infectar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin īnfectāre, from īnfectus (“tainted”). First attested in 1696.[1]

Verb

infectar (first-person singular present infecto, first-person singular preterite infectí, past participle infectat); root stress: (Central, Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

  1. (transitive) to infect (to bring into contact with a substance that causes illness)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of infectar (first conjugation)
infinitive infectar
gerund infectant
past participle masculine feminine
singular infectat infectada
plural infectats infectades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present infecto infectes infecta infectem infecteu infecten
imperfect infectava infectaves infectava infectàvem infectàveu infectaven
future infectaré infectaràs infectarà infectarem infectareu infectaran
preterite infectí infectares infectà infectàrem infectàreu infectaren
conditional infectaria infectaries infectaria infectaríem infectaríeu infectarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present infecti infectis infecti infectem infecteu infectin
imperfect infectés infectessis infectés infectéssim infectéssiu infectessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — infecta infecti infectem infecteu infectin
negative (no) — no infectis no infecti no infectem no infecteu no infectin

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ “infectar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.

Further reading

Galician

Etymology

From Latin infectāre, from infectus (“tainted”).

Verb

infectar (first-person singular present infecto, first-person singular preterite infectei, past participle infectado)

  1. (transitive) to infect (to bring into contact with a substance that causes illness)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of infectar
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(ti) 		Third-person
(el / ela / Vde.) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal infectar
Personal infectar infectares infectar infectarmos infectardes infectaren
Gerund
infectando
Past participle
Masculine infectado infectados
Feminine infectada infectadas
Indicative
Present infecto infectas infecta infectamos infectades infectan
Imperfect infectaba infectabas infectaba infectabamos infectabades infectaban
Preterite infectei infectaches infectou infectamos infectastes infectaron
Pluperfect infectara infectaras infectara infectaramos infectarades infectaran
Future infectarei infectarás infectará infectaremos infectaredes infectarán
Conditional infectaría infectarías infectaría infectariamos infectariades infectarían
Subjunctive
Present infecte infectes infecte infectemos infectedes infecten
Imperfect infectase infectases infectase infectásemos infectásedes infectasen
Future infectar infectares infectar infectarmos infectardes infectaren
Imperative
Affirmative infecta infecte infectemos infectade infecten
Negative (non) non infectes non infecte non infectemos non infectedes non infecten

Derived terms

Further reading

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin īnfectāre, from īnfectus (“tainted”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.fekˈta(ʁ)/ [ĩ.fekˈta(h)], /ĩ.fe.kiˈta(ʁ)/ [ĩ.fe.kiˈta(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ĩ.fekˈta(ɾ)/, /ĩ.fe.kiˈta(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ĩ.fekˈta(ʁ)/ [ĩ.fekˈta(χ)], /ĩ.fe.kiˈta(ʁ)/ [ĩ.fe.kiˈta(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.fekˈta(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ĩ.fɛˈktaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ĩ.fɛˈkta.ɾi/

Verb

infectar (first-person singular present infecto, first-person singular preterite infectei, past participle infectado) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling, European Portuguese spelling)

  1. to infect

Conjugation

    Conjugation of infectar (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 infectar
Personal infectar infectares infectar infectarmos infectardes infectarem
Gerund
infectando
Past participle
Masculine infectado infectados
Feminine infectada infectadas
Indicative
Present infecto infectas infecta infectamos infectais infectam
Imperfect infectava infectavas infectava infectávamos infectáveis infectavam
Preterite infectei infectaste infectou infectamos1, infectámos2 infectastes infectaram
Pluperfect infectara infectaras infectara infectáramos infectáreis infectaram
Future infectarei infectarás infectará infectaremos infectareis infectarão
Conditional infectaria infectarias infectaria infectaríamos infectaríeis infectariam
Subjunctive
Present infecte infectes infecte infectemos infecteis infectem
Imperfect infectasse infectasses infectasse infectássemos infectásseis infectassem
Future infectar infectares infectar infectarmos infectardes infectarem
Imperative
Affirmative infecta infecte infectemos infectai infectem
Negative (não) não infectes não infecte não infectemos não infecteis não infectem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Derived terms

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin īnfectāre, from infectus (“tainted”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /infeɡˈtaɾ/ [ĩɱ.feɣ̞ˈt̪aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: in‧fec‧tar

Verb

infectar (first-person singular present infecto, first-person singular preterite infecté, past participle infectado)

  1. (transitive) to infect (to bring into contact with a substance that causes illness)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of infectar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive infectar
gerund infectando
past participle masculine feminine
singular infectado infectada
plural infectados infectadas
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 infecto infectastú
infectásvos 		infecta infectamos infectáis infectan
imperfect infectaba infectabas infectaba infectábamos infectabais infectaban
preterite infecté infectaste infectó infectamos infectasteis infectaron
future infectaré infectarás infectará infectaremos infectaréis infectarán
conditional infectaría infectarías infectaría infectaríamos infectaríais infectarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present infecte infectestú
infectésvos2 		infecte infectemos infectéis infecten
imperfect
(ra) 		infectara infectaras infectara infectáramos infectarais infectaran
imperfect
(se) 		infectase infectases infectase infectásemos infectaseis infectasen
future1 infectare infectares infectare infectáremos infectareis infectaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative infectatú
infectávos 		infecte infectemos infectad infecten
negative no infectes no infecte no infectemos no infectéis no infecten

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

    Selected combined forms of infectar

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 infectar dative infectarme infectarte infectarle, infectarse infectarnos infectaros infectarles, infectarse
accusative infectarme infectarte infectarlo, infectarla, infectarse infectarnos infectaros infectarlos, infectarlas, infectarse
with gerund infectando dative infectándome infectándote infectándole, infectándose infectándonos infectándoos infectándoles, infectándose
accusative infectándome infectándote infectándolo, infectándola, infectándose infectándonos infectándoos infectándolos, infectándolas, infectándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative infecta dative inféctame inféctate inféctale inféctanos not used inféctales
accusative inféctame inféctate inféctalo, inféctala inféctanos not used inféctalos, inféctalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative infectá dative infectame infectate infectale infectanos not used infectales
accusative infectame infectate infectalo, infectala infectanos not used infectalos, infectalas
with formal second-person singular imperative infecte dative infécteme not used inféctele, inféctese inféctenos not used infécteles
accusative infécteme not used inféctelo, inféctela, inféctese inféctenos not used inféctelos, inféctelas
with first-person plural imperative infectemos dative not used infectémoste infectémosle infectémonos infectémoos infectémosles
accusative not used infectémoste infectémoslo, infectémosla infectémonos infectémoos infectémoslos, infectémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative infectad dative infectadme not used infectadle infectadnos infectaos infectadles
accusative infectadme not used infectadlo, infectadla infectadnos infectaos infectadlos, infectadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative infecten dative inféctenme not used inféctenle inféctennos not used inféctenles, inféctense
accusative inféctenme not used inféctenlo, inféctenla inféctennos not used inféctenlos, inféctenlas, inféctense

Derived terms

Further reading

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