concernir

Galician

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin concernō, concernere (“I distinguish, have respect to”), from Latin concernō (“I mix, sift, or mingle together, as in a sieve”), combined form of con- + cernō (“distinguish”).

Verb

concernir (third-person only, third-person singular present concirne, third-person singular preterite concerniu, past participle concernido)
concernir (first-person singular present concirno, third-person singular present concerne, first-person singular preterite concernim or concerni, past participle concernido, reintegrationist norm)

1. (transitive) to concern (to be of competence, responsibility, accountability or interest to)

Conjugation

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	concernir
Personal	—	—	concernir	—	—	concerniren
Gerund
	concernindo
Past participle
Masculine	concernido			concernidos
Feminine	concernida			concernidas
Indicative
Present	—	—	concirne	—	—	concirnen
Imperfect	—	—	concernía	—	—	concernían
Preterite	—	—	concerniu	—	—	concerniron
Pluperfect	—	—	concernira	—	—	concerniran
Future	—	—	concernirá	—	—	concernirán
Conditional	—	—	concerniría	—	—	concernirían
Subjunctive
Present	—	—	concirna	—	—	concirnan
Imperfect	—	—	concernise	—	—	concernisen
Future	—	—	concernir	—	—	concerniren
Imperative
Affirmative		—	—	—	—	—
Negative (non)		—	—	—	—	—

    Conjugation of concernir (third-person only; e becomes i when stressed)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	concernir
Personal	concernir	concernires	concernir	concernirmos	concernirdes	concernirem
Gerund
	concernindo
Past participle
Masculine	concernido			concernidos
Feminine	concernida			concernidas
Indicative
Present	concirno	concernes	concerne	concernimos	concernides, concernis	concernem
Imperfect	concernia	concernias	concernia	concerníamos	concerníades, concerníeis, concerníais1	concerniam
Preterite	concernim, concerni	concerniste, concerniche1	concerniu	concernimos	concernistes	concernírom, concerniram
Pluperfect	concernira	concerniras	concernira	concerníramos	concernírades, concerníreis, concernírais1	concerniram
Future	concernirei	concernirás	concernirá	concerniremos	concerniredes, concernireis	concernirám, concernirão
Conditional	concerniria	concernirias	concerniria	concerniríamos	concerniríades, concerniríeis, concerniríais1	concerniriam
Subjunctive
Present	concirna	concirnas	concirna	concirnamos	concirnades, concirnais	concirnam
Imperfect	concernisse	concernisses	concernisse	concerníssemos	concerníssedes, concernísseis	concernissem
Future	concernir	concernires	concernir	concernirmos	concernirdes	concernirem
Imperative
Affirmative		concerne	concirna	concirnamos	concernide, concerni	concirnam
Negative (nom)		nom concirnas	nom concirna	nom concirnamos	nom concirnades, nom concirnais	nom concirnam

    Reintegrated conjugation of concernir (i-e alternation in present singular) (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

¹Less recommended.

Related terms

• discernir

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin concernere (“to distinguish, to have respect to”), from Latin concernō (“to mix, sift, or mingle together, as in a sieve”), combined form of con- + cernō (“distinguish”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.seʁˈni(ʁ)/ [kõ.seɦˈni(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.seʁˈni(ʁ)/ [kõ.seɦˈni(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /kõ.seɾˈni(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kõ.seʁˈni(ʁ)/ [kõ.seʁˈni(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.seɻˈni(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.sɨɾˈniɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.sɨɾˈniɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.sɨɾˈni.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: con‧cer‧nir

Verb

concernir (third-person only, third-person singular present concerne, third-person singular preterite concerniu, past participle concernido)

1. (transitive) to concern (to be of importance to)

   Synonyms: ter a ver com, dizer respeito

Conjugation

	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	concernir
Personal	—	—	concernir	—	—	concernirem
Gerund
	concernindo
Past participle
Masculine	concernido			concernidos
Feminine	concernida			concernidas
Indicative
Present	—	—	concerne	—	—	concernem
Imperfect	—	—	concernia	—	—	concerniam
Preterite	—	—	concerniu	—	—	concerniram
Pluperfect	—	—	concernira	—	—	concerniram
Future	—	—	concernirá	—	—	concernirão
Conditional	—	—	concerniria	—	—	concerniriam
Subjunctive
Present	—	—	concirna	—	—	concirnam
Imperfect	—	—	concernisse	—	—	concernissem
Future	—	—	concernir	—	—	concernirem
Imperative
Affirmative		—	—	—	—	—
Negative (não)		—	—	—	—	—

    Conjugation of concernir (third-person only; i-e alternation in present singular) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

Related terms

• cernir
• discernir

References

• “concernir”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “concernir”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin concernere (“to distinguish, have respect to”), from Latin concernō (“to mix, sift, or mingle together, as in a sieve”), combined form of con- + cernō (“distinguish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /konθeɾˈniɾ/ [kõn̟.θeɾˈniɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /konseɾˈniɾ/ [kõn.seɾˈniɾ]
• Rhymes: -iɾ
• Syllabification: con‧cer‧nir

Verb

concernir (third-person only, third-person singular present concierne, third-person singular preterite concernió, past participle concernido)

1. to concern

Conjugation

infinitive			concernir
gerund			concerniendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		concernido		concernida
		plural		concernidos		concernidas
		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	—	—	concierne	—	—	conciernen
	imperfect	—	—	concernía	—	—	concernían
	preterite	—	—	concernió	—	—	concernieron
	future	—	—	concernirá	—	—	concernirán
	conditional	—	—	concerniría	—	—	concernirían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	—	—	concierna	—	—	conciernan
	imperfect (ra)	—	—	concerniera	—	—	concernieran
	imperfect (se)	—	—	concerniese	—	—	concerniesen
	future1	—	—	concerniere	—	—	concernieren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		—	—	—	—	—
	negative		—	—	—	—	—

    Conjugation of concernir (third-person only; e-ie alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive concernir	dative	concernirme	concernirte	concernirle, concernirse	concernirnos	concerniros	concernirles, concernirse
	accusative	concernirme	concernirte	concernirlo, concernirla, concernirse	concernirnos	concerniros	concernirlos, concernirlas, concernirse
with gerund concerniendo	dative	concerniéndome	concerniéndote	concerniéndole, concerniéndose	concerniéndonos	concerniéndoos	concerniéndoles, concerniéndose
	accusative	concerniéndome	concerniéndote	concerniéndolo, concerniéndola, concerniéndose	concerniéndonos	concerniéndoos	concerniéndolos, concerniéndolas, concerniéndose
with informal second-person singular tú/vos imperative —	dative	—	—	—	—	not used	—
	accusative	—	—	—, —	—	not used	—, —
with formal second-person singular imperative —	dative	—	not used	—, —	—	not used	—
	accusative	—	not used	—, —, —	—	not used	—, —
with first-person plural imperative —	dative	not used	—	—	—	—	—
	accusative	not used	—	—, —	—	—	—, —
with informal second-person plural imperative —	dative	—	not used	—	—	—	—
	accusative	—	not used	—, —	—	—	—, —
with formal second-person plural imperative —	dative	—	not used	—	—	not used	—, —
	accusative	—	not used	—, —	—	not used	—, —, —

    Selected combined forms of concernir (third-person only; e-ie alternation)

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

Related terms

• cernir
• discernir

Further reading

• “concernir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10