subordinar

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin subōrdināre, from Latin sub- + ōrdinō (“to sort, to order”).

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: su‧bor‧di‧nar

Verb

subordinar (first-person singular present subordino, first-person singular preterite subordinei, past participle subordinado)

  1. (transitive) to subordinate (to make subservient)
    Synonyms: submeter, subjugar, dominar
  2. (transitive) to subordinate (to treat as of less value or importance)
    Synonyms: submeter, sujeitar
  3. (transitive, grammar) to be the main clause with regards to a subordinate clause

Conjugation

    Conjugation of subordinar (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 subordinar
Personal subordinar subordinares subordinar subordinarmos subordinardes subordinarem
Gerund
subordinando
Past participle
Masculine subordinado subordinados
Feminine subordinada subordinadas
Indicative
Present subordino subordinas subordina subordinamos subordinais subordinam
Imperfect subordinava subordinavas subordinava subordinávamos subordináveis subordinavam
Preterite subordinei subordinaste subordinou subordinamos1, subordinámos2 subordinastes subordinaram
Pluperfect subordinara subordinaras subordinara subordináramos subordináreis subordinaram
Future subordinarei subordinarás subordinará subordinaremos subordinareis subordinarão
Conditional subordinaria subordinarias subordinaria subordinaríamos subordinaríeis subordinariam
Subjunctive
Present subordine subordines subordine subordinemos subordineis subordinem
Imperfect subordinasse subordinasses subordinasse subordinássemos subordinásseis subordinassem
Future subordinar subordinares subordinar subordinarmos subordinardes subordinarem
Imperative
Affirmative subordina subordine subordinemos subordinai subordinem
Negative (não) não subordines não subordine não subordinemos não subordineis não subordinem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin subōrdināre, from Latin sub- + ōrdinō (“to sort, to order”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /suboɾdiˈnaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: su‧bor‧di‧nar

Verb

subordinar (first-person singular present subordino, first-person singular preterite subordiné, past participle subordinado)

  1. to subordinate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of subordinar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive subordinar
gerund subordinando
past participle masculine feminine
singular subordinado subordinada
plural subordinados subordinadas
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 subordino subordinastú
subordinásvos 		subordina subordinamos subordináis subordinan
imperfect subordinaba subordinabas subordinaba subordinábamos subordinabais subordinaban
preterite subordiné subordinaste subordinó subordinamos subordinasteis subordinaron
future subordinaré subordinarás subordinará subordinaremos subordinaréis subordinarán
conditional subordinaría subordinarías subordinaría subordinaríamos subordinaríais subordinarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present subordine subordinestú
subordinésvos2 		subordine subordinemos subordinéis subordinen
imperfect
(ra) 		subordinara subordinaras subordinara subordináramos subordinarais subordinaran
imperfect
(se) 		subordinase subordinases subordinase subordinásemos subordinaseis subordinasen
future1 subordinare subordinares subordinare subordináremos subordinareis subordinaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative subordinatú
subordinávos 		subordine subordinemos subordinad subordinen
negative no subordines no subordine no subordinemos no subordinéis no subordinen

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

    Selected combined forms of subordinar

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 subordinar
dative subordinarme subordinarte subordinarle, subordinarse subordinarnos subordinaros subordinarles, subordinarse
accusative subordinarme subordinarte subordinarlo, subordinarla, subordinarse subordinarnos subordinaros subordinarlos, subordinarlas, subordinarse
with gerund subordinando
dative subordinándome subordinándote subordinándole, subordinándose subordinándonos subordinándoos subordinándoles, subordinándose
accusative subordinándome subordinándote subordinándolo, subordinándola, subordinándose subordinándonos subordinándoos subordinándolos, subordinándolas, subordinándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative subordina
dative subordíname subordínate subordínale subordínanos not used subordínales
accusative subordíname subordínate subordínalo, subordínala subordínanos not used subordínalos, subordínalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative subordiná
dative subordiname subordinate subordinale subordinanos not used subordinales
accusative subordiname subordinate subordinalo, subordinala subordinanos not used subordinalos, subordinalas
with formal second-person singular imperative subordine
dative subordíneme not used subordínele, subordínese subordínenos not used subordíneles
accusative subordíneme not used subordínelo, subordínela, subordínese subordínenos not used subordínelos, subordínelas
with first-person plural imperative subordinemos
dative not used subordinémoste subordinémosle subordinémonos subordinémoos subordinémosles
accusative not used subordinémoste subordinémoslo, subordinémosla subordinémonos subordinémoos subordinémoslos, subordinémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative subordinad
dative subordinadme not used subordinadle subordinadnos subordinaos subordinadles
accusative subordinadme not used subordinadlo, subordinadla subordinadnos subordinaos subordinadlos, subordinadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative subordinen
dative subordínenme not used subordínenle subordínennos not used subordínenles, subordínense
accusative subordínenme not used subordínenlo, subordínenla subordínennos not used subordínenlos, subordínenlas, subordínense

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