predeterminar

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *per-

Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *-i

Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i?

Proto-Italic *prai

Proto-Italic *prai-

Latin prae-lbor.

Spanish pre-

Spanish determinar

Spanish predeterminar

From pre- (“pre-”) + determinar (“to determine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾedeteɾmiˈnaɾ/ [pɾe.ð̞e.t̪eɾ.miˈnaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: pre‧de‧ter‧mi‧nar

Verb

predeterminar (first-person singular present predetermino, first-person singular preterite predeterminé, past participle predeterminado)

1. to predetermine

Conjugation

    Conjugation of predeterminar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			predeterminar
gerund			predeterminando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		predeterminado		predeterminada
		plural		predeterminados		predeterminadas
		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	predetermino	predeterminastú predeterminásvos	predetermina	predeterminamos	predetermináis	predeterminan
	imperfect	predeterminaba	predeterminabas	predeterminaba	predeterminábamos	predeterminabais	predeterminaban
	preterite	predeterminé	predeterminaste	predeterminó	predeterminamos	predeterminasteis	predeterminaron
	future	predeterminaré	predeterminarás	predeterminará	predeterminaremos	predeterminaréis	predeterminarán
	conditional	predeterminaría	predeterminarías	predeterminaría	predeterminaríamos	predeterminaríais	predeterminarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	predetermine	predeterminestú predeterminésvos2	predetermine	predeterminemos	predeterminéis	predeterminen
	imperfect (ra)	predeterminara	predeterminaras	predeterminara	predetermináramos	predeterminarais	predeterminaran
	imperfect (se)	predeterminase	predeterminases	predeterminase	predeterminásemos	predeterminaseis	predeterminasen
	future1	predeterminare	predeterminares	predeterminare	predetermináremos	predeterminareis	predeterminaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		predeterminatú predeterminávos	predetermine	predeterminemos	predeterminad	predeterminen
	negative		no predetermines	no predetermine	no predeterminemos	no predeterminéis	no predeterminen

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

    Selected combined forms of predeterminar

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 predeterminar	dative	predeterminarme	predeterminarte	predeterminarle, predeterminarse	predeterminarnos	predeterminaros	predeterminarles, predeterminarse
	accusative	predeterminarme	predeterminarte	predeterminarlo, predeterminarla, predeterminarse	predeterminarnos	predeterminaros	predeterminarlos, predeterminarlas, predeterminarse
with gerund predeterminando	dative	predeterminándome	predeterminándote	predeterminándole, predeterminándose	predeterminándonos	predeterminándoos	predeterminándoles, predeterminándose
	accusative	predeterminándome	predeterminándote	predeterminándolo, predeterminándola, predeterminándose	predeterminándonos	predeterminándoos	predeterminándolos, predeterminándolas, predeterminándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative predetermina	dative	predetermíname	predetermínate	predetermínale	predetermínanos	not used	predetermínales
	accusative	predetermíname	predetermínate	predetermínalo, predetermínala	predetermínanos	not used	predetermínalos, predetermínalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative predeterminá	dative	predeterminame	predeterminate	predeterminale	predeterminanos	not used	predeterminales
	accusative	predeterminame	predeterminate	predeterminalo, predeterminala	predeterminanos	not used	predeterminalos, predeterminalas
with formal second-person singular imperative predetermine	dative	predetermíneme	not used	predetermínele, predetermínese	predetermínenos	not used	predetermíneles
	accusative	predetermíneme	not used	predetermínelo, predetermínela, predetermínese	predetermínenos	not used	predetermínelos, predetermínelas
with first-person plural imperative predeterminemos	dative	not used	predeterminémoste	predeterminémosle	predeterminémonos	predeterminémoos	predeterminémosles
	accusative	not used	predeterminémoste	predeterminémoslo, predeterminémosla	predeterminémonos	predeterminémoos	predeterminémoslos, predeterminémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative predeterminad	dative	predeterminadme	not used	predeterminadle	predeterminadnos	predeterminaos	predeterminadles
	accusative	predeterminadme	not used	predeterminadlo, predeterminadla	predeterminadnos	predeterminaos	predeterminadlos, predeterminadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative predeterminen	dative	predetermínenme	not used	predetermínenle	predetermínennos	not used	predetermínenles, predetermínense
	accusative	predetermínenme	not used	predetermínenlo, predetermínenla	predetermínennos	not used	predetermínenlos, predetermínenlas, predetermínense

Further reading

• “predeterminar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026