culminar

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Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin culmināre, from Latin culmen.

Pronunciation

Verb

culminar (first-person singular present culmino, first-person singular preterite culminí, past participle culminat)

  1. to culminate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of culminar (first conjugation)
infinitive culminar
gerund culminant
past participle masculine feminine
singular culminat culminada
plural culminats culminades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present culmino culmines culmina culminem culmineu culminen
imperfect culminava culminaves culminava culminàvem culminàveu culminaven
future culminaré culminaràs culminarà culminarem culminareu culminaran
preterite culminí culminares culminà culminàrem culminàreu culminaren
conditional culminaria culminaries culminaria culminaríem culminaríeu culminarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present culmini culminis culmini culminem culmineu culminin
imperfect culminés culminessis culminés culminéssim culminéssiu culminessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — culmina culmini culminem culmineu culminin
negative (no) — no culminis no culmini no culminem no culmineu no culminin

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin culmināre, from Latin culmen.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: cul‧mi‧nar

Verb

culminar (first-person singular present culmino, first-person singular preterite culminei, past participle culminado)

  1. to culminate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of culminar (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 culminar
Personal culminar culminares culminar culminarmos culminardes culminarem
Gerund
culminando
Past participle
Masculine culminado culminados
Feminine culminada culminadas
Indicative
Present culmino culminas culmina culminamos culminais culminam
Imperfect culminava culminavas culminava culminávamos culmináveis culminavam
Preterite culminei culminaste culminou culminamos1, culminámos2 culminastes culminaram
Pluperfect culminara culminaras culminara culmináramos culmináreis culminaram
Future culminarei culminarás culminará culminaremos culminareis culminarão
Conditional culminaria culminarias culminaria culminaríamos culminaríeis culminariam
Subjunctive
Present culmine culmines culmine culminemos culmineis culminem
Imperfect culminasse culminasses culminasse culminássemos culminásseis culminassem
Future culminar culminares culminar culminarmos culminardes culminarem
Imperative
Affirmative culmina culmine culminemos culminai culminem
Negative (não) não culmines não culmine não culminemos não culmineis não culminem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin culmināre, from Latin culmen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kulmiˈnaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: cul‧mi‧nar

Verb

culminar (first-person singular present culmino, first-person singular preterite culminé, past participle culminado)

  1. to culminate
  2. to reach the highest point

Conjugation

    Conjugation of culminar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive culminar
gerund culminando
past participle masculine feminine
singular culminado culminada
plural culminados culminadas
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 culmino culminastú
culminásvos 		culmina culminamos culmináis culminan
imperfect culminaba culminabas culminaba culminábamos culminabais culminaban
preterite culminé culminaste culminó culminamos culminasteis culminaron
future culminaré culminarás culminará culminaremos culminaréis culminarán
conditional culminaría culminarías culminaría culminaríamos culminaríais culminarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present culmine culminestú
culminésvos2 		culmine culminemos culminéis culminen
imperfect
(ra) 		culminara culminaras culminara culmináramos culminarais culminaran
imperfect
(se) 		culminase culminases culminase culminásemos culminaseis culminasen
future1 culminare culminares culminare culmináremos culminareis culminaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative culminatú
culminávos 		culmine culminemos culminad culminen
negative no culmines no culmine no culminemos no culminéis no culminen

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

    Selected combined forms of culminar

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 culminar
dative culminarme culminarte culminarle, culminarse culminarnos culminaros culminarles, culminarse
accusative culminarme culminarte culminarlo, culminarla, culminarse culminarnos culminaros culminarlos, culminarlas, culminarse
with gerund culminando
dative culminándome culminándote culminándole, culminándose culminándonos culminándoos culminándoles, culminándose
accusative culminándome culminándote culminándolo, culminándola, culminándose culminándonos culminándoos culminándolos, culminándolas, culminándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative culmina
dative culmíname culmínate culmínale culmínanos not used culmínales
accusative culmíname culmínate culmínalo, culmínala culmínanos not used culmínalos, culmínalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative culminá
dative culminame culminate culminale culminanos not used culminales
accusative culminame culminate culminalo, culminala culminanos not used culminalos, culminalas
with formal second-person singular imperative culmine
dative culmíneme not used culmínele, culmínese culmínenos not used culmíneles
accusative culmíneme not used culmínelo, culmínela, culmínese culmínenos not used culmínelos, culmínelas
with first-person plural imperative culminemos
dative not used culminémoste culminémosle culminémonos culminémoos culminémosles
accusative not used culminémoste culminémoslo, culminémosla culminémonos culminémoos culminémoslos, culminémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative culminad
dative culminadme not used culminadle culminadnos culminaos culminadles
accusative culminadme not used culminadlo, culminadla culminadnos culminaos culminadlos, culminadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative culminen
dative culmínenme not used culmínenle culmínennos not used culmínenles, culmínense
accusative culmínenme not used culmínenlo, culmínenla culmínennos not used culmínenlos, culmínenlas, culmínense

See also

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