confirmar

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin cōnfirmāre. First attested in the 15th century.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (Central) [kuɱ.firˈma]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [koɱ.firˈma]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [koɱ.fiɾˈmaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

confirmar (first-person singular present confirmo, first-person singular preterite confirmí, past participle confirmat)

  1. (transitive) to confirm
    Synonyms: refermar, mantenir, comprovar
  2. (transitive, ironic) to slap
    Synonyms: bufetejar, galtejar

Conjugation
    Conjugation of confirmar (first conjugation)
infinitive confirmar
gerund confirmant
past participle masculine feminine
singular confirmat confirmada
plural confirmats confirmades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present confirmo confirmes confirma confirmem confirmeu confirmen
imperfect confirmava confirmaves confirmava confirmàvem confirmàveu confirmaven
future confirmaré confirmaràs confirmarà confirmarem confirmareu confirmaran
preterite confirmí confirmares confirmà confirmàrem confirmàreu confirmaren
conditional confirmaria confirmaries confirmaria confirmaríem confirmaríeu confirmarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present confirmi confirmis confirmi confirmem confirmeu confirmin
imperfect confirmés confirmessis confirmés confirméssim confirméssiu confirmessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós		 vostès
affirmative — confirma confirmi confirmem confirmeu confirmin
negative (no) — no confirmis no confirmi no confirmem no confirmeu no confirmin

References
  1. “confirmar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

Further reading

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese confirmar, from Latin cōnfirmō.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [koɱfiɾˈmaɾ]

Verb

confirmar (first-person singular present confirmo, first-person singular preterite confirmei, past participle confirmado)

  1. to confirm
  2. (Christianity, transitive or takes a reflexive pronoun) to confirm (to administer the sacrament of confirmation)

Conjugation
    Conjugation of confirmar
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu)		 Second-person
(ti)		 Third-person
(el / ela / Vde.)		 First-person
(nós)		 Second-person
(vós)		 Third-person
(eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal confirmar
Personal confirmar confirmares confirmar confirmarmos confirmardes confirmaren
Gerund
confirmando
Past participle
Masculine confirmado confirmados
Feminine confirmada confirmadas
Indicative
Present confirmo confirmas confirma confirmamos confirmades confirman
Imperfect confirmaba confirmabas confirmaba confirmabamos confirmabades confirmaban
Preterite confirmei confirmaches confirmou confirmamos confirmastes confirmaron
Pluperfect confirmara confirmaras confirmara confirmaramos confirmarades confirmaran
Future confirmarei confirmarás confirmará confirmaremos confirmaredes confirmarán
Conditional confirmaría confirmarías confirmaría confirmariamos confirmariades confirmarían
Subjunctive
Present confirme confirmes confirme confirmemos confirmedes confirmen
Imperfect confirmase confirmases confirmase confirmásemos confirmásedes confirmasen
Future confirmar confirmares confirmar confirmarmos confirmardes confirmaren
Imperative
Affirmative confirma confirme confirmemos confirmade confirmen
Negative (non) non confirmes non confirme non confirmemos non confirmedes non confirmen
    Reintegrated conjugation of confirmar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu)		 Second-person
(ti / tu)		 Third-person
(ele / ela / você)		 First-person
(nós)		 Second-person
(vós)		 Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal confirmar
Personal confirmar confirmares confirmar confirmarmos confirmardes confirmarem
Gerund
confirmando
Past participle
Masculine confirmado confirmados
Feminine confirmada confirmadas
Indicative
Present confirmo confirmas confirma confirmamos confirmades, confirmais confirmam
Imperfect confirmava confirmavas confirmava confirmávamos confirmávades, confirmáveis, confirmávais1 confirmavam
Preterite confirmei confirmaste, confirmache1 confirmou confirmamos confirmastes confirmárom, confirmaram
Pluperfect confirmara confirmaras confirmara confirmáramos confirmárades, confirmáreis, confirmárais1 confirmaram
Future confirmarei confirmarás confirmará confirmaremos confirmaredes, confirmareis confirmarám, confirmarão
Conditional confirmaria confirmarias confirmaria confirmaríamos confirmaríades, confirmaríeis, confirmaríais1 confirmariam
Subjunctive
Present confirme confirmes confirme confirmemos confirmedes, confirmeis confirmem
Imperfect confirmasse confirmasses confirmasse confirmássemos confirmássedes, confirmásseis confirmassem
Future confirmar confirmares confirmar confirmarmos confirmardes confirmarem
Imperative
Affirmative confirma confirme confirmemos confirmade, confirmai confirmem
Negative (nom) nom confirmes nom confirme nom confirmemos nom confirmedes, nom confirmeis nom confirmem

