eliminar

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin ēlīmināre.

Verb

eliminar (first-person singular indicative present elimino, past participle elimináu)

1. to eliminate, get rid of

Conjugation

Conjugation of eliminar

infinitive		eliminar
gerund		eliminando
past participle		m elimináu, f eliminada, n eliminao, m pl eliminaos, f pl eliminaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	elimino	elimines	elimina	eliminamos	elimináis	eliminen
	imperfect	eliminaba	eliminabes	eliminaba	eliminábemos, eliminábamos	eliminabeis, eliminabais	eliminaben
	preterite	eliminé	eliminasti, eliminesti	eliminó	eliminemos	eliminastis, eliminestis	eliminaron
	pluperfect	eliminare, eliminara	eliminares, eliminaras	eliminare, eliminara	elimináremos, elimináramos	eliminareis, eliminarais	eliminaren, eliminaran
	future	eliminaré	eliminarás	eliminará	eliminaremos	eliminaréis	eliminarán
	conditional	eliminaría	eliminaríes	eliminaría	eliminaríemos, eliminaríamos	eliminaríeis, eliminaríais	eliminaríen
subjunctive	present	elimine	elimines, eliminas	elimine	eliminemos	eliminéis	eliminen, eliminan
	imperfect	eliminare, eliminara	eliminares, eliminaras	eliminare, eliminara	elimináremos, elimináramos	eliminareis, eliminarais	eliminaren, eliminaran
imperative		—	elimina	—	—	eliminái	—

Related terms

• eliminación

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin ēlīmināre.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ə.li.miˈna/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /e.li.miˈnaɾ/

Verb

eliminar (first-person singular present elimino, past participle eliminat)

1. to eliminate

Conjugation

Conjugation of eliminar (first conjugation)

infinitive			eliminar
present participle			eliminant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		eliminat		eliminada
		plural		eliminats		eliminades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	elimino	elimines	elimina	eliminem	elimineu	eliminen
	imperfect	eliminava	eliminaves	eliminava	eliminàvem	eliminàveu	eliminaven
	future	eliminaré	eliminaràs	eliminarà	eliminarem	eliminareu	eliminaran
	preterite	eliminí	eliminares	eliminà	eliminàrem	eliminàreu	eliminaren
	conditional	eliminaria	eliminaries	eliminaria	eliminaríem	eliminaríeu	eliminarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	elimini	eliminis	elimini	eliminem	elimineu	eliminin
	imperfect	eliminés	eliminessis	eliminés	eliminéssim	eliminéssiu	eliminessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
		—	elimina	elimini	eliminem	elimineu	eliminin

Derived terms

• eliminatori

Related terms

• eliminació

Further reading

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

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Galician

Etymology

From Latin ēlīmināre.

Verb

eliminar (first-person singular present elimino, first-person singular preterite eliminei, past participle eliminado)

1. to eliminate

Conjugation

Conjugation of eliminar

	singular			plural
person	first	second	third	first	second	third
Infinitive	eu	ti	el/ela/Vde.	nós	vos	eles/elas/Vdes.
impersonal	eliminar
personal	eliminar	eliminares	eliminar	eliminarmos	eliminardes	eliminaren
Gerund
	eliminando
Past participle	singular			plural
masculine	eliminado			eliminados
feminine	eliminada			eliminadas
Indicative	eu	ti	el/ela/Vde.	nós	vos	eles/elas/Vdes.
present	elimino	eliminas	elimina	eliminamos	eliminades	eliminan
imperfect	eliminaba	eliminabas	eliminaba	eliminabamos	eliminabades	eliminaban
preterite	eliminei	eliminaches	eliminou	eliminamos	eliminastes	eliminaron
pluperfect	eliminara	eliminaras	eliminara	eliminaramos	eliminarades	eliminaran
future	eliminarei	eliminarás	eliminará	eliminaremos	eliminaredes	eliminarán
conditional	eliminaría	eliminarías	eliminaría	eliminariamos	eliminariades	eliminarían
Subjunctive	eu	ti	el/ela/Vde.	nós	vos	eles/elas/Vdes.
present	elimine	elimines	elimine	eliminemos	eliminedes	eliminen
preterite	eliminase	eliminases	eliminase	eliminásemos	eliminásedes	eliminasen
future	eliminar	eliminares	eliminar	eliminarmos	eliminardes	eliminaren
Imperative	–	ti	el/ela/Vde.	nós	vos	eles/elas/Vdes.
affirmative	–	elimina	elimine	eliminemos	eliminade	eliminen
negative	–	elimines	elimine	eliminemos	eliminedes	eliminen

Related terms

• eliminación

Further reading

• “eliminar” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

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Occitan

Etymology

From Latin ēlīmināre.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Béarn)

