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Asturian
Etymology
From Latin vincĕre, present active infinitive of vincō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /benˈθeɾ/,
- Rhymes: -eɾ
- Hyphenation: ven‧cer
Verb
vencer
- to defeat
Conjugation
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Related terms
Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese vencer, from Latin vincere, present active infinitive of vincō, from Proto-Italic *winkō, from Proto-Indo-European *weyk- (“to overcome”).
Pronunciation
Verb
vencer (first-person singular present venzo, first-person singular preterite vencín, past participle vencido)
vencer (first-person singular present venço, first-person singular preterite vencim or venci, past participle vencido, reintegrationist norm)
- to defeat, conquer
Conjugation
Conjugation of vencer (c-z alternation)
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Singular
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Plural
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First-person (eu)
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Second-person (ti / tu)
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Third-person (ele / ela / você)
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First-person (nós)
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Second-person (vós)
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Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
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Infinitive
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Impersonal
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vencer
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Personal
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vencer
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venceres
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vencer
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vencermos
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vencerdes
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vencerem
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Gerund
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vencendo
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Past participle
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Masculine
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vencido
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vencidos
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Feminine
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vencida
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vencidas
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Indicative
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Present
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venço
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vences
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vence
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vencemos
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vencedes, venceis
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vencem
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Imperfect
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vencia
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vencias
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vencia
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vencíamos
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vencíades, vencíeis, vencíais1
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venciam
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Preterite
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vencim, venci
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venceste, venceche1
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venceu
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vencemos
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vencestes
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vencêrom, venceram
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Pluperfect
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vencera
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venceras
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vencera
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vencêramos
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vencêrades, vencêreis, vencêrais1
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venceram
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Future
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vencerei
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vencerás
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vencerá
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venceremos
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venceredes, vencereis
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vencerám, vencerão
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Conditional
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venceria
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vencerias
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venceria
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venceríamos
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venceríades, venceríeis, venceríais1
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venceriam
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Subjunctive
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Present
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vença
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venças
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vença
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vençamos
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vençades, vençais
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vençam
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Imperfect
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vencesse
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vencesses
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vencesse
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vencêssemos
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vencêssedes, vencêsseis
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vencessem
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Future
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vencer
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venceres
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vencer
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vencermos
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vencerdes
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vencerem
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Imperative
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Affirmative
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vence
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vença
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vençamos
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vencede, vencei
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vençam
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Negative (nom)
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nom venças
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nom vença
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nom vençamos
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nom vençades, nom vençais
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nom vençam
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Related terms
References
- “vencer” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “vencer” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “vencer” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “vencer” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “vencer” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
- “vencer” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese vencer, from Latin vincere, from Proto-Italic *winkō, from Proto-Indo-European *wi-n-k-, nasal infix from *weyk- (“to overcome”).
Pronunciation
Verb
vencer (first-person singular present venço, first-person singular preterite venci, past participle vencido)
- (transitive, intransitive) to win
- Synonym: ganhar
- Antonym: perder
- Precisamos vencer a competição. ― We need to win the competition.
- Vencer não é importante. ― It is not important to win.
- (transitive) to defeat, overcome
- Synonym: derrotar
- vencer o inimigo ― to defeat the enemy
- vencer medos ― to overcome fears
- (intransitive, labeled food or drink) to expire
- O leite vence daqui a dois dias. ― The milk expires in two days.
- (intransitive, economy, law) to be due
- A nossa dívida vence amanhã. ― Our debt is due tomorrow.
Conjugation
Related terms
Further reading
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish vencer, from Latin vincĕre, from Proto-Italic *winkō, from Proto-Indo-European *wi-n-k-, nasal infix from *weyk- (“to overcome”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /benˈθeɾ/
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /benˈseɾ/
- Rhymes: -eɾ
- Syllabification: ven‧cer
Verb
vencer (first-person singular present venzo, first-person singular preterite vencí, past participle vencido)
- (transitive, intransitive) to defeat, to win, to conquer
- Synonyms: derrotar, sujetar
- El amor vence todo. ― Love conquers all.
- (transitive with a) to beat
- vencer al sistema ― to beat the system
- (intransitive) to expire
- Synonyms: caducar, expirar
- La leche venció. ― The milk went sour.
- El plazo ha vencido. ― The deadline has expired.
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of vencer (c-z alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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with infinitive vencer
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dative
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vencerme
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vencerte
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vencerle, vencerse
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vencernos
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venceros
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vencerles, vencerse
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accusative
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vencerme
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vencerte
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vencerlo, vencerla, vencerse
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vencernos
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venceros
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vencerlos, vencerlas, vencerse
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with gerund venciendo
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dative
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venciéndome
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venciéndote
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venciéndole, venciéndose
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venciéndonos
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venciéndoos
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venciéndoles, venciéndose
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accusative
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venciéndome
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venciéndote
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venciéndolo, venciéndola, venciéndose
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venciéndonos
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venciéndoos
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venciéndolos, venciéndolas, venciéndose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative vence
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dative
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vénceme
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véncete
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véncele
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véncenos
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not used
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vénceles
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accusative
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vénceme
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véncete
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véncelo, véncela
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véncenos
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not used
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véncelos, véncelas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative vencé
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dative
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venceme
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vencete
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vencele
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vencenos
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not used
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venceles
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accusative
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venceme
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vencete
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vencelo, vencela
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vencenos
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not used
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vencelos, vencelas
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with formal second-person singular imperative venza
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dative
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vénzame
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not used
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vénzale, vénzase
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vénzanos
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not used
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vénzales
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accusative
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vénzame
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not used
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vénzalo, vénzala, vénzase
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vénzanos
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not used
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vénzalos, vénzalas
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with first-person plural imperative venzamos
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dative
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not used
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venzámoste
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venzámosle
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venzámonos
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venzámoos
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venzámosles
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accusative
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not used
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venzámoste
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venzámoslo, venzámosla
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venzámonos
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venzámoos
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venzámoslos, venzámoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative venced
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dative
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vencedme
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not used
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vencedle
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vencednos
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venceos
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vencedles
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accusative
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vencedme
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not used
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vencedlo, vencedla
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vencednos
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venceos
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vencedlos, vencedlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative venzan
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dative
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vénzanme
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not used
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vénzanle
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vénzannos
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not used
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vénzanles, vénzanse
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accusative
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vénzanme
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not used
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vénzanlo, vénzanla
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vénzannos
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not used
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vénzanlos, vénzanlas, vénzanse
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Derived terms
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