subordinar

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin subōrdināre, from Latin sub- + ōrdinō (“to sort, to order”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /su.boʁ.d͡ʒiˈna(ʁ)/ [su.boɦ.d͡ʒiˈna(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /su.boʁ.d͡ʒiˈna(ʁ)/ [su.boɦ.d͡ʒiˈna(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /su.boɾ.d͡ʒiˈna(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /su.boʁ.d͡ʒiˈna(ʁ)/ [su.boʁ.d͡ʒiˈna(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /su.boɻ.d͡ʒiˈna(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /su.buɾ.diˈnaɾ/ [su.βuɾ.ðiˈnaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /su.buɾ.diˈnaɾ/ [su.βuɾ.ðiˈnaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /su.buɾ.diˈna.ɾi/ [su.βuɾ.ðiˈna.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: su‧bor‧di‧nar

Verb

subordinar (first-person singular present subordino, first-person singular preterite subordinei, past participle subordinado)

1. (transitive) to subordinate (to make subservient)

   Synonyms: submeter, subjugar, dominar

2. (transitive) to subordinate (to treat as of less value or importance)

   Synonyms: submeter, sujeitar

3. (transitive, grammar) to be the main clause with regards to a subordinate clause

Conjugation

    Conjugation of subordinar (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	subordinar
Personal	subordinar	subordinares	subordinar	subordinarmos	subordinardes	subordinarem
Gerund
	subordinando
Past participle
Masculine	subordinado			subordinados
Feminine	subordinada			subordinadas
Indicative
Present	subordino	subordinas	subordina	subordinamos	subordinais	subordinam
Imperfect	subordinava	subordinavas	subordinava	subordinávamos	subordináveis	subordinavam
Preterite	subordinei	subordinaste	subordinou	subordinamos1, subordinámos2	subordinastes	subordinaram
Pluperfect	subordinara	subordinaras	subordinara	subordináramos	subordináreis	subordinaram
Future	subordinarei	subordinarás	subordinará	subordinaremos	subordinareis	subordinarão
Conditional	subordinaria	subordinarias	subordinaria	subordinaríamos	subordinaríeis	subordinariam
Subjunctive
Present	subordine	subordines	subordine	subordinemos	subordineis	subordinem
Imperfect	subordinasse	subordinasses	subordinasse	subordinássemos	subordinásseis	subordinassem
Future	subordinar	subordinares	subordinar	subordinarmos	subordinardes	subordinarem
Imperative
Affirmative		subordina	subordine	subordinemos	subordinai	subordinem
Negative (não)		não subordines	não subordine	não subordinemos	não subordineis	não subordinem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• ordenar
• ordem

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin subōrdināre, from Latin sub- + ōrdinō (“to sort, to order”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /suboɾdiˈnaɾ/ [su.β̞oɾ.ð̞iˈnaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: su‧bor‧di‧nar

Verb

subordinar (first-person singular present subordino, first-person singular preterite subordiné, past participle subordinado)

1. to subordinate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of subordinar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			subordinar
gerund			subordinando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		subordinado		subordinada
		plural		subordinados		subordinadas
		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	subordino	subordinastú subordinásvos	subordina	subordinamos	subordináis	subordinan
	imperfect	subordinaba	subordinabas	subordinaba	subordinábamos	subordinabais	subordinaban
	preterite	subordiné	subordinaste	subordinó	subordinamos	subordinasteis	subordinaron
	future	subordinaré	subordinarás	subordinará	subordinaremos	subordinaréis	subordinarán
	conditional	subordinaría	subordinarías	subordinaría	subordinaríamos	subordinaríais	subordinarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	subordine	subordinestú subordinésvos2	subordine	subordinemos	subordinéis	subordinen
	imperfect (ra)	subordinara	subordinaras	subordinara	subordináramos	subordinarais	subordinaran
	imperfect (se)	subordinase	subordinases	subordinase	subordinásemos	subordinaseis	subordinasen
	future1	subordinare	subordinares	subordinare	subordináremos	subordinareis	subordinaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		subordinatú subordinávos	subordine	subordinemos	subordinad	subordinen
	negative		no subordines	no subordine	no subordinemos	no subordinéis	no subordinen

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

    Selected combined forms of subordinar

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 subordinar	dative	subordinarme	subordinarte	subordinarle, subordinarse	subordinarnos	subordinaros	subordinarles, subordinarse
	accusative	subordinarme	subordinarte	subordinarlo, subordinarla, subordinarse	subordinarnos	subordinaros	subordinarlos, subordinarlas, subordinarse
with gerund subordinando	dative	subordinándome	subordinándote	subordinándole, subordinándose	subordinándonos	subordinándoos	subordinándoles, subordinándose
	accusative	subordinándome	subordinándote	subordinándolo, subordinándola, subordinándose	subordinándonos	subordinándoos	subordinándolos, subordinándolas, subordinándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative subordina	dative	subordíname	subordínate	subordínale	subordínanos	not used	subordínales
	accusative	subordíname	subordínate	subordínalo, subordínala	subordínanos	not used	subordínalos, subordínalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative subordiná	dative	subordiname	subordinate	subordinale	subordinanos	not used	subordinales
	accusative	subordiname	subordinate	subordinalo, subordinala	subordinanos	not used	subordinalos, subordinalas
with formal second-person singular imperative subordine	dative	subordíneme	not used	subordínele, subordínese	subordínenos	not used	subordíneles
	accusative	subordíneme	not used	subordínelo, subordínela, subordínese	subordínenos	not used	subordínelos, subordínelas
with first-person plural imperative subordinemos	dative	not used	subordinémoste	subordinémosle	subordinémonos	subordinémoos	subordinémosles
	accusative	not used	subordinémoste	subordinémoslo, subordinémosla	subordinémonos	subordinémoos	subordinémoslos, subordinémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative subordinad	dative	subordinadme	not used	subordinadle	subordinadnos	subordinaos	subordinadles
	accusative	subordinadme	not used	subordinadlo, subordinadla	subordinadnos	subordinaos	subordinadlos, subordinadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative subordinen	dative	subordínenme	not used	subordínenle	subordínennos	not used	subordínenles, subordínense
	accusative	subordínenme	not used	subordínenlo, subordínenla	subordínennos	not used	subordínenlos, subordínenlas, subordínense

Related terms

• ordenar
• subordinación
• subordinado

 

Further reading

• “subordinar”, 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