Information about the word prefer (English → Esperanto: preferi)

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/pɹɪˈfɜː*/, /pɹəˈfɜː*/
Hyphenationpre·fer

Conjugation

Indicative mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) prefer(I) preferred
(thou) preferrest(thou) preferredst
(he) prefers, preferreth(he) preferred
(we) prefer(we) preferred
(you) prefer(you) preferred
(they) prefer(they) preferred
Subjunctive mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) prefer (I) preferred
(thou) prefer(thou) preferred
(he) prefer(he) preferred
(we) prefer(we) preferred
(you) prefer(you) preferred
(they) prefer(they) preferred
Participles
Present participlePast participle
preferringpreferred

Usage samples

Father, sometimes I prefer to be alone.

Translations

Catalanpreferir
Czechdávat přednost
Danishforetrække
Dutchde voorkeur geven aan; prefereren; verkiezen
Esperantopreferi; pli ŝati
Faeroesevelja; vilja heldur
Finnishpitää parempana
Frenchpréférer
Germanbevorzugen; vorziehen
Hungarianpreferál
Jamaican Patoisprifa
Latinmalle
Low Germanprefereren
Malaylebih suka
Papiamentopreferá
Polishwoleć
Portuguesepreferir
Romanianprefera
Saterland Frisianljauer hääbe
Spanishpreferir
Thaiนิยม