espirar
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin spīrō.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /əs.piˈɾa/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /es.piˈɾaɾ/
Verb
espirar (first-person singular present espiro, past participle espirat)
- (intransitive) to blow lightly
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Conjugation
Conjugation of espirar (first conjugation)
infinitive | espirar | ||||||
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present participle | espirant | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | espirat | espirada | |||||
plural | espirats | espirades | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
present | espiro | espires | espira | espirem | espireu | espiren | |
imperfect | espirava | espiraves | espirava | espiràvem | espiràveu | espiraven | |
future | espiraré | espiraràs | espirarà | espirarem | espirareu | espiraran | |
preterite | espirí | espirares | espirà | espiràrem | espiràreu | espiraren | |
conditional | espiraria | espiraries | espiraria | espiraríem | espiraríeu | espirarien | |
subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
present | espiri | espiris | espiri | espirem | espireu | espirin | |
imperfect | espirés | espiressis | espirés | espiréssim | espiréssiu | espiressin | |
imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès | |
— | espira | espiri | espirem | espireu | espirin |
Derived terms
- espira
Related terms
- expirar
Further reading
- “espirar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin spīrāre, present active infinitive of spīrō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /espiˈɾaɾ/ [es.piˈɾaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: es‧pi‧rar
Verb
espirar (first-person singular present espiro, first-person singular preterite espiré, past participle espirado)
- (transitive, intransitive) to exhale
- Antonyms: inhalar, inspirar
Conjugation
Conjugation of espirar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive | espirar | ||||||
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gerund | espirando | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | espirado | espirada | |||||
plural | espirados | espiradas | |||||
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 | espiro | espirastú espirásvos | espira | espiramos | espiráis | espiran | |
imperfect | espiraba | espirabas | espiraba | espirábamos | espirabais | espiraban | |
preterite | espiré | espiraste | espiró | espiramos | espirasteis | espiraron | |
future | espiraré | espirarás | espirará | espiraremos | espiraréis | espirarán | |
conditional | espiraría | espirarías | espiraría | espiraríamos | espiraríais | espirarían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | espire | espirestú espirésvos2 | espire | espiremos | espiréis | espiren | |
imperfect (ra) | espirara | espiraras | espirara | espiráramos | espirarais | espiraran | |
imperfect (se) | espirase | espirases | espirase | espirásemos | espiraseis | espirasen | |
future1 | espirare | espirares | espirare | espiráremos | espirareis | espiraren | |
imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
affirmative | espiratú espirávos | espire | espiremos | espirad | espiren | ||
negative | no espires | no espire | no espiremos | no espiréis | no espiren |
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Related terms
- aspirar
- espiración
- espíritu
- expirar
- inspirar
- respirar
Further reading
- “espirar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014