afirmar
Asturian
editPronunciation
editVerb
editafirmar (first-person singular indicative present afirmo, past participle afirmáu)
- to assert
Conjugation
editCatalan
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin affirmāre.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editafirmar (first-person singular present afirmo, first-person singular preterite afirmí, past participle afirmat)
- to confirm
Conjugation
editinfinitive | afirmar | ||||||
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gerund | afirmant | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | afirmat | afirmada | |||||
plural | afirmats | afirmades | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
present | afirmo | afirmes | afirma | afirmem | afirmeu | afirmen | |
imperfect | afirmava | afirmaves | afirmava | afirmàvem | afirmàveu | afirmaven | |
future | afirmaré | afirmaràs | afirmarà | afirmarem | afirmareu | afirmaran | |
preterite | afirmí | afirmares | afirmà | afirmàrem | afirmàreu | afirmaren | |
conditional | afirmaria | afirmaries | afirmaria | afirmaríem | afirmaríeu | afirmarien | |
subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
present | afirmi | afirmis | afirmi | afirmem | afirmeu | afirmin | |
imperfect | afirmés | afirmessis | afirmés | afirméssim | afirméssiu | afirmessin | |
imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós |
vostès | |
affirmative | — | afirma | afirmi | afirmem | afirmeu | afirmin | |
negative (no) | — | no afirmis | no afirmi | no afirmem | no afirmeu | no afirmin |
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editFurther reading
edit- “afirmar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “afirmar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “afirmar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “afirmar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Galician
editEtymology
editAttested since 1287. From Latin affirmāre.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editafirmar (first-person singular present afirmo, first-person singular preterite afirmei, past participle afirmado)
Conjugation
edit1Less recommended.
Related terms
editReferences
edit- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “afirmar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “afirm”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “afirmar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “afirmar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- “afirmar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “afirmar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Further reading
edit- “afirmar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
Portuguese
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin affirmāre.
Pronunciation
edit
- Hyphenation: a‧fir‧mar
Verb
editafirmar (first-person singular present afirmo, first-person singular preterite afirmei, past participle afirmado)
- (transitive) to state; to declare; to affirm (to make a declaration) [with que (+ indicative clause) ‘that ...’]
- (transitive) to confirm; to attest (to affirm to be correct, true or genuine)
- Synonyms: confirmar, assegurar, certificar
- Antonym: negar
- (transitive) to consolidate (to make firm, secure)
- Synonyms: fixar, consolidar
- (pronominal) to earn one’s place; to rise (to earn a reputation or fame)
Conjugation
edit1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editFurther reading
edit- “afirmar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
Spanish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin affirmāre.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editafirmar (first-person singular present afirmo, first-person singular preterite afirmé, past participle afirmado)
- (transitive) to state, assert
- Synonym: declarar
- (pronominal, fencing) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text
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Conjugation
editThese forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editFurther reading
edit- “afirmar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
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