pulir

Galician

Alternative forms

• puír

Etymology

From Latin polīre, present active infinitive of poliō.

Verb

1. to polish, smooth
2. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of pulir
3. first/third-person singular personal infinitive of pulir

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin polīre, present active infinitive of poliō.

Verb

pulir (first-person singular present pulo, first-person singular preterite pulí, past participle pulido)

1. to polish
2. (colloquial) to beat up

Conjugation

    Conjugation of pulir (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			pulir
gerund			puliendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		pulido		pulida
		plural		pulidos		pulidas
		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	pulo	pulestú pulísvos	pule	pulimos	pulís	pulen
	imperfect	pulía	pulías	pulía	pulíamos	pulíais	pulían
	preterite	pulí	puliste	pulió	pulimos	pulisteis	pulieron
	future	puliré	pulirás	pulirá	puliremos	puliréis	pulirán
	conditional	puliría	pulirías	puliría	puliríamos	puliríais	pulirían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	pula	pulastú pulásvos2	pula	pulamos	puláis	pulan
	imperfect (ra)	puliera	pulieras	puliera	puliéramos	pulierais	pulieran
	imperfect (se)	puliese	pulieses	puliese	puliésemos	pulieseis	puliesen
	future1	puliere	pulieres	puliere	puliéremos	puliereis	pulieren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		puletú pulívos	pula	pulamos	pulid	pulan
	negative		no pulas	no pula	no pulamos	no puláis	no pulan

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

    Selected combined forms of pulir

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 pulir
	dative	pulirme	pulirte	pulirle, pulirse	pulirnos	puliros	pulirles, pulirse
	accusative	pulirme	pulirte	pulirlo, pulirla, pulirse	pulirnos	puliros	pulirlos, pulirlas, pulirse
with gerund puliendo
	dative	puliéndome	puliéndote	puliéndole, puliéndose	puliéndonos	puliéndoos	puliéndoles, puliéndose
	accusative	puliéndome	puliéndote	puliéndolo, puliéndola, puliéndose	puliéndonos	puliéndoos	puliéndolos, puliéndolas, puliéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative pule
	dative	púleme	púlete	púlele	púlenos	not used	púleles
	accusative	púleme	púlete	púlelo, púlela	púlenos	not used	púlelos, púlelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative pulí
	dative	pulime	pulite	pulile	pulinos	not used	puliles
	accusative	pulime	pulite	pulilo, pulila	pulinos	not used	pulilos, pulilas
with formal second-person singular imperative pula
	dative	púlame	not used	púlale, púlase	púlanos	not used	púlales
	accusative	púlame	not used	púlalo, púlala, púlase	púlanos	not used	púlalos, púlalas
with first-person plural imperative pulamos
	dative	not used	pulámoste	pulámosle	pulámonos	pulámoos	pulámosles
	accusative	not used	pulámoste	pulámoslo, pulámosla	pulámonos	pulámoos	pulámoslos, pulámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative pulid
	dative	pulidme	not used	pulidle	pulidnos	pulíos	pulidles
	accusative	pulidme	not used	pulidlo, pulidla	pulidnos	pulíos	pulidlos, pulidlas
with formal second-person plural imperative pulan
	dative	púlanme	not used	púlanle	púlannos	not used	púlanles, púlanse
	accusative	púlanme	not used	púlanlo, púlanla	púlannos	not used	púlanlos, púlanlas, púlanse

Alternative forms

• polir (obsolete)

Related terms

• pulido
• pulidor
• pulimentar
• pulimento

Further reading

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