# perquirir
## Catalan
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin perquīrere, with normal change of conjugation to -ir.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [pər.kiˈɾi]
* IPA: (Valencia) [peɾ.kiˈɾiɾ]

### Verb

perquirir (first-person singular present perquireixo, first-person singular preterite perquirí, past participle perquirit)
* (transitive) to search
    Synonym: escorcollar
* (transitive, law) to investigate

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | perquirir | perquirir | perquirir | perquirir | perquirir |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | perquirint | perquirint | perquirint | perquirint | perquirint |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | perquirit | perquirit | perquirida | perquirida |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | perquirits | perquirits | perquirides | perquirides |
| person | person | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| person | person | first | second | third | first | second | third |
| indicative | | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès |
| indicative | present | perquireixo | perquireixes | perquireix | perquirim | perquiriu | perquireixen |
| indicative | imperfect | perquiria | perquiries | perquiria | perquiríem | perquiríeu | perquirien |
| indicative | future | perquiriré | perquiriràs | perquirirà | perquirirem | perquirireu | perquiriran |
| indicative | preterite | perquirí | perquirires | perquirí | perquirírem | perquiríreu | perquiriren |
| indicative | conditional | perquiriria | perquiriries | perquiriria | perquiriríem | perquiriríeu | perquiririen |
| subjunctive | | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès |
| subjunctive | present | perquireixi | perquireixis | perquireixi | perquirim | perquiriu | perquireixin |
| subjunctive | imperfect | perquirís | perquirissis | perquirís | perquiríssim | perquiríssiu | perquirissin |
| imperative | | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès |
| imperative | affirmative | — | perquireix | perquireixi | perquirim | perquiriu | perquireixin |
| imperative | negative (no) | — | no perquireixis | no perquireixi | no perquirim | no perquiriu | no perquireixin |

#### Derived terms

* perquisidor

#### Related terms

* perquisició

### Further reading

* “perquirir” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin perquīrere.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /peɾkiˈɾiɾ/ [peɾ.kiˈɾiɾ]
* Rhymes: -iɾ
* Syllabification: per‧qui‧rir

### Verb

perquirir (first-person singular present perquiero, first-person singular preterite perquirí, past participle perquirido) (obsolete)
* (transitive) to seek out
    Synonym: pesquisar
* (transitive) to investigate
    Synonyms: investigar, indagar

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | perquirir | perquirir | perquirir | perquirir | perquirir |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | perquiriendo | perquiriendo | perquiriendo | perquiriendo | perquiriendo |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | perquirido | perquirido | perquirida | perquirida |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | perquiridos | perquiridos | perquiridas | perquiridas |
| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | 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 |
| indicative | present | perquiero | perquieres$^{tú}$ perquirís$^{vos}$ | perquiere | perquirimos | perquirís | perquieren |
| indicative | imperfect | perquiría | perquirías | perquiría | perquiríamos | perquiríais | perquirían |
| indicative | preterite | perquirí | perquiriste | perquirió | perquirimos | perquiristeis | perquirieron |
| indicative | future | perquiriré | perquirirás | perquirirá | perquiriremos | perquiriréis | perquirirán |
| indicative | conditional | perquiriría | perquirirías | perquiriría | perquiriríamos | perquiriríais | perquirirían |
| subjunctive | | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes |
| subjunctive | present | perquiera | perquieras$^{tú}$ perquirás$^{vos2}$ | perquiera | perquiramos | perquiráis | perquieran |
| subjunctive | imperfect (ra) | perquiriera | perquirieras | perquiriera | perquiriéramos | perquirierais | perquirieran |
| subjunctive | imperfect (se) | perquiriese | perquirieses | perquiriese | perquiriésemos | perquirieseis | perquiriesen |
| subjunctive | future$^1$ | perquiriere | perquirieres | perquiriere | perquiriéremos | perquiriereis | perquirieren |
| imperative | | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes |
| imperative | affirmative | | perquiere$^{tú}$ perquirí$^{vos}$ | perquiera | perquiramos | perquirid | perquieran |
| imperative | negative | | no perquieras | no perquiera | no perquiramos | no perquiráis | no perquieran |
$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

### Further reading

* “perquirir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014