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Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish, from Latin benedīcere; cf. bien and decir. Compare also Portuguese bendizer, benzer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /bendeˈθiɾ/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /bendeˈsiɾ/
- Rhymes: -iɾ
- Syllabification: ben‧de‧cir
Verb
bendecir (first-person singular present bendigo, first-person singular preterite bendije, past participle bendecido or bendito)
- to bless
- Antonym: maldecir
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 bendecir (irregular; e-i 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 bendecir
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dative
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bendecirme
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bendecirte
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bendecirle, bendecirse
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bendecirnos
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bendeciros
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bendecirles, bendecirse
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accusative
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bendecirme
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bendecirte
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bendecirlo, bendecirla, bendecirse
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bendecirnos
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bendeciros
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bendecirlos, bendecirlas, bendecirse
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with gerund bendiciendo
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dative
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bendiciéndome
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bendiciéndote
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bendiciéndole, bendiciéndose
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bendiciéndonos
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bendiciéndoos
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bendiciéndoles, bendiciéndose
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accusative
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bendiciéndome
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bendiciéndote
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bendiciéndolo, bendiciéndola, bendiciéndose
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bendiciéndonos
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bendiciéndoos
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bendiciéndolos, bendiciéndolas, bendiciéndose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative bendice
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dative
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bendíceme
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bendícete
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bendícele
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bendícenos
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not used
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bendíceles
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accusative
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bendíceme
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bendícete
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bendícelo, bendícela
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bendícenos
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not used
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bendícelos, bendícelas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative bendecí
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dative
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bendecime
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bendecite
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bendecile
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bendecinos
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not used
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bendeciles
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accusative
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bendecime
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bendecite
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bendecilo, bendecila
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bendecinos
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not used
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bendecilos, bendecilas
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with formal second-person singular imperative bendiga
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dative
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bendígame
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not used
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bendígale, bendígase
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bendíganos
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not used
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bendígales
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accusative
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bendígame
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not used
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bendígalo, bendígala, bendígase
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bendíganos
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not used
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bendígalos, bendígalas
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with first-person plural imperative bendigamos
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dative
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not used
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bendigámoste
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bendigámosle
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bendigámonos
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bendigámoos
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bendigámosles
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accusative
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not used
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bendigámoste
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bendigámoslo, bendigámosla
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bendigámonos
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bendigámoos
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bendigámoslos, bendigámoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative bendecid
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dative
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bendecidme
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not used
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bendecidle
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bendecidnos
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bendecíos
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bendecidles
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accusative
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bendecidme
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not used
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bendecidlo, bendecidla
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bendecidnos
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bendecíos
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bendecidlos, bendecidlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative bendigan
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dative
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bendíganme
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not used
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bendíganle
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bendígannos
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not used
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bendíganles, bendíganse
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accusative
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bendíganme
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not used
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bendíganlo, bendíganla
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bendígannos
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not used
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bendíganlos, bendíganlas, bendíganse
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