certificar

Asturian

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin certificāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θeɾtifiˈkaɾ/ [θeɾ.t̪i.fiˈkaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: cer‧ti‧fi‧car

Verb

certificar

1. (transitive) to certify

Conjugation

Conjugation of certificar

infinitive		certificar
gerund		certificando
past participle		m certificáu, f certificada, n certificao, m pl certificaos, f pl certificaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	certifico	certifiques	certifica	certificamos	certificáis	certifiquen
	imperfect	certificaba	certificabes	certificaba	certificábemos, certificábamos	certificabeis, certificabais	certificaben
	preterite	certifiqué	certificasti, certifiquesti	certificó	certifiquemos	certificastis, certifiquestis	certificaron
	pluperfect	certificare, certificara	certificares, certificaras	certificare, certificara	certificáremos, certificáramos	certificareis, certificarais	certificaren, certificaran
	future	certificaré	certificarás	certificará	certificaremos	certificaréis	certificarán
	conditional	certificaría	certificaríes	certificaría	certificaríemos, certificaríamos	certificaríeis, certificaríais	certificaríen
subjunctive	present	certifique	certifiques, certificas	certifique	certifiquemos	certifiquéis	certifiquen, certifican
	imperfect	certificare, certificara	certificares, certificaras	certificare, certificara	certificáremos, certificáramos	certificareis, certificarais	certificaren, certificaran
imperative		—	certifica	—	—	certificái	—

Further reading

• “certificar”, 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), “certificar”, 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 certificāre. First attested in the 14th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [sər.ti.fiˈka]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [seɾ.ti.fiˈkaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [ser.ti.fiˈka]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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• Rhymes: (Central, Balearic) -a, (Valencia) -aɾ
• Hyphenation: cer‧ti‧fi‧car

Verb

certificar (first-person singular present certifico, first-person singular preterite certifiquí, past participle certificat)

1. (transitive) to certify

Conjugation

    Central Catalan conjugation of certificar (first conjugation, c-qu alternation)

infinitive			certificar
gerund			certificant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		certificat		certificada
		plural		certificats		certificades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	certifico	certifiques	certifica	certifiquem	certifiqueu	certifiquen
	imperfect	certificava	certificaves	certificava	certificàvem	certificàveu	certificaven
	future	certificaré	certificaràs	certificarà	certificarem	certificareu	certificaran
	preterite	certifiquí	certificares	certificà	certificàrem	certificàreu	certificaren
	conditional	certificaria	certificaries	certificaria	certificaríem	certificaríeu	certificarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	certifiqui	certifiquis	certifiqui	certifiquem	certifiqueu	certifiquin
	imperfect	certifiqués	certifiquessis	certifiqués	certifiquéssim	certifiquéssiu	certifiquessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	certifica	certifiqui	certifiquem	certifiqueu	certifiquin
	negative (no)	—	no certifiquis	no certifiqui	no certifiquem	no certifiqueu	no certifiquin

Derived terms

• certificació
• certificat

Further reading

• “certificar”, 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
• “certificar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “certificar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “certificar”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Galician

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin certificāre. By surface analysis, certo (“certain; correct”) +‎ -ificar.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: cer‧ti‧fi‧car

Verb

certificar (first-person singular present certifico, first-person singular preterite certifiquei, past participle certificado)
certificar (first-person singular present certifico, first-person singular preterite certifiquei, past participle certificado, reintegrationist norm)

1. (transitive) to certify

Conjugation

    Conjugation of certificar (c-qu alternation)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	certificar
Personal	certificar	certificares	certificar	certificarmos	certificardes	certificaren
Gerund
	certificando
Past participle
Masculine	certificado			certificados
Feminine	certificada			certificadas
Indicative
Present	certifico	certificas	certifica	certificamos	certificades	certifican
Imperfect	certificaba	certificabas	certificaba	certificabamos	certificabades	certificaban
Preterite	certifiquei	certificaches	certificou	certificamos	certificastes	certificaron
Pluperfect	certificara	certificaras	certificara	certificaramos	certificarades	certificaran
Future	certificarei	certificarás	certificará	certificaremos	certificaredes	certificarán
Conditional	certificaría	certificarías	certificaría	certificariamos	certificariades	certificarían
Subjunctive
Present	certifique	certifiques	certifique	certifiquemos	certifiquedes	certifiquen
Imperfect	certificase	certificases	certificase	certificásemos	certificásedes	certificasen
Future	certificar	certificares	certificar	certificarmos	certificardes	certificaren
Imperative
Affirmative		certifica	certifique	certifiquemos	certificade	certifiquen
Negative (non)		non certifiques	non certifique	non certifiquemos	non certifiquedes	non certifiquen

