competir

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Asturian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin competō, competere.

Verb

competir

  1. to compete

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Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin competere, with normal change of conjugation to -ir.

Pronunciation

Verb

competir (first-person singular present competeixo, first-person singular preterite competí, past participle competit)

  1. to compete

Conjugation

    Conjugation of competir (third conjugation, with -eix-)
infinitive competir
gerund competint
past participle masculine feminine
singular competit competida
plural competits competides
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present competeixo competeixes competeix competim competiu competeixen
imperfect competia competies competia competíem competíeu competien
future competiré competiràs competirà competirem competireu competiran
preterite competí competires competí competírem competíreu competiren
conditional competiria competiries competiria competiríem competiríeu competirien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present competeixi competeixis competeixi competim competiu competeixin
imperfect competís competissis competís competíssim competíssiu competissin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — competeix competeixi competim competiu competeixin
negative (no) — no competeixis no competeixi no competim no competiu no competeixin

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Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin competō, competere.

Verb

competir (first-person singular present compito, third-person singular present compite, first-person singular preterite competín, past participle competido)
competir (first-person singular present compito, third-person singular present compete, first-person singular preterite competim or competi, past participle competido, reintegrationist norm)

  1. to compete (contend)
    Synonym: rivalizar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of competir (e becomes i when stressed)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(ti) 		Third-person
(el / ela / Vde.) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal competir
Personal competir competires competir competirmos competirdes competiren
Gerund
competindo
Past participle
Masculine competido competidos
Feminine competida competidas
Indicative
Present compito compites compite competimos competides compiten
Imperfect competía competías competía competiamos competiades competían
Preterite competín competiches competiu competimos competistes competiron
Pluperfect competira competiras competira competiramos competirades competiran
Future competirei competirás competirá competiremos competiredes competirán
Conditional competiría competirías competiría competiriamos competiriades competirían
Subjunctive
Present compita compitas compita compitamos compitades compitan
Imperfect competise competises competise competísemos competísedes competisen
Future competir competires competir competirmos competirdes competiren
Imperative
Affirmative compite compita compitamos competide compitan
Negative (non) non compitas non compita non compitamos non compitades non compitan
    Reintegrated conjugation of competir (i-e alternation in present singular) (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(ti / tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal competir
Personal competir competires competir competirmos competirdes competirem
Gerund
competindo
Past participle
Masculine competido competidos
Feminine competida competidas
Indicative
Present compito competes compete competimos competides, competis competem
Imperfect competia competias competia competíamos competíades, competíeis, competíais1 competiam
Preterite competim, competi competiste, competiche1 competiu competimos competistes competírom, competiram
Pluperfect competira competiras competira competíramos competírades, competíreis, competírais1 competiram
Future competirei competirás competirá competiremos competiredes, competireis competirám, competirão
Conditional competiria competirias competiria competiríamos competiríades, competiríeis, competiríais1 competiriam
Subjunctive
Present compita compitas compita compitamos compitades, compitais compitam
Imperfect competisse competisses competisse competíssemos competíssedes, competísseis competissem
Future competir competires competir competirmos competirdes competirem
Imperative
Affirmative compete compita compitamos competide, competi compitam
Negative (nom) nom compitas nom compita nom compitamos nom compitades, nom compitais nom compitam

1Less recommended.

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Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin competere.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: com‧pe‧tir

Verb

competir (first-person singular present compito, third-person singular present compete, first-person singular preterite competi, past participle competido)

  1. to compete (contend)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of competir (i-e alternation in present singular) (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 competir
Personal competir competires competir competirmos competirdes competirem
Gerund
competindo
Past participle
Masculine competido competidos
Feminine competida competidas
Indicative
Present compito competes compete competimos competis competem
Imperfect competia competias competia competíamos competíeis competiam
Preterite competi competiste competiu competimos competistes competiram
Pluperfect competira competiras competira competíramos competíreis competiram
Future competirei competirás competirá competiremos competireis competirão
Conditional competiria competirias competiria competiríamos competiríeis competiriam
Subjunctive
Present compita compitas compita compitamos compitais compitam
Imperfect competisse competisses competisse competíssemos competísseis competissem
Future competir competires competir competirmos competirdes competirem
Imperative
Affirmative compete compita compitamos competi compitam
Negative (não) não compitas não compita não compitamos não compitais não compitam

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin competere.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kompeˈtiɾ/
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: com‧pe‧tir

Verb

competir (first-person singular present compito, first-person singular preterite competí, past participle competido)

  1. (intransitive) to compete

Conjugation

    Conjugation of competir (e-i alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive competir
gerund compitiendo
past participle masculine feminine
singular competido competida
plural competidos competidas
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 compito compitestú
competísvos 		compite competimos competís compiten
imperfect competía competías competía competíamos competíais competían
preterite competí competiste compitió competimos competisteis compitieron
future competiré competirás competirá competiremos competiréis competirán
conditional competiría competirías competiría competiríamos competiríais competirían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present compita compitastú
compitásvos2 		compita compitamos compitáis compitan
imperfect
(ra) 		compitiera compitieras compitiera compitiéramos compitierais compitieran
imperfect
(se) 		compitiese compitieses compitiese compitiésemos compitieseis compitiesen
future1 compitiere compitieres compitiere compitiéremos compitiereis compitieren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative compitetú
competívos 		compita compitamos competid compitan
negative no compitas no compita no compitamos no compitáis no compitan

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

    Selected combined forms of competir (e-i 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 competir
dative competirme competirte competirle, competirse competirnos competiros competirles, competirse
accusative competirme competirte competirlo, competirla, competirse competirnos competiros competirlos, competirlas, competirse
with gerund compitiendo
dative compitiéndome compitiéndote compitiéndole, compitiéndose compitiéndonos compitiéndoos compitiéndoles, compitiéndose
accusative compitiéndome compitiéndote compitiéndolo, compitiéndola, compitiéndose compitiéndonos compitiéndoos compitiéndolos, compitiéndolas, compitiéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative compite
dative compíteme compítete compítele compítenos not used compíteles
accusative compíteme compítete compítelo, compítela compítenos not used compítelos, compítelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative competí
dative competime competite competile competinos not used competiles
accusative competime competite competilo, competila competinos not used competilos, competilas
with formal second-person singular imperative compita
dative compítame not used compítale, compítase compítanos not used compítales
accusative compítame not used compítalo, compítala, compítase compítanos not used compítalos, compítalas
with first-person plural imperative compitamos
dative not used compitámoste compitámosle compitámonos compitámoos compitámosles
accusative not used compitámoste compitámoslo, compitámosla compitámonos compitámoos compitámoslos, compitámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative competid
dative competidme not used competidle competidnos competíos competidles
accusative competidme not used competidlo, competidla competidnos competíos competidlos, competidlas
with formal second-person plural imperative compitan
dative compítanme not used compítanle compítannos not used compítanles, compítanse
accusative compítanme not used compítanlo, compítanla compítannos not used compítanlos, compítanlas, compítanse

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