establir
Catalan
    
    Etymology
    
From Latin stabilīre, present active infinitive of stabiliō. Cognates include Occitan establir, French établir, Italian stabilire, and archaic Spanish establir.
Verb
    
establir (first-person singular present estableixo, past participle establert)
Conjugation
    
| infinitive | establir | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | establint | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | establert | establerta | |||||
| plural | establerts | establertes | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | estableixo | estableixes | estableix | establim | establiu | estableixen | |
| imperfect | establia | establies | establia | establíem | establíeu | establien | |
| future | establiré | establiràs | establirà | establirem | establireu | establiran | |
| preterite | establí | establires | establí | establírem | establíreu | establiren | |
| conditional | establiria | establiries | establiria | establiríem | establiríeu | establirien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | estableixi | estableixis | estableixi | establim | establiu | estableixin | |
| imperfect | establís | establissis | establís | establíssim | establíssiu | establissin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès | |
| — | estableix | estableixi | establim | establiu | estableixin | ||
Synonyms
    
Derived terms
    
Further reading
    
- “establir” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “establir”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “establir” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “establir” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Occitan
    
    Etymology
    
From Old Occitan establir, from Latin stabilīre, present active infinitive of stabiliō.
Pronunciation
    
- Audio (Béarn) - (file) 
Conjugation
    
 Lengadocian (Central Occitan)
 Lengadocian (Central Occitan)| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | establir | ?er establit | |||||
| past participle | establit | — | |||||
| gerund | establissent | ?ent establit | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles | |
| present | establissi | establisses | establís | establissèm | establissètz | establisson | |
| imperfect | establissiái | establissiás | establissiá | establissiam | establissiatz | establissián | |
| preterite | establiguèri | establiguères | establiguèt | establiguèrem | establiguèretz | establiguèron | |
| future | establirai | establiràs | establirà | establirem | establiretz | establiràn | |
| conditional | establiriái | establiriás | establiriá | establiriam | establiriatz | establirián | |
| conditional 2nd form1 | establiguèra | establiguèras | establiguèra | establigueram | establigueratz | establiguèran | |
| compound tenses | present perfect | use the present tense of ?er plus the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect tense of ?er plus the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | use the preterite tense of ?er plus the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | use the future tense of ?er plus the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | use the conditional tense of ?er plus the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que ieu | que tu | que el | que nosautres | que vosautres | que eles | |
| present | establisca | establiscas | establisca | establiscam | establiscatz | establiscan | |
| imperfect | establiguèsse | establiguèsses | establiguèsse | establiguèssem | establiguèssetz | establiguèsson | |
| compound tenses | past | use the present subjunctive of ?er plus the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of ?er plus the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — | |
| establís | establiscam | establissetz | 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects | ||||
Derived terms
    
Old French
    
    Etymology
    
From Latin stabilīre, present active infinitive of stabiliō. Cognates include Italian stabilire.
Verb
    
establir
- to establish
-  circa 1150, Turoldus, La Chanson de Roland:- Apres les dous establisent la terce- After the first two, they established a third
 
 
 
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Conjugation
    
This verb conjugates as a second-group verb (ending in -ir, with an -iss- infix). Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | establir | avoir establi | |||||
| gerund | en establissant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | establissant | ||||||
| past participle | establi | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses | present | establis | establis | establist | establissons | establissez | establissent | 
| imperfect | establissoie, establisseie | establissoies, establisseies | establissoit, establisseit | establissiiens, establissiens | establissiiez, establissiez | establissoient, establisseient | |
| preterite | establi | establis | establi | establimes | establistes | establirent | |
| future | establirai | establiras | establira | establirons | establiroiz, establireiz, establirez | establiront | |
| conditional | establiroie, establireie | establiroies, establireies | establiroit, establireit | establiriiens, establiriens | establiriiez, establiriez | establiroient, establireient | |
| compound tenses | present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
| simple tenses | present | establisse | establisses | establisse | establissons | establissez | establissent | 
| imperfect | establisse | establisses | establist | establissons, establissiens | establissoiz, establissez, establissiez | establissent | |
| compound tenses | past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
| — | establis | — | establissons | establissez | — | ||
Descendants
    
