compadecer

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Vulgar Latin *compātīscere, from Latin compātī.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: com‧pa‧de‧cer

Verb

compadecer (first-person singular present compadeço, first-person singular preterite compadeci, past participle compadecido)

  1. (transitive) to make someone feel pity
  2. (takes a reflexive pronoun, intransitive) to feel pity
  3. (takes a reflexive pronoun, transitive with de or por (uncommon)) to pity; to feel sorry for
  4. (takes a reflexive pronoun, transitive with com) to conform to (to be compatible with)
  5. (transitive) to accept; to tolerate (to regard as proper; not to intervene with)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of compadecer (c-ç alternation) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal compadecer
Personal compadecer compadeceres compadecer compadecermos compadecerdes compadecerem
Gerund
compadecendo
Past participle
Masculine compadecido compadecidos
Feminine compadecida compadecidas
Indicative
Present compadeço compadeces compadece compadecemos compadeceis compadecem
Imperfect compadecia compadecias compadecia compadecíamos compadecíeis compadeciam
Preterite compadeci compadeceste compadeceu compadecemos compadecestes compadeceram
Pluperfect compadecera compadeceras compadecera compadecêramos compadecêreis compadeceram
Future compadecerei compadecerás compadecerá compadeceremos compadecereis compadecerão
Conditional compadeceria compadecerias compadeceria compadeceríamos compadeceríeis compadeceriam
Subjunctive
Present compadeça compadeças compadeça compadeçamos compadeçais compadeçam
Imperfect compadecesse compadecesses compadecesse compadecêssemos compadecêsseis compadecessem
Future compadecer compadeceres compadecer compadecermos compadecerdes compadecerem
Imperative
Affirmative compadece compadeça compadeçamos compadecei compadeçam
Negative (não) não compadeças não compadeça não compadeçamos não compadeçais não compadeçam

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Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish, from Vulgar Latin *compatiscere, from Latin compati.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /kompadeˈθeɾ/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /kompadeˈseɾ/
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: com‧pa‧de‧cer

Verb

compadecer (first-person singular present compadezco, first-person singular preterite compadecí, past participle compadecido)

  1. (transitive, reflexive) to feel sorry (for); to pity
    Synonym: lastimar
  2. (transitive, reflexive) to sympathise with
    Synonym: simpatizar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of compadecer (c-zc alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive compadecer
gerund compadeciendo
past participle masculine feminine
singular compadecido compadecida
plural compadecidos compadecidas
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 compadezco compadecestú
compadecésvos 		compadece compadecemos compadecéis compadecen
imperfect compadecía compadecías compadecía compadecíamos compadecíais compadecían
preterite compadecí compadeciste compadeció compadecimos compadecisteis compadecieron
future compadeceré compadecerás compadecerá compadeceremos compadeceréis compadecerán
conditional compadecería compadecerías compadecería compadeceríamos compadeceríais compadecerían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present compadezca compadezcastú
compadezcásvos2 		compadezca compadezcamos compadezcáis compadezcan
imperfect
(ra) 		compadeciera compadecieras compadeciera compadeciéramos compadecierais compadecieran
imperfect
(se) 		compadeciese compadecieses compadeciese compadeciésemos compadecieseis compadeciesen
future1 compadeciere compadecieres compadeciere compadeciéremos compadeciereis compadecieren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative compadecetú
compadecévos 		compadezca compadezcamos compadeced compadezcan
negative no compadezcas no compadezca no compadezcamos no compadezcáis no compadezcan

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

    Selected combined forms of compadecer (c-zc 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 compadecer
dative compadecerme compadecerte compadecerle, compadecerse compadecernos compadeceros compadecerles, compadecerse
accusative compadecerme compadecerte compadecerlo, compadecerla, compadecerse compadecernos compadeceros compadecerlos, compadecerlas, compadecerse
with gerund compadeciendo
dative compadeciéndome compadeciéndote compadeciéndole, compadeciéndose compadeciéndonos compadeciéndoos compadeciéndoles, compadeciéndose
accusative compadeciéndome compadeciéndote compadeciéndolo, compadeciéndola, compadeciéndose compadeciéndonos compadeciéndoos compadeciéndolos, compadeciéndolas, compadeciéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative compadece
dative compadéceme compadécete compadécele compadécenos not used compadéceles
accusative compadéceme compadécete compadécelo, compadécela compadécenos not used compadécelos, compadécelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative compadecé
dative compadeceme compadecete compadecele compadecenos not used compadeceles
accusative compadeceme compadecete compadecelo, compadecela compadecenos not used compadecelos, compadecelas
with formal second-person singular imperative compadezca
dative compadézcame not used compadézcale, compadézcase compadézcanos not used compadézcales
accusative compadézcame not used compadézcalo, compadézcala, compadézcase compadézcanos not used compadézcalos, compadézcalas
with first-person plural imperative compadezcamos
dative not used compadezcámoste compadezcámosle compadezcámonos compadezcámoos compadezcámosles
accusative not used compadezcámoste compadezcámoslo, compadezcámosla compadezcámonos compadezcámoos compadezcámoslos, compadezcámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative compadeced
dative compadecedme not used compadecedle compadecednos compadeceos compadecedles
accusative compadecedme not used compadecedlo, compadecedla compadecednos compadeceos compadecedlos, compadecedlas
with formal second-person plural imperative compadezcan
dative compadézcanme not used compadézcanle compadézcannos not used compadézcanles, compadézcanse
accusative compadézcanme not used compadézcanlo, compadézcanla compadézcannos not used compadézcanlos, compadézcanlas, compadézcanse

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