significar

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Asturian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin significāre, present active infinitive of significō.

Verb

significar (first-person singular indicative present significo, past participle significáu)

  1. to mean, signify

Conjugation

Conjugation of significar
infinitive significar
gerund significando
past participle m significáu, f significada, n significao, m pl significaos, f pl significaes
person first singular
yo 		second singular
tu 		third singular
él/elli 		first plural
nosotros/nós 		second plural
vosotros/vós 		third plural
ellos
indicative present significo signifiques significa significamos significáis signifiquen
imperfect significaba significabes significaba significábemos, significábamos significabeis, significabais significaben
preterite signifiqué significasti, signifiquesti significó signifiquemos significastis, signifiquestis significaron
pluperfect significare, significara significares, significaras significare, significara significáremos, significáramos significareis, significarais significaren, significaran
future significaré significarás significará significaremos significaréis significarán
conditional significaría significaríes significaría significaríemos, significaríamos significaríeis, significaríais significaríen
subjunctive present signifique signifiques, significas signifique signifiquemos signifiquéis signifiquen, significan
imperfect significare, significara significares, significaras significare, significara significáremos, significáramos significareis, significarais significaren, significaran
imperative — significa — — significái —

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin significāre.

Pronunciation

Verb

significar (first-person singular present significo, first-person singular preterite signifiquí, past participle significat)

  1. to mean, to signify
    Synonym: voler dir
    Si hi ha núvols al cel, significa que plourà. ― If there are clouds in the sky, it means that it's going to rain.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of significar (first conjugation, c-qu alternation)
infinitive significar
gerund significant
past participle masculine feminine
singular significat significada
plural significats significades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present significo signifiques significa signifiquem signifiqueu signifiquen
imperfect significava significaves significava significàvem significàveu significaven
future significaré significaràs significarà significarem significareu significaran
preterite signifiquí significares significà significàrem significàreu significaren
conditional significaria significaries significaria significaríem significaríeu significarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present signifiqui signifiquis signifiqui signifiquem signifiqueu signifiquin
imperfect signifiqués signifiquessis signifiqués signifiquéssim signifiquéssiu signifiquessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — significa signifiqui signifiquem signifiqueu signifiquin
negative (no) — no signifiquis no signifiqui no signifiquem no signifiqueu no signifiquin

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Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin significāre, present active infinitive of significō.

Verb

significar (first-person singular present significo, first-person singular preterite signifiquei, past participle significado)

  1. to mean, signify

Conjugation

    Conjugation of significar (c-qu alternation)
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 significar
Personal significar significares significar significarmos significardes significaren
Gerund
significando
Past participle
Masculine significado significados
Feminine significada significadas
Indicative
Present significo significas significa significamos significades significan
Imperfect significaba significabas significaba significabamos significabades significaban
Preterite signifiquei significaches significou significamos significastes significaron
Pluperfect significara significaras significara significaramos significarades significaran
Future significarei significarás significará significaremos significaredes significarán
Conditional significaría significarías significaría significariamos significariades significarían
Subjunctive
Present signifique signifiques signifique signifiquemos signifiquedes signifiquen
Imperfect significase significases significase significásemos significásedes significasen
Future significar significares significar significarmos significardes significaren
Imperative
Affirmative significa signifique signifiquemos significade signifiquen
Negative (non) non signifiques non signifique non signifiquemos non signifiquedes non signifiquen
    Reintegrated conjugation of significar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(ti / tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal significar
Personal significar significares significar significarmos significardes significarem
Gerund
significando
Past participle
Masculine significado significados
Feminine significada significadas
Indicative
Present significo significas significa significamos significades, significais significam
Imperfect significava significavas significava significávamos significávades, significáveis, significávais1 significavam
Preterite signifiquei significaste, significache1 significou significamos significastes significárom, significaram
Pluperfect significara significaras significara significáramos significárades, significáreis, significárais1 significaram
Future significarei significarás significará significaremos significaredes, significareis significarám, significarão
Conditional significaria significarias significaria significaríamos significaríades, significaríeis, significaríais1 significariam
Subjunctive
Present signifique signifiques signifique signifiquemos signifiquedes, signifiqueis signifiquem
Imperfect significasse significasses significasse significássemos significássedes, significásseis significassem
Future significar significares significar significarmos significardes significarem
Imperative
Affirmative significa signifique signifiquemos significade, significai signifiquem
Negative (nom) nom signifiques nom signifique nom signifiquemos nom signifiquedes, nom signifiqueis nom signifiquem

1Less recommended.

