convergir

Catalan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [kum.bərˈʒi]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [koɱ.vərˈʒi]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [koɱ.veɾˈd͡ʒiɾ]

Verb

convergir (first-person singular present convergeixo, first-person singular preterite convergí, past participle convergit)

1. to converge

Conjugation

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

infinitive			convergir
gerund			convergint
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		convergit		convergida
		plural		convergits		convergides
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	convergeixo	convergeixes	convergeix	convergim	convergiu	convergeixen
	imperfect	convergia	convergies	convergia	convergíem	convergíeu	convergien
	future	convergiré	convergiràs	convergirà	convergirem	convergireu	convergiran
	preterite	convergí	convergires	convergí	convergírem	convergíreu	convergiren
	conditional	convergiria	convergiries	convergiria	convergiríem	convergiríeu	convergirien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	convergeixi	convergeixis	convergeixi	convergim	convergiu	convergeixin
	imperfect	convergís	convergissis	convergís	convergíssim	convergíssiu	convergissin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	convergeix	convergeixi	convergim	convergiu	convergeixin
	negative (no)	—	no convergeixis	no convergeixi	no convergim	no convergiu	no convergeixin

Related terms

• convergència
• convergent

Further reading

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

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin convergere, with change of conjugation.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.veʁˈʒi(ʁ)/ [kõ.veɦˈʒi(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.veʁˈʒi(ʁ)/ [kõ.veɦˈʒi(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /kõ.veɾˈʒi(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kõ.veʁˈʒi(ʁ)/ [kõ.veʁˈʒi(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.veɻˈʒi(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.vɨɾˈʒiɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.vɨɾˈʒiɾ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.bɨɾˈʒiɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.vɨɾˈʒi.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: con‧ver‧gir

Verb

convergir (first-person singular present convirjo, third-person singular present converge, first-person singular preterite convergi, past participle convergido)

1. to converge (to approach each other)

   Antonym: divergir

Conjugation

    Conjugation of convergir (i-e alternation in present singular; g-j 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	convergir
Personal	convergir	convergires	convergir	convergirmos	convergirdes	convergirem
Gerund
	convergindo
Past participle
Masculine	convergido			convergidos
Feminine	convergida			convergidas
Indicative
Present	convirjo	converges	converge	convergimos	convergis	convergem
Imperfect	convergia	convergias	convergia	convergíamos	convergíeis	convergiam
Preterite	convergi	convergiste	convergiu	convergimos	convergistes	convergiram
Pluperfect	convergira	convergiras	convergira	convergíramos	convergíreis	convergiram
Future	convergirei	convergirás	convergirá	convergiremos	convergireis	convergirão
Conditional	convergiria	convergirias	convergiria	convergiríamos	convergiríeis	convergiriam
Subjunctive
Present	convirja	convirjas	convirja	convirjamos	convirjais	convirjam
Imperfect	convergisse	convergisses	convergisse	convergíssemos	convergísseis	convergissem
Future	convergir	convergires	convergir	convergirmos	convergirdes	convergirem
Imperative
Affirmative		converge	convirja	convirjamos	convergi	convirjam
Negative (não)		não convirjas	não convirja	não convirjamos	não convirjais	não convirjam

Related terms

• convergência
• convergente

 

Further reading

• “convergir” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
• “convergir” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kombeɾˈxiɾ/ [kõm.beɾˈxiɾ]
• Rhymes: -iɾ
• Syllabification: con‧ver‧gir

Verb

convergir (first-person singular present converjo, first-person singular preterite convergí, past participle convergido)

1. Alternative form of converger

Conjugation

    Conjugation of convergir (g-j alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			convergir
gerund			convergiendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		convergido		convergida
		plural		convergidos		convergidas
		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	converjo	convergestú convergísvos	converge	convergimos	convergís	convergen
	imperfect	convergía	convergías	convergía	convergíamos	convergíais	convergían
	preterite	convergí	convergiste	convergió	convergimos	convergisteis	convergieron
	future	convergiré	convergirás	convergirá	convergiremos	convergiréis	convergirán
	conditional	convergiría	convergirías	convergiría	convergiríamos	convergiríais	convergirían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	converja	converjastú converjásvos2	converja	converjamos	converjáis	converjan
	imperfect (ra)	convergiera	convergieras	convergiera	convergiéramos	convergierais	convergieran
	imperfect (se)	convergiese	convergieses	convergiese	convergiésemos	convergieseis	convergiesen
	future1	convergiere	convergieres	convergiere	convergiéremos	convergiereis	convergieren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		convergetú convergívos	converja	converjamos	convergid	converjan
	negative		no converjas	no converja	no converjamos	no converjáis	no converjan

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

Further reading

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