investigar
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin investīgāre.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [im.bəs.tiˈɣa]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [iɱ.vəs.tiˈɣa]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [iɱ.ves.tiˈɣaɾ]
- Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
- Hyphenation: in‧ves‧ti‧gar
Verb
investigar (first-person singular present investigo, first-person singular preterite investiguí, past participle investigat)
- to investigate
Conjugation
Related terms
Further reading
- “investigar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “investigar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
- “investigar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “investigar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Galician
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin investīgō.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Hyphenation: in‧ves‧ti‧gar
Verb
investigar (first-person singular present investigo, first-person singular preterite investiguei, past participle investigado)
- to investigate
Conjugation
1Less recommended.
Related terms
Further reading
- “investigar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
- “investigar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
Ladino
Etymology
Verb
investigar
- to investigate
Related terms
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin investīgāre.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.ves.t͡ʃiˈɡa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ves.t͡ʃiˈɡa(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ĩ.ves.t͡ʃiˈɡa(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ĩ.veʃ.t͡ʃiˈɡa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.veʃ.t͡ʃiˈɡa(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.ves.t͡ʃiˈɡa(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ĩ.vɨʃ.tiˈɡaɾ/ [ĩ.vɨʃ.tiˈɣaɾ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ĩ.bɨʃ.tiˈɡaɾ/ [ĩ.bɨʃ.tiˈɣaɾ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ĩ.vɨʃ.tiˈɡa.ɾi/ [ĩ.vɨʃ.tiˈɣa.ɾi]
- Hyphenation: in‧ves‧ti‧gar
Verb
investigar (first-person singular present investigo, first-person singular preterite investiguei, past participle investigado)
- to research
- to investigate
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Related terms
Further reading
- “investigar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin investīgāre.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /imbestiˈɡaɾ/ [ĩm.bes.t̪iˈɣ̞aɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: in‧ves‧ti‧gar
Verb
investigar (first-person singular present investigo, first-person singular preterite investigué, past participle investigado)
- to investigate, to research
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 investigar | dative | investigarme | investigarte | investigarle, investigarse | investigarnos | investigaros | investigarles, investigarse |
| accusative | investigarme | investigarte | investigarlo, investigarla, investigarse | investigarnos | investigaros | investigarlos, investigarlas, investigarse | |
| with gerund investigando | dative | investigándome | investigándote | investigándole, investigándose | investigándonos | investigándoos | investigándoles, investigándose |
| accusative | investigándome | investigándote | investigándolo, investigándola, investigándose | investigándonos | investigándoos | investigándolos, investigándolas, investigándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative investiga | dative | investígame | investígate | investígale | investíganos | not used | investígales |
| accusative | investígame | investígate | investígalo, investígala | investíganos | not used | investígalos, investígalas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative investigá | dative | investigame | investigate | investigale | investiganos | not used | investigales |
| accusative | investigame | investigate | investigalo, investigala | investiganos | not used | investigalos, investigalas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative investigue | dative | investígueme | not used | investíguele, investíguese | investíguenos | not used | investígueles |
| accusative | investígueme | not used | investíguelo, investíguela, investíguese | investíguenos | not used | investíguelos, investíguelas | |
| with first-person plural imperative investiguemos | dative | not used | investiguémoste | investiguémosle | investiguémonos | investiguémoos | investiguémosles |
| accusative | not used | investiguémoste | investiguémoslo, investiguémosla | investiguémonos | investiguémoos | investiguémoslos, investiguémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative investigad | dative | investigadme | not used | investigadle | investigadnos | investigaos | investigadles |
| accusative | investigadme | not used | investigadlo, investigadla | investigadnos | investigaos | investigadlos, investigadlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative investiguen | dative | investíguenme | not used | investíguenle | investíguennos | not used | investíguenles, investíguense |
| accusative | investíguenme | not used | investíguenlo, investíguenla | investíguennos | not used | investíguenlos, investíguenlas, investíguense | |
Related terms
Further reading
- “investigar”, 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