dedicar

Asturian

Etymology

Derived from Latin dēdicāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dediˈkaɾ/ [d̪e.ð̞iˈkaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: de‧di‧car

Verb

dedicar (first-person singular indicative present dedico, past participle dedicáu)

1. to dedicate

Conjugation

Conjugation of dedicar

infinitive		dedicar
gerund		dedicando
past participle		m dedicáu, f dedicada, n dedicao, m pl dedicaos, f pl dedicaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	dedico	dediques	dedica	dedicamos	dedicáis	dediquen
	imperfect	dedicaba	dedicabes	dedicaba	dedicábemos, dedicábamos	dedicabeis, dedicabais	dedicaben
	preterite	dediqué	dedicasti, dediquesti	dedicó	dediquemos	dedicastis, dediquestis	dedicaron
	pluperfect	dedicare, dedicara	dedicares, dedicaras	dedicare, dedicara	dedicáremos, dedicáramos	dedicareis, dedicarais	dedicaren, dedicaran
	future	dedicaré	dedicarás	dedicará	dedicaremos	dedicaréis	dedicarán
	conditional	dedicaría	dedicaríes	dedicaría	dedicaríemos, dedicaríamos	dedicaríeis, dedicaríais	dedicaríen
subjunctive	present	dedique	dediques, dedicas	dedique	dediquemos	dediquéis	dediquen, dedican
	imperfect	dedicare, dedicara	dedicares, dedicaras	dedicare, dedicara	dedicáremos, dedicáramos	dedicareis, dedicarais	dedicaren, dedicaran
imperative		—	dedica	—	—	dedicái	—

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēdicāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [də.ðiˈka]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [de.ðiˈkaɾ]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
• Homophone: dedicà
• Hyphenation: de‧di‧car

Verb

dedicar (first-person singular present dedico, first-person singular preterite dediquí, past participle dedicat)

1. to dedicate
2. (pronominal) to engage oneself [with a ‘with/in’]; to work in

Conjugation

    Conjugation of dedicar (first conjugation, c-qu alternation)

infinitive			dedicar
gerund			dedicant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		dedicat		dedicada
		plural		dedicats		dedicades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	dedico	dediques	dedica	dediquem	dediqueu	dediquen
	imperfect	dedicava	dedicaves	dedicava	dedicàvem	dedicàveu	dedicaven
	future	dedicaré	dedicaràs	dedicarà	dedicarem	dedicareu	dedicaran
	preterite	dediquí	dedicares	dedicà	dedicàrem	dedicàreu	dedicaren
	conditional	dedicaria	dedicaries	dedicaria	dedicaríem	dedicaríeu	dedicarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	dediqui	dediquis	dediqui	dediquem	dediqueu	dediquin
	imperfect	dediqués	dediquessis	dediqués	dediquéssim	dediquéssiu	dediquessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	dedica	dediqui	dediquem	dediqueu	dediquin
	negative (no)	—	no dediquis	no dediqui	no dediquem	no dediqueu	no dediquin

Related terms

• dedicació
• dedicatori
• dedicatòria

Further reading

• “dedicar”, 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
• “dedicar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “dedicar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “dedicar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

Etymology

Derived from Latin dēdicāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dediˈkaɾ/ [d̪e.ð̞iˈkɑɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Hyphenation: dė‧di‧car

Verb

dedicar (first-person singular present dedico, first-person singular preterite dediquei, past participle dedicado)

1. to dedicate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of dedicar (c-qu alternation)

	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	dedicar
Personal	dedicar	dedicares	dedicar	dedicarmos	dedicardes	dedicaren
Gerund
	dedicando
Past participle
Masculine	dedicado			dedicados
Feminine	dedicada			dedicadas
Indicative
Present	dedico	dedicas	dedica	dedicamos	dedicades	dedican
Imperfect	dedicaba	dedicabas	dedicaba	dedicabamos	dedicabades	dedicaban
Preterite	dediquei	dedicaches	dedicou	dedicamos	dedicastes	dedicaron
Pluperfect	dedicara	dedicaras	dedicara	dedicaramos	dedicarades	dedicaran
Future	dedicarei	dedicarás	dedicará	dedicaremos	dedicaredes	dedicarán
Conditional	dedicaría	dedicarías	dedicaría	dedicariamos	dedicariades	dedicarían
Subjunctive
Present	dedique	dediques	dedique	dediquemos	dediquedes	dediquen
Imperfect	dedicase	dedicases	dedicase	dedicásemos	dedicásedes	dedicasen
Future	dedicar	dedicares	dedicar	dedicarmos	dedicardes	dedicaren
Imperative
Affirmative		dedica	dedique	dediquemos	dedicade	dediquen
Negative (non)		non dediques	non dedique	non dediquemos	non dediquedes	non dediquen

