comparecer

Portuguese

Etymology

Probably inherited from Vulgar Latin *compārēscere.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.pa.ɾeˈse(ʁ)/ [kõ.pa.ɾeˈse(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /kõ.pa.ɾeˈse(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kõ.pa.ɾeˈse(ʁ)/ [kõ.pa.ɾeˈse(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.pa.ɾeˈse(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kõ.pɐ.ɾɨˈseɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /kõ.pɐ.ɾɨˈse.ɾi/

Verb

comparecer (first-person singular present compareço, first-person singular preterite compareci, past participle comparecido)

  1. [with a] to attend, appear, turn up
    Ele não compareceu à reunião.
    He didn't attend the meeting.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of comparecer (c-ç alternation) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal comparecer
Personal comparecer compareceres comparecer comparecermos comparecerdes comparecerem
Gerund
comparecendo
Past participle
Masculine comparecido comparecidos
Feminine comparecida comparecidas
Indicative
Present compareço compareces comparece comparecemos compareceis comparecem
Imperfect comparecia comparecias comparecia comparecíamos comparecíeis compareciam
Preterite compareci compareceste compareceu comparecemos comparecestes compareceram
Pluperfect comparecera compareceras comparecera comparecêramos comparecêreis compareceram
Future comparecerei comparecerás comparecerá compareceremos comparecereis comparecerão
Conditional compareceria comparecerias compareceria compareceríamos compareceríeis compareceriam
Subjunctive
Present compareça compareças compareça compareçamos compareçais compareçam
Imperfect comparecesse comparecesses comparecesse comparecêssemos comparecêsseis comparecessem
Future comparecer compareceres comparecer comparecermos comparecerdes comparecerem
Imperative
Affirmative comparece compareça compareçamos comparecei compareçam
Negative (não) não compareças não compareça não compareçamos não compareçais não compareçam

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From con- +‎ parecer, based on Latin comparēre, or less likely through a Vulgar Latin root *comparescere. In Portuguese the corresponding word was used as the general word for showing up; in Spanish it became specialized to legal contexts.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kompaɾeˈθeɾ/ [kõm.pa.ɾeˈθeɾ] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /kompaɾeˈseɾ/ [kõm.pa.ɾeˈseɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: com‧pa‧re‧cer

Verb

comparecer (first-person singular present comparezco, first-person singular preterite comparecí, past participle comparecido)

  1. (law with preposition ante) to appear, show up (at a court or authority)
    Synonym: presentarse

Conjugation

    Conjugation of comparecer (c-zc alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive comparecer
gerund compareciendo
past participle masculine feminine
singular comparecido comparecida
plural comparecidos comparecidas
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 comparezco comparecestú
comparecésvos 		comparece comparecemos comparecéis comparecen
imperfect comparecía comparecías comparecía comparecíamos comparecíais comparecían
preterite comparecí compareciste compareció comparecimos comparecisteis comparecieron
future compareceré comparecerás comparecerá compareceremos compareceréis comparecerán
conditional comparecería comparecerías comparecería compareceríamos compareceríais comparecerían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present comparezca comparezcastú
comparezcásvos2 		comparezca comparezcamos comparezcáis comparezcan
imperfect
(ra) 		compareciera comparecieras compareciera compareciéramos comparecierais comparecieran
imperfect
(se) 		compareciese comparecieses compareciese compareciésemos comparecieseis compareciesen
future1 compareciere comparecieres compareciere compareciéremos compareciereis comparecieren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative comparecetú
comparecévos 		comparezca comparezcamos compareced comparezcan
negative no comparezcas no comparezca no comparezcamos no comparezcáis no comparezcan

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of comparecer (c-zc alternation)

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 comparecer dative comparecerme comparecerte comparecerle, comparecerse comparecernos compareceros comparecerles, comparecerse
accusative comparecerme comparecerte comparecerlo, comparecerla, comparecerse comparecernos compareceros comparecerlos, comparecerlas, comparecerse
with gerund compareciendo dative compareciéndome compareciéndote compareciéndole, compareciéndose compareciéndonos compareciéndoos compareciéndoles, compareciéndose
accusative compareciéndome compareciéndote compareciéndolo, compareciéndola, compareciéndose compareciéndonos compareciéndoos compareciéndolos, compareciéndolas, compareciéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative comparece dative comparéceme comparécete comparécele comparécenos not used comparéceles
accusative comparéceme comparécete comparécelo, comparécela comparécenos not used comparécelos, comparécelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative comparecé dative compareceme comparecete comparecele comparecenos not used compareceles
accusative compareceme comparecete comparecelo, comparecela comparecenos not used comparecelos, comparecelas
with formal second-person singular imperative comparezca dative comparézcame not used comparézcale, comparézcase comparézcanos not used comparézcales
accusative comparézcame not used comparézcalo, comparézcala, comparézcase comparézcanos not used comparézcalos, comparézcalas
with first-person plural imperative comparezcamos dative not used comparezcámoste comparezcámosle comparezcámonos comparezcámoos comparezcámosles
accusative not used comparezcámoste comparezcámoslo, comparezcámosla comparezcámonos comparezcámoos comparezcámoslos, comparezcámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative compareced dative comparecedme not used comparecedle comparecednos compareceos comparecedles
accusative comparecedme not used comparecedlo, comparecedla comparecednos compareceos comparecedlos, comparecedlas
with formal second-person plural imperative comparezcan dative comparézcanme not used comparézcanle comparézcannos not used comparézcanles, comparézcanse
accusative comparézcanme not used comparézcanlo, comparézcanla comparézcannos not used comparézcanlos, comparézcanlas, comparézcanse

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