/suiθiˈðaɾse/ ES

/suisiˈðaɾse/ MX

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Translation

to take one's own life, to die by suicide

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Word origin

From the modern Latin suicidium ('self-killing'), from Latin sui ('of oneself') plus caedere ('to kill').

Origin
Latin
Root
suicidium
English cognates
suicide, homicide

Grammar

Verb type-ar reflexive
ReflexiveYes

Conjugation

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

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yosuicidosuicidésuicidabasuicidarésuicidaría
túsuicidassuicidastesuicidabassuicidarássuicidarías
él/ella/ud.suicidasuicidósuicidabasuicidarásuicidaría
nos.suicidamossuicidamossuicidábamossuicidaremossuicidaríamos
vos.suicidáissuicidasteissuicidabaissuicidaréissuicidaríais
ellos/uds.suicidansuicidaronsuicidabansuicidaránsuicidarían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yosuicidesuicidarasuicidase
túsuicidessuicidarassuicidases
él/ella/ud.suicidesuicidarasuicidase
nos.suicidemossuicidáramossuicidásemos
vos.suicidéissuicidaraissuicidaseis
ellos/uds.suicidensuicidaransuicidasen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
túsuicida
ud.suicide
nosotrossuicidemos
vosotrossuicidad
uds.suiciden

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
suicidando
Past participle
suicidado

Examples

.

The statistics record how many people die by suicide each year.

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Experts study the factors that lead someone to take their own life.

.

There are helplines for anyone who is thinking of taking their own life.

prevención .

Prevention aims to reduce the number of people who die by suicide.

.

The report examines why some people attempt to take their own life.

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This word is taught in chapter 26, lesson 6: suicidarse, hierro, inmunidad and 7 more words.