conversar
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin conversāre, present active infinitive of conversō.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /kom.vəɾˈsa/
- (Central) IPA(key): /kum.bərˈsa/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /kom.veɾˈsaɾ/
- Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
Verb
conversar (first-person singular present converso, past participle conversat)
- to talk, converse
Conjugation
Conjugation of conversar (first conjugation)
| infinitive | conversar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | conversant | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | conversat | conversada | |||||
| plural | conversats | conversades | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | converso | converses | conversa | conversem | converseu | conversen | |
| imperfect | conversava | conversaves | conversava | conversàvem | conversàveu | conversaven | |
| future | conversaré | conversaràs | conversarà | conversarem | conversareu | conversaran | |
| preterite | conversí | conversares | conversà | conversàrem | conversàreu | conversaren | |
| conditional | conversaria | conversaries | conversaria | conversaríem | conversaríeu | conversarien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | conversi | conversis | conversi | conversem | converseu | conversin | |
| imperfect | conversés | conversessis | conversés | converséssim | converséssiu | conversessin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès | |
| — | conversa | conversi | conversem | converseu | conversin | ||
Related terms
- conversa
- conversació
Galician
Etymology
From Latin conversāre, present active infinitive of conversō.
Verb
conversar (first-person singular present converso, first-person singular preterite conversei, past participle conversado)
- to talk, converse
Conjugation
Conjugation of conversar
| singular | plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| person | first | second | third | first | second | third |
| Infinitive | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| impersonal | conversar | |||||
| personal | conversar | conversares | conversar | conversarmos | conversardes | conversaren |
| Gerund | ||||||
| conversando | ||||||
| Past participle | singular | plural | ||||
| masculine | conversado | conversados | ||||
| feminine | conversada | conversadas | ||||
| Indicative | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| present | converso | conversas | conversa | conversamos | conversades | conversan |
| imperfect | conversaba | conversabas | conversaba | conversabamos | conversabades | conversaban |
| preterite | conversei | conversaches | conversou | conversamos | conversastes | conversaron |
| pluperfect | conversara | conversaras | conversara | conversaramos | conversarades | conversaran |
| future | conversarei | conversarás | conversará | conversaremos | conversaredes | conversarán |
| conditional | conversaría | conversarías | conversaría | conversariamos | conversariades | conversarían |
| Subjunctive | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| present | converse | converses | converse | conversemos | conversedes | conversen |
| preterite | conversase | conversases | conversase | conversásemos | conversásedes | conversasen |
| future | conversar | conversares | conversar | conversarmos | conversardes | conversaren |
| Imperative | – | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| affirmative | – | conversa | converse | conversemos | conversade | conversen |
| negative | – | converses | converse | conversemos | conversedes | conversen |
Related terms
- conversa
- conversación
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin conversāre.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.veʁˈsa(ʁ)/ [kõ.vehˈsa(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /kõ.veɾˈsa(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kõ.veʁˈsa(ʁ)/ [kõ.veχˈsa(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.veɻˈsa(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kõ.vɨɾˈsaɾ/
- Hyphenation: con‧ver‧sar
Verb
conversar (first-person singular present converso, first-person singular preterite conversei, past participle conversado)
- to talk
- 2005, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 141:
- Quero conversar com os senhores e exijo sua total e absoluta atenção.
- I want to talk with you and I demand your total and absolute attention.
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Conjugation
Conjugation of conversar (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 | conversar | |||||
| Personal | conversar | conversares | conversar | conversarmos | conversardes | conversarem |
| Gerund | ||||||
| conversando | ||||||
| Past participle | ||||||
| Masculine | conversado | conversados | ||||
| Feminine | conversada | conversadas | ||||
| Indicative | ||||||
| Present | converso | conversas | conversa | conversamos | conversais | conversam |
| Imperfect | conversava | conversavas | conversava | conversávamos | conversáveis | conversavam |
| Preterite | conversei | conversaste | conversou | conversamos1, conversámos2 | conversastes | conversaram |
| Pluperfect | conversara | conversaras | conversara | conversáramos | conversáreis | conversaram |
| Future | conversarei | conversarás | conversará | conversaremos | conversareis | conversarão |
| Conditional | ||||||
| conversaria | conversarias | conversaria | conversaríamos | conversaríeis | conversariam | |
| Subjunctive | ||||||
| Present | converse | converses | converse | conversemos | converseis | conversem |
| Imperfect | conversasse | conversasses | conversasse | conversássemos | conversásseis | conversassem |
| Future | conversar | conversares | conversar | conversarmos | conversardes | conversarem |
| Imperative | ||||||
| Affirmative | conversa | converse | conversemos | conversai | conversem | |
| Negative (não) | não converses | não converse | não conversemos | não converseis | não conversem | |
1Brazil.
