confessar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin cōnfessāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [kuɱ.fəˈsa]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [koɱ.fəˈsa]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [koɱ.feˈsaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

confessar (first-person singular present confesso, first-person singular preterite confessí, past participle confessat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/

  1. (ambitransitive) to confess
  2. (pronominal) to confess [with amb ‘to’]

Conjugation

    Conjugation of confessar (first conjugation)
infinitive confessar
gerund confessant
past participle masculine feminine
singular confessat confessada
plural confessats confessades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present confesso confesses confessa confessem confesseu confessen
imperfect confessava confessaves confessava confessàvem confessàveu confessaven
future confessaré confessaràs confessarà confessarem confessareu confessaran
preterite confessí confessares confessà confessàrem confessàreu confessaren
conditional confessaria confessaries confessaria confessaríem confessaríeu confessarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present confessi confessis confessi confessem confesseu confessin
imperfect confessés confessessis confessés confesséssim confesséssiu confessessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — confessa confessi confessem confesseu confessin
negative (no) — no confessis no confessi no confessem no confesseu no confessin

Derived terms

Further reading

Galician

Verb

confessar (first-person singular present confesso, first-person singular preterite confessei, past participle confessado, reintegrationist norm)

  1. reintegrationist spelling of confesar

Conjugation

    Reintegrated conjugation of confessar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(ti / tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal confessar
Personal confessar confessares confessar confessarmos confessardes confessarem
Gerund
confessando
Past participle
Masculine confessado confessados
Feminine confessada confessadas
Indicative
Present confesso confessas confessa confessamos confessades, confessais confessam
Imperfect confessava confessavas confessava confessávamos confessávades, confessáveis, confessávais1 confessavam
Preterite confessei confessaste, confessache1 confessou confessamos confessastes confessárom, confessaram
Pluperfect confessara confessaras confessara confessáramos confessárades, confessáreis, confessárais1 confessaram
Future confessarei confessarás confessará confessaremos confessaredes, confessareis confessarám, confessarão
Conditional confessaria confessarias confessaria confessaríamos confessaríades, confessaríeis, confessaríais1 confessariam
Subjunctive
Present confesse confesses confesse confessemos confessedes, confesseis confessem
Imperfect confessasse confessasses confessasse confessássemos confessássedes, confessásseis confessassem
Future confessar confessares confessar confessarmos confessardes confessarem
Imperative
Affirmative confessa confesse confessemos confessade, confessai confessem
Negative (nom) nom confesses nom confesse nom confessemos nom confessedes, nom confesseis nom confessem

1Less recommended.

References

  • “confessar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Occitan

Etymology

From Ecclesiastical Latin confessō.

