiquen | |||||||
dative | vindíquenme | not used | vindíquenle | vindíquennos | not used | vindíquenles, vindíquense | |
accusative | vindíquenme | not used | vindíquenlo, vindíquenla | vindíquennos | not used | vindíquenlos, vindíquenlas, vindíquense |
Related terms
- reivindicar
Further reading
- “vindicar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014