administrar

administrar

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin administrāre.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /əd.mi.nisˈtɾa/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ad.mi.nisˈtɾaɾ/
• Homophone: administrà
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

administrar (first-person singular present administro, past participle administrat)

1. (transitive) to administer (cause to take)
2. (transitive) to administer, to manage (manage or supervise the conduct of)

Conjugation

Conjugation of administrar (first conjugation)

infinitive			administrar
present participle			administrant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		administrat		administrada
		plural		administrats		administrades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	administro	administres	administra	administrem	administreu	administren
	imperfect	administrava	administraves	administrava	administràvem	administràveu	administraven
	future	administraré	administraràs	administrarà	administrarem	administrareu	administraran
	preterite	administrí	administrares	administrà	administràrem	administràreu	administraren
	conditional	administraria	administraries	administraria	administraríem	administraríeu	administrarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	administri	administris	administri	administrem	administreu	administrin
	imperfect	administrés	administressis	administrés	administréssim	administréssiu	administressin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
		—	administra	administri	administrem	administreu	administrin

Related terms

• administració
• administrador
• administratiu

 

Further reading

• “administrar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Galician

Etymology

From Latin administrāre.

Verb

administrar (first-person singular present administro, first-person singular preterite administrei, past participle administrado)

1. (transitive) to administer (cause to take)
2. (transitive) to administer, manage (manage or supervise the conduct of)

Conjugation

Conjugation of administrar

	singular			plural
person	first	second	third	first	second	third
Infinitive	eu	ti	el/ela/Vde.	nós	vós	eles/elas/Vdes.
impersonal	administrar
personal	administrar	administrares	administrar	administrarmos	administrardes	administraren
Gerund
	administrando
Past participle	singular			plural
masculine	administrado			administrados
feminine	administrada			administradas
Indicative	eu	ti	el/ela/Vde.	nós	vós	eles/elas/Vdes.
present	administro	administras	administra	administramos	administrades	administran
imperfect	administraba	administrabas	administraba	administrabamos	administrabades	administraban
preterite	administrei	administraches	administrou	administramos	administrastes	administraron
pluperfect	administrara	administraras	administrara	administraramos	administrarades	administraran
future	administrarei	administrarás	administrará	administraremos	administraredes	administrarán
conditional	administraría	administrarías	administraría	administrariamos	administrariades	administrarían
Subjunctive	eu	ti	el/ela/Vde.	nós	vós	eles/elas/Vdes.
present	administre	administres	administre	administremos	administredes	administren
preterite	administrase	administrases	administrase	administrásemos	administrásedes	administrasen
future	administrar	administrares	administrar	administrarmos	administrardes	administraren
Imperative	–	ti	el/ela/Vde.	nós	vós	eles/elas/Vdes.
affirmative	–	administra	administre	administremos	administrade	administren
negative	–	administres	administre	administremos	administredes	administren

Related terms

• administración
• administrador
• administrativo

 

Further reading

• “administrar” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

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Occitan

Etymology

From Latin administrāre.

Pronunciation

• audio

  (file)

Verb

administrar

1. to administer

Conjugation

    Lengadocian (Central Occitan)

		simple			compound
infinitive		administrar			aver administrat
gerund		administrant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		administrat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	administri	administras	administra	administram	administratz	administran
	imperfect	administravi	administravas	administrava	administràvem	administràvetz	administravan
	preterite	administrèri	administrères	administrèt	administrèrem	administrèretz	administrèron
	future	administrarai	administraràs	administrarà	administrarem	administraretz	administraràn
	conditional	administrariái	administrariás	administrariá	administrariam	administrariatz	administrarián
	conditional 2nd form1	administrèra	administrèras	administrèra	administreram	administreratz	administrèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	administre	administres	administre	administrem	administretz	administren
	imperfect	administrèssi	administrèsses	administrèsse	administrèssem	administrèssetz	administrèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			administra		administrem	administratz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Auvernhàs

		simple			compound
infinitive		administrar			aver administrat
gerund		administrant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		administrat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	administre	administres	administra	administram	administratz	administron
	imperfect	administrave	administraves	administrava	administraviam	administraviatz	administravon
	preterite	administrere	administreres	administret	administrem	administretz	administreron
	future	administrarai	administraràs	administrará	administrarem	administraretz	administrarán
	conditional	administrariá	administrariás	administrariá	administrariam	administrariatz	administrarián
	conditional 2nd form1	administrèra	administrèras	administrèra	administreram	administreratz	administrèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	administre	administres	administre	administrassiam	administrassiatz	administron
	imperfect	administresse	administresses	administresse	administressiam	administressiatz	administresson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			administra		administrassiam	administratz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Gascon