Pronunciation

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Verb

confessar

  1. to confess

Conjugation

    Lengadocian (Central Occitan)
simple compound
infinitive confessar aver confessat
gerund confessant use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle confessat —
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ieu tu el nosautres vosautres eles
present confessi confessas confessa confessam confessatz confessan
imperfect confessavi confessavas confessava confessàvem confessàvetz confessavan
preterite confessèri confessères confessèt confessèrem confessèretz confessèron
future confessarai confessaràs confessarà confessarem confessaretz confessaràn
conditional confessariái confessariás confessariá confessariam confessariatz confessarián
conditional 2nd form1 confessèra confessèras confessèra confesseram confesseratz confessèran
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 confesse confesses confesse confessem confessetz confessen
imperfect confessèssi confessèsses confessèsse confessèssem confessèssetz confessèsson
compound
tenses 		past use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative — tu — nosautres vosautres —
confessa confessem confessatz 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects
    Auvernhàs
simple compound
infinitive confessar aver confessat
gerund confessant use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle confessat —
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ieu tu el nosautres vosautres eles
present confesse confesses confessa confessam confessatz confesson
imperfect confessave confessaves confessava confessaviam confessaviatz confessavon
preterite confessere confesseres confesset confessem confessetz confesseron
future confessarai confessaràs confessará confessarem confessaretz confessarán
conditional confessariá confessariás confessariá confessariam confessariatz confessarián
conditional 2nd form1 confessèra confessèras confessèra confesseram confesseratz confessèran
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 confesse confesses confesse confessassiam confessassiatz confesson
imperfect confessesse confessesses confessesse confessessiam confessessiatz confessesson
compound
tenses 		past use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative — tu — nosautres vosautres —
confessa confessassiam confessatz 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects
    Gascon
simple compound
infinitive confessar aver confessat
gerund confessant use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle confessat —
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ieu tu el nosautres vosautres eles
present confessi confessas confessa confessam confessatz confessan
imperfect confessavi confessavas confessava confessàvam confessàvatz confessavan
preterite confessèi confessès confessè confessèm confessètz confessèn
future confessarèi confessaràs confessarà confessaram confessaratz confessaràn
conditional confessarí confessarés confessaré confessarem confessaretz confessarén
conditional 2nd form1 confessèra confessèras confessèra confesseram confesseratz confessèran
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 confessi confesses confesse confessem confessetz confessen
imperfect confessèssi confessèsses confessèsse confessèssem confessèssetz confessèssen
compound
tenses 		past use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative — tu — nosautres vosautres —
confessa confessem confessatz 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects
    Lemosin
simple compound
infinitive confessar aver confessat
gerund confessant use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle confessat —
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ieu tu el nosautres vosautres eles
present confesse confessas confessa confessam confessatz confessan
imperfect confessava confessavas confessava confessàvam confessàvatz confessavan
preterite confessei confesseras confesset confessèram confessèratz confesseran
future confessarai confessaràs confessará confessarem confessaretz confessarán
conditional confessariá confessariàs confessariá confessariam confessariatz confessarián
conditional 2nd form1 confessèra confessèras confessèra confesseram confesseratz confessèran
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 confesse confesses confesse confessem confessetz confessen
imperfect confessèsse confessèsses confessèsse confessèssem confessèssetz confessèssen
compound
tenses 		past use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative — tu — nosautres vosautres —
confessa confessem confessatz 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects
    Provençau
simple compound
infinitive confessar aver confessat
gerund confessant use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle confessat —
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ieu tu el nosautres vosautres eles
present confesse confesses confessa confessam confessatz confessan
imperfect confessavi confessavas confessava confessàvem confessàvetz confessavan
preterite confessère confessères confessèt confesseriam confesseriatz confessèron
future confessarai confessaràs confessarà confessarem confessaretz confessaràn
conditional confessariáu confessariás confessariá confessariam confessariatz confessarián
conditional 2nd form1 confessèra confessèras confessèra confesseram confesseratz confessèran
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 confesse confesses confesse confessem confessetz confessan
imperfect confessèsse confessèsses confessèsse confessessiam confessessiatz confessèsson
compound
tenses 		past use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative — tu — nosautres vosautres —
confessa confessem confessatz 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

Further reading

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese confessar, from Ecclesiastical Latin cōnfessāre (“to confess”) (possibly an inheritance), a derivative of Latin cōnfessus, past participle of cōnfiteor (“to confess, to admit”) from con- + fateor (“to admit”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.feˈsa(ʁ)/ [kõ.feˈsa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /kõ.feˈsa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kõ.feˈsa(ʁ)/ [kõ.feˈsa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.feˈsa(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kõ.fɨˈsaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /kõ.fɨˈsa.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: con‧fes‧sar

Verb

confessar (first-person singular present confesso, first-person singular preterite confessei, past participle confessado)

  2. (transitive) to confess; to own up to; to admit to (to admit one has done something, especially something bad)
    Synonym: admitir
  4. (religion, transitive or intransitive) to confess (to disclose one’s sins to a clergyman)
  6. (religion, transitive) to confess (to hear someone’s confessions)
  8. (chiefly religion, transitive) to confess; to follow (to have a given religion or set of beliefs)
    Synonym: seguir

Conjugation

    Conjugation of confessar (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 confessar
Personal confessar confessares confessar confessarmos confessardes confessarem
Gerund
confessando
Past participle
Masculine confessado confessados
Feminine confessada confessadas
Indicative
Present confesso confessas confessa confessamos confessais confessam
Imperfect confessava confessavas confessava confessávamos confessáveis confessavam
Preterite confessei confessaste confessou confessamos1, confessámos2 confessastes confessaram
Pluperfect confessara confessaras confessara confessáramos confessáreis confessaram
Future confessarei confessarás confessará confessaremos confessareis confessarão
Conditional confessaria confessarias confessaria confessaríamos confessaríeis confessariam
Subjunctive
Present confesse confesses confesse confessemos confesseis confessem
Imperfect confessasse confessasses confessasse confessássemos confessásseis confessassem
Future confessar confessares confessar confessarmos confessardes confessarem
Imperative
Affirmative confessa confesse confessemos confessai confessem
Negative (não) não confesses não confesse não confessemos não confesseis não confessem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Descendants

  • Macanese: cunfissâ
  • → Konkani: कुमसार (kumsār)

Further reading

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