    Reintegrated conjugation of certificar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	certificar
Personal	certificar	certificares	certificar	certificarmos	certificardes	certificarem
Gerund
	certificando
Past participle
Masculine	certificado			certificados
Feminine	certificada			certificadas
Indicative
Present	certifico	certificas	certifica	certificamos	certificades, certificais	certificam
Imperfect	certificava	certificavas	certificava	certificávamos	certificávades, certificáveis, certificávais1	certificavam
Preterite	certifiquei	certificaste, certificache1	certificou	certificamos	certificastes	certificárom, certificaram
Pluperfect	certificara	certificaras	certificara	certificáramos	certificárades, certificáreis, certificárais1	certificaram
Future	certificarei	certificarás	certificará	certificaremos	certificaredes, certificareis	certificarám, certificarão
Conditional	certificaria	certificarias	certificaria	certificaríamos	certificaríades, certificaríeis, certificaríais1	certificariam
Subjunctive
Present	certifique	certifiques	certifique	certifiquemos	certifiquedes, certifiqueis	certifiquem
Imperfect	certificasse	certificasses	certificasse	certificássemos	certificássedes, certificásseis	certificassem
Future	certificar	certificares	certificar	certificarmos	certificardes	certificarem
Imperative
Affirmative		certifica	certifique	certifiquemos	certificade, certificai	certifiquem
Negative (nom)		nom certifiques	nom certifique	nom certifiquemos	nom certifiquedes, nom certifiqueis	nom certifiquem

¹Less recommended.

Further reading

• “certificar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• “certificar”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

Interlingua

Etymology

Borrowed from English certificate, French certifier, Italian certificàre, Spanish certificar and Portuguese certificar; all from Latin certificāre. Compare German zertifizieren and Russian сертифици́ровать (sertificírovatʹ). By surface analysis, certe (“certain”) +‎ -ificar (“-ify”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ser.ti.fiˈkar/
• Rhymes: -ar
• Hyphenation: cer‧ti‧fi‧car

Verb

certificar

1. (transitive) to certify

Conjugation

    Conjugation of certificar

infinitive		certificar
participle		present	perfect
		certificante	certificate
active		simple	perfect
	present	certifica	ha certificate
	past	certificava	habeva certificate
	future	certificara	habera certificate
	conditional	certificarea	haberea certificate
	imperative	certifica	—
passive		simple	perfect
	present	es certificate	ha essite certificate
	past	esseva certificate	habeva essite certificate
	future	essera certificate	habera essite certificate
	conditional	esserea certificate	haberea essite certificate
	imperative	sia certificate	—

Derived terms

• certification
• certificato
• certificator

Related terms

• certe
• certitude
• certo
• incerte
• incertitude

Occitan

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin certificāre.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: cer‧ti‧fi‧car

Verb

certificar

1. (transitive) to certify

Conjugation

    Lengadocian (Central Occitan)

		simple			compound
infinitive		certificar			aver certificat
gerund		certificant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		certificat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	certifici	certificas	certifica	certificam	certificatz	certifican
	imperfect	certificavi	certificavas	certificava	certificàvem	certificàvetz	certificavan
	preterite	certificèri	certificères	certificèt	certificèrem	certificèretz	certificèron
	future	certificarai	certificaràs	certificarà	certificarem	certificaretz	certificaràn
	conditional	certificariái	certificariás	certificariá	certificariam	certificariatz	certificarián
	conditional 2nd form1	certificèra	certificèras	certificèra	certificeram	certificeratz	certificèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	certifice	certifices	certifice	certificem	certificetz	certificen
	imperfect	certificèssi	certificèsses	certificèsse	certificèssem	certificèssetz	certificèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			certifica		certificem	certificatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Auvernhàs

		simple			compound
infinitive		certificar			aver certificat
gerund		certificant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		certificat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	certifice	certifices	certifica	certificam	certificatz	certificon
	imperfect	certificave	certificaves	certificava	certificaviam	certificaviatz	certificavon
	preterite	certificere	certificeres	certificet	certificem	certificetz	certificeron
	future	certificarai	certificaràs	certificará	certificarem	certificaretz	certificarán
	conditional	certificariá	certificariás	certificariá	certificariam	certificariatz	certificarián
	conditional 2nd form1	certificèra	certificèras	certificèra	certificeram	certificeratz	certificèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	certifice	certifices	certifice	certificassiam	certificassiatz	certificon
	imperfect	certificesse	certificesses	certificesse	certificessiam	certificessiatz	certificesson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			certifica		certificassiam	certificatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Gascon

