XXVIII. Decir and most of its compounds are conjugated with the following irregularities : Infinitive Gerund dec-ir, to say. Participle dich-o, said. Sing. 1 2 3 Plur. 1 2 3 Indicative Present dig-o dic-es dic-e; decimos decis dic-en. Imperfect decia decias decia; decíamos decíais decían. Preterite dix-e dix-iste dix-o; dix-imos dir-ísteis dix-éron. Future d-iré d-irás d-irá; d-irémos d-iréis d-irán. Imperative di dig-a; dig-amos decid dig-an. Subjunctive Present dig-a dig-as dig-a; dig-amos dig-ais dig-an. dix-era dix-eras dix-era; dix-éramos dix-érais dix-eran. Imperfect dix-ese dix-eses dix-ese; dix-ésemos dix-éseis dix-esen. d-iria d-irias d-iria; d-iríamos d-iríais d-irian. Future dix-ere dix-eres dix-ere; dix-éremos dix-éreis The compounds of decir are desdecirse i. p. to retract maldecir i. p. to curse | predecir i. p. to predict. These verbs are not entirely conjugated like decir, for in every one of them the second person of the imperative ends in ice; as, bendice, contradice, desdice, &c. Besides, bendecir and maldecir have all the persons of the future indicative and of the third termination of the imperfect subjunctive regularly formed; as, bendeciré bendecirá, and bendeciríamos, bendecirian, &c. dix-eren. XXX. The verb ir, as well as the foregoing verb, is subject to irregularities of such a peculiar nature, that it is difficult to determine sometimes, whether the irregularity belongs to a root, or to a termination. ✦ Custom has almost entirely exploded the use of this person, for which is substituted the same person of the presen, indicative; thus we say, vamos, let us go, instead of vayamos. A List of all the Irregular Verbs, numbered according to the Examples which have been given for their Conjugation. When any verb belonging to the first class is not of the same conjugation as the example by which it is to be conjugated, the terminations must be borrowed from the View of the Regular Terminations, page 142: hence the verb volv-er must be conjugated thus; vuelv-o, vuelves, vuelv-e, volv-emos, volv-eis, vuelv-en, although vol-ar, the example to which it is referred, is conjugated thus, vuel-o, vuel-as, vuel-a; vol-amos, vol-ais, vuel-an. *Adquirir takes an e after the i; as, adquiero, &c. A term used among gardeners avenirse XXVII to agree to conceive to fan aventar II avergon zarse IX bendecir i. p. XXVIII compeler i. p. to compel competir x complacer I componer comprobarix to corroborate concebir x concertar II to agree to be asham-concluir .i.p. to conclude concordar IX to agree condescen- to conde ed to bless der II bregar II to contend condoler IX caber XVIII to contain scend to condole caer VII calentar II canecer I carecer I cegar II ceñir x cerner II cerrar II cimentar II cocer IX colar IX * When it signifies to attest, it is regular. + In allusion to the hair. See the author's Synonyms, page 172. § See Colloquial Idioms, Exercises, page 110. |