vigilar

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vigilāre. First attested in 1803. See the doublet vetllar.

Pronunciation

Verb

vigilar (first-person singular present vigilo, first-person singular preterite vigilí, past participle vigilat)

  1. to monitor, watch over, patrol, pay attention (to)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of vigilar (first conjugation)
infinitive vigilar
gerund vigilant
past participle masculine feminine
singular vigilat vigilada
plural vigilats vigilades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present vigilo vigiles vigila vigilem vigileu vigilen
imperfect vigilava vigilaves vigilava vigilàvem vigilàveu vigilaven
future vigilaré vigilaràs vigilarà vigilarem vigilareu vigilaran
preterite vigilí vigilares vigilà vigilàrem vigilàreu vigilaren
conditional vigilaria vigilaries vigilaria vigilaríem vigilaríeu vigilarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present vigili vigilis vigili vigilem vigileu vigilin
imperfect vigilés vigilessis vigilés vigiléssim vigiléssiu vigilessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — vigila vigili vigilem vigileu vigilin
negative (no) — no vigilis no vigili no vigilem no vigileu no vigilin

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References

  1. ^ “vigilar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vigilāre. See the doublet velar. Cognate with English vigilate.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bixiˈlaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: vi‧gi‧lar

Verb

vigilar (first-person singular present vigilo, first-person singular preterite vigilé, past participle vigilado)

  1. to watch over

Conjugation

    Conjugation of vigilar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive vigilar
gerund vigilando
past participle masculine feminine
singular vigilado vigilada
plural vigilados vigiladas
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 vigilo vigilastú
vigilásvos 		vigila vigilamos vigiláis vigilan
imperfect vigilaba vigilabas vigilaba vigilábamos vigilabais vigilaban
preterite vigilé vigilaste vigiló vigilamos vigilasteis vigilaron
future vigilaré vigilarás vigilará vigilaremos vigilaréis vigilarán
conditional vigilaría vigilarías vigilaría vigilaríamos vigilaríais vigilarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present vigile vigilestú
vigilésvos2 		vigile vigilemos vigiléis vigilen
imperfect
(ra) 		vigilara vigilaras vigilara vigiláramos vigilarais vigilaran
imperfect
(se) 		vigilase vigilases vigilase vigilásemos vigilaseis vigilasen
future1 vigilare vigilares vigilare vigiláremos vigilareis vigilaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative vigilatú
vigilávos 		vigile vigilemos vigilad vigilen
negative no vigiles no vigile no vigilemos no vigiléis no vigilen

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

    Selected combined forms of vigilar

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 vigilar
dative vigilarme vigilarte vigilarle, vigilarse vigilarnos vigilaros vigilarles, vigilarse
accusative vigilarme vigilarte vigilarlo, vigilarla, vigilarse vigilarnos vigilaros vigilarlos, vigilarlas, vigilarse
with gerund vigilando
dative vigilándome vigilándote vigilándole, vigilándose vigilándonos vigilándoos vigilándoles, vigilándose
accusative vigilándome vigilándote vigilándolo, vigilándola, vigilándose vigilándonos vigilándoos vigilándolos, vigilándolas, vigilándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative vigila
dative vigílame vigílate vigílale vigílanos not used vigílales
accusative vigílame vigílate vigílalo, vigílala vigílanos not used vigílalos, vigílalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative vigilá
dative vigilame vigilate vigilale vigilanos not used vigilales
accusative vigilame vigilate vigilalo, vigilala vigilanos not used vigilalos, vigilalas
with formal second-person singular imperative vigile
dative vigíleme not used vigílele, vigílese vigílenos not used vigíleles
accusative vigíleme not used vigílelo, vigílela, vigílese vigílenos not used vigílelos, vigílelas
with first-person plural imperative vigilemos
dative not used vigilémoste vigilémosle vigilémonos vigilémoos vigilémosles
accusative not used vigilémoste vigilémoslo, vigilémosla vigilémonos vigilémoos vigilémoslos, vigilémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative vigilad
dative vigiladme not used vigiladle vigiladnos vigilaos vigiladles
accusative vigiladme not used vigiladlo, vigiladla vigiladnos vigilaos vigiladlos, vigiladlas
with formal second-person plural imperative vigilen
dative vigílenme not used vigílenle vigílennos not used vigílenles, vigílense
accusative vigílenme not used vigílenlo, vigílenla vigílennos not used vigílenlos, vigílenlas, vigílense

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