instigar

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin īnstīgō.

Pronunciation

Verb

instigar (first-person singular present instigo, past participle instigat)

  1. (ditransitive) to incite (someone to do something); to abet

Conjugation
Conjugation of instigar (first conjugation)
infinitive instigar
present participle instigant
past participle masculine feminine
singular instigat instigada
plural instigats instigades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present instigo instigues instiga instiguem instigueu instiguen
imperfect instigava instigaves instigava instigàvem instigàveu instigaven
future instigaré instigaràs instigarà instigarem instigareu instigaran
preterite instiguí instigares instigà instigàrem instigàreu instigaren
conditional instigaria instigaries instigaria instigaríem instigaríeu instigarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present instigui instiguis instigui instiguem instigueu instiguin
imperfect instigués instiguessis instigués instiguéssim instiguéssiu instiguessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós		 vostès
— instiga instigui instiguem instigueu instiguin

Derived terms
  • instigació

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin īnstīgāre.

Verb

instigar (first-person singular present instigo, first-person singular preterite instiguei, past participle instigado)

  1. to instigate
  2. to incite
  3. to stimulate

Conjugation
    Conjugation of instigar (g-gu alternation) (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 instigar
Personal instigar instigares instigar instigarmos instigardes instigarem
Gerund
instigando
Past participle
Masculine instigado instigados
Feminine instigada instigadas
Indicative
Present instigo instigas instiga instigamos instigais instigam
Imperfect instigava instigavas instigava instigávamos instigáveis instigavam
Preterite instiguei instigaste instigou instigamos1, instigámos2 instigastes instigaram
Pluperfect instigara instigaras instigara instigáramos instigáreis instigaram
Future instigarei instigarás instigará instigaremos instigareis instigarão
Conditional
instigaria instigarias instigaria instigaríamos instigaríeis instigariam
Subjunctive
Present instigue instigues instigue instiguemos instigueis instiguem
Imperfect instigasse instigasses instigasse instigássemos instigásseis instigassem
Future instigar instigares instigar instigarmos instigardes instigarem
Imperative
Affirmative instiga instigue instiguemos instigai instiguem
Negative (não) não instigues não instigue não instiguemos não instigueis não instiguem

1Brazil.
2Portugal.

  • instigação

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin īnstīgō.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /instiˈɡaɾ/ [ĩns.t̪iˈɣ̞aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: ins‧ti‧gar

Verb

instigar (first-person singular present instigo, first-person singular preterite instigué, past participle instigado)

  1. (transitive) to instigate, incite, urge

Conjugation
    Conjugation of instigar (g-gu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive instigar
gerund instigando
past participle masculine feminine
singular instigado instigada
plural instigados instigadas
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 instigo instigastú
instigásvos		 instiga instigamos instigáis instigan
imperfect instigaba instigabas instigaba instigábamos instigabais instigaban
preterite instigué instigaste instigó instigamos instigasteis instigaron
future instigaré instigarás instigará instigaremos instigaréis instigarán
conditional instigaría instigarías instigaría instigaríamos instigaríais instigarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present instigue instiguestú
instiguésvos2		 instigue instiguemos instiguéis instiguen
imperfect
(ra)		 instigara instigaras instigara instigáramos instigarais instigaran
imperfect
(se)		 instigase instigases instigase instigásemos instigaseis instigasen
future1 instigare instigares instigare instigáremos instigareis instigaren
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative instigatú
instigávos		 instigue instiguemos instigad instiguen
negative no instigues no instigue no instiguemos no instiguéis no instiguen

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

    Selected combined forms of instigar (g-gu 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 instigar
dative instigarme instigarte instigarle, instigarse instigarnos instigaros instigarles, instigarse
accusative instigarme instigarte instigarlo, instigarla, instigarse instigarnos instigaros instigarlos, instigarlas, instigarse
with gerund instigando
dative instigándome instigándote instigándole, instigándose instigándonos instigándoos instigándoles, instigándose
accusative instigándome instigándote instigándolo, instigándola, instigándose instigándonos instigándoos instigándolos, instigándolas, instigándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative instiga
dative instígame instígate instígale instíganos not used instígales
accusative instígame instígate instígalo, instígala instíganos not used instígalos, instígalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative instigá
dative instigame instigate instigale instiganos not used instigales
accusative instigame instigate instigalo, instigala instiganos not used instigalos, instigalas
with formal second-person singular imperative instigue
dative instígueme not used instíguele, instíguese instíguenos not used instígueles
accusative instígueme not used instíguelo, instíguela, instíguese instíguenos not used instíguelos, instíguelas
with first-person plural imperative instiguemos
dative not used instiguémoste instiguémosle instiguémonos instiguémoos instiguémosles
accusative not used instiguémoste instiguémoslo, instiguémosla instiguémonos instiguémoos instiguémoslos, instiguémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative instigad
dative instigadme not used instigadle instigadnos instigaos instigadles
accusative instigadme not used instigadlo, instigadla instigadnos instigaos instigadlos, instigadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative instiguen
dative instíguenme not used instíguenle instíguennos not used instíguenles, instíguense
accusative instíguenme not used instíguenlo, instíguenla instíguennos not used instíguenlos, instíguenlas, instíguense

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