resignar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin resīgnāre. First attested in the 14th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [rə.ziŋˈna]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [re.ziŋˈnaɾ]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Verb

resignar (first-person singular present resigno, first-person singular preterite resigní, past participle resignat)

1. to resign

Conjugation

    Conjugation of resignar (first conjugation)

infinitive			resignar
gerund			resignant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		resignat		resignada
		plural		resignats		resignades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	resigno	resignes	resigna	resignem	resigneu	resignen
	imperfect	resignava	resignaves	resignava	resignàvem	resignàveu	resignaven
	future	resignaré	resignaràs	resignarà	resignarem	resignareu	resignaran
	preterite	resigní	resignares	resignà	resignàrem	resignàreu	resignaren
	conditional	resignaria	resignaries	resignaria	resignaríem	resignaríeu	resignarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	resigni	resignis	resigni	resignem	resigneu	resignin
	imperfect	resignés	resignessis	resignés	resignéssim	resignéssiu	resignessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	resigna	resigni	resignem	resigneu	resignin
	negative (no)	—	no resignis	no resigni	no resignem	no resigneu	no resignin

Related terms

• resignació

Further reading

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

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /resiŋˈnaɾ/ [re.s̺iŋˈnaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Hyphenation: re‧sig‧nar

Verb

resignar (first-person singular present resigno, first-person singular preterite resignei, past participle resignado)

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Conjugation

    Conjugation of resignar

	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	resignar
Personal	resignar	resignares	resignar	resignarmos	resignardes	resignaren
Gerund
	resignando
Past participle
Masculine	resignado			resignados
Feminine	resignada			resignadas
Indicative
Present	resigno	resignas	resigna	resignamos	resignades	resignan
Imperfect	resignaba	resignabas	resignaba	resignabamos	resignabades	resignaban
Preterite	resignei	resignaches	resignou	resignamos	resignastes	resignaron
Pluperfect	resignara	resignaras	resignara	resignaramos	resignarades	resignaran
Future	resignarei	resignarás	resignará	resignaremos	resignaredes	resignarán
Conditional	resignaría	resignarías	resignaría	resignariamos	resignariades	resignarían
Subjunctive
Present	resigne	resignes	resigne	resignemos	resignedes	resignen
Imperfect	resignase	resignases	resignase	resignásemos	resignásedes	resignasen
Future	resignar	resignares	resignar	resignarmos	resignardes	resignaren
Imperative
Affirmative		resigna	resigne	resignemos	resignade	resignen
Negative (non)		non resignes	non resigne	non resignemos	non resignedes	non resignen

    Reintegrated conjugation of resignar (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	resignar
Personal	resignar	resignares	resignar	resignarmos	resignardes	resignarem
Gerund
	resignando
Past participle
Masculine	resignado			resignados
Feminine	resignada			resignadas
Indicative
Present	resigno	resignas	resigna	resignamos	resignades, resignais	resignam
Imperfect	resignava	resignavas	resignava	resignávamos	resignávades, resignáveis, resignávais1	resignavam
Preterite	resignei	resignaste, resignache1	resignou	resignamos	resignastes	resignárom, resignaram
Pluperfect	resignara	resignaras	resignara	resignáramos	resignárades, resignáreis, resignárais1	resignaram
Future	resignarei	resignarás	resignará	resignaremos	resignaredes, resignareis	resignarám, resignarão
Conditional	resignaria	resignarias	resignaria	resignaríamos	resignaríades, resignaríeis, resignaríais1	resignariam
Subjunctive
Present	resigne	resignes	resigne	resignemos	resignedes, resigneis	resignem
Imperfect	resignasse	resignasses	resignasse	resignássemos	resignássedes, resignásseis	resignassem
Future	resignar	resignares	resignar	resignarmos	resignardes	resignarem
Imperative
Affirmative		resigna	resigne	resignemos	resignade, resignai	resignem
Negative (nom)		nom resignes	nom resigne	nom resignemos	nom resignedes, nom resigneis	nom resignem

¹Less recommended.

Related terms

• resignación

Further reading

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

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin resignāre. Compare the inherited doublet resenhar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.zi.ɡiˈna(ʁ)/ [he.zi.ɡiˈna(h)], /ʁe.ziɡˈna(ʁ)/ [he.ziɡˈna(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.zi.ɡiˈna(ʁ)/ [he.zi.ɡiˈna(h)], /ʁe.ziɡˈna(ʁ)/ [he.ziɡˈna(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ʁe.zi.ɡiˈna(ɾ)/ [he.zi.ɡiˈna(ɾ)], /ʁe.ziɡˈna(ɾ)/ [he.ziɡˈna(ɾ)]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁe.zi.ɡiˈna(ʁ)/ [χe.zi.ɡiˈna(χ)], /ʁe.ziɡˈna(ʁ)/ [χe.ziɡˈna(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ʁe.zi.ɡiˈna(ɻ)/ [he.zi.ɡiˈna(ɻ)], /ʁe.ziɡˈna(ɻ)/ [he.ziɡˈna(ɻ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.ziɡˈna(ʁ)/ [he.ziɡˈna(h)], /ʁe.zi.ɡiˈna(ʁ)/ [he.zi.ɡiˈna(h)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.ziˈɡnaɾ/ [ʁɨ.ziˈɣnaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.ziˈɡnaɾ/ [ʁɨ.ziˈɣnaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.ziˈɡna.ɾi/ [ʁɨ.ziˈɣna.ɾi]

