alfabetizar
Galician
Etymology
Verb
alfabetizar (first-person singular present alfabetizo, first-person singular preterite alfabeticei, past participle alfabetizado)
alfabetizar (first-person singular present alfabetizo, first-person singular preterite alfabetizei, past participle alfabetizado, reintegrationist norm)
- (transitive) to make literate; to teach to read and write
- Antonym: analfabetizar
- (transitive) to alphabetize
- Antonym: ordenar alfabeticamente
Conjugation
1Less recommended.
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “alfabetizar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
- “alfabetizar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
Occitan
Etymology
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Pronunciation
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Verb
alfabetizar
Conjugation
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | alfabetizar | aver alfabetizat | |||||
| gerund | alfabetizant | use gerund of aver + past participle | |||||
| past participle | alfabetizat | — | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles | |
| present | alfabetizi | alfabetizas | alfabetiza | alfabetizam | alfabetizatz | alfabetizan | |
| imperfect | alfabetizavi | alfabetizavas | alfabetizava | alfabetizàvem | alfabetizàvetz | alfabetizavan | |
| preterite | alfabetizèri | alfabetizères | alfabetizèt | alfabetizèrem | alfabetizèretz | alfabetizèron | |
| future | alfabetizarai | alfabetizaràs | alfabetizarà | alfabetizarem | alfabetizaretz | alfabetizaràn | |
| conditional | alfabetizariái | alfabetizariás | alfabetizariá | alfabetizariam | alfabetizariatz | alfabetizarián | |
| conditional 2nd form1 | alfabetizèra | alfabetizèras | alfabetizèra | alfabetizeram | alfabetizeratz | alfabetizèran | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | use the present tense of aver + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | use the future tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que ieu | que tu | que el | que nosautres | que vosautres | que eles | |
| present | alfabetize | alfabetizes | alfabetize | alfabetizem | alfabetizetz | alfabetizen | |
| imperfect | alfabetizèssi | alfabetizèsses | alfabetizèsse | alfabetizèssem | alfabetizèssetz | alfabetizèsson | |
| compound tenses |
past | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — | |
| alfabetiza | alfabetizem | alfabetizatz | 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects | ||||
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | alfabetizar | aver alfabetizat | |||||
| gerund | alfabetizant | use gerund of aver + past participle | |||||
| past participle | alfabetizat | — | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles | |
| present | alfabetize | alfabetizes | alfabetiza | alfabetizam | alfabetizatz | alfabetizon | |
| imperfect | alfabetizave | alfabetizaves | alfabetizava | alfabetizaviam | alfabetizaviatz | alfabetizavon | |
| preterite | alfabetizere | alfabetizeres | alfabetizet | alfabetizem | alfabetizetz | alfabetizeron | |
| future | alfabetizarai | alfabetizaràs | alfabetizará | alfabetizarem | alfabetizaretz | alfabetizarán | |
| conditional | alfabetizariá | alfabetizariás | alfabetizariá | alfabetizariam | alfabetizariatz | alfabetizarián | |
| conditional 2nd form1 | alfabetizèra | alfabetizèras | alfabetizèra | alfabetizeram | alfabetizeratz | alfabetizèran | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | use the present tense of aver + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | use the future tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que ieu | que tu | que el | que nosautres | que vosautres | que eles | |
| present | alfabetize | alfabetizes | alfabetize | alfabetizassiam | alfabetizassiatz | alfabetizon | |
| imperfect | alfabetizesse | alfabetizesses | alfabetizesse | alfabetizessiam | alfabetizessiatz | alfabetizesson | |
| compound tenses |
past | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — | |
| alfabetiza | alfabetizassiam | alfabetizatz | 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects | ||||
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | alfabetizar | aver alfabetizat | |||||
| gerund | alfabetizant | use gerund of aver + past participle | |||||
| past participle | alfabetizat | — | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles | |
| present | alfabetizi | alfabetizas | alfabetiza | alfabetizam | alfabetizatz | alfabetizan | |
| imperfect | alfabetizavi | alfabetizavas | alfabetizava | alfabetizàvam | alfabetizàvatz | alfabetizavan | |
| preterite | alfabetizèi | alfabetizès | alfabetizè | alfabetizèm | alfabetizètz | alfabetizèn | |
| future | alfabetizarèi | alfabetizaràs | alfabetizarà | alfabetizaram | alfabetizaratz | alfabetizaràn | |
| conditional | alfabetizarí | alfabetizarés | alfabetizaré | alfabetizarem | alfabetizaretz | alfabetizarén | |
