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Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin praeferre, with normal change of conjugation to -ir.
Pronunciation
Verb
preferir (first-person singular present prefereixo, first-person singular preterite preferí, past participle preferit)
- to prefer
Conjugation
Further reading
Galician
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin praeferre, present active infinitive of praeferō, with a change of conjugation.
Verb
preferir (first-person singular present prefiro, third-person singular present prefire, first-person singular preterite preferín, past participle preferido)
preferir (first-person singular present prefiro, third-person singular present prefere, first-person singular preterite preferim or preferi, past participle preferido, reintegrationist norm)
- (transitive) to prefer
Conjugation
Conjugation of preferir (e becomes i when stressed)
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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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preferir
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Personal
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preferir
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preferires
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preferir
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preferirmos
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preferirdes
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preferirem
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Gerund
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preferindo
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Past participle
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Masculine
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preferido
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preferidos
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Feminine
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preferida
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preferidas
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Indicative
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Present
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prefiro
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preferes
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prefere
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preferimos
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preferides, preferis
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preferem
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Imperfect
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preferia
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preferias
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preferia
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preferíamos
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preferíades, preferíeis, preferíais1
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preferiam
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Preterite
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preferim, preferi
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preferiste, preferiche1
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preferiu
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preferimos
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preferistes
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preferírom, preferiram
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Pluperfect
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preferira
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preferiras
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preferira
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preferíramos
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preferírades, preferíreis, preferírais1
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preferiram
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Future
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preferirei
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preferirás
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preferirá
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preferiremos
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preferiredes, preferireis
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preferirám, preferirão
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Conditional
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preferiria
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preferirias
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preferiria
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preferiríamos
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preferiríades, preferiríeis, preferiríais1
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prefeririam
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Subjunctive
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Present
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prefira
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prefiras
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prefira
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prefiramos
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prefirades, prefirais
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prefiram
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Imperfect
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preferisse
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preferisses
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preferisse
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preferíssemos
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preferíssedes, preferísseis
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preferissem
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Future
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preferir
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preferires
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preferir
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preferirmos
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preferirdes
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preferirem
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Imperative
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Affirmative
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prefere
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prefira
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prefiramos
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preferide, preferi
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prefiram
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Negative (nom)
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nom prefiras
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nom prefira
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nom prefiramos
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nom prefirades, nom prefirais
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nom prefiram
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Further reading
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin praeferre, with a change of conjugation.
Pronunciation
Verb
preferir (first-person singular present prefiro, third-person singular present prefere, first-person singular preterite preferi, past participle preferido)
- (transitive) to prefer
Conjugation
Further reading
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin praeferre, with a change of conjugation. Cognate with English prefer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɾefeˈɾiɾ/
- Rhymes: -iɾ
- Syllabification: pre‧fe‧rir
Verb
preferir (first-person singular present prefiero, first-person singular preterite preferí, past participle preferido)
- to prefer
- to rather (be or do)
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 preferir (e-ie-i 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 preferir
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dative
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preferirme
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preferirte
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preferirle, preferirse
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preferirnos
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preferiros
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preferirles, preferirse
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accusative
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preferirme
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preferirte
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preferirlo, preferirla, preferirse
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preferirnos
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preferiros
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preferirlos, preferirlas, preferirse
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with gerund prefiriendo
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dative
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prefiriéndome
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prefiriéndote
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prefiriéndole, prefiriéndose
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prefiriéndonos
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prefiriéndoos
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prefiriéndoles, prefiriéndose
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accusative
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prefiriéndome
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prefiriéndote
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prefiriéndolo, prefiriéndola, prefiriéndose
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prefiriéndonos
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prefiriéndoos
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prefiriéndolos, prefiriéndolas, prefiriéndose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative prefiere
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dative
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prefiéreme
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prefiérete
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prefiérele
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prefiérenos
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not used
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prefiéreles
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accusative
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prefiéreme
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prefiérete
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prefiérelo, prefiérela
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prefiérenos
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not used
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prefiérelos, prefiérelas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative preferí
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dative
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preferime
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preferite
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preferile
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preferinos
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not used
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preferiles
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accusative
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preferime
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preferite
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preferilo, preferila
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preferinos
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not used
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preferilos, preferilas
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with formal second-person singular imperative prefiera
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dative
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prefiérame
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not used
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prefiérale, prefiérase
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prefiéranos
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not used
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prefiérales
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accusative
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prefiérame
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not used
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prefiéralo, prefiérala, prefiérase
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prefiéranos
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not used
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prefiéralos, prefiéralas
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with first-person plural imperative prefiramos
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dative
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not used
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prefirámoste
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prefirámosle
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prefirámonos
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prefirámoos
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prefirámosles
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accusative
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not used
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prefirámoste
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prefirámoslo, prefirámosla
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prefirámonos
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prefirámoos
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prefirámoslos, prefirámoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative preferid
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dative
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preferidme
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not used
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preferidle
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preferidnos
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preferíos
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preferidles
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accusative
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preferidme
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not used
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preferidlo, preferidla
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preferidnos
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preferíos
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preferidlos, preferidlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative prefieran
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dative
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prefiéranme
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not used
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prefiéranle
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prefiérannos
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not used
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prefiéranles, prefiéranse
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accusative
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prefiéranme
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not used
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prefiéranlo, prefiéranla
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prefiérannos
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not used
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prefiéranlos, prefiéranlas, prefiéranse
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Further reading