referir

Catalan

Verb

referir (first-person singular present refereixo, past participle referit)

To relate
to refer
to be about

Conjugation

Conjugation of referir (third conjugation with -eix- infix)

person		singular			plural
infinitive			referir
present participle			referint
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		referit		referida
		plural		referits		referides
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	refereixo	refereixes	refereix	referim	referiu	refereixen
	imperfect	referia	referies	referia	referíem	referíeu	referien
	future	referiré	referiràs	referirà	referirem	referireu	referiran
	preterite	referí	referires	referí	referírem	referíreu	referiren
	conditional	referiria	referiries	referiria	referiríem	referiríeu	referirien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	refereixi	refereixis	refereixi	referim	referiu	refereixin
	imperfect	referís	referissis	referís	referíssim	referíssiu	referissin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
imperative		—	refereix	refereixi	referim	referiu	refereixin

Portuguese

Alternative forms

refirir (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese referir, from Latin referō (“I carry back”).

Pronunciation

(Paulista) IPA^(key): /ˌʁe.fi.ˈɾi(ɹ)/
(South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌhe.fe.ˈɾi(ɻ)/
Hyphenation: re‧fe‧rir
(Brazil) Homophone: referi

Verb

referir (first-person singular present indicative refiro, past participle referido)

to refer (to direct to a source for help or information)
to relate (to tell in a descriptive way)
to refer (submit to an authority figure for consideration)
to be about something; to have something as a subject
Esta lei refere-se aos crimes de fraude e extorsão.
This law is about the crimes of fraud and racketeering.
to refer (to allude to)

Conjugation

Conjugation of the Portuguese -ir verb referir

	Singular			Plural
Notes:^[edit] This is a regular verb of the -ir group. Verbs with this conjugation include: ferir, conferir, deferir, ingerir, inserir.
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	referir
Personal	referir	referires	referir	referirmos	referirdes	referirem
Gerund
	referindo
Past participle
Masculine	referido			referidos
Feminine	referida			referidas
Indicative
Present	refiro	referes	refere	referimos	referis	referem
Imperfect	referia	referias	referia	referíamos	referíeis	referiam
Preterite	referi	referiste	referiu	referimos	referistes	referiram
Pluperfect	referira	referiras	referira	referíramos	referíreis	referiram
Future	referirei	referirás	referirá	referiremos	referireis	referirão
Conditional
	referiria	referirias	referiria	referiríamos	referiríeis	refeririam
Subjunctive
Present	refira	refiras	refira	refiramos	refirais	refiram
Imperfect	referisse	referisses	referisse	referíssemos	referísseis	referissem
Future	referir	referires	referir	referirmos	referirdes	referirem
Imperative
Affirmative	-	refere	refira	refiramos	referi	refiram
Negative (não)	-	refiras	refira	refiramos	refirais	refiram

Synonyms

(to direct to a source): citar, referenciar
(to relate): contar, dizer, narrar, relatar
(to be about something): dizer respeito a
(to allude to): aludir, mencionar

Related terms

referendo
referente
referido
referimento
referível

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin referre.

Verb

referir (first-person singular present refiero, first-person singular preterite referí, past participle referido)

to report
to relate
(reflexive) to refer to

Conjugation

Rule: e becomes a ie in stressed syllables and i in certain conjugations.

Conjugation of referir (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)^{edit data}

		singular			plural
infinitive			referir
gerund			refiriendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		referido		referida
		plural		referidos		referidas
		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	refiero	refieres^tú referís^{^vos}	refiere	referimos	referís	refieren
	imperfect	refería	referías	refería	referíamos	referíais	referían
	preterite	referí	referiste	refirió	referimos	referisteis	refirieron
	future	referiré	referirás	referirá	referiremos	referiréis	referirán
	conditional	referiría	referirías	referiría	referiríamos	referiríais	referirían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	refiera	refieras	refiera	refiramos	refiráis	refieran
	imperfect (ra)	refiriera	refirieras	refiriera	refiriéramos	refirierais	refirieran
	imperfect (se)	refiriese	refirieses	refiriese	refiriésemos	refirieseis	refiriesen
	future¹	refiriere	refirieres	refiriere	refiriéremos	refiriereis	refirieren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		refiere^{^tú} referí^{^vos}	refiera	refiramos	referid	refieran
	negative		no refieras	no refiera	no refiramos	no refiráis	no refieran

¹ Mostly obsolete form, now mainly used in legal jargon.

Other verbs with this conjugation:

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Selected combined forms of referir^{edit data}

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 referir
	dative	referirme	referirte	referirle, referirse	referirnos	referiros	referirles, referirse
	accusative	referirme	referirte	referirlo, referirla, referirse	referirnos	referiros	referirlos, referirlas, referirse

with gerund refiriendo
	dative	refiriéndome	refiriéndote	refiriéndole, refiriéndose	refiriéndonos	refiriéndoos	refiriéndoles, refiriéndose
	accusative	refiriéndome	refiriéndote	refiriéndolo, refiriéndola, refiriéndose	refiriéndonos	refiriéndoos	refiriéndolos, refiriéndolas, refiriéndose

with informal second-person singular imperative refiere
	dative	refiéreme	refiérete	refiérele	refiérenos	not used	refiéreles
	accusative	refiéreme	refiérete	refiérelo, refiérela	refiérenos	not used	refiérelos, refiérelas

with formal second-person singular imperative refiera
	dative	refiérame	not used	refiérale, refiérase	refiéranos	not used	refiérales
	accusative	refiérame	not used	refiéralo, refiérala, refiérase	refiéranos	not used	refiéralos, refiéralas

with first-person plural imperative refiramos
	dative	not used	refirámoste	refirámosle	refirámonos	refirámoos	refirámosles
	accusative	not used	refirámoste	refirámoslo, refirámosla	refirámonos	refirámoos	refirámoslos, refirámoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative referid
	dative	referidme	not used	referidle	referidnos	referíos	referidles
	accusative	referidme	not used	referidlo, referidla	referidnos	referíos	referidlos, referidlas

with formal second-person plural imperative refieran
	dative	refiéranme	not used	refiéranle	refiérannos	not used	refiéranles, refiéranse
	accusative	refiéranme	not used	refiéranlo, refiéranla	refiérannos	not used	refiéranlos, refiéranlas, refiéranse

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