consistir

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin consistere, with normal change of conjugation to -ir.

Verb

consistir (first-person singular present consisteixo, first-person singular preterite consistí, past participle consistit)(intransitive)

1. to consist (en, a of)
   • 1944, Josep Ferrater Mora, Les formes de la vida catalana:

     Per a una altra mena d'homes, en canvi, viure sembla consistir en esborrar el passat, en invalidar-lo, en desfer-lo.

     For another type of man, by contrast, living seems to consist of erasing the pass, invalidating it, destroying it.

Conjugation

infinitive			consistir
gerund			consistint
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		consistit		consistida
		plural		consistits		consistides
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	consisteixo	consisteixes	consisteix	consistim	consistiu	consisteixen
	imperfect	consistia	consisties	consistia	consistíem	consistíeu	consistien
	future	consistiré	consistiràs	consistirà	consistirem	consistireu	consistiran
	preterite	consistí	consistires	consistí	consistírem	consistíreu	consistiren
	conditional	consistiria	consistiries	consistiria	consistiríem	consistiríeu	consistirien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	consisteixi	consisteixis	consisteixi	consistim	consistiu	consisteixin
	imperfect	consistís	consistissis	consistís	consistíssim	consistíssiu	consistissin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	consisteix	consisteixi	consistim	consistiu	consisteixin
	negative (no)	—	no consisteixis	no consisteixi	no consistim	no consistiu	no consisteixin

    Conjugation of consistir (third conjugation, with -eix-)

Related terms

• consistència
• consistent

Further reading

• “consistir” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Galician

Etymology

From Latin cōnsistō.

Verb

consistir (first-person singular present consisto, first-person singular preterite consistín, past participle consistido)
consistir (first-person singular present consisto, first-person singular preterite consistim or consisti, past participle consistido, reintegrationist norm)

1. to consist of

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	consistir
Personal	consistir	consistires	consistir	consistirmos	consistirdes	consistiren
Gerund
	consistindo
Past participle
Masculine	consistido			consistidos
Feminine	consistida			consistidas
Indicative
Present	consisto	consistes	consiste	consistimos	consistides	consisten
Imperfect	consistía	consistías	consistía	consistiamos	consistiades	consistían
Preterite	consistín	consistiches	consistiu	consistimos	consististes	consistiron
Pluperfect	consistira	consistiras	consistira	consistiramos	consistirades	consistiran
Future	consistirei	consistirás	consistirá	consistiremos	consistiredes	consistirán
Conditional	consistiría	consistirías	consistiría	consistiriamos	consistiriades	consistirían
Subjunctive
Present	consista	consistas	consista	consistamos	consistades	consistan
Imperfect	consistise	consistises	consistise	consistísemos	consistísedes	consistisen
Future	consistir	consistires	consistir	consistirmos	consistirdes	consistiren
Imperative
Affirmative		consiste	consista	consistamos	consistide	consistan
Negative (non)		non consistas	non consista	non consistamos	non consistades	non consistan

    Conjugation of consistir

	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	consistir
Personal	consistir	consistires	consistir	consistirmos	consistirdes	consistirem
Gerund
	consistindo
Past participle
Masculine	consistido			consistidos
Feminine	consistida			consistidas
Indicative
Present	consisto	consistes	consiste	consistimos	consistides, consistis	consistem
Imperfect	consistia	consistias	consistia	consistíamos	consistíades, consistíeis, consistíais1	consistiam
Preterite	consistim, consisti	consististe, consistiche1	consistiu	consistimos	consististes	consistírom, consistiram
Pluperfect	consistira	consistiras	consistira	consistíramos	consistírades, consistíreis, consistírais1	consistiram
Future	consistirei	consistirás	consistirá	consistiremos	consistiredes, consistireis	consistirám, consistirão
Conditional	consistiria	consistirias	consistiria	consistiríamos	consistiríades, consistiríeis, consistiríais1	consistiriam
Subjunctive
Present	consista	consistas	consista	consistamos	consistades, consistais	consistam
Imperfect	consistisse	consistisses	consistisse	consistíssemos	consistíssedes, consistísseis	consistissem
Future	consistir	consistires	consistir	consistirmos	consistirdes	consistirem
Imperative
Affirmative		consiste	consista	consistamos	consistide, consisti	consistam
Negative (nom)		nom consistas	nom consista	nom consistamos	nom consistades, nom consistais	nom consistam

