calificar

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Spanish

Etymology

From Medieval Latin quālificāre, present active infinitive of quālificō, from quālis +‎ -ficō. Cognate with English qualify.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kalifiˈkaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: ca‧li‧fi‧car

Verb

calificar (first-person singular present califico, first-person singular preterite califiqué, past participle calificado)

  1. to qualify
  2. to grade, to mark
  3. to rate, to score
  4. to describe, to characterize, to label, to categorize
  5. to designate (e.g. designate a plot of land for a specific use)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of calificar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive calificar
gerund calificando
past participle masculine feminine
singular calificado calificada
plural calificados calificadas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present califico calificastú
calificásvos 		califica calificamos calificáis califican
imperfect calificaba calificabas calificaba calificábamos calificabais calificaban
preterite califiqué calificaste calificó calificamos calificasteis calificaron
future calificaré calificarás calificará calificaremos calificaréis calificarán
conditional calificaría calificarías calificaría calificaríamos calificaríais calificarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present califique califiquestú
califiquésvos2 		califique califiquemos califiquéis califiquen
imperfect
(ra) 		calificara calificaras calificara calificáramos calificarais calificaran
imperfect
(se) 		calificase calificases calificase calificásemos calificaseis calificasen
future1 calificare calificares calificare calificáremos calificareis calificaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative calificatú
calificávos 		califique califiquemos calificad califiquen
negative no califiques no califique no califiquemos no califiquéis no califiquen

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of calificar (c-qu alternation)

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
with infinitive calificar
dative calificarme calificarte calificarle, calificarse calificarnos calificaros calificarles, calificarse
accusative calificarme calificarte calificarlo, calificarla, calificarse calificarnos calificaros calificarlos, calificarlas, calificarse
with gerund calificando
dative calificándome calificándote calificándole, calificándose calificándonos calificándoos calificándoles, calificándose
accusative calificándome calificándote calificándolo, calificándola, calificándose calificándonos calificándoos calificándolos, calificándolas, calificándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative califica
dative califícame califícate califícale califícanos not used califícales
accusative califícame califícate califícalo, califícala califícanos not used califícalos, califícalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative calificá
dative calificame calificate calificale calificanos not used calificales
accusative calificame calificate calificalo, calificala calificanos not used calificalos, calificalas
with formal second-person singular imperative califique
dative califíqueme not used califíquele, califíquese califíquenos not used califíqueles
accusative califíqueme not used califíquelo, califíquela, califíquese califíquenos not used califíquelos, califíquelas
with first-person plural imperative califiquemos
dative not used califiquémoste califiquémosle califiquémonos califiquémoos califiquémosles
accusative not used califiquémoste califiquémoslo, califiquémosla califiquémonos califiquémoos califiquémoslos, califiquémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative calificad
dative calificadme not used calificadle calificadnos calificaos calificadles
accusative calificadme not used calificadlo, calificadla calificadnos calificaos calificadlos, calificadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative califiquen
dative califíquenme not used califíquenle califíquennos not used califíquenles, califíquense
accusative califíquenme not used califíquenlo, califíquenla califíquennos not used califíquenlos, califíquenlas, califíquense

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