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Asturian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /afiɾˈmaɾ/,
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Hyphenation: a‧fir‧mar
Verb
afirmar (first-person singular indicative present afirmo, past participle afirmáu)
- to assert
Conjugation
Conjugation of afirmar
infinitive
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afirmar
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gerund
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afirmando
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past participle
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m afirmáu, f afirmada, n afirmao, m pl afirmaos, f pl afirmaes
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person
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first singular yo
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second singular tu
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third singular él/elli
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first plural nosotros/nós
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second plural vosotros/vós
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third plural ellos
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indicative
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present
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afirmo
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afirmes
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afirma
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afirmamos
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afirmáis
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afirmen
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imperfect
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afirmaba
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afirmabes
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afirmaba
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afirmábemos, afirmábamos
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afirmabeis, afirmabais
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afirmaben
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preterite
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afirmé
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afirmasti, afirmesti
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afirmó
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afirmemos
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afirmastis, afirmestis
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afirmaron
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pluperfect
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afirmare, afirmara
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afirmares, afirmaras
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afirmare, afirmara
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afirmáremos, afirmáramos
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afirmareis, afirmarais
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afirmaren, afirmaran
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future
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afirmaré
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afirmarás
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afirmará
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afirmaremos
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afirmaréis
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afirmarán
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conditional
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afirmaría
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afirmaríes
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afirmaría
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afirmaríemos, afirmaríamos
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afirmaríeis, afirmaríais
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afirmaríen
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subjunctive
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present
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afirme
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afirmes, afirmas
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afirme
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afirmemos
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afirméis
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afirmen, afirman
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imperfect
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afirmare, afirmara
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afirmares, afirmaras
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afirmare, afirmara
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afirmáremos, afirmáramos
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afirmareis, afirmarais
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afirmaren, afirmaran
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imperative
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—
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afirma
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—
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—
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afirmái
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—
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Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin affirmāre.
Pronunciation
Verb
afirmar (first-person singular present afirmo, first-person singular preterite afirmí, past participle afirmat)
- to confirm
Conjugation
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
Galician
Etymology
Attested since 1287. From Latin affirmāre.
Pronunciation
Verb
afirmar (first-person singular present afirmo, first-person singular preterite afirmei, past participle afirmado)
- to confirm, assure
- to affirm, declare
- to make firm
Conjugation
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Singular
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Plural
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First-person (eu)
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Second-person (ti / tu)
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Third-person (ele / ela / você)
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First-person (nós)
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Second-person (vós)
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Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
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Infinitive
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Impersonal
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afirmar
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Personal
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afirmar
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afirmares
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afirmar
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afirmarmos
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afirmardes
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afirmarem
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Gerund
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afirmando
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Past participle
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Masculine
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afirmado
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afirmados
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Feminine
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afirmada
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afirmadas
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Indicative
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Present
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afirmo
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afirmas
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afirma
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afirmamos
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afirmades, afirmais
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afirmam
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Imperfect
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afirmava
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afirmavas
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afirmava
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afirmávamos
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afirmávades, afirmáveis, afirmávais1
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afirmavam
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Preterite
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afirmei
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afirmaste, afirmache1
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afirmou
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afirmamos
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afirmastes
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afirmárom, afirmaram
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Pluperfect
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afirmara
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afirmaras
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afirmara
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afirmáramos
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afirmárades, afirmáreis, afirmárais1
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afirmaram
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Future
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afirmarei
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afirmarás
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afirmará
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afirmaremos
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afirmaredes, afirmareis
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afirmarám, afirmarão
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Conditional
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afirmaria
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afirmarias
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afirmaria
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afirmaríamos
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afirmaríades, afirmaríeis, afirmaríais1
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afirmariam
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Subjunctive
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Present
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afirme
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afirmes
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afirme
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afirmemos
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afirmedes, afirmeis
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afirmem
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Imperfect
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afirmasse
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afirmasses
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afirmasse
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afirmássemos
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afirmássedes, afirmásseis
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afirmassem
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Future
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afirmar
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afirmares
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afirmar
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afirmarmos
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afirmardes
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afirmarem
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Imperative
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Affirmative
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afirma
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afirme
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afirmemos
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afirmade, afirmai
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afirmem
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Negative (nom)
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nom afirmes
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nom afirme
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nom afirmemos
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nom afirmedes, nom afirmeis
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nom afirmem
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Related terms
References
- “afirmar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “afirm” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “afirmar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “afirmar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “afirmar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
- “afirmar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Further reading
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin affirmāre.
