elegir
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Probably borrowed from Latin ēligere.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
elegir (first-person singular present elegeixo, first-person singular preterite elegí, past participle elegit)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of elegir (third conjugation, with -eix-)
infinitive | elegir | ||||||
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gerund | elegint | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | elegit | elegida | |||||
plural | elegits | elegides | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
present | elegeixo | elegeixes | elegeix | elegim | elegiu | elegeixen | |
imperfect | elegia | elegies | elegia | elegíem | elegíeu | elegien | |
future | elegiré | elegiràs | elegirà | elegirem | elegireu | elegiran | |
preterite | elegí | elegires | elegí | elegírem | elegíreu | elegiren | |
conditional | elegiria | elegiries | elegiria | elegiríem | elegiríeu | elegirien | |
subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
present | elegeixi | elegeixis | elegeixi | elegim | elegiu | elegeixin | |
imperfect | elegís | elegissis | elegís | elegíssim | elegíssiu | elegissin | |
imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós |
vostès | |
affirmative | — | elegeix | elegeixi | elegim | elegiu | elegeixin | |
negative (no) | — | no elegeixis | no elegeixi | no elegim | no elegiu | no elegeixin |
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “elegir” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “elegir”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “elegir” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “elegir” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Spanish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin ēligere. Compare the inherited doublet esleír.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
elegir (first-person singular present elijo, first-person singular preterite elegí, past participle elegido or electo)
- (transitive) to choose
- Synonyms: escoger, seleccionar
- Elijo vivir contento.
- I choose to be happy.
- to elect
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of elegir (irregular; e-i alternation; g-j alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive | elegir | ||||||
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gerund | eligiendo | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | elegido, electo | elegida, electa | |||||
plural | elegidos, electos | elegidas, electas | |||||
singular | plural | ||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
indicative | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | elijo | eligestú elegísvos |
elige | elegimos | elegís | eligen | |
imperfect | elegía | elegías | elegía | elegíamos | elegíais | elegían | |
preterite | elegí | elegiste | eligió | elegimos | elegisteis | eligieron | |
future | elegiré | elegirás | elegirá | elegiremos | elegiréis | elegirán | |
conditional | elegiría | elegirías | elegiría | elegiríamos | elegiríais | elegirían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | elija | elijastú elijásvos2 |
elija | elijamos | elijáis | elijan | |
imperfect (ra) |
eligiera | eligieras | eligiera | eligiéramos | eligierais | eligieran | |
imperfect (se) |
eligiese | eligieses | eligiese | eligiésemos | eligieseis | eligiesen | |
future1 | eligiere | eligieres | eligiere | eligiéremos | eligiereis | eligieren | |
imperative | — | tú vos |
usted | nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ustedes | |
affirmative | eligetú elegívos |
elija | elijamos | elegid | elijan | ||
negative | no elijas | no elija | no elijamos | no elijáis | no elijan |
Selected combined forms of elegir (irregular; e-i alternation; g-j alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “elegir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014