1Less recommended.

References
  • “confirmar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “confirmar” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “confirmar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “confirmar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “confirmar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Further reading

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin cōnfirmō, attested from the 12th century.[1]

Pronunciation
  • Audio (Béarn)(file)

Verb

confirmar

  1. to confirm

Conjugation
    Lengadocian (Central Occitan)
simple compound
infinitive confirmar aver confirmat
gerund confirmant use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle confirmat —
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ieu tu el nosautres vosautres eles
present confirmi confirmas confirma confirmam confirmatz confirman
imperfect confirmavi confirmavas confirmava confirmàvem confirmàvetz confirmavan
preterite confirmèri confirmères confirmèt confirmèrem confirmèretz confirmèron
future confirmarai confirmaràs confirmarà confirmarem confirmaretz confirmaràn
conditional confirmariái confirmariás confirmariá confirmariam confirmariatz confirmarián
conditional 2nd form1 confirmèra confirmèras confirmèra confirmeram confirmeratz confirmèran
compound
tenses		 present perfect use the present tense of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
past anterior use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
future perfect use the future tense of aver + past participle
conditional perfect use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive que ieu que tu que el que nosautres que vosautres que eles
present confirme confirmes confirme confirmem confirmetz confirmen
imperfect confirmèssi confirmèsses confirmèsse confirmèssem confirmèssetz confirmèsson
compound
tenses		 past use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative — tu — nosautres vosautres —
confirma confirmem confirmatz 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects
    Auvernhàs
simple compound
infinitive confirmar aver confirmat
gerund confirmant use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle confirmat —
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ieu tu el nosautres vosautres eles
present confirme confirmes confirma confirmam confirmatz confirmon
imperfect confirmave confirmaves confirmava confirmaviam confirmaviatz confirmavon
preterite confirmere confirmeres confirmet confirmem confirmetz confirmeron
future confirmarai confirmaràs confirmará confirmarem confirmaretz confirmarán
conditional confirmariá confirmariás confirmariá confirmariam confirmariatz confirmarián
conditional 2nd form1 confirmèra confirmèras confirmèra confirmeram confirmeratz confirmèran
compound
tenses		 present perfect use the present tense of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
past anterior use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
future perfect use the future tense of aver + past participle
conditional perfect use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive que ieu que tu que el que nosautres que vosautres que eles
present confirme confirmes confirme confirmassiam confirmassiatz confirmon
imperfect confirmesse confirmesses confirmesse confirmessiam confirmessiatz confirmesson
compound
tenses		 past use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative — tu — nosautres vosautres —
confirma confirmassiam confirmatz 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects
    Gascon
simple compound
infinitive confirmar aver confirmat
gerund confirmant use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle confirmat —
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ieu tu el nosautres vosautres eles
present confirmi confirmas confirma confirmam confirmatz confirman
imperfect confirmavi confirmavas confirmava confirmàvam confirmàvatz confirmavan
preterite confirmèi confirmès confirmè confirmèm confirmètz confirmèn