2Portugal.
Related terms
- conversa
- conversação
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin conversāre, present active infinitive of conversō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kombeɾˈsaɾ/ [kõm.beɾˈsaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: con‧ver‧sar
Verb
conversar (first-person singular present converso, first-person singular preterite conversé, past participle conversado)
- (intransitive) to talk, converse
- Synonyms: charlar, platicar, tertuliar
Conjugation
Conjugation of conversar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
| infinitive | conversar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | conversando | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | conversado | conversada | |||||
| plural | conversados | conversadas | |||||
| 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 | converso | conversastú conversásvos | conversa | conversamos | conversáis | conversan | |
| imperfect | conversaba | conversabas | conversaba | conversábamos | conversabais | conversaban | |
| preterite | conversé | conversaste | conversó | conversamos | conversasteis | conversaron | |
| future | conversaré | conversarás | conversará | conversaremos | conversaréis | conversarán | |
| conditional | conversaría | conversarías | conversaría | conversaríamos | conversaríais | conversarían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | converse | conversestú conversésvos2 | converse | conversemos | converséis | conversen | |
| imperfect (ra) | conversara | conversaras | conversara | conversáramos | conversarais | conversaran | |
| imperfect (se) | conversase | conversases | conversase | conversásemos | conversaseis | conversasen | |
| future1 | conversare | conversares | conversare | conversáremos | conversareis | conversaren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
| affirmative | conversatú conversávos | converse | conversemos | conversad | conversen | ||
| negative | no converses | no converse | no conversemos | no converséis | no conversen | ||
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of conversar
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 conversar | |||||||
| dative | conversarme | conversarte | conversarle, conversarse | conversarnos | conversaros | conversarles, conversarse | |
| accusative | conversarme | conversarte | conversarlo, conversarla, conversarse | conversarnos | conversaros | conversarlos, conversarlas, conversarse | |
| with gerund conversando | |||||||
| dative | conversándome | conversándote | conversándole, conversándose | conversándonos | conversándoos | conversándoles, conversándose | |
| accusative | conversándome | conversándote | conversándolo, conversándola, conversándose | conversándonos | conversándoos | conversándolos, conversándolas, conversándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative conversa | |||||||
| dative | convérsame | convérsate | convérsale | convérsanos | not used | convérsales | |
| accusative | convérsame | convérsate | convérsalo, convérsala | convérsanos | not used | convérsalos, convérsalas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative conversá | |||||||
| dative | conversame | conversate | conversale | conversanos | not used | conversales | |
| accusative | conversame | conversate | conversalo, conversala | conversanos | not used | conversalos, conversalas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative converse | |||||||
| dative | convérseme | not used | convérsele, convérsese | convérsenos | not used | convérseles | |
| accusative | convérseme | not used | convérselo, convérsela, convérsese | convérsenos | not used | convérselos, convérselas | |
| with first-person plural imperative conversemos | |||||||
| dative | not used | conversémoste | conversémosle | conversémonos | conversémoos | conversémosles | |
| accusative | not used | conversémoste | conversémoslo, conversémosla | conversémonos | conversémoos | conversémoslos, conversémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative conversad | |||||||
| dative | conversadme | not used | conversadle | conversadnos | conversaos | conversadles | |
| accusative | conversadme | not used | conversadlo, conversadla | conversadnos | conversaos | conversadlos, conversadlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative conversen | |||||||
| dative | convérsenme | not used | convérsenle | convérsennos | not used | convérsenles, convérsense | |
| accusative | convérsenme | not used | convérsenlo, convérsenla | convérsennos | not used | convérsenlos, convérsenlas, convérsense | |
Derived terms
- conversa
- conversable
- conversación
- conversador
- conversata
- conversativo
Further reading
- “conversar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014