justificar

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Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin iūstificāre, from Latin iūstus.

Pronunciation

Verb

justificar (first-person singular present justifico, first-person singular preterite justifiquí, past participle justificat)

  1. to justify
  2. to explain, attribute
    O banco justifica os prejuízos com o efeito da pandemia. ― The bank attributes to the effect of the pandemic.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of justificar (first conjugation, c-qu alternation)
infinitive justificar
gerund justificant
past participle masculine feminine
singular justificat justificada
plural justificats justificades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present justifico justifiques justifica justifiquem justifiqueu justifiquen
imperfect justificava justificaves justificava justificàvem justificàveu justificaven
future justificaré justificaràs justificarà justificarem justificareu justificaran
preterite justifiquí justificares justificà justificàrem justificàreu justificaren
conditional justificaria justificaries justificaria justificaríem justificaríeu justificarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present justifiqui justifiquis justifiqui justifiquem justifiqueu justifiquin
imperfect justifiqués justifiquessis justifiqués justifiquéssim justifiquéssiu justifiquessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — justifica justifiqui justifiquem justifiqueu justifiquin
negative (no) — no justifiquis no justifiqui no justifiquem no justifiqueu no justifiquin

Derived terms

Further reading

Occitan

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin iūstificāre, jūstificare, present active infinitive of iustificō, from Latin iūstus.

