fortificar

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Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin fortifico, fortificare, from Latin fortis.

Pronunciation

Verb

fortificar (first-person singular present fortifico, past participle fortificat)

  1. to fortify

Conjugation
Conjugation of fortificar (first conjugation)
infinitive fortificar
present participle fortificant
past participle masculine feminine
singular fortificat fortificada
plural fortificats fortificades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present fortifico fortifiques fortifica fortifiquem fortifiqueu fortifiquen
imperfect fortificava fortificaves fortificava fortificàvem fortificàveu fortificaven
future fortificaré fortificaràs fortificarà fortificarem fortificareu fortificaran
preterite fortifiquí fortificares fortificà fortificàrem fortificàreu fortificaren
conditional fortificaria fortificaries fortificaria fortificaríem fortificaríeu fortificarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present fortifiqui fortifiquis fortifiqui fortifiquem fortifiqueu fortifiquin
imperfect fortifiqués fortifiquessis fortifiqués fortifiquéssim fortifiquéssiu fortifiquessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós		 vostès
— fortifica fortifiqui fortifiquem fortifiqueu fortifiquin

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin fortificāre, from Latin fortis.

Verb

fortificar (first-person singular present fortifico, first-person singular preterite fortifiquei, past participle fortificado)

  1. (transitive) to fortify (to build fortifications in or around a place)
  2. (transitive) to fortify; to strengthen (to make stronger)
    Synonym: fortalecer

Conjugation
    Conjugation of fortificar (c-qu 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 fortificar
Personal fortificar fortificares fortificar fortificarmos fortificardes fortificarem
Gerund
fortificando
Past participle
Masculine fortificado fortificados
Feminine fortificada fortificadas
Indicative
Present fortifico fortificas fortifica fortificamos fortificais fortificam
Imperfect fortificava fortificavas fortificava fortificávamos fortificáveis fortificavam
Preterite fortifiquei fortificaste fortificou fortificamos1, fortificámos2 fortificastes fortificaram
Pluperfect fortificara fortificaras fortificara fortificáramos fortificáreis fortificaram
Future fortificarei fortificarás fortificará fortificaremos fortificareis fortificarão
Conditional
fortificaria fortificarias fortificaria fortificaríamos fortificaríeis fortificariam
Subjunctive
Present fortifique fortifiques fortifique fortifiquemos fortifiqueis fortifiquem
Imperfect fortificasse fortificasses fortificasse fortificássemos fortificásseis fortificassem
Future fortificar fortificares fortificar fortificarmos fortificardes fortificarem
Imperative
Affirmative fortifica fortifique fortifiquemos fortificai fortifiquem
Negative (não) não fortifiques não fortifique não fortifiquemos não fortifiqueis não fortifiquem

1Brazil.
2Portugal.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin fortifico, fortificare, from Latin fortis.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /foɾtifiˈkaɾ/ [foɾ.t̪i.fiˈkaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: for‧ti‧fi‧car

Verb

fortificar (first-person singular present fortifico, first-person singular preterite fortifiqué, past participle fortificado)

  1. to fortify
    • 1605, Miguel de Cervantes, “Capítulo I”, in El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha, Primera parte:
      Los altos cielos que de vuestra divinidad divinamente con las estrellas os fortifican y os hacen merecedora del merecimiento que merece la vuestra grandeza...
      The high heavens, that of your divinity divinely fortify you with the stars, render you deserving of the desert your greatness deserves...

Conjugation
    Conjugation of fortificar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive fortificar
gerund fortificando
past participle masculine feminine
singular fortificado fortificada
plural fortificados fortificadas
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 fortifico fortificastú
fortificásvos		 fortifica fortificamos fortificáis fortifican
imperfect fortificaba fortificabas fortificaba fortificábamos fortificabais fortificaban
preterite fortifiqué fortificaste fortificó fortificamos fortificasteis fortificaron
future fortificaré fortificarás fortificará fortificaremos fortificaréis fortificarán
conditional fortificaría fortificarías fortificaría fortificaríamos fortificaríais fortificarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present fortifique fortifiquestú
fortifiquésvos2		 fortifique fortifiquemos fortifiquéis fortifiquen
imperfect
(ra)		 fortificara fortificaras fortificara fortificáramos fortificarais fortificaran
imperfect
(se)		 fortificase fortificases fortificase fortificásemos fortificaseis fortificasen
future1 fortificare fortificares fortificare fortificáremos fortificareis fortificaren
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative fortificatú
fortificávos		 fortifique fortifiquemos fortificad fortifiquen
negative no fortifiques no fortifique no fortifiquemos no fortifiquéis no fortifiquen

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

    Selected combined forms of fortificar (c-qu 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 fortificar
dative fortificarme fortificarte fortificarle, fortificarse fortificarnos fortificaros fortificarles, fortificarse
accusative fortificarme fortificarte fortificarlo, fortificarla, fortificarse fortificarnos fortificaros fortificarlos, fortificarlas, fortificarse
with gerund fortificando
dative fortificándome fortificándote fortificándole, fortificándose fortificándonos fortificándoos fortificándoles, fortificándose
accusative fortificándome fortificándote fortificándolo, fortificándola, fortificándose fortificándonos fortificándoos fortificándolos, fortificándolas, fortificándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative fortifica
dative fortifícame fortifícate fortifícale fortifícanos not used fortifícales
accusative fortifícame fortifícate fortifícalo, fortifícala fortifícanos not used fortifícalos, fortifícalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative fortificá
dative fortificame fortificate fortificale fortificanos not used fortificales
accusative fortificame fortificate fortificalo, fortificala fortificanos not used fortificalos, fortificalas
with formal second-person singular imperative fortifique
dative fortifíqueme not used fortifíquele, fortifíquese fortifíquenos not used fortifíqueles
accusative fortifíqueme not used fortifíquelo, fortifíquela, fortifíquese fortifíquenos not used fortifíquelos, fortifíquelas
with first-person plural imperative fortifiquemos
dative not used fortifiquémoste fortifiquémosle fortifiquémonos fortifiquémoos fortifiquémosles
accusative not used fortifiquémoste fortifiquémoslo, fortifiquémosla fortifiquémonos fortifiquémoos fortifiquémoslos, fortifiquémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative fortificad
dative fortificadme not used fortificadle fortificadnos fortificaos fortificadles
accusative fortificadme not used fortificadlo, fortificadla fortificadnos fortificaos fortificadlos, fortificadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative fortifiquen
dative fortifíquenme not used fortifíquenle fortifíquennos not used fortifíquenles, fortifíquense
accusative fortifíquenme not used fortifíquenlo, fortifíquenla fortifíquennos not used fortifíquenlos, fortifíquenlas, fortifíquense

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