confiar

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Pronunciation

Verb

confiar (first-person singular present confio, first-person singular preterite confií, past participle confiat)

  1. to entrust
  2. to tell (a secret)
  3. to confide

Conjugation
    Conjugation of confiar (first conjugation)
infinitive confiar
gerund confiant
past participle masculine feminine
singular confiat confiada
plural confiats confiades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present confio confies confia confiem confieu confien
imperfect confiava confiaves confiava confiàvem confiàveu confiaven
future confiaré confiaràs confiarà confiarem confiareu confiaran
preterite confií confiares confià confiàrem confiàreu confiaren
conditional confiaria confiaries confiaria confiaríem confiaríeu confiarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present confiï confiïs confiï confiem confieu confiïn
imperfect confiés confiessis confiés confiéssim confiéssiu confiessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós		 vostès
affirmative — confia confiï confiem confieu confiïn
negative (no) — no confiïs no confiï no confiem no confieu no confiïn

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *cōnfīdāre, from cōnfīdere.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /koŋ.fiˈaɾ/

Verb

confiar

  1. to confide, entrust

Conjugation
    Conjugation of confiar
infinitive simple confiar
compound infinitive of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
gerund simple confiando
compound gerund of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
past participle singular plural
masculine confiado confiada
feminine confiados confiadas
present participle confiante confiantes
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative mood eu tu el~ele
ela
vossa mercee		 nos
nos outros
nos outras		 vos
vos outros
vos outras		 eles
elas
simple
tenses		 present confio confias confia confiamos confiades confiam3, confian4
imperfect confiava confiavas confiava confiavamos confiavades confiavam3, confiavan4
preterite confiei confiaste3, confiasche4 confiou confiamos confiastes confiarom3, confiaron4
pluperfect confiara confiaras confiara confiaramos confiarades confiaram3, confiaran4
future confiarei confiarás confiará confiaremos confiaredes confiarám3, confiarán4
conditional confiaría confiarías confiaría confiariamos confiariades confiaríam3, confiarían4
compound
tenses		 present perfect present of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
present imperfect imperfect of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
past anterior preterite of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
pluperfect simple pluperfect of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
future perfect future of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
subjunctive mood eu tu el~ele
ela
vossa mercee		 nos
nos outros
nos outras		 vos
vos outros
vos outras		 eles
elas
simple
tenses		 present confie confies confie confiemos confiedes confiem3, confien4
preterite confiasse confiasses confiasse confiássemos confiássedes confiassem3, confiassen4
future confiar confiares confiar confiarmos confiardes confiarem3, confiaren4
compound
tenses		 present perfect present subjunctive of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
pluperfect preterite subjunctive of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
future perfect future subjunctive of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
imperative mood — tu vossa mercee nos
nos outros
nos outras		 vos
vos outros
vos outras		 —
affirmative — confia confie confiemos confiade —
negative — non confies non confie non confiemos non confiedes —
personal infinitive eu tu el~ele
ela
vossa mercee		 nos
nos outros
nos outras		 vos
vos outros
vos outras		 eles
elas
confiar confiares confiar confiarmos confiardes confiarem3, confiaren4

1 Its alternative form aver can be used as well.

2 Teer and ter were used too, though all 3 were less common than forms of "haver".

3 Less common in Galicia

4 Less common in Portugal

    Descendants
    • Galician: confiar
    • Portuguese: confiar

    Portuguese

    Etymology

    Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese confiar, from Vulgar Latin *cōnfīdāre, from cōnfīdere.

    Pronunciation
     
    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.fiˈa(ʁ)/ [kõ.fɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /kõˈfja(ʁ)/ [kõˈfja(h)]
      • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /kõ.fiˈa(ɾ)/ [kõ.fɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /kõˈfja(ɾ)/
      • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kõ.fiˈa(ʁ)/ [kõ.fɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /kõˈfja(ʁ)/ [kõˈfja(χ)]
      • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.fiˈa(ɻ)/ [kõ.fɪˈa(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /kõˈfja(ɻ)/
     
    • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kõˈfjaɾ/
      • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /kõˈfja.ɾi/

    • Hyphenation: con‧fi‧ar

    Verb

    confiar (first-person singular present confio, first-person singular preterite confiei, past participle confiado)