Verb

resignar (first-person singular present resigno, first-person singular preterite resignei, past participle resignado)

1. to resign

Conjugation

    Conjugation of resignar (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	resignar
Personal	resignar	resignares	resignar	resignarmos	resignardes	resignarem
Gerund
	resignando
Past participle
Masculine	resignado			resignados
Feminine	resignada			resignadas
Indicative
Present	resigno	resignas	resigna	resignamos	resignais	resignam
Imperfect	resignava	resignavas	resignava	resignávamos	resignáveis	resignavam
Preterite	resignei	resignaste	resignou	resignamos1, resignámos2	resignastes	resignaram
Pluperfect	resignara	resignaras	resignara	resignáramos	resignáreis	resignaram
Future	resignarei	resignarás	resignará	resignaremos	resignareis	resignarão
Conditional	resignaria	resignarias	resignaria	resignaríamos	resignaríeis	resignariam
Subjunctive
Present	resigne	resignes	resigne	resignemos	resigneis	resignem
Imperfect	resignasse	resignasses	resignasse	resignássemos	resignásseis	resignassem
Future	resignar	resignares	resignar	resignarmos	resignardes	resignarem
Imperative
Affirmative		resigna	resigne	resignemos	resignai	resignem
Negative (não)		não resignes	não resigne	não resignemos	não resigneis	não resignem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• resignação

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin resignāre. Compare also reseñar, which may be an inherited doublet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /resiɡˈnaɾ/ [re.siɣ̞ˈnaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: re‧sig‧nar

Verb

resignar (first-person singular present resigno, first-person singular preterite resigné, past participle resignado)

1. to resign

   Synonyms: renunciar, dimitir

Conjugation

    Conjugation of resignar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			resignar
gerund			resignando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		resignado		resignada
		plural		resignados		resignadas
		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	resigno	resignastú resignásvos	resigna	resignamos	resignáis	resignan
	imperfect	resignaba	resignabas	resignaba	resignábamos	resignabais	resignaban
	preterite	resigné	resignaste	resignó	resignamos	resignasteis	resignaron
	future	resignaré	resignarás	resignará	resignaremos	resignaréis	resignarán
	conditional	resignaría	resignarías	resignaría	resignaríamos	resignaríais	resignarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	resigne	resignestú resignésvos2	resigne	resignemos	resignéis	resignen
	imperfect (ra)	resignara	resignaras	resignara	resignáramos	resignarais	resignaran
	imperfect (se)	resignase	resignases	resignase	resignásemos	resignaseis	resignasen
	future1	resignare	resignares	resignare	resignáremos	resignareis	resignaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		resignatú resignávos	resigne	resignemos	resignad	resignen
	negative		no resignes	no resigne	no resignemos	no resignéis	no resignen

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

    Selected combined forms of resignar

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 resignar	dative	resignarme	resignarte	resignarle, resignarse	resignarnos	resignaros	resignarles, resignarse
	accusative	resignarme	resignarte	resignarlo, resignarla, resignarse	resignarnos	resignaros	resignarlos, resignarlas, resignarse
with gerund resignando	dative	resignándome	resignándote	resignándole, resignándose	resignándonos	resignándoos	resignándoles, resignándose
	accusative	resignándome	resignándote	resignándolo, resignándola, resignándose	resignándonos	resignándoos	resignándolos, resignándolas, resignándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative resigna	dative	resígname	resígnate	resígnale	resígnanos	not used	resígnales
	accusative	resígname	resígnate	resígnalo, resígnala	resígnanos	not used	resígnalos, resígnalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative resigná	dative	resigname	resignate	resignale	resignanos	not used	resignales
	accusative	resigname	resignate	resignalo, resignala	resignanos	not used	resignalos, resignalas
with formal second-person singular imperative resigne	dative	resígneme	not used	resígnele, resígnese	resígnenos	not used	resígneles
	accusative	resígneme	not used	resígnelo, resígnela, resígnese	resígnenos	not used	resígnelos, resígnelas
with first-person plural imperative resignemos	dative	not used	resignémoste	resignémosle	resignémonos	resignémoos	resignémosles
	accusative	not used	resignémoste	resignémoslo, resignémosla	resignémonos	resignémoos	resignémoslos, resignémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative resignad	dative	resignadme	not used	resignadle	resignadnos	resignaos	resignadles
	accusative	resignadme	not used	resignadlo, resignadla	resignadnos	resignaos	resignadlos, resignadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative resignen	dative	resígnenme	not used	resígnenle	resígnennos	not used	resígnenles, resígnense
	accusative	resígnenme	not used	resígnenlo, resígnenla	resígnennos	not used	resígnenlos, resígnenlas, resígnense

Related terms

• resignación

Further reading

• “resignar”, 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