competir
Asturian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin competō, competere.
Verb
competir
- to compete
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Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin competere, with normal change of conjugation to -ir.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [kum.pəˈti]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [kom.pəˈti]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [kom.peˈtiɾ]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -i(ɾ)
Verb
competir (first-person singular present competeixo, first-person singular preterite competí, past participle competit)
- to compete
Conjugation
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Galician
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin competō, competere.
Verb
competir (first-person singular present compito, third-person singular present compite, first-person singular preterite competín, past participle competido)
competir (first-person singular present compito, third-person singular present compete, first-person singular preterite competim or competi, past participle competido, reintegrationist norm)
Conjugation
1Less recommended.
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Further reading
- “competir”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
- “competir” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin competere.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.peˈt͡ʃi(ʁ)/ [kõ.peˈt͡ʃi(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /kõ.peˈt͡ʃi(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kõ.peˈt͡ʃi(ʁ)/ [kõ.peˈt͡ʃi(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.peˈt͡ʃi(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kõ.pɨˈtiɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /kõ.pɨˈti.ɾi/
- Hyphenation: com‧pe‧tir
Verb
competir (first-person singular present compito, third-person singular present compete, first-person singular preterite competi, past participle competido)
- to compete (contend)
Conjugation
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin competere.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kompeˈtiɾ/ [kõm.peˈt̪iɾ]
- Rhymes: -iɾ
- Syllabification: com‧pe‧tir
Verb
competir (first-person singular present compito, first-person singular preterite competí, past participle competido)
- (intransitive) to compete
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 competir | dative | competirme | competirte | competirle, competirse | competirnos | competiros | competirles, competirse |
| accusative | competirme | competirte | competirlo, competirla, competirse | competirnos | competiros | competirlos, competirlas, competirse | |
| with gerund compitiendo | dative | compitiéndome | compitiéndote | compitiéndole, compitiéndose | compitiéndonos | compitiéndoos | compitiéndoles, compitiéndose |
| accusative | compitiéndome | compitiéndote | compitiéndolo, compitiéndola, compitiéndose | compitiéndonos | compitiéndoos | compitiéndolos, compitiéndolas, compitiéndose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative compite | dative | compíteme | compítete | compítele | compítenos | not used | compíteles |
| accusative | compíteme | compítete | compítelo, compítela | compítenos | not used | compítelos, compítelas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative competí | dative | competime | competite | competile | competinos | not used | competiles |
| accusative | competime | competite | competilo, competila | competinos | not used | competilos, competilas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative compita | dative | compítame | not used | compítale, compítase | compítanos | not used | compítales |
| accusative | compítame | not used | compítalo, compítala, compítase | compítanos | not used | compítalos, compítalas | |
| with first-person plural imperative compitamos | dative | not used | compitámoste | compitámosle | compitámonos | compitámoos | compitámosles |
| accusative | not used | compitámoste | compitámoslo, compitámosla | compitámonos | compitámoos | compitámoslos, compitámoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative competid | dative | competidme | not used | competidle | competidnos | competíos | competidles |
| accusative | competidme | not used | competidlo, competidla | competidnos | competíos | competidlos, competidlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative compitan | dative | compítanme | not used | compítanle | compítannos | not used | compítanles, compítanse |
| accusative | compítanme | not used | compítanlo, compítanla | compítannos | not used | compítanlos, compítanlas, compítanse | |
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Further reading
- “competir”, 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