compor

compor

Galician

Alternative forms

• compoñer

Etymology

From Old Portuguese compõer, from Latin compōnere, present active infinitive of compōno.

Verb

compor (first-person singular present compoño, first-person singular preterite compuxen, past participle composto)

1. to compose, assemble
2. to repair
3. first-person singular personal infinitive of compor
4. third-person singular personal infinitive of compor

Usage notes

While compoñer is the more widespread form of this verb, some Galician-speaking regions favor the form compor and the corresondingly different conjugation.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of compor (irregular)

infinitive			compor
gerund			compondo
past participle				singular		plural
		masculine		composto		compostos
		feminine		composta		compostas
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		eu	ti	el / ela / Vde.	nós	vós	eles / elas / Vdes.
	present	compoño	compós	compón	compomos	compondes	compón
	imperfect	compuña	compuñas	compuña	compuñamos	compuñades	compuñan
	preterite	compuxen	compuxeches	compuxo	compuxemos	compuxestes	compuxeron
	pluperfect	compuxera	compuxeras	compuxera	compuxeramos	compuxerades	compuxeran
	future	comporei	comporás	comporá	comporemos	comporedes	comporán
	conditional	comporía	comporías	comporía	comporiamos	comporiades	comporían
subjunctive		eu	ti	el / ela / Vde.	nós	vós	eles / elas / Vdes.
	present	compoña	compoñas	compoña	compoñamos	compoñades	compoñan
	preterite	compuxese	compuxeses	compuxese	compuxésemos	compuxésedes	compuxesen
	future	compuxer	compuxeres	compuxer	compuxermos	compuxerdes	compuxeren
imperative		—	ti	Vde.	nós	vós	Vdes.
	affirmative	—	compón	compoña	compoñamos	componde	compoñan
	negative	—	compoñas	compoña	compoñamos	compoñades	compoñan
personal infinitive		eu	ti	el / ela / Vde.	nós	vós	eles / elas / Vdes.
		compor	compores	compor	compormos	compordes	comporen

Related terms

• antepor
• apor
• contrapor
• depor
• descompor

• dispor
• expor
• impor
• indispor
• opor

• pór
• predispor
• presupor
• propor
• repor

• recompor
• supor
• superpor
• traspor
• xustapor

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese compõer, from Latin compōnere, present active infinitive of compōno.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.ˈpoɾ/
• Hyphenation: com‧por
• Rhymes: -oɾ

Verb

compor (first-person singular present indicative componho, past participle composto)

1. (transitive) to compose

Conjugation

  Conjugation of the Portuguese -er verb compor

Notes:[edit] This is an irregular verb of the -er group. Despite the infinite form ending in -or, this verb is considered as part of the -er group. This verb is derived from pôr and conjugated almost exactly like it. The only exceptions are some infinitive forms or pôr, which contain a circumflex (^). Verbs with this conjugation include: compor, dispor, opor, propor, supor.
	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	compor
Personal	compor	compores	compor	compormos	compordes	comporem
Gerund
	compondo
Past participle
Masculine	composto			compostos
Feminine	composta			compostas
Indicative
Present	componho	compões	compõe	compomos	compondes	compõem
Imperfect	compunha	compunhas	compunha	compúnhamos	compúnheis	compunham
Preterite	compus	compuseste	compôs	compusemos	compusestes	compuseram
Pluperfect	compusera	compuseras	compusera	compuséramos	compuséreis	compuseram
Future	comporei	comporás	comporá	comporemos	comporeis	comporão
Conditional
	comporia	comporias	comporia	comporíamos	comporíeis	comporiam
Subjunctive
Present	componha	componhas	componha	componhamos	componhais	componham
Imperfect	compusesse	compusesses	compusesse	compuséssemos	compusésseis	compusessem
Future	compuser	compuseres	compuser	compusermos	compuserdes	compuserem
Imperative
Affirmative	-	compõe	componha	componhamos	componde	componham
Negative (não)	-	componhas	componha	componhamos	componhais	componham

Related terms

• composto
• composição
• pôr