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Catalan
Etymology
From a- + ferro + -ar.
Pronunciation
Verb
aferrar (first-person singular present aferro, first-person singular preterite aferrí, past participle aferrat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencian) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/
- (transitive) to seize
- (transitive) to catch, to hook
- (takes a reflexive pronoun) to cling (to a), to persist (in a)
S'aferraven a la vida.- They clung to life.
Conjugation
Derived terms
Further reading
Ladino
Verb
aferrar (Latin spelling)
- to catch
- to grasp
Spanish
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Latin afferō (“to grasp/carry”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /afeˈraɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: a‧fe‧rrar
Verb
aferrar (first-person singular present aferro or (obsolete) afierro, first-person singular preterite aferré, past participle aferrado)
- (transitive) to grasp, to seize
- Synonyms: asir, agarrar
- (transitive, nautical) to catch, to hook
- (transitive, nautical) to furl
- (takes a reflexive pronoun) to cling to, to hold on to, to hang onto, to clutch
2019 November 24, Isabel Garcia Pagan, “Esquerra buscará una reunión entre gobiernos antes de la investidura”, in La Vanguardia:La Generalitat quería hablar de un referéndum y los presos, mientras el Gobierno central se aferraba a reducir la conflictividad entre La Moncloa y la Generalitat, culminar traspasos, activar las inversiones públicas y llegar a acuerdos económicos.- The Generalitat (government of Catalonia) wanted to talk about a referendum and prisoners, while the central government clung to reducing the conflict between the Generalitat and the Moncloa (government of Spain), completing transfers, encouraging public investment and reaching an economic agreement.
Conjugation
infinitive
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aferrar
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gerund
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aferrando
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past participle
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masculine
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feminine
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singular
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aferrado
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aferrada
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plural
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aferrados
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aferradas
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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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indicative
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yo
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tú vos
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él/ella/ello usted
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nosotros nosotras
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vosotros vosotras
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ellos/ellas ustedes
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present
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aferro, afierro3
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aferras, afierras3tú aferrásvos
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aferra, afierra3
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aferramos
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aferráis
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aferran, afierran3
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imperfect
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aferraba
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aferrabas
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aferraba
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aferrábamos
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aferrabais
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aferraban
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preterite
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aferré
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aferraste
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aferró
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aferramos
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aferrasteis
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aferraron
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future
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aferraré
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aferrarás
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aferrará
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aferraremos
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aferraréis
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aferrarán
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conditional
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aferraría
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aferrarías
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aferraría
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aferraríamos
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aferraríais
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aferrarían
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subjunctive
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yo
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tú vos
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él/ella/ello usted
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nosotros nosotras
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vosotros vosotras
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ellos/ellas ustedes
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present
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aferre, afierre3
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aferres, afierres3tú aferrésvos2
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aferre, afierre3
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aferremos
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aferréis
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aferren, afierren3
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imperfect (ra)
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aferrara
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aferraras
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aferrara
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aferráramos
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aferrarais
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aferraran
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imperfect (se)
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aferrase
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aferrases
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aferrase
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aferrásemos
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aferraseis
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aferrasen
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future1
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aferrare
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aferrares
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aferrare
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aferráremos
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aferrareis
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aferraren
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imperative
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—
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tú vos
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usted
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nosotros nosotras
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vosotros vosotras
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ustedes
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affirmative
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aferra, afierra3tú aferrávos
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aferre, afierre3
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aferremos
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aferrad
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aferren, afierren3
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negative
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no aferres, no afierres3
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no aferre, no afierre3
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no aferremos
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no aferréis
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no aferren, no afierren3
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1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
3Obsolete.
Selected combined forms of aferrar (non-alternating or e-ie alternation)
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 aferrar
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dative
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aferrarme
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aferrarte
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aferrarle, aferrarse
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aferrarnos
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aferraros
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aferrarles, aferrarse
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accusative
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aferrarme
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aferrarte
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aferrarlo, aferrarla, aferrarse
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aferrarnos
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aferraros
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aferrarlos, aferrarlas, aferrarse
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with gerund aferrando
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dative
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aferrándome
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aferrándote
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aferrándole, aferrándose
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aferrándonos
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aferrándoos
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aferrándoles, aferrándose
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accusative
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aferrándome
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aferrándote
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aferrándolo, aferrándola, aferrándose
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aferrándonos
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aferrándoos
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aferrándolos, aferrándolas, aferrándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative aferra, afierra3
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dative
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aférrame, afiérrame1
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aférrate, afiérrate1
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aférrale, afiérrale1
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aférranos, afiérranos1
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not used
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aférrales, afiérrales1
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accusative
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aférrame, afiérrame1
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aférrate, afiérrate1
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aférralo, afiérralo1, aférrala, afiérrala1
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aférranos, afiérranos1
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not used
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aférralos, afiérralos1, aférralas, afiérralas1
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative aferrá
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dative
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aferrame
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aferrate
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aferrale
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aferranos
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not used
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aferrales
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accusative
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aferrame
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aferrate
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aferralo, aferrala
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aferranos
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not used
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aferralos, aferralas
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with formal second-person singular imperative aferre, afierre3
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dative
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aférreme, afiérreme1
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not used
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aférrele, afiérrele1, aférrese, afiérrese1
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aférrenos, afiérrenos1
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not used
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aférreles, afiérreles1
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accusative
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aférreme, afiérreme1
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not used
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aférrelo, afiérrelo1, aférrela, afiérrela1, aférrese, afiérrese1
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aférrenos, afiérrenos1
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not used
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aférrelos, afiérrelos1, aférrelas, afiérrelas1
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with first-person plural imperative aferremos
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dative
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not used
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aferrémoste
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aferrémosle
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aferrémonos
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aferrémoos
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aferrémosles
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accusative
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not used
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aferrémoste
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aferrémoslo, aferrémosla
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aferrémonos
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aferrémoos
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aferrémoslos, aferrémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative aferrad
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dative
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aferradme
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not used
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aferradle
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aferradnos
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aferraos
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aferradles
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accusative
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aferradme
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not used
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aferradlo, aferradla
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aferradnos
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aferraos
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aferradlos, aferradlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative aferren, afierren3
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dative
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aférrenme, afiérrenme1
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not used
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aférrenle, afiérrenle1
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aférrennos, afiérrennos1
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not used
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aférrenles, afiérrenles1, aférrense, afiérrense1
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accusative
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aférrenme, afiérrenme1
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not used
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aférrenlo, afiérrenlo1, aférrenla, afiérrenla1
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aférrennos, afiérrennos1
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not used
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aférrenlos, afiérrenlos1, aférrenlas, afiérrenlas1, aférrense, afiérrense1
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Derived terms
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