elegir
CatalanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin ēligere, present active infinitive of ēligō, probably borrowed.
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
elegir (first-person singular present elegeixo, past participle elegit)
ConjugationEdit
Conjugation of elegir (third conjugation with -eix- infix)
infinitive | elegir | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
present participle | 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 | |
— | elegeix | elegeixi | elegim | elegiu | elegeixin |
Related termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “elegir” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “elegir”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2022
- “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.
SpanishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Latin ēligere, present active infinitive of ēligō. Compare the inherited doublet esleír.
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
elegir (first-person singular present elijo, first-person singular preterite elegí, past participle elegido or electo)
- (transitive) to choose
- Elijo vivir contento. ― I choose to be happy.
- Synonyms: escoger, seleccionar
- to elect
ConjugationEdit
Conjugation of elegir (irregular; e-i alternation; g-j alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive | elegir | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “elegir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014