infundir

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin īnfundere.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.fũˈd͡ʒi(ʁ)/ [ĩ.fũˈd͡ʒi(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ĩ.fũˈd͡ʒi(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ĩ.fũˈd͡ʒi(ʁ)/ [ĩ.fũˈd͡ʒi(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.fũˈd͡ʒi(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ĩ.fũˈdiɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ĩ.fũˈdi.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: in‧fun‧dir

Verb

infundir (first-person singular present infundo, first-person singular preterite infundi, past participle infundido)

  1. to infuse
  2. to inspire, to instill
    Synonyms: inspirar, incutir

Conjugation
    Conjugation of infundir (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 infundir
Personal infundir infundires infundir infundirmos infundirdes infundirem
Gerund
infundindo
Past participle
Masculine infundido infundidos
Feminine infundida infundidas
Indicative
Present infundo infundes infunde infundimos infundis infundem
Imperfect infundia infundias infundia infundíamos infundíeis infundiam
Preterite infundi infundiste infundiu infundimos infundistes infundiram
Pluperfect infundira infundiras infundira infundíramos infundíreis infundiram
Future infundirei infundirás infundirá infundiremos infundireis infundirão
Conditional infundiria infundirias infundiria infundiríamos infundiríeis infundiriam
Subjunctive
Present infunda infundas infunda infundamos infundais infundam
Imperfect infundisse infundisses infundisse infundíssemos infundísseis infundissem
Future infundir infundires infundir infundirmos infundirdes infundirem
Imperative
Affirmative infunde infunda infundamos infundi infundam
Negative (não) não infundas não infunda não infundamos não infundais não infundam

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin īnfundere.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /infunˈdiɾ/ [ĩɱ.fũn̪ˈd̪iɾ]
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: in‧fun‧dir

Verb

infundir (first-person singular present infundo, first-person singular preterite infundí, past participle infundido)

  1. (ditransitive) to instill (especially a feeling)
    Le infundió miedo. ― It terrified her.
    Le infundió temor. ― It petrified him.
    Le infundió ánimos. ― It perked her up.
    Le infundió sospechas. ― It made her suspicious.
    Le infundió valores. ― It instilled values in her.
    Le infundió confianza. ― It made her trusting.
    • 2017 August, “Flota pesquera china infunde temor en Ecuador”, in El Universo‎:
      Flota pesquera china infunde temor en Ecuador
      A fleet of Chinese fishing boats invokes fear in Ecuador

Conjugation
    Conjugation of infundir (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive infundir
gerund infundiendo
past participle masculine feminine
singular infundido infundida
plural infundidos infundidas
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 infundo infundestú
infundísvos		 infunde infundimos infundís infunden
imperfect infundía infundías infundía infundíamos infundíais infundían
preterite infundí infundiste infundió infundimos infundisteis infundieron
future infundiré infundirás infundirá infundiremos infundiréis infundirán
conditional infundiría infundirías infundiría infundiríamos infundiríais infundirían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present infunda infundastú
infundásvos2		 infunda infundamos infundáis infundan
imperfect
(ra)		 infundiera infundieras infundiera infundiéramos infundierais infundieran
imperfect
(se)		 infundiese infundieses infundiese infundiésemos infundieseis infundiesen
future1 infundiere infundieres infundiere infundiéremos infundiereis infundieren
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative infundetú
infundívos		 infunda infundamos infundid infundan
negative no infundas no infunda no infundamos no infundáis no infundan

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

    Selected combined forms of infundir

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 infundir
dative infundirme infundirte infundirle, infundirse infundirnos infundiros infundirles, infundirse
accusative infundirme infundirte infundirlo, infundirla, infundirse infundirnos infundiros infundirlos, infundirlas, infundirse
with gerund infundiendo
dative infundiéndome infundiéndote infundiéndole, infundiéndose infundiéndonos infundiéndoos infundiéndoles, infundiéndose
accusative infundiéndome infundiéndote infundiéndolo, infundiéndola, infundiéndose infundiéndonos infundiéndoos infundiéndolos, infundiéndolas, infundiéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative infunde
dative infúndeme infúndete infúndele infúndenos not used infúndeles
accusative infúndeme infúndete infúndelo, infúndela infúndenos not used infúndelos, infúndelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative infundí
dative infundime infundite infundile infundinos not used infundiles
accusative infundime infundite infundilo, infundila infundinos not used infundilos, infundilas
with formal second-person singular imperative infunda
dative infúndame not used infúndale, infúndase infúndanos not used infúndales
accusative infúndame not used infúndalo, infúndala, infúndase infúndanos not used infúndalos, infúndalas
with first-person plural imperative infundamos
dative not used infundámoste infundámosle infundámonos infundámoos infundámosles
accusative not used infundámoste infundámoslo, infundámosla infundámonos infundámoos infundámoslos, infundámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative infundid
dative infundidme not used infundidle infundidnos infundíos infundidles
accusative infundidme not used infundidlo, infundidla infundidnos infundíos infundidlos, infundidlas
with formal second-person plural imperative infundan
dative infúndanme not used infúndanle infúndannos not used infúndanles, infúndanse
accusative infúndanme not used infúndanlo, infúndanla infúndannos not used infúndanlos, infúndanlas, infúndanse

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