exprimir

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin exprimere, with normal change of conjugation to -ir. Doublet of esprémer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əks.pɾiˈmi]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [eks.pɾiˈmiɾ]

Verb

exprimir (first-person singular present exprimeixo, first-person singular preterite exprimí, past participle exprimit)

1. (obsolete) to squeeze, to press

   Synonym: esprémer

Conjugation

infinitive			exprimir
gerund			exprimint
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		exprimit		exprimida
		plural		exprimits		exprimides
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	exprimeixo	exprimeixes	exprimeix	exprimim	exprimiu	exprimeixen
	imperfect	exprimia	exprimies	exprimia	exprimíem	exprimíeu	exprimien
	future	exprimiré	exprimiràs	exprimirà	exprimirem	exprimireu	exprimiran
	preterite	exprimí	exprimires	exprimí	exprimírem	exprimíreu	exprimiren
	conditional	exprimiria	exprimiries	exprimiria	exprimiríem	exprimiríeu	exprimirien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	exprimeixi	exprimeixis	exprimeixi	exprimim	exprimiu	exprimeixin
	imperfect	exprimís	exprimissis	exprimís	exprimíssim	exprimíssiu	exprimissin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	exprimeix	exprimeixi	exprimim	exprimiu	exprimeixin
	negative (no)	—	no exprimeixis	no exprimeixi	no exprimim	no exprimiu	no exprimeixin

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

Further reading

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

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin exprimere. Compare the inherited espremer.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.pɾiˈmi(ʁ)/ [is.pɾiˈmi(h)], /es.pɾiˈmi(ʁ)/ [es.pɾiˈmi(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.pɾiˈmi(ʁ)/ [is.pɾiˈmi(h)], /es.pɾiˈmi(ʁ)/ [es.pɾiˈmi(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /is.pɾiˈmi(ɾ)/, /es.pɾiˈmi(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃ.pɾiˈmi(ʁ)/ [iʃ.pɾiˈmi(χ)], /eʃ.pɾiˈmi(ʁ)/ [eʃ.pɾiˈmi(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.pɾiˈmi(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.pɾiˈmiɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.pɾiˈmiɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.pɾiˈmi.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: ex‧pri‧mir

Verb

exprimir (first-person singular present exprimo, first-person singular preterite exprimi, past participle exprimido, short past participle expresso)

1. (transitive) to phrase (to express by means of words)

   Synonym: expressar

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	exprimir
Personal	exprimir	exprimires	exprimir	exprimirmos	exprimirdes	exprimirem
Gerund
	exprimindo
Short past participle
Masculine	expresso1			expressos1
Feminine	expressa1			expressas1
Long past participle
Masculine	exprimido2			exprimidos2
Feminine	exprimida2			exprimidas2
Indicative
Present	exprimo	exprimes	exprime	exprimimos	exprimis	exprimem
Imperfect	exprimia	exprimias	exprimia	exprimíamos	exprimíeis	exprimiam
Preterite	exprimi	exprimiste	exprimiu	exprimimos	exprimistes	exprimiram
Pluperfect	exprimira	exprimiras	exprimira	exprimíramos	exprimíreis	exprimiram
Future	exprimirei	exprimirás	exprimirá	exprimiremos	exprimireis	exprimirão
Conditional	exprimiria	exprimirias	exprimiria	exprimiríamos	exprimiríeis	exprimiriam
Subjunctive
Present	exprima	exprimas	exprima	exprimamos	exprimais	exprimam
Imperfect	exprimisse	exprimisses	exprimisse	exprimíssemos	exprimísseis	exprimissem
Future	exprimir	exprimires	exprimir	exprimirmos	exprimirdes	exprimirem
Imperative
Affirmative		exprime	exprima	exprimamos	exprimi	exprimam
Negative (não)		não exprimas	não exprima	não exprimamos	não exprimais	não exprimam

    Conjugation of exprimir (irregular short past participle) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

¹Usually used with auxiliary verbs ser and estar.
²Usually used with auxiliary verbs haver and ter.

