refinar

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Pronunciation

Verb

refinar (first-person singular present refino, first-person singular preterite refiní, past participle refinat)

  1. (transitive) to refine

Conjugation

    Conjugation of refinar (first conjugation)
infinitive refinar
gerund refinant
past participle masculine feminine
singular refinat refinada
plural refinats refinades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present refino refines refina refinem refineu refinen
imperfect refinava refinaves refinava refinàvem refinàveu refinaven
future refinaré refinaràs refinarà refinarem refinareu refinaran
preterite refiní refinares refinà refinàrem refinàreu refinaren
conditional refinaria refinaries refinaria refinaríem refinaríeu refinarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present refini refinis refini refinem refineu refinin
imperfect refinés refinessis refinés refinéssim refinéssiu refinessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — refina refini refinem refineu refinin
negative (no) — no refinis no refini no refinem no refineu no refinin

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin re + finitus.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: re‧fi‧nar

Verb

refinar (first-person singular present refino, first-person singular preterite refinei, past participle refinado)

  1. to refine, purify

Conjugation

    Conjugation of refinar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal refinar
Personal refinar refinares refinar refinarmos refinardes refinarem
Gerund
refinando
Past participle
Masculine refinado refinados
Feminine refinada refinadas
Indicative
Present refino refinas refina refinamos refinais refinam
Imperfect refinava refinavas refinava refinávamos refináveis refinavam
Preterite refinei refinaste refinou refinamos1, refinámos2 refinastes refinaram
Pluperfect refinara refinaras refinara refináramos refináreis refinaram
Future refinarei refinarás refinará refinaremos refinareis refinarão
Conditional refinaria refinarias refinaria refinaríamos refinaríeis refinariam
Subjunctive
Present refine refines refine refinemos refineis refinem
Imperfect refinasse refinasses refinasse refinássemos refinásseis refinassem
Future refinar refinares refinar refinarmos refinardes refinarem
Imperative
Affirmative refina refine refinemos refinai refinem
Negative (não) não refines não refine não refinemos não refineis não refinem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /refiˈnaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: re‧fi‧nar

Verb

refinar (first-person singular present refino, first-person singular preterite refiné, past participle refinado)

  1. (transitive) to refine

Conjugation

    Conjugation of refinar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive refinar
gerund refinando
past participle masculine feminine
singular refinado refinada
plural refinados refinadas
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 refino refinastú
refinásvos 		refina refinamos refináis refinan
imperfect refinaba refinabas refinaba refinábamos refinabais refinaban
preterite refiné refinaste refinó refinamos refinasteis refinaron
future refinaré refinarás refinará refinaremos refinaréis refinarán
conditional refinaría refinarías refinaría refinaríamos refinaríais refinarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present refine refinestú
refinésvos2 		refine refinemos refinéis refinen
imperfect
(ra) 		refinara refinaras refinara refináramos refinarais refinaran
imperfect
(se) 		refinase refinases refinase refinásemos refinaseis refinasen
future1 refinare refinares refinare refináremos refinareis refinaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative refinatú
refinávos 		refine refinemos refinad refinen
negative no refines no refine no refinemos no refinéis no refinen

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

    Selected combined forms of refinar

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 refinar
dative refinarme refinarte refinarle, refinarse refinarnos refinaros refinarles, refinarse
accusative refinarme refinarte refinarlo, refinarla, refinarse refinarnos refinaros refinarlos, refinarlas, refinarse
with gerund refinando
dative refinándome refinándote refinándole, refinándose refinándonos refinándoos refinándoles, refinándose
accusative refinándome refinándote refinándolo, refinándola, refinándose refinándonos refinándoos refinándolos, refinándolas, refinándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative refina
dative refíname refínate refínale refínanos not used refínales
accusative refíname refínate refínalo, refínala refínanos not used refínalos, refínalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative refiná
dative refiname refinate refinale refinanos not used refinales
accusative refiname refinate refinalo, refinala refinanos not used refinalos, refinalas
with formal second-person singular imperative refine
dative refíneme not used refínele, refínese refínenos not used refíneles
accusative refíneme not used refínelo, refínela, refínese refínenos not used refínelos, refínelas
with first-person plural imperative refinemos
dative not used refinémoste refinémosle refinémonos refinémoos refinémosles
accusative not used refinémoste refinémoslo, refinémosla refinémonos refinémoos refinémoslos, refinémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative refinad
dative refinadme not used refinadle refinadnos refinaos refinadles
accusative refinadme not used refinadlo, refinadla refinadnos refinaos refinadlos, refinadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative refinen
dative refínenme not used refínenle refínennos not used refínenles, refínense
accusative refínenme not used refínenlo, refínenla refínennos not used refínenlos, refínenlas, refínense

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