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Asturian
Verb
definir
- to define
Catalan
Pronunciation
Verb
definir (first-person singular present defineixo, first-person singular preterite definí, past participle definit)
- to define
Conjugation
Further reading
Galician
Etymology
From Latin dēfīnīre, present active infinitive of dēfīniō (“I bound, limit”).
Pronunciation
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Verb
definir (first-person singular present defino, first-person singular preterite definín, past participle definido)
definir (first-person singular present defino, first-person singular preterite definim or defini, past participle definido, reintegrationist norm)
- to define
Conjugation
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Singular
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Plural
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First-person (eu)
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Second-person (ti / tu)
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Third-person (ele / ela / você)
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First-person (nós)
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Second-person (vós)
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Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
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Infinitive
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Impersonal
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definir
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Personal
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definir
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definires
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definir
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definirmos
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definirdes
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definirem
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Gerund
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definindo
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Past participle
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Masculine
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definido
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definidos
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Feminine
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definida
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definidas
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Indicative
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Present
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defino
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defines
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define
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definimos
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definides, definis
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definem
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Imperfect
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definia
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definias
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definia
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definíamos
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definíades, definíeis, definíais1
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definiam
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Preterite
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definim, defini
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definiste, definiche1
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definiu
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definimos
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definistes
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definírom, definiram
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Pluperfect
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definira
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definiras
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definira
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definíramos
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definírades, definíreis, definírais1
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definiram
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Future
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definirei
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definirás
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definirá
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definiremos
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definiredes, definireis
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definirám, definirão
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Conditional
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definiria
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definirias
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definiria
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definiríamos
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definiríades, definiríeis, definiríais1
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definiriam
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Subjunctive
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Present
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defina
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definas
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defina
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definamos
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definades, definais
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definam
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Imperfect
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definisse
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definisses
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definisse
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definíssemos
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definíssedes, definísseis
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definissem
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Future
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definir
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definires
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definir
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definirmos
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definirdes
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definirem
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Imperative
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Affirmative
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define
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defina
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definamos
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definide, defini
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definam
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Negative (nom)
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nom definas
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nom defina
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nom definamos
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nom definades, nom definais
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nom definam
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Further reading
Interlingua
Verb
definir
- to define
Conjugation
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dēfīnīre (“to bound, to limit”).
Pronunciation
Verb
definir (first-person singular present defino, first-person singular preterite defini, past participle definido)
- to define
Conjugation
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin dēfīnīre (“to bound, limit”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /defiˈniɾ/
- Rhymes: -iɾ
- Syllabification: de‧fi‧nir
Verb
definir (first-person singular present defino, first-person singular preterite definí, past participle definido)
- (transitive) to define
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of definir
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 definir
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dative
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definirme
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definirte
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definirle, definirse
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definirnos
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definiros
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definirles, definirse
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accusative
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definirme
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definirte
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definirlo, definirla, definirse
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definirnos
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definiros
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definirlos, definirlas, definirse
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with gerund definiendo
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dative
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definiéndome
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definiéndote
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definiéndole, definiéndose
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definiéndonos
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definiéndoos
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definiéndoles, definiéndose
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accusative
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definiéndome
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definiéndote
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definiéndolo, definiéndola, definiéndose
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definiéndonos
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definiéndoos
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definiéndolos, definiéndolas, definiéndose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative define
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dative
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defíneme
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defínete
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defínele
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defínenos
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not used
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defíneles
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accusative
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defíneme
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defínete
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defínelo, defínela
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defínenos
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not used
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defínelos, defínelas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative definí
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dative
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definime
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definite
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definile
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defininos
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not used
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definiles
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accusative
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definime
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definite
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definilo, definila
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defininos
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not used
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definilos, definilas
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with formal second-person singular imperative defina
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dative
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defíname
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not used
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defínale, defínase
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defínanos
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not used
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defínales
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accusative
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defíname
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not used
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defínalo, defínala, defínase
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defínanos
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not used
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defínalos, defínalas
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with first-person plural imperative definamos
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dative
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not used
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definámoste
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definámosle
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definámonos
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definámoos
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definámosles
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accusative
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not used
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definámoste
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definámoslo, definámosla
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definámonos
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definámoos
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definámoslos, definámoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative definid
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dative
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definidme
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not used
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definidle
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definidnos
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definíos
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definidles
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accusative
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definidme
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not used
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definidlo, definidla
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definidnos
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definíos
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definidlos, definidlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative definan
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dative
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defínanme
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not used
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defínanle
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defínannos
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not used
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defínanles, defínanse
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accusative
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defínanme
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not used
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defínanlo, defínanla
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defínannos
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not used
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defínanlos, defínanlas, defínanse
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Derived terms
Further reading