		simple			compound
infinitive		certificar			aver certificat
gerund		certificant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		certificat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	certifici	certificas	certifica	certificam	certificatz	certifican
	imperfect	certificavi	certificavas	certificava	certificàvam	certificàvatz	certificavan
	preterite	certificèi	certificès	certificè	certificèm	certificètz	certificèn
	future	certificarèi	certificaràs	certificarà	certificaram	certificaratz	certificaràn
	conditional	certificarí	certificarés	certificaré	certificarem	certificaretz	certificarén
	conditional 2nd form1	certificèra	certificèras	certificèra	certificeram	certificeratz	certificèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	certifici	certifices	certifice	certificem	certificetz	certificen
	imperfect	certificèssi	certificèsses	certificèsse	certificèssem	certificèssetz	certificèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			certifica		certificem	certificatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Lemosin

		simple			compound
infinitive		certificar			aver certificat
gerund		certificant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		certificat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	certifice	certificas	certifica	certificam	certificatz	certifican
	imperfect	certificava	certificavas	certificava	certificàvam	certificàvatz	certificavan
	preterite	certificei	certificeras	certificet	certificèram	certificèratz	certificeran
	future	certificarai	certificaràs	certificará	certificarem	certificaretz	certificarán
	conditional	certificariá	certificariàs	certificariá	certificariam	certificariatz	certificarián
	conditional 2nd form1	certificèra	certificèras	certificèra	certificeram	certificeratz	certificèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	certifice	certifices	certifice	certificem	certificetz	certificen
	imperfect	certificèsse	certificèsses	certificèsse	certificèssem	certificèssetz	certificèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			certifica		certificem	certificatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Provençau

		simple			compound
infinitive		certificar			aver certificat
gerund		certificant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		certificat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	certifice	certifices	certifica	certificam	certificatz	certifican
	imperfect	certificavi	certificavas	certificava	certificàvem	certificàvetz	certificavan
	preterite	certificère	certificères	certificèt	certificeriam	certificeriatz	certificèron
	future	certificarai	certificaràs	certificarà	certificarem	certificaretz	certificaràn
	conditional	certificariáu	certificariás	certificariá	certificariam	certificariatz	certificarián
	conditional 2nd form1	certificèra	certificèras	certificèra	certificeram	certificeratz	certificèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	certifice	certifices	certifice	certificem	certificetz	certifican
	imperfect	certificèsse	certificèsses	certificèsse	certificessiam	certificessiatz	certificèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			certifica		certificem	certificatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Niçard

