preferi
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Etymology
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Pronunciation
Verb
preferi (present preferas, past preferis, future preferos, conditional preferus, volitive preferu)
- (transitive) to prefer
- Synonym: (rare) pliŝati
Conjugation
Conjugation of preferi
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present | past | future | ||||
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| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| tense | preferas | preferis | preferos | ||||
| active participle | preferanta | preferantaj | preferinta | preferintaj | preferonta | preferontaj | |
| acc. | preferantan | preferantajn | preferintan | preferintajn | preferontan | preferontajn | |
| passive participle | preferata | preferataj | preferita | preferitaj | preferota | preferotaj | |
| acc. | preferatan | preferatajn | preferitan | preferitajn | preferotan | preferotajn | |
| nominal active participle | preferanto | preferantoj | preferinto | preferintoj | preferonto | preferontoj | |
| acc. | preferanton | preferantojn | preferinton | preferintojn | preferonton | preferontojn | |
| nominal passive participle | preferato | preferatoj | preferito | preferitoj | preferoto | preferotoj | |
| acc. | preferaton | preferatojn | preferiton | preferitojn | preferoton | preferotojn | |
| adverbial active participle | preferante | preferinte | preferonte | ||||
| adverbial passive participle | preferate | preferite | preferote | ||||
| infinitive | preferi | imperative | preferu | conditional | preferus | ||||||||||||||||||
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Descendants
- Ido: preferar
Galician
Verb
preferi
- (reintegrationist norm) inflection of preferir:
Portuguese
Verb
preferi
- inflection of preferir:
Romanian
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Verb
preferi
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Verb
a preferi (third-person singular present preferă, past participle preferit) 4th conjugation
- Alternative form of prefera
Conjugation
conjugation of preferi (fourth conjugation, no infix)
| infinitive | a preferi | ||||||
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| gerund | preferind | ||||||
| past participle | preferit | ||||||
| number | singular | plural | |||||
| person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |
| indicative | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
| present | prefer | preferi | prefere | preferim | preferiți | prefer | |
| imperfect | prefeream | prefereai | preferea | prefeream | prefereați | prefereau | |
| simple perfect | preferii | preferiși | preferi | preferirăm | preferirăți | preferiră | |
| pluperfect | preferisem | preferiseși | preferise | preferiserăm | preferiserăți | preferiseră | |
| subjunctive | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
| present | să prefer | să preferi | să preferă | să preferim | să preferiți | să preferă | |
| imperative | — | tu | — | — | voi | — | |
| affirmative | prefere | preferiți | |||||
| negative | nu preferi | nu preferiți | |||||