confinar

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Asturian

Verb

confinar

  1. to lock down

Catalan

Etymology

From confí +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

Verb

confinar (first-person singular present confino, first-person singular preterite confiní, past participle confinat)

  1. (intransitive) to border
    Synonym: fronterejar
  2. (transitive) to confine (to restrict; to keep within bounds)
  3. (transitive) to lock down (to secure; make people stay locked indoors for their safety)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of confinar (first conjugation)
infinitive confinar
gerund confinant
past participle masculine feminine
singular confinat confinada
plural confinats confinades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present confino confines confina confinem confineu confinen
imperfect confinava confinaves confinava confinàvem confinàveu confinaven
future confinaré confinaràs confinarà confinarem confinareu confinaran
preterite confiní confinares confinà confinàrem confinàreu confinaren
conditional confinaria confinaries confinaria confinaríem confinaríeu confinarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present confini confinis confini confinem confineu confinin
imperfect confinés confinessis confinés confinéssim confinéssiu confinessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — confina confini confinem confineu confinin
negative (no) — no confinis no confini no confinem no confineu no confinin

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Galician

Etymology

From confín +‎ -ar.

Verb

confinar (first-person singular present confino, first-person singular preterite confinei, past participle confinado)

  1. (transitive) to confine, to imprison (to restrict; to keep within bounds)
  2. (transitive) to lock down (to secure; make people stay locked indoors for their safety)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of confinar
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 confinar
Personal confinar confinares confinar confinarmos confinardes confinaren
Gerund
confinando
Past participle
Masculine confinado confinados
Feminine confinada confinadas
Indicative
Present confino confinas confina confinamos confinades confinan
Imperfect confinaba confinabas confinaba confinabamos confinabades confinaban
Preterite confinei confinaches confinou confinamos confinastes confinaron
Pluperfect confinara confinaras confinara confinaramos confinarades confinaran
Future confinarei confinarás confinará confinaremos confinaredes confinarán
Conditional confinaría confinarías confinaría confinariamos confinariades confinarían
Subjunctive
Present confine confines confine confinemos confinedes confinen
Imperfect confinase confinases confinase confinásemos confinásedes confinasen
Future confinar confinares confinar confinarmos confinardes confinaren
Imperative
Affirmative confina confine confinemos confinade confinen
Negative (non) non confines non confine non confinemos non confinedes non confinen
    Reintegrated conjugation of confinar (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 confinar
Personal confinar confinares confinar confinarmos confinardes confinarem
Gerund
confinando
Past participle
Masculine confinado confinados
Feminine confinada confinadas
Indicative
Present confino confinas confina confinamos confinades, confinais confinam
Imperfect confinava confinavas confinava confinávamos confinávades, confináveis, confinávais1 confinavam
Preterite confinei confinaste, confinache1 confinou confinamos confinastes confinárom, confinaram
Pluperfect confinara confinaras confinara confináramos confinárades, confináreis, confinárais1 confinaram
Future confinarei confinarás confinará confinaremos confinaredes, confinareis confinarám, confinarão
Conditional confinaria confinarias confinaria confinaríamos confinaríades, confinaríeis, confinaríais1 confinariam
Subjunctive
Present confine confines confine confinemos confinedes, confineis confinem
Imperfect confinasse confinasses confinasse confinássemos confinássedes, confinásseis confinassem
Future confinar confinares confinar confinarmos confinardes confinarem
Imperative
Affirmative confina confine confinemos confinade, confinai confinem
Negative (nom) nom confines nom confine nom confinemos nom confinedes, nom confineis nom confinem

1Less recommended.

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Occitan

Verb

confinar

  1. to confine

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Joan de Cantalausa (2006) Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians‎, 2 edition, →ISBN, page 276.
  • Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana, L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2024, page 174.

