existir
التعريفات والمعاني
== Asturian ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /esisˈtiɾ/ [e.sis̪ˈt̪iɾ]
Rhymes: -iɾ
=== Verb ===
existir
alternative spelling of esistir
==== Conjugation ====
== Catalan ==
=== Etymology ===
Learned borrowing from Latin existere, with normal change of conjugation to -ir.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [əɡ.zisˈti]
IPA(key): (Valencia) [eɡ.zisˈtiɾ]
Rhymes: -i(ɾ)
=== Verb ===
existir (first-person singular present existeixo, first-person singular preterite existí, past participle existit)
to exist, to be
==== Conjugation ====
== Galician ==
=== Etymology ===
From Latin existere, infinitive of existō.
=== Verb ===
existir (first-person singular present existo, first-person singular preterite existín, past participle existido)
existir (first-person singular present existo, first-person singular preterite existim or existi, past participle existido, reintegrationist norm)
to exist
==== Conjugation ====
==== Related terms ====
existente
existencia
existencial
==== Further reading ====
“existir”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
“existir”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026
== Occitan ==
=== Etymology ===
From Latin existere, infinitive of existō.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /edzisˈti/
=== Verb ===
existir
(intransitive) to exist
==== Conjugation ====
==== Related terms ====
existéncia
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Latin existere, variant of exsistō (“to step forth, to emerge”).
=== Pronunciation ===
(Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): /e.ziʃ.ˈti(χ)/, /i.ziʃ.ˈti(χ)/
(Caipira) IPA(key): /i.zis.ˈt͡ʃi/
Homophone: existi (Brazil)
Hyphenation: e‧xis‧tir
=== Verb ===
existir (first-person singular present existo, first-person singular preterite existi, past participle existido)
to exist (to be)
Synonyms: haver, ser, viver, estar, durar
Antonym: inexistir
==== Conjugation ====
==== Related terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“existir”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“existir”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
From Latin existere, infinitive of existō.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /eɡsisˈtiɾ/ [eɣ̞.sisˈt̪iɾ]
Rhymes: -iɾ
Syllabification: e‧xis‧tir
=== Verb ===
existir (first-person singular present existo, first-person singular preterite existí, past participle existido)
to exist
==== Conjugation ====
==== Derived terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“existir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025