Portuguese

Verb

distinguir ‎(first-person singular present indicative distingo, past participle distinguido)

1. to distinguish, discern (tell apart)
2. to differentiate

Conjugation

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ð̞is.tiŋˈɣ̞iɾ], [dis.tiŋˈgiɾ]

Etymology

From Latin distinguere, present active infinitive of distinguō.

Verb

distinguir ‎(first-person singular present distingo, first-person singular preterite distinguí, past participle distinguido)

1. to distinguish, discern
2. to differentiate
3. to make out, manage to see, hear etc.

   No distingo el número de la casa‎

   I do not make out the house numbering.

Conjugation

• Rule: gu becomes a g before a or o.

Related terms

• distinto adj
• distinción f
• extinguir v

See also

• reconocer v