| conditional 2nd form1 | alfabetizèra | alfabetizèras | alfabetizèra | alfabetizeram | alfabetizeratz | alfabetizèran | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | use the present tense of aver + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | use the future tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que ieu | que tu | que el | que nosautres | que vosautres | que eles | |
| present | alfabetizi | alfabetizes | alfabetize | alfabetizem | alfabetizetz | alfabetizen | |
| imperfect | alfabetizèssi | alfabetizèsses | alfabetizèsse | alfabetizèssem | alfabetizèssetz | alfabetizèssen | |
| compound tenses |
past | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — | |
| alfabetiza | alfabetizem | alfabetizatz | 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects | ||||
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | alfabetizar | aver alfabetizat | |||||
| gerund | alfabetizant | use gerund of aver + past participle | |||||
| past participle | alfabetizat | — | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles | |
| present | alfabetize | alfabetizas | alfabetiza | alfabetizam | alfabetizatz | alfabetizan | |
| imperfect | alfabetizava | alfabetizavas | alfabetizava | alfabetizàvam | alfabetizàvatz | alfabetizavan | |
| preterite | alfabetizei | alfabetizeras | alfabetizet | alfabetizèram | alfabetizèratz | alfabetizeran | |
| future | alfabetizarai | alfabetizaràs | alfabetizará | alfabetizarem | alfabetizaretz | alfabetizarán | |
| conditional | alfabetizariá | alfabetizariàs | alfabetizariá | alfabetizariam | alfabetizariatz | alfabetizarián | |
| conditional 2nd form1 | alfabetizèra | alfabetizèras | alfabetizèra | alfabetizeram | alfabetizeratz | alfabetizèran | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | use the present tense of aver + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | use the future tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que ieu | que tu | que el | que nosautres | que vosautres | que eles | |
| present | alfabetize | alfabetizes | alfabetize | alfabetizem | alfabetizetz | alfabetizen | |
| imperfect | alfabetizèsse | alfabetizèsses | alfabetizèsse | alfabetizèssem | alfabetizèssetz | alfabetizèssen | |
| compound tenses |
past | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — | |
| alfabetiza | alfabetizem | alfabetizatz | 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects | ||||
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | alfabetizar | aver alfabetizat | |||||
| gerund | alfabetizant | use gerund of aver + past participle | |||||
| past participle | alfabetizat | — | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles | |
| present | alfabetize | alfabetizes | alfabetiza | alfabetizam | alfabetizatz | alfabetizan | |
| imperfect | alfabetizavi | alfabetizavas | alfabetizava | alfabetizàvem | alfabetizàvetz | alfabetizavan | |
| preterite | alfabetizère | alfabetizères | alfabetizèt | alfabetizeriam | alfabetizeriatz | alfabetizèron | |
| future | alfabetizarai | alfabetizaràs | alfabetizarà | alfabetizarem | alfabetizaretz | alfabetizaràn | |
| conditional | alfabetizariáu | alfabetizariás | alfabetizariá | alfabetizariam | alfabetizariatz | alfabetizarián | |
| conditional 2nd form1 | alfabetizèra | alfabetizèras | alfabetizèra | alfabetizeram | alfabetizeratz | alfabetizèran | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | use the present tense of aver + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | use the future tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que ieu | que tu | que el | que nosautres | que vosautres | que eles | |
| present | alfabetize | alfabetizes | alfabetize | alfabetizem | alfabetizetz | alfabetizan | |
| imperfect | alfabetizèsse | alfabetizèsses | alfabetizèsse | alfabetizessiam | alfabetizessiatz | alfabetizèsson | |
| compound tenses |
past | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — | |
| alfabetiza | alfabetizem | alfabetizatz | 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects | ||||
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.fa.be.t͡ʃiˈza(ʁ)/ [aʊ̯.fa.be.t͡ʃiˈza(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /aw.fa.be.t͡ʃiˈza(ɾ)/ [aʊ̯.fa.be.t͡ʃiˈza(ɾ)]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /aw.fa.be.t͡ʃiˈza(ʁ)/ [aʊ̯.fa.be.t͡ʃiˈza(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.fa.be.t͡ʃiˈza(ɻ)/ [aʊ̯.fa.be.t͡ʃiˈza(ɻ)]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /al.fɐ.bɨ.tiˈzaɾ/ [aɫ.fɐ.βɨ.tiˈzaɾ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /al.fɐ.bɨ.tiˈza.ɾi/ [aɫ.fɐ.βɨ.tiˈza.ɾi]
- Hyphenation: al‧fa‧be‧ti‧zar
Verb
alfabetizar (first-person singular present alfabetizo, first-person singular preterite alfabetizei, past participle alfabetizado)
- (transitive) to make literate; to teach to read and write
- (transitive) to give literacy (the ability to understand and evaluate something) to
Usage notes
- alfabetizar is a false friend and does not mean "alphabetize". The word for "alphabetize" in Portuguese is alfabetar.
