preferir

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praeferre, present active infinitive of praeferō, with a change of conjugation.

Pronunciation

  • (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /pɾə.fəˈɾi/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /pɾe.feˈɾiɾ/

Verb

preferir (first-person singular present prefereixo, past participle preferit)

  1. to prefer

Conjugation


Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praeferre, present active infinitive of praeferō, with a change of conjugation.

Verb

preferir (first-person singular present indicative prefiro, past participle preferido)

  1. (transitive) to prefer

Conjugation


Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praeferre, present active infinitive of praeferō, with a change of conjugation.

Verb

preferir (first-person singular present prefiero, first-person singular preterite preferí, past participle preferido)

  1. to prefer

Conjugation

  • Rule: e becomes a ie in stressed syllables and i in certain conjugations.
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