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elegir
elegir
Catalan
Verb
elegir (first-person singular present elegeixo, past participle elegit)
Conjugation
Conjugation of elegir (third conjugation with -eix- infix)
| infinitive | elegir | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | elegint | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | elegit | elegida | |||||
| plural | elegits | elegides | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès |
|
| present | elegeixo | elegeixes | elegeix | elegim | elegiu | elegeixen | |
| imperfect | elegia | elegies | elegia | elegíem | elegíeu | elegien | |
| future | elegiré | elegiràs | elegirà | elegirem | elegireu | elegiran | |
| preterite | elegí | elegires | elegí | elegírem | elegíreu | elegiren | |
| conditional | elegiria | elegiries | elegiria | elegiríem | elegiríeu | elegirien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès |
|
| present | elegeixi | elegeixis | elegeixi | elegim | elegiu | elegeixin | |
| imperfect | elegís | elegissis | elegís | elegíssim | elegíssiu | elegissin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós |
vostès | |
| — | elegeix | elegeixi | elegim | elegiu | elegeixin | ||
Synonyms
Spanish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowing from Latin ēligere, present active infinitive of ēligō. Compare the inherited doublet esleír.
Verb
elegir (first-person singular present elijo, first-person singular preterite elegí, past participle elegido or electo)
Synonyms
- esleír, eligir (obsolete)
- (to choose): escoger, seleccionar
Conjugation
- Rule: e becomes i in certain conjugations; g becomes a j before a or o.
| infinitive | elegir | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | eligiendo | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | elegido, electo | elegida, electa | |||||
| plural | elegidos, electos | elegidas, electas | |||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| indicative | yo | tú vos |
él/ella usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes |
|
| present | elijo | eligestú elegísvos |
elige | elegimos | elegís | eligen | |
| imperfect | elegía | elegías | elegía | elegíamos | elegíais | elegían | |
| preterite | elegí | elegiste | eligió | elegimos | elegisteis | eligieron | |
| future | elegiré | elegirás | elegirá | elegiremos | elegiréis | elegirán | |
| conditional | elegiría | elegirías | elegiría | elegiríamos | elegiríais | elegirían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos |
él/ella usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes |
|
| present | elija | elijas | elija | elijamos | elijáis | elijan | |
| imperfect (ra) |
eligiera | eligieras | eligiera | eligiéramos | eligierais | eligieran | |
| imperfect (se) |
eligiese | eligieses | eligiese | eligiésemos | eligieseis | eligiesen | |
| future | eligiere | eligieres | eligiere | eligiéremos | eligiereis | eligieren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos |
usted | nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ustedes | |
| affirmative | eligetú elegívos |
elija | elijamos | elegid | elijan | ||
| negative | no elijas | no elija | no elijamos | no elijáis | no elijan | ||
Other verbs with this conjugation:
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