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referir
referir
Catalan
Verb
referir (first-person singular present refereixo, past participle referit)
Conjugation
Conjugation of referir (third conjugation with -eix- infix)
infinitive | referir | ||||||
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present participle | referint | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | referit | referida | |||||
plural | referits | referides | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès |
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present | refereixo | refereixes | refereix | referim | referiu | refereixen | |
imperfect | referia | referies | referia | referíem | referíeu | referien | |
future | referiré | referiràs | referirà | referirem | referireu | referiran | |
preterite | referí | referires | referí | referírem | referíreu | referiren | |
conditional | referiria | referiries | referiria | referiríem | referiríeu | referirien | |
subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès |
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present | refereixi | refereixis | refereixi | referim | referiu | refereixin | |
imperfect | referís | referissis | referís | referíssim | referíssiu | referissin | |
imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós |
vostès | |
— | refereix | refereixi | referim | referiu | refereixin |
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- refirir (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old Portuguese referir, from Latin referō (“I carry back”).
Pronunciation
- (Paulista) IPA(key): /ˌʁe.fi.ˈɾi(ɹ)/
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌhe.fe.ˈɾi(ɻ)/
- Hyphenation: re‧fe‧rir
- (Brazil) Homophone: referi
Verb
referir (first-person singular present indicative refiro, past participle referido)
- to refer (to direct to a source for help or information)
- to relate (to tell in a descriptive way)
- to refer (submit to an authority figure for consideration)
- to be about something; to have something as a subject
- Esta lei refere-se aos crimes de fraude e extorsão.
- This law is about the crimes of fraud and racketeering.
- Esta lei refere-se aos crimes de fraude e extorsão.
- to refer (to allude to)
Conjugation
Conjugation of the Portuguese -ir verb referir
Synonyms
- (to direct to a source): citar, referenciar
- (to relate): contar, dizer, narrar, relatar
- (to be about something): dizer respeito a
- (to allude to): aludir, mencionar
Related terms
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Spanish
Etymology
Verb
referir (first-person singular present refiero, first-person singular preterite referí, past participle referido)
Conjugation
- Rule: e becomes a ie in stressed syllables and i in certain conjugations.
Other verbs with this conjugation:
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Spanish_verbs_ending_in_-ir_(conjugation_e-ie-i)'>Spanish verbs ending in -ir (conjugation e-ie-i)</a>
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 referir | |||||||
dative | referirme | referirte, referirle | referirle, referirse | referirnos | referiros, referirles | referirles, referirse | |
accusative | referirme | referirte, referirlo, referirla | referirlo, referirla, referirse | referirnos | referiros, referirlos, referirlas | referirlos, referirlas, referirse | |
with gerund refiriendo | |||||||
dative | refiriéndome | refiriéndote, refiriéndole | refiriéndole, refiriéndose | refiriéndonos | refiriéndoos, refiriéndoles | refiriéndoles, refiriéndose | |
accusative | refiriéndome | refiriéndote, refiriéndolo, refiriéndola | refiriéndolo, refiriéndola, refiriéndose | refiriéndonos | refiriéndoos, refiriéndolos, refiriéndolas | refiriéndolos, refiriéndolas, refiriéndose | |
with informal second-person singular imperative refiere | |||||||
dative | refiereme | refierete, refierele | refierele | refierenos | refiereos, refiereles | refiereles | |
accusative | refiereme | refierete, refierelo, refierela | refierelo, refierela | refierenos | refiereos, refierelos, refierelas | refierelos, refierelas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative refiera | |||||||
dative | refiérame | refiérate, refiérale | refiérale, refiérase | refiéranos | refiérales | refiérales, refiérase | |
accusative | refiérame | refiérate, refiéralo, refiérala | refiéralo, refiérala, refiérase | refiéranos | refiéralos, refiéralas | refiéralos, refiéralas, refiérase | |
with first-person plural imperative refiramos | |||||||
dative | not used | refirámosle | refirámosle | refirámonos | refirámosles | refirámosles | |
accusative | not used | refirámoslo, refirámosla | refirámoslo, refirámosla | refirámonos | refirámoslos, refirámoslas | refirámoslos, refirámoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative referid | |||||||
dative | referidme | referidle | referidle | referidnos | referíos, referidles | referidles | |
accusative | referidme | referidlo, referidla | referidlo, referidla | referidnos | referíos, referidlos, referidlas | referidlos, referidlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative refieran | |||||||
dative | refiéranme | refiérante, refiéranle | refiéranle, refiéranse | refiéranos | refiéranles | refiéranles, refiéranse | |
accusative | refiéranme | refiérante, refiéranlo, refiéranla | refiéranlo, refiéranla, refiéranse | refiéranos | refiéranlos, refiéranlas | refiéranlos, refiéranlas, refiéranse |