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Asturian
Etymology
From Latin gubernāre, present active infinitive of gubernō, from Ancient Greek κυβερνάω (kubernáō).
Verb
gobernar (first-person singular indicative present gobierno, past participle gobernáu)
- to govern
Conjugation
Conjugation of gobernar
| infinitive
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gobernar
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| gerund
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gobernando
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| past participle
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m gobernáu, f gobernada, n gobernao, m pl gobernaos, f pl gobernaes
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| person
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first singular
yo
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second singular
tu
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third singular
él/elli
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first plural
nosotros/nós
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second plural
vosotros/vós
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third plural
ellos
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| indicative
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present
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goberno
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gobernes
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goberna
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gobernamos
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gobernáis
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gobernen
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| imperfect
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gobernaba
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gobernabes
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gobernaba
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gobernábemos, gobernábamos
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gobernabeis, gobernabais
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gobernaben
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| preterite
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goberné
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gobernasti, gobernesti
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gobernó
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gobernemos
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gobernastis, gobernestis
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gobernaron
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| pluperfect
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gobernare, gobernara
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gobernares, gobernaras
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gobernare, gobernara
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gobernáremos, gobernáramos
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gobernareis, gobernarais
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gobernaren, gobernaran
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| future
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gobernaré
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gobernarás
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gobernará
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gobernaremos
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gobernaréis
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gobernarán
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| conditional
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gobernaría
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gobernaríes
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gobernaría
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gobernaríemos, gobernaríamos
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gobernaríeis, gobernaríais
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gobernaríen
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| subjunctive
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present
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goberne
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gobernes, gobernas
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goberne
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gobernemos
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gobernéis
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gobernen, gobernan
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| imperfect
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gobernare, gobernara
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gobernares, gobernaras
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gobernare, gobernara
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gobernáremos, gobernáramos
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gobernareis, gobernarais
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gobernaren, gobernaran
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| imperative
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—
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goberna
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—
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—
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gobernái
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—
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Related terms
Galician
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese governar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria). From Latin gubernāre, present active infinitive of gubernō, from Ancient Greek κυβερνάω (kubernáō).
Pronunciation
Verb
gobernar (first-person singular present goberno, first-person singular preterite gobernei, past participle gobernado)
- to govern
- (nautical) to helm
- to guide
- to repair; to arrange; to maintain
- to husband (to manage or administer carefully and frugally)
Conjugation
Related terms
References
- “governar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “gouernar” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “gobernar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “gobernar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “gobernar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish gobernar, gouernar, from Latin gubernāre, from Ancient Greek κυβερνάω (kubernáō, “to steer”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡobeɾˈnaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: go‧ber‧nar
Verb
gobernar (first-person singular present gobierno, first-person singular preterite goberné, past participle gobernado)
- to govern
- to steer (a vehicle or watercraft)
- to guide
- Synonym: guiar
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 gobernar (e-ie 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 gobernar
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| dative
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gobernarme
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gobernarte
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gobernarle, gobernarse
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gobernarnos
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gobernaros
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gobernarles, gobernarse
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| accusative
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gobernarme
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gobernarte
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gobernarlo, gobernarla, gobernarse
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gobernarnos
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gobernaros
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gobernarlos, gobernarlas, gobernarse
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| with gerund gobernando
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| dative
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gobernándome
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gobernándote
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gobernándole, gobernándose
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gobernándonos
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gobernándoos
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gobernándoles, gobernándose
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| accusative
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gobernándome
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gobernándote
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gobernándolo, gobernándola, gobernándose
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gobernándonos
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gobernándoos
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gobernándolos, gobernándolas, gobernándose
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| with informal second-person singular tú imperative gobierna
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| dative
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gobiérname
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gobiérnate
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gobiérnale
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gobiérnanos
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not used
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gobiérnales
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| accusative
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gobiérname
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gobiérnate
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gobiérnalo, gobiérnala
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gobiérnanos
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not used
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gobiérnalos, gobiérnalas
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| with informal second-person singular vos imperative goberná
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| dative
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gobername
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gobernate
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gobernale
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gobernanos
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not used
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gobernales
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| accusative
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gobername
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gobernate
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gobernalo, gobernala
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gobernanos
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not used
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gobernalos, gobernalas
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| with formal second-person singular imperative gobierne
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| dative
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gobiérneme
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not used
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gobiérnele, gobiérnese
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gobiérnenos
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not used
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gobiérneles
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| accusative
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gobiérneme
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not used
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gobiérnelo, gobiérnela, gobiérnese
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gobiérnenos
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not used
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gobiérnelos, gobiérnelas
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| with first-person plural imperative gobernemos
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| dative
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not used
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gobernémoste
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gobernémosle
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gobernémonos
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gobernémoos
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gobernémosles
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| accusative
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not used
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gobernémoste
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gobernémoslo, gobernémosla
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gobernémonos
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gobernémoos
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gobernémoslos, gobernémoslas
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| with informal second-person plural imperative gobernad
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| dative
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gobernadme
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not used
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gobernadle
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gobernadnos
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gobernaos
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gobernadles
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| accusative
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gobernadme
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not used
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gobernadlo, gobernadla
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gobernadnos
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gobernaos
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gobernadlos, gobernadlas
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| with formal second-person plural imperative gobiernen
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| dative
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gobiérnenme
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not used
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gobiérnenle
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gobiérnennos
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not used
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gobiérnenles, gobiérnense
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| accusative
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gobiérnenme
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not used
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gobiérnenlo, gobiérnenla
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gobiérnennos
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not used
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gobiérnenlos, gobiérnenlas, gobiérnense
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