certificar
Catalan
Verb
certificar (first-person singular present certifico, past participle certificat)
- (transitive) to certify
Conjugation
Conjugation of certificar (first conjugation)
| infinitive | certificar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | certificant | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | certificat | certificada | |||||
| plural | certificats | certificades | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | certifico | certifiques | certifica | certifiquem | certifiqueu | certifiquen | |
| imperfect | certificava | certificaves | certificava | certificàvem | certificàveu | certificaven | |
| future | certificaré | certificaràs | certificarà | certificarem | certificareu | certificaran | |
| preterite | certifiquí | certificares | certificà | certificàrem | certificàreu | certificaren | |
| conditional | certificaria | certificaries | certificaria | certificaríem | certificaríeu | certificarien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | certifiqui | certifiquis | certifiqui | certifiquem | certifiqueu | certifiquin | |
| imperfect | certifiqués | certifiquessis | certifiqués | certifiquéssim | certifiquéssiu | certifiquessin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès | |
| — | certifica | certifiqui | certifiquem | certifiqueu | certifiquin | ||
Derived terms
- certificació
- certificat
Further reading
- “certificar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin certificāre. By surface analysis, certo + -ificar.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /seʁ.t͡ʃi.fiˈka(ʁ)/ [seh.t͡ʃi.fiˈka(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /seɾ.t͡ʃi.fiˈka(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /seʁ.t͡ʃi.fiˈka(ʁ)/ [seχ.t͡ʃi.fiˈka(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /seɻ.t͡ʃi.fiˈka(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /sɨɾ.ti.fiˈkaɾ/
Verb
certificar (first-person singular present certifico, first-person singular preterite certifiquei, past participle certificado)
- (transitive) to certify; to attest (to assert as true or meeting a standard)
- Synonyms: atestar, asseverar
- O perito certificou a assinatura.
- The specialist certified the signature.
- (transitive) to certify (to give an official certificate to)
- O ministério não quis certificar a nossa ONG.
- The ministry didn’t want to certify our NGO.
- (takes a reflexive pronoun, transitive with de) to make sure (to check whether something is true or proper)
- Synonym: garantir
- Certifiquem-se de que a válvula esteja fechada.
- Make sure the valve is closed.
- (takes a reflexive pronoun, auxiliary with de and a verb in the impersonal infinitive) to make sure (to remember to)
- Espero que alguém se certifique de trazer a comida.
- I hope someone makes sure they bring the food.
Conjugation
Conjugation of certificar (c-qu 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 | certificar | |||||
| Personal | certificar | certificares | certificar | certificarmos | certificardes | certificarem |
| Gerund | ||||||
| certificando | ||||||
| Past participle | ||||||
| Masculine | certificado | certificados | ||||
| Feminine | certificada | certificadas | ||||
| Indicative | ||||||
| Present | certifico | certificas | certifica | certificamos | certificais | certificam |
| Imperfect | certificava | certificavas | certificava | certificávamos | certificáveis | certificavam |
| Preterite | certifiquei | certificaste | certificou | certificamos1, certificámos2 | certificastes | certificaram |
| Pluperfect | certificara | certificaras | certificara | certificáramos | certificáreis | certificaram |
| Future | certificarei | certificarás | certificará | certificaremos | certificareis | certificarão |
| Conditional | ||||||
| certificaria | certificarias | certificaria | certificaríamos | certificaríeis | certificariam | |
| Subjunctive | ||||||
| Present | certifique | certifiques | certifique | certifiquemos | certifiqueis | certifiquem |
| Imperfect | certificasse | certificasses | certificasse | certificássemos | certificásseis | certificassem |
| Future | certificar | certificares | certificar | certificarmos | certificardes | certificarem |
| Imperative | ||||||
| Affirmative | certifica | certifique | certifiquemos | certificai | certifiquem | |
| Negative (não) | não certifiques | não certifique | não certifiquemos | não certifiqueis | não certifiquem | |
1Brazil.
2Portugal.
