compensar
Catalan
Alternative forms
- compasar, compesar
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin compēnsāre, present active infinitive of compēnsō, from com- (“together”) + pēnsō (“I weigh”).
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /kom.pənˈsa/
- (Central) IPA(key): /kum.pənˈsa/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /kom.penˈsaɾ/
- Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
Verb
compensar (first-person singular present compenso, past participle compensat)
- (transitive) to compensate
Conjugation
infinitive | compensar | ||||||
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present participle | compensant | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | compensat | compensada | |||||
plural | compensats | compensades | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
present | compenso | compenses | compensa | compensem | compenseu | compensen | |
imperfect | compensava | compensaves | compensava | compensàvem | compensàveu | compensaven | |
future | compensaré | compensaràs | compensarà | compensarem | compensareu | compensaran | |
preterite | compensí | compensares | compensà | compensàrem | compensàreu | compensaren | |
conditional | compensaria | compensaries | compensaria | compensaríem | compensaríeu | compensarien | |
subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
present | compensi | compensis | compensi | compensem | compenseu | compensin | |
imperfect | compensés | compensessis | compensés | compenséssim | compenséssiu | compensessin | |
imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès | |
— | compensa | compensi | compensem | compenseu | compensin |
Related terms
- compensación
Further reading
- “compensar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “compensar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “compensar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “compensar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin compensāre (“to weight together one thing against another, to balance, to make good, later also to shorten, to spare”), from com- (“together”) + pensō (“weigh”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.pẽˈsa(ʁ)/ [kõ.pẽˈsa(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /kõ.pẽˈsa(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kõ.pẽˈsa(ʁ)/ [kõ.pẽˈsa(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.pẽˈsa(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kõ.pẽˈsaɾ/
- Hyphenation: com‧pen‧sar
Verb
compensar (first-person singular present compenso, first-person singular preterite compensei, past participle compensado)
- (transitive) to pay, pay off, be worthwhile or profitable
- Synonym: valer a pena
- (transitive) to compensate
- Synonyms: indenizar, recompensar, remunerar, reparar
- inflection of compensar:
- first/third-person singular future subjunctive
- first/third-person singular personal infinitive
Conjugation
Singular | Plural | |||||
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First-person (eu) | Second-person (tu) | Third-person (ele / ela / você) | First-person (nós) | Second-person (vós) | Third-person (eles / elas / vocês) | |
Infinitive | ||||||
Impersonal | compensar | |||||
Personal | compensar | compensares | compensar | compensarmos | compensardes | compensarem |
Gerund | ||||||
compensando | ||||||
Past participle | ||||||
Masculine | compensado | compensados | ||||
Feminine | compensada | compensadas | ||||
Indicative | ||||||
Present | compenso | compensas | compensa | compensamos | compensais | compensam |
Imperfect | compensava | compensavas | compensava | compensávamos | compensáveis | compensavam |
Preterite | compensei | compensaste | compensou | compensamos1, compensámos2 | compensastes | compensaram |
Pluperfect | compensara | compensaras | compensara | compensáramos | compensáreis | compensaram |
Future | compensarei | compensarás | compensará | compensaremos | compensareis | compensarão |
Conditional | ||||||
compensaria | compensarias | compensaria | compensaríamos | compensaríeis | compensariam | |
Subjunctive | ||||||
Present | compense | compenses | compense | compensemos | compenseis | compensem |
Imperfect | compensasse | compensasses | compensasse | compensássemos | compensásseis | compensassem |
Future | compensar | compensares | compensar | compensarmos | compensardes | compensarem |
Imperative | ||||||
Affirmative | compensa | compense | compensemos | compensai | compensem | |
Negative (não) | não compenses | não compense | não compensemos | não compenseis | não compensem |
1Brazil.
2Portugal.
Related terms
- compensação
- compensado
- compensador
- compensativo
- compensatório
- compensável
Further reading
- “compensar” in iDicionário Aulete.
- “compensar” in Dicionário inFormal.
- “compensar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “compensar” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
- “compensar” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
- “compensar” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin compensāre, present active infinitive of compensō, from com- (“together”) + pensō (“weigh”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kompenˈsaɾ/ [kõm.pẽnˈsaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: com‧pen‧sar
Verb
compensar (first-person singular present compenso, first-person singular preterite compensé, past participle compensado)
- (transitive) to compensate, make up for
- (transitive) to compensate, remunerate
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Conjugation
infinitive | compensar | ||||||
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gerund | compensando | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | compensado | compensada | |||||
plural | compensados | compensadas | |||||
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 | compenso | compensastú compensásvos | compensa | compensamos | compensáis | compensan | |
imperfect | compensaba | compensabas | compensaba | compensábamos | compensabais | compensaban | |
preterite | compensé | compensaste | compensó | compensamos | compensasteis | compensaron | |
future | compensaré | compensarás | compensará | compensaremos | compensaréis | compensarán | |
conditional | compensaría | compensarías | compensaría | compensaríamos | compensaríais | compensarían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | compense | compensestú compensésvos2 | compense | compensemos | compenséis | compensen | |
imperfect (ra) | compensara | compensaras | compensara | compensáramos | compensarais | compensaran | |
imperfect (se) | compensase | compensases | compensase | compensásemos | compensaseis | compensasen | |
future1 | compensare | compensares | compensare | compensáremos | compensareis | compensaren | |
imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
affirmative | compensatú compensávos | compense | compensemos | compensad | compensen | ||
negative | no compenses | no compense | no compensemos | no compenséis | no compensen |
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
singular | plural | ||||||
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1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
with infinitive compensar | |||||||
dative | compensarme | compensarte | compensarle, compensarse | compensarnos | compensaros | compensarles, compensarse | |
accusative | compensarme | compensarte | compensarlo, compensarla, compensarse | compensarnos | compensaros | compensarlos, compensarlas, compensarse | |
with gerund compensando | |||||||
dative | compensándome | compensándote | compensándole, compensándose | compensándonos | compensándoos | compensándoles, compensándose | |
accusative | compensándome | compensándote | compensándolo, compensándola, compensándose | compensándonos | compensándoos | compensándolos, compensándolas, compensándose | |
with informal second-person singular tú imperative compensa | |||||||
dative | compénsame | compénsate | compénsale | compénsanos | not used | compénsales | |
accusative | compénsame | compénsate | compénsalo, compénsala | compénsanos | not used | compénsalos, compénsalas | |
with informal second-person singular vos imperative compensá | |||||||
dative | compensame | compensate | compensale | compensanos | not used | compensales | |
accusative | compensame | compensate | compensalo, compensala | compensanos | not used | compensalos, compensalas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative compense | |||||||
dative | compénseme | not used | compénsele, compénsese | compénsenos | not used | compénseles | |
accusative | compénseme | not used | compénselo, compénsela, compénsese | compénsenos | not used | compénselos, compénselas | |
with first-person plural imperative compensemos | |||||||
dative | not used | compensémoste | compensémosle | compensémonos | compensémoos | compensémosles | |
accusative | not used | compensémoste | compensémoslo, compensémosla | compensémonos | compensémoos | compensémoslos, compensémoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative compensad | |||||||
dative | compensadme | not used | compensadle | compensadnos | compensaos | compensadles | |
accusative | compensadme | not used | compensadlo, compensadla | compensadnos | compensaos | compensadlos, compensadlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative compensen | |||||||
dative | compénsenme | not used | compénsenle | compénsennos | not used | compénsenles, compénsense | |
accusative | compénsenme | not used | compénsenlo, compénsenla | compénsennos | not used | compénsenlos, compénsenlas, compénsense |
Related terms
- compensación
Further reading
- “compensar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014