dedicar
Asturian edit
Etymology edit
Verb edit
dedicar (first-person singular indicative present dedico, past participle dedicáu)
- to dedicate
Conjugation edit
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [də.ðiˈka]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [de.ðiˈkaɾ]
- Homophone: dedicà
- Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
Verb edit
dedicar (first-person singular present dedico, first-person singular preterite dediquí, past participle dedicat)
- to dedicate
- (takes a reflexive pronoun) to engage oneself [+ a (object) = with/in]; to work in
Conjugation edit
infinitive | dedicar | ||||||
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gerund | dedicant | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | dedicat | dedicada | |||||
plural | dedicats | dedicades | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
present | dedico | dediques | dedica | dediquem | dediqueu | dediquen | |
imperfect | dedicava | dedicaves | dedicava | dedicàvem | dedicàveu | dedicaven | |
future | dedicaré | dedicaràs | dedicarà | dedicarem | dedicareu | dedicaran | |
preterite | dediquí | dedicares | dedicà | dedicàrem | dedicàreu | dedicaren | |
conditional | dedicaria | dedicaries | dedicaria | dedicaríem | dedicaríeu | dedicarien | |
subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
present | dediqui | dediquis | dediqui | dediquem | dediqueu | dediquin | |
imperfect | dediqués | dediquessis | dediqués | dediquéssim | dediquéssiu | dediquessin | |
imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós |
vostès | |
affirmative | — | dedica | dediqui | dediquem | dediqueu | dediquin | |
negative (no) | — | no dediquis | no dediqui | no dediquem | no dediqueu | no dediquin |
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Further reading edit
- “dedicar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “dedicar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “dedicar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “dedicar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Galician edit
Etymology edit
Verb edit
dedicar (first-person singular present dedico, first-person singular preterite dediquei, past participle dedicado)
- to dedicate
Conjugation edit
1Less recommended.
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Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Latin dēdicāre (“to dedicate”).
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: de‧di‧car
Verb edit
dedicar (first-person singular present dedico, first-person singular preterite dediquei, past participle dedicado)
- (ditransitive, with the indirect object taking a) to dedicate (to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes)
- Synonym: consagrar
- Este templo foi decicado a Júpiter. ― This temple was dedicated to Jupiter.
- (ditransitive, with the indirect object taking a) to dedicate; to earmark (to set apart for a special use)
- O governo pretende decicar alguns milhões de reais à construção da ponte. ― The government intends to earmark a few million reais for the bridge’s construction.
- (takes a reflexive pronoun, transitive with a or without a second object) to dedicate (to commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action)
- Eu me dediquei muito para conseguir este emprego. ― I really dedicated myself to getting this job.
- Ela se dedicou aos estudos. ― She dedicated herself to her studies.
- (ditransitive, with the indirect object taking a or para (uncommon)) to dedicate (to address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection)
- Dedico esta dissertação aos meus pais e professores. ― I dedicate this thesis to my parents and my professors.
Conjugation edit
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
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Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
dedicar (first-person singular present dedico, first-person singular preterite dediqué, past participle dedicado)
- to dedicate, to spend time
- (takes a reflexive pronoun) to devote oneself
- (takes a reflexive pronoun) to engage oneself [+ a (object) = with/in]; to work
- ¿A qué te dedicas? ― What do you do for a living?
- Me dedico a la conservación. ― I work in conservation.
Conjugation edit
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “dedicar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014