reflectir

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin reflectere, with normal change of conjugation to -ir.

Pronunciation

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Verb

reflectir (first-person singular present reflecteixo, first-person singular preterite reflectí, past participle reflectit)

1. to reflect (of light, images)
2. to show or reveal

Conjugation

    Conjugation of reflectir (third conjugation, with -eix-)

infinitive			reflectir
gerund			reflectint
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		reflectit		reflectida
		plural		reflectits		reflectides
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	reflecteixo	reflecteixes	reflecteix	reflectim	reflectiu	reflecteixen
	imperfect	reflectia	reflecties	reflectia	reflectíem	reflectíeu	reflectien
	future	reflectiré	reflectiràs	reflectirà	reflectirem	reflectireu	reflectiran
	preterite	reflectí	reflectires	reflectí	reflectírem	reflectíreu	reflectiren
	conditional	reflectiria	reflectiries	reflectiria	reflectiríem	reflectiríeu	reflectirien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	reflecteixi	reflecteixis	reflecteixi	reflectim	reflectiu	reflecteixin
	imperfect	reflectís	reflectissis	reflectís	reflectíssim	reflectíssiu	reflectissin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	reflecteix	reflecteixi	reflectim	reflectiu	reflecteixin
	negative (no)	—	no reflecteixis	no reflecteixi	no reflectim	no reflectiu	no reflecteixin

Related terms

• reflexió

Further reading

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

Galician

Alternative forms

• refletir (reintegrationist)

Etymology

From Latin reflectō.

Verb

reflectir (first-person singular present reflicto, third-person singular present reflicte, first-person singular preterite reflectín, past participle reflectido)

1. to reflect (of light, images)

   Synonyms: reflexar, reflexionar

2. to show or reveal

Conjugation

    Conjugation of reflectir (e becomes i 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	reflectir
Personal	reflectir	reflectires	reflectir	reflectirmos	reflectirdes	reflectiren
Gerund
	reflectindo
Past participle
Masculine	reflectido			reflectidos
Feminine	reflectida			reflectidas
Indicative
Present	reflicto	reflictes	reflicte	reflectimos	reflectides	reflicten
Imperfect	reflectía	reflectías	reflectía	reflectiamos	reflectiades	reflectían
Preterite	reflectín	reflectiches	reflectiu	reflectimos	reflectistes	reflectiron
Pluperfect	reflectira	reflectiras	reflectira	reflectiramos	reflectirades	reflectiran
Future	reflectirei	reflectirás	reflectirá	reflectiremos	reflectiredes	reflectirán
Conditional	reflectiría	reflectirías	reflectiría	reflectiriamos	reflectiriades	reflectirían
Subjunctive
Present	reflicta	reflictas	reflicta	reflictamos	reflictades	reflictan
Imperfect	reflectise	reflectises	reflectise	reflectísemos	reflectísedes	reflectisen
Future	reflectir	reflectires	reflectir	reflectirmos	reflectirdes	reflectiren
Imperative
Affirmative		reflicte	reflicta	reflictamos	reflectide	reflictan
Negative (non)		non reflictas	non reflicta	non reflictamos	non reflictades	non reflictan

Related terms

• reflexión

Further reading

• “reflectir”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

Portuguese

Verb

reflectir (first-person singular present reflicto, third-person singular present reflecte, first-person singular preterite reflecti, past participle reflectido)

1. pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of refletir; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a sporadic misspelling

Conjugation

    Conjugation of reflectir (i-e alternation in present singular) (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	reflectir
Personal	reflectir	reflectires	reflectir	reflectirmos	reflectirdes	reflectirem
Gerund
	reflectindo
Past participle
Masculine	reflectido			reflectidos
Feminine	reflectida			reflectidas
Indicative
Present	reflicto	reflectes	reflecte	reflectimos	reflectis	reflectem
Imperfect	reflectia	reflectias	reflectia	reflectíamos	reflectíeis	reflectiam
Preterite	reflecti	reflectiste	reflectiu	reflectimos	reflectistes	reflectiram
Pluperfect	reflectira	reflectiras	reflectira	reflectíramos	reflectíreis	reflectiram
Future	reflectirei	reflectirás	reflectirá	reflectiremos	reflectireis	reflectirão
Conditional	reflectiria	reflectirias	reflectiria	reflectiríamos	reflectiríeis	reflectiriam
Subjunctive
Present	reflicta	reflictas	reflicta	reflictamos	reflictais	reflictam
Imperfect	reflectisse	reflectisses	reflectisse	reflectíssemos	reflectísseis	reflectissem
Future	reflectir	reflectires	reflectir	reflectirmos	reflectirdes	reflectirem
Imperative
Affirmative		reflecte	reflicta	reflictamos	reflecti	reflictam
Negative (não)		não reflictas	não reflicta	não reflictamos	não reflictais	não reflictam

Further reading

• “reflectir”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025