fingir

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fingere, with normal change of conjugation to -ir, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- (“to mold”). See also the inherited doublet fènyer.

Pronunciation

Verb

fingir (first-person singular present fingeixo, first-person singular preterite fingí, past participle fingit)

  1. to pretend (to act as though something is different from what it is)

Conjugation
    Conjugation of fingir (third conjugation, with -eix-)
infinitive fingir
gerund fingint
past participle masculine feminine
singular fingit fingida
plural fingits fingides
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present fingeixo fingeixes fingeix fingim fingiu fingeixen
imperfect fingia fingies fingia fingíem fingíeu fingien
future fingiré fingiràs fingirà fingirem fingireu fingiran
preterite fingí fingires fingí fingírem fingíreu fingiren
conditional fingiria fingiries fingiria fingiríem fingiríeu fingirien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present fingeixi fingeixis fingeixi fingim fingiu fingeixin
imperfect fingís fingissis fingís fingíssim fingíssiu fingissin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós		 vostès
affirmative — fingeix fingeixi fingim fingiu fingeixin
negative (no) — no fingeixis no fingeixi no fingim no fingiu no fingeixin

Further reading

Old Norse

Verb

fingir

  1. second-person singular past active subjunctive of fá

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fingere, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- (“to mold”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /fĩˈʒi(ʁ)/ [fĩˈʒi(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /fĩˈʒi(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /fĩˈʒi(ʁ)/ [fĩˈʒi(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /fĩˈʒi(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /fĩˈʒiɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /fĩˈʒi.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: fin‧gir

Verb

fingir (first-person singular present finjo, first-person singular preterite fingi, past participle fingido)

  1. to pretend (to act as though something is different from what it is)

Conjugation
    Conjugation of fingir (g-j 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 fingir
Personal fingir fingires fingir fingirmos fingirdes fingirem
Gerund
fingindo
Past participle
Masculine fingido fingidos
Feminine fingida fingidas
Indicative
Present finjo finges finge fingimos fingis fingem
Imperfect fingia fingias fingia fingíamos fingíeis fingiam
Preterite fingi fingiste fingiu fingimos fingistes fingiram
Pluperfect fingira fingiras fingira fingíramos fingíreis fingiram
Future fingirei fingirás fingirá fingiremos fingireis fingirão
Conditional fingiria fingirias fingiria fingiríamos fingiríeis fingiriam
Subjunctive
Present finja finjas finja finjamos finjais finjam
Imperfect fingisse fingisses fingisse fingíssemos fingísseis fingissem
Future fingir fingires fingir fingirmos fingirdes fingirem
Imperative
Affirmative finge finja finjamos fingi finjam
Negative (não) não finjas não finja não finjamos não finjais não finjam

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fingere, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- (“to mold”). See also the inherited doublet heñir. Cognate with English feign and fiction.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /finˈxiɾ/ [fĩŋˈxiɾ]
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: fin‧gir

Verb

fingir (first-person singular present finjo, first-person singular preterite fingí, past participle fingido)

  1. to pretend (to act as though something is different from what it is)
  2. to fake, affect, feign

Conjugation
    Conjugation of fingir (g-j alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive fingir
gerund fingiendo
past participle masculine feminine
singular fingido fingida
plural fingidos fingidas
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 finjo fingestú
fingísvos		 finge fingimos fingís fingen
imperfect fingía fingías fingía fingíamos fingíais fingían
preterite fingí fingiste fingió fingimos fingisteis fingieron
future fingiré fingirás fingirá fingiremos fingiréis fingirán
conditional fingiría fingirías fingiría fingiríamos fingiríais fingirían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present finja finjastú
finjásvos2		 finja finjamos finjáis finjan
imperfect
(ra)		 fingiera fingieras fingiera fingiéramos fingierais fingieran
imperfect
(se)		 fingiese fingieses fingiese fingiésemos fingieseis fingiesen
future1 fingiere fingieres fingiere fingiéremos fingiereis fingieren
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative fingetú
fingívos		 finja finjamos fingid finjan
negative no finjas no finja no finjamos no finjáis no finjan

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

    Selected combined forms of fingir (g-j 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 fingir
dative fingirme fingirte fingirle, fingirse fingirnos fingiros fingirles, fingirse
accusative fingirme fingirte fingirlo, fingirla, fingirse fingirnos fingiros fingirlos, fingirlas, fingirse
with gerund fingiendo
dative fingiéndome fingiéndote fingiéndole, fingiéndose fingiéndonos fingiéndoos fingiéndoles, fingiéndose
accusative fingiéndome fingiéndote fingiéndolo, fingiéndola, fingiéndose fingiéndonos fingiéndoos fingiéndolos, fingiéndolas, fingiéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative finge
dative fíngeme fíngete fíngele fíngenos not used fíngeles
accusative fíngeme fíngete fíngelo, fíngela fíngenos not used fíngelos, fíngelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative fingí
dative fingime fingite fingile finginos not used fingiles
accusative fingime fingite fingilo, fingila finginos not used fingilos, fingilas
with formal second-person singular imperative finja
dative fínjame not used fínjale, fínjase fínjanos not used fínjales
accusative fínjame not used fínjalo, fínjala, fínjase fínjanos not used fínjalos, fínjalas
with first-person plural imperative finjamos
dative not used finjámoste finjámosle finjámonos finjámoos finjámosles
accusative not used finjámoste finjámoslo, finjámosla finjámonos finjámoos finjámoslos, finjámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative fingid
dative fingidme not used fingidle fingidnos fingíos fingidles
accusative fingidme not used fingidlo, fingidla fingidnos fingíos fingidlos, fingidlas
with formal second-person plural imperative finjan
dative fínjanme not used fínjanle fínjannos not used fínjanles, fínjanse
accusative fínjanme not used fínjanlo, fínjanla fínjannos not used fínjanlos, fínjanlas, fínjanse

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