influir

See also: influír

Asturian

Verb

influir

1. Alternative form of influyir

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin īnfluere, with normal change of conjugation to -ir.

Verb

influir (first-person singular present influeixo, first-person singular preterite influí, past participle influït)

1. to influence

Conjugation

    Conjugation of influir (third conjugation, with -eix-)

infinitive			influir
gerund			influint
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		influït		influïda
		plural		influïts		influïdes
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	influeixo	influeixes	influeix	influïm	influïu	influeixen
	imperfect	influïa	influïes	influïa	influíem	influíeu	influïen
	future	influiré	influiràs	influirà	influirem	influireu	influiran
	preterite	influí	influïres	influí	influírem	influíreu	influïren
	conditional	influiria	influiries	influiria	influiríem	influiríeu	influirien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	influeixi	influeixis	influeixi	influïm	influïu	influeixin
	imperfect	influís	influïssis	influís	influíssim	influíssiu	influïssin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	influeix	influeixi	influïm	influïu	influeixin
	negative (no)	—	no influeixis	no influeixi	no influïm	no influïu	no influeixin

Related terms

• fluir
• influència
• influent

Further reading

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

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin īnfluere, with change of conjugation.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.fluˈi(ʁ)/ [ĩ.flʊˈi(h)], (faster pronunciation) /ĩˈflwi(ʁ)/ [ĩˈflwi(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.fluˈi(ʁ)/ [ĩ.flʊˈi(h)], (faster pronunciation) /ĩˈflwi(ʁ)/ [ĩˈflwi(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ĩ.fluˈi(ɾ)/ [ĩ.flʊˈi(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /ĩˈflwi(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ĩ.fluˈi(ʁ)/ [ĩ.flʊˈi(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /ĩˈflwi(ʁ)/ [ĩˈflwi(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.fluˈi(ɻ)/ [ĩ.flʊˈi(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /ĩˈflwi(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.fluˈiɾ/, (faster pronunciation) /ĩˈflwiɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.fluˈiɾ/, (faster pronunciation) /ĩˈflwiɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.fluˈi.ɾi/, (faster pronunciation) /ĩˈflwi.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: in‧flu‧ir

Verb

influir (first-person singular present influo, first-person singular preterite influí, past participle influído)

1. to influence

   Synonym: influenciar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of influir (irregular) (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	influir
Personal	influir	influíres	influir	influirmos	influirdes	influírem
Gerund
	influindo
Past participle
Masculine	influído			influídos
Feminine	influída			influídas
Indicative
Present	influo	influis	influi	influímos	influís	influem
Imperfect	influía	influías	influía	influíamos	influíeis	influíam
Preterite	influí	influíste	influiu	influímos	influístes	influíram
Pluperfect	influíra	influíras	influíra	influíramos	influíreis	influíram
Future	influirei	influirás	influirá	influiremos	influireis	influirão
Conditional	influiria	influirias	influiria	influiríamos	influiríeis	influiriam
Subjunctive
Present	influa	influas	influa	influamos	influais	influam
Imperfect	influísse	influísses	influísse	influíssemos	influísseis	influíssem
Future	influir	influíres	influir	influirmos	influirdes	influírem
Imperative
Affirmative		influi	influa	influamos	influí	influam
Negative (não)		não influas	não influa	não influamos	não influais	não influam

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin īnfluere (“to flow in, to invade, to penetrate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /inˈflwiɾ/ [ĩɱˈflwiɾ]
• Rhymes: -iɾ
• Syllabification: in‧fluir

Verb

influir (first-person singular present influyo, first-person singular preterite influí, past participle influido)

1. to influence

   influir en

   Synonym: influenciar

2. to have influence on

Conjugation

    Conjugation of influir (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			influir
gerund			influyendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		influido		influida
		plural		influidos		influidas
		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	influyo	influyestú influísvos	influye	influimos	influís	influyen
	imperfect	influía	influías	influía	influíamos	influíais	influían
	preterite	influí	influiste	influyó	influimos	influisteis	influyeron
	future	influiré	influirás	influirá	influiremos	influiréis	influirán
	conditional	influiría	influirías	influiría	influiríamos	influiríais	influirían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	influya	influyastú influyásvos2	influya	influyamos	influyáis	influyan
	imperfect (ra)	influyera	influyeras	influyera	influyéramos	influyerais	influyeran
	imperfect (se)	influyese	influyeses	influyese	influyésemos	influyeseis	influyesen
	future1	influyere	influyeres	influyere	influyéremos	influyereis	influyeren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		influyetú influívos	influya	influyamos	influid	influyan
	negative		no influyas	no influya	no influyamos	no influyáis	no influyan

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

    Selected combined forms of influir

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 influir
	dative	influirme	influirte	influirle, influirse	influirnos	influiros	influirles, influirse
	accusative	influirme	influirte	influirlo, influirla, influirse	influirnos	influiros	influirlos, influirlas, influirse
with gerund influyendo
	dative	influyéndome	influyéndote	influyéndole, influyéndose	influyéndonos	influyéndoos	influyéndoles, influyéndose
	accusative	influyéndome	influyéndote	influyéndolo, influyéndola, influyéndose	influyéndonos	influyéndoos	influyéndolos, influyéndolas, influyéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative influye
	dative	inflúyeme	inflúyete	inflúyele	inflúyenos	not used	inflúyeles
	accusative	inflúyeme	inflúyete	inflúyelo, inflúyela	inflúyenos	not used	inflúyelos, inflúyelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative influí
	dative	influime	influite	influile	influinos	not used	influiles
	accusative	influime	influite	influilo, influila	influinos	not used	influilos, influilas
with formal second-person singular imperative influya
	dative	inflúyame	not used	inflúyale, inflúyase	inflúyanos	not used	inflúyales
	accusative	inflúyame	not used	inflúyalo, inflúyala, inflúyase	inflúyanos	not used	inflúyalos, inflúyalas
with first-person plural imperative influyamos
	dative	not used	influyámoste	influyámosle	influyámonos	influyámoos	influyámosles
	accusative	not used	influyámoste	influyámoslo, influyámosla	influyámonos	influyámoos	influyámoslos, influyámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative influid
	dative	influidme	not used	influidle	influidnos	influíos	influidles
	accusative	influidme	not used	influidlo, influidla	influidnos	influíos	influidlos, influidlas
with formal second-person plural imperative influyan
	dative	inflúyanme	not used	inflúyanle	inflúyannos	not used	inflúyanles, inflúyanse
	accusative	inflúyanme	not used	inflúyanlo, inflúyanla	inflúyannos	not used	inflúyanlos, inflúyanlas, inflúyanse

Related terms

• influjo
• influyente

 

Further reading

• “influir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014