comparecer

Portuguese

Etymology

From con- +‎ parecer, based on Latin compārēre, or less likely through a Vulgar Latin *compārēscere.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.pa.ɾeˈse(ʁ)/ [kõ.pa.ɾeˈse(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.pa.ɾeˈse(ʁ)/ [kõ.pa.ɾeˈse(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /kõ.pa.ɾeˈse(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kõ.pa.ɾeˈse(ʁ)/ [kõ.pa.ɾeˈse(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.pa.ɾeˈse(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.pɐ.ɾɨˈseɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.pɐ.ɾɨˈseɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.pɐ.ɾɨˈse.ɾi/

Verb

comparecer (first-person singular present compareço, first-person singular preterite compareci, past participle comparecido)

1. to attend, appear, turn up

Conjugation

    Conjugation of comparecer (c-ç alternation) (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	comparecer
Personal	comparecer	compareceres	comparecer	comparecermos	comparecerdes	comparecerem
Gerund
	comparecendo
Past participle
Masculine	comparecido			comparecidos
Feminine	comparecida			comparecidas
Indicative
Present	compareço	compareces	comparece	comparecemos	compareceis	comparecem
Imperfect	comparecia	comparecias	comparecia	comparecíamos	comparecíeis	compareciam
Preterite	compareci	compareceste	compareceu	comparecemos	comparecestes	compareceram
Pluperfect	comparecera	compareceras	comparecera	comparecêramos	comparecêreis	compareceram
Future	comparecerei	comparecerás	comparecerá	compareceremos	comparecereis	comparecerão
Conditional	compareceria	comparecerias	compareceria	compareceríamos	compareceríeis	compareceriam
Subjunctive
Present	compareça	compareças	compareça	compareçamos	compareçais	compareçam
Imperfect	comparecesse	comparecesses	comparecesse	comparecêssemos	comparecêsseis	comparecessem
Future	comparecer	compareceres	comparecer	comparecermos	comparecerdes	comparecerem
Imperative
Affirmative		comparece	compareça	compareçamos	comparecei	compareçam
Negative (não)		não compareças	não compareça	não compareçamos	não compareçais	não compareçam

Related terms

• comparecimento

Further reading

• “comparecer” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

Spanish

Etymology

From con- +‎ parecer, based on Latin comparēre, or less likely through a Vulgar Latin root *comparescere. In Portuguese the corresponding word was used as the general word for showing up; in Spanish it became specialized to legal contexts.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /kompaɾeˈθeɾ/ [kõm.pa.ɾeˈθeɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /kompaɾeˈseɾ/ [kõm.pa.ɾeˈseɾ]
• Rhymes: -eɾ
• Syllabification: com‧pa‧re‧cer

Verb

comparecer (first-person singular present comparezco, first-person singular preterite comparecí, past participle comparecido)

1. (law with preposition ante) to appear, show up (at a court or authority)

   Synonym: presentarse

Conjugation

    Conjugation of comparecer (c-zc alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			comparecer
gerund			compareciendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		comparecido		comparecida
		plural		comparecidos		comparecidas
		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	comparezco	comparecestú comparecésvos	comparece	comparecemos	comparecéis	comparecen
	imperfect	comparecía	comparecías	comparecía	comparecíamos	comparecíais	comparecían
	preterite	comparecí	compareciste	compareció	comparecimos	comparecisteis	comparecieron
	future	compareceré	comparecerás	comparecerá	compareceremos	compareceréis	comparecerán
	conditional	comparecería	comparecerías	comparecería	compareceríamos	compareceríais	comparecerían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	comparezca	comparezcastú comparezcásvos2	comparezca	comparezcamos	comparezcáis	comparezcan
	imperfect (ra)	compareciera	comparecieras	compareciera	compareciéramos	comparecierais	comparecieran
	imperfect (se)	compareciese	comparecieses	compareciese	compareciésemos	comparecieseis	compareciesen
	future1	compareciere	comparecieres	compareciere	compareciéremos	compareciereis	comparecieren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		comparecetú comparecévos	comparezca	comparezcamos	compareced	comparezcan
	negative		no comparezcas	no comparezca	no comparezcamos	no comparezcáis	no comparezcan

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

    Selected combined forms of comparecer (c-zc 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 comparecer
	dative	comparecerme	comparecerte	comparecerle, comparecerse	comparecernos	compareceros	comparecerles, comparecerse
	accusative	comparecerme	comparecerte	comparecerlo, comparecerla, comparecerse	comparecernos	compareceros	comparecerlos, comparecerlas, comparecerse
with gerund compareciendo
	dative	compareciéndome	compareciéndote	compareciéndole, compareciéndose	compareciéndonos	compareciéndoos	compareciéndoles, compareciéndose
	accusative	compareciéndome	compareciéndote	compareciéndolo, compareciéndola, compareciéndose	compareciéndonos	compareciéndoos	compareciéndolos, compareciéndolas, compareciéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative comparece
	dative	comparéceme	comparécete	comparécele	comparécenos	not used	comparéceles
	accusative	comparéceme	comparécete	comparécelo, comparécela	comparécenos	not used	comparécelos, comparécelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative comparecé
	dative	compareceme	comparecete	comparecele	comparecenos	not used	compareceles
	accusative	compareceme	comparecete	comparecelo, comparecela	comparecenos	not used	comparecelos, comparecelas
with formal second-person singular imperative comparezca
	dative	comparézcame	not used	comparézcale, comparézcase	comparézcanos	not used	comparézcales
	accusative	comparézcame	not used	comparézcalo, comparézcala, comparézcase	comparézcanos	not used	comparézcalos, comparézcalas
with first-person plural imperative comparezcamos
	dative	not used	comparezcámoste	comparezcámosle	comparezcámonos	comparezcámoos	comparezcámosles
	accusative	not used	comparezcámoste	comparezcámoslo, comparezcámosla	comparezcámonos	comparezcámoos	comparezcámoslos, comparezcámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative compareced
	dative	comparecedme	not used	comparecedle	comparecednos	compareceos	comparecedles
	accusative	comparecedme	not used	comparecedlo, comparecedla	comparecednos	compareceos	comparecedlos, comparecedlas
with formal second-person plural imperative comparezcan
	dative	comparézcanme	not used	comparézcanle	comparézcannos	not used	comparézcanles, comparézcanse
	accusative	comparézcanme	not used	comparézcanlo, comparézcanla	comparézcannos	not used	comparézcanlos, comparézcanlas, comparézcanse

Related terms

• comparecencia
• compareciente

 

Further reading

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