		simple			compound
infinitive		certificar [seʀtifikˈa]			aver certificat [seʀtifikˈa(te)]
gerund		certificant [seʀtifikˈãŋ]			use gerund of èstre + past participle
past participle		certificat [seʀtifikˈa(te)]			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	eu, ela	nautres	vautres	elu, eli
	present	certifiqui [seʀtifˈiki]	certifiques [seʀtifˈikes]	certifica [seʀtifˈika]	certificam1, certifiquèm [seʀtifikˈãŋ], [seʀtifikˈɛ̃ŋ]	certificatz1, certifiquètz [seʀtifikˈas], [seʀtifikˈɛs]	certificon [seʀtifˈiku(ŋ)]
	imperfect	certificavi [seʀtifikˈavi]	certificaves [seʀtifikˈaves]	certificava [seʀtifikˈava]	certificavam2 [seʀtifikavˈãŋ]	certificavatz2 [seʀtifikavˈas]	certificàvon [seʀtifikˈavu(ŋ)]
	preterite1	certifiquèri [seʀtifikˈɛʀi]	certifiquères [seʀtifikˈɛʀes]	certifiquèt [seʀtifikˈɛ]	certifiqueriam [seʀtifikeʀjˈãŋ]	certifiqueriatz [seʀtifikerjˈas]	certifiquèron [seʀtifikˈɛʀu(ŋ)]
	future	certifiquerai [seʀtifikeʀˈai̯]	certifiqueràs [seʀtifikeʀˈas]	certifiquerà [seʀtifikeʀˈa]	certifiquerèm [seʀtifikeʀˈɛ̃ŋ]	certifiquerètz [seʀtifikeʀˈɛs]	certifiqueràn [seʀtifikeʀˈãŋ]
	conditional	certifiquerii [seʀtifikeʀˈiji]	certifiqueries [seʀtifikeʀˈijes]	certifiqueria [seʀtifikeʀˈija]	certifiqueriavam [seʀtifikeʀjavˈãŋ]	certifiqueriavatz [seʀtifikeʀjavˈas]	certifiquerion [seʀtifikeʀˈiju(ŋ)]
	conditional 2nd form2	certifiquèro [seʀtifikˈɛʀu]	certifiquèras [seʀtifikˈɛʀas]	certifiquèra, certifiquère [seʀtifikˈɛʀa], [seʀtifikˈɛʀe]	certifiqueram [seʀtifikeʀˈãŋ]	certifiqueratz [seʀtifikeʀˈas]	certifiquèron [seʀtifikˈɛʀu(ŋ)]
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior1	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que eu, ela	que nautres	que vautres	que elu, eli
	present	certifiqui [seʀtifˈiki]	certifiques [seʀtifˈikes]	certifique [seʀtifˈike]	certifiquem [seʀtifikˈẽŋ]	certifiquetz [seʀtifikˈes]	certificon [seʀtifˈiku(ŋ)]
	imperfect	certifiquessi [seʀtifikˈesi]	certifiquesses [seʀtifikˈeses]	certifiquesse [seʀtifikˈese]	certifiquessiam1, certifiquessèm [seʀtifikesjˈãŋ], [seʀtifikesˈɛ̃ŋ]	certifiquessiatz1, certifiquessètz [seʀtifikesjˈas], [seʀtifikesˈɛs]	certifiquesson [seʀtifikˈesu(ŋ)]
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nautres	vautres	—
			certifica [seʀtifˈika]		certifiquem [seʀtifikˈẽŋ]	certificatz [seʀtifikˈas]	1Obsolete or literary. 2Attested rarely in the upper Tinée valley (06).
1 : formal. 2 : sometimes reduplicated ; certificavavam [seʀtifikavavˈãŋ], certificavavatz [seʀtifikavavˈas].

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin certificāre. By surface analysis, certo (“certain; correct”) + -ificar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /seʁ.t͡ʃi.fiˈka(ʁ)/ [seh.t͡ʃi.fiˈka(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /seʁ.t͡ʃi.fiˈka(ʁ)/ [seh.t͡ʃi.fiˈka(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /seɾ.t͡ʃi.fiˈka(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /seʁ.t͡ʃi.fiˈka(ʁ)/ [seχ.t͡ʃi.fiˈka(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /seɻ.t͡ʃi.fiˈka(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨɾ.ti.fiˈkaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨɾ.ti.fiˈkaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨɾ.ti.fiˈka.ɾi/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -aʁ, (Brazil) -a, (Portugal) -aɾ
• Hyphenation: cer‧ti‧fi‧car

Verb

certificar (first-person singular present certifico, first-person singular preterite certifiquei, past participle certificado)

2. (transitive) to certify; to attest (to assert as true or meeting a standard)

   Synonyms: atestar, asseverar

   O perito certificou a assinatura.

   The specialist certified the signature.

4. (transitive) to certify (to give an official certificate to)

   O ministério não quis certificar a nossa ONG.

   The ministry didn’t want to certify our NGO.

6. (pronominal) to make sure (to check whether something is true or proper) [with de ‘of something’ or de que (+ indicative clause) ‘that ...’]

   Synonym: garantir

   Certifiquem-se de que a válvula está fechada.

   Make sure the valve is closed.

8. (pronominal) to make sure (to remember to) [with de (+ infinitive) ‘to do something’]

   Espero que alguém se certifique de trazer a comida.

   I hope someone makes sure they bring the food.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of certificar (c-qu alternation) (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	certificar
Personal	certificar	certificares	certificar	certificarmos	certificardes	certificarem
Gerund
	certificando
Past participle
Masculine	certificado			certificados
Feminine	certificada			certificadas
Indicative
Present	certifico	certificas	certifica	certificamos	certificais	certificam
Imperfect	certificava	certificavas	certificava	certificávamos	certificáveis	certificavam
Preterite	certifiquei	certificaste	certificou	certificamos1, certificámos2	certificastes	certificaram
Pluperfect	certificara	certificaras	certificara	certificáramos	certificáreis	certificaram
Future	certificarei	certificarás	certificará	certificaremos	certificareis	certificarão
Conditional	certificaria	certificarias	certificaria	certificaríamos	certificaríeis	certificariam
Subjunctive
Present	certifique	certifiques	certifique	certifiquemos	certifiqueis	certifiquem
Imperfect	certificasse	certificasses	certificasse	certificássemos	certificásseis	certificassem
Future	certificar	certificares	certificar	certificarmos	certificardes	certificarem
Imperative
Affirmative		certifica	certifique	certifiquemos	certificai	certifiquem
Negative (não)		não certifiques	não certifique	não certifiquemos	não certifiqueis	não certifiquem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Synonyms