    Reintegrated conjugation of consistir (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

¹Less recommended.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cōnsistere, with change of conjugation.

Pronunciation

 

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

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.siʃˈtiɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.siʃˈtiɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.siʃˈti.ɾi/

• (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.siʃˈti(χ)/
• Hyphenation: con‧sis‧tir

Verb

consistir (first-person singular present consisto, first-person singular preterite consisti, past participle consistido)

1. to consist of

   A palavra-passe deve consistir em 10 caracteres.

   The password must consist of 10 characters.

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	consistir
Personal	consistir	consistires	consistir	consistirmos	consistirdes	consistirem
Gerund
	consistindo
Past participle
Masculine	consistido			consistidos
Feminine	consistida			consistidas
Indicative
Present	consisto	consistes	consiste	consistimos	consistis	consistem
Imperfect	consistia	consistias	consistia	consistíamos	consistíeis	consistiam
Preterite	consisti	consististe	consistiu	consistimos	consististes	consistiram
Pluperfect	consistira	consistiras	consistira	consistíramos	consistíreis	consistiram
Future	consistirei	consistirás	consistirá	consistiremos	consistireis	consistirão
Conditional	consistiria	consistirias	consistiria	consistiríamos	consistiríeis	consistiriam
Subjunctive
Present	consista	consistas	consista	consistamos	consistais	consistam
Imperfect	consistisse	consistisses	consistisse	consistíssemos	consistísseis	consistissem
Future	consistir	consistires	consistir	consistirmos	consistirdes	consistirem
Imperative
Affirmative		consiste	consista	consistamos	consisti	consistam
Negative (não)		não consistas	não consista	não consistamos	não consistais	não consistam

    Conjugation of consistir (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin cōnsistō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /konsisˈtiɾ/ [kõn.sisˈt̪iɾ]
• Rhymes: -iɾ
• Syllabification: con‧sis‧tir

Verb

consistir (first-person singular present consisto, first-person singular preterite consistí, past participle consistido)

1. (intransitive, with en) to consist of

   Una oración consiste en un sujeto y un predicado.

   A sentence consists of a subject and a predicate.

   Escribe libros que enteramente consisten en vulgaridades y tonterías.

   He/She writes books that consist entirely of vulgarities and stupidity.

Conjugation

infinitive			consistir
gerund			consistiendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		consistido		consistida
		plural		consistidos		consistidas
		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	consisto	consistestú consistísvos	consiste	consistimos	consistís	consisten
	imperfect	consistía	consistías	consistía	consistíamos	consistíais	consistían
	preterite	consistí	consististe	consistió	consistimos	consististeis	consistieron
	future	consistiré	consistirás	consistirá	consistiremos	consistiréis	consistirán
	conditional	consistiría	consistirías	consistiría	consistiríamos	consistiríais	consistirían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	consista	consistastú consistásvos2	consista	consistamos	consistáis	consistan
	imperfect (ra)	consistiera	consistieras	consistiera	consistiéramos	consistierais	consistieran
	imperfect (se)	consistiese	consistieses	consistiese	consistiésemos	consistieseis	consistiesen
	future1	consistiere	consistieres	consistiere	consistiéremos	consistiereis	consistieren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		consistetú consistívos	consista	consistamos	consistid	consistan
	negative		no consistas	no consista	no consistamos	no consistáis	no consistan

    Conjugation of consistir (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

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

Further reading

• “consistir”, 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