contemplar
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin contemplō, contemplāre.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /kon.təmˈpla/
- (Central) IPA(key): /kun.təmˈpla/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /kon.temˈplaɾ/
- Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
Verb
contemplar (first-person singular present contemplo, past participle contemplat)
- (transitive) to contemplate
Conjugation
Conjugation of contemplar (first conjugation)
| infinitive | contemplar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | contemplant | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | contemplat | contemplada | |||||
| plural | contemplats | contemplades | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | contemplo | contemples | contempla | contemplem | contempleu | contemplen | |
| imperfect | contemplava | contemplaves | contemplava | contemplàvem | contemplàveu | contemplaven | |
| future | contemplaré | contemplaràs | contemplarà | contemplarem | contemplareu | contemplaran | |
| preterite | contemplí | contemplares | contemplà | contemplàrem | contemplàreu | contemplaren | |
| conditional | contemplaria | contemplaries | contemplaria | contemplaríem | contemplaríeu | contemplarien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | contempli | contemplis | contempli | contemplem | contempleu | contemplin | |
| imperfect | contemplés | contemplessis | contemplés | contempléssim | contempléssiu | contemplessin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès | |
| — | contempla | contempli | contemplem | contempleu | contemplin | ||
Related terms
- contemplació
- contemplatiu
Further reading
- “contemplar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “contemplar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “contemplar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “contemplar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Galician
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin contemplō, contemplāre.
Verb
contemplar (first-person singular present contemplo, first-person singular preterite contemplei, past participle contemplado)
- (transitive) to contemplate
Conjugation
Conjugation of contemplar
| singular | plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| person | first | second | third | first | second | third |
| Infinitive | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| impersonal | contemplar | |||||
| personal | contemplar | contemplares | contemplar | contemplarmos | contemplardes | contemplaren |
| Gerund | ||||||
| contemplando | ||||||
| Past participle | singular | plural | ||||
| masculine | contemplado | contemplados | ||||
| feminine | contemplada | contempladas | ||||
| Indicative | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| present | contemplo | contemplas | contempla | contemplamos | contemplades | contemplan |
| imperfect | contemplaba | contemplabas | contemplaba | contemplabamos | contemplabades | contemplaban |
| preterite | contemplei | contemplaches | contemplou | contemplamos | contemplastes | contemplaron |
| pluperfect | contemplara | contemplaras | contemplara | contemplaramos | contemplarades | contemplaran |
| future | contemplarei | contemplarás | contemplará | contemplaremos | contemplaredes | contemplarán |
| conditional | contemplaría | contemplarías | contemplaría | contemplariamos | contemplariades | contemplarían |
| Subjunctive | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| present | contemple | contemples | contemple | contemplemos | contempledes | contemplen |
| preterite | contemplase | contemplases | contemplase | contemplásemos | contemplásedes | contemplasen |
| future | contemplar | contemplares | contemplar | contemplarmos | contemplardes | contemplaren |
| Imperative | – | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| affirmative | – | contempla | contemple | contemplemos | contemplade | contemplen |
| negative | – | contemples | contemple | contemplemos | contempledes | contemplen |
Related terms
- contemplación
- contemplativo
Further reading
- “contemplar” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Interlingua
Verb
contemplar
- to contemplate
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin contemplāre.
Verb
contemplar (first-person singular present contemplo, first-person singular preterite contemplei, past participle contemplado)
- (transitive) to behold (to look at with awe)
- to contemplate (think about something in a concentrated manner)
Conjugation
Conjugation of contemplar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
| 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 | contemplar | |||||
| Personal | contemplar | contemplares | contemplar | contemplarmos | contemplardes | contemplarem |
| Gerund | ||||||
| contemplando | ||||||
| Past participle | ||||||
| Masculine | contemplado | contemplados | ||||
| Feminine | contemplada | contempladas | ||||
| Indicative | ||||||
| Present | contemplo | contemplas | contempla | contemplamos | contemplais | contemplam |
| Imperfect | contemplava | contemplavas | contemplava | contemplávamos | contempláveis | contemplavam |
| Preterite | contemplei | contemplaste | contemplou | contemplamos1, contemplámos2 | contemplastes | contemplaram |
| Pluperfect | contemplara | contemplaras | contemplara | contempláramos | contempláreis | contemplaram |
| Future | contemplarei | contemplarás | contemplará | contemplaremos | contemplareis | contemplarão |
| Conditional | ||||||
| contemplaria | contemplarias | contemplaria | contemplaríamos | contemplaríeis | contemplariam | |
| Subjunctive | ||||||
| Present | contemple | contemples | contemple | contemplemos | contempleis | contemplem |
| Imperfect | contemplasse | contemplasses | contemplasse | contemplássemos | contemplásseis | contemplassem |
| Future | contemplar | contemplares | contemplar | contemplarmos | contemplardes | contemplarem |
| Imperative | ||||||
| Affirmative | contempla | contemple | contemplemos | contemplai | contemplem | |
| Negative (não) | não contemples | não contemple | não contemplemos | não contempleis | não contemplem | |
1Brazil.
