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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin affectāre. See also the doublet afaitar.
Pronunciation
Verb
afectar (first-person singular present afecto, first-person singular preterite afectí, past participle afectat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencian) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/
- (transitive) to feign, pretend
- Synonyms: fingir, ostentar
- afectar interès ― to feign interest
- to play dumb
- (transitive) to affect
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Portuguese
Verb
afectar (first-person singular present afecto, first-person singular preterite afectei, past participle afectado)
- Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1990) of afetar. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin affectāre. See also the doublets afeitar and ahechar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /afeɡˈtaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: a‧fec‧tar
Verb
afectar (first-person singular present afecto, first-person singular preterite afecté, past participle afectado)
- to affect, to have an effect on, to influence
- to feign, to affect
- to speak or act insincerely, adopt an affectation
- to impair, to affect (negatively)
El alcohol puede afectar su juicio.- Alcohol can impair your judgment.
- to get to, to get under one's skin, to upset, to affect emotionally
No dejes que te afecte.- Don't let it get to you.
- (takes a reflexive pronoun) to be affected (by an action), to get to
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of afectar
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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with infinitive afectar
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dative
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afectarme
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afectarte
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afectarle, afectarse
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afectarnos
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afectaros
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afectarles, afectarse
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accusative
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afectarme
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afectarte
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afectarlo, afectarla, afectarse
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afectarnos
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afectaros
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afectarlos, afectarlas, afectarse
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with gerund afectando
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dative
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afectándome
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afectándote
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afectándole, afectándose
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afectándonos
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afectándoos
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afectándoles, afectándose
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accusative
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afectándome
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afectándote
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afectándolo, afectándola, afectándose
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afectándonos
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afectándoos
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afectándolos, afectándolas, afectándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative afecta
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dative
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aféctame
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aféctate
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aféctale
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aféctanos
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not used
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aféctales
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accusative
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aféctame
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aféctate
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aféctalo, aféctala
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aféctanos
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not used
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aféctalos, aféctalas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative afectá
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dative
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afectame
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afectate
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afectale
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afectanos
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not used
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afectales
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accusative
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afectame
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afectate
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afectalo, afectala
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afectanos
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not used
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afectalos, afectalas
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with formal second-person singular imperative afecte
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dative
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afécteme
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not used
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aféctele, aféctese
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aféctenos
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not used
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afécteles
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accusative
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afécteme
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not used
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aféctelo, aféctela, aféctese
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aféctenos
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not used
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aféctelos, aféctelas
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with first-person plural imperative afectemos
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dative
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not used
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afectémoste
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afectémosle
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afectémonos
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afectémoos
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afectémosles
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accusative
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not used
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afectémoste
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afectémoslo, afectémosla
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afectémonos
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afectémoos
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afectémoslos, afectémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative afectad
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dative
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afectadme
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not used
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afectadle
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afectadnos
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afectaos
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afectadles
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accusative
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afectadme
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not used
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afectadlo, afectadla
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afectadnos
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afectaos
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afectadlos, afectadlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative afecten
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dative
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aféctenme
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not used
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aféctenle
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aféctennos
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not used
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aféctenles, aféctense
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accusative
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aféctenme
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not used
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aféctenlo, aféctenla
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aféctennos
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not used
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aféctenlos, aféctenlas, aféctense
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