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Asturian
Etymology
From Latin perdere, present active infinitive of perdō.
Verb
perder
- to lose
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Related terms
Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese perder, from Latin perdere, present active infinitive of perdō.
Pronunciation
Verb
perder (first-person singular present perdo, first-person singular preterite perdín, past participle perdido)
perder (first-person singular present perdo or perco, first-person singular preterite perdim or perdi, past participle perdido, reintegrationist norm)
- (transitive, intransitive) to lose
- (takes a reflexive pronoun) to get lost
- (transitive, figurative) to waste or spoil
- (takes a reflexive pronoun, figurative) to waste or spoil
Conjugation
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Singular
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Plural
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First-person (eu)
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Second-person (ti / tu)
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Third-person (ele / ela / você)
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First-person (nós)
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Second-person (vós)
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Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
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Infinitive
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Impersonal
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perder
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Personal
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perder
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perderes
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perder
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perdermos
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perderdes
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perderem
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Gerund
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perdendo
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Past participle
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Masculine
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perdido
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perdidos
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Feminine
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perdida
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perdidas
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Indicative
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Present
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perdo, perco
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perdes
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perde
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perdemos
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perdedes, perdeis
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perdem
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Imperfect
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perdia
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perdias
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perdia
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perdíamos
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perdíades, perdíeis, perdíais1
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perdiam
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Preterite
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perdim, perdi
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perdeste, perdeche1
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perdeu
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perdemos
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perdestes
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perdêrom, perderam
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Pluperfect
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perdera
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perderas
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perdera
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perdêramos
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perdêrades, perdêreis, perdêrais1
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perderam
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Future
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perderei
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perderás
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perderá
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perderemos
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perderedes, perdereis
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perderám, perderão
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Conditional
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perderia
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perderias
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perderia
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perderíamos
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perderíades, perderíeis, perderíais1
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perderiam
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Subjunctive
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Present
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perda, perca
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perdas, percas
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perda, perca
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perdamos, percamos
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perdades, perdais, percades, percais
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perdam, percam
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Imperfect
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perdesse
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perdesses
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perdesse
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perdêssemos
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perdêssedes, perdêsseis
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perdessem
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Future
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perder
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perderes
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perder
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perdermos
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perderdes
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perderem
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Imperative
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Affirmative
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perde
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perda, perca
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perdamos, percamos
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perdede, perdei
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perdam, percam
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Negative (nom)
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nom perdas, nom percas
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nom perda, nom perca
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nom perdamos, nom percamos
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nom perdades, nom perdais, nom percades, nom percais
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nom perdam, nom percam
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Derived terms
References
- “perder” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “perder” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “perder” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “perder” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “perder” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Further reading
Interlingua
Verb
perder
- to ruin, undo
- to lose (one's head, consciousness), miss (a train, a chance)
Conjugation
Antonyms
Ladin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin perdere, present active infinitive of perdō.
Verb
perder
- to lose
Conjugation
- Ladin conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of perder (third conjugation)
Lombard
Alternative forms
- perd (Classical Milanese Orthography)
Etymology
Akin to Italian perdere, from Latin.
Pronunciation
Verb
perder
- to lose
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese perder, from Latin perdere. The first person singular form in the present indicative and all forms of the present subjunctive and commands (except the second person informal affirmative commands) have an analogous change from D to C (expected "perdo" instead of "perco," for example).
Pronunciation
Verb
perder (first-person singular present perco, first-person singular preterite perdi, past participle perdido)
- to lose (an object, a job, interest etc.)
Perdi minha entrada.- I've lost my ticket.
- to lose (to be defeated in a match, an election etc.)
- Synonym: ser derrotado
Nosso time perdeu.- Our team lost.
- to miss (an opportunity, a train or bus etc.)
Perdi meu trem.- I missed my train.
- to waste (time)
- Synonym: desperdiçar
Perdemos muito tempo.- We wasted a lot of time.
- (Internet slang) to laugh a lot or to find something funny
Perdi quando ela começou a cantar!- I lost it when she started to sing!
- (reflexive) to get lost (to become lost)
Conjugation
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:perder.
Antonyms
Derived terms
Further reading
- “perder” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish perder, inherited from Latin perdere, whence also English perdition.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /peɾˈdeɾ/
- Rhymes: -eɾ
- Syllabification: per‧der
Verb
perder (first-person singular present pierdo, first-person singular preterite perdí, past participle perdido)
- to lose
- to miss, to miss out
No quiero perderme nada.- I don't want to miss anything.
- to waste
- (sports) to be losing; to trail; to be down
Los Cowboys pierden por solo siete.- The Cowboys are behind by only seven.
- (reflexive) to get lost
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 perder (e-ie alternation)
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 perder
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dative
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perderme
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perderte
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perderle, perderse
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perdernos
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perderos
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perderles, perderse
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accusative
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perderme
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perderte
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perderlo, perderla, perderse
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perdernos
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perderos
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perderlos, perderlas, perderse
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with gerund perdiendo
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dative
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perdiéndome
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perdiéndote
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perdiéndole, perdiéndose
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perdiéndonos
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perdiéndoos
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perdiéndoles, perdiéndose
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accusative
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perdiéndome
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perdiéndote
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perdiéndolo, perdiéndola, perdiéndose
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perdiéndonos
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perdiéndoos
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perdiéndolos, perdiéndolas, perdiéndose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative pierde
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dative
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piérdeme
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piérdete
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piérdele
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piérdenos
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not used
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piérdeles
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accusative
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piérdeme
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piérdete
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piérdelo, piérdela
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piérdenos
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not used
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piérdelos, piérdelas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative perdé
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dative
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perdeme
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perdete
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perdele
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perdenos
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not used
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perdeles
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accusative
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perdeme
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perdete
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perdelo, perdela
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perdenos
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not used
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perdelos, perdelas
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with formal second-person singular imperative pierda
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dative
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piérdame
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not used
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piérdale, piérdase
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piérdanos
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not used
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piérdales
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accusative
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piérdame
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not used
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piérdalo, piérdala, piérdase
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piérdanos
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not used
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piérdalos, piérdalas
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with first-person plural imperative perdamos
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dative
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not used
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perdámoste
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perdámosle
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perdámonos
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perdámoos
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perdámosles
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accusative
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not used
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perdámoste
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perdámoslo, perdámosla
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perdámonos
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perdámoos
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perdámoslos, perdámoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative perded
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dative
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perdedme
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not used
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perdedle
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perdednos
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perdeos
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perdedles
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accusative
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perdedme
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not used
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perdedlo, perdedla
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perdednos
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perdeos
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perdedlos, perdedlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative pierdan
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dative
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piérdanme
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not used
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piérdanle
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piérdannos
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not used
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piérdanles, piérdanse
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accusative
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piérdanme
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not used
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piérdanlo, piérdanla
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piérdannos
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not used
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piérdanlos, piérdanlas, piérdanse
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Antonyms
Derived terms
Further reading