2Portugal.
Related terms
- contemplação
- contemplativo
Further reading
- “contemplar” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Romansch
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin contemplāre, present active infinitive of contemplō.
Verb
contemplar
- (Sursilvan, Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader) to contemplate
- (Sursilvan, Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader) to observe
- Synonym: vurdar (Sutsilvan, Surmiran)
Conjugation
Conjugation of contemplar (Sursilvan)
| infinitive | contemplar | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | contemplond | |||||
| past participle | contemplau | |||||
| singular | plural | |||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |
| indicative | jeu | ti | el/ella | nus | vus | els/ellas |
| present | contemplel | contemplas | contempla | contemplein | contempleis | contemplan |
| imperfect | contemplavel | contemplavas | contemplava | contemplavan | contemplavas | contemplavan |
| future | vegnel a contemplar | vegns a contemplar | vegn a contemplar | vegnin a contemplar | vegnis a contemplar | vegnan a contemplar |
| conditional | jeu | ti | el/ella | nus | vus | els/ellas |
| direct present | contemplass | contemplasses | contemplass | contemplassen | contemplasses | contemplassen |
| indirect present | contemplassi | contemplassies | contemplassi | contemplassien | contemplassies | contemplassien |
| direct future | vegness a contemplar | vegnesses a contemplar | vegness a contemplar | vegnessen a contemplar | vegnesses a contemplar | vegnessen a contemplar |
| indirect future | vegnessi a contemplar | vegnessies a contemplar | vegnessi a contemplar | vegnessien a contemplar | vegnessies a contemplar | vegnessien a contemplar |
| subjunctive | che jeu | che ti | ch'el/ch'ella | che nus | che vus | ch'els/ch'ellas |
| present | contempli | contemplies | contempli | contempleien | contempleies | contemplien |
| past | contemplavi | contemplavies | contemplavi | contemplavien | contemplavies | contemplavien |
| future | vegni a contemplar | vegnies a contemplar | vegni a contemplar | vegnîen a contemplar | vegnîes a contemplar | vegnien a contemplar |
| imperative | — | ti | — | — | vus | — |
| contempla | contemplei | |||||
Conjugation of contemplar (Grischun)
| infinitive | contemplar | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | contemplond | |||||
| past participle | contemplà, contemplada | |||||
| singular | plural | |||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |
| indicative | jeu | ti | el/ella | nus | vus | els/ellas |
| present | contempl, contemplel | contemplas | contempla | contemplain | contemplais | contemplan |
| imperfect | contemplava | contemplavas | contemplava | contemplavan | contemplavas | contemplavan |
| future | vegnel a contemplar | vegns a contemplar | vegn a contemplar | vegnin a contemplar | vegnis a contemplar | vegnan a contemplar |
| conditional | jeu | ti | el/ella | nus | vus | els/ellas |
| present | contemplass | contemplasses | contemplass | contemplassen | contemplasses | contemplassen |
| future | vegness a contemplar | vegnesses a contemplar | vegness a contemplar | vegnessen a contemplar | vegnesses a contemplar | vegnessen a contemplar |
| subjunctive | che jeu | che ti | ch'el/ch'ella | che nus | che vus | ch'els/ch'ellas |
| present | contemplia | contemplias | contemplia | contemplian | contemplias | contemplian |
| future | vegni a contemplar | vegnies a contemplar | vegni a contemplar | vegnîen a contemplar | vegnîes a contemplar | vegnien a contemplar |
| imperative | — | ti | — | — | vus | — |
| contempla | contemplai | |||||
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin contemplō, contemplāre.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kontemˈplaɾ/ [kõn̪.t̪ẽmˈplaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: con‧tem‧plar
Verb
contemplar (first-person singular present contemplo, first-person singular preterite contemplé, past participle contemplado)
- to contemplate
- to behold
- to regard
- (neologism) to envisage
- (neologism, anglicism) to foresee, anticipate, prevent
Conjugation
Conjugation of contemplar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
