formar
Asturian
Etymology
From Latin formāre, present active infinitive of formō.
Verb
formar (first-person singular indicative present formo, past participle formáu)
- to form (to give shape)
- to form, make up
- to make, form
- to bring up, raise
Conjugation
infinitive | formar | ||||||
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gerund | formando | ||||||
past participle | m formáu, f formada, n formao, m pl formaos, f pl formaes | ||||||
person | first singular yo | second singular tu | third singular él/elli | first plural nosotros/nós | second plural vosotros/vós | third plural ellos | |
indicative | present | formo | formes | forma | formamos | formáis | formen |
imperfect | formaba | formabes | formaba | formábemos, formábamos | formabeis, formabais | formaben | |
preterite | formé | formasti, formesti | formó | formemos | formastis, formestis | formaron | |
pluperfect | formare, formara | formares, formaras | formare, formara | formáremos, formáramos | formareis, formarais | formaren, formaran | |
future | formaré | formarás | formará | formaremos | formaréis | formarán | |
conditional | formaría | formaríes | formaría | formaríemos, formaríamos | formaríeis, formaríais | formaríen | |
subjunctive | present | forme | formes, formas | forme | formemos | forméis | formen, forman |
imperfect | formare, formara | formares, formaras | formare, formara | formáremos, formáramos | formareis, formarais | formaren, formaran | |
imperative | — | forma | — | — | formái | — |
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin formāre, present active infinitive of formō.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /foɾˈma/
- (Central) IPA(key): /furˈma/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /foɾˈmaɾ/
- Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
Verb
formar (first-person singular present formo, past participle format)
- to shape
- to teach, instruct, show
- to form
Conjugation
infinitive | formar | ||||||
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present participle | formant | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | format | formada | |||||
plural | formats | formades | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
present | formo | formes | forma | formem | formeu | formen | |
imperfect | formava | formaves | formava | formàvem | formàveu | formaven | |
future | formaré | formaràs | formarà | formarem | formareu | formaran | |
preterite | formí | formares | formà | formàrem | formàreu | formaren | |
conditional | formaria | formaries | formaria | formaríem | formaríeu | formarien | |
subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
present | formi | formis | formi | formem | formeu | formin | |
imperfect | formés | formessis | formés | forméssim | forméssiu | formessin | |
imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès | |
— | forma | formi | formem | formeu | formin |
Related terms
- forma
- formació
- formatiu
Further reading
- “formar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “formar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “formar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “formar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Occitan
Etymology
From Old Occitan [Term?], from Latin formāre, present active infinitive of formō.
Pronunciation
Audio (Béarn) (file)
Verb
formar
- (transitive) to form
Conjugation
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Related terms
- forma
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese formar, from Latin fōrmāre.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /foʁˈma(ʁ)/ [foɦˈma(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /foɾˈma(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /foʁˈma(ʁ)/ [foʁˈma(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /foɻˈma(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /fuɾˈmaɾ/
- Hyphenation: for‧mar
Verb
formar (first-person singular present formo, first-person singular preterite formei, past participle formado)
- to form
- (takes a reflexive pronoun) to graduate, to receive a degree
Conjugation
Singular | Plural | |||||
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First-person (eu) | Second-person (tu) | Third-person (ele / ela / você) | First-person (nós) | Second-person (vós) | Third-person (eles / elas / vocês) | |
Infinitive | ||||||
Impersonal | formar | |||||
Personal | formar | formares | formar | formarmos | formardes | formarem |
Gerund | ||||||
formando | ||||||
Past participle | ||||||
Masculine | formado | formados | ||||
Feminine | formada | formadas | ||||
Indicative | ||||||
Present | formo | formas | forma | formamos | formais | formam |
Imperfect | formava | formavas | formava | formávamos | formáveis | formavam |
Preterite | formei | formaste | formou | formamos1, formámos2 | formastes | formaram |
Pluperfect | formara | formaras | formara | formáramos | formáreis | formaram |
Future | formarei | formarás | formará | formaremos | formareis | formarão |
Conditional | ||||||
formaria | formarias | formaria | formaríamos | formaríeis | formariam | |
Subjunctive | ||||||
Present | forme | formes | forme | formemos | formeis | formem |
Imperfect | formasse | formasses | formasse | formássemos | formásseis | formassem |
Future | formar | formares | formar | formarmos | formardes | formarem |
Imperative | ||||||
Affirmative | forma | forme | formemos | formai | formem | |
Negative (não) | não formes | não forme | não formemos | não formeis | não formem |
1Brazil.
2Portugal.
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:formar.
Romanian
Etymology
formă + -ar
Noun
formar m (plural formari)
- moulder
Declension
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) formar | formarul | (niște) formari | formarii |
genitive/dative | (unui) formar | formarului | (unor) formari | formarilor |
vocative | formarule | formarilor |
Romansch
Alternative forms
- furmar (Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran)
- furmer (Puter)
- fuormar (Vallader)
Etymology
From Latin formāre, present active infinitive of formō.
Verb
formar
- (Sursilvan) to shape, form
Related terms
- fuorma
Spanish
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Latin formāre, present active infinitive of formō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /foɾˈmaɾ/ [foɾˈmaɾ]
Audio (Colombia) (file) - Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: for‧mar
Verb
formar (first-person singular present formo, first-person singular preterite formé, past participle formado)
- (transitive) to form, to create
- (transitive) to train, to educate
- (transitive) to make up, to constitute
- (intransitive) to line up (to get in a line)
Conjugation
infinitive | formar | ||||||
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gerund | formando | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | formado | formada | |||||
plural | formados | formadas | |||||
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 | formo | formastