huir

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Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish fuir~foir, from Vulgar Latin *fugīre, from Latin fugere, fugiō, from Proto-Italic *fugiō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewg-. Cognate with French fuir, Portuguese fugir, Galician fuxir, Asturian fugir, Catalan fugir.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /uˈiɾ/
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: hu‧ir

Verb

huir (first-person singular present huyo, first-person singular preterite hui, past participle huido)

  1. to flee, to run away
  2. to escape
    Synonym: escapar
  3. to avoid
    Synonym: evitar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of huir (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive huir
gerund huyendo
past participle masculine feminine
singular huido huida
plural huidos huidas
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 huyo huyestú
huisvos 		huye huimos huis huyen
imperfect huía huías huía huíamos huíais huían
preterite hui huiste huyó huimos huisteis huyeron
future huiré huirás huirá huiremos huiréis huirán
conditional huiría huirías huiría huiríamos huiríais huirían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present huya huyastú
huyásvos2 		huya huyamos huyáis huyan
imperfect
(ra) 		huyera huyeras huyera huyéramos huyerais huyeran
imperfect
(se) 		huyese huyeses huyese huyésemos huyeseis huyesen
future1 huyere huyeres huyere huyéremos huyereis huyeren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative huyetú
huivos 		huya huyamos huid huyan
negative no huyas no huya no huyamos no huyáis no huyan

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

    Selected combined forms of huir

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 huir dative huirme huirte huirle, huirse huirnos huiros huirles, huirse
accusative huirme huirte huirlo, huirla, huirse huirnos huiros huirlos, huirlas, huirse
with gerund huyendo dative huyéndome huyéndote huyéndole, huyéndose huyéndonos huyéndoos huyéndoles, huyéndose
accusative huyéndome huyéndote huyéndolo, huyéndola, huyéndose huyéndonos huyéndoos huyéndolos, huyéndolas, huyéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative huye dative húyeme húyete húyele húyenos not used húyeles
accusative húyeme húyete húyelo, húyela húyenos not used húyelos, húyelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative hui dative huime huite huile huinos not used huiles
accusative huime huite huilo, huila huinos not used huilos, huilas
with formal second-person singular imperative huya dative húyame not used húyale, húyase húyanos not used húyales
accusative húyame not used húyalo, húyala, húyase húyanos not used húyalos, húyalas
with first-person plural imperative huyamos dative not used huyámoste huyámosle huyámonos huyámoos huyámosles
accusative not used huyámoste huyámoslo, huyámosla huyámonos huyámoos huyámoslos, huyámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative huid dative huidme not used huidle huidnos huíos huidles
accusative huidme not used huidlo, huidla huidnos huíos huidlos, huidlas
with formal second-person plural imperative huyan dative húyanme not used húyanle húyannos not used húyanles, húyanse
accusative húyanme not used húyanlo, húyanla húyannos not used húyanlos, húyanlas, húyanse

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