coïncidir

Coïncidir is a Catalan verb that means to happen at the same time, to coincide in time or space, and to correspond or agree with something. It can refer to events, situations, positions, or statements that align or match each other, as well as to meetings or encounters that occur by chance.

In use, coïncidir describes temporal coincidence as in festivals or itineraries that occur simultaneously, as well as correspondence between facts, data, or claims. It can also express agreement or consistency with a plan, hypothesis, or set of conditions. The common construction is coïncidir amb, meaning to coincide with or to be in agreement with. For example, one might say that a festival coincideix amb les vacances d’estiu (the festival coincides with the summer holidays), or that les declaracions coincideixen amb les proves (the statements coincide with the evidence).

The verb is part of a family that forms its participles as coïncidit (past participle) and coïncidint (present participle). The orthography includes a diaeresis over the i (ï) to indicate that the i is pronounced separately from the preceding vowel, preserving the correct syllabic division in coïncidir.

Etymology traces coïncidir to Latin con- (together) and incidere (to occur, to fall upon), via the evolution of the Romance languages, where the sense of “giving rise to togetherness” or “happening together” broadened to include matching or agreeing in various contexts.

Related terms include coïncidència (coincidence) and expressions that describe alignment or agreement in time, place, or content.