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Galician
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin praevidēre, present active infinitive of praevideō.
Verb
prever (first-person singular present prevexo, first-person singular preterite prevín, past participle previsto)
prever (first-person singular present prevejo, first-person singular preterite previm or previ, past participle previsto, reintegrationist norm)
- to foresee, predict
Conjugation
Conjugation of prever (irregular)
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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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prever
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Personal
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prever
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preveres
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prever
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prevermos
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preverdes
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preverem
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Gerund
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prevendo
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Past participle
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Masculine
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previsto
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previstos
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Feminine
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prevista
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previstas
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Indicative
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Present
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prevejo
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prevês
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prevê
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prevemos
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prevedes
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prevêm, preveem
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Imperfect
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previa
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previas
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previa
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prevíamos
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prevíades, prevíeis, prevíais1
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previam
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Preterite
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previm, previ
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previste, previche1
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previu
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previmos
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previstes
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prevírom, previram
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Pluperfect
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previra
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previras
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previra
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prevíramos
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prevírades, prevíreis, prevírais1
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previram
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Future
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preverei
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preverás
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preverá
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preveremos
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preveredes, prevereis
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preverám, preverão
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Conditional
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preveria
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preverias
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preveria
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preveríamos
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preveríades, preveríeis, preveríais1
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preveriam
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Subjunctive
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Present
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preveja
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prevejas
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preveja
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prevejamos
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prevejades, prevejais
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prevejam
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Imperfect
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previsse
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previsses
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previsse
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prevíssemos
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prevíssedes, prevísseis
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previssem
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Future
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previr
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previres
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previr
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previrmos
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previrdes
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previrem
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Imperative
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Affirmative
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prevê
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preveja
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prevejamos
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prevede
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prevejam
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Negative (nom)
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nom prevejas
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nom preveja
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nom prevejamos
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nom prevejades, nom prevejais
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nom prevejam
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Portuguese
Etymology
Adapted from Latin praevidēre, corresponding to pre- + ver (“to see”).
Pronunciation
Verb
prever (first-person singular present prevejo, first-person singular preterite previ, past participle previsto)
- (transitive) to foresee; to predict (to estimate a future event on the basis of reasoning)
- Synonym: antever
Prevemos que vamos precisar de alguns milhares de reais.- We predict that we will need a few thousand reais.
- (chiefly law, transitive) to prescribe (to explicitly specify as a procedure or direction)
Nenhuma lei prevê o que fazer nessa situação.- There is no law prescribing what to do in this situation.
- (supernatural, transitive) to foretell; to predict (to tell the future)
- Synonyms: adivinhar, predizer
A cigana previu minha morte.- The gypsy foretold my death.
Conjugation
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin praevidēre. Cognate with English preview.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɾeˈbeɾ/
- Rhymes: -eɾ
- Syllabification: pre‧ver
Verb
prever (first-person singular present preveo, first-person singular preterite preví, past participle previsto)
- to foresee
- to envisage
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 prever (irregular)
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 prever
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dative
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preverme
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preverte
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preverle, preverse
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prevernos
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preveros
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preverles, preverse
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accusative
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preverme
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preverte
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preverlo, preverla, preverse
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prevernos
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preveros
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preverlos, preverlas, preverse
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with gerund previendo
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dative
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previéndome
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previéndote
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previéndole, previéndose
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previéndonos
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previéndoos
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previéndoles, previéndose
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accusative
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previéndome
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previéndote
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previéndolo, previéndola, previéndose
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previéndonos
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previéndoos
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previéndolos, previéndolas, previéndose
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with informal second-person singular tú/vos imperative prevé
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dative
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preveme
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prevete
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prevele
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prevenos
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not used
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preveles
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accusative
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preveme
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prevete
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prevelo, prevela
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prevenos
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not used
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prevelos, prevelas
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with formal second-person singular imperative prevea
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dative
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prevéame
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not used
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prevéale, prevéase
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prevéanos
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not used
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prevéales
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accusative
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prevéame
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not used
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prevéalo, prevéala, prevéase
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prevéanos
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not used
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prevéalos, prevéalas
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with first-person plural imperative preveamos
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dative
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not used
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preveámoste
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preveámosle
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preveámonos
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preveámoos
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preveámosles
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accusative
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not used
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preveámoste
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preveámoslo, preveámosla
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preveámonos
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preveámoos
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preveámoslos, preveámoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative preved
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dative
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prevedme
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not used
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prevedle
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prevednos
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preveos
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prevedles
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accusative
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prevedme
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not used
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prevedlo, prevedla
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prevednos
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preveos
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prevedlos, prevedlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative prevean
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dative
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prevéanme
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not used
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prevéanle
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prevéannos
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not used
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prevéanles, prevéanse
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accusative
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prevéanme
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not used
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prevéanlo, prevéanla
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prevéannos
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not used
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prevéanlos, prevéanlas, prevéanse
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