permitir

Galician

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin permittere.

Verb

permitir (first-person singular present permito, first-person singular preterite permitín, past participle permitido)
permitir (first-person singular present permito, first-person singular preterite permitim or permiti, past participle permitido, reintegrationist norm)

  1. to permit, to allow

Conjugation

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin permittere.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /peʁ.miˈt͡ʃi(ʁ)/ [peɦ.miˈt͡ʃi(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /peɾ.miˈt͡ʃi(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /peʁ.miˈt͡ʃi(ʁ)/ [peʁ.miˈt͡ʃi(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /peɻ.miˈt͡ʃi(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɨɾ.miˈtiɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /pɨɾ.miˈti.ɾi/

  • (Nordestino) IPA(key): /peχ.mi.ˈti(χ)/
  • Hyphenation: per‧mi‧tir

Verb

permitir (first-person singular present permito, first-person singular preterite permiti, past participle permitido)

  1. to permit, allow, tolerate
  2. to enable

Conjugation

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:permitir.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin permittere.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /peɾmiˈtiɾ/ [peɾ.miˈt̪iɾ]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: per‧mi‧tir

Verb

permitir (first-person singular present permito, first-person singular preterite permití, past participle permitido)

  1. to allow, permit
    Synonym: autorizar
    No les permitieron ir.
    They were not allowed to go.
  2. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to afford, to allow
    No puedo permitirme comprarlo.
    I can't allow myself to buy it.
  3. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to indulge in

Usage notes

  • Used without a preposition, as is demonstrated in the example above

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

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