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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin īnstruere, with normal change of conjugation to -ir.
Pronunciation
Verb
instruir (first-person singular present instrueixo, first-person singular preterite instruí, past participle instruït)
- to instruct; to teach
Conjugation
Further reading
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin īnstruere, with change of conjugation.
Pronunciation
Verb
instruir (first-person singular present instruo, first-person singular preterite instruí, past participle instruído)
- to instruct, teach
Conjugation
Further reading
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin īnstruere.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /insˈtɾwiɾ/ , /instɾuˈiɾ/
- Rhymes: -iɾ
- Syllabification: ins‧truir, ins‧tru‧ir
Verb
instruir (first-person singular present instruyo, first-person singular preterite instruí, past participle instruido)
- to instruct
- to inform
- to educate, school
- (Spain, law) to investigate in the course of a criminal proceeding
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of instruir
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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with infinitive instruir
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dative
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instruirme
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instruirte
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instruirle, instruirse
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instruirnos
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instruiros
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instruirles, instruirse
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accusative
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instruirme
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instruirte
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instruirlo, instruirla, instruirse
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instruirnos
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instruiros
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instruirlos, instruirlas, instruirse
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with gerund instruyendo
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dative
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instruyéndome
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instruyéndote
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instruyéndole, instruyéndose
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instruyéndonos
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instruyéndoos
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instruyéndoles, instruyéndose
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accusative
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instruyéndome
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instruyéndote
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instruyéndolo, instruyéndola, instruyéndose
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instruyéndonos
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instruyéndoos
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instruyéndolos, instruyéndolas, instruyéndose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative instruye
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dative
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instrúyeme
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instrúyete
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instrúyele
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instrúyenos
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not used
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instrúyeles
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accusative
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instrúyeme
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instrúyete
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instrúyelo, instrúyela
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instrúyenos
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not used
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instrúyelos, instrúyelas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative instruí
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dative
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instruime
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instruite
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instruile
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instruinos
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not used
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instruiles
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accusative
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instruime
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instruite
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instruilo, instruila
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instruinos
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not used
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instruilos, instruilas
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with formal second-person singular imperative instruya
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dative
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instrúyame
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not used
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instrúyale, instrúyase
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instrúyanos
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not used
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instrúyales
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accusative
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instrúyame
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not used
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instrúyalo, instrúyala, instrúyase
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instrúyanos
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not used
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instrúyalos, instrúyalas
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with first-person plural imperative instruyamos
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dative
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not used
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instruyámoste
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instruyámosle
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instruyámonos
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instruyámoos
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instruyámosles
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accusative
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not used
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instruyámoste
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instruyámoslo, instruyámosla
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instruyámonos
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instruyámoos
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instruyámoslos, instruyámoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative instruid
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dative
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instruidme
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not used
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instruidle
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instruidnos
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instruíos
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instruidles
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accusative
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instruidme
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not used
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instruidlo, instruidla
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instruidnos
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instruíos
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instruidlos, instruidlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative instruyan
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dative
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instrúyanme
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not used
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instrúyanle
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instrúyannos
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not used
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instrúyanles, instrúyanse
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accusative
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instrúyanme
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not used
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instrúyanlo, instrúyanla
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instrúyannos
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not used
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instrúyanlos, instrúyanlas, instrúyanse
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