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• (not to forget to): lembrar(-se) de

Derived terms

• certificação

Further reading

• “certificar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “certificar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin certificāre, a verb based on Latin certus (“resolved, certain”), a modified form of the perfect passive participle of cernō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θeɾtifiˈkaɾ/ [θeɾ.t̪i.fiˈkaɾ] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /seɾtifiˈkaɾ/ [seɾ.t̪i.fiˈkaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: cer‧ti‧fi‧car

Verb

certificar (first-person singular present certifico, first-person singular preterite certifiqué, past participle certificado)

1. (transitive) to certify

Conjugation

    Conjugation of certificar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			certificar
gerund			certificando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		certificado		certificada
		plural		certificados		certificadas
		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	certifico	certificastú certificásvos	certifica	certificamos	certificáis	certifican
	imperfect	certificaba	certificabas	certificaba	certificábamos	certificabais	certificaban
	preterite	certifiqué	certificaste	certificó	certificamos	certificasteis	certificaron
	future	certificaré	certificarás	certificará	certificaremos	certificaréis	certificarán
	conditional	certificaría	certificarías	certificaría	certificaríamos	certificaríais	certificarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	certifique	certifiquestú certifiquésvos2	certifique	certifiquemos	certifiquéis	certifiquen
	imperfect (ra)	certificara	certificaras	certificara	certificáramos	certificarais	certificaran
	imperfect (se)	certificase	certificases	certificase	certificásemos	certificaseis	certificasen
	future1	certificare	certificares	certificare	certificáremos	certificareis	certificaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		certificatú certificávos	certifique	certifiquemos	certificad	certifiquen
	negative		no certifiques	no certifique	no certifiquemos	no certifiquéis	no certifiquen

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

    Selected combined forms of certificar (c-qu 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 certificar	dative	certificarme	certificarte	certificarle, certificarse	certificarnos	certificaros	certificarles, certificarse
	accusative	certificarme	certificarte	certificarlo, certificarla, certificarse	certificarnos	certificaros	certificarlos, certificarlas, certificarse
with gerund certificando	dative	certificándome	certificándote	certificándole, certificándose	certificándonos	certificándoos	certificándoles, certificándose
	accusative	certificándome	certificándote	certificándolo, certificándola, certificándose	certificándonos	certificándoos	certificándolos, certificándolas, certificándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative certifica	dative	certifícame	certifícate	certifícale	certifícanos	not used	certifícales
	accusative	certifícame	certifícate	certifícalo, certifícala	certifícanos	not used	certifícalos, certifícalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative certificá	dative	certificame	certificate	certificale	certificanos	not used	certificales
	accusative	certificame	certificate	certificalo, certificala	certificanos	not used	certificalos, certificalas
with formal second-person singular imperative certifique	dative	certifíqueme	not used	certifíquele, certifíquese	certifíquenos	not used	certifíqueles
	accusative	certifíqueme	not used	certifíquelo, certifíquela, certifíquese	certifíquenos	not used	certifíquelos, certifíquelas
with first-person plural imperative certifiquemos	dative	not used	certifiquémoste	certifiquémosle	certifiquémonos	certifiquémoos	certifiquémosles
	accusative	not used	certifiquémoste	certifiquémoslo, certifiquémosla	certifiquémonos	certifiquémoos	certifiquémoslos, certifiquémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative certificad	dative	certificadme	not used	certificadle	certificadnos	certificaos	certificadles
	accusative	certificadme	not used	certificadlo, certificadla	certificadnos	certificaos	certificadlos, certificadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative certifiquen	dative	certifíquenme	not used	certifíquenle	certifíquennos	not used	certifíquenles, certifíquense
	accusative	certifíquenme	not used	certifíquenlo, certifíquenla	certifíquennos	not used	certifíquenlos, certifíquenlas, certifíquense

Derived terms

• certificable
• certificación
• certificado
• certificador

Further reading

• “certificar”, 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