obedecer
Galician
Etymology
From Old Portuguese obedecer, from Vulgar Latin *oboedescere, from Latin oboedīre, present active infinitive of oboediō.
Verb
obedecer (first-person singular present obedezo, first-person singular preterite obedecín, past participle obedecido)
- to obey
- first-person singular personal infinitive of obedecer
- third-person singular personal infinitive of obedecer
Conjugation
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese obedecer, from Vulgar Latin *oboedēscere, from Latin oboedīre, present active infinitive of oboediō.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔβɨðɨˈseɾ/
Verb
obedecer (first-person singular present indicative obedeço, past participle obedecido)
- obey (to do as ordered)
Conjugation
Spanish
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *oboedescere, present active infinitive of *oboedesceō, from Latin oboedīre, present active infinitive of oboediō.
Pronunciation
- (Castilian) IPA(key): /obedeˈθeɾ/, [oβeðeˈθeɾ]
- (Latin America) IPA(key): /obedeˈseɾ/, [oβeðeˈseɾ]
Verb
obedecer (first-person singular present obedezco, first-person singular preterite obedecí, past participle obedecido)
- (transitive) to obey
- Antonym: desobedecer
- (intransitive, with a) to be caused by
Conjugation
- Rule: c becomes a zc before a or o.
- 1 Mostly obsolete form, now mainly used in legal jargon.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
singular | plural | ||||||
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1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
with infinitive obedecer | |||||||
dative | obedecerme | obedecerte | obedecerle, obedecerse | obedecernos | obedeceros | obedecerles, obedecerse | |
accusative | obedecerme | obedecerte | obedecerlo, obedecerla, obedecerse | obedecernos | obedeceros | obedecerlos, obedecerlas, obedecerse | |
with gerund obedeciendo | |||||||
dative | obedeciéndome | obedeciéndote | obedeciéndole, obedeciéndose | obedeciéndonos | obedeciéndoos | obedeciéndoles, obedeciéndose | |
accusative | obedeciéndome | obedeciéndote | obedeciéndolo, obedeciéndola, obedeciéndose | obedeciéndonos | obedeciéndoos | obedeciéndolos, obedeciéndolas, obedeciéndose | |
with informal second-person singular imperative obedece | |||||||
dative | obedéceme | obedécete | obedécele | obedécenos | not used | obedéceles | |
accusative | obedéceme | obedécete | obedécelo, obedécela | obedécenos | not used | obedécelos, obedécelas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative obedezca | |||||||
dative | obedézcame | not used | obedézcale, obedézcase | obedézcanos | not used | obedézcales | |
accusative | obedézcame | not used | obedézcalo, obedézcala, obedézcase | obedézcanos | not used | obedézcalos, obedézcalas | |
with first-person plural imperative obedezcamos | |||||||
dative | not used | obedezcámoste | obedezcámosle | obedezcámonos | obedezcámoos | obedezcámosles | |
accusative | not used | obedezcámoste | obedezcámoslo, obedezcámosla | obedezcámonos | obedezcámoos | obedezcámoslos, obedezcámoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative obedeced | |||||||
dative | obedecedme | not used | obedecedle | obedecednos | obedeceos | obedecedles | |
accusative | obedecedme | not used | obedecedlo, obedecedla | obedecednos | obedeceos | obedecedlos, obedecedlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative obedezcan | |||||||
dative | obedézcanme | not used | obedézcanle | obedézcannos | not used | obedézcanles, obedézcanse | |
accusative | obedézcanme | not used | obedézcanlo, obedézcanla | obedézcannos | not used | obedézcanlos, obedézcanlas, obedézcanse |
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “obedecer” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.