rendir

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish rendir, replacing Old Catalan rendre, both from Late Latin rendere, from Latin reddere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [rənˈdi]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [renˈdiɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [renˈdi]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Verb

rendir (first-person singular present rendeixo, first-person singular preterite rendí, past participle rendit)

1. to render, pay (respects, homage)
2. (reflexive) to give up, give in, surrender
3. to tire, to wear out
4. (reflexive) to get tired, to get worn out
5. to render

Conjugation

    Central Catalan conjugation of rendir (third conjugation, with -eix-)

infinitive			rendir
gerund			rendint
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		rendit		rendida
		plural		rendits		rendides
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	rendeixo	rendeixes	rendeix	rendim	rendiu	rendeixen
	imperfect	rendia	rendies	rendia	rendíem	rendíeu	rendien
	future	rendiré	rendiràs	rendirà	rendirem	rendireu	rendiran
	preterite	rendí	rendires	rendí	rendírem	rendíreu	rendiren
	conditional	rendiria	rendiries	rendiria	rendiríem	rendiríeu	rendirien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	rendeixi	rendeixis	rendeixi	rendim	rendiu	rendeixin
	imperfect	rendís	rendissis	rendís	rendíssim	rendíssiu	rendissin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	rendeix	rendeixi	rendim	rendiu	rendeixin
	negative (no)	—	no rendeixis	no rendeixi	no rendim	no rendiu	no rendeixin

Derived terms

• rendible
• rendiment

Related terms

• rendició

References

• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “rendir”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Further reading

• “rendir”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “rendir”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “rendir” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

Spanish

Alternative forms

• render

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish rendir, older render, from Late Latin rendere, from Latin reddere. Cf. English render.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /renˈdiɾ/ [rẽn̪ˈd̪iɾ]
• Rhymes: -iɾ
• Syllabification: ren‧dir

Verb

rendir (first-person singular present rindo, first-person singular preterite rendí, past participle rendido)

1. (transitive) to conquer
2. (transitive) to tire, exhaust
3. (ditransitive) to yield, pay, submit, pass down

   rendir homenaje a alguien ― to pay someone tribute

   rendir culto a Dios ― to worship God

4. (transitive, Costa Rica, Andes Mountains, Southern Cone) to take a test or an exam
5. (intransitive) to vomit
6. (intransitive) to make headway
7. (reflexive) to surrender, give in, give up

   rendirse a los pies de alguien ― to submit to someone

8. (reflexive) to be paid (homage or tribute)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of rendir (e-i alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			rendir
gerund			rindiendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		rendido		rendida
		plural		rendidos		rendidas
		singular			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
	present	rindo	rindestú rendísvos	rinde	rendimos	rendís	rinden
	imperfect	rendía	rendías	rendía	rendíamos	rendíais	rendían
	preterite	rendí	rendiste	rindió	rendimos	rendisteis	rindieron
	future	rendiré	rendirás	rendirá	rendiremos	rendiréis	rendirán
	conditional	rendiría	rendirías	rendiría	rendiríamos	rendiríais	rendirían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	rinda	rindastú rindásvos2	rinda	rindamos	rindáis	rindan
	imperfect (ra)	rindiera	rindieras	rindiera	rindiéramos	rindierais	rindieran
	imperfect (se)	rindiese	rindieses	rindiese	rindiésemos	rindieseis	rindiesen
	future1	rindiere	rindieres	rindiere	rindiéremos	rindiereis	rindieren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		rindetú rendívos	rinda	rindamos	rendid	rindan
	negative		no rindas	no rinda	no rindamos	no rindáis	no rindan

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of rendir (e-i alternation)

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive rendir	dative	rendirme	rendirte	rendirle, rendirse	rendirnos	rendiros	rendirles, rendirse
	accusative	rendirme	rendirte	rendirlo, rendirla, rendirse	rendirnos	rendiros	rendirlos, rendirlas, rendirse
with gerund rindiendo	dative	rindiéndome	rindiéndote	rindiéndole, rindiéndose	rindiéndonos	rindiéndoos	rindiéndoles, rindiéndose
	accusative	rindiéndome	rindiéndote	rindiéndolo, rindiéndola, rindiéndose	rindiéndonos	rindiéndoos	rindiéndolos, rindiéndolas, rindiéndose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative rinde	dative	ríndeme	ríndete	ríndele	ríndenos	not used	ríndeles
	accusative	ríndeme	ríndete	ríndelo, ríndela	ríndenos	not used	ríndelos, ríndelas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative rendí	dative	rendime	rendite	rendile	rendinos	not used	rendiles
	accusative	rendime	rendite	rendilo, rendila	rendinos	not used	rendilos, rendilas
with formal second-person singular imperative rinda	dative	ríndame	not used	ríndale, ríndase	ríndanos	not used	ríndales
	accusative	ríndame	not used	ríndalo, ríndala, ríndase	ríndanos	not used	ríndalos, ríndalas
with first-person plural imperative rindamos	dative	not used	rindámoste	rindámosle	rindámonos	rindámoos	rindámosles
	accusative	not used	rindámoste	rindámoslo, rindámosla	rindámonos	rindámoos	rindámoslos, rindámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative rendid	dative	rendidme	not used	rendidle	rendidnos	rendíos	rendidles
	accusative	rendidme	not used	rendidlo, rendidla	rendidnos	rendíos	rendidlos, rendidlas
with formal second-person plural imperative rindan	dative	ríndanme	not used	ríndanle	ríndannos	not used	ríndanles, ríndanse
	accusative	ríndanme	not used	ríndanlo, ríndanla	ríndannos	not used	ríndanlos, ríndanlas, ríndanse

Derived terms

• rendimiento
• rendir cuentas (“to be held to account, to account for, to answer”)
• rendir culto (“to worship”)

Related terms

• rendición

References

• Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1985), “rendir”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary]‎^[1] (in Spanish), volume IV (Me–Re), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 873

Further reading

• “rendir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025