/kontɾiˈβwiɾ/
Translation
to contribute
Word origin
From Latin contribuere ('to bring together, to add'), formed from con- ('together') and tribuere ('to give, to allot').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- contribuere
- English cognates
- contribute, tribute
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular spanish-stem-changing conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..
Indicative
| Person | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | contribuyo | contribuí | contribuía | contribuiré | contribuiría |
| tú | contribuyes | contribuiste | contribuías | contribuirás | contribuirías |
| él/ella/ud. | contribuye | contribuyó | contribuía | contribuirá | contribuiría |
| nos. | contribuimos | contribuimos | contribuíamos | contribuiremos | contribuiríamos |
| vos. | contribuís | contribuisteis | contribuíais | contribuiréis | contribuiríais |
| ellos/uds. | contribuyen | contribuyeron | contribuían | contribuirán | contribuirían |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect (-ra) | Imperfect (-se) |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | contribuya | contribuyera | contribuyese |
| tú | contribuyas | contribuyeras | contribuyeses |
| él/ella/ud. | contribuya | contribuyera | contribuyese |
| nos. | contribuyamos | contribuyéramos | contribuyésemos |
| vos. | contribuyáis | contribuyerais | contribuyeseis |
| ellos/uds. | contribuyan | contribuyeran | contribuyesen |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tú | contribuye |
| ud. | contribuya |
| nosotros | contribuyamos |
| vosotros | contribuid |
| uds. | contribuyan |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- contribuyendo
- Past participle
- contribuido
Examples
contribuyeron .
All the neighbours contributed to cleaning the park.
contribuye .
Her work contributes a great deal to the team's success.
.
We want to contribute a donation to the local school.
Contribuir belongs to the small class of -uir verbs (construir, huir, incluir) that insert a y before endings that would otherwise put two vowels together: contribuyo, contribuyes, contribuyó. The written stem never changes, only this inserted consonant, so it is a spelling pattern rather than the kind of stem-vowel change seen in pedir or dormir.
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