combatir

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Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *combattere, from Latin cum + battuō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kombaˈtiɾ/
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: com‧ba‧tir

Verb

combatir (first-person singular present combato, first-person singular preterite combatí, past participle combatido)

  1. to combat or fight
    Synonyms: luchar, pelear

Conjugation

    Conjugation of combatir (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive combatir
gerund combatiendo
past participle masculine feminine
singular combatido combatida
plural combatidos combatidas
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 combato combatestú
combatísvos 		combate combatimos combatís combaten
imperfect combatía combatías combatía combatíamos combatíais combatían
preterite combatí combatiste combatió combatimos combatisteis combatieron
future combatiré combatirás combatirá combatiremos combatiréis combatirán
conditional combatiría combatirías combatiría combatiríamos combatiríais combatirían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present combata combatastú
combatásvos2 		combata combatamos combatáis combatan
imperfect
(ra) 		combatiera combatieras combatiera combatiéramos combatierais combatieran
imperfect
(se) 		combatiese combatieses combatiese combatiésemos combatieseis combatiesen
future1 combatiere combatieres combatiere combatiéremos combatiereis combatieren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative combatetú
combatívos 		combata combatamos combatid combatan
negative no combatas no combata no combatamos no combatáis no combatan

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

    Selected combined forms of combatir

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 combatir dative combatirme combatirte combatirle, combatirse combatirnos combatiros combatirles, combatirse
accusative combatirme combatirte combatirlo, combatirla, combatirse combatirnos combatiros combatirlos, combatirlas, combatirse
with gerund combatiendo dative combatiéndome combatiéndote combatiéndole, combatiéndose combatiéndonos combatiéndoos combatiéndoles, combatiéndose
accusative combatiéndome combatiéndote combatiéndolo, combatiéndola, combatiéndose combatiéndonos combatiéndoos combatiéndolos, combatiéndolas, combatiéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative combate dative combáteme combátete combátele combátenos not used combáteles
accusative combáteme combátete combátelo, combátela combátenos not used combátelos, combátelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative combatí dative combatime combatite combatile combatinos not used combatiles
accusative combatime combatite combatilo, combatila combatinos not used combatilos, combatilas
with formal second-person singular imperative combata dative combátame not used combátale, combátase combátanos not used combátales
accusative combátame not used combátalo, combátala, combátase combátanos not used combátalos, combátalas
with first-person plural imperative combatamos dative not used combatámoste combatámosle combatámonos combatámoos combatámosles
accusative not used combatámoste combatámoslo, combatámosla combatámonos combatámoos combatámoslos, combatámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative combatid dative combatidme not used combatidle combatidnos combatíos combatidles
accusative combatidme not used combatidlo, combatidla combatidnos combatíos combatidlos, combatidlas
with formal second-person plural imperative combatan dative combátanme not used combátanle combátannos not used combátanles, combátanse
accusative combátanme not used combátanlo, combátanla combátannos not used combátanlos, combátanlas, combátanse

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