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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dīrigere (“steer, direct”).
Pronunciation
Verb
dirigir (first-person singular present dirigeixo, first-person singular preterite dirigí, past participle dirigit)
- to guide; to direct
Conjugation
Related terms
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin dīrigere (“to steer, to direct”).
Pronunciation
- (Nordestino) IPA(key): /di.ɾi.ˈʒih/
- Hyphenation: di‧ri‧gir
Verb
dirigir (first-person singular present dirijo, first-person singular preterite dirigi, past participle dirigido)
- (transitive) to drive (a vehicle)
- Synonym: conduzir
- Ele dirigiu o carro de seu pai. ― He drove his father's car.
- (intransitive) to drive any vehicle
- Synonym: conduzir
- O Pedro dirige muito bem. ― Peter drives very well.
- (transitive) to command, to rule, to control (something)
- Synonyms: administrar, gerir, guiar, presidir, controlar, comandar, governar
- O presidente dirigiu aquele país por muito tempo. ― The president ruled that country for a long time.
- to direct a film
- (reflexive) to head (move in a specified direction)
- Synonyms: ir, rumar
Conjugation
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:dirigir.
Related terms
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dīrigere (“steer, direct”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /diɾiˈxiɾ/
- Rhymes: -iɾ
- Syllabification: di‧ri‧gir
Verb
dirigir (first-person singular present dirijo, first-person singular preterite dirigí, past participle dirigido)
- to direct
- to lead, guide, conduct
- to steer
- (takes a reflexive pronoun) (+ a) to address, direct to
- (takes a reflexive pronoun) (+ a) to head, to make one's way, to head over
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 dirigir (g-j alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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plural
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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 dirigir
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| dative
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dirigirme
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dirigirte
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dirigirle, dirigirse
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dirigirnos
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dirigiros
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dirigirles, dirigirse
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| accusative
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dirigirme
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dirigirte
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dirigirlo, dirigirla, dirigirse
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dirigirnos
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dirigiros
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dirigirlos, dirigirlas, dirigirse
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| with gerund dirigiendo
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| dative
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dirigiéndome
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dirigiéndote
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dirigiéndole, dirigiéndose
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dirigiéndonos
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dirigiéndoos
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dirigiéndoles, dirigiéndose
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| accusative
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dirigiéndome
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dirigiéndote
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dirigiéndolo, dirigiéndola, dirigiéndose
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dirigiéndonos
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dirigiéndoos
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dirigiéndolos, dirigiéndolas, dirigiéndose
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| with informal second-person singular tú imperative dirige
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| dative
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dirígeme
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dirígete
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dirígele
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dirígenos
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not used
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dirígeles
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| accusative
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dirígeme
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dirígete
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dirígelo, dirígela
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dirígenos
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not used
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dirígelos, dirígelas
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| with informal second-person singular vos imperative dirigí
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| dative
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dirigime
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dirigite
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dirigile
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diriginos
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not used
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dirigiles
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| accusative
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dirigime
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dirigite
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dirigilo, dirigila
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diriginos
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not used
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dirigilos, dirigilas
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| with formal second-person singular imperative dirija
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| dative
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diríjame
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not used
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diríjale, diríjase
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diríjanos
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not used
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diríjales
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| accusative
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diríjame
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not used
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diríjalo, diríjala, diríjase
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diríjanos
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not used
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diríjalos, diríjalas
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| with first-person plural imperative dirijamos
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| dative
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not used
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dirijámoste
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dirijámosle
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dirijámonos
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dirijámoos
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dirijámosles
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not used
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dirijámoste
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dirijámoslo, dirijámosla
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dirijámonos
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dirijámoos
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dirijámoslos, dirijámoslas
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| with informal second-person plural imperative dirigid
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| dative
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dirigidme
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not used
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dirigidle
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dirigidnos
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dirigíos
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dirigidles
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| accusative
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dirigidme
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not used
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dirigidlo, dirigidla
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dirigidnos
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dirigíos
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dirigidlos, dirigidlas
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| with formal second-person plural imperative dirijan
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| dative
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diríjanme
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not used
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diríjanle
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diríjannos
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not used
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diríjanles, diríjanse
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| accusative
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diríjanme
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not used
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diríjanlo, diríjanla
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diríjannos
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not used
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diríjanlos, diríjanlas, diríjanse
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1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
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