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Verb

eliminar

1. to eliminate

Conjugation

    Lengadocian (Standard Occitan)

		simple			compound
infinitive		eliminar			aver eliminat
gerund		eliminant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		eliminat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	elimini	eliminas	elimina	eliminam	eliminatz	eliminan
	imperfect	eliminavi	eliminavas	eliminava	eliminàvem	eliminàvetz	eliminavan
	preterite	eliminèri	eliminères	eliminèt	eliminèrem	eliminèretz	eliminèron
	future	eliminarai	eliminaràs	eliminarà	eliminarem	eliminaretz	eliminaràn
	conditional	eliminariái	eliminariás	eliminariá	eliminariam	eliminariatz	eliminarián
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	elimine	elimines	elimine	eliminem	eliminetz	eliminen
	imperfect	eliminèssi	eliminèsses	eliminèsse	eliminèssem	eliminèssetz	eliminèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			elimina		eliminem	eliminatz

    Auvernhàs

		simple			compound
infinitive		eliminar			aver eliminat
gerund		eliminant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		eliminat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	elimine	elimines	elimina	eliminam	eliminatz	eliminon
	imperfect	eliminave	eliminaves	eliminava	eliminaviam	eliminaviatz	eliminavon
	preterite	eliminere	elimineres	eliminet	eliminem	eliminetz	elimineron
	future	eliminarai	eliminaràs	eliminará	eliminarem	eliminaretz	eliminarán
	conditional	eliminariá	eliminariás	eliminariá	eliminariam	eliminariatz	eliminarián
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	elimine	elimines	elimine	eliminassiam	eliminassiatz	eliminon
	imperfect	eliminesse	eliminesses	eliminesse	eliminessiam	eliminessiatz	eliminesson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			elimina		eliminassiam	eliminatz

    Gascon

		simple			compound
infinitive		eliminar			aver eliminat
gerund		eliminant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		eliminat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	elimini	eliminas	elimina	eliminam	eliminatz	eliminan
	imperfect	eliminavi	eliminavas	eliminava	eliminàvam	eliminàvatz	eliminavan
	preterite	eliminèi	eliminès	eliminè	eliminèm	eliminètz	eliminèn
	future	eliminarèi	eliminaràs	eliminarà	eliminaram	eliminaratz	eliminaràn
	conditional	eliminarí	eliminarés	eliminaré	eliminarem	eliminaretz	eliminarén
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	elimini	elimines	elimine	eliminem	eliminetz	eliminen
	imperfect	eliminèssi	eliminèsses	eliminèsse	eliminèssem	eliminèssetz	eliminèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			elimina		eliminem	eliminatz

    Lemosin

		simple			compound
infinitive		eliminar			aver eliminat
gerund		eliminant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		eliminat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	elimine	eliminas	elimina	eliminam	eliminatz	eliminan
	imperfect	eliminava	eliminavas	eliminava	eliminàvam	eliminàvatz	eliminavan
	preterite	eliminei	elimineras	eliminet	eliminèram	eliminèratz	elimineran
	future	eliminarai	eliminaràs	eliminará	eliminarem	eliminaretz	eliminarán
	conditional	eliminariá	eliminariàs	eliminariá	eliminariam	eliminariatz	eliminarián
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	elimine	elimines	elimine	eliminem	eliminetz	eliminen
	imperfect	eliminèsse	eliminèsses	eliminèsse	eliminèssem	eliminèssetz	eliminèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			elimina		eliminem	eliminatz

    Provençau

		simple			compound
infinitive		eliminar			aver eliminat
gerund		eliminant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		eliminat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	elimine	elimines	elimina	eliminam	eliminatz	eliminan
	imperfect	eliminavi	eliminavas	eliminava	eliminàvem	eliminàvetz	eliminavan
	preterite	eliminère	eliminères	eliminèt	elimineriam	elimineriatz	eliminèron
	future	eliminarai	eliminaràs	eliminarà	eliminarem	eliminaretz	eliminaràn
	conditional	eliminariáu	eliminariás	eliminariá	eliminariam	eliminariatz	eliminarián
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	elimine	elimines	elimine	eliminem	eliminetz	eliminan
	imperfect	eliminèsse	eliminèsses	eliminèsse	eliminessiam	eliminessiatz	eliminèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			elimina		eliminem	eliminatz

Related terms

• eliminacion

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin ēlīminō (“I carry out of doors; I eliminate”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.li.miˈnar/
• Template:b IPA^(key): /e.li.mi.ˈna(ʁ)/

Verb

eliminar (first-person singular present indicative elimino, past participle eliminado)

1. to eliminate (to completely destroy something)

