# divertir
## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dīvertere (“to turn away; to separate”), with normal change of conjugation to -ir.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [di.βərˈti]
* IPA: (Balearic) [di.vərˈti]
* IPA: (Valencia) [di.veɾˈtiɾ]
* Rhymes: -i(ɾ)

### Verb

divertir (first-person singular present diverteixo, first-person singular preterite divertí, past participle divertit)
* to amuse, entertain
    Synonyms: distreure, entretenir
* to distract
* (reflexive) to enjoy oneself, to have fun, to have a good time
    Synonyms: entretenir-se, passar-ho bé
** 2009, Jean Grave, Les Aventures d'en Nono:els nens s'escamparen pel jardí, discutint els jocs amb els quells pensaven divertir-sethe kids were scattered across the garden, talking about the fun games they were thinking of playing

#### Related terms

* diversió

### Further reading

* “divertir” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
* “divertir”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “divertir” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /di.vɛʁ.tiʁ/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: di‧ver‧tir

### Verb

divertir
* to amuse; to entertain
* to distract

#### Conjugation

This is a regular verb of the second conjugation, like finir, choisir, and most other verbs with infinitives ending in -ir. One salient feature of this conjugation is the repeated appearance of the infix -iss-.

### Further reading

* “divertir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Galician
### Alternative forms

* adivertir

### Etymology

From Latin dīvertere, from dīvertō (“I divert”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [diβɪrˈtir]

### Verb

divertir (first-person singular present divirto, third-person singular present divirte, first-person singular preterite divertín, past participle divertido) divertir (first-person singular present divirto, third-person singular present diverte, first-person singular preterite divertim or diverti, past participle divertido, reintegrationist norm)
* to distract (divert the attention of)
    Synonym: distraer
* to entertain, amuse
    Synonyms: alegrar, entreter

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

#### Related terms

* diversión
* diverso
* divertidamente
* divertido
* divertimento

### References

* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “divertir”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “divertir”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “divertir”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dīvertere (“to divert”), with change of conjugation.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /d͡ʒi.veʁˈt͡ʃi(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒi.vehˈt͡ʃi(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /d͡ʒi.veʁˈt͡ʃi(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒi.vehˈt͡ʃi(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /d͡ʒi.veɾˈt͡ʃi(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /d͡ʒi.veʁˈt͡ʃi(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒi.veχˈt͡ʃi(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /d͡ʒi.veɻˈt͡ʃi(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /di.vɨɾˈtiɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /di.vɨɾˈtiɾ/
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /di.bɨɾˈtiɾ/ [di.βɨɾˈtiɾ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /di.vɨɾˈti.ɾi/

### Verb

divertir (first-person singular present divirto, third-person singular present diverte, first-person singular preterite diverti, past participle divertido)
* to distract (divert the attention of)
    Synonym: distrair
* to entertain, amuse
    Synonyms: alegrar, entreter
* to dissuade (convince not to try or do)
    Synonym: dissuadir
* (reflexive) to have fun; to enjoy oneself

#### Related terms

* diversão
* diverso
* divertidamente
* divertido
* divertimento

## Spanish
### Etymology

From Latin divertere (“to turn away; to separate”). Compare English divert.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /dibeɾˈtiɾ/ [d̪i.β̞eɾˈt̪iɾ]
* Rhymes: -iɾ
* Syllabification: di‧ver‧tir

### Verb

divertir (first-person singular present divierto, first-person singular preterite divertí, past participle divertido)
* (transitive) to entertain
    Synonym: entretener
* (reflexive) to amuse oneself, have fun
    ¡Diviértanse! ― Have a good time!
* (transitive, dated) to distract
    Synonym: distraer
* (transitive, dated) to divert
    Synonym: desviar

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

#### Related terms

* diversión
* divertido
* divertimiento
* divertirse
* verter

### Further reading

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