| infinitive | contemplar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | contemplando | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | contemplado | contemplada | |||||
| plural | contemplados | contempladas | |||||
| 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 | contemplo | contemplastú contemplásvos | contempla | contemplamos | contempláis | contemplan | |
| imperfect | contemplaba | contemplabas | contemplaba | contemplábamos | contemplabais | contemplaban | |
| preterite | contemplé | contemplaste | contempló | contemplamos | contemplasteis | contemplaron | |
| future | contemplaré | contemplarás | contemplará | contemplaremos | contemplaréis | contemplarán | |
| conditional | contemplaría | contemplarías | contemplaría | contemplaríamos | contemplaríais | contemplarían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | contemple | contemplestú contemplésvos2 | contemple | contemplemos | contempléis | contemplen | |
| imperfect (ra) | contemplara | contemplaras | contemplara | contempláramos | contemplarais | contemplaran | |
| imperfect (se) | contemplase | contemplases | contemplase | contemplásemos | contemplaseis | contemplasen | |
| future1 | contemplare | contemplares | contemplare | contempláremos | contemplareis | contemplaren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
| affirmative | contemplatú contemplávos | contemple | contemplemos | contemplad | contemplen | ||
| negative | no contemples | no contemple | no contemplemos | no contempléis | no contemplen | ||
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of contemplar
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 contemplar | |||||||
| dative | contemplarme | contemplarte | contemplarle, contemplarse | contemplarnos | contemplaros | contemplarles, contemplarse | |
| accusative | contemplarme | contemplarte | contemplarlo, contemplarla, contemplarse | contemplarnos | contemplaros | contemplarlos, contemplarlas, contemplarse | |
| with gerund contemplando | |||||||
| dative | contemplándome | contemplándote | contemplándole, contemplándose | contemplándonos | contemplándoos | contemplándoles, contemplándose | |
| accusative | contemplándome | contemplándote | contemplándolo, contemplándola, contemplándose | contemplándonos | contemplándoos | contemplándolos, contemplándolas, contemplándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative contempla | |||||||
| dative | contémplame | contémplate | contémplale | contémplanos | not used | contémplales | |
| accusative | contémplame | contémplate | contémplalo, contémplala | contémplanos | not used | contémplalos, contémplalas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative contemplá | |||||||
| dative | contemplame | contemplate | contemplale | contemplanos | not used | contemplales | |
| accusative | contemplame | contemplate | contemplalo, contemplala | contemplanos | not used | contemplalos, contemplalas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative contemple | |||||||
| dative | contémpleme | not used | contémplele, contémplese | contémplenos | not used | contémpleles | |
| accusative | contémpleme | not used | contémplelo, contémplela, contémplese | contémplenos | not used | contémplelos, contémplelas | |
| with first-person plural imperative contemplemos | |||||||
| dative | not used | contemplémoste | contemplémosle | contemplémonos | contemplémoos | contemplémosles | |
| accusative | not used | contemplémoste | contemplémoslo, contemplémosla | contemplémonos | contemplémoos | contemplémoslos, contemplémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative contemplad | |||||||
| dative | contempladme | not used | contempladle | contempladnos | contemplaos | contempladles | |
| accusative | contempladme | not used | contempladlo, contempladla | contempladnos | contemplaos | contempladlos, contempladlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative contemplen | |||||||
| dative | contémplenme | not used | contémplenle | contémplennos | not used | contémplenles, contémplense | |
| accusative | contémplenme | not used | contémplenlo, contémplenla | contémplennos | not used | contémplenlos, contémplenlas, contémplense | |
Related terms
- contemplación
- contemplativo
Further reading
- “contemplar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014