instigar

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin īnstīgāre.

Pronunciation

Verb

instigar (first-person singular present instigo, first-person singular preterite instiguí, past participle instigat)

  1. (ditransitive) to incite (someone to do something); to abet

Conjugation

    Conjugation of instigar (first conjugation, g-gu alternation)
infinitive instigar
gerund instigant
past participle masculine feminine
singular instigat instigada
plural instigats instigades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present instigo instigues instiga instiguem instigueu instiguen
imperfect instigava instigaves instigava instigàvem instigàveu instigaven
future instigaré instigaràs instigarà instigarem instigareu instigaran
preterite instiguí instigares instigà instigàrem instigàreu instigaren
conditional instigaria instigaries instigaria instigaríem instigaríeu instigarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present instigui instiguis instigui instiguem instigueu instiguin
imperfect instigués instiguessis instigués instiguéssim instiguéssiu instiguessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — instiga instigui instiguem instigueu instiguin
negative (no) — no instiguis no instigui no instiguem no instigueu no instiguin

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin īnstīgāre.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: ins‧ti‧gar

Verb

instigar (first-person singular present instigo, first-person singular preterite instiguei, past participle instigado)

  1. (transitive) to encourage, incite or induce others to practice a certain action
  2. (transitive) to tease; stir up
  3. (transitive) to advise; suggest; persuade
  4. (transitive) ordering or encouraging attack, aggression, etc.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of instigar (g-gu 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 instigar
Personal instigar instigares instigar instigarmos instigardes instigarem
Gerund
instigando
Past participle
Masculine instigado instigados
Feminine instigada instigadas
Indicative
Present instigo instigas instiga instigamos instigais instigam
Imperfect instigava instigavas instigava instigávamos instigáveis instigavam
Preterite instiguei instigaste instigou instigamos1, instigámos2 instigastes instigaram
Pluperfect instigara instigaras instigara instigáramos instigáreis instigaram
Future instigarei instigarás instigará instigaremos instigareis instigarão
Conditional instigaria instigarias instigaria instigaríamos instigaríeis instigariam
Subjunctive
Present instigue instigues instigue instiguemos instigueis instiguem
Imperfect instigasse instigasses instigasse instigássemos instigásseis instigassem
Future instigar instigares instigar instigarmos instigardes instigarem
Imperative
Affirmative instiga instigue instiguemos instigai instiguem
Negative (não) não instigues não instigue não instiguemos não instigueis não instiguem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin īnstīgāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /instiˈɡaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: ins‧ti‧gar

Verb

instigar (first-person singular present instigo, first-person singular preterite instigué, past participle instigado)

  1. (transitive) to instigate, incite, urge

Conjugation

    Conjugation of instigar (g-gu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive instigar
gerund instigando
past participle masculine feminine
singular instigado instigada
plural instigados instigadas
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 instigo instigastú
instigásvos 		instiga instigamos instigáis instigan
imperfect instigaba instigabas instigaba instigábamos instigabais instigaban
preterite instigué instigaste instigó instigamos instigasteis instigaron
future instigaré instigarás instigará instigaremos instigaréis instigarán
conditional instigaría instigarías instigaría instigaríamos instigaríais instigarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present instigue instiguestú
instiguésvos2 		instigue instiguemos instiguéis instiguen
imperfect
(ra) 		instigara instigaras instigara instigáramos instigarais instigaran
imperfect
(se) 		instigase instigases instigase instigásemos instigaseis instigasen
future1 instigare instigares instigare instigáremos instigareis instigaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative instigatú
instigávos 		instigue instiguemos instigad instiguen
negative no instigues no instigue no instiguemos no instiguéis no instiguen

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

    Selected combined forms of instigar (g-gu 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 instigar
dative instigarme instigarte instigarle, instigarse instigarnos instigaros instigarles, instigarse
accusative instigarme instigarte instigarlo, instigarla, instigarse instigarnos instigaros instigarlos, instigarlas, instigarse
with gerund instigando
dative instigándome instigándote instigándole, instigándose instigándonos instigándoos instigándoles, instigándose
accusative instigándome instigándote instigándolo, instigándola, instigándose instigándonos instigándoos instigándolos, instigándolas, instigándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative instiga
dative instígame instígate instígale instíganos not used instígales
accusative instígame instígate instígalo, instígala instíganos not used instígalos, instígalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative instigá
dative instigame instigate instigale instiganos not used instigales
accusative instigame instigate instigalo, instigala instiganos not used instigalos, instigalas
with formal second-person singular imperative instigue
dative instígueme not used instíguele, instíguese instíguenos not used instígueles
accusative instígueme not used instíguelo, instíguela, instíguese instíguenos not used instíguelos, instíguelas
with first-person plural imperative instiguemos
dative not used instiguémoste instiguémosle instiguémonos instiguémoos instiguémosles
accusative not used instiguémoste instiguémoslo, instiguémosla instiguémonos instiguémoos instiguémoslos, instiguémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative instigad
dative instigadme not used instigadle instigadnos instigaos instigadles
accusative instigadme not used instigadlo, instigadla instigadnos instigaos instigadlos, instigadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative instiguen
dative instíguenme not used instíguenle instíguennos not used instíguenles, instíguense
accusative instíguenme not used instíguenlo, instíguenla instíguennos not used instíguenlos, instíguenlas, instíguense

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