invertir

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Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

invertir (first-person singular present inverteixo, first-person singular preterite invertí, past participle invertit)

  1. (transitive) to invert
  2. (transitive) to invest (to spend money, time, or energy on something)

Conjugation[edit]

    Conjugation of invertir (third conjugation, with -eix-)
infinitive invertir
gerund invertint
past participle masculine feminine
singular invertit invertida
plural invertits invertides
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present inverteixo inverteixes inverteix invertim invertiu inverteixen
imperfect invertia inverties invertia invertíem invertíeu invertien
future invertiré invertiràs invertirà invertirem invertireu invertiran
preterite invertí invertires invertí invertírem invertíreu invertiren
conditional invertiria invertiries invertiria invertiríem invertiríeu invertirien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present inverteixi inverteixis inverteixi invertim invertiu inverteixin
imperfect invertís invertissis invertís invertíssim invertíssiu invertissin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — inverteix inverteixi invertim invertiu inverteixin
negative (no) — no inverteixis no inverteixi no invertim no invertiu no inverteixin

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Further reading[edit]

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin invertere.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɛ̃.vɛʁ.tiʁ/
  • Audio(file)

Verb[edit]

invertir

  1. (transitive) to invert

Conjugation[edit]

This is a regular verb of the second conjugation, like finir, choisir, and most other verbs with infinitives ending in -ir. One salient feature of this conjugation is the repeated appearance of the infix -iss-.

Conjugation of invertir (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple invertir
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple invertissant
/ɛ̃.vɛʁ.ti.sɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle inverti
/ɛ̃.vɛʁ.ti/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present invertis
/ɛ̃.vɛʁ.ti/ 		invertis
/ɛ̃.vɛʁ.ti/ 		invertit
/ɛ̃.vɛʁ.ti/ 		invertissons
/ɛ̃.vɛʁ.ti.sɔ̃/ 		invertissez
/ɛ̃.vɛʁ.ti.se/ 		invertissent
/ɛ̃.vɛʁ.tis/
imperfect invertissais
/ɛ̃.vɛʁ.ti.sɛ/ 		invertissais
/ɛ̃.vɛʁ.ti.sɛ/ 		invertissait
/ɛ̃.vɛʁ.ti.sɛ/ 		invertissions
/ɛ̃.vɛʁ.ti.sjɔ̃/ 		invertissiez
/ɛ̃.vɛʁ.ti.sje/ 		invertissaient
/ɛ̃.vɛʁ.ti.sɛ/
past historic2 invertis
/ɛ̃.vɛʁ.ti/ 		invertis
/ɛ̃.vɛʁ.ti/ 		invertit
/ɛ̃.vɛʁ.ti/ 		invertîmes
/ɛ̃.vɛʁ.tim/ 		invertîtes
/ɛ̃.vɛʁ.tit/ 		invertirent
/ɛ̃.vɛʁ.tiʁ/
future invertirai
/ɛ̃.vɛʁ.ti.ʁe/ 		invertiras
/ɛ̃.vɛʁ.ti.ʁa/ 		invertira
/ɛ̃.vɛʁ.ti.ʁa/ 		invertirons
/ɛ̃.vɛʁ.ti.ʁɔ̃/ 		invertirez
/ɛ̃.vɛʁ.ti.ʁe/ 		invertiront
/ɛ̃.vɛʁ.ti.ʁɔ̃/
conditional invertirais
/ɛ̃.vɛʁ.ti.ʁɛ/ 		invertirais
/ɛ̃.vɛʁ.ti.ʁɛ/ 		invertirait
/ɛ̃.vɛʁ.ti.ʁɛ/ 		invertirions
/ɛ̃.vɛʁ.ti.ʁjɔ̃/ 		invertiriez
/ɛ̃.vɛʁ.ti.ʁje/ 		invertiraient
/ɛ̃.vɛʁ.ti.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present invertisse
/ɛ̃.vɛʁ.tis/ 		invertisses
/ɛ̃.vɛʁ.tis/ 		invertisse
/ɛ̃.vɛʁ.tis/ 		invertissions
/ɛ̃.vɛʁ.ti.sjɔ̃/ 		invertissiez
/ɛ̃.vɛʁ.ti.sje/ 		invertissent
/ɛ̃.vɛʁ.tis/
imperfect2 invertisse
/ɛ̃.vɛʁ.tis/ 		invertisses
/ɛ̃.vɛʁ.tis/ 		invertît
/ɛ̃.vɛʁ.ti/ 		invertissions
/ɛ̃.vɛʁ.ti.sjɔ̃/ 		invertissiez
/ɛ̃.vɛʁ.ti.sje/ 		invertissent
/ɛ̃.vɛʁ.tis/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — invertis
/ɛ̃.vɛʁ.ti/ 		— invertissons
/ɛ̃.vɛʁ.ti.sɔ̃/ 		invertissez
/ɛ̃.vɛʁ.ti.se/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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Further reading[edit]