		simple			compound
infinitive		administrar			aver administrat
gerund		administrant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		administrat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	administri	administras	administra	administram	administratz	administran
	imperfect	administravi	administravas	administrava	administràvam	administràvatz	administravan
	preterite	administrèi	administrès	administrè	administrèm	administrètz	administrèn
	future	administrarèi	administraràs	administrarà	administraram	administraratz	administraràn
	conditional	administrarí	administrarés	administraré	administrarem	administraretz	administrarén
	conditional 2nd form1	administrèra	administrèras	administrèra	administreram	administreratz	administrèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	administri	administres	administre	administrem	administretz	administren
	imperfect	administrèssi	administrèsses	administrèsse	administrèssem	administrèssetz	administrèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			administra		administrem	administratz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Lemosin

		simple			compound
infinitive		administrar			aver administrat
gerund		administrant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		administrat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	administre	administras	administra	administram	administratz	administran
	imperfect	administrava	administravas	administrava	administràvam	administràvatz	administravan
	preterite	administrei	administreras	administret	administrèram	administrèratz	administreran
	future	administrarai	administraràs	administrará	administrarem	administraretz	administrarán
	conditional	administrariá	administrariàs	administrariá	administrariam	administrariatz	administrarián
	conditional 2nd form1	administrèra	administrèras	administrèra	administreram	administreratz	administrèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	administre	administres	administre	administrem	administretz	administren
	imperfect	administrèsse	administrèsses	administrèsse	administrèssem	administrèssetz	administrèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			administra		administrem	administratz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Provençau

		simple			compound
infinitive		administrar			aver administrat
gerund		administrant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		administrat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	administre	administres	administra	administram	administratz	administran
	imperfect	administravi	administravas	administrava	administràvem	administràvetz	administravan
	preterite	administrère	administrères	administrèt	administreriam	administreriatz	administrèron
	future	administrarai	administraràs	administrarà	administrarem	administraretz	administraràn
	conditional	administrariáu	administrariás	administrariá	administrariam	administrariatz	administrarián
	conditional 2nd form1	administrèra	administrèras	administrèra	administreram	administreratz	administrèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	administre	administres	administre	administrem	administretz	administran
	imperfect	administrèsse	administrèsses	administrèsse	administressiam	administressiatz	administrèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			administra		administrem	administratz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

Related terms

• administracion

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin administrāre.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.d͡ʒi.mi.nisˈtɾa(ʁ)/ [a.d͡ʒi.mi.nisˈtɾa(h)], /ad͡ʒ.mi.nisˈtɾa(ʁ)/ [ad͡ʒ.mi.nisˈtɾa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.d͡ʒi.mi.nisˈtɾa(ʁ)/ [a.d͡ʒi.mi.nisˈtɾa(h)], /ad͡ʒ.mi.nisˈtɾa(ʁ)/ [ad͡ʒ.mi.nisˈtɾa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /a.d͡ʒi.mi.nisˈtɾa(ɾ)/, /ad͡ʒ.mi.nisˈtɾa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.d͡ʒi.mi.niʃˈtɾa(ʁ)/ [a.d͡ʒi.mi.niʃˈtɾa(χ)], /ad͡ʒ.mi.niʃˈtɾa(ʁ)/ [ad͡ʒ.mi.niʃˈtɾa(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ad͡ʒ.mi.nisˈtɾa(ɻ)/, /a.d͡ʒi.mi.nisˈtɾa(ɻ)/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.dmi.niʃˈtɾaɾ/ [ɐ.ðmi.niʃˈtɾaɾ]

• Hyphenation: ad‧mi‧nis‧trar

Verb

administrar (first-person singular present administro, first-person singular preterite administrei, past participle administrado)

1. (transitive) to administer (clarification of this definition is needed)
2. inflection of administrar:
   1. first/third-person singular future subjunctive
   2. first/third-person singular personal infinitive

