preferir
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin praeferre, present active infinitive of praeferō, with a change of conjugation.
Conjugation
Conjugation of preferir (third conjugation with -eix- infix)
infinitive | preferir | ||||||
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present participle | preferint | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | preferit | preferida | |||||
plural | preferits | preferides | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
present | prefereixo | prefereixes | prefereix | preferim | preferiu | prefereixen | |
imperfect | preferia | preferies | preferia | preferíem | preferíeu | preferien | |
future | preferiré | preferiràs | preferirà | preferirem | preferireu | preferiran | |
preterite | preferí | preferires | preferí | preferírem | preferíreu | preferiren | |
conditional | preferiria | preferiries | preferiria | preferiríem | preferiríeu | preferirien | |
subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
present | prefereixi | prefereixis | prefereixi | preferim | preferiu | prefereixin | |
imperfect | preferís | preferissis | preferís | preferíssim | preferíssiu | preferissin | |
imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós |
vostès | |
— | prefereix | prefereixi | preferim | preferiu | prefereixin |
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin praeferre, present active infinitive of praeferō, with a change of conjugation.
Verb
preferir (first-person singular present indicative prefiro, past participle preferido)
- (transitive) to prefer
Conjugation
Conjugation of the Portuguese -ir verb preferir
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin praeferre, present active infinitive of praeferō, with a change of conjugation.
Verb
preferir (first-person singular present prefiero, first-person singular preterite preferí, past participle preferido)
- to prefer
Conjugation
- Rule: e becomes a ie in stressed syllables and i in certain conjugations.
- 1 Mostly obsolete form, now mainly used in legal jargon.
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These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
singular | plural | ||||||
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1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
with infinitive preferir | |||||||
dative | preferirme | preferirte | preferirle, preferirse | preferirnos | preferiros | preferirles, preferirse | |
accusative | preferirme | preferirte | preferirlo, preferirla, preferirse | preferirnos | preferiros | preferirlos, preferirlas, preferirse | |
with gerund prefiriendo | |||||||
dative | prefiriéndome | prefiriéndote | prefiriéndole, prefiriéndose | prefiriéndonos | prefiriéndoos | prefiriéndoles, prefiriéndose | |
accusative | prefiriéndome | prefiriéndote | prefiriéndolo, prefiriéndola, prefiriéndose | prefiriéndonos | prefiriéndoos | prefiriéndolos, prefiriéndolas, prefiriéndose | |
with informal second-person singular imperative prefiere | |||||||
dative | prefiéreme | prefiérete | prefiérele | prefiérenos | not used | prefiéreles | |
accusative | prefiéreme | prefiérete | prefiérelo, prefiérela | prefiérenos | not used | prefiérelos, prefiérelas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative prefiera | |||||||
dative | prefiérame | not used | prefiérale, prefiérase | prefiéranos | not used | prefiérales | |
accusative | prefiérame | not used | prefiéralo, prefiérala, prefiérase | prefiéranos | not used | prefiéralos, prefiéralas | |
with first-person plural imperative prefiramos | |||||||
dative | not used | prefirámoste | prefirámosle | prefirámonos | prefirámoos | prefirámosles | |
accusative | not used | prefirámoste | prefirámoslo, prefirámosla | prefirámonos | prefirámoos | prefirámoslos, prefirámoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative preferid | |||||||
dative | preferidme | not used | preferidle | preferidnos | preferíos | preferidles | |
accusative | preferidme | not used | preferidlo, preferidla | preferidnos | preferíos | preferidlos, preferidlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative prefieran | |||||||
dative | prefiéranme | not used | prefiéranle | prefiérannos | not used | prefiéranles, prefiéranse | |
accusative | prefiéranme | not used | prefiéranlo, prefiéranla | prefiérannos | not used | prefiéranlos, prefiéranlas, prefiéranse |
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