inquirir

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin inquīrere.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.kiˈɾi(ʁ)/ [ĩ.kiˈɾi(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.kiˈɾi(ʁ)/ [ĩ.kiˈɾi(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ĩ.kiˈɾi(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ĩ.kiˈɾi(ʁ)/ [ĩ.kiˈɾi(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.kiˈɾi(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.kiˈɾiɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.kiˈɾiɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.kiˈɾi.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: in‧qui‧rir

Verb

inquirir (first-person singular present inquiro, first-person singular preterite inquiri, past participle inquirido)

1. (transitive, intransitive) to inquire / enquire, query

Conjugation

    Conjugation of inquirir (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	inquirir
Personal	inquirir	inquirires	inquirir	inquirirmos	inquirirdes	inquirirem
Gerund
	inquirindo
Past participle
Masculine	inquirido			inquiridos
Feminine	inquirida			inquiridas
Indicative
Present	inquiro	inquires	inquire	inquirimos	inquiris	inquirem
Imperfect	inquiria	inquirias	inquiria	inquiríamos	inquiríeis	inquiriam
Preterite	inquiri	inquiriste	inquiriu	inquirimos	inquiristes	inquiriram
Pluperfect	inquirira	inquiriras	inquirira	inquiríramos	inquiríreis	inquiriram
Future	inquirirei	inquirirás	inquirirá	inquiriremos	inquirireis	inquirirão
Conditional	inquiriria	inquiririas	inquiriria	inquiriríamos	inquiriríeis	inquiririam
Subjunctive
Present	inquira	inquiras	inquira	inquiramos	inquirais	inquiram
Imperfect	inquirisse	inquirisses	inquirisse	inquiríssemos	inquirísseis	inquirissem
Future	inquirir	inquirires	inquirir	inquirirmos	inquirirdes	inquirirem
Imperative
Affirmative		inquire	inquira	inquiramos	inquiri	inquiram
Negative (não)		não inquiras	não inquira	não inquiramos	não inquirais	não inquiram

Further reading

• “inquirir”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “inquirir”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
• “inquirir” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “inquirir”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “inquirir”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “inquirir”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin inquirere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /inkiˈɾiɾ/ [ĩŋ.kiˈɾiɾ]
• Rhymes: -iɾ
• Syllabification: in‧qui‧rir

Verb

inquirir (first-person singular present inquiero, first-person singular preterite inquirí, past participle inquirido)

1. to inquire, to search (old Spanish)
2. (transitive) to investigate

   Synonyms: investigar, indagar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of inquirir (i-ie alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			inquirir
gerund			inquiriendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		inquirido		inquirida
		plural		inquiridos		inquiridas
		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	inquiero	inquierestú inquirísvos	inquiere	inquirimos	inquirís	inquieren
	imperfect	inquiría	inquirías	inquiría	inquiríamos	inquiríais	inquirían
	preterite	inquirí	inquiriste	inquirió	inquirimos	inquiristeis	inquirieron
	future	inquiriré	inquirirás	inquirirá	inquiriremos	inquiriréis	inquirirán
	conditional	inquiriría	inquirirías	inquiriría	inquiriríamos	inquiriríais	inquirirían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	inquiera	inquierastú inquirásvos2	inquiera	inquiramos	inquiráis	inquieran
	imperfect (ra)	inquiriera	inquirieras	inquiriera	inquiriéramos	inquirierais	inquirieran
	imperfect (se)	inquiriese	inquirieses	inquiriese	inquiriésemos	inquirieseis	inquiriesen
	future1	inquiriere	inquirieres	inquiriere	inquiriéremos	inquiriereis	inquirieren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		inquieretú inquirívos	inquiera	inquiramos	inquirid	inquieran
	negative		no inquieras	no inquiera	no inquiramos	no inquiráis	no inquieran

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

    Selected combined forms of inquirir (i-ie alternation)

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 inquirir	dative	inquirirme	inquirirte	inquirirle, inquirirse	inquirirnos	inquiriros	inquirirles, inquirirse
	accusative	inquirirme	inquirirte	inquirirlo, inquirirla, inquirirse	inquirirnos	inquiriros	inquirirlos, inquirirlas, inquirirse
with gerund inquiriendo	dative	inquiriéndome	inquiriéndote	inquiriéndole, inquiriéndose	inquiriéndonos	inquiriéndoos	inquiriéndoles, inquiriéndose
	accusative	inquiriéndome	inquiriéndote	inquiriéndolo, inquiriéndola, inquiriéndose	inquiriéndonos	inquiriéndoos	inquiriéndolos, inquiriéndolas, inquiriéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative inquiere	dative	inquiéreme	inquiérete	inquiérele	inquiérenos	not used	inquiéreles
	accusative	inquiéreme	inquiérete	inquiérelo, inquiérela	inquiérenos	not used	inquiérelos, inquiérelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative inquirí	dative	inquirime	inquirite	inquirile	inquirinos	not used	inquiriles
	accusative	inquirime	inquirite	inquirilo, inquirila	inquirinos	not used	inquirilos, inquirilas
with formal second-person singular imperative inquiera	dative	inquiérame	not used	inquiérale, inquiérase	inquiéranos	not used	inquiérales
	accusative	inquiérame	not used	inquiéralo, inquiérala, inquiérase	inquiéranos	not used	inquiéralos, inquiéralas
with first-person plural imperative inquiramos	dative	not used	inquirámoste	inquirámosle	inquirámonos	inquirámoos	inquirámosles
	accusative	not used	inquirámoste	inquirámoslo, inquirámosla	inquirámonos	inquirámoos	inquirámoslos, inquirámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative inquirid	dative	inquiridme	not used	inquiridle	inquiridnos	inquiríos	inquiridles
	accusative	inquiridme	not used	inquiridlo, inquiridla	inquiridnos	inquiríos	inquiridlos, inquiridlas
with formal second-person plural imperative inquieran	dative	inquiéranme	not used	inquiéranle	inquiérannos	not used	inquiéranles, inquiéranse
	accusative	inquiéranme	not used	inquiéranlo, inquiéranla	inquiérannos	not used	inquiéranlos, inquiéranlas, inquiéranse

Related terms

• inquisición

 

Further reading

• “inquirir”, 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