tergiversar

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin tergiversārī.

Pronunciation

Verb

tergiversar (first-person singular present tergiverso, first-person singular preterite tergiversí, past participle tergiversat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencian) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

  1. (transitive) to misrepresent, to twist or distort (the meaning of)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of tergiversar (first conjugation)
infinitive tergiversar
gerund tergiversant
past participle masculine feminine
singular tergiversat tergiversada
plural tergiversats tergiversades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present tergiverso tergiverses tergiversa tergiversem tergiverseu tergiversen
imperfect tergiversava tergiversaves tergiversava tergiversàvem tergiversàveu tergiversaven
future tergiversaré tergiversaràs tergiversarà tergiversarem tergiversareu tergiversaran
preterite tergiversí tergiversares tergiversà tergiversàrem tergiversàreu tergiversaren
conditional tergiversaria tergiversaries tergiversaria tergiversaríem tergiversaríeu tergiversarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present tergiversi tergiversis tergiversi tergiversem tergiverseu tergiversin
imperfect tergiversés tergiversessis tergiversés tergiverséssim tergiverséssiu tergiversessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — tergiversa tergiversi tergiversem tergiverseu tergiversin
negative (no) — no tergiversis no tergiversi no tergiversem no tergiverseu no tergiversin

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin tergiversāri.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: ter‧gi‧ver‧sar

Verb

tergiversar (first-person singular present tergiverso, first-person singular preterite tergiversei, past participle tergiversado)

  1. to tergiversate (to evade an issue)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of tergiversar (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 tergiversar
Personal tergiversar tergiversares tergiversar tergiversarmos tergiversardes tergiversarem
Gerund
tergiversando
Past participle
Masculine tergiversado tergiversados
Feminine tergiversada tergiversadas
Indicative
Present tergiverso tergiversas tergiversa tergiversamos tergiversais tergiversam
Imperfect tergiversava tergiversavas tergiversava tergiversávamos tergiversáveis tergiversavam
Preterite tergiversei tergiversaste tergiversou tergiversamos1, tergiversámos2 tergiversastes tergiversaram
Pluperfect tergiversara tergiversaras tergiversara tergiversáramos tergiversáreis tergiversaram
Future tergiversarei tergiversarás tergiversará tergiversaremos tergiversareis tergiversarão
Conditional tergiversaria tergiversarias tergiversaria tergiversaríamos tergiversaríeis tergiversariam
Subjunctive
Present tergiverse tergiverses tergiverse tergiversemos tergiverseis tergiversem
Imperfect tergiversasse tergiversasses tergiversasse tergiversássemos tergiversásseis tergiversassem
Future tergiversar tergiversares tergiversar tergiversarmos tergiversardes tergiversarem
Imperative
Affirmative tergiversa tergiverse tergiversemos tergiversai tergiversem
Negative (não) não tergiverses não tergiverse não tergiversemos não tergiverseis não tergiversem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin tergiversāri. Cognate with English tergiversate.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /teɾxibeɾˈsaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: ter‧gi‧ver‧sar

Verb

tergiversar (first-person singular present tergiverso, first-person singular preterite tergiversé, past participle tergiversado)

  1. to misrepresent, to twist, to distort
  2. to tergiversate, to prevaricate
    Synonym: prevaricar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of tergiversar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive tergiversar
gerund tergiversando
past participle masculine feminine
singular tergiversado tergiversada
plural tergiversados tergiversadas
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 tergiverso tergiversastú
tergiversásvos 		tergiversa tergiversamos tergiversáis tergiversan
imperfect tergiversaba tergiversabas tergiversaba tergiversábamos tergiversabais tergiversaban
preterite tergiversé tergiversaste tergiversó tergiversamos tergiversasteis tergiversaron
future tergiversaré tergiversarás tergiversará tergiversaremos tergiversaréis tergiversarán
conditional tergiversaría tergiversarías tergiversaría tergiversaríamos tergiversaríais tergiversarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present tergiverse tergiversestú
tergiversésvos2 		tergiverse tergiversemos tergiverséis tergiversen
imperfect
(ra) 		tergiversara tergiversaras tergiversara tergiversáramos tergiversarais tergiversaran
imperfect
(se) 		tergiversase tergiversases tergiversase tergiversásemos tergiversaseis tergiversasen
future1 tergiversare tergiversares tergiversare tergiversáremos tergiversareis tergiversaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative tergiversatú
tergiversávos 		tergiverse tergiversemos tergiversad tergiversen
negative no tergiverses no tergiverse no tergiversemos no tergiverséis no tergiversen

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

    Selected combined forms of tergiversar

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 tergiversar
dative tergiversarme tergiversarte tergiversarle, tergiversarse tergiversarnos tergiversaros tergiversarles, tergiversarse
accusative tergiversarme tergiversarte tergiversarlo, tergiversarla, tergiversarse tergiversarnos tergiversaros tergiversarlos, tergiversarlas, tergiversarse
with gerund tergiversando
dative tergiversándome tergiversándote tergiversándole, tergiversándose tergiversándonos tergiversándoos tergiversándoles, tergiversándose
accusative tergiversándome tergiversándote tergiversándolo, tergiversándola, tergiversándose tergiversándonos tergiversándoos tergiversándolos, tergiversándolas, tergiversándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative tergiversa
dative tergivérsame tergivérsate tergivérsale tergivérsanos not used tergivérsales
accusative tergivérsame tergivérsate tergivérsalo, tergivérsala tergivérsanos not used tergivérsalos, tergivérsalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative tergiversá
dative tergiversame tergiversate tergiversale tergiversanos not used tergiversales
accusative tergiversame tergiversate tergiversalo, tergiversala tergiversanos not used tergiversalos, tergiversalas
with formal second-person singular imperative tergiverse
dative tergivérseme not used tergivérsele, tergivérsese tergivérsenos not used tergivérseles
accusative tergivérseme not used tergivérselo, tergivérsela, tergivérsese tergivérsenos not used tergivérselos, tergivérselas
with first-person plural imperative tergiversemos
dative not used tergiversémoste tergiversémosle tergiversémonos tergiversémoos tergiversémosles
accusative not used tergiversémoste tergiversémoslo, tergiversémosla tergiversémonos tergiversémoos tergiversémoslos, tergiversémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative tergiversad
dative tergiversadme not used tergiversadle tergiversadnos tergiversaos tergiversadles
accusative tergiversadme not used tergiversadlo, tergiversadla tergiversadnos tergiversaos tergiversadlos, tergiversadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative tergiversen
dative tergivérsenme not used tergivérsenle tergivérsennos not used tergivérsenles, tergivérsense
accusative tergivérsenme not used tergivérsenlo, tergivérsenla tergivérsennos not used tergivérsenlos, tergivérsenlas, tergivérsense

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