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Interlingua

Verb

significar

  1. to mean; signify

Conjugation

    Conjugation of significar
infinitive significar
participle present perfect
significante significate
active simple perfect
present significa ha significate
past significava habeva significate
future significara habera significate
conditional significarea haberea significate
imperative significa
passive simple perfect
present es significate ha essite significate
past esseva significate habeva essite significate
future essera significate habera essite significate
conditional esserea significate haberea essite significate
imperative sia significate

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin significāre.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /si.ɡi.ni.fiˈka(ʁ)/ , /siɡ.ni.fiˈka(ʁ)/
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /si.ɡi.ni.fiˈka(ɾ)/, /siɡ.ni.fiˈka(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /si.ɡi.ni.fiˈka(ʁ)/ , /siɡ.ni.fiˈka(ʁ)/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /siɡ.ni.fiˈka(ɻ)/, /si.ɡi.ni.fiˈka(ɻ)/
 

  • Hyphenation: sig‧ni‧fi‧car

Verb

significar (first-person singular present significo, first-person singular preterite signifiquei, past participle significado)

  1. (transitive) to mean (to have a particular meaning)
    A palavra “livro” significa um conjunto de páginas ligadas. ― The word “book” means a collection of bound pages.
  2. (transitive, often taking que and a subordinate clause) to mean; to signify (to indicate a consequence)
    Isso significa guerra. ― This means war.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of significar (c-qu alternation) (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 significar
Personal significar significares significar significarmos significardes significarem
Gerund
significando
Past participle
Masculine significado significados
Feminine significada significadas
Indicative
Present significo significas significa significamos significais significam
Imperfect significava significavas significava significávamos significáveis significavam
Preterite signifiquei significaste significou significamos1, significámos2 significastes significaram
Pluperfect significara significaras significara significáramos significáreis significaram
Future significarei significarás significará significaremos significareis significarão
Conditional significaria significarias significaria significaríamos significaríeis significariam
Subjunctive
Present signifique signifiques signifique signifiquemos signifiqueis signifiquem
Imperfect significasse significasses significasse significássemos significásseis significassem
Future significar significares significar significarmos significardes significarem
Imperative
Affirmative significa signifique signifiquemos significai signifiquem
Negative (não) não signifiques não signifique não signifiquemos não signifiqueis não signifiquem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin significāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /siɡnifiˈkaɾ/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: sig‧ni‧fi‧car

Verb

significar (first-person singular present significo, first-person singular preterite signifiqué, past participle significado)

  1. to signify
  2. to mean
  3. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to stand out
    Synonym: distinguirse
    se significa por su inteligencia ― He stands out for his intelligence.
  4. (takes a reflexive pronoun, transitive with en) to speak out, to assert (to voice one's opinion)
    significarse en contra de la guerra ― to speak out against the war

Conjugation

    Conjugation of significar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive significar
gerund significando
past participle masculine feminine
singular significado significada
plural significados significadas
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 significo significastú
significásvos 		significa significamos significáis significan
imperfect significaba significabas significaba significábamos significabais significaban
preterite signifiqué significaste significó significamos significasteis significaron
future significaré significarás significará significaremos significaréis significarán
conditional significaría significarías significaría significaríamos significaríais significarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present signifique signifiquestú
signifiquésvos2 		signifique signifiquemos signifiquéis signifiquen
imperfect
(ra) 		significara significaras significara significáramos significarais significaran
imperfect
(se) 		significase significases significase significásemos significaseis significasen
future1 significare significares significare significáremos significareis significaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative significatú
significávos 		signifique signifiquemos significad signifiquen
negative no signifiques no signifique no signifiquemos no signifiquéis no signifiquen

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

    Selected combined forms of significar (c-qu alternation)

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 significar
dative significarme significarte significarle, significarse significarnos significaros significarles, significarse
accusative significarme significarte significarlo, significarla, significarse significarnos significaros significarlos, significarlas, significarse
with gerund significando
dative significándome significándote significándole, significándose significándonos significándoos significándoles, significándose
accusative significándome significándote significándolo, significándola, significándose significándonos significándoos significándolos, significándolas, significándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative significa
dative signifícame signifícate signifícale signifícanos not used signifícales
accusative signifícame signifícate signifícalo, signifícala signifícanos not used signifícalos, signifícalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative significá
dative significame significate significale significanos not used significales
accusative significame significate significalo, significala significanos not used significalos, significalas
with formal second-person singular imperative signifique
dative signifíqueme not used signifíquele, signifíquese signifíquenos not used signifíqueles
accusative signifíqueme not used signifíquelo, signifíquela, signifíquese signifíquenos not used signifíquelos, signifíquelas
with first-person plural imperative signifiquemos
dative not used signifiquémoste signifiquémosle signifiquémonos signifiquémoos signifiquémosles
accusative not used signifiquémoste signifiquémoslo, signifiquémosla signifiquémonos signifiquémoos signifiquémoslos, signifiquémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative significad
dative significadme not used significadle significadnos significaos significadles
accusative significadme not used significadlo, significadla significadnos significaos significadlos, significadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative signifiquen
dative signifíquenme not used signifíquenle signifíquennos not used signifíquenles, signifíquense
accusative signifíquenme not used signifíquenlo, signifíquenla signifíquennos not used signifíquenlos, signifíquenlas, signifíquense

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