argüir

See also: arguir and argüír

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin arguere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɾˈɣwiɾ/ [aɾˈɣwiɾ]
• Rhymes: -iɾ
• Syllabification: ar‧güir

Verb

argüir

1. (of a baby) to make ones first sounds

Conjugation

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• “argüir”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN
• García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2002–2004), “argüir”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (overall work in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Catalan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ər.ɡuˈi]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [aɾ.ɣuˈiɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [ar.ɡuˈi]
• Rhymes: -i(ɾ)

Verb

argüir (first-person singular present argüeixo, first-person singular preterite argüí, past participle arguït)

1. to argue a case, etc.
2. to discuss
3. to indicate

Conjugation

    Central Catalan conjugation of argüir (third conjugation, with -eix-)

infinitive			argüir
gerund			argüint
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		arguït		arguïda
		plural		arguïts		arguïdes
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	argüeixo	argüeixes	argüeix	arguïm	arguïu	argüeixen
	imperfect	arguïa	arguïes	arguïa	argüíem	argüíeu	arguïen
	future	argüiré	argüiràs	argüirà	argüirem	argüireu	argüiran
	preterite	argüí	arguïres	argüí	argüírem	argüíreu	arguïren
	conditional	argüiria	argüiries	argüiria	argüiríem	argüiríeu	argüirien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	argüeixi	argüeixis	argüeixi	arguïm	arguïu	argüeixin
	imperfect	argüís	arguïssis	argüís	argüíssim	argüíssiu	arguïssin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	argüeix	argüeixi	arguïm	arguïu	argüeixin
	negative (no)	—	no argüeixis	no argüeixi	no arguïm	no arguïu	no argüeixin

Related terms

• argument

Further reading

• “argüir”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “argüir”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “argüir” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “argüir”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Portuguese

Verb

argüir

1. pre-reform spelling (used until 1990 in Brazil and 1945 in Portugal) of arguir; may still occur as a sporadic misspelling

Conjugation

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• “argüir”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ-

Proto-Indo-European *-us

Proto-Indo-European *h₂érǵus

Proto-Italic *argusder.?

Latin arguerebor.

Spanish argüir

Borrowed from Latin arguere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɾˈɡwiɾ/ [aɾˈɣ̞wiɾ], /aɾɡuˈiɾ/ [aɾ.ɣ̞uˈiɾ]

• Audio (Spain):

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• Rhymes: -iɾ
• Syllabification: ar‧güir

Verb

argüir (first-person singular present arguyo, first-person singular preterite argüí, past participle argüido)

1. (transitive) to argue, reason

   Synonym: argumentar

2. (transitive) to indicate, suggest
3. (transitive) to demonstrate, prove
4. (transitive) to infer, imagine

Conjugation

    Conjugation of argüir (gu-gü alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			argüir
gerund			arguyendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		argüido		argüida
		plural		argüidos		argüidas
		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	arguyo	arguyestú argüísvos	arguye	argüimos	argüís	arguyen
	imperfect	argüía	argüías	argüía	argüíamos	argüíais	argüían
	preterite	argüí	argüiste	arguyó	argüimos	argüisteis	arguyeron
	future	argüiré	argüirás	argüirá	argüiremos	argüiréis	argüirán
	conditional	argüiría	argüirías	argüiría	argüiríamos	argüiríais	argüirían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	arguya	arguyastú arguyásvos2	arguya	arguyamos	arguyáis	arguyan
	imperfect (ra)	arguyera	arguyeras	arguyera	arguyéramos	arguyerais	arguyeran
	imperfect (se)	arguyese	arguyeses	arguyese	arguyésemos	arguyeseis	arguyesen
	future1	arguyere	arguyeres	arguyere	arguyéremos	arguyereis	arguyeren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		arguyetú argüívos	arguya	arguyamos	argüid	arguyan
	negative		no arguyas	no arguya	no arguyamos	no arguyáis	no arguyan

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of argüir (gu-gü alternation)

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 argüir	dative	argüirme	argüirte	argüirle, argüirse	argüirnos	argüiros	argüirles, argüirse
	accusative	argüirme	argüirte	argüirlo, argüirla, argüirse	argüirnos	argüiros	argüirlos, argüirlas, argüirse
with gerund arguyendo	dative	arguyéndome	arguyéndote	arguyéndole, arguyéndose	arguyéndonos	arguyéndoos	arguyéndoles, arguyéndose
	accusative	arguyéndome	arguyéndote	arguyéndolo, arguyéndola, arguyéndose	arguyéndonos	arguyéndoos	arguyéndolos, arguyéndolas, arguyéndose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative arguye	dative	argúyeme	argúyete	argúyele	argúyenos	not used	argúyeles
	accusative	argúyeme	argúyete	argúyelo, argúyela	argúyenos	not used	argúyelos, argúyelas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative argüí	dative	argüime	argüite	argüile	argüinos	not used	argüiles
	accusative	argüime	argüite	argüilo, argüila	argüinos	not used	argüilos, argüilas
with formal second-person singular imperative arguya	dative	argúyame	not used	argúyale, argúyase	argúyanos	not used	argúyales
	accusative	argúyame	not used	argúyalo, argúyala, argúyase	argúyanos	not used	argúyalos, argúyalas
with first-person plural imperative arguyamos	dative	not used	arguyámoste	arguyámosle	arguyámonos	arguyámoos	arguyámosles
	accusative	not used	arguyámoste	arguyámoslo, arguyámosla	arguyámonos	arguyámoos	arguyámoslos, arguyámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative argüid	dative	argüidme	not used	argüidle	argüidnos	argüíos	argüidles
	accusative	argüidme	not used	argüidlo, argüidla	argüidnos	argüíos	argüidlos, argüidlas
with formal second-person plural imperative arguyan	dative	argúyanme	not used	argúyanle	argúyannos	not used	argúyanles, argúyanse
	accusative	argúyanme	not used	argúyanlo, argúyanla	argúyannos	not used	argúyanlos, argúyanlas, argúyanse

Derived terms

• argüende

Related terms

• argumentar
• argumento

Further reading

• “argüir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025