retribuir
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin retribuere (“to recompense”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁe.tɾi.buˈi(ʁ)/ [he.tɾi.bʊˈi(h)], (faster pronunciation) /ʁe.tɾiˈbwi(ʁ)/ [he.tɾiˈbwi(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ʁe.tɾi.buˈi(ɾ)/ [he.tɾi.bʊˈi(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /ʁe.tɾiˈbwi(ɾ)/ [he.tɾiˈbwi(ɾ)]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁe.tɾi.buˈi(ʁ)/ [χe.tɾi.bʊˈi(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /ʁe.tɾiˈbwi(ʁ)/ [χe.tɾiˈbwi(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁe.tɾi.buˈi(ɻ)/ [he.tɾi.bʊˈi(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /ʁe.tɾiˈbwi(ɻ)/ [he.tɾiˈbwi(ɻ)]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɨ.tɾiˈbwiɾ/ [ʁɨ.tɾiˈβwiɾ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɨ.tɾiˈbwi.ɾi/ [ʁɨ.tɾiˈβwi.ɾi]
- Hyphenation: re‧tri‧bu‧ir
Verb
retribuir (first-person singular present retribuo, first-person singular preterite retribuí, past participle retribuído)
- to repay, to retribute
- to reciprocate
- ... mas ele não vai retribuir o meu amor.
- ... but he won’t love me back.
- Ela se recusa a retribuir nossas chamadas.
- She has refused to call us back.
Conjugation
Conjugation of retribuir (irregular) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Related terms
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin retribuere (“to recompense”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /retɾiˈbwiɾ/ [re.t̪ɾiˈβ̞wiɾ]
- Rhymes: -iɾ
- Syllabification: re‧tri‧buir
Verb
retribuir (first-person singular present retribuyo, first-person singular preterite retribuí, past participle retribuido)
Conjugation
Conjugation of retribuir (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Selected combined forms of retribuir
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 retribuir | dative | retribuirme | retribuirte | retribuirle, retribuirse | retribuirnos | retribuiros | retribuirles, retribuirse |
| accusative | retribuirme | retribuirte | retribuirlo, retribuirla, retribuirse | retribuirnos | retribuiros | retribuirlos, retribuirlas, retribuirse | |
| with gerund retribuyendo | dative | retribuyéndome | retribuyéndote | retribuyéndole, retribuyéndose | retribuyéndonos | retribuyéndoos | retribuyéndoles, retribuyéndose |
| accusative | retribuyéndome | retribuyéndote | retribuyéndolo, retribuyéndola, retribuyéndose | retribuyéndonos | retribuyéndoos | retribuyéndolos, retribuyéndolas, retribuyéndose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative retribuye | dative | retribúyeme | retribúyete | retribúyele | retribúyenos | not used | retribúyeles |
| accusative | retribúyeme | retribúyete | retribúyelo, retribúyela | retribúyenos | not used | retribúyelos, retribúyelas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative retribuí | dative | retribuime | retribuite | retribuile | retribuinos | not used | retribuiles |
| accusative | retribuime | retribuite | retribuilo, retribuila | retribuinos | not used | retribuilos, retribuilas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative retribuya | dative | retribúyame | not used | retribúyale, retribúyase | retribúyanos | not used | retribúyales |
| accusative | retribúyame | not used | retribúyalo, retribúyala, retribúyase | retribúyanos | not used | retribúyalos, retribúyalas | |
| with first-person plural imperative retribuyamos | dative | not used | retribuyámoste | retribuyámosle | retribuyámonos | retribuyámoos | retribuyámosles |
| accusative | not used | retribuyámoste | retribuyámoslo, retribuyámosla | retribuyámonos | retribuyámoos | retribuyámoslos, retribuyámoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative retribuid | dative | retribuidme | not used | retribuidle | retribuidnos | retribuíos | retribuidles |
| accusative | retribuidme | not used | retribuidlo, retribuidla | retribuidnos | retribuíos | retribuidlos, retribuidlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative retribuyan | dative | retribúyanme | not used | retribúyanle | retribúyannos | not used | retribúyanles, retribúyanse |
| accusative | retribúyanme | not used | retribúyanlo, retribúyanla | retribúyannos | not used | retribúyanlos, retribúyanlas, retribúyanse | |
Related terms
Further reading
- “retribuir”, 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