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Pronunciation
Verb
precisar (first-person singular present preciso, first-person singular preterite precisí, past participle precisat)
- to specify, state precisely
Conjugation
Galician
Pronunciation
Verb
precisar (first-person singular present preciso, first-person singular preterite precisei, past participle precisado)
- to need
Pero non imaxinei que chegase a precisar de min.- But I didn't imagine that he would need me.
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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precisar
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Personal
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precisar
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precisares
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precisar
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precisarmos
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precisardes
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precisarem
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Gerund
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precisando
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Past participle
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Masculine
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precisado
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precisados
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Feminine
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precisada
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precisadas
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Indicative
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Present
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preciso
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precisas
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precisa
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precisamos
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precisades, precisais
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precisam
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Imperfect
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precisava
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precisavas
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precisava
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precisávamos
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precisávades, precisáveis, precisávais1
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precisavam
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Preterite
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precisei
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precisaste, precisache1
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precisou
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precisamos
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precisastes
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precisárom, precisaram
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Pluperfect
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precisara
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precisaras
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precisara
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precisáramos
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precisárades, precisáreis, precisárais1
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precisaram
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Future
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precisarei
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precisarás
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precisará
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precisaremos
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precisaredes, precisareis
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precisarám, precisarão
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Conditional
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precisaria
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precisarias
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precisaria
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precisaríamos
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precisaríades, precisaríeis, precisaríais1
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precisariam
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Subjunctive
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Present
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precise
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precises
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precise
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precisemos
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precisedes, preciseis
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precisem
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Imperfect
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precisasse
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precisasses
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precisasse
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precisássemos
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precisássedes, precisásseis
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precisassem
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Future
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precisar
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precisares
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precisar
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precisarmos
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precisardes
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precisarem
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Imperative
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Affirmative
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precisa
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precise
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precisemos
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precisade, precisai
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precisem
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Negative (nom)
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nom precises
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nom precise
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nom precisemos
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nom precisedes, nom preciseis
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nom precisem
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Further reading
Portuguese
Etymology
From preciso (“necessary”) + -ar.
Pronunciation
- (Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾɛ.siˈza(h)/
- (Rural Central Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾi.siˈza(ɹ)/
- Hyphenation: pre‧ci‧sar
Verb
precisar (first-person singular present preciso, first-person singular preterite precisei, past participle precisado)
- (transitive) to need, must
- Preciso de um médico. ― I need a doctor.
- Ele precisa de comer! ― He needs to eat!
1986, Cazuza, Bebel Gilberto, Dé (lyrics and music), “Preciso Dizer Que Eu Te Amo”, performed by Bebel Gilberto:
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:precisar.
Spanish
Etymology
From preciso (“necessary”) + -ar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /pɾeθiˈsaɾ/
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /pɾesiˈsaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: pre‧ci‧sar
Verb
precisar (first-person singular present preciso, first-person singular preterite precisé, past participle precisado)
- to state, specify
- to need, to require
- Synonyms: necesitar, requerir
1888, Eduardo Acevedo Díaz, Ismael:Una noche de Febrero presentose en la picada Venancio Benavides, y reuniéndolos a todos en la pradera, les dijo que era ya llegado el momento de alzarse contra los «godos» que oprimían la tierra, para lo cual se precisaba dar hasta la vida- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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 precisar
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 precisar
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dative
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precisarme
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precisarte
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precisarle, precisarse
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precisarnos
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precisaros
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precisarles, precisarse
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accusative
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precisarme
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precisarte
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precisarlo, precisarla, precisarse
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precisarnos
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precisaros
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precisarlos, precisarlas, precisarse
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with gerund precisando
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dative
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precisándome
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precisándote
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precisándole, precisándose
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precisándonos
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precisándoos
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precisándoles, precisándose
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accusative
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precisándome
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precisándote
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precisándolo, precisándola, precisándose
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precisándonos
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precisándoos
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precisándolos, precisándolas, precisándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative precisa
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dative
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precísame
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precísate
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precísale
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precísanos
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not used
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precísales
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accusative
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precísame
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precísate
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precísalo, precísala
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precísanos
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not used
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precísalos, precísalas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative precisá
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dative
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precisame
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precisate
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precisale
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precisanos
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not used
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precisales
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accusative
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precisame
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precisate
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precisalo, precisala
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precisanos
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not used
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precisalos, precisalas
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with formal second-person singular imperative precise
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dative
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precíseme
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not used
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precísele, precísese
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precísenos
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not used
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precíseles
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accusative
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precíseme
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not used
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precíselo, precísela, precísese
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precísenos
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not used
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precíselos, precíselas
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with first-person plural imperative precisemos
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dative
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not used
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precisémoste
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precisémosle
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precisémonos
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precisémoos
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precisémosles
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accusative
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not used
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precisémoste
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precisémoslo, precisémosla
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precisémonos
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precisémoos
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precisémoslos, precisémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative precisad
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dative
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precisadme
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not used
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precisadle
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precisadnos
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precisaos
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precisadles
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accusative
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precisadme
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not used
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precisadlo, precisadla
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precisadnos
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precisaos
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precisadlos, precisadlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative precisen
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dative
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precísenme
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not used
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precísenle
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precísennos
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not used
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precísenles, precísense
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accusative
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precísenme
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not used
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precísenlo, precísenla
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precísennos
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not used
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precísenlos, precísenlas, precísense
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Derived terms
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