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin invertere.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /imbeɾˈtiɾ/ [ĩm.beɾˈt̪iɾ]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: in‧ver‧tir

Verb[edit]

invertir (first-person singular present invierto, first-person singular preterite invertí, past participle invertido)

  1. (transitive) to invest (to spend money, time, or energy on something)
  2. (transitive) to invert

Conjugation[edit]

    Conjugation of invertir (e-ie-i alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive invertir
gerund invirtiendo
past participle masculine feminine
singular invertido invertida
plural invertidos invertidas
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 invierto inviertestú
invertísvos 		invierte invertimos invertís invierten
imperfect invertía invertías invertía invertíamos invertíais invertían
preterite invertí invertiste invirtió invertimos invertisteis invirtieron
future invertiré invertirás invertirá invertiremos invertiréis invertirán
conditional invertiría invertirías invertiría invertiríamos invertiríais invertirían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present invierta inviertastú
invirtásvos2 		invierta invirtamos invirtáis inviertan
imperfect
(ra) 		invirtiera invirtieras invirtiera invirtiéramos invirtierais invirtieran
imperfect
(se) 		invirtiese invirtieses invirtiese invirtiésemos invirtieseis invirtiesen
future1 invirtiere invirtieres invirtiere invirtiéremos invirtiereis invirtieren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative inviertetú
invertívos 		invierta invirtamos invertid inviertan
negative no inviertas no invierta no invirtamos no invirtáis no inviertan

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

    Selected combined forms of invertir (e-ie-i 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 invertir
dative invertirme invertirte invertirle, invertirse invertirnos invertiros invertirles, invertirse
accusative invertirme invertirte invertirlo, invertirla, invertirse invertirnos invertiros invertirlos, invertirlas, invertirse
with gerund invirtiendo
dative invirtiéndome invirtiéndote invirtiéndole, invirtiéndose invirtiéndonos invirtiéndoos invirtiéndoles, invirtiéndose
accusative invirtiéndome invirtiéndote invirtiéndolo, invirtiéndola, invirtiéndose invirtiéndonos invirtiéndoos invirtiéndolos, invirtiéndolas, invirtiéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative invierte
dative inviérteme inviértete inviértele inviértenos not used inviérteles
accusative inviérteme inviértete inviértelo, inviértela inviértenos not used inviértelos, inviértelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative invertí
dative invertime invertite invertile invertinos not used invertiles
accusative invertime invertite invertilo, invertila invertinos not used invertilos, invertilas
with formal second-person singular imperative invierta
dative inviértame not used inviértale, inviértase inviértanos not used inviértales
accusative inviértame not used inviértalo, inviértala, inviértase inviértanos not used inviértalos, inviértalas
with first-person plural imperative invirtamos
dative not used invirtámoste invirtámosle invirtámonos invirtámoos invirtámosles
accusative not used invirtámoste invirtámoslo, invirtámosla invirtámonos invirtámoos invirtámoslos, invirtámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative invertid
dative invertidme not used invertidle invertidnos invertíos invertidles
accusative invertidme not used invertidlo, invertidla invertidnos invertíos invertidlos, invertidlas
with formal second-person plural imperative inviertan
dative inviértanme not used inviértanle inviértannos not used inviértanles, inviértanse
accusative inviértanme not used inviértanlo, inviértanla inviértannos not used inviértanlos, inviértanlas, inviértanse

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