- French: établir
- Norman: êtablyi
- → Middle English: establen
- Scots: estabill
 
- → Middle English: stablen, stable, stabli, stabelen, stabile, stabilen, stabil, stabille, stabul, stabulle (e- elided)
- → Middle English: establissen, establishen (via stem form establiss-)
- → Middle English: stablishen (via stem form establiss-, e- elided)
Spanish
    
    Etymology
    
From Latin stabilīre, present active infinitive of stabiliō. Cognates include Occitan establir, French établir and Italian stabilire.
Verb
    
establir (first-person singular present establo, first-person singular preterite establí, past participle establido)
- (archaic) to establish
Conjugation
    
| infinitive | establir | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | establiendo | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | establido | establida | |||||
| plural | establidos | establidas | |||||
| 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 | establo | establestú establísvos | estable | establimos | establís | establen | |
| imperfect | establía | establías | establía | establíamos | establíais | establían | |
| preterite | establí | establiste | establió | establimos | establisteis | establieron | |
| future | establiré | establirás | establirá | establiremos | establiréis | establirán | |
| conditional | establiría | establirías | establiría | establiríamos | establiríais | establirían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | establa | establastú establásvos2 | establa | establamos | establáis | establan | |
| imperfect (ra) | establiera | establieras | establiera | establiéramos | establierais | establieran | |
| imperfect (se) | establiese | establieses | establiese | establiésemos | establieseis | establiesen | |
| future1 | establiere | establieres | establiere | establiéremos | establiereis | establieren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
| affirmative | establetú establívos | establa | establamos | establid | establan | ||
| negative | no establas | no establa | no establamos | no establáis | no establan | ||
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 establir | |||||||
| dative | establirme | establirte | establirle, establirse | establirnos | establiros | establirles, establirse | |
| accusative | establirme | establirte | establirlo, establirla, establirse | establirnos | establiros | establirlos, establirlas, establirse | |
| with gerund establiendo | |||||||
| dative | establiéndome | establiéndote | establiéndole, establiéndose | establiéndonos | establiéndoos | establiéndoles, establiéndose | |
| accusative | establiéndome | establiéndote | establiéndolo, establiéndola, establiéndose | establiéndonos | establiéndoos | establiéndolos, establiéndolas, establiéndose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative estable | |||||||
| dative | estábleme | estáblete | estáblele | estáblenos | not used | estábleles | |
| accusative | estábleme | estáblete | estáblelo, estáblela | estáblenos | not used | estáblelos, estáblelas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative establí | |||||||
| dative | establime | establite | establile | establinos | not used | establiles | |
| accusative | establime | establite | establilo, establila | establinos | not used | establilos, establilas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative establa | |||||||
| dative | estáblame | not used | estáblale, estáblase | estáblanos | not used | estáblales | |
| accusative | estáblame | not used | estáblalo, estáblala, estáblase | estáblanos | not used | estáblalos, estáblalas | |
| with first-person plural imperative establamos | |||||||
| dative | not used | establámoste | establámosle | establámonos | establámoos | establámosles | |
| accusative | not used | establámoste | establámoslo, establámosla | establámonos | establámoos | establámoslos, establámoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative establid | |||||||
| dative | establidme | not used | establidle | establidnos | establíos | establidles | |
| accusative | establidme | not used | establidlo, establidla | establidnos | establíos | establidlos, establidlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative establan | |||||||
| dative | estáblanme | not used | estáblanle | estáblannos | not used | estáblanles, estáblanse | |
| accusative | estáblanme | not used | estáblanlo, estáblanla | estáblannos | not used | estáblanlos, estáblanlas, estáblanse | |
Further reading
    
- “establir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014