future confirmarèi confirmaràs confirmarà confirmaram confirmaratz confirmaràn
conditional confirmarí confirmarés confirmaré confirmarem confirmaretz confirmarén
conditional 2nd form1 confirmèra confirmèras confirmèra confirmeram confirmeratz confirmèran
compound
tenses		 present perfect use the present tense of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
past anterior use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
future perfect use the future tense of aver + past participle
conditional perfect use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive que ieu que tu que el que nosautres que vosautres que eles
present confirmi confirmes confirme confirmem confirmetz confirmen
imperfect confirmèssi confirmèsses confirmèsse confirmèssem confirmèssetz confirmèssen
compound
tenses		 past use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative — tu — nosautres vosautres —
confirma confirmem confirmatz 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects
    Lemosin
simple compound
infinitive confirmar aver confirmat
gerund confirmant use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle confirmat —
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ieu tu el nosautres vosautres eles
present confirme confirmas confirma confirmam confirmatz confirman
imperfect confirmava confirmavas confirmava confirmàvam confirmàvatz confirmavan
preterite confirmei confirmeras confirmet confirmèram confirmèratz confirmeran
future confirmarai confirmaràs confirmará confirmarem confirmaretz confirmarán
conditional confirmariá confirmariàs confirmariá confirmariam confirmariatz confirmarián
conditional 2nd form1 confirmèra confirmèras confirmèra confirmeram confirmeratz confirmèran
compound
tenses		 present perfect use the present tense of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
past anterior use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
future perfect use the future tense of aver + past participle
conditional perfect use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive que ieu que tu que el que nosautres que vosautres que eles
present confirme confirmes confirme confirmem confirmetz confirmen
imperfect confirmèsse confirmèsses confirmèsse confirmèssem confirmèssetz confirmèssen
compound
tenses		 past use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative — tu — nosautres vosautres —
confirma confirmem confirmatz 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects
    Provençau
simple compound
infinitive confirmar aver confirmat
gerund confirmant use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle confirmat —
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ieu tu el nosautres vosautres eles
present confirme confirmes confirma confirmam confirmatz confirman
imperfect confirmavi confirmavas confirmava confirmàvem confirmàvetz confirmavan
preterite confirmère confirmères confirmèt confirmeriam confirmeriatz confirmèron
future confirmarai confirmaràs confirmarà confirmarem confirmaretz confirmaràn
conditional confirmariáu confirmariás confirmariá confirmariam confirmariatz confirmarián
conditional 2nd form1 confirmèra confirmèras confirmèra confirmeram confirmeratz confirmèran
compound
tenses		 present perfect use the present tense of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
past anterior use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
future perfect use the future tense of aver + past participle
conditional perfect use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive que ieu que tu que el que nosautres que vosautres que eles
present confirme confirmes confirme confirmem confirmetz confirman
imperfect confirmèsse confirmèsses confirmèsse confirmessiam confirmessiatz confirmèsson
compound
tenses		 past use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative — tu — nosautres vosautres —
confirma confirmem confirmatz 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

