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/paɾˈtiɾ/

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Translation

to leave, to split, to depart

Word origin

From Latin partire ('to divide, to share out'), from pars ('a part'). The same root gives English part, partition and depart.

Origin
Latin
Root
partire
English cognates
part, partition, depart

Grammar

Verb type-ir regular

Conjugation

Regular -ir conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yopartopartípartíapartirépartiría
partespartistepartíaspartiráspartirías
él/ella/ud.partepartiópartíapartirápartiría
nos.partimospartimospartíamospartiremospartiríamos
vos.partíspartisteispartíaispartiréispartiríais
ellos/uds.partenpartieronpartíanpartiránpartirían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yopartapartierapartiese
partaspartieraspartieses
él/ella/ud.partapartierapartiese
nos.partamospartiéramospartiésemos
vos.partáispartieraispartieseis
ellos/uds.partanpartieranpartiesen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
parte
ud.parta
nosotrospartamos
vosotrospartid
uds.partan

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
partiendo
Past participle
partido

Examples

.

We leave first thing tomorrow.

, .

From today onwards, I will not smoke any more.

.

I split the apple in half.

puerto .

The boat departs from the harbour every three hours.

trozos .

I am going to break the bread into small pieces.

tarta .

I am going to cut the cake for the children.

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