# aguerrir
## Catalan
### Etymology

From a- +‎ guerra +‎ -ir.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ə.ɣəˈri]
* IPA: (Valencia) [a.ɣeˈriɾ]

### Verb

aguerrir (first-person singular present aguerreixo, first-person singular preterite aguerrí, past participle aguerrit)
* (transitive) to harden, especially by exposure to warfare
** 2018, Joan Casanovas Fortea, Montcroix:Els anys a la presó l'han aguerrit i només és amic dels seus amics, la resta són prescindibles.The years in prison have hardened him and he is only a friend to his friends, the rest are expendable.

#### Usage notes

Only the past participle is in common use.

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | aguerrir | aguerrir | aguerrir | aguerrir | aguerrir |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | aguerrint | aguerrint | aguerrint | aguerrint | aguerrint |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | aguerrit | aguerrit | aguerrida | aguerrida |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | aguerrits | aguerrits | aguerrides | aguerrides |
| 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 | aguerreixo | aguerreixes | aguerreix | aguerrim | aguerriu | aguerreixen |
| indicative | imperfect | aguerria | aguerries | aguerria | aguerríem | aguerríeu | aguerrien |
| indicative | future | aguerriré | aguerriràs | aguerrirà | aguerrirem | aguerrireu | aguerriran |
| indicative | preterite | aguerrí | aguerrires | aguerrí | aguerrírem | aguerríreu | aguerriren |
| indicative | conditional | aguerriria | aguerriries | aguerriria | aguerriríem | aguerriríeu | aguerririen |
| subjunctive | | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès |
| subjunctive | present | aguerreixi | aguerreixis | aguerreixi | aguerrim | aguerriu | aguerreixin |
| subjunctive | imperfect | aguerrís | aguerrissis | aguerrís | aguerríssim | aguerríssiu | aguerrissin |
| imperative | | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès |
| imperative | affirmative | — | aguerreix | aguerreixi | aguerrim | aguerriu | aguerreixin |
| imperative | negative (no) | — | no aguerreixis | no aguerreixi | no aguerrim | no aguerriu | no aguerreixin |

### Further reading

* “aguerrir”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
* “aguerrir” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

## French
### Etymology

From a- +‎ guerre +‎ -ir.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /a.ɡɛ.ʁiʁ/ ~ /a.ɡe.ʁiʁ/
* Audio:(file)

### Verb

aguerrir
* to harden (become or make something resistant or less sensitive to)

#### 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

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