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preferir
preferir
Catalan
Verb
preferir (first-person singular present prefereixo, past participle preferit)
- to prefer
Conjugation
Conjugation of preferir (third conjugation with -eix- infix)
infinitive | preferir | ||||||
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present participle | preferint | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | preferit | preferida | |||||
plural | preferits | preferides | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès |
|
present | prefereixo | prefereixes | prefereix | preferim | preferiu | prefereixen | |
imperfect | preferia | preferies | preferia | preferíem | preferíeu | preferien | |
future | preferiré | preferiràs | preferirà | preferirem | preferireu | preferiran | |
preterite | preferí | preferires | preferí | preferírem | preferíreu | preferiren | |
conditional | preferiria | preferiries | preferiria | preferiríem | preferiríeu | preferirien | |
subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès |
|
present | prefereixi | prefereixis | prefereixi | preferim | preferiu | prefereixin | |
imperfect | preferís | preferissis | preferís | preferíssim | preferíssiu | preferissin | |
imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós |
vostès | |
— | prefereix | prefereixi | preferim | preferiu | prefereixin |
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowing from Latin praeferre, present active infinitive of praeferō, with a change of conjugation.
Verb
preferir (first-person singular present indicative prefiro, past participle preferido)
- (transitive) to prefer
Conjugation
Conjugation of the Portuguese -ir verb preferir
Related terms
- preferência
- preferível
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowing from Latin praeferre, present active infinitive of praeferō, with a change of conjugation.
Verb
preferir (first-person singular present prefiero, first-person singular preterite preferí, past participle preferido)
- to prefer
Conjugation
- Rule: e becomes a ie in stressed syllables and i in certain conjugations.
Other verbs with this conjugation:
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