"convicto." "convicted,"

Question

What is the translation for the irregular past participle adjective "convicto?" The online dictionary has it as "convicted," but that doesn't seem to make sense if the infinitive is "convencer," to convince or persuade.

Answer 1

In the definition of convicto, our dictionary also indicates it could be an irregular pp of convencer.

I'm not so sure it IS the pp of convencer, but the RAE's definition of convicto does seem to indicate it is related somehow...

(Del lat. convictus, de convinc?re, convencer).

Generally, though, it looks more like convicto/a is just an adjective meaning convicted (or a noun meaning a convict) while convencido is the pp of convencer.

Answer 2

Convicto ....... convicted

Convinced ...... convencido

Answer 3

Sure that you have the correct verb? Our dictionary says convencido is the past participle of convencer.

I see that you are correct and that it is the irregular past participle of convencer with a legal meaning as an adjective.

This isn't the first verb that we have discussed that had two acceptable past participles, but I cant remember what the other verb was.

Some verbs have more than one past-participle form. In some cases, usage varies with region, and in some cases the past participle varies depending on whether the participle is used with an auxiliary verb or as an adjective to modify a noun. This phenomenon is covered more thoroughly in this lesson. Past participles with more than one form include the following:

• absorber (to absorb), absorbido, absorto
• bendecir (to bless), bendecido, bendito
• confesar (to confess), confesado, confeso
• confundir (to confuse), confundido, confeso
• convencer (to convince), convencido, convicto
• corromper (to spoil, to corrupt), corrompido, corrupto
• describir (to describe), descrito, descripto
• despertar (to waken), despertado, despierto
• dividir (to divide), dividido, diviso
• elegir (to elect), elegido, electo
• inscribir (to engrave), inscrito, inscripto
• maldecir (to curse), maldecido, maldito
• poseer (to have), poseído, poseso
• prender (to arrest, to fasten), prendido, preso
• prescribir (to prescribe), prescrito, prescripto
• presumir (to presume), presumido, presunto
• proveer (to provide), proveído, provisto
• soltar (to release), soltado, suelto
• suspender (to hang, to suspend), suspendido, suspenso