concernir
Galician
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin concernō, concernere (“I distinguish, have respect to”), from Latin concernō (“I mix, sift, or mingle together, as in a sieve”), combined form of con- + cernō (“distinguish”).
Verb
concernir (first-person singular present concirne, first-person singular preterite concernín, past participle concernido)
- (transitive) to concern (to be of competence, responsibility, accountability or interest to)
Conjugation
Note: this verb is not used in the first and second person.
| infinitive | concernir | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | concernindo | ||||||
| past participle | singular | plural | |||||
| masculine | concernido | concernidos | |||||
| feminine | concernida | concernidas | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | eu | ti | el / ela / Vde. | nós | vós | eles / elas / Vdes. | |
| present | concirno | concirnes | concirne | concernimos | concernides | concirnen | |
| imperfect | concernía | concernías | concernía | concerniamos | concerniades | concernían | |
| preterite | concernín | concerniches | concerniu | concernimos | concernistes | concerniron | |
| pluperfect | concernira | concerniras | concernira | concerniramos | concernirades | concerniran | |
| future | concernirei | concernirás | concernirá | concerniremos | concerniredes | concernirán | |
| conditional | concerniría | concernirías | concerniría | concerniriamos | concerniriades | concernirían | |
| subjunctive | eu | ti | el / ela / Vde. | nós | vós | eles / elas / Vdes. | |
| present | concirna | concirnas | concirna | concirnamos | concirnades | concirnan | |
| preterite | concernise | concernises | concernise | concernísemos | concernísedes | concernisen | |
| future | concernir | concernires | concernir | concernirmos | concernirdes | concerniren | |
| imperative | — | ti | Vde. | nós | vós | Vdes. | |
| affirmative | — | concirne | concirna | concirnamos | concernide | concirnan | |
| negative | — | concirnas | concirna | concirnamos | concirnades | concirnan | |
| personal infinitive | eu | ti | el / ela / Vde. | nós | vós | eles / elas / Vdes. | |
| concernir | concernires | concernir | concernirmos | concernirdes | concerniren | ||
Related terms
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin concernere (“to distinguish, to have respect to”), from Latin concernō (“to mix, sift, or mingle together, as in a sieve”), combined form of con- + cernō (“distinguish”).
Verb
concernir (first-person singular present concerno, first-person singular preterite concerni, past participle concernido)
- (transitive) to concern (to be of importance to)
- Synonyms: ter a ver com, dizer respeito
Conjugation
| 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 | concernir | |||||
| Personal | concernir | concernires | concernir | concernirmos | concernirdes | concernirem |
| Gerund | ||||||
| concernindo | ||||||
| Past participle | ||||||
| Masculine | concernido | concernidos | ||||
| Feminine | concernida | concernidas | ||||
| Indicative | ||||||
| Present | concerno | concernes | concerne | concernimos | concernis | concernem |
| Imperfect | concernia | concernias | concernia | concerníamos | concerníeis | concerniam |
| Preterite | concerni | concerniste | concerniu | concernimos | concernistes | concerniram |
| Pluperfect | concernira | concerniras | concernira | concerníramos | concerníreis | concerniram |
| Future | concernirei | concernirás | concernirá | concerniremos | concernireis | concernirão |
| Conditional | ||||||
| concerniria | concernirias | concerniria | concerniríamos | concerniríeis | concerniriam | |
| Subjunctive | ||||||
| Present | concerna | concernas | concerna | concernamos | concernais | concernam |
| Imperfect | concernisse | concernisses | concernisse | concerníssemos | concernísseis | concernissem |
| Future | concernir | concernires | concernir | concernirmos | concernirdes | concernirem |
| Imperative | ||||||
| Affirmative | concerne | concerna | concernamos | concerni | concernam | |
| Negative (não) | não concernas | não concerna | não concernamos | não concernais | não concernam | |
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin concernō, concernere (“I distinguish, have respect to”), from Latin concernō (“to mix, sift, or mingle together, as in a sieve”), combined form of con- + cernō (“distinguish”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /konθeɾˈniɾ/ [kõn̟.θeɾˈniɾ]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /konseɾˈniɾ/ [kõn.seɾˈniɾ]
- Rhymes: -iɾ
- Syllabification: con‧cer‧nir
Verb
concernir (third-person only, third-person singular present concierne, third-person singular preterite concernió, past participle concernido)
- to concern
Conjugation
| infinitive | concernir | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | concerniendo | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | concernido | concernida | |||||
| plural | concernidos | concernidas | |||||
| 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 | — | — | concierne | — | — | conciernen | |
| imperfect | — | — | concernía | — | — | concernían | |
| preterite | — | — | concernió | — | — | concernieron | |
| future | — | — | concernirá | — | — | concernirán | |
| conditional | — | — | concerniría | — | — | concernirían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | — | — | concierna | — | — | conciernan | |
| imperfect (ra) |
— | — | concerniera | — | — | concernieran | |
| imperfect (se) |
— | — | concerniese | — | — | concerniesen | |
| future1 | — | — | concerniere | — | — | concernieren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos |
usted | nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ustedes | |
| affirmative | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| negative | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
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 concernir | |||||||
| dative | concernirme | concernirte | concernirle, concernirse | concernirnos | concerniros | concernirles, concernirse | |
| accusative | concernirme | concernirte | concernirlo, concernirla, concernirse | concernirnos | concerniros | concernirlos, concernirlas, concernirse | |
| with gerund concerniendo | |||||||
| dative | concerniéndome | concerniéndote | concerniéndole, concerniéndose | concerniéndonos | concerniéndoos | concerniéndoles, concerniéndose | |
| accusative | concerniéndome | concerniéndote | concerniéndolo, concerniéndola, concerniéndose | concerniéndonos | concerniéndoos | concerniéndolos, concerniéndolas, concerniéndose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú/vos imperative — | |||||||
| dative | — | — | — | — | not used | — | |
| accusative | — | — | —, — | — | not used | —, — | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative — | |||||||
| dative | — | not used | —, — | — | not used | — | |
| accusative | — | not used | —, —, — | — | not used | —, — | |
| with first-person plural imperative — | |||||||
| dative | not used | — | — | — | — | — | |
| accusative | not used | — | —, — | — | — | —, — | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative — | |||||||
| dative | — | not used | — | — | — | — | |
| accusative | — | not used | —, — | — | — | —, — | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative — | |||||||
| dative | — | not used | — | — | not used | —, — | |
| accusative | — | not used | —, — | — | not used | —, —, — | |
Further reading
- “concernir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014