circuir

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin circuīre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /θiɾˈkwiɾ/ [θiɾˈkwiɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /siɾˈkwiɾ/ [siɾˈkwiɾ]
• Rhymes: -iɾ
• Syllabification: cir‧cuir

Verb

circuir (first-person singular present circuyo, first-person singular preterite circuí, past participle circuido)

1. to surround, to circle

Conjugation

    Conjugation of circuir (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			circuir
gerund			circuyendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		circuido		circuida
		plural		circuidos		circuidas
		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	circuyo	circuyestú circuísvos	circuye	circuimos	circuís	circuyen
	imperfect	circuía	circuías	circuía	circuíamos	circuíais	circuían
	preterite	circuí	circuiste	circuyó	circuimos	circuisteis	circuyeron
	future	circuiré	circuirás	circuirá	circuiremos	circuiréis	circuirán
	conditional	circuiría	circuirías	circuiría	circuiríamos	circuiríais	circuirían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	circuya	circuyastú circuyásvos2	circuya	circuyamos	circuyáis	circuyan
	imperfect (ra)	circuyera	circuyeras	circuyera	circuyéramos	circuyerais	circuyeran
	imperfect (se)	circuyese	circuyeses	circuyese	circuyésemos	circuyeseis	circuyesen
	future1	circuyere	circuyeres	circuyere	circuyéremos	circuyereis	circuyeren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		circuyetú circuívos	circuya	circuyamos	circuid	circuyan
	negative		no circuyas	no circuya	no circuyamos	no circuyáis	no circuyan

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

    Selected combined forms of circuir

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 circuir
	dative	circuirme	circuirte	circuirle, circuirse	circuirnos	circuiros	circuirles, circuirse
	accusative	circuirme	circuirte	circuirlo, circuirla, circuirse	circuirnos	circuiros	circuirlos, circuirlas, circuirse
with gerund circuyendo
	dative	circuyéndome	circuyéndote	circuyéndole, circuyéndose	circuyéndonos	circuyéndoos	circuyéndoles, circuyéndose
	accusative	circuyéndome	circuyéndote	circuyéndolo, circuyéndola, circuyéndose	circuyéndonos	circuyéndoos	circuyéndolos, circuyéndolas, circuyéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative circuye
	dative	circúyeme	circúyete	circúyele	circúyenos	not used	circúyeles
	accusative	circúyeme	circúyete	circúyelo, circúyela	circúyenos	not used	circúyelos, circúyelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative circuí
	dative	circuime	circuite	circuile	circuinos	not used	circuiles
	accusative	circuime	circuite	circuilo, circuila	circuinos	not used	circuilos, circuilas
with formal second-person singular imperative circuya
	dative	circúyame	not used	circúyale, circúyase	circúyanos	not used	circúyales
	accusative	circúyame	not used	circúyalo, circúyala, circúyase	circúyanos	not used	circúyalos, circúyalas
with first-person plural imperative circuyamos
	dative	not used	circuyámoste	circuyámosle	circuyámonos	circuyámoos	circuyámosles
	accusative	not used	circuyámoste	circuyámoslo, circuyámosla	circuyámonos	circuyámoos	circuyámoslos, circuyámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative circuid
	dative	circuidme	not used	circuidle	circuidnos	circuíos	circuidles
	accusative	circuidme	not used	circuidlo, circuidla	circuidnos	circuíos	circuidlos, circuidlas
with formal second-person plural imperative circuyan
	dative	circúyanme	not used	circúyanle	circúyannos	not used	circúyanles, circúyanse
	accusative	circúyanme	not used	circúyanlo, circúyanla	circúyannos	not used	circúyanlos, circúyanlas, circúyanse

Further reading

• “circuir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28