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parecer
parecer
Galician
Verb
parecer (first-person singular present parezo, first-person singular preterite parecín, past participle parecido)
- to seem, appear
- first-person and third-person singular future subjunctive of parecer
- first-person and third-person singular personal infinitive of parecer
Conjugation
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese parecer, from Vulgar Latin *pārescere, from Latin parēre, present active infinitive of pāreō.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɐ.ɾɨ.ˈseɾ/
- Hyphenation: pa‧re‧cer
Verb
parecer (first-person singular present indicative pareço, past participle parecido)
- (transitive) to seem
- Jorge parece estar feliz. ― George seems to be happy.
- (transitive) to resemble
- First-person singular (eu) future subjunctive of parecer
- Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você?) future subjunctive of parecer
- First-person singular (eu) personal infinitive of parecer
- Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você?) personal infinitive of parecer
Quotations
For usage examples of this term, see Citations:parecer.
Conjugation
Noun
parecer m (plural pareceres)
Quotations
For usage examples of this term, see Citations:parecer.
Spanish
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *pārescere, from Latin pārēre, present active infinitive of pāreō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [paɾe̞ˈθe̞ɾ] (Castilian)
- IPA(key): [paɾe̞ˈse̞ɾ] (Latin American)
Verb
parecer (first-person singular present parezco, first-person singular preterite parecí, past participle parecido)
- to seem
- Me parece que...
- It seems to me that...
- Me parece que...
- to believe (pronominal use)
- to think (pronominal use)
- ¿Qué te parece si vamos al bar?
- What do you think about going to a bar?
- ¿Qué te parece si vamos al bar?
- to strike (seem, appear, make an impression)
- Te voy a mandar una cosa que escribí el otro día, para ver que te parece.
- I am going to send you something that I wrote the other day, in order to see how it strikes you.
- ¿Te parece que cambiemos el día para el martes?
- How about changing the day to Tuesday?
- Te voy a mandar una cosa que escribí el otro día, para ver que te parece.
Conjugation
- Rule: c becomes a zc before a or o.
Other verbs with this conjugation:
These forms are generated automatically and may not be attested. 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 parecer | |||||||
dative | parecerme | parecerte, parecerle | parecerle, parecerse | parecernos | pareceros, parecerles | parecerles, parecerse | |
accusative | parecerme | parecerte, parecerlo, parecerla | parecerlo, parecerla, parecerse | parecernos | pareceros, parecerlos, parecerlas | parecerlos, parecerlas, parecerse | |
with gerund pareciendo | |||||||
dative | pareciéndome | pareciéndote, pareciéndole | pareciéndole, pareciéndose | pareciéndonos | pareciéndoos, pareciéndoles | pareciéndoles, pareciéndose | |
accusative | pareciéndome | pareciéndote, pareciéndolo, pareciéndola | pareciéndolo, pareciéndola, pareciéndose | pareciéndonos | pareciéndoos, pareciéndolos, pareciéndolas | pareciéndolos, pareciéndolas, pareciéndose | |
with informal second-person singular imperative parece | |||||||
dative | pareceme | parecete, parecele | parecele | parecenos | pareceos, pareceles | pareceles | |
accusative | pareceme | parecete, parecelo, parecela | parecelo, parecela | parecenos | pareceos, parecelos, parecelas | parecelos, parecelas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative parezca | |||||||
dative | parézcame | parézcate, parézcale | parézcale, parézcase | parézcanos | parézcales | parézcales, parézcase | |
accusative | parézcame | parézcate, parézcalo, parézcala | parézcalo, parézcala, parézcase | parézcanos | parézcalos, parézcalas | parézcalos, parézcalas, parézcase | |
with first-person plural imperative parezcamos | |||||||
dative | not used | parezcámosle | parezcámosle | parezcámonos | parezcámosles | parezcámosles | |
accusative | not used | parezcámoslo, parezcámosla | parezcámoslo, parezcámosla | parezcámonos | parezcámoslos, parezcámoslas | parezcámoslos, parezcámoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative pareced | |||||||
dative | parecedme | parecedle | parecedle | parecednos | pareceos, parecedles | parecedles | |
accusative | parecedme | parecedlo, parecedla | parecedlo, parecedla | parecednos | pareceos, parecedlos, parecedlas | parecedlos, parecedlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative parezcan | |||||||
dative | parézcanme | parézcante, parézcanle | parézcanle, parézcanse | parézcanos | parézcanles | parézcanles, parézcanse | |
accusative | parézcanme | parézcante, parézcanlo, parézcanla | parézcanlo, parézcanla, parézcanse | parézcanos | parézcanlos, parézcanlas | parézcanlos, parézcanlas, parézcanse |
Related terms
Noun
parecer m (plural pareceres)