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Galician
Etymology
From Latin dēscrībere, present active infinitive of dēscrībō (“describe”).
Verb
describir (first-person singular present describo, first-person singular preterite describín, past participle descrito)
- to describe
Conjugation
Conjugation of describir (irregular)
References
https://academia.gal/dicionario/-/termo/busca/describir
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin dēscrībere (“describe”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /deskɾiˈbiɾ/
- Rhymes: -iɾ
- Syllabification: des‧cri‧bir
Verb
describir (first-person singular present describo, first-person singular preterite describí, past participle descrito or (Argentina and Uruguay) descripto)
- to describe, represent in words
- to trace, describe
Usage notes
- The past participle form descripto is used in Argentina and Uruguay.
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
3Argentina and Uruguay.
Selected combined forms of describir (irregular)
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 describir
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dative
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describirme
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describirte
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describirle, describirse
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describirnos
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describiros
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describirles, describirse
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accusative
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describirme
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describirte
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describirlo, describirla, describirse
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describirnos
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describiros
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describirlos, describirlas, describirse
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with gerund describiendo
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dative
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describiéndome
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describiéndote
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describiéndole, describiéndose
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describiéndonos
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describiéndoos
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describiéndoles, describiéndose
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accusative
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describiéndome
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describiéndote
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describiéndolo, describiéndola, describiéndose
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describiéndonos
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describiéndoos
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describiéndolos, describiéndolas, describiéndose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative describe
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dative
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descríbeme
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descríbete
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descríbele
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descríbenos
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not used
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descríbeles
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accusative
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descríbeme
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descríbete
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descríbelo, descríbela
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descríbenos
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not used
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descríbelos, descríbelas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative describí
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dative
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describime
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describite
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describile
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describinos
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not used
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describiles
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accusative
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describime
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describite
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describilo, describila
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describinos
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not used
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describilos, describilas
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with formal second-person singular imperative describa
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dative
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descríbame
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not used
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descríbale, descríbase
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descríbanos
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not used
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descríbales
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accusative
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descríbame
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not used
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descríbalo, descríbala, descríbase
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descríbanos
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not used
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descríbalos, descríbalas
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with first-person plural imperative describamos
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dative
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not used
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describámoste
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describámosle
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describámonos
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describámoos
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describámosles
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accusative
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not used
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describámoste
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describámoslo, describámosla
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describámonos
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describámoos
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describámoslos, describámoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative describid
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dative
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describidme
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not used
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describidle
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describidnos
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describíos
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describidles
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accusative
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describidme
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not used
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describidlo, describidla
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describidnos
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describíos
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describidlos, describidlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative describan
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dative
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descríbanme
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not used
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descríbanle
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descríbannos
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not used
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descríbanles, descríbanse
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accusative
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descríbanme
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not used
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descríbanlo, descríbanla
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descríbannos
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not used
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descríbanlos, descríbanlas, descríbanse
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