litigar

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Ido

Etymology

From lito (“bed”) +‎ -igar.

Pronunciation

Verb

litigar (present tense litigas, past tense litigis, future tense litigos, imperative litigez, conditional litigus)

  1. (transitive) to make into a bed

Conjugation

Conjugation of litigar
present past future
infinitive litigar litigir litigor
tense litigas litigis litigos
conditional litigus — —
imperative litigez — —
adjective active participle litiganta litiginta litigonta
adverbial active participle litigante litiginte litigonte
nominal
active participle 		singular litiganto litiginto litigonto
plural litiganti litiginti litigonti
adjective passive participle litigata litigita litigota
adverbial passive participle litigate litigite litigote
nominal
passive participle 		singular litigato litigito litigoto
plural litigati litigiti litigoti

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin lītigāre (“to dispute”). Doublet of lidar.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: li‧ti‧gar

Verb

litigar (first-person singular present litigo, first-person singular preterite litiguei, past participle litigado)

  1. (ambitransitive, law) to litigate, contest
    Synonym: pleitear
  2. (transitive, figuratively) to contend, fight

Conjugation

    Conjugation of litigar (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 litigar
Personal litigar litigares litigar litigarmos litigardes litigarem
Gerund
litigando
Past participle
Masculine litigado litigados
Feminine litigada litigadas
Indicative
Present litigo litigas litiga litigamos litigais litigam
Imperfect litigava litigavas litigava litigávamos litigáveis litigavam
Preterite litiguei litigaste litigou litigamos1, litigámos2 litigastes litigaram
Pluperfect litigara litigaras litigara litigáramos litigáreis litigaram
Future litigarei litigarás litigará litigaremos litigareis litigarão
Conditional litigaria litigarias litigaria litigaríamos litigaríeis litigariam
Subjunctive
Present litigue litigues litigue litiguemos litigueis litiguem
Imperfect litigasse litigasses litigasse litigássemos litigásseis litigassem
Future litigar litigares litigar litigarmos litigardes litigarem
Imperative
Affirmative litiga litigue litiguemos litigai litiguem
Negative (não) não litigues não litigue não litiguemos não litigueis não litiguem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

References

  1. ^ “litigar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin litigāre. Doublet of lidiar, which was inherited.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /litiˈɡaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: li‧ti‧gar

Verb

litigar (first-person singular present litigo, first-person singular preterite litigué, past participle litigado)

  1. (ambitransitive) to litigate
  2. (intransitive) to argue, dispute, quarrel

Conjugation

    Conjugation of litigar (g-gu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive litigar
gerund litigando
past participle masculine feminine
singular litigado litigada
plural litigados litigadas
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 litigo litigastú
litigásvos 		litiga litigamos litigáis litigan
imperfect litigaba litigabas litigaba litigábamos litigabais litigaban
preterite litigué litigaste litigó litigamos litigasteis litigaron
future litigaré litigarás litigará litigaremos litigaréis litigarán
conditional litigaría litigarías litigaría litigaríamos litigaríais litigarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present litigue litiguestú
litiguésvos2 		litigue litiguemos litiguéis litiguen
imperfect
(ra) 		litigara litigaras litigara litigáramos litigarais litigaran
imperfect
(se) 		litigase litigases litigase litigásemos litigaseis litigasen
future1 litigare litigares litigare litigáremos litigareis litigaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative litigatú
litigávos 		litigue litiguemos litigad litiguen
negative no litigues no litigue no litiguemos no litiguéis no litiguen

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

    Selected combined forms of litigar (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 litigar dative litigarme litigarte litigarle, litigarse litigarnos litigaros litigarles, litigarse
accusative litigarme litigarte litigarlo, litigarla, litigarse litigarnos litigaros litigarlos, litigarlas, litigarse
with gerund litigando dative litigándome litigándote litigándole, litigándose litigándonos litigándoos litigándoles, litigándose
accusative litigándome litigándote litigándolo, litigándola, litigándose litigándonos litigándoos litigándolos, litigándolas, litigándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative litiga dative litígame litígate litígale litíganos not used litígales
accusative litígame litígate litígalo, litígala litíganos not used litígalos, litígalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative litigá dative litigame litigate litigale litiganos not used litigales
accusative litigame litigate litigalo, litigala litiganos not used litigalos, litigalas
with formal second-person singular imperative litigue dative litígueme not used litíguele, litíguese litíguenos not used litígueles
accusative litígueme not used litíguelo, litíguela, litíguese litíguenos not used litíguelos, litíguelas
with first-person plural imperative litiguemos dative not used litiguémoste litiguémosle litiguémonos litiguémoos litiguémosles
accusative not used litiguémoste litiguémoslo, litiguémosla litiguémonos litiguémoos litiguémoslos, litiguémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative litigad dative litigadme not used litigadle litigadnos litigaos litigadles
accusative litigadme not used litigadlo, litigadla litigadnos litigaos litigadlos, litigadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative litiguen dative litíguenme not used litíguenle litíguennos not used litíguenles, litíguense
accusative litíguenme not used litíguenlo, litíguenla litíguennos not used litíguenlos, litíguenlas, litíguense

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