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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin differre (“to differ”), with normal change of conjugation to -ir.
Pronunciation
Verb
diferir (first-person singular present difereixo, first-person singular preterite diferí, past participle diferit)
- (transitive) to defer, to postpone, to prolong
- (transitive, law) to reserve
- (intransitive) to differ
Conjugation
Derived terms
Further reading
Galician
Etymology
From Latin differō (“differ”).
Verb
diferir (first-person singular present difiro, third-person singular present difire, first-person singular preterite diferín, past participle diferido)
diferir (first-person singular present difiro, third-person singular present difere, first-person singular preterite diferim or diferi, past participle diferido, reintegrationist norm)
- (transitive) to postpone
- (intransitive) to differ, disagree, differentiate
Conjugation
Conjugation of diferir (e becomes i when stressed)
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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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diferir
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Personal
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diferir
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diferires
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diferir
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diferirmos
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diferirdes
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diferirem
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Gerund
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diferindo
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Past participle
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Masculine
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diferido
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diferidos
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Feminine
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diferida
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diferidas
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Indicative
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Present
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difiro
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diferes
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difere
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diferimos
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diferides, diferis
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diferem
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Imperfect
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diferia
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diferias
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diferia
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diferíamos
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diferíades, diferíeis, diferíais1
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diferiam
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Preterite
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diferim, diferi
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diferiste, diferiche1
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diferiu
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diferimos
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diferistes
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diferírom, diferiram
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Pluperfect
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diferira
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diferiras
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diferira
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diferíramos
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diferírades, diferíreis, diferírais1
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diferiram
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Future
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diferirei
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diferirás
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diferirá
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diferiremos
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diferiredes, diferireis
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diferirám, diferirão
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Conditional
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diferiria
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diferirias
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diferiria
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diferiríamos
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diferiríades, diferiríeis, diferiríais1
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difeririam
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Subjunctive
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Present
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difira
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difiras
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difira
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difiramos
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difirades, difirais
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difiram
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Imperfect
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diferisse
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diferisses
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diferisse
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diferíssemos
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diferíssedes, diferísseis
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diferissem
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Future
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diferir
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diferires
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diferir
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diferirmos
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diferirdes
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diferirem
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Imperative
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Affirmative
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difere
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difira
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difiramos
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diferide, diferi
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difiram
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Negative (nom)
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nom difiras
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nom difira
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nom difiramos
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nom difirades, nom difirais
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nom difiram
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Further reading
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin differre (“differ”), with change of conjugation. See also disferir and desferir.
Pronunciation
Verb
diferir (first-person singular present difiro, third-person singular present difere, first-person singular preterite diferi, past participle diferido)
- (transitive) to postpone
- (intransitive) to differ, disagree, differentiate
Conjugation
Further reading
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin differō (“differ”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /difeˈɾiɾ/
- Rhymes: -iɾ
- Syllabification: di‧fe‧rir
Verb
diferir (first-person singular present difiero, first-person singular preterite diferí, past participle diferido)
- to differ
- to defer
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 diferir (e-ie-i alternation)
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 diferir
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dative
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diferirme
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diferirte
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diferirle, diferirse
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diferirnos
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diferiros
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diferirles, diferirse
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accusative
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diferirme
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diferirte
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diferirlo, diferirla, diferirse
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diferirnos
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diferiros
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diferirlos, diferirlas, diferirse
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with gerund difiriendo
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dative
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difiriéndome
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difiriéndote
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difiriéndole, difiriéndose
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difiriéndonos
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difiriéndoos
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difiriéndoles, difiriéndose
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accusative
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difiriéndome
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difiriéndote
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difiriéndolo, difiriéndola, difiriéndose
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difiriéndonos
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difiriéndoos
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difiriéndolos, difiriéndolas, difiriéndose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative difiere
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dative
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difiéreme
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difiérete
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difiérele
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difiérenos
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not used
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difiéreles
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accusative
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difiéreme
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difiérete
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difiérelo, difiérela
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difiérenos
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not used
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difiérelos, difiérelas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative diferí
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dative
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diferime
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diferite
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diferile
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diferinos
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not used
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diferiles
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accusative
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diferime
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diferite
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diferilo, diferila
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diferinos
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not used
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diferilos, diferilas
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with formal second-person singular imperative difiera
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dative
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difiérame
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not used
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difiérale, difiérase
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difiéranos
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not used
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difiérales
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accusative
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difiérame
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not used
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difiéralo, difiérala, difiérase
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difiéranos
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not used
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difiéralos, difiéralas
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with first-person plural imperative difiramos
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dative
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not used
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difirámoste
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difirámosle
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difirámonos
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difirámoos
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difirámosles
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accusative
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not used
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difirámoste
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difirámoslo, difirámosla
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difirámonos
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difirámoos
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difirámoslos, difirámoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative diferid
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dative
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diferidme
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not used
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diferidle
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diferidnos
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diferíos
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diferidles
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accusative
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diferidme
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not used
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diferidlo, diferidla
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diferidnos
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diferíos
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diferidlos, diferidlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative difieran
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dative
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difiéranme
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not used
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difiéranle
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difiérannos
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not used
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difiéranles, difiéranse
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accusative
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difiéranme
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not used
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difiéranlo, difiéranla
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difiérannos
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not used
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difiéranlos, difiéranlas, difiéranse
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Derived terms
Further reading