iniciar

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Aragonese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin initiāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iniˈθja(ɾ)/
  • Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
  • Syllabification: i‧ni‧ciar

Verb

iniciar

  1. (transitive) to start, begin
    Synonyms: escomenzar, comenzar, principiar, prencipiar, emprincipiar, emprencipiar
  2. (transitive) to initiate

Further reading

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin initiāre. Cf. also començar.

Pronunciation

Verb

iniciar (first-person singular present inicio, first-person singular preterite inicií, past participle iniciat)

  1. (transitive) to start, begin
    Synonym: començar
  2. (transitive) to initiate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of iniciar (first conjugation)
infinitive iniciar
gerund iniciant
past participle masculine feminine
singular iniciat iniciada
plural iniciats iniciades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present inicio inicies inicia iniciem inicieu inicien
imperfect iniciava iniciaves iniciava iniciàvem iniciàveu iniciaven
future iniciaré iniciaràs iniciarà iniciarem iniciareu iniciaran
preterite inicií iniciares inicià iniciàrem iniciàreu iniciaren
conditional iniciaria iniciaries iniciaria iniciaríem iniciaríeu iniciarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present iniciï iniciïs iniciï iniciem inicieu iniciïn
imperfect iniciés iniciessis iniciés iniciéssim iniciéssiu iniciessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — inicia iniciï iniciem inicieu iniciïn
negative (no) — no iniciïs no iniciï no iniciem no inicieu no iniciïn

Further reading

Latin

Pronunciation

Verb

iniciar

  1. first-person singular future passive indicative of iniciō

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin initiāre. Cf. also começar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /i.ni.siˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /i.niˈsja(ʁ)/
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /i.ni.siˈa(ɾ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /i.niˈsja(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /i.ni.siˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /i.niˈsja(ʁ)/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /i.ni.siˈa(ɻ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /i.niˈsja(ɻ)/
 

  • Hyphenation: i‧ni‧ci‧ar

Verb

iniciar (first-person singular present inicio, first-person singular preterite iniciei, past participle iniciado)

  1. (transitive) to start, begin, initiate
    Synonym: começar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of iniciar (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 iniciar
Personal iniciar iniciares iniciar iniciarmos iniciardes iniciarem
Gerund
iniciando
Past participle
Masculine iniciado iniciados
Feminine iniciada iniciadas
Indicative
Present inicio inicias inicia iniciamos iniciais iniciam
Imperfect iniciava iniciavas iniciava iniciávamos iniciáveis iniciavam
Preterite iniciei iniciaste iniciou iniciamos1, iniciámos2 iniciastes iniciaram
Pluperfect iniciara iniciaras iniciara iniciáramos iniciáreis iniciaram
Future iniciarei iniciarás iniciará iniciaremos iniciareis iniciarão
Conditional iniciaria iniciarias iniciaria iniciaríamos iniciaríeis iniciariam
Subjunctive
Present inicie inicies inicie iniciemos inicieis iniciem
Imperfect iniciasse iniciasses iniciasse iniciássemos iniciásseis iniciassem
Future iniciar iniciares iniciar iniciarmos iniciardes iniciarem
Imperative
Affirmative inicia inicie iniciemos iniciai iniciem
Negative (não) não inicies não inicie não iniciemos não inicieis não iniciem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin initiāre. Cf. also comenzar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /iniˈθjaɾ/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /iniˈsjaɾ/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: i‧ni‧ciar

Verb

iniciar (first-person singular present inicio, first-person singular preterite inicié, past participle iniciado)

  1. (transitive) to begin; to initiate
    Synonym: comenzar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of iniciar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive iniciar
gerund iniciando
past participle masculine feminine
singular iniciado iniciada
plural iniciados iniciadas
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 inicio iniciastú
iniciásvos 		inicia iniciamos iniciáis inician
imperfect iniciaba iniciabas iniciaba iniciábamos iniciabais iniciaban
preterite inicié iniciaste inició iniciamos iniciasteis iniciaron
future iniciaré iniciarás iniciará iniciaremos iniciaréis iniciarán
conditional iniciaría iniciarías iniciaría iniciaríamos iniciaríais iniciarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present inicie iniciestú
iniciésvos2 		inicie iniciemos iniciéis inicien
imperfect
(ra) 		iniciara iniciaras iniciara iniciáramos iniciarais iniciaran
imperfect
(se) 		iniciase iniciases iniciase iniciásemos iniciaseis iniciasen
future1 iniciare iniciares iniciare iniciáremos iniciareis iniciaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative iniciatú
iniciávos 		inicie iniciemos iniciad inicien
negative no inicies no inicie no iniciemos no iniciéis no inicien

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

    Selected combined forms of iniciar

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 iniciar
dative iniciarme iniciarte iniciarle, iniciarse iniciarnos iniciaros iniciarles, iniciarse
accusative iniciarme iniciarte iniciarlo, iniciarla, iniciarse iniciarnos iniciaros iniciarlos, iniciarlas, iniciarse
with gerund iniciando
dative iniciándome iniciándote iniciándole, iniciándose iniciándonos iniciándoos iniciándoles, iniciándose
accusative iniciándome iniciándote iniciándolo, iniciándola, iniciándose iniciándonos iniciándoos iniciándolos, iniciándolas, iniciándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative inicia
dative iníciame iníciate iníciale inícianos not used iníciales
accusative iníciame iníciate inícialo, iníciala inícianos not used inícialos, inícialas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative iniciá
dative iniciame iniciate iniciale inicianos not used iniciales
accusative iniciame iniciate inicialo, iniciala inicianos not used inicialos, inicialas
with formal second-person singular imperative inicie
dative inícieme not used iníciele, iníciese inícienos not used inícieles
accusative inícieme not used inícielo, iníciela, iníciese inícienos not used inícielos, inícielas
with first-person plural imperative iniciemos
dative not used iniciémoste iniciémosle iniciémonos iniciémoos iniciémosles
accusative not used iniciémoste iniciémoslo, iniciémosla iniciémonos iniciémoos iniciémoslos, iniciémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative iniciad
dative iniciadme not used iniciadle iniciadnos iniciaos iniciadles
accusative iniciadme not used iniciadlo, iniciadla iniciadnos iniciaos iniciadlos, iniciadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative inicien
dative inícienme not used inícienle iníciennos not used inícienles, iníciense
accusative inícienme not used inícienlo, inícienla iníciennos not used inícienlos, inícienlas, iníciense

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