pulir

Asturian

Alternative forms

polir

Etymology

Inherited from Latin polīre, present active infinitive of poliō.

Verb

pulir

to slip, slide
Synonyms: esñidiar, resbariar

Frega bien esi pucheru porque si non pule
Wash that cooking pot well because otherwise it'll slide.
to refine, polish
to caress

Conjugation

Conjugation of pulir

person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
infinitive		pulir
gerundive		puliendo
participle		m pulíu, f pulida, n pulío, m pl pulíos, f pl pulíes
indicative	present	pulo	pules	pule	pulimos	pulís	pulen
	preterite imperfect	pulía	pulíes	pulía	pulíemos/pulíamos	pulíeis/pulíais	pulíen
	preterite indefinite	pulí	puliesti/pulisti	pulió	puliemos/pulimos	puliestis/pulistis	pulieron
	pluperfect	puliere/puliera	pulieres/pulieras	puliere/puliera	puliéremos/puliéramos	puliereis/pulierais	pulieren/pulieran
subjunctive	present	pula	pulas	pula	pulamos	puláis	pulan
subjunctive	preterite imperfect	puliere/puliera	pulieres/pulieras	puliere/puliera	puliéremos/puliéramos	puliereis/pulierais	pulieren/pulieran
potential	future	puliré	pulirás	pulirá	puliremos	puliréis	pulirán
potential	conditional	puliría	puliríes	puliría	puliríemos/puliríamos	puliríeis/puliríais	puliríen
imperative			puli			pulíi

Galician

Alternative forms

puír
polir

Etymology

From Latin polīre, present active infinitive of poliō.

Verb

pulir (first-person singular present pulo, third-person singular present pole, first-person singular preterite pulín, past participle pulido)

to polish, smooth

Conjugation

Conjugation of pulir (u-o alternation in present singular)

	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	pulir
Personal	pulir	pulires	pulir	pulirmos	pulirdes	puliren
Gerund
	pulindo
Past participle
Masculine	pulido			pulidos
Feminine	pulida			pulidas
Indicative
Present	pulo	poles	pole	pulimos	pulides	polen
Imperfect	pulía	pulías	pulía	puliamos	puliades	pulían
Preterite	pulín	puliches	puliu	pulimos	pulistes	puliron
Pluperfect	pulira	puliras	pulira	puliramos	pulirades	puliran
Future	pulirei	pulirás	pulirá	puliremos	puliredes	pulirán
Conditional	puliría	pulirías	puliría	puliriamos	puliriades	pulirían
Subjunctive
Present	pula	pulas	pula	pulamos	pulades	pulan
Imperfect	pulise	pulises	pulise	pulísemos	pulísedes	pulisen
Future	pulir	pulires	pulir	pulirmos	pulirdes	puliren
Imperative
Affirmative		pule	pula	pulamos	pulide	pulan
Negative (non)		non pulas	non pula	non pulamos	non pulades	non pulan

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin polīre.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /puˈliɾ/ [puˈliɾ]
Rhymes: -iɾ
Syllabification: pu‧lir

Verb

pulir (first-person singular present pulo, first-person singular preterite pulí, past participle pulido)

to polish
(colloquial) to beat up

Conjugation

Conjugation of pulir (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			pulir
gerund			puliendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		pulido		pulida
		plural		pulidos		pulidas
		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	pulo	pules^{^tú} pulís^{^vos}	pule	pulimos	pulís	pulen
	imperfect	pulía	pulías	pulía	pulíamos	pulíais	pulían
	preterite	pulí	puliste	pulió	pulimos	pulisteis	pulieron
	future	puliré	pulirás	pulirá	puliremos	puliréis	pulirán
	conditional	puliría	pulirías	puliría	puliríamos	puliríais	pulirían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	pula	pulas^{^tú} pulás^{^vos²}	pula	pulamos	puláis	pulan
	imperfect (ra)	puliera	pulieras	puliera	puliéramos	pulierais	pulieran
	imperfect (se)	puliese	pulieses	puliese	puliésemos	pulieseis	puliesen
	future¹	puliere	pulieres	puliere	puliéremos	puliereis	pulieren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		pule^{^tú} pulí^{^vos}	pula	pulamos	pulid	pulan
	negative		no pulas	no pula	no pulamos	no puláis	no pulan

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

Selected combined forms of pulir

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 pulir	dative	pulirme	pulirte	pulirle, pulirse	pulirnos	puliros	pulirles, pulirse
with infinitive pulir	accusative	pulirme	pulirte	pulirlo, pulirla, pulirse	pulirnos	puliros	pulirlos, pulirlas, pulirse

with gerund puliendo	dative	puliéndome	puliéndote	puliéndole, puliéndose	puliéndonos	puliéndoos	puliéndoles, puliéndose
with gerund puliendo	accusative	puliéndome	puliéndote	puliéndolo, puliéndola, puliéndose	puliéndonos	puliéndoos	puliéndolos, puliéndolas, puliéndose

with informal second-person singular tú imperative pule	dative	púleme	púlete	púlele	púlenos	not used	púleles
with informal second-person singular tú imperative pule	accusative	púleme	púlete	púlelo, púlela	púlenos	not used	púlelos, púlelas

with informal second-person singular vos imperative pulí	dative	pulime	pulite	pulile	pulinos	not used	puliles
with informal second-person singular vos imperative pulí	accusative	pulime	pulite	pulilo, pulila	pulinos	not used	pulilos, pulilas

with formal second-person singular imperative pula	dative	púlame	not used	púlale, púlase	púlanos	not used	púlales
with formal second-person singular imperative pula	accusative	púlame	not used	púlalo, púlala, púlase	púlanos	not used	púlalos, púlalas

with first-person plural imperative pulamos	dative	not used	pulámoste	pulámosle	pulámonos	pulámoos	pulámosles
with first-person plural imperative pulamos	accusative	not used	pulámoste	pulámoslo, pulámosla	pulámonos	pulámoos	pulámoslos, pulámoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative pulid	dative	pulidme	not used	pulidle	pulidnos	pulíos	pulidles
with informal second-person plural imperative pulid	accusative	pulidme	not used	pulidlo, pulidla	pulidnos	pulíos	pulidlos, pulidlas

with formal second-person plural imperative pulan	dative	púlanme	not used	púlanle	púlannos	not used	púlanles, púlanse
with formal second-person plural imperative pulan	accusative	púlanme	not used	púlanlo, púlanla	púlannos	not used	púlanlos, púlanlas, púlanse

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polir (obsolete)

pulir

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