Pronunciation

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Verb

justificar

  1. to justify

Conjugation

    Lengadocian (Central Occitan)
simple compound
infinitive justificar aver justificat
gerund justificant use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle justificat —
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ieu tu el nosautres vosautres eles
present justifiqui justificas justifica justificam justificatz justifican
imperfect justificavi justificavas justificava justificàvem justificàvetz justificavan
preterite justifiquèri justifiquères justifiquèt justifiquèrem justifiquèretz justifiquèron
future justificarai justificaràs justificarà justificarem justificaretz justificaràn
conditional justificariái justificariás justificariá justificariam justificariatz justificarián
conditional 2nd form1 justifiquèra justifiquèras justifiquèra justifiqueram justifiqueratz justifiquèran
compound
tenses 		present perfect use the present tense of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
past anterior use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
future perfect use the future tense of aver + past participle
conditional perfect use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive que ieu que tu que el que nosautres que vosautres que eles
present justifique justifiques justifique justifiquem justifiquetz justifiquen
imperfect justifiquèssi justifiquèsses justifiquèsse justifiquèssem justifiquèssetz justifiquèsson
compound
tenses 		past use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative — tu — nosautres vosautres —
justifica justifiquem justificatz 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects
    Auvernhàs
simple compound
infinitive justificar aver justificat
gerund justificant use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle justificat —
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ieu tu el nosautres vosautres eles
present justifique justifiques justifica justificam justificatz justificon
imperfect justificave justificaves justificava justificaviam justificaviatz justificavon
preterite justifiquere justifiqueres justifiquet justifiquem justifiquetz justifiqueron
future justificarai justificaràs justificará justificarem justificaretz justificarán
conditional justificariá justificariás justificariá justificariam justificariatz justificarián
conditional 2nd form1 justifiquèra justifiquèras justifiquèra justifiqueram justifiqueratz justifiquèran
compound
tenses 		present perfect use the present tense of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
past anterior use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
future perfect use the future tense of aver + past participle
conditional perfect use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive que ieu que tu que el que nosautres que vosautres que eles
present justifique justifiques justifique justificassiam justificassiatz justificon
imperfect justifiquesse justifiquesses justifiquesse justifiquessiam justifiquessiatz justifiquesson
compound
tenses 		past use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative — tu — nosautres vosautres —
justifica justificassiam justificatz 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects
    Gascon
simple compound
infinitive justificar aver justificat
gerund justificant use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle justificat —
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ieu tu el nosautres vosautres eles
present justifiqui justificas justifica justificam justificatz justifican
imperfect justificavi justificavas justificava justificàvam justificàvatz justificavan
preterite justifiquèi justifiquès justifiquè justifiquèm justifiquètz justifiquèn
future justificarèi justificaràs justificarà justificaram justificaratz justificaràn
conditional justificarí justificarés justificaré justificarem justificaretz justificarén
conditional 2nd form1 justifiquèra justifiquèras justifiquèra justifiqueram justifiqueratz justifiquèran
compound
tenses 		present perfect use the present tense of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
past anterior use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
future perfect use the future tense of aver + past participle
conditional perfect use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive que ieu que tu que el que nosautres que vosautres que eles
present justifiqui justifiques justifique justifiquem justifiquetz justifiquen
imperfect justifiquèssi justifiquèsses justifiquèsse justifiquèssem justifiquèssetz justifiquèssen
compound
tenses 		past use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative — tu — nosautres vosautres —
justifica justifiquem justificatz 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects
    Lemosin
simple compound
infinitive justificar aver justificat
gerund justificant use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle justificat —
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ieu tu el nosautres vosautres eles
present justifique justificas justifica justificam justificatz justifican
imperfect justificava justificavas justificava justificàvam justificàvatz justificavan
preterite justifiquei justifiqueras justifiquet justifiquèram justifiquèratz justifiqueran
future justificarai justificaràs justificará justificarem justificaretz justificarán
conditional justificariá justificariàs justificariá justificariam justificariatz justificarián
conditional 2nd form1 justifiquèra justifiquèras justifiquèra justifiqueram justifiqueratz justifiquèran
compound
tenses 		present perfect use the present tense of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
past anterior use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
future perfect use the future tense of aver + past participle
conditional perfect use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive que ieu que tu que el que nosautres que vosautres que eles
present justifique justifiques justifique justifiquem justifiquetz justifiquen
imperfect justifiquèsse justifiquèsses justifiquèsse justifiquèssem justifiquèssetz justifiquèssen
compound
tenses 		past use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative — tu — nosautres vosautres —
justifica justifiquem justificatz 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects
    Provençau
simple compound
infinitive justificar aver justificat
gerund justificant use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle justificat —
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ieu tu el nosautres vosautres eles
present justifique justifiques justifica justificam justificatz justifican
imperfect justificavi justificavas justificava justificàvem justificàvetz justificavan
preterite justifiquère justifiquères justifiquèt justifiqueriam justifiqueriatz justifiquèron
future justificarai justificaràs justificarà justificarem justificaretz justificaràn
conditional justificariáu justificariás justificariá justificariam justificariatz justificarián
conditional 2nd form1 justifiquèra justifiquèras justifiquèra justifiqueram justifiqueratz justifiquèran
compound
tenses 		present perfect use the present tense of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
past anterior use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
future perfect use the future tense of aver + past participle
conditional perfect use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive que ieu que tu que el que nosautres que vosautres que eles
present justifique justifiques justifique justifiquem justifiquetz justifican
imperfect justifiquèsse justifiquèsses justifiquèsse justifiquessiam justifiquessiatz justifiquèsson
compound
tenses 		past use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative — tu — nosautres vosautres —
justifica justifiquem justificatz 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin iūstificāre. By surface analysis, justo +‎ -ificar.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: jus‧ti‧fi‧car

Verb

justificar (first-person singular present justifico, first-person singular preterite justifiquei, past participle justificado)

