elegir
Catalan
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Probably borrowed from Latin ēligere.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]elegir (first-person singular present elegeixo, first-person singular preterite elegí, past participle elegit)
Conjugation
[edit] Conjugation of elegir (third conjugation, with -eix-)
infinitive | elegir | ||||||
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gerund | elegint | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | elegit | elegida | |||||
plural | elegits | elegides | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
present | elegeixo | elegeixes | elegeix | elegim | elegiu | elegeixen | |
imperfect | elegia | elegies | elegia | elegíem | elegíeu | elegien | |
future | elegiré | elegiràs | elegirà | elegirem | elegireu | elegiran | |
preterite | elegí | elegires | elegí | elegírem | elegíreu | elegiren | |
conditional | elegiria | elegiries | elegiria | elegiríem | elegiríeu | elegirien | |
subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
present | elegeixi | elegeixis | elegeixi | elegim | elegiu | elegeixin | |
imperfect | elegís | elegissis | elegís | elegíssim | elegíssiu | elegissin | |
imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós |
vostès | |
affirmative | — | elegeix | elegeixi | elegim | elegiu | elegeixin | |
negative (no) | — | no elegeixis | no elegeixi | no elegim | no elegiu | no elegeixin |
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “elegir” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “elegir”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “elegir” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “elegir” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Spanish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin ēligere. Compare the inherited doublet esleír.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]elegir (first-person singular present elijo, first-person singular preterite elegí, past participle elegido or electo)
- (transitive) to choose
- Synonyms: escoger, seleccionar
- Elijo vivir contento.
- I choose to be happy.
- to elect
Conjugation
[edit] Conjugation of elegir (irregular; e-i alternation; g-j alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive | elegir | ||||||
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gerund | eligiendo | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | elegido, electo | elegida, electa | |||||
plural | elegidos, electos | elegidas, electas | |||||
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 | elijo | eligestú elegísvos |
elige | elegimos | elegís | eligen | |
imperfect | elegía | elegías | elegía | elegíamos | elegíais | elegían | |
preterite | elegí | elegiste | eligió | elegimos | elegisteis | eligieron | |
future | elegiré | elegirás | elegirá | elegiremos | elegiréis | elegirán | |
conditional | elegiría | elegirías | elegiría | elegiríamos | elegiríais | elegirían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | elija | elijastú elijásvos2 |
elija | elijamos | elijáis | elijan | |
imperfect (ra) |
eligiera | eligieras | eligiera | eligiéramos | eligierais | eligieran | |
imperfect (se) |
eligiese | eligieses | eligiese | eligiésemos | eligieseis | eligiesen | |
future1 | eligiere | eligieres | eligiere | eligiéremos | eligiereis | eligieren | |
imperative | — | tú vos |
usted | nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ustedes | |
affirmative | eligetú elegívos |
elija | elijamos | elegid | elijan | ||
negative | no elijas | no elija | no elijamos | no elijáis | no elijan |
Selected combined forms of elegir (irregular; e-i alternation; g-j alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “elegir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28
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