elegir

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Etymology

Probably borrowed from Latin ēligere.

Pronunciation

Verb

elegir (first-person singular present elegeixo, first-person singular preterite elegí, past participle elegit)

  1. to choose, elect
    Synonym: escollir

Conjugation

    Conjugation of elegir (third conjugation, with -eix-)
infinitive elegir
gerund elegint
past participle masculine feminine
singular elegit elegida
plural elegits elegides
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present elegeixo elegeixes elegeix elegim elegiu elegeixen
imperfect elegia elegies elegia elegíem elegíeu elegien
future elegiré elegiràs elegirà elegirem elegireu elegiran
preterite elegí elegires elegí elegírem elegíreu elegiren
conditional elegiria elegiries elegiria elegiríem elegiríeu elegirien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present elegeixi elegeixis elegeixi elegim elegiu elegeixin
imperfect elegís elegissis elegís elegíssim elegíssiu elegissin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — elegeix elegeixi elegim elegiu elegeixin
negative (no) — no elegeixis no elegeixi no elegim no elegiu no elegeixin

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Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ēligere. Compare the inherited doublet esleír.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eleˈxiɾ/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: e‧le‧gir

Verb

elegir (first-person singular present elijo, first-person singular preterite elegí, past participle elegido or electo)

  1. (transitive) to choose
    Synonyms: escoger, seleccionar
    Elijo vivir contento.
    I choose to be happy.
  2. to elect
    Synonyms: (obsolete) esleír, (obsolete) eligir

Conjugation

    Conjugation of elegir (irregular; e-i alternation; g-j alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive elegir
gerund eligiendo
past participle masculine feminine
singular elegido, electo elegida, electa
plural elegidos, electos elegidas, electas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present elijo eligestú
elegísvos 		elige elegimos elegís eligen
imperfect elegía elegías elegía elegíamos elegíais elegían
preterite elegí elegiste eligió elegimos elegisteis eligieron
future elegiré elegirás elegirá elegiremos elegiréis elegirán
conditional elegiría elegirías elegiría elegiríamos elegiríais elegirían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present elija elijastú
elijásvos2 		elija elijamos elijáis elijan
imperfect
(ra) 		eligiera eligieras eligiera eligiéramos eligierais eligieran
imperfect
(se) 		eligiese eligieses eligiese eligiésemos eligieseis eligiesen
future1 eligiere eligieres eligiere eligiéremos eligiereis eligieren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative eligetú
elegívos 		elija elijamos elegid elijan
negative no elijas no elija no elijamos no elijáis no elijan

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of elegir (irregular; e-i alternation; g-j alternation)

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
with infinitive elegir
dative elegirme elegirte elegirle, elegirse elegirnos elegiros elegirles, elegirse
accusative elegirme elegirte elegirlo, elegirla, elegirse elegirnos elegiros elegirlos, elegirlas, elegirse
with gerund eligiendo
dative eligiéndome eligiéndote eligiéndole, eligiéndose eligiéndonos eligiéndoos eligiéndoles, eligiéndose
accusative eligiéndome eligiéndote eligiéndolo, eligiéndola, eligiéndose eligiéndonos eligiéndoos eligiéndolos, eligiéndolas, eligiéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative elige
dative elígeme elígete elígele elígenos not used elígeles
accusative elígeme elígete elígelo, elígela elígenos not used elígelos, elígelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative elegí
dative elegime elegite elegile eleginos not used elegiles
accusative elegime elegite elegilo, elegila eleginos not used elegilos, elegilas
with formal second-person singular imperative elija
dative elíjame not used elíjale, elíjase elíjanos not used elíjales
accusative elíjame not used elíjalo, elíjala, elíjase elíjanos not used elíjalos, elíjalas
with first-person plural imperative elijamos
dative not used elijámoste elijámosle elijámonos elijámoos elijámosles
accusative not used elijámoste elijámoslo, elijámosla elijámonos elijámoos elijámoslos, elijámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative elegid
dative elegidme not used elegidle elegidnos elegíos elegidles
accusative elegidme not used elegidlo, elegidla elegidnos elegíos elegidlos, elegidlas
with formal second-person plural imperative elijan
dative elíjanme not used elíjanle elíjannos not used elíjanles, elíjanse
accusative elíjanme not used elíjanlo, elíjanla elíjannos not used elíjanlos, elíjanlas, elíjanse

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