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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin contrādīcō, from contrā (“against”) + dīcō (“to speak”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /kontɾadeˈθiɾ/
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /kontɾadeˈsiɾ/
- Rhymes: -iɾ
- Syllabification: con‧tra‧de‧cir
Verb
contradecir (first-person singular present contradigo, first-person singular preterite contradije, past participle contradicho)
- (transitive) to contradict, to belie
Conjugation
| infinitive
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contradecir
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| gerund
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contradiciendo
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| past participle
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masculine
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feminine
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| singular
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contradicho
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contradicha
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| plural
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contradichos
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contradichas
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singular
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plural
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| 1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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| indicative
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yo
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tú
vos
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él/ella/ello
usted
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nosotros
nosotras
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vosotros
vosotras
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ellos/ellas
ustedes
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| present
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contradigo
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contradicestú
contradecísvos
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contradice
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contradecimos
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contradecís
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contradicen
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| imperfect
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contradecía
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contradecías
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contradecía
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contradecíamos
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contradecíais
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contradecían
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| preterite
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contradije
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contradijiste
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contradijo
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contradijimos
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contradijisteis
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contradijeron
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| future
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contradeciré, contradiré
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contradecirás, contradirás
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contradecirá, contradirá
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contradeciremos, contradiremos
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contradeciréis, contradiréis
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contradecirán, contradirán
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| conditional
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contradeciría, contradiría
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contradecirías, contradirías
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contradeciría, contradiría
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contradeciríamos, contradiríamos
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contradeciríais, contradiríais
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contradecirían, contradirían
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| subjunctive
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yo
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tú
vos
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él/ella/ello
usted
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nosotros
nosotras
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vosotros
vosotras
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ellos/ellas
ustedes
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| present
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contradiga
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contradigastú
contradigásvos2
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contradiga
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contradigamos
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contradigáis
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contradigan
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imperfect
(ra)
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contradijera
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contradijeras
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contradijera
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contradijéramos
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contradijerais
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contradijeran
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imperfect
(se)
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contradijese
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contradijeses
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contradijese
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contradijésemos
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contradijeseis
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contradijesen
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| future1
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contradijere
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contradijeres
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contradijere
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contradijéremos
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contradijereis
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contradijeren
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| imperative
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—
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tú
vos
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usted
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nosotros
nosotras
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vosotros
vosotras
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ustedes
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| affirmative
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contradicetú
contradecívos
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contradiga
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contradigamos
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contradecid
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contradigan
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| negative
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no contradigas
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no contradiga
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no contradigamos
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no contradigáis
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no contradigan
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1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of contradecir (irregular; e-i alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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| 1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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| with infinitive contradecir
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| dative
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contradecirme
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contradecirte
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contradecirle, contradecirse
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contradecirnos
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contradeciros
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contradecirles, contradecirse
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| accusative
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contradecirme
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contradecirte
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contradecirlo, contradecirla, contradecirse
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contradecirnos
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contradeciros
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contradecirlos, contradecirlas, contradecirse
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| with gerund contradiciendo
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| dative
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contradiciéndome
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contradiciéndote
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contradiciéndole, contradiciéndose
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contradiciéndonos
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contradiciéndoos
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contradiciéndoles, contradiciéndose
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| accusative
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contradiciéndome
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contradiciéndote
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contradiciéndolo, contradiciéndola, contradiciéndose
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contradiciéndonos
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contradiciéndoos
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contradiciéndolos, contradiciéndolas, contradiciéndose
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| with informal second-person singular tú imperative contradice
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| dative
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contradíceme
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contradícete
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contradícele
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contradícenos
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not used
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contradíceles
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| accusative
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contradíceme
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contradícete
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contradícelo, contradícela
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contradícenos
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not used
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contradícelos, contradícelas
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| with informal second-person singular vos imperative contradecí
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| dative
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contradecime
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contradecite
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contradecile
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contradecinos
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not used
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contradeciles
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| accusative
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contradecime
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contradecite
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contradecilo, contradecila
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contradecinos
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not used
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contradecilos, contradecilas
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| with formal second-person singular imperative contradiga
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| dative
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contradígame
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not used
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contradígale, contradígase
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contradíganos
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not used
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contradígales
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| accusative
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contradígame
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not used
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contradígalo, contradígala, contradígase
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contradíganos
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not used
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contradígalos, contradígalas
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| with first-person plural imperative contradigamos
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| dative
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not used
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contradigámoste
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contradigámosle
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contradigámonos
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contradigámoos
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contradigámosles
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| accusative
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not used
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contradigámoste
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contradigámoslo, contradigámosla
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contradigámonos
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contradigámoos
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contradigámoslos, contradigámoslas
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| with informal second-person plural imperative contradecid
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| dative
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contradecidme
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not used
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contradecidle
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contradecidnos
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contradecíos
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contradecidles
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| accusative
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contradecidme
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not used
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contradecidlo, contradecidla
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contradecidnos
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contradecíos
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contradecidlos, contradecidlas
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| with formal second-person plural imperative contradigan
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| dative
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contradíganme
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not used
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contradíganle
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contradígannos
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not used
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contradíganles, contradíganse
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| accusative
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contradíganme
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not used
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contradíganlo, contradíganla
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contradígannos
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not used
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contradíganlos, contradíganlas, contradíganse
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