Conjugation

    Conjugation of administrar (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	administrar
Personal	administrar	administrares	administrar	administrarmos	administrardes	administrarem
Gerund
	administrando
Past participle
Masculine	administrado			administrados
Feminine	administrada			administradas
Indicative
Present	administro	administras	administra	administramos	administrais	administram
Imperfect	administrava	administravas	administrava	administrávamos	administráveis	administravam
Preterite	administrei	administraste	administrou	administramos1, administrámos2	administrastes	administraram
Pluperfect	administrara	administraras	administrara	administráramos	administráreis	administraram
Future	administrarei	administrarás	administrará	administraremos	administrareis	administrarão
Conditional
	administraria	administrarias	administraria	administraríamos	administraríeis	administrariam
Subjunctive
Present	administre	administres	administre	administremos	administreis	administrem
Imperfect	administrasse	administrasses	administrasse	administrássemos	administrásseis	administrassem
Future	administrar	administrares	administrar	administrarmos	administrardes	administrarem
Imperative
Affirmative		administra	administre	administremos	administrai	administrem
Negative (não)		não administres	não administre	não administremos	não administreis	não administrem

¹Brazil.
²Portugal.

Related terms

• administração
• administrador
• administrativo

 

Further reading

• “administrar” in iDicionário Aulete.
• “administrar” in Dicionário inFormal.
• “administrar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “administrar” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
• “administrar” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
• “administrar” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin administrō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /adminisˈtɾaɾ/ [að̞.mi.nisˈt̪ɾaɾ]

• Audio (Colombia)

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: ad‧mi‧nis‧trar

Verb

administrar (first-person singular present administro, first-person singular preterite administré, past participle administrado)

1. (transitive) to administer (cause to take)
2. (transitive) to administer, to manage (manage or supervise the conduct of)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of administrar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			administrar
gerund			administrando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		administrado		administrada
		plural		administrados		administradas
		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	administro	administrastú administrásvos	administra	administramos	administráis	administran
	imperfect	administraba	administrabas	administraba	administrábamos	administrabais	administraban
	preterite	administré	administraste	administró	administramos	administrasteis	administraron
	future	administraré	administrarás	administrará	administraremos	administraréis	administrarán
	conditional	administraría	administrarías	administraría	administraríamos	administraríais	administrarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	administre	administrestú administrésvos2	administre	administremos	administréis	administren
	imperfect (ra)	administrara	administraras	administrara	administráramos	administrarais	administraran
	imperfect (se)	administrase	administrases	administrase	administrásemos	administraseis	administrasen
	future1	administrare	administrares	administrare	administráremos	administrareis	administraren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		administratú administrávos	administre	administremos	administrad	administren
	negative		no administres	no administre	no administremos	no administréis	no administren

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of administrar

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 administrar
	dative	administrarme	administrarte	administrarle, administrarse	administrarnos	administraros	administrarles, administrarse
	accusative	administrarme	administrarte	administrarlo, administrarla, administrarse	administrarnos	administraros	administrarlos, administrarlas, administrarse
with gerund administrando
	dative	administrándome	administrándote	administrándole, administrándose	administrándonos	administrándoos	administrándoles, administrándose
	accusative	administrándome	administrándote	administrándolo, administrándola, administrándose	administrándonos	administrándoos	administrándolos, administrándolas, administrándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative administra
	dative	adminístrame	adminístrate	adminístrale	adminístranos	not used	adminístrales
	accusative	adminístrame	adminístrate	adminístralo, adminístrala	adminístranos	not used	adminístralos, adminístralas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative administrá
	dative	administrame	administrate	administrale	administranos	not used	administrales
	accusative	administrame	administrate	administralo, administrala	administranos	not used	administralos, administralas
with formal second-person singular imperative administre
	dative	adminístreme	not used	adminístrele, adminístrese	adminístrenos	not used	adminístreles
	accusative	adminístreme	not used	adminístrelo, adminístrela, adminístrese	adminístrenos	not used	adminístrelos, adminístrelas
with first-person plural imperative administremos
	dative	not used	administrémoste	administrémosle	administrémonos	administrémoos	administrémosles
	accusative	not used	administrémoste	administrémoslo, administrémosla	administrémonos	administrémoos	administrémoslos, administrémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative administrad
	dative	administradme	not used	administradle	administradnos	administraos	administradles
	accusative	administradme	not used	administradlo, administradla	administradnos	administraos	administradlos, administradlas
with formal second-person plural imperative administren
	dative	adminístrenme	not used	adminístrenle	adminístrennos	not used	adminístrenles, adminístrense
	accusative	adminístrenme	not used	adminístrenlo, adminístrenla	adminístrennos	not used	adminístrenlos, adminístrenlas, adminístrense

Derived terms

• autoadministrarse

Related terms

• administración
• administrador
• administrativo

 

Further reading

• “administrar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014