inquirir

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin inquīrere.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: in‧qui‧rir

Verb

inquirir (first-person singular present inquiro, first-person singular preterite inquiri, past participle inquirido)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to inquire / enquire, query

Conjugation

    Conjugation of inquirir (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 inquirir
Personal inquirir inquirires inquirir inquirirmos inquirirdes inquirirem
Gerund
inquirindo
Past participle
Masculine inquirido inquiridos
Feminine inquirida inquiridas
Indicative
Present inquiro inquires inquire inquirimos inquiris inquirem
Imperfect inquiria inquirias inquiria inquiríamos inquiríeis inquiriam
Preterite inquiri inquiriste inquiriu inquirimos inquiristes inquiriram
Pluperfect inquirira inquiriras inquirira inquiríramos inquiríreis inquiriram
Future inquirirei inquirirás inquirirá inquiriremos inquirireis inquirirão
Conditional inquiriria inquiririas inquiriria inquiriríamos inquiriríeis inquiririam
Subjunctive
Present inquira inquiras inquira inquiramos inquirais inquiram
Imperfect inquirisse inquirisses inquirisse inquiríssemos inquirísseis inquirissem
Future inquirir inquirires inquirir inquirirmos inquirirdes inquirirem
Imperative
Affirmative inquire inquira inquiramos inquiri inquiram
Negative (não) não inquiras não inquira não inquiramos não inquirais não inquiram

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin inquirere.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /inkiˈɾiɾ/
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: in‧qui‧rir

Verb

inquirir (first-person singular present inquiero, first-person singular preterite inquirí, past participle inquirido)

  1. to inquire, to search (old Spanish)
  2. (transitive) to investigate
    Synonyms: investigar, indagar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of inquirir (i-ie alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive inquirir
gerund inquiriendo
past participle masculine feminine
singular inquirido inquirida
plural inquiridos inquiridas
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 inquiero inquierestú
inquirísvos 		inquiere inquirimos inquirís inquieren
imperfect inquiría inquirías inquiría inquiríamos inquiríais inquirían
preterite inquirí inquiriste inquirió inquirimos inquiristeis inquirieron
future inquiriré inquirirás inquirirá inquiriremos inquiriréis inquirirán
conditional inquiriría inquirirías inquiriría inquiriríamos inquiriríais inquirirían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present inquiera inquierastú
inquirásvos2 		inquiera inquiramos inquiráis inquieran
imperfect
(ra) 		inquiriera inquirieras inquiriera inquiriéramos inquirierais inquirieran
imperfect
(se) 		inquiriese inquirieses inquiriese inquiriésemos inquirieseis inquiriesen
future1 inquiriere inquirieres inquiriere inquiriéremos inquiriereis inquirieren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative inquieretú
inquirívos 		inquiera inquiramos inquirid inquieran
negative no inquieras no inquiera no inquiramos no inquiráis no inquieran

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

    Selected combined forms of inquirir (i-ie 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 inquirir
dative inquirirme inquirirte inquirirle, inquirirse inquirirnos inquiriros inquirirles, inquirirse
accusative inquirirme inquirirte inquirirlo, inquirirla, inquirirse inquirirnos inquiriros inquirirlos, inquirirlas, inquirirse
with gerund inquiriendo
dative inquiriéndome inquiriéndote inquiriéndole, inquiriéndose inquiriéndonos inquiriéndoos inquiriéndoles, inquiriéndose
accusative inquiriéndome inquiriéndote inquiriéndolo, inquiriéndola, inquiriéndose inquiriéndonos inquiriéndoos inquiriéndolos, inquiriéndolas, inquiriéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative inquiere
dative inquiéreme inquiérete inquiérele inquiérenos not used inquiéreles
accusative inquiéreme inquiérete inquiérelo, inquiérela inquiérenos not used inquiérelos, inquiérelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative inquirí
dative inquirime inquirite inquirile inquirinos not used inquiriles
accusative inquirime inquirite inquirilo, inquirila inquirinos not used inquirilos, inquirilas
with formal second-person singular imperative inquiera
dative inquiérame not used inquiérale, inquiérase inquiéranos not used inquiérales
accusative inquiérame not used inquiéralo, inquiérala, inquiérase inquiéranos not used inquiéralos, inquiéralas
with first-person plural imperative inquiramos
dative not used inquirámoste inquirámosle inquirámonos inquirámoos inquirámosles
accusative not used inquirámoste inquirámoslo, inquirámosla inquirámonos inquirámoos inquirámoslos, inquirámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative inquirid
dative inquiridme not used inquiridle inquiridnos inquiríos inquiridles
accusative inquiridme not used inquiridlo, inquiridla inquiridnos inquiríos inquiridlos, inquiridlas
with formal second-person plural imperative inquieran
dative inquiéranme not used inquiéranle inquiérannos not used inquiéranles, inquiéranse
accusative inquiéranme not used inquiéranlo, inquiéranla inquiérannos not used inquiéranlos, inquiéranlas, inquiéranse

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