prevalecer

Portuguese

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾe.va.leˈse(ʁ)/ [pɾe.va.leˈse(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /pɾe.va.leˈse(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /pɾe.va.leˈse(ʁ)/ [pɾe.va.leˈse(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾe.va.leˈse(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɾɨ.vɐ.lɨˈseɾ/
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /pɾɨ.bɐ.lɨˈseɾ/ [pɾɨ.βɐ.lɨˈseɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /pɾɨ.vɐ.lɨˈse.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: pre‧va‧le‧cer

Verb

prevalecer (first-person singular present prevaleço, first-person singular preterite prevaleci, past participle prevalecido)

  1. to prevail
  2. to predominate

Conjugation
    Conjugation of prevalecer (c-ç 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 prevalecer
Personal prevalecer prevaleceres prevalecer prevalecermos prevalecerdes prevalecerem
Gerund
prevalecendo
Past participle
Masculine prevalecido prevalecidos
Feminine prevalecida prevalecidas
Indicative
Present prevaleço prevaleces prevalece prevalecemos prevaleceis prevalecem
Imperfect prevalecia prevalecias prevalecia prevalecíamos prevalecíeis prevaleciam
Preterite prevaleci prevaleceste prevaleceu prevalecemos prevalecestes prevaleceram
Pluperfect prevalecera prevaleceras prevalecera prevalecêramos prevalecêreis prevaleceram
Future prevalecerei prevalecerás prevalecerá prevaleceremos prevalecereis prevalecerão
Conditional prevaleceria prevalecerias prevaleceria prevaleceríamos prevaleceríeis prevaleceriam
Subjunctive
Present prevaleça prevaleças prevaleça prevaleçamos prevaleçais prevaleçam
Imperfect prevalecesse prevalecesses prevalecesse prevalecêssemos prevalecêsseis prevalecessem
Future prevalecer prevaleceres prevalecer prevalecermos prevalecerdes prevalecerem
Imperative
Affirmative prevalece prevaleça prevaleçamos prevalecei prevaleçam
Negative (não) não prevaleças não prevaleça não prevaleçamos não prevaleçais não prevaleçam

Quotations

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Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (Spain) /pɾebaleˈθeɾ/ [pɾe.β̞a.leˈθeɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /pɾebaleˈseɾ/ [pɾe.β̞a.leˈseɾ]
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: pre‧va‧le‧cer

Verb

prevalecer (first-person singular present prevalezco, first-person singular preterite prevalecí, past participle prevalecido)

  1. (intransitive) to prevail

Conjugation
    Conjugation of prevalecer (c-zc alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive prevalecer
gerund prevaleciendo
past participle masculine feminine
singular prevalecido prevalecida
plural prevalecidos prevalecidas
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 prevalezco prevalecestú
prevalecésvos		 prevalece prevalecemos prevalecéis prevalecen
imperfect prevalecía prevalecías prevalecía prevalecíamos prevalecíais prevalecían
preterite prevalecí prevaleciste prevaleció prevalecimos prevalecisteis prevalecieron
future prevaleceré prevalecerás prevalecerá prevaleceremos prevaleceréis prevalecerán
conditional prevalecería prevalecerías prevalecería prevaleceríamos prevaleceríais prevalecerían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present prevalezca prevalezcastú
prevalezcásvos2		 prevalezca prevalezcamos prevalezcáis prevalezcan
imperfect
(ra)		 prevaleciera prevalecieras prevaleciera prevaleciéramos prevalecierais prevalecieran
imperfect
(se)		 prevaleciese prevalecieses prevaleciese prevaleciésemos prevalecieseis prevaleciesen
future1 prevaleciere prevalecieres prevaleciere prevaleciéremos prevaleciereis prevalecieren
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative prevalecetú
prevalecévos		 prevalezca prevalezcamos prevaleced prevalezcan
negative no prevalezcas no prevalezca no prevalezcamos no prevalezcáis no prevalezcan

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

    Selected combined forms of prevalecer (c-zc 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 prevalecer
dative prevalecerme prevalecerte prevalecerle, prevalecerse prevalecernos prevaleceros prevalecerles, prevalecerse
accusative prevalecerme prevalecerte prevalecerlo, prevalecerla, prevalecerse prevalecernos prevaleceros prevalecerlos, prevalecerlas, prevalecerse
with gerund prevaleciendo
dative prevaleciéndome prevaleciéndote prevaleciéndole, prevaleciéndose prevaleciéndonos prevaleciéndoos prevaleciéndoles, prevaleciéndose
accusative prevaleciéndome prevaleciéndote prevaleciéndolo, prevaleciéndola, prevaleciéndose prevaleciéndonos prevaleciéndoos prevaleciéndolos, prevaleciéndolas, prevaleciéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative prevalece
dative prevaléceme prevalécete prevalécele prevalécenos not used prevaléceles
accusative prevaléceme prevalécete prevalécelo, prevalécela prevalécenos not used prevalécelos, prevalécelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative prevalecé
dative prevaleceme prevalecete prevalecele prevalecenos not used prevaleceles
accusative prevaleceme prevalecete prevalecelo, prevalecela prevalecenos not used prevalecelos, prevalecelas
with formal second-person singular imperative prevalezca
dative prevalézcame not used prevalézcale, prevalézcase prevalézcanos not used prevalézcales
accusative prevalézcame not used prevalézcalo, prevalézcala, prevalézcase prevalézcanos not used prevalézcalos, prevalézcalas
with first-person plural imperative prevalezcamos
dative not used prevalezcámoste prevalezcámosle prevalezcámonos prevalezcámoos prevalezcámosles
accusative not used prevalezcámoste prevalezcámoslo, prevalezcámosla prevalezcámonos prevalezcámoos prevalezcámoslos, prevalezcámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative prevaleced
dative prevalecedme not used prevalecedle prevalecednos prevaleceos prevalecedles
accusative prevalecedme not used prevalecedlo, prevalecedla prevalecednos prevaleceos prevalecedlos, prevalecedlas
with formal second-person plural imperative prevalezcan
dative prevalézcanme not used prevalézcanle prevalézcannos not used prevalézcanles, prevalézcanse
accusative prevalézcanme not used prevalézcanlo, prevalézcanla prevalézcannos not used prevalézcanlos, prevalézcanlas, prevalézcanse

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