certificar

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Verb

certificar (first-person singular present certifico, past participle certificat)

  1. (transitive) to certify

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin certificare, corresponding to certo (“certain; correct”) +‎ -ificar.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌseʁ.t͡ʃi.fi.ˈka(ʁ)/, /seʁ.ˌt͡ʃi.fi.ˈka(ʁ)/

Verb

certificar (first-person singular present indicative certifico, past participle certificado)

  1. (transitive) to certify; to attest (to assert as true or meeting a standard)
    O perito certificou a assinatura.
    The specialist certified the signature.
  2. (transitive) to certify (to give an official certificate to)
    O ministério não quis certificar a nossa ONG.
    The ministry didn’t want to certify our NGO.
  3. (takes a reflexive pronoun, transitive with de) to make sure (to check whether something is true or proper)
    Certifiquem-se de que a válvula esteja fechada.
    Make sure the valve is closed.
  4. (takes a reflexive pronoun, auxiliary with de and a verb in the impersonal infinitive) to make sure (to remember to)
    Espero que alguém se certifique de trazer a comida.
    I hope someone makes sure they bring the food.

Conjugation

Synonyms

Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *certificare, from Latin certus (“resolved, certain”), a modified form of the perfect passive participle of cernō.

Verb

certificar (first-person singular present certifico, first-person singular preterite certifiqué, past participle certificado)

  1. (transitive) to certify

Conjugation

  • c becomes qu before e.
    Conjugation of certificar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)edit data
infinitive certificar
gerund certificando
past participle masculine feminine
singular certificado certificada
plural certificados certificadas
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 certifico certificastú
certificásvos		 certifica certificamos certificáis certifican
imperfect certificaba certificabas certificaba certificábamos certificabais certificaban
preterite certifiqué certificaste certificó certificamos certificasteis certificaron
future certificaré certificarás certificará certificaremos certificaréis certificarán
conditional certificaría certificarías certificaría certificaríamos certificaríais certificarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present certifique certifiquestú
certifiquésvos2		 certifique certifiquemos certifiquéis certifiquen
imperfect
(ra)		 certificara certificaras certificara certificáramos certificarais certificaran
imperfect
(se)		 certificase certificases certificase certificásemos certificaseis certificasen
future1 certificare certificares certificare certificáremos certificareis certificaren
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative certificatú
certificávos		 certifique certifiquemos certificad certifiquen
negative no certifiques no certifique no certifiquemos no certifiquéis no certifiquen
  • 1 Mostly obsolete form, now mainly used in legal jargon.
  • 2 Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

Other verbs with this conjugation:

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        Selected combined forms of certificaredit data

    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 certificar
    dative certificarme certificarte certificarle, certificarse certificarnos certificaros certificarles, certificarse
    accusative certificarme certificarte certificarlo, certificarla, certificarse certificarnos certificaros certificarlos, certificarlas, certificarse
    with gerund certificando
    dative certificándome certificándote certificándole, certificándose certificándonos certificándoos certificándoles, certificándose
    accusative certificándome certificándote certificándolo, certificándola, certificándose certificándonos certificándoos certificándolos, certificándolas, certificándose
    with informal second-person singular imperative certifica
    dative certifícame certifícate certifícale certifícanos not used certifícales
    accusative certifícame certifícate certifícalo, certifícala certifícanos not used certifícalos, certifícalas
    with formal second-person singular imperative certifique
    dative certifíqueme not used certifíquele, certifíquese certifíquenos not used certifíqueles
    accusative certifíqueme not used certifíquelo, certifíquela, certifíquese certifíquenos not used certifíquelos, certifíquelas
    with first-person plural imperative certifiquemos
    dative not used certifiquémoste certifiquémosle certifiquémonos certifiquémoos certifiquémosles
    accusative not used certifiquémoste certifiquémoslo, certifiquémosla certifiquémonos certifiquémoos certifiquémoslos, certifiquémoslas
    with informal second-person plural imperative certificad
    dative certificadme not used certificadle certificadnos certificaos certificadles
    accusative certificadme not used certificadlo, certificadla certificadnos certificaos certificadlos, certificadlas
    with formal second-person plural imperative certifiquen
    dative certifíquenme not used certifíquenle certifíquennos not used certifíquenles, certifíquense
    accusative certifíquenme not used certifíquenlo, certifíquenla certifíquennos not used certifíquenlos, certifíquenlas, certifíquense

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