   Synonyms: apagar, destruir, riscar do mapa

Conjugation

  Conjugation of the Portuguese -ar verb eliminar

Notes:[edit] This is a regular verb of the -ar group. Verbs with this conjugation include: amar, cantar, gritar, marchar, mostrar, nadar, parar, participar, retirar, separar, viajar.
	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	eliminar
Personal	eliminar	eliminares	eliminar	eliminarmos	eliminardes	eliminarem
Gerund
	eliminando
Past participle
Masculine	eliminado			eliminados
Feminine	eliminada			eliminadas
Indicative
Present	elimino	eliminas	elimina	eliminamos	eliminais	eliminam
Imperfect	eliminava	eliminavas	eliminava	eliminávamos	elimináveis	eliminavam
Preterite	eliminei	eliminaste	eliminou	eliminamos eliminámos	eliminastes	eliminaram
Pluperfect	eliminara	eliminaras	eliminara	elimináramos	elimináreis	eliminaram
Future	eliminarei	eliminarás	eliminará	eliminaremos	eliminareis	eliminarão
Conditional
	eliminaria	eliminarias	eliminaria	eliminaríamos	eliminaríeis	eliminariam
Subjunctive
Present	elimine	elimines	elimine	eliminemos	elimineis	eliminem
Imperfect	eliminasse	eliminasses	eliminasse	eliminássemos	eliminásseis	eliminassem
Future	eliminar	eliminares	eliminar	eliminarmos	eliminardes	eliminarem
Imperative
Affirmative	-	elimina	elimine	eliminemos	eliminai	eliminem
Negative (não)	-	elimines	elimine	eliminemos	elimineis	eliminem

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin ēlīmināre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /elimiˈnaɾ/, [e.li.miˈnaɾ]

Verb

eliminar (first-person singular present elimino, first-person singular preterite eliminé, past participle eliminado)

1. to eliminate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of eliminar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			eliminar
gerund			eliminando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		eliminado		eliminada
		plural		eliminados		eliminadas
		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	elimino	eliminastú eliminásvos	elimina	eliminamos	elimináis	eliminan
	imperfect	eliminaba	eliminabas	eliminaba	eliminábamos	eliminabais	eliminaban
	preterite	eliminé	eliminaste	eliminó	eliminamos	eliminasteis	eliminaron
	future	eliminaré	eliminarás	eliminará	eliminaremos	eliminaréis	eliminarán
	conditional	eliminaría	eliminarías	eliminaría	eliminaríamos	eliminaríais	eliminarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	elimine	eliminestú eliminésvos2	elimine	eliminemos	eliminéis	eliminen
	imperfect (ra)	eliminara	eliminaras	eliminara	elimináramos	eliminarais	eliminaran
	imperfect (se)	eliminase	eliminases	eliminase	eliminásemos	eliminaseis	eliminasen
	future1	eliminare	eliminares	eliminare	elimináremos	eliminareis	eliminaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		eliminatú eliminávos	elimine	eliminemos	eliminad	eliminen
	negative		no elimines	no elimine	no eliminemos	no eliminéis	no eliminen

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

    Selected combined forms of eliminar

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 eliminar
	dative	eliminarme	eliminarte	eliminarle, eliminarse	eliminarnos	eliminaros	eliminarles, eliminarse
	accusative	eliminarme	eliminarte	eliminarlo, eliminarla, eliminarse	eliminarnos	eliminaros	eliminarlos, eliminarlas, eliminarse
with gerund eliminando
	dative	eliminándome	eliminándote	eliminándole, eliminándose	eliminándonos	eliminándoos	eliminándoles, eliminándose
	accusative	eliminándome	eliminándote	eliminándolo, eliminándola, eliminándose	eliminándonos	eliminándoos	eliminándolos, eliminándolas, eliminándose
with informal second-person singular imperative elimina
	dative	elimíname	elimínate	elimínale	elimínanos	not used	elimínales
	accusative	elimíname	elimínate	elimínalo, elimínala	elimínanos	not used	elimínalos, elimínalas
with formal second-person singular imperative elimine
	dative	elimíneme	not used	elimínele, elimínese	elimínenos	not used	elimíneles
	accusative	elimíneme	not used	elimínelo, elimínela, elimínese	elimínenos	not used	elimínelos, elimínelas
with first-person plural imperative eliminemos
	dative	not used	eliminémoste	eliminémosle	eliminémonos	eliminémoos	eliminémosles
	accusative	not used	eliminémoste	eliminémoslo, eliminémosla	eliminémonos	eliminémoos	eliminémoslos, eliminémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative eliminad
	dative	eliminadme	not used	eliminadle	eliminadnos	eliminaos	eliminadles
	accusative	eliminadme	not used	eliminadlo, eliminadla	eliminadnos	eliminaos	eliminadlos, eliminadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative eliminen
	dative	elimínenme	not used	elimínenle	elimínennos	not used	elimínenles, elimínense
	accusative	elimínenme	not used	elimínenlo, elimínenla	elimínennos	not used	elimínenlos, elimínenlas, elimínense

Related terms

• eliminación

Further reading

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