posuír

Galician

Alternative forms

• possuir (reintegrationist)

Etymology

From Latin possidēre, from potis (“able”) + sedeō (“sit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /posuˈiɾ/ [po.s̺uˈiɾ]
• Rhymes: -iɾ

Verb

posuír (first-person singular present posúo, first-person singular preterite posuín, past participle posuído, short past participle poseso)

1. to possess; to have; to own

   Posúo dous automóbiles.

   I have two automobiles.

2. to control; to hold (exercise influence over)

   O cristianismo posuía Europa durante a Idade Media.

   Christianity controlled Europe during the Middle Ages.

3. to possess (to take control of someone’s body or mind in a supernatural manner)

   Grazas ao exorcismo, Xoán librouse do demo que o posuíra.

   Thanks to the exorcism, John got rid of the demon who had possessed him.

4. to overwhelm (to overpower emotionally)

   O medo posuíunos.

   Fear overwhelmed us.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of posuír (irregular short past participle; u becomes ú when stressed)

	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	posuír
Personal	posuír	posuíres	posuír	posuírmos	posuírdes	posuíren
Gerund
	posuíndo
Short past participle
Masculine	poseso1			posesos1
Feminine	posesa1			posesas1
Long past participle
Masculine	posuído2			posuídos2
Feminine	posuída2			posuídas2
Indicative
Present	posúo	posúes	posúe	posuímos	posuídes	posúen
Imperfect	posuía	posuías	posuía	posuïamos	posuïades	posuían
Preterite	posuín	posuíches	posuíu	posuímos	posuístes	posuíron
Pluperfect	posuíra	posuíras	posuíra	posuiramos	posuirades	posuíran
Future	posuirei	posuirás	posuirá	posuiremos	posuiredes	posuirán
Conditional	posuiría	posuirías	posuiría	posuiriamos	posuiriades	posuirían
Subjunctive
Present	posúa	posúas	posúa	posuamos	posuades	posúan
Imperfect	posuíse	posuíses	posuíse	posuísemos	posuísedes	posuísen
Future	posuír	posuíres	posuír	posuírmos	posuírdes	posuíren
Imperative
Affirmative		posúe	posúa	posuamos	posuíde	posúan
Negative (non)		non posúas	non posúa	non posuamos	non posuades	non posúan

¹Usually used with auxiliary verbs ser and estar.
²Usually used with auxiliary verbs haber and ter.

Antonyms

• desposuír

Related terms

• posuidor

Further reading

• “posuír” in DIGALEGO - Dicionario de Galego, Ir Indo 2004, Xunta de Galicia 2013.
• “posuír”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025