Portuguese

Etymology

From confim +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: con‧fi‧nar

Verb

confinar (first-person singular present confino, first-person singular preterite confinei, past participle confinado)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to border
  2. (transitive) to confine (to restrict; to keep within bounds)
  3. (transitive) to lock down (to secure; make people stay locked indoors for their safety)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of confinar (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 confinar
Personal confinar confinares confinar confinarmos confinardes confinarem
Gerund
confinando
Past participle
Masculine confinado confinados
Feminine confinada confinadas
Indicative
Present confino confinas confina confinamos confinais confinam
Imperfect confinava confinavas confinava confinávamos confináveis confinavam
Preterite confinei confinaste confinou confinamos1, confinámos2 confinastes confinaram
Pluperfect confinara confinaras confinara confináramos confináreis confinaram
Future confinarei confinarás confinará confinaremos confinareis confinarão
Conditional confinaria confinarias confinaria confinaríamos confinaríeis confinariam
Subjunctive
Present confine confines confine confinemos confineis confinem
Imperfect confinasse confinasses confinasse confinássemos confinásseis confinassem
Future confinar confinares confinar confinarmos confinardes confinarem
Imperative
Affirmative confina confine confinemos confinai confinem
Negative (não) não confines não confine não confinemos não confineis não confinem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

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Spanish

Etymology

From confín +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /konfiˈnaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: con‧fi‧nar

Verb

confinar (first-person singular present confino, first-person singular preterite confiné, past participle confinado)

  1. (transitive) to confine, to limit, to restrict, to keep within bounds
  2. (transitive) to lock down, to secure (make people stay locked indoors for their safety)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of confinar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive confinar
gerund confinando
past participle masculine feminine
singular confinado confinada
plural confinados confinadas
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 confino confinastú
confinásvos 		confina confinamos confináis confinan
imperfect confinaba confinabas confinaba confinábamos confinabais confinaban
preterite confiné confinaste confinó confinamos confinasteis confinaron
future confinaré confinarás confinará confinaremos confinaréis confinarán
conditional confinaría confinarías confinaría confinaríamos confinaríais confinarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present confine confinestú
confinésvos2 		confine confinemos confinéis confinen
imperfect
(ra) 		confinara confinaras confinara confináramos confinarais confinaran
imperfect
(se) 		confinase confinases confinase confinásemos confinaseis confinasen
future1 confinare confinares confinare confináremos confinareis confinaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative confinatú
confinávos 		confine confinemos confinad confinen
negative no confines no confine no confinemos no confinéis no confinen

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

    Selected combined forms of confinar

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 confinar
dative confinarme confinarte confinarle, confinarse confinarnos confinaros confinarles, confinarse
accusative confinarme confinarte confinarlo, confinarla, confinarse confinarnos confinaros confinarlos, confinarlas, confinarse
with gerund confinando
dative confinándome confinándote confinándole, confinándose confinándonos confinándoos confinándoles, confinándose
accusative confinándome confinándote confinándolo, confinándola, confinándose confinándonos confinándoos confinándolos, confinándolas, confinándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative confina
dative confíname confínate confínale confínanos not used confínales
accusative confíname confínate confínalo, confínala confínanos not used confínalos, confínalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative confiná
dative confiname confinate confinale confinanos not used confinales
accusative confiname confinate confinalo, confinala confinanos not used confinalos, confinalas
with formal second-person singular imperative confine
dative confíneme not used confínele, confínese confínenos not used confíneles
accusative confíneme not used confínelo, confínela, confínese confínenos not used confínelos, confínelas
with first-person plural imperative confinemos
dative not used confinémoste confinémosle confinémonos confinémoos confinémosles
accusative not used confinémoste confinémoslo, confinémosla confinémonos confinémoos confinémoslos, confinémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative confinad
dative confinadme not used confinadle confinadnos confinaos confinadles
accusative confinadme not used confinadlo, confinadla confinadnos confinaos confinadlos, confinadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative confinen
dative confínenme not used confínenle confínennos not used confínenles, confínense
accusative confínenme not used confínenlo, confínenla confínennos not used confínenlos, confínenlas, confínense

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