incidir

/insiˈðiɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
incido
preterite (yo)
incidí
past participle
incidido

Meaning

  1. to affect

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

afectar

incidir specifically means to have an impact on something, often in formal or analytical contexts, like "incidir en un problema"; afectar is the general, common word for "to affect."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

afetar

afetar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to affect."

Portuguese

incidir

incidir is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to affect."

Practice

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