pulir

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Asturian

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Etymology

Inherited from Latin polīre, present active infinitive of poliō.

Verb

pulir

  1. to slip, slide
    Synonyms: esñidiar, resbariar
    Frega bien esi pucheru porque si non pule
    Wash that cooking pot well because otherwise it'll slide.
  2. to refine, polish
  3. to caress

Conjugation

Conjugation of pulir
infinitive pulir
gerundive puliendo
participle m pulíu, f pulida, n pulío, m pl pulíos, f pl pulíes
person first singular
yo 		second singular
tu 		third singular
él/elli 		first plural
nosotros/nós 		second plural
vosotros/vós 		third plural
ellos
indicative present pulo pules pule pulimos pulís pulen
preterite imperfect pulía pulíes pulía pulíemos/pulíamos pulíeis/pulíais pulíen
preterite indefinite pulí puliesti/pulisti pulió puliemos/pulimos puliestis/pulistis pulieron
pluperfect puliere/puliera pulieres/pulieras puliere/puliera puliéremos/puliéramos puliereis/pulierais pulieren/pulieran
subjunctive present pula pulas pula pulamos puláis pulan
preterite imperfect puliere/puliera pulieres/pulieras puliere/puliera puliéremos/puliéramos puliereis/pulierais pulieren/pulieran
potential future puliré pulirás pulirá puliremos puliréis pulirán
conditional puliría puliríes puliría puliríemos/puliríamos puliríeis/puliríais puliríen
imperative puli pulíi

Galician

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Etymology

From Latin polīre, present active infinitive of poliō.

Verb

pulir (first-person singular present pulo, third-person singular present pole, first-person singular preterite pulín, past participle pulido)

  1. to polish, smooth

Conjugation

    Conjugation of pulir (u-o alternation in present singular)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(ti) 		Third-person
(el / ela / Vde.) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal pulir
Personal pulir pulires pulir pulirmos pulirdes puliren
Gerund
pulindo
Past participle
Masculine pulido pulidos
Feminine pulida pulidas
Indicative
Present pulo poles pole pulimos pulides polen
Imperfect pulía pulías pulía puliamos puliades pulían
Preterite pulín puliches puliu pulimos pulistes puliron
Pluperfect pulira puliras pulira puliramos pulirades puliran
Future pulirei pulirás pulirá puliremos puliredes pulirán
Conditional puliría pulirías puliría puliriamos puliriades pulirían
Subjunctive
Present pula pulas pula pulamos pulades pulan
Imperfect pulise pulises pulise pulísemos pulísedes pulisen
Future pulir pulires pulir pulirmos pulirdes puliren
Imperative
Affirmative pule pula pulamos pulide pulan
Negative (non) non pulas non pula non pulamos non pulades non pulan

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin polīre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /puˈliɾ/
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: pu‧lir

Verb

pulir (first-person singular present pulo, first-person singular preterite pulí, past participle pulido)

  1. to polish
  2. (colloquial) to beat up

Conjugation

    Conjugation of pulir (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive pulir
gerund puliendo
past participle masculine feminine
singular pulido pulida
plural pulidos pulidas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present pulo pulestú
pulísvos 		pule pulimos pulís pulen
imperfect pulía pulías pulía pulíamos pulíais pulían
preterite pulí puliste pulió pulimos pulisteis pulieron
future puliré pulirás pulirá puliremos puliréis pulirán
conditional puliría pulirías puliría puliríamos puliríais pulirían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present pula pulastú
pulásvos2 		pula pulamos puláis pulan
imperfect
(ra) 		puliera pulieras puliera puliéramos pulierais pulieran
imperfect
(se) 		puliese pulieses puliese puliésemos pulieseis puliesen
future1 puliere pulieres puliere puliéremos puliereis pulieren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative puletú
pulívos 		pula pulamos pulid pulan
negative no pulas no pula no pulamos no puláis no pulan

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of pulir

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
with infinitive pulir
dative pulirme pulirte pulirle, pulirse pulirnos puliros pulirles, pulirse
accusative pulirme pulirte pulirlo, pulirla, pulirse pulirnos puliros pulirlos, pulirlas, pulirse
with gerund puliendo
dative puliéndome puliéndote puliéndole, puliéndose puliéndonos puliéndoos puliéndoles, puliéndose
accusative puliéndome puliéndote puliéndolo, puliéndola, puliéndose puliéndonos puliéndoos puliéndolos, puliéndolas, puliéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative pule
dative púleme púlete púlele púlenos not used púleles
accusative púleme púlete púlelo, púlela púlenos not used púlelos, púlelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative pulí
dative pulime pulite pulile pulinos not used puliles
accusative pulime pulite pulilo, pulila pulinos not used pulilos, pulilas
with formal second-person singular imperative pula
dative púlame not used púlale, púlase púlanos not used púlales
accusative púlame not used púlalo, púlala, púlase púlanos not used púlalos, púlalas
with first-person plural imperative pulamos
dative not used pulámoste pulámosle pulámonos pulámoos pulámosles
accusative not used pulámoste pulámoslo, pulámosla pulámonos pulámoos pulámoslos, pulámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative pulid
dative pulidme not used pulidle pulidnos pulíos pulidles
accusative pulidme not used pulidlo, pulidla pulidnos pulíos pulidlos, pulidlas
with formal second-person plural imperative pulan
dative púlanme not used púlanle púlannos not used púlanles, púlanse
accusative púlanme not used púlanlo, púlanla púlannos not used púlanlos, púlanlas, púlanse

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