    1. to confide, entrust
    2. to rely on

    Conjugation
        Conjugation of confiar (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 confiar
    Personal confiar confiares confiar confiarmos confiardes confiarem
    Gerund
    confiando
    Past participle
    Masculine confiado confiados
    Feminine confiada confiadas
    Indicative
    Present confio confias confia confiamos confiais confiam
    Imperfect confiava confiavas confiava confiávamos confiáveis confiavam
    Preterite confiei confiaste confiou confiamos1, confiámos2 confiastes confiaram
    Pluperfect confiara confiaras confiara confiáramos confiáreis confiaram
    Future confiarei confiarás confiará confiaremos confiareis confiarão
    Conditional confiaria confiarias confiaria confiaríamos confiaríeis confiariam
    Subjunctive
    Present confie confies confie confiemos confieis confiem
    Imperfect confiasse confiasses confiasse confiássemos confiásseis confiassem
    Future confiar confiares confiar confiarmos confiardes confiarem
    Imperative
    Affirmative confia confie confiemos confiai confiem
    Negative (não) não confies não confie não confiemos não confieis não confiem

    1Brazilian Portuguese.
    2European Portuguese.

    Spanish

    Etymology

    From Latin *confidare, from cōnfīdēre, present active infinitive of cōnfīdō.

    Pronunciation
    • IPA(key): /konˈfjaɾ/ [kõɱˈfjaɾ]
    • Audio (Colombia):(file)
    • Rhymes: -aɾ
    • Syllabification: con‧fiar

    Verb

    confiar (first-person singular present confío, first-person singular preterite confié, past participle confiado)

    1. to reassure
    2. to be certain
    3. to trust
    4. (transitive) to confide
    5. (transitive) to entrust
      confiar un trabajo a alguien ― entrust a job to someone

    Conjugation
        Conjugation of confiar (i-í alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
    infinitive confiar
    gerund confiando
    past participle masculine feminine
    singular confiado confiada
    plural confiados confiadas
    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 confío confíastú
    confiásvos    		 confía confiamos confiáis confían
    imperfect confiaba confiabas confiaba confiábamos confiabais confiaban
    preterite confié confiaste confió confiamos confiasteis confiaron
    future confiaré confiarás confiará confiaremos confiaréis confiarán
    conditional confiaría confiarías confiaría confiaríamos confiaríais confiarían
    subjunctive yo tú
    vos    		 él/ella/ello
    usted    		 nosotros
    nosotras    		 vosotros
    vosotras    		 ellos/ellas
    ustedes
    present confíe confíestú
    confiésvos2    		 confíe confiemos confiéis confíen
    imperfect
    (ra)    		 confiara confiaras confiara confiáramos confiarais confiaran
    imperfect
    (se)    		 confiase confiases confiase confiásemos confiaseis confiasen
    future1 confiare confiares confiare confiáremos confiareis confiaren
    imperative — tú
    vos    		 usted nosotros
    nosotras    		 vosotros
    vosotras    		 ustedes
    affirmative confíatú
    confiávos    		 confíe confiemos confiad confíen
    negative no confíes no confíe no confiemos no confiéis no confíen

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

        Selected combined forms of confiar (i-í 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 confiar
    dative confiarme confiarte confiarle, confiarse confiarnos confiaros confiarles, confiarse
    accusative confiarme confiarte confiarlo, confiarla, confiarse confiarnos confiaros confiarlos, confiarlas, confiarse
    with gerund confiando
    dative confiándome confiándote confiándole, confiándose confiándonos confiándoos confiándoles, confiándose
    accusative confiándome confiándote confiándolo, confiándola, confiándose confiándonos confiándoos confiándolos, confiándolas, confiándose
    with informal second-person singular tú imperative confía
    dative confíame confíate confíale confíanos not used confíales
    accusative confíame confíate confíalo, confíala confíanos not used confíalos, confíalas
    with informal second-person singular vos imperative confiá
    dative confiame confiate confiale confianos not used confiales
    accusative confiame confiate confialo, confiala confianos not used confialos, confialas
    with formal second-person singular imperative confíe
    dative confíeme not used confíele, confíese confíenos not used confíeles
    accusative confíeme not used confíelo, confíela, confíese confíenos not used confíelos, confíelas
    with first-person plural imperative confiemos
    dative not used confiémoste confiémosle confiémonos confiémoos confiémosles
    accusative not used confiémoste confiémoslo, confiémosla confiémonos confiémoos confiémoslos, confiémoslas
    with informal second-person plural imperative confiad
    dative confiadme not used confiadle confiadnos confiaos confiadles
    accusative confiadme not used confiadlo, confiadla confiadnos confiaos confiadlos, confiadlas
    with formal second-person plural imperative confíen
    dative confíenme not used confíenle confíennos not used confíenles, confíense
    accusative confíenme not used confíenlo, confíenla confíennos not used confíenlos, confíenlas, confíense

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