    Reintegrated conjugation of dedicar (c-qu alternation) (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	dedicar
Personal	dedicar	dedicares	dedicar	dedicarmos	dedicardes	dedicarem
Gerund
	dedicando
Past participle
Masculine	dedicado			dedicados
Feminine	dedicada			dedicadas
Indicative
Present	dedico	dedicas	dedica	dedicamos	dedicades, dedicais	dedicam
Imperfect	dedicava	dedicavas	dedicava	dedicávamos	dedicávades, dedicáveis, dedicávais1	dedicavam
Preterite	dediquei	dedicaste, dedicache1	dedicou	dedicamos	dedicastes	dedicárom, dedicaram
Pluperfect	dedicara	dedicaras	dedicara	dedicáramos	dedicárades, dedicáreis, dedicárais1	dedicaram
Future	dedicarei	dedicarás	dedicará	dedicaremos	dedicaredes, dedicareis	dedicarám, dedicarão
Conditional	dedicaria	dedicarias	dedicaria	dedicaríamos	dedicaríades, dedicaríeis, dedicaríais1	dedicariam
Subjunctive
Present	dedique	dediques	dedique	dediquemos	dediquedes, dediqueis	dediquem
Imperfect	dedicasse	dedicasses	dedicasse	dedicássemos	dedicássedes, dedicásseis	dedicassem
Future	dedicar	dedicares	dedicar	dedicarmos	dedicardes	dedicarem
Imperative
Affirmative		dedica	dedique	dediquemos	dedicade, dedicai	dediquem
Negative (nom)		nom dediques	nom dedique	nom dediquemos	nom dediquedes, nom dediqueis	nom dediquem

¹Less recommended.

Related terms

• dedicación

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de.diˈkar/
• Rhymes: -ar
• Hyphenation: de‧di‧càr

Verb

dedicar (apocopated)

1. apocopic form of dedicare

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin dēdicāre.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.d͡ʒiˈka(ʁ)/ [de.d͡ʒiˈka(h)]

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.diˈkaɾ/ [dɨ.ðiˈkaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.diˈkaɾ/ [dɨ.ðiˈkaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.diˈka.ɾi/ [dɨ.ðiˈka.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: de‧di‧car

Verb

dedicar (first-person singular present dedico, first-person singular preterite dediquei, past participle dedicado)

1. (transitive) to dedicate (to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes) [with direct object ‘something’ and a ‘to someone, e.g. a deity’]

   Synonym: consagrar

   Este templo foi dedicado a Júpiter. ― This temple was dedicated to Jupiter.

2. (transitive) to dedicate; to earmark (to set apart for a special use) [with direct object ‘something’ and a ‘for some purpose’]

   O governo pretende dedicar alguns milhões de reais à construção da ponte. ― The government intends to earmark a few million reais for the bridge’s construction.

3. (reflexive) to dedicate oneself (to commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action) [with a ‘to a task, cause, etc.’]

   Eu me dediquei muito para conseguir este emprego. ― I really dedicated myself (in order) to get this job.

   Ela se dedicou aos estudos. ― She dedicated herself to her studies.

4. (transitive) to dedicate (to address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection) [with direct object ‘a literary work’, along with a or (uncommon) para ‘to someone’]

   Dedico esta dissertação aos meus pais e professores. ― I dedicate this thesis to my parents and my professors.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of dedicar (c-qu 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	dedicar
Personal	dedicar	dedicares	dedicar	dedicarmos	dedicardes	dedicarem
Gerund
	dedicando
Past participle
Masculine	dedicado			dedicados
Feminine	dedicada			dedicadas
Indicative
Present	dedico	dedicas	dedica	dedicamos	dedicais	dedicam
Imperfect	dedicava	dedicavas	dedicava	dedicávamos	dedicáveis	dedicavam
Preterite	dediquei	dedicaste	dedicou	dedicamos1, dedicámos2	dedicastes	dedicaram
Pluperfect	dedicara	dedicaras	dedicara	dedicáramos	dedicáreis	dedicaram
Future	dedicarei	dedicarás	dedicará	dedicaremos	dedicareis	dedicarão
Conditional	dedicaria	dedicarias	dedicaria	dedicaríamos	dedicaríeis	dedicariam
Subjunctive
Present	dedique	dediques	dedique	dediquemos	dediqueis	dediquem
Imperfect	dedicasse	dedicasses	dedicasse	dedicássemos	dedicásseis	dedicassem
Future	dedicar	dedicares	dedicar	dedicarmos	dedicardes	dedicarem
Imperative
Affirmative		dedica	dedique	dediquemos	dedicai	dediquem
Negative (não)		não dediques	não dedique	não dediquemos	não dediqueis	não dediquem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• dedicação
• dedicado
• dedicatória
• dedicatório