Related terms

• espremer

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin exprimere. Was originally inherited (in its Old Spanish form espremir) and later modified in spelling to reflect the Latin etymology. Compare also the doublet expremir, rarely used today.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eɡspɾiˈmiɾ/ [eɣ̞s.pɾiˈmiɾ]
• Rhymes: -iɾ
• Syllabification: ex‧pri‧mir

Verb

exprimir (first-person singular present exprimo, first-person singular preterite exprimí, past participle exprimido)

1. to squeeze
2. to press out the juice

Conjugation

infinitive			exprimir
gerund			exprimiendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		exprimido		exprimida
		plural		exprimidos		exprimidas
		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	exprimo	exprimestú exprimísvos	exprime	exprimimos	exprimís	exprimen
	imperfect	exprimía	exprimías	exprimía	exprimíamos	exprimíais	exprimían
	preterite	exprimí	exprimiste	exprimió	exprimimos	exprimisteis	exprimieron
	future	exprimiré	exprimirás	exprimirá	exprimiremos	exprimiréis	exprimirán
	conditional	exprimiría	exprimirías	exprimiría	exprimiríamos	exprimiríais	exprimirían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	exprima	exprimastú exprimásvos2	exprima	exprimamos	exprimáis	expriman
	imperfect (ra)	exprimiera	exprimieras	exprimiera	exprimiéramos	exprimierais	exprimieran
	imperfect (se)	exprimiese	exprimieses	exprimiese	exprimiésemos	exprimieseis	exprimiesen
	future1	exprimiere	exprimieres	exprimiere	exprimiéremos	exprimiereis	exprimieren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		exprimetú exprimívos	exprima	exprimamos	exprimid	expriman
	negative		no exprimas	no exprima	no exprimamos	no exprimáis	no expriman

    Conjugation of exprimir (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

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

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive exprimir
	dative	exprimirme	exprimirte	exprimirle, exprimirse	exprimirnos	exprimiros	exprimirles, exprimirse
	accusative	exprimirme	exprimirte	exprimirlo, exprimirla, exprimirse	exprimirnos	exprimiros	exprimirlos, exprimirlas, exprimirse
with gerund exprimiendo
	dative	exprimiéndome	exprimiéndote	exprimiéndole, exprimiéndose	exprimiéndonos	exprimiéndoos	exprimiéndoles, exprimiéndose
	accusative	exprimiéndome	exprimiéndote	exprimiéndolo, exprimiéndola, exprimiéndose	exprimiéndonos	exprimiéndoos	exprimiéndolos, exprimiéndolas, exprimiéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative exprime
	dative	exprímeme	exprímete	exprímele	exprímenos	not used	exprímeles
	accusative	exprímeme	exprímete	exprímelo, exprímela	exprímenos	not used	exprímelos, exprímelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative exprimí
	dative	exprimime	exprimite	exprimile	expriminos	not used	exprimiles
	accusative	exprimime	exprimite	exprimilo, exprimila	expriminos	not used	exprimilos, exprimilas
with formal second-person singular imperative exprima
	dative	exprímame	not used	exprímale, exprímase	exprímanos	not used	exprímales
	accusative	exprímame	not used	exprímalo, exprímala, exprímase	exprímanos	not used	exprímalos, exprímalas
with first-person plural imperative exprimamos
	dative	not used	exprimámoste	exprimámosle	exprimámonos	exprimámoos	exprimámosles
	accusative	not used	exprimámoste	exprimámoslo, exprimámosla	exprimámonos	exprimámoos	exprimámoslos, exprimámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative exprimid
	dative	exprimidme	not used	exprimidle	exprimidnos	exprimíos	exprimidles
	accusative	exprimidme	not used	exprimidlo, exprimidla	exprimidnos	exprimíos	exprimidlos, exprimidlas
with formal second-person plural imperative expriman
	dative	exprímanme	not used	exprímanle	exprímannos	not used	exprímanles, exprímanse
	accusative	exprímanme	not used	exprímanlo, exprímanla	exprímannos	not used	exprímanlos, exprímanlas, exprímanse

    Selected combined forms of exprimir

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

Derived terms

• exprimidor

 

Related terms

• expresar

 

Further reading

• “exprimir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28