imprecar

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Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin imprecārī.

Pronunciation

 
 

Verb

imprecar (first-person singular present impreco, first-person singular preterite imprequei, past participle imprecado)

  1. to imprecate; to curse
    Synonym: rogar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of imprecar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal imprecar
Personal imprecar imprecares imprecar imprecarmos imprecardes imprecarem
Gerund
imprecando
Past participle
Masculine imprecado imprecados
Feminine imprecada imprecadas
Indicative
Present impreco imprecas impreca imprecamos imprecais imprecam
Imperfect imprecava imprecavas imprecava imprecávamos imprecáveis imprecavam
Preterite imprequei imprecaste imprecou imprecamos1, imprecámos2 imprecastes imprecaram
Pluperfect imprecara imprecaras imprecara imprecáramos imprecáreis imprecaram
Future imprecarei imprecarás imprecará imprecaremos imprecareis imprecarão
Conditional imprecaria imprecarias imprecaria imprecaríamos imprecaríeis imprecariam
Subjunctive
Present impreque impreques impreque imprequemos imprequeis imprequem
Imperfect imprecasse imprecasses imprecasse imprecássemos imprecásseis imprecassem
Future imprecar imprecares imprecar imprecarmos imprecardes imprecarem
Imperative
Affirmative impreca impreque imprequemos imprecai imprequem
Negative (não) não impreques não impreque não imprequemos não imprequeis não imprequem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin imprecārī.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /impɾeˈkaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: im‧pre‧car

Verb

imprecar (first-person singular present impreco, first-person singular preterite imprequé, past participle imprecado)

  1. (transitive) to imprecate, curse

Conjugation

    Conjugation of imprecar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive imprecar
gerund imprecando
past participle masculine feminine
singular imprecado imprecada
plural imprecados imprecadas
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 impreco imprecastú
imprecásvos 		impreca imprecamos imprecáis imprecan
imperfect imprecaba imprecabas imprecaba imprecábamos imprecabais imprecaban
preterite imprequé imprecaste imprecó imprecamos imprecasteis imprecaron
future imprecaré imprecarás imprecará imprecaremos imprecaréis imprecarán
conditional imprecaría imprecarías imprecaría imprecaríamos imprecaríais imprecarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present impreque imprequestú
imprequésvos2 		impreque imprequemos imprequéis imprequen
imperfect
(ra) 		imprecara imprecaras imprecara imprecáramos imprecarais imprecaran
imperfect
(se) 		imprecase imprecases imprecase imprecásemos imprecaseis imprecasen
future1 imprecare imprecares imprecare imprecáremos imprecareis imprecaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative imprecatú
imprecávos 		impreque imprequemos imprecad imprequen
negative no impreques no impreque no imprequemos no imprequéis no imprequen

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

    Selected combined forms of imprecar (c-qu 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 imprecar dative imprecarme imprecarte imprecarle, imprecarse imprecarnos imprecaros imprecarles, imprecarse
accusative imprecarme imprecarte imprecarlo, imprecarla, imprecarse imprecarnos imprecaros imprecarlos, imprecarlas, imprecarse
with gerund imprecando dative imprecándome imprecándote imprecándole, imprecándose imprecándonos imprecándoos imprecándoles, imprecándose
accusative imprecándome imprecándote imprecándolo, imprecándola, imprecándose imprecándonos imprecándoos imprecándolos, imprecándolas, imprecándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative impreca dative imprécame imprécate imprécale imprécanos not used imprécales
accusative imprécame imprécate imprécalo, imprécala imprécanos not used imprécalos, imprécalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative imprecá dative imprecame imprecate imprecale imprecanos not used imprecales
accusative imprecame imprecate imprecalo, imprecala imprecanos not used imprecalos, imprecalas
with formal second-person singular imperative impreque dative impréqueme not used impréquele, impréquese impréquenos not used impréqueles
accusative impréqueme not used impréquelo, impréquela, impréquese impréquenos not used impréquelos, impréquelas
with first-person plural imperative imprequemos dative not used imprequémoste imprequémosle imprequémonos imprequémoos imprequémosles
accusative not used imprequémoste imprequémoslo, imprequémosla imprequémonos imprequémoos imprequémoslos, imprequémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative imprecad dative imprecadme not used imprecadle imprecadnos imprecaos imprecadles
accusative imprecadme not used imprecadlo, imprecadla imprecadnos imprecaos imprecadlos, imprecadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative imprequen dative impréquenme not used impréquenle impréquennos not used impréquenles, impréquense
accusative impréquenme not used impréquenlo, impréquenla impréquennos not used impréquenlos, impréquenlas, impréquense

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