Further reading

• “dedicar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “dedicar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēdicāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dediˈkaɾ/ [d̪e.ð̞iˈkaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: de‧di‧car

Verb

dedicar (first-person singular present dedico, first-person singular preterite dediqué, past participle dedicado)

1. to dedicate, to spend time
2. (pronominal) to devote oneself
3. (pronominal) to engage oneself [with a ‘with/in’]; to work

   ¿A qué te dedicas? ― What do you do for a living?

   Me dedico a la conservación. ― I work in conservation.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of dedicar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			dedicar
gerund			dedicando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		dedicado		dedicada
		plural		dedicados		dedicadas
		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	dedico	dedicastú dedicásvos	dedica	dedicamos	dedicáis	dedican
	imperfect	dedicaba	dedicabas	dedicaba	dedicábamos	dedicabais	dedicaban
	preterite	dediqué	dedicaste	dedicó	dedicamos	dedicasteis	dedicaron
	future	dedicaré	dedicarás	dedicará	dedicaremos	dedicaréis	dedicarán
	conditional	dedicaría	dedicarías	dedicaría	dedicaríamos	dedicaríais	dedicarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	dedique	dediquestú dediquésvos2	dedique	dediquemos	dediquéis	dediquen
	imperfect (ra)	dedicara	dedicaras	dedicara	dedicáramos	dedicarais	dedicaran
	imperfect (se)	dedicase	dedicases	dedicase	dedicásemos	dedicaseis	dedicasen
	future1	dedicare	dedicares	dedicare	dedicáremos	dedicareis	dedicaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		dedicatú dedicávos	dedique	dediquemos	dedicad	dediquen
	negative		no dediques	no dedique	no dediquemos	no dediquéis	no dediquen

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

    Selected combined forms of dedicar (c-qu 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 dedicar	dative	dedicarme	dedicarte	dedicarle, dedicarse	dedicarnos	dedicaros	dedicarles, dedicarse
	accusative	dedicarme	dedicarte	dedicarlo, dedicarla, dedicarse	dedicarnos	dedicaros	dedicarlos, dedicarlas, dedicarse
with gerund dedicando	dative	dedicándome	dedicándote	dedicándole, dedicándose	dedicándonos	dedicándoos	dedicándoles, dedicándose
	accusative	dedicándome	dedicándote	dedicándolo, dedicándola, dedicándose	dedicándonos	dedicándoos	dedicándolos, dedicándolas, dedicándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative dedica	dative	dedícame	dedícate	dedícale	dedícanos	not used	dedícales
	accusative	dedícame	dedícate	dedícalo, dedícala	dedícanos	not used	dedícalos, dedícalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative dedicá	dative	dedicame	dedicate	dedicale	dedicanos	not used	dedicales
	accusative	dedicame	dedicate	dedicalo, dedicala	dedicanos	not used	dedicalos, dedicalas
with formal second-person singular imperative dedique	dative	dedíqueme	not used	dedíquele, dedíquese	dedíquenos	not used	dedíqueles
	accusative	dedíqueme	not used	dedíquelo, dedíquela, dedíquese	dedíquenos	not used	dedíquelos, dedíquelas
with first-person plural imperative dediquemos	dative	not used	dediquémoste	dediquémosle	dediquémonos	dediquémoos	dediquémosles
	accusative	not used	dediquémoste	dediquémoslo, dediquémosla	dediquémonos	dediquémoos	dediquémoslos, dediquémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative dedicad	dative	dedicadme	not used	dedicadle	dedicadnos	dedicaos	dedicadles
	accusative	dedicadme	not used	dedicadlo, dedicadla	dedicadnos	dedicaos	dedicadlos, dedicadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative dediquen	dative	dedíquenme	not used	dedíquenle	dedíquennos	not used	dedíquenles, dedíquense
	accusative	dedíquenme	not used	dedíquenlo, dedíquenla	dedíquennos	not used	dedíquenlos, dedíquenlas, dedíquense

Related terms

• dedicación
• dedicarse

Further reading

• “dedicar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024