  1. to justify
  2. to warrant
  3. (intransitive, Brazil) to justify (to formally declare why one did not vote in the elections, to retain one's rights associated with voting)
    Faz anos que eu justifico, meu título de eleitor é de outro estado.
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of justificar (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 justificar
Personal justificar justificares justificar justificarmos justificardes justificarem
Gerund
justificando
Past participle
Masculine justificado justificados
Feminine justificada justificadas
Indicative
Present justifico justificas justifica justificamos justificais justificam
Imperfect justificava justificavas justificava justificávamos justificáveis justificavam
Preterite justifiquei justificaste justificou justificamos1, justificámos2 justificastes justificaram
Pluperfect justificara justificaras justificara justificáramos justificáreis justificaram
Future justificarei justificarás justificará justificaremos justificareis justificarão
Conditional justificaria justificarias justificaria justificaríamos justificaríeis justificariam
Subjunctive
Present justifique justifiques justifique justifiquemos justifiqueis justifiquem
Imperfect justificasse justificasses justificasse justificássemos justificásseis justificassem
Future justificar justificares justificar justificarmos justificardes justificarem
Imperative
Affirmative justifica justifique justifiquemos justificai justifiquem
Negative (não) não justifiques não justifique não justifiquemos não justifiqueis não justifiquem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Quotations

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Derived terms

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin iūstificāre.

Pronunciation

Verb

justificar (first-person singular present justifico, first-person singular preterite justifiqué, past participle justificado)

  1. to justify
  2. to account for

Conjugation

    Conjugation of justificar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive justificar
gerund justificando
past participle masculine feminine
singular justificado justificada
plural justificados justificadas
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 justifico justificastú
justificásvos 		justifica justificamos justificáis justifican
imperfect justificaba justificabas justificaba justificábamos justificabais justificaban
preterite justifiqué justificaste justificó justificamos justificasteis justificaron
future justificaré justificarás justificará justificaremos justificaréis justificarán
conditional justificaría justificarías justificaría justificaríamos justificaríais justificarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present justifique justifiquestú
justifiquésvos2 		justifique justifiquemos justifiquéis justifiquen
imperfect
(ra) 		justificara justificaras justificara justificáramos justificarais justificaran
imperfect
(se) 		justificase justificases justificase justificásemos justificaseis justificasen
future1 justificare justificares justificare justificáremos justificareis justificaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative justificatú
justificávos 		justifique justifiquemos justificad justifiquen
negative no justifiques no justifique no justifiquemos no justifiquéis no justifiquen

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

    Selected combined forms of justificar (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 justificar
dative justificarme justificarte justificarle, justificarse justificarnos justificaros justificarles, justificarse
accusative justificarme justificarte justificarlo, justificarla, justificarse justificarnos justificaros justificarlos, justificarlas, justificarse
with gerund justificando
dative justificándome justificándote justificándole, justificándose justificándonos justificándoos justificándoles, justificándose
accusative justificándome justificándote justificándolo, justificándola, justificándose justificándonos justificándoos justificándolos, justificándolas, justificándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative justifica
dative justifícame justifícate justifícale justifícanos not used justifícales
accusative justifícame justifícate justifícalo, justifícala justifícanos not used justifícalos, justifícalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative justificá
dative justificame justificate justificale justificanos not used justificales
accusative justificame justificate justificalo, justificala justificanos not used justificalos, justificalas
with formal second-person singular imperative justifique
dative justifíqueme not used justifíquele, justifíquese justifíquenos not used justifíqueles
accusative justifíqueme not used justifíquelo, justifíquela, justifíquese justifíquenos not used justifíquelos, justifíquelas
with first-person plural imperative justifiquemos
dative not used justifiquémoste justifiquémosle justifiquémonos justifiquémoos justifiquémosles
accusative not used justifiquémoste justifiquémoslo, justifiquémosla justifiquémonos justifiquémoos justifiquémoslos, justifiquémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative justificad
dative justificadme not used justificadle justificadnos justificaos justificadles
accusative justificadme not used justificadlo, justificadla justificadnos justificaos justificadlos, justificadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative justifiquen
dative justifíquenme not used justifíquenle justifíquennos not used justifíquenles, justifíquense
accusative justifíquenme not used justifíquenlo, justifíquenla justifíquennos not used justifíquenlos, justifíquenlas, justifíquense

Derived terms

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