Synonyms
- (not to forget to): lembrar(-se) de
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin certificō, a verb based on Latin certus (“resolved, certain”), a modified form of the perfect passive participle of cernō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /θeɾtifiˈkaɾ/ [θeɾ.t̪i.fiˈkaɾ]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /seɾtifiˈkaɾ/ [seɾ.t̪i.fiˈkaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: cer‧ti‧fi‧car
Verb
certificar (first-person singular present certifico, first-person singular preterite certifiqué, past participle certificado)
- (transitive) to certify
Conjugation
Conjugation of certificar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
| infinitive | certificar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | certificando | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | certificado | certificada | |||||
| plural | certificados | certificadas | |||||
| 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 | certifico | certificastú certificásvos | certifica | certificamos | certificáis | certifican | |
| imperfect | certificaba | certificabas | certificaba | certificábamos | certificabais | certificaban | |
| preterite | certifiqué | certificaste | certificó | certificamos | certificasteis | certificaron | |
| future | certificaré | certificarás | certificará | certificaremos | certificaréis | certificarán | |
| conditional | certificaría | certificarías | certificaría | certificaríamos | certificaríais | certificarían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | certifique | certifiquestú certifiquésvos2 | certifique | certifiquemos | certifiquéis | certifiquen | |
| imperfect (ra) | certificara | certificaras | certificara | certificáramos | certificarais | certificaran | |
| imperfect (se) | certificase | certificases | certificase | certificásemos | certificaseis | certificasen | |
| future1 | certificare | certificares | certificare | certificáremos | certificareis | certificaren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
| affirmative | certificatú certificávos | certifique | certifiquemos | certificad | certifiquen | ||
| negative | no certifiques | no certifique | no certifiquemos | no certifiquéis | no certifiquen | ||
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of certificar (c-qu 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 certificar | |||||||
| dative | certificarme | certificarte | certificarle, certificarse | certificarnos | certificaros | certificarles, certificarse | |
| accusative | certificarme | certificarte | certificarlo, certificarla, certificarse | certificarnos | certificaros | certificarlos, certificarlas, certificarse | |
| with gerund certificando | |||||||
| dative | certificándome | certificándote | certificándole, certificándose | certificándonos | certificándoos | certificándoles, certificándose | |
| accusative | certificándome | certificándote | certificándolo, certificándola, certificándose | certificándonos | certificándoos | certificándolos, certificándolas, certificándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative certifica | |||||||
| dative | certifícame | certifícate | certifícale | certifícanos | not used | certifícales | |
| accusative | certifícame | certifícate | certifícalo, certifícala | certifícanos | not used | certifícalos, certifícalas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative certificá | |||||||
| dative | certificame | certificate | certificale | certificanos | not used | certificales | |
| accusative | certificame | certificate | certificalo, certificala | certificanos | not used | certificalos, certificalas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative certifique | |||||||
| dative | certifíqueme | not used | certifíquele, certifíquese | certifíquenos | not used | certifíqueles | |
| accusative | certifíqueme | not used | certifíquelo, certifíquela, certifíquese | certifíquenos | not used | certifíquelos, certifíquelas | |
| with first-person plural imperative certifiquemos | |||||||
| dative | not used | certifiquémoste | certifiquémosle | certifiquémonos | certifiquémoos | certifiquémosles | |
| accusative | not used | certifiquémoste | certifiquémoslo, certifiquémosla | certifiquémonos | certifiquémoos | certifiquémoslos, certifiquémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative certificad | |||||||
| dative | certificadme | not used | certificadle | certificadnos | certificaos | certificadles | |
| accusative | certificadme | not used | certificadlo, certificadla | certificadnos | certificaos | certificadlos, certificadlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative certifiquen | |||||||
| dative | certifíquenme | not used | certifíquenle | certifíquennos | not used | certifíquenles, certifíquense | |
| accusative | certifíquenme | not used | certifíquenlo, certifíquenla | certifíquennos | not used | certifíquenlos, certifíquenlas, certifíquense | |
Related terms
- certificación
- certificado
Further reading
- “certificar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014