combinar

Asturian

Etymology

From Late Latin combīnāre, present active infinitive of combīnō.

Verb

combinar (first-person singular indicative present combino, past participle combináu)

1. to combine

Conjugation

Conjugation of combinar

infinitive		combinar
gerund		combinando
past participle		m combináu, f combinada, n combinao, m pl combinaos, f pl combinaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	combino	combines	combina	combinamos	combináis	combinen
	imperfect	combinaba	combinabes	combinaba	combinábemos, combinábamos	combinabeis, combinabais	combinaben
	preterite	combiné	combinasti, combinesti	combinó	combinemos	combinastis, combinestis	combinaron
	pluperfect	combinare, combinara	combinares, combinaras	combinare, combinara	combináremos, combináramos	combinareis, combinarais	combinaren, combinaran
	future	combinaré	combinarás	combinará	combinaremos	combinaréis	combinarán
	conditional	combinaría	combinaríes	combinaría	combinaríemos, combinaríamos	combinaríeis, combinaríais	combinaríen
subjunctive	present	combine	combines, combinas	combine	combinemos	combinéis	combinen, combinan
	imperfect	combinare, combinara	combinares, combinaras	combinare, combinara	combináremos, combináramos	combinareis, combinarais	combinaren, combinaran
imperative		—	combina	—	—	combinái	—

Related terms

• combinación

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin combīnāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [kum.biˈna]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [kom.biˈna]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kom.biˈnaɾ]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

combinar (first-person singular present combino, first-person singular preterite combiní, past participle combinat)

1. (transitive) to combine

Conjugation

    Conjugation of combinar (first conjugation)

infinitive			combinar
gerund			combinant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		combinat		combinada
		plural		combinats		combinades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	combino	combines	combina	combinem	combineu	combinen
	imperfect	combinava	combinaves	combinava	combinàvem	combinàveu	combinaven
	future	combinaré	combinaràs	combinarà	combinarem	combinareu	combinaran
	preterite	combiní	combinares	combinà	combinàrem	combinàreu	combinaren
	conditional	combinaria	combinaries	combinaria	combinaríem	combinaríeu	combinarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	combini	combinis	combini	combinem	combineu	combinin
	imperfect	combinés	combinessis	combinés	combinéssim	combinéssiu	combinessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	combina	combini	combinem	combineu	combinin
	negative (no)	—	no combinis	no combini	no combinem	no combineu	no combinin

Related terms

• combinació

Further reading

• “combinar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “combinar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “combinar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “combinar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

Etymology

From Late Latin combīnāre, present active infinitive of combīnō.

Verb

combinar (first-person singular present combino, first-person singular preterite combinei, past participle combinado)

1. to combine

Conjugation

    Conjugation of combinar

	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	combinar
Personal	combinar	combinares	combinar	combinarmos	combinardes	combinaren
Gerund
	combinando
Past participle
Masculine	combinado			combinados
Feminine	combinada			combinadas
Indicative
Present	combino	combinas	combina	combinamos	combinades	combinan
Imperfect	combinaba	combinabas	combinaba	combinabamos	combinabades	combinaban
Preterite	combinei	combinaches	combinou	combinamos	combinastes	combinaron
Pluperfect	combinara	combinaras	combinara	combinaramos	combinarades	combinaran
Future	combinarei	combinarás	combinará	combinaremos	combinaredes	combinarán
Conditional	combinaría	combinarías	combinaría	combinariamos	combinariades	combinarían
Subjunctive
Present	combine	combines	combine	combinemos	combinedes	combinen
Imperfect	combinase	combinases	combinase	combinásemos	combinásedes	combinasen
Future	combinar	combinares	combinar	combinarmos	combinardes	combinaren
Imperative
Affirmative		combina	combine	combinemos	combinade	combinen
Negative (non)		non combines	non combine	non combinemos	non combinedes	non combinen

    Reintegrated conjugation of combinar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	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	combinar
Personal	combinar	combinares	combinar	combinarmos	combinardes	combinarem
Gerund
	combinando
Past participle
Masculine	combinado			combinados
Feminine	combinada			combinadas
Indicative
Present	combino	combinas	combina	combinamos	combinades, combinais	combinam
Imperfect	combinava	combinavas	combinava	combinávamos	combinávades, combináveis, combinávais1	combinavam
Preterite	combinei	combinaste, combinache1	combinou	combinamos	combinastes	combinárom, combinaram
Pluperfect	combinara	combinaras	combinara	combináramos	combinárades, combináreis, combinárais1	combinaram
Future	combinarei	combinarás	combinará	combinaremos	combinaredes, combinareis	combinarám, combinarão
Conditional	combinaria	combinarias	combinaria	combinaríamos	combinaríades, combinaríeis, combinaríais1	combinariam
Subjunctive
Present	combine	combines	combine	combinemos	combinedes, combineis	combinem
Imperfect	combinasse	combinasses	combinasse	combinássemos	combinássedes, combinásseis	combinassem
Future	combinar	combinares	combinar	combinarmos	combinardes	combinarem
Imperative
Affirmative		combina	combine	combinemos	combinade, combinai	combinem
Negative (nom)		nom combines	nom combine	nom combinemos	nom combinedes, nom combineis	nom combinem

¹Less recommended.

