requerir

See also: requérir

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin requīrere, with normal change of conjugation to -ir.

Pronunciation

Verb

requerir (first-person singular present requereixo, first-person singular preterite requerí, past participle requerit)

  1. (transitive) to require, need
    Synonym: exigir
  2. (transitive, law) to demand
    Synonym: intimar

Conjugation
    Conjugation of requerir (third conjugation, with -eix-)
infinitive requerir
gerund requerint
past participle masculine feminine
singular requerit requerida
plural requerits requerides
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present requereixo requereixes requereix requerim requeriu requereixen
imperfect requeria requeries requeria requeríem requeríeu requerien
future requeriré requeriràs requerirà requerirem requerireu requeriran
preterite requerí requerires requerí requerírem requeríreu requeriren
conditional requeriria requeriries requeriria requeriríem requeriríeu requeririen
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present requereixi requereixis requereixi requerim requeriu requereixin
imperfect requerís requerissis requerís requeríssim requeríssiu requerissin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós		 vostès
affirmative — requereix requereixi requerim requeriu requereixin
negative (no) — no requereixis no requereixi no requerim no requeriu no requereixin

Derived terms

Further reading

Middle French

Verb

requerir

  1. to require
    • 1595, Michel de Montaigne, Essais:
      La justice requeroit que les Romains eussent raison de ce forfaict ; la difficulté en empéchoit les voyes ordinaires
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin requīrīre.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /rekeˈɾiɾ/ [re.keˈɾiɾ]
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: re‧que‧rir

Verb

requerir (first-person singular present requiero, first-person singular preterite requerí, past participle requerido)

  1. to require, need
    Requiere de mucho trabajo. ― It requires a lot of work.
  2. to ask for, send for, call for

Conjugation
    Conjugation of requerir (e-ie-i alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive requerir
gerund requiriendo
past participle masculine feminine
singular requerido requerida
plural requeridos requeridas
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 requiero requierestú
requerísvos		 requiere requerimos requerís requieren
imperfect requería requerías requería requeríamos requeríais requerían
preterite requerí requeriste requirió requerimos requeristeis requirieron
future requeriré requerirás requerirá requeriremos requeriréis requerirán
conditional requeriría requerirías requeriría requeriríamos requeriríais requerirían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present requiera requierastú
requirásvos2		 requiera requiramos requiráis requieran
imperfect
(ra)		 requiriera requirieras requiriera requiriéramos requirierais requirieran
imperfect
(se)		 requiriese requirieses requiriese requiriésemos requirieseis requiriesen
future1 requiriere requirieres requiriere requiriéremos requiriereis requirieren
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative requieretú
requerívos		 requiera requiramos requerid requieran
negative no requieras no requiera no requiramos no requiráis no requieran

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

    Selected combined forms of requerir (e-ie-i 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 requerir
dative requerirme requerirte requerirle, requerirse requerirnos requeriros requerirles, requerirse
accusative requerirme requerirte requerirlo, requerirla, requerirse requerirnos requeriros requerirlos, requerirlas, requerirse
with gerund requiriendo
dative requiriéndome requiriéndote requiriéndole, requiriéndose requiriéndonos requiriéndoos requiriéndoles, requiriéndose
accusative requiriéndome requiriéndote requiriéndolo, requiriéndola, requiriéndose requiriéndonos requiriéndoos requiriéndolos, requiriéndolas, requiriéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative requiere
dative requiéreme requiérete requiérele requiérenos not used requiéreles
accusative requiéreme requiérete requiérelo, requiérela requiérenos not used requiérelos, requiérelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative requerí
dative requerime requerite requerile requerinos not used requeriles
accusative requerime requerite requerilo, requerila requerinos not used requerilos, requerilas
with formal second-person singular imperative requiera
dative requiérame not used requiérale, requiérase requiéranos not used requiérales
accusative requiérame not used requiéralo, requiérala, requiérase requiéranos not used requiéralos, requiéralas
with first-person plural imperative requiramos
dative not used requirámoste requirámosle requirámonos requirámoos requirámosles
accusative not used requirámoste requirámoslo, requirámosla requirámonos requirámoos requirámoslos, requirámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative requerid
dative requeridme not used requeridle requeridnos requeríos requeridles
accusative requeridme not used requeridlo, requeridla requeridnos requeríos requeridlos, requeridlas
with formal second-person plural imperative requieran
dative requiéranme not used requiéranle requiérannos not used requiéranles, requiéranse
accusative requiéranme not used requiéranlo, requiéranla requiérannos not used requiéranlos, requiéranlas, requiéranse

Derived terms

Further reading
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