descobrir

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Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin discoperīre, from Latin discooperiō, from Latin dis- + cooperiō. First attested in the 14th century. By surface analysis, des +‎ cobrir.

Pronunciation

Verb

descobrir (first-person singular present descobreixo, first-person singular preterite descobrí, past participle descobert)

  1. to discover
    Synonym: localitzar
  2. to uncover, to reveal

Conjugation

    Conjugation of descobrir (third conjugation, with -eix-, irregular)
infinitive descobrir
gerund descobrint
past participle masculine feminine
singular descobert descoberta
plural descoberts descobertes
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present descobreixo descobreixes descobreix descobrim descobriu descobreixen
imperfect descobria descobries descobria descobríem descobríeu descobrien
future descobriré descobriràs descobrirà descobrirem descobrireu descobriran
preterite descobrí descobrires descobrí descobrírem descobríreu descobriren
conditional descobriria descobriries descobriria descobriríem descobriríeu descobririen
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present descobreixi descobreixis descobreixi descobrim descobriu descobreixin
imperfect descobrís descobrissis descobrís descobríssim descobríssiu descobrissin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — descobreix descobreixi descobrim descobriu descobreixin
negative (no) — no descobreixis no descobreixi no descobrim no descobriu no descobreixin

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References

  1. ^ “descobrir”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

Further reading

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

From Late Latin discoperīre < discooperīre, present active infinitive of discooperiō (“I expose”), from Latin dis- + cooperiō (“I cover wholly”). By surface analysis, des- +‎ cobrir.

Pronunciation

Verb

descobrir

  1. to discover; to find out

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  • Portuguese: descobrir

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese descobrir (“to find out”), from Late Latin discoperīre < discooperīre (“to expose”), from Latin dis- + cooperiō (“to cover wholly”). By surface analysis, des- +‎ cobrir.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: des‧co‧brir

Verb

descobrir (first-person singular present descubro, third-person singular present descobre, first-person singular preterite descobri, past participle descoberto)

  1. to discover (to find something for the first time)
    Synonym: encontrar
  2. to uncover (to remove something’s cover)
    Antonyms: cobrir, encobrir

Conjugation

    Conjugation of descobrir (u-o alternation in present singular) (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 descobrir
Personal descobrir descobrires descobrir descobrirmos descobrirdes descobrirem
Gerund
descobrindo
Past participle
Masculine descoberto descobertos
Feminine descoberta descobertas
Indicative
Present descubro descobres descobre descobrimos descobris descobrem
Imperfect descobria descobrias descobria descobríamos descobríeis descobriam
Preterite descobri descobriste descobriu descobrimos descobristes descobriram
Pluperfect descobrira descobriras descobrira descobríramos descobríreis descobriram
Future descobrirei descobrirás descobrirá descobriremos descobrireis descobrirão
Conditional descobriria descobririas descobriria descobriríamos descobriríeis descobririam
Subjunctive
Present descubra descubras descubra descubramos descubrais descubram
Imperfect descobrisse descobrisses descobrisse descobríssemos descobrísseis descobrissem
Future descobrir descobrires descobrir descobrirmos descobrirdes descobrirem
Imperative
Affirmative descobre descubra descubramos descobri descubram
Negative (não) não descubras não descubra não descubramos não descubrais não descubram

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