References
  1. Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana, L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2024, page 151.

Further reading
  • Joan de Cantalausa (2006) Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians‎, 2 edition, →ISBN, page 276.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cōnfirmāre.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.fiʁˈma(ʁ)/ [kõ.fiɦˈma(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /kõ.fiɾˈma(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kõ.fiʁˈma(ʁ)/ [kõ.fiʁˈma(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.fiɻˈma(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kõ.fiɾˈmaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /kõ.fiɾˈma.ɾi/

Verb

confirmar (first-person singular present confirmo, first-person singular preterite confirmei, past participle confirmado)

  1. to confirm, corroborate, affirm

Conjugation
    Conjugation of confirmar (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 confirmar
Personal confirmar confirmares confirmar confirmarmos confirmardes confirmarem
Gerund
confirmando
Past participle
Masculine confirmado confirmados
Feminine confirmada confirmadas
Indicative
Present confirmo confirmas confirma confirmamos confirmais confirmam
Imperfect confirmava confirmavas confirmava confirmávamos confirmáveis confirmavam
Preterite confirmei confirmaste confirmou confirmamos1, confirmámos2 confirmastes confirmaram
Pluperfect confirmara confirmaras confirmara confirmáramos confirmáreis confirmaram
Future confirmarei confirmarás confirmará confirmaremos confirmareis confirmarão
Conditional confirmaria confirmarias confirmaria confirmaríamos confirmaríeis confirmariam
Subjunctive
Present confirme confirmes confirme confirmemos confirmeis confirmem
Imperfect confirmasse confirmasses confirmasse confirmássemos confirmásseis confirmassem
Future confirmar confirmares confirmar confirmarmos confirmardes confirmarem
Imperative
Affirmative confirma confirme confirmemos confirmai confirmem
Negative (não) não confirmes não confirme não confirmemos não confirmeis não confirmem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin cōnfirmāre.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /konfiɾˈmaɾ/ [kõɱ.fiɾˈmaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: con‧fir‧mar

Verb

confirmar (first-person singular present confirmo, first-person singular preterite confirmé, past participle confirmado)

  1. to confirm (accept something)

Conjugation
    Conjugation of confirmar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive confirmar
gerund confirmando
past participle masculine feminine
singular confirmado confirmada
plural confirmados confirmadas
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 confirmo confirmastú
confirmásvos		 confirma confirmamos confirmáis confirman
imperfect confirmaba confirmabas confirmaba confirmábamos confirmabais confirmaban
preterite confirmé confirmaste confirmó confirmamos confirmasteis confirmaron
future confirmaré confirmarás confirmará confirmaremos confirmaréis confirmarán
conditional confirmaría confirmarías confirmaría confirmaríamos confirmaríais confirmarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present confirme confirmestú
confirmésvos2		 confirme confirmemos confirméis confirmen
imperfect
(ra)		 confirmara confirmaras confirmara confirmáramos confirmarais confirmaran
imperfect
(se)		 confirmase confirmases confirmase confirmásemos confirmaseis confirmasen
future1 confirmare confirmares confirmare confirmáremos confirmareis confirmaren
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative confirmatú
confirmávos		 confirme confirmemos confirmad confirmen
negative no confirmes no confirme no confirmemos no confirméis no confirmen

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

    Selected combined forms of confirmar

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 confirmar
dative confirmarme confirmarte confirmarle, confirmarse confirmarnos confirmaros confirmarles, confirmarse
accusative confirmarme confirmarte confirmarlo, confirmarla, confirmarse confirmarnos confirmaros confirmarlos, confirmarlas, confirmarse
with gerund confirmando
dative confirmándome confirmándote confirmándole, confirmándose confirmándonos confirmándoos confirmándoles, confirmándose
accusative confirmándome confirmándote confirmándolo, confirmándola, confirmándose confirmándonos confirmándoos confirmándolos, confirmándolas, confirmándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative confirma
dative confírmame confírmate confírmale confírmanos not used confírmales
accusative confírmame confírmate confírmalo, confírmala confírmanos not used confírmalos, confírmalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative confirmá
dative confirmame confirmate confirmale confirmanos not used confirmales
accusative confirmame confirmate confirmalo, confirmala confirmanos not used confirmalos, confirmalas
with formal second-person singular imperative confirme
dative confírmeme not used confírmele, confírmese confírmenos not used confírmeles
accusative confírmeme not used confírmelo, confírmela, confírmese confírmenos not used confírmelos, confírmelas
with first-person plural imperative confirmemos
dative not used confirmémoste confirmémosle confirmémonos confirmémoos confirmémosles
accusative not used confirmémoste confirmémoslo, confirmémosla confirmémonos confirmémoos confirmémoslos, confirmémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative confirmad
dative confirmadme not used confirmadle confirmadnos confirmaos confirmadles
accusative confirmadme not used confirmadlo, confirmadla confirmadnos confirmaos confirmadlos, confirmadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative confirmen
dative confírmenme not used confírmenle confírmennos not used confírmenles, confírmense
accusative confírmenme not used confírmenlo, confírmenla confírmennos not used confírmenlos, confírmenlas, confírmense

Derived terms

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