combatir

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *combattere, from Latin cum + battuō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kombaˈtiɾ/ [kõm.baˈt̪iɾ]
• Rhymes: -iɾ
• Syllabification: com‧ba‧tir

Verb

combatir (first-person singular present combato, first-person singular preterite combatí, past participle combatido)

1. to combat or fight

   Synonyms: luchar, pelear

Conjugation

    Conjugation of combatir (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			combatir
gerund			combatiendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		combatido		combatida
		plural		combatidos		combatidas
		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	combato	combatestú combatísvos	combate	combatimos	combatís	combaten
	imperfect	combatía	combatías	combatía	combatíamos	combatíais	combatían
	preterite	combatí	combatiste	combatió	combatimos	combatisteis	combatieron
	future	combatiré	combatirás	combatirá	combatiremos	combatiréis	combatirán
	conditional	combatiría	combatirías	combatiría	combatiríamos	combatiríais	combatirían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	combata	combatastú combatásvos2	combata	combatamos	combatáis	combatan
	imperfect (ra)	combatiera	combatieras	combatiera	combatiéramos	combatierais	combatieran
	imperfect (se)	combatiese	combatieses	combatiese	combatiésemos	combatieseis	combatiesen
	future1	combatiere	combatieres	combatiere	combatiéremos	combatiereis	combatieren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		combatetú combatívos	combata	combatamos	combatid	combatan
	negative		no combatas	no combata	no combatamos	no combatáis	no combatan

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

    Selected combined forms of combatir

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 combatir
	dative	combatirme	combatirte	combatirle, combatirse	combatirnos	combatiros	combatirles, combatirse
	accusative	combatirme	combatirte	combatirlo, combatirla, combatirse	combatirnos	combatiros	combatirlos, combatirlas, combatirse
with gerund combatiendo
	dative	combatiéndome	combatiéndote	combatiéndole, combatiéndose	combatiéndonos	combatiéndoos	combatiéndoles, combatiéndose
	accusative	combatiéndome	combatiéndote	combatiéndolo, combatiéndola, combatiéndose	combatiéndonos	combatiéndoos	combatiéndolos, combatiéndolas, combatiéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative combate
	dative	combáteme	combátete	combátele	combátenos	not used	combáteles
	accusative	combáteme	combátete	combátelo, combátela	combátenos	not used	combátelos, combátelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative combatí
	dative	combatime	combatite	combatile	combatinos	not used	combatiles
	accusative	combatime	combatite	combatilo, combatila	combatinos	not used	combatilos, combatilas
with formal second-person singular imperative combata
	dative	combátame	not used	combátale, combátase	combátanos	not used	combátales
	accusative	combátame	not used	combátalo, combátala, combátase	combátanos	not used	combátalos, combátalas
with first-person plural imperative combatamos
	dative	not used	combatámoste	combatámosle	combatámonos	combatámoos	combatámosles
	accusative	not used	combatámoste	combatámoslo, combatámosla	combatámonos	combatámoos	combatámoslos, combatámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative combatid
	dative	combatidme	not used	combatidle	combatidnos	combatíos	combatidles
	accusative	combatidme	not used	combatidlo, combatidla	combatidnos	combatíos	combatidlos, combatidlas
with formal second-person plural imperative combatan
	dative	combátanme	not used	combátanle	combátannos	not used	combátanles, combátanse
	accusative	combátanme	not used	combátanlo, combátanla	combátannos	not used	combátanlos, combátanlas, combátanse

Derived terms

• combate
• combatiente

 

Related terms

• batir

 

Further reading

• “combatir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16