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “alfabetizar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
- “alfabetizar”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), São Paulo: 7Graus, 2009–2025
- “alfabetizar”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2025
- “alfabetizar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
- “alfabetizar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “alfabetizar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
- “alfabetizar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alfabetiˈθaɾ/ [al.fa.β̞e.t̪iˈθaɾ] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /alfabetiˈsaɾ/ [al.fa.β̞e.t̪iˈsaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
Audio (Venezuela): (file) - Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: al‧fa‧be‧ti‧zar
Verb
alfabetizar (first-person singular present alfabetizo, first-person singular preterite alfabeticé, past participle alfabetizado)
- (transitive) to make literate; to teach to read and write
- Antonym: analfabetizar
- (transitive) to alphabetize
- Antonym: ordenar alfabéticamente
Conjugation
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| with infinitive alfabetizar | dative | alfabetizarme | alfabetizarte | alfabetizarle, alfabetizarse | alfabetizarnos | alfabetizaros | alfabetizarles, alfabetizarse |
| accusative | alfabetizarme | alfabetizarte | alfabetizarlo, alfabetizarla, alfabetizarse | alfabetizarnos | alfabetizaros | alfabetizarlos, alfabetizarlas, alfabetizarse | |
| with gerund alfabetizando | dative | alfabetizándome | alfabetizándote | alfabetizándole, alfabetizándose | alfabetizándonos | alfabetizándoos | alfabetizándoles, alfabetizándose |
| accusative | alfabetizándome | alfabetizándote | alfabetizándolo, alfabetizándola, alfabetizándose | alfabetizándonos | alfabetizándoos | alfabetizándolos, alfabetizándolas, alfabetizándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative alfabetiza | dative | alfabetízame | alfabetízate | alfabetízale | alfabetízanos | not used | alfabetízales |
| accusative | alfabetízame | alfabetízate | alfabetízalo, alfabetízala | alfabetízanos | not used | alfabetízalos, alfabetízalas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative alfabetizá | dative | alfabetizame | alfabetizate | alfabetizale | alfabetizanos | not used | alfabetizales |
| accusative | alfabetizame | alfabetizate | alfabetizalo, alfabetizala | alfabetizanos | not used | alfabetizalos, alfabetizalas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative alfabetice | dative | alfabetíceme | not used | alfabetícele, alfabetícese | alfabetícenos | not used | alfabetíceles |
| accusative | alfabetíceme | not used | alfabetícelo, alfabetícela, alfabetícese | alfabetícenos | not used | alfabetícelos, alfabetícelas | |
| with first-person plural imperative alfabeticemos | dative | not used | alfabeticémoste | alfabeticémosle | alfabeticémonos | alfabeticémoos | alfabeticémosles |
| accusative | not used | alfabeticémoste | alfabeticémoslo, alfabeticémosla | alfabeticémonos | alfabeticémoos | alfabeticémoslos, alfabeticémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative alfabetizad | dative | alfabetizadme | not used | alfabetizadle | alfabetizadnos | alfabetizaos | alfabetizadles |
| accusative | alfabetizadme | not used | alfabetizadlo, alfabetizadla | alfabetizadnos | alfabetizaos | alfabetizadlos, alfabetizadlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative alfabeticen | dative | alfabetícenme | not used | alfabetícenle | alfabetícennos | not used | alfabetícenles, alfabetícense |
| accusative | alfabetícenme | not used | alfabetícenlo, alfabetícenla | alfabetícennos | not used | alfabetícenlos, alfabetícenlas, alfabetícense | |
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “alfabetizar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024