Related terms

• combinación

Occitan

Etymology

From Late Latin combīnāre, present active infinitive of combīnō.

Pronunciation

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Verb

combinar

1. to combine

Conjugation

    Lengadocian (Central Occitan)

		simple			compound
infinitive		combinar			aver combinat
gerund		combinant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		combinat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	combini	combinas	combina	combinam	combinatz	combinan
	imperfect	combinavi	combinavas	combinava	combinàvem	combinàvetz	combinavan
	preterite	combinèri	combinères	combinèt	combinèrem	combinèretz	combinèron
	future	combinarai	combinaràs	combinarà	combinarem	combinaretz	combinaràn
	conditional	combinariái	combinariás	combinariá	combinariam	combinariatz	combinarián
	conditional 2nd form1	combinèra	combinèras	combinèra	combineram	combineratz	combinèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	combine	combines	combine	combinem	combinetz	combinen
	imperfect	combinèssi	combinèsses	combinèsse	combinèssem	combinèssetz	combinèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			combina		combinem	combinatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Auvernhàs

		simple			compound
infinitive		combinar			aver combinat
gerund		combinant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		combinat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	combine	combines	combina	combinam	combinatz	combinon
	imperfect	combinave	combinaves	combinava	combinaviam	combinaviatz	combinavon
	preterite	combinere	combineres	combinet	combinem	combinetz	combineron
	future	combinarai	combinaràs	combinará	combinarem	combinaretz	combinarán
	conditional	combinariá	combinariás	combinariá	combinariam	combinariatz	combinarián
	conditional 2nd form1	combinèra	combinèras	combinèra	combineram	combineratz	combinèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	combine	combines	combine	combinassiam	combinassiatz	combinon
	imperfect	combinesse	combinesses	combinesse	combinessiam	combinessiatz	combinesson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			combina		combinassiam	combinatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Gascon

		simple			compound
infinitive		combinar			aver combinat
gerund		combinant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		combinat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	combini	combinas	combina	combinam	combinatz	combinan
	imperfect	combinavi	combinavas	combinava	combinàvam	combinàvatz	combinavan
	preterite	combinèi	combinès	combinè	combinèm	combinètz	combinèn
	future	combinarèi	combinaràs	combinarà	combinaram	combinaratz	combinaràn
	conditional	combinarí	combinarés	combinaré	combinarem	combinaretz	combinarén
	conditional 2nd form1	combinèra	combinèras	combinèra	combineram	combineratz	combinèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	combini	combines	combine	combinem	combinetz	combinen
	imperfect	combinèssi	combinèsses	combinèsse	combinèssem	combinèssetz	combinèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			combina		combinem	combinatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Lemosin

		simple			compound
infinitive		combinar			aver combinat
gerund		combinant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		combinat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	combine	combinas	combina	combinam	combinatz	combinan
	imperfect	combinava	combinavas	combinava	combinàvam	combinàvatz	combinavan
	preterite	combinei	combineras	combinet	combinèram	combinèratz	combineran
	future	combinarai	combinaràs	combinará	combinarem	combinaretz	combinarán
	conditional	combinariá	combinariàs	combinariá	combinariam	combinariatz	combinarián
	conditional 2nd form1	combinèra	combinèras	combinèra	combineram	combineratz	combinèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	combine	combines	combine	combinem	combinetz	combinen
	imperfect	combinèsse	combinèsses	combinèsse	combinèssem	combinèssetz	combinèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			combina		combinem	combinatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Provençau

		simple			compound
infinitive		combinar			aver combinat
gerund		combinant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		combinat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	combine	combines	combina	combinam	combinatz	combinan
	imperfect	combinavi	combinavas	combinava	combinàvem	combinàvetz	combinavan
	preterite	combinère	combinères	combinèt	combineriam	combineriatz	combinèron
	future	combinarai	combinaràs	combinarà	combinarem	combinaretz	combinaràn
	conditional	combinariáu	combinariás	combinariá	combinariam	combinariatz	combinarián
	conditional 2nd form1	combinèra	combinèras	combinèra	combineram	combineratz	combinèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	combine	combines	combine	combinem	combinetz	combinan
	imperfect	combinèsse	combinèsses	combinèsse	combinessiam	combinessiatz	combinèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			combina		combinem	combinatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

Related terms

• combinason

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin combīnāre.

Pronunciation

 

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

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.biˈnaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.biˈnaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.biˈna.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: com‧bi‧nar

Verb

combinar (first-person singular present combino, first-person singular preterite combinei, past participle combinado)

1. (transitive) to combine
2. (transitive) to set up, arrange (a meeting)

   Combinamos às 3? ― Let's meet at 3 o'clock?

3. (intransitive, pronominal) to match, suit, harmonize (clothes, tastes etc.)

   Preto combina com você. ― Black suits you.

