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Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *persequīre, from Latin persequī.
Pronunciation
Verb
perseguir (first-person singular present persegueixo, first-person singular preterite perseguí, past participle perseguit)
- (transitive) to chase, to pursue
- (transitive) to persecute
- (transitive, law) to prosecute
Conjugation
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
Galician
Etymology
From Latin persequor, persequi.
Pronunciation
Verb
perseguir (first-person singular present persigo, third-person singular present persegue, first-person singular preterite perseguín, past participle perseguido)
perseguir (first-person singular present persigo, third-person singular present persegue, first-person singular preterite perseguim or persegui, past participle perseguido, reintegrationist norm)
- to pursue, follow
- to chase
Conjugation
Conjugation of perseguir (i-e alternation in present singular; g-gu alternation)
Reintegrated conjugation of
perseguir (
i-e alternation in present singular; g-gu alternation) (See
Appendix:Reintegrationism)
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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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perseguir
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Personal
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perseguir
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perseguires
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perseguir
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perseguirmos
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perseguirdes
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perseguirem
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Gerund
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perseguindo
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Past participle
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Masculine
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perseguido
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perseguidos
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Feminine
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perseguida
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perseguidas
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Indicative
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Present
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persigo
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persegues
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persegue
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perseguimos
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perseguides, perseguis
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perseguem
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Imperfect
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perseguia
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perseguias
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perseguia
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perseguíamos
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perseguíades, perseguíeis, perseguíais1
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perseguiam
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Preterite
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perseguim, persegui
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perseguiste, perseguiche1
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perseguiu
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perseguimos
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perseguistes
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perseguírom, perseguiram
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Pluperfect
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perseguira
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perseguiras
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perseguira
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perseguíramos
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perseguírades, perseguíreis, perseguírais1
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perseguiram
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Future
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perseguirei
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perseguirás
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perseguirá
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perseguiremos
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perseguiredes, perseguireis
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perseguirám, perseguirão
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Conditional
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perseguiria
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perseguirias
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perseguiria
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perseguiríamos
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perseguiríades, perseguiríeis, perseguiríais1
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perseguiriam
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Subjunctive
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Present
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persiga
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persigas
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persiga
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persigamos
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persigades, persigais
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persigam
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Imperfect
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perseguisse
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perseguisses
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perseguisse
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perseguíssemos
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perseguíssedes, perseguísseis
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perseguissem
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Future
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perseguir
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perseguires
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perseguir
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perseguirmos
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perseguirdes
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perseguirem
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Imperative
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Affirmative
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persegue
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persiga
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persigamos
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perseguide, persegui
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persigam
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Negative (nom)
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nom persigas
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nom persiga
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nom persigamos
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nom persigades, nom persigais
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nom persigam
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Further reading
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Vulgar Latin *persequīre, from Latin persequor.
Pronunciation
Verb
perseguir (first-person singular present persigo, third-person singular present persegue, first-person singular preterite persegui, past participle perseguido)
- to pursue, follow
- to chase
Conjugation
Related terms
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish perseguir, from Vulgar Latin *persequīre, from Latin persequī. By surface analysis, per + seguir. Cognate with English persecute.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /peɾseˈɡiɾ/
- Rhymes: -iɾ
- Syllabification: per‧se‧guir
Verb
perseguir (first-person singular present persigo, first-person singular preterite perseguí, past participle perseguido)
- to pursue, to chase, to go after
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 perseguir (e-i alternation; g-gu 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 perseguir
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dative
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perseguirme
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perseguirte
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perseguirle, perseguirse
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perseguirnos
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perseguiros
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perseguirles, perseguirse
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accusative
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perseguirme
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perseguirte
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perseguirlo, perseguirla, perseguirse
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perseguirnos
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perseguiros
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perseguirlos, perseguirlas, perseguirse
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with gerund persiguiendo
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dative
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persiguiéndome
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persiguiéndote
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persiguiéndole, persiguiéndose
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persiguiéndonos
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persiguiéndoos
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persiguiéndoles, persiguiéndose
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accusative
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persiguiéndome
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persiguiéndote
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persiguiéndolo, persiguiéndola, persiguiéndose
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persiguiéndonos
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persiguiéndoos
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persiguiéndolos, persiguiéndolas, persiguiéndose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative persigue
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dative
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persígueme
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persíguete
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persíguele
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persíguenos
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not used
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persígueles
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accusative
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persígueme
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persíguete
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persíguelo, persíguela
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persíguenos
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not used
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persíguelos, persíguelas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative perseguí
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dative
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perseguime
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perseguite
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perseguile
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perseguinos
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not used
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perseguiles
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accusative
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perseguime
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perseguite
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perseguilo, perseguila
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perseguinos
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not used
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perseguilos, perseguilas
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with formal second-person singular imperative persiga
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dative
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persígame
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not used
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persígale, persígase
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persíganos
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not used
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persígales
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accusative
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persígame
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not used
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persígalo, persígala, persígase
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persíganos
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not used
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persígalos, persígalas
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with first-person plural imperative persigamos
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dative
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not used
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persigámoste
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persigámosle
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persigámonos
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persigámoos
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persigámosles
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accusative
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not used
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persigámoste
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persigámoslo, persigámosla
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persigámonos
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persigámoos
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persigámoslos, persigámoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative perseguid
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dative
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perseguidme
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not used
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perseguidle
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perseguidnos
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perseguíos
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perseguidles
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accusative
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perseguidme
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not used
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perseguidlo, perseguidla
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perseguidnos
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perseguíos
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perseguidlos, perseguidlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative persigan
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dative
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persíganme
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not used
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persíganle
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persígannos
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not used
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persíganles, persíganse
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accusative
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persíganme
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not used
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persíganlo, persíganla
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persígannos
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not used
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persíganlos, persíganlas, persíganse
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Related terms
Further reading