vivir
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Asturian [edit]
Verb [edit]
vivir
- to live
Galician [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From the Latin vīvere, present active infinitive of vīvō.
Verb [edit]
vivir (first-person sg present vivo, first-person sg preterite vivín, past participle vivido)
- to live
- first-person and third-person singular future subjunctive of vivir
- first-person and third-person singular personal infinitive of vivir
Conjugation [edit]
Conjugation of vivir
| infinitive | vivir | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | vivindo | ||||||
| past participle | vivido | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | eu | ti | el / ela | nós | vós | eles / elas | |
| present | vivo | vives | vive | vivimos | vivides | viven | |
| imperfect | vivía | vivías | vivía | viviamos | viviades | vivían | |
| preterite | vivín | viviches | viviu | vivimos | vivistes | viviron | |
| pluperfect | vivira | viviras | vivira | viviramos | vivirades | viviran | |
| future | vivirei | vivirás | vivirá | viviremos | viviredes | vivirán | |
| conditional | viviría | vivirías | viviría | viviriamos | viviriades | vivirían | |
| subjunctive | eu | ti | el / ela | nós | vós | eles / elas | |
| present | viva | vivas | viva | vivamos | vivades | vivan | |
| preterite | vivise | vivises | vivise | vivísemos | vivísedes | vivisen | |
| future | vivir | vivires | vivir | vivirmos | vivirdes | viviren | |
| imperative | — | ti | el / ela | nós | vós | eles / elas | |
| — | vive | — | — | vivide | — | ||
| personal infinitive | eu | ti | el / ela | nós | vós | eles / elas | |
| vivir | vivires | vivir | vivirmos | vivirdes | viviren | ||
Related terms [edit]
Spanish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From the Latin vīvere, present active infinitive of vīvō, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeih₃w- (“to live”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /biˈβ̞iɾ/
Noun [edit]
vivir m (plural vivires)
Derived terms [edit]
Verb [edit]
vivir (first-person singular present vivo, first-person singular preterite viví, past participle vivido)
- (intransitive) To live; to be alive.
- La pobrecita vive con dos hermanas crueles. — "The poor girl lives with two cruel sisters."
- (intransitive) To make a living.
- Él vive en migas, nada más. — "He lives on crumbs, nothing more."
- (intransitive) To reside; to inhabit.
- Ella vive en la casa roja. — "She lives in the red house."
Usage notes [edit]
- Like many intransitive verbs in both Spanish and English, including English live, the verb vivir can take a cognate object; hence vivir la vida loca "to live the crazy life", which is roughly synonymous with vivir locamente "to live crazily".
Conjugation [edit]
Conjugation of vivir (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
| infinitive | vivir | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | viviendo | ||||||
| past participle | vivido | ||||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| indicative | yo | tú | él/ella usted |
nosotros | vosotros | ellos/ellas ustedes |
|
| present | vivo | vives | vive | vivimos | vivís | viven | |
| imperfect | vivía | vivías | vivía | vivíamos | vivíais | vivían | |
| preterite | viví | viviste | vivió | vivimos | vivisteis | vivieron | |
| future | viviré | vivirás | vivirá | viviremos | viviréis | vivirán | |
| conditional | viviría | vivirías | viviría | viviríamos | viviríais | vivirían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú | él/ella usted |
nosotros | vosotros | ellos/ellas ustedes |
|
| present | viva | vivas | viva | vivamos | viváis | vivan | |
| imperfect (ra) |
viviera | vivieras | viviera | viviéramos | vivierais | vivieran | |
| imperfect (se) |
viviese | vivieses | viviese | viviésemos | vivieseis | viviesen | |
| future | viviere | vivieres | viviere | viviéremos | viviereis | vivieren | |
| imperative | — | tú | usted | nosotros | vosotros | ustedes | |
| affirmative | vive | viva | vivamos | vivid | vivan | ||
| negative | no vivas | no viva | no vivamos | no viváis | no vivan | ||