   Peixe e vinho tinto não combinam. ― Fish and red wine don't go together.

   • 2022 September 27, Karla Monteiro, “Fascistas hibernam quando o líder desaparece”, in Folha de S.Paulo‎^[1]:

     Na pipoca do carnaval pela democracia, no último domingo, em Belo Horizonte, só pensava nisto: o Brasil não combina com o fascismo.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of combinar (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	combinar
Personal	combinar	combinares	combinar	combinarmos	combinardes	combinarem
Gerund
	combinando
Past participle
Masculine	combinado			combinados
Feminine	combinada			combinadas
Indicative
Present	combino	combinas	combina	combinamos	combinais	combinam
Imperfect	combinava	combinavas	combinava	combinávamos	combináveis	combinavam
Preterite	combinei	combinaste	combinou	combinamos1, combinámos2	combinastes	combinaram
Pluperfect	combinara	combinaras	combinara	combináramos	combináreis	combinaram
Future	combinarei	combinarás	combinará	combinaremos	combinareis	combinarão
Conditional	combinaria	combinarias	combinaria	combinaríamos	combinaríeis	combinariam
Subjunctive
Present	combine	combines	combine	combinemos	combineis	combinem
Imperfect	combinasse	combinasses	combinasse	combinássemos	combinásseis	combinassem
Future	combinar	combinares	combinar	combinarmos	combinardes	combinarem
Imperative
Affirmative		combina	combine	combinemos	combinai	combinem
Negative (não)		não combines	não combine	não combinemos	não combineis	não combinem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• combinação

Further reading

• “combinar”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “combinar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
• “combinar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “combinar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “combinar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “combinar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin combīnāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kombiˈnaɾ/ [kõm.biˈnaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: com‧bi‧nar

Verb

combinar (first-person singular present combino, first-person singular preterite combiné, past participle combinado)

1. (transitive) to combine
2. (transitive) to go with (correspond or fit well with, to match)

   El negro combina con todo

   Black goes with everything

Conjugation

    Conjugation of combinar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			combinar
gerund			combinando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		combinado		combinada
		plural		combinados		combinadas
		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	combino	combinastú combinásvos	combina	combinamos	combináis	combinan
	imperfect	combinaba	combinabas	combinaba	combinábamos	combinabais	combinaban
	preterite	combiné	combinaste	combinó	combinamos	combinasteis	combinaron
	future	combinaré	combinarás	combinará	combinaremos	combinaréis	combinarán
	conditional	combinaría	combinarías	combinaría	combinaríamos	combinaríais	combinarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	combine	combinestú combinésvos2	combine	combinemos	combinéis	combinen
	imperfect (ra)	combinara	combinaras	combinara	combináramos	combinarais	combinaran
	imperfect (se)	combinase	combinases	combinase	combinásemos	combinaseis	combinasen
	future1	combinare	combinares	combinare	combináremos	combinareis	combinaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		combinatú combinávos	combine	combinemos	combinad	combinen
	negative		no combines	no combine	no combinemos	no combinéis	no combinen

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

    Selected combined forms of combinar

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 combinar
	dative	combinarme	combinarte	combinarle, combinarse	combinarnos	combinaros	combinarles, combinarse
	accusative	combinarme	combinarte	combinarlo, combinarla, combinarse	combinarnos	combinaros	combinarlos, combinarlas, combinarse
with gerund combinando
	dative	combinándome	combinándote	combinándole, combinándose	combinándonos	combinándoos	combinándoles, combinándose
	accusative	combinándome	combinándote	combinándolo, combinándola, combinándose	combinándonos	combinándoos	combinándolos, combinándolas, combinándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative combina
	dative	combíname	combínate	combínale	combínanos	not used	combínales
	accusative	combíname	combínate	combínalo, combínala	combínanos	not used	combínalos, combínalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative combiná
	dative	combiname	combinate	combinale	combinanos	not used	combinales
	accusative	combiname	combinate	combinalo, combinala	combinanos	not used	combinalos, combinalas
with formal second-person singular imperative combine
	dative	combíneme	not used	combínele, combínese	combínenos	not used	combíneles
	accusative	combíneme	not used	combínelo, combínela, combínese	combínenos	not used	combínelos, combínelas
with first-person plural imperative combinemos
	dative	not used	combinémoste	combinémosle	combinémonos	combinémoos	combinémosles
	accusative	not used	combinémoste	combinémoslo, combinémosla	combinémonos	combinémoos	combinémoslos, combinémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative combinad
	dative	combinadme	not used	combinadle	combinadnos	combinaos	combinadles
	accusative	combinadme	not used	combinadlo, combinadla	combinadnos	combinaos	combinadlos, combinadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative combinen
	dative	combínenme	not used	combínenle	combínennos	not used	combínenles, combínense
	accusative	combínenme	not used	combínenlo, combínenla	combínennos	not used	combínenlos, combínenlas, combínense

Derived terms

• combinada nórdica

 

Related terms

• combinación
• combinado

 

Further reading

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