Pronunciation
Verb
afirmar (first-person singular present afirmo, first-person singular preterite afirmei, past participle afirmado)
- (transitive with que) to state; to declare; to affirm (to make a declaration)
- Synonyms: declarar, asseverar
- (transitive) to confirm; to attest (to affirm to be correct, true or genuine)
- Synonyms: confirmar, assegurar, certificar
- Antonym: negar
- (transitive) to consolidate (to make firm, secure)
- Synonyms: fixar, consolidar
- (takes a reflexive pronoun) to earn one’s place; to rise (to earn a reputation or fame)
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin affirmāre.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /afiɾˈmaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: a‧fir‧mar
Verb
afirmar (first-person singular present afirmo, first-person singular preterite afirmé, past participle afirmado)
- (transitive) to state, assert
- Synonym: declarar
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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 afirmar
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 afirmar
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dative
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afirmarme
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afirmarte
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afirmarle, afirmarse
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afirmarnos
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afirmaros
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afirmarles, afirmarse
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accusative
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afirmarme
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afirmarte
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afirmarlo, afirmarla, afirmarse
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afirmarnos
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afirmaros
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afirmarlos, afirmarlas, afirmarse
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with gerund afirmando
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dative
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afirmándome
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afirmándote
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afirmándole, afirmándose
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afirmándonos
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afirmándoos
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afirmándoles, afirmándose
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accusative
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afirmándome
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afirmándote
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afirmándolo, afirmándola, afirmándose
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afirmándonos
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afirmándoos
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afirmándolos, afirmándolas, afirmándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative afirma
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dative
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afírmame
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afírmate
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afírmale
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afírmanos
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not used
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afírmales
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accusative
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afírmame
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afírmate
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afírmalo, afírmala
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afírmanos
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not used
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afírmalos, afírmalas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative afirmá
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dative
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afirmame
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afirmate
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afirmale
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afirmanos
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not used
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afirmales
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accusative
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afirmame
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afirmate
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afirmalo, afirmala
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afirmanos
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not used
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afirmalos, afirmalas
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with formal second-person singular imperative afirme
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dative
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afírmeme
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not used
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afírmele, afírmese
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afírmenos
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not used
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afírmeles
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accusative
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afírmeme
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not used
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afírmelo, afírmela, afírmese
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afírmenos
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not used
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afírmelos, afírmelas
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with first-person plural imperative afirmemos
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dative
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not used
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afirmémoste
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afirmémosle
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afirmémonos
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afirmémoos
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afirmémosles
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accusative
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not used
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afirmémoste
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afirmémoslo, afirmémosla
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afirmémonos
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afirmémoos
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afirmémoslos, afirmémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative afirmad
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dative
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afirmadme
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not used
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afirmadle
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afirmadnos
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afirmaos
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afirmadles
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accusative
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afirmadme
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not used
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afirmadlo, afirmadla
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afirmadnos
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afirmaos
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afirmadlos, afirmadlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative afirmen
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dative
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afírmenme
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not used
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afírmenle
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afírmennos
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not used
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afírmenles, afírmense
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accusative
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afírmenme
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not used
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afírmenlo, afírmenla
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afírmennos
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not used
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afírmenlos, afírmenlas, afírmense
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Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading