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extinguir
extinguir
Portuguese
Verb
extinguir (first-person singular present indicative extingo, past participle extinguido)
- to extinguish, quench
Conjugation
Conjugation of the Portuguese -ir verb extinguir
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin extinguere, present active infinitive of extinguō.
Verb
extinguir (first-person singular present extingo, first-person singular preterite extinguí, past participle extinguido)
- to extinguish, to put out
- to carry out (a task, etc.)
Conjugation
- Rule: gu becomes a g before a or o.
Other verbs with this conjugation:
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