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Asturian
Etymology
From Latin dēdicō .
Verb
dedicar (first-person singular indicative present dedico , past participle dedicáu )
to dedicate
Conjugation
Conjugation of dedicar
infinitive
dedicar
gerund
dedicando
past participle
m dedicáu , f dedicada , n dedicao , m pl dedicaos , f pl dedicaes
person
first singular yo
second singular tu
third singular él/elli
first plural nosotros/nós
second plural vosotros/vós
third plural ellos
indicative
present
dedico
dediques
dedica
dedicamos
dedicáis
dediquen
imperfect
dedicaba
dedicabes
dedicaba
dedicábemos , dedicábamos
dedicabeis , dedicabais
dedicaben
preterite
dediqué
dedicasti , dediquesti
dedicó
dediquemos
dedicastis , dediquestis
dedicaron
pluperfect
dedicare , dedicara
dedicares , dedicaras
dedicare , dedicara
dedicáremos , dedicáramos
dedicareis , dedicarais
dedicaren , dedicaran
future
dedicaré
dedicarás
dedicará
dedicaremos
dedicaréis
dedicarán
conditional
dedicaría
dedicaríes
dedicaría
dedicaríemos , dedicaríamos
dedicaríeis , dedicaríais
dedicaríen
subjunctive
present
dedique
dediques , dedicas
dedique
dediquemos
dediquéis
dediquen , dedican
imperfect
dedicare , dedicara
dedicares , dedicaras
dedicare , dedicara
dedicáremos , dedicáramos
dedicareis , dedicarais
dedicaren , dedicaran
imperative
—
dedica
—
—
dedicái
—
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dēdicāre .
Pronunciation
Verb
dedicar (first-person singular present dedico , first-person singular preterite dediquí , past participle dedicat )
to dedicate
( pronominal ) to engage oneself ; to work in
Conjugation
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Galician
Etymology
From Latin dēdicō .
Verb
dedicar (first-person singular present dedico , first-person singular preterite dediquei , past participle dedicado )
to dedicate
Conjugation
Conjugation of dedicar (c-qu alternation)
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
dedicar
Personal
dedicar
dedicares
dedicar
dedicarmos
dedicardes
dedicarem
Gerund
dedicando
Past participle
Masculine
dedicado
dedicados
Feminine
dedicada
dedicadas
Indicative
Present
dedico
dedicas
dedica
dedicamos
dedicades , dedicais
dedicam
Imperfect
dedicava
dedicavas
dedicava
dedicávamos
dedicávades , dedicáveis , dedicávais 1
dedicavam
Preterite
dediquei
dedicaste , dedicache 1
dedicou
dedicamos
dedicastes
dedicárom , dedicaram
Pluperfect
dedicara
dedicaras
dedicara
dedicáramos
dedicárades , dedicáreis , dedicárais 1
dedicaram
Future
dedicarei
dedicarás
dedicará
dedicaremos
dedicaredes , dedicareis
dedicarám , dedicarão
Conditional
dedicaria
dedicarias
dedicaria
dedicaríamos
dedicaríades , dedicaríeis , dedicaríais 1
dedicariam
Subjunctive
Present
dedique
dediques
dedique
dediquemos
dediquedes , dediqueis
dediquem
Imperfect
dedicasse
dedicasses
dedicasse
dedicássemos
dedicássedes , dedicásseis
dedicassem
Future
dedicar
dedicares
dedicar
dedicarmos
dedicardes
dedicarem
Imperative
Affirmative
dedica
dedique
dediquemos
dedicade , dedicai
dediquem
Negative (nom )
nom dediques
nom dedique
nom dediquemos
nom dediquedes , nom dediqueis
nom dediquem
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin dēdicāre ( “ to dedicate ” ) .
Pronunciation
Verb
dedicar (first-person singular present dedico , first-person singular preterite dediquei , past participle dedicado )
( transitive ) to dedicate ( to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes )
Synonym: consagrar
Este templo foi decicado a Júpiter. ― This temple was dedicated to Jupiter.
( transitive ) to dedicate ; to earmark ( to set apart for a special use )
O governo pretende dedicar alguns milhões de reais à construção da ponte. ― The government intends to earmark a few million reais for the bridge’s construction.
( reflexive ) to dedicate oneself ( to commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action )
Eu me dediquei muito para conseguir este emprego. ― I really dedicated myself (in order) to get this job.
Ela se dedicou aos estudos. ― She dedicated herself to her studies.
( transitive ) to dedicate ( to address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection )
Dedico esta dissertação aos meus pais e professores. ― I dedicate this thesis to my parents and my professors.
Conjugation
1 Brazilian Portuguese.2 European Portuguese.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dēdicāre .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /dediˈkaɾ/
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: de‧di‧car
Verb
dedicar (first-person singular present dedico , first-person singular preterite dediqué , past participle dedicado )
to dedicate , to spend time
( pronominal ) to devote oneself
( pronominal ) to engage oneself ; to work
¿A qué te dedicas ? ― What do you do for a living ?
Me dedico a la conservación. ― I work in conservation.
Conjugation
1 Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.2 Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of dedicar (c-qu 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 dedicar
dative
dedicarme
dedicarte
dedicarle , dedicarse
dedicarnos
dedicaros
dedicarles , dedicarse
accusative
dedicarme
dedicarte
dedicarlo , dedicarla , dedicarse
dedicarnos
dedicaros
dedicarlos , dedicarlas , dedicarse
with gerund dedicando
dative
dedicándome
dedicándote
dedicándole , dedicándose
dedicándonos
dedicándoos
dedicándoles , dedicándose
accusative
dedicándome
dedicándote
dedicándolo , dedicándola , dedicándose
dedicándonos
dedicándoos
dedicándolos , dedicándolas , dedicándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative dedica
dative
dedícame
dedícate
dedícale
dedícanos
not used
dedícales
accusative
dedícame
dedícate
dedícalo , dedícala
dedícanos
not used
dedícalos , dedícalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative dedicá
dative
dedicame
dedicate
dedicale
dedicanos
not used
dedicales
accusative
dedicame
dedicate
dedicalo , dedicala
dedicanos
not used
dedicalos , dedicalas
with formal second-person singular imperative dedique
dative
dedíqueme
not used
dedíquele , dedíquese
dedíquenos
not used
dedíqueles
accusative
dedíqueme
not used
dedíquelo , dedíquela , dedíquese
dedíquenos
not used
dedíquelos , dedíquelas
with first-person plural imperative dediquemos
dative
not used
dediquémoste
dediquémosle
dediquémonos
dediquémoos
dediquémosles
accusative
not used
dediquémoste
dediquémoslo , dediquémosla
dediquémonos
dediquémoos
dediquémoslos , dediquémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative dedicad
dative
dedicadme
not used
dedicadle
dedicadnos
dedicaos
dedicadles
accusative
dedicadme
not used
dedicadlo , dedicadla
dedicadnos
dedicaos
dedicadlos , dedicadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative dediquen
dative
dedíquenme
not used
dedíquenle
dedíquennos
not used
dedíquenles , dedíquense
accusative
dedíquenme
not used
dedíquenlo , dedíquenla
dedíquennos
not used
dedíquenlos , dedíquenlas , dedíquense
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