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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin afflīgere, with normal change of conjugation to -ir.
Pronunciation
Verb
afligir (first-person singular present afligeixo, first-person singular preterite afligí, past participle afligit)
- to afflict
Conjugation
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Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin afflīgere.
Pronunciation
Verb
afligir (first-person singular present aflijo, first-person singular preterite afligi, past participle afligido)
- to harm (cause damage)
- Synonyms: ferir, fazer mal, machucar
- (transitive) afflict (to cause pain to)
- Synonym: atribular
Conjugation
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin afflīgere.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /afliˈxiɾ/
- Rhymes: -iɾ
- Syllabification: a‧fli‧gir
Verb
afligir (first-person singular present aflijo, first-person singular preterite afligí, past participle afligido)
- to afflict
- Synonym: atribular
1835, Carlos María de Bustamante, Mañanas de la Alameda de México:¿Qué te aflije, pues, Señor?.... diviértete, alegra, y disipa tus males....- What afflicts you then, sir? Be happy, and dispel your ills.
1875, Wilkie Collins, translated by Cristina Graell, 1997, La ley y la dama:¡Maldita sea, coja el bastón! No le aflija. Azóteme en la espalda. ¡Golpéeme!- Damn it, take the stick! Don't let it afflict you. Whip me in the back. Hit me!
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 afligir (g-j 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 afligir
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dative
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afligirme
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afligirte
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afligirle, afligirse
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afligirnos
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afligiros
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afligirles, afligirse
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accusative
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afligirme
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afligirte
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afligirlo, afligirla, afligirse
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afligirnos
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afligiros
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afligirlos, afligirlas, afligirse
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with gerund afligiendo
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dative
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afligiéndome
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afligiéndote
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afligiéndole, afligiéndose
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afligiéndonos
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afligiéndoos
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afligiéndoles, afligiéndose
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accusative
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afligiéndome
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afligiéndote
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afligiéndolo, afligiéndola, afligiéndose
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afligiéndonos
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afligiéndoos
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afligiéndolos, afligiéndolas, afligiéndose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative aflige
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dative
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aflígeme
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aflígete
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aflígele
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aflígenos
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not used
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aflígeles
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accusative
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aflígeme
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aflígete
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aflígelo, aflígela
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aflígenos
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not used
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aflígelos, aflígelas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative afligí
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dative
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afligime
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afligite
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afligile
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afliginos
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not used
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afligiles
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accusative
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afligime
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afligite
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afligilo, afligila
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afliginos
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not used
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afligilos, afligilas
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with formal second-person singular imperative aflija
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dative
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aflíjame
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not used
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aflíjale, aflíjase
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aflíjanos
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not used
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aflíjales
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accusative
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aflíjame
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not used
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aflíjalo, aflíjala, aflíjase
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aflíjanos
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not used
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aflíjalos, aflíjalas
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with first-person plural imperative aflijamos
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dative
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not used
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aflijámoste
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aflijámosle
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aflijámonos
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aflijámoos
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aflijámosles
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accusative
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not used
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aflijámoste
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aflijámoslo, aflijámosla
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aflijámonos
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aflijámoos
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aflijámoslos, aflijámoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative afligid
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dative
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afligidme
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not used
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afligidle
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afligidnos
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afligíos
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afligidles
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accusative
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afligidme
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not used
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afligidlo, afligidla
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afligidnos
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afligíos
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afligidlos, afligidlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative aflijan
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dative
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aflíjanme
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not used
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aflíjanle
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aflíjannos
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not used
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aflíjanles, aflíjanse
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accusative
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aflíjanme
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not used
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aflíjanlo, aflíjanla
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aflíjannos
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not used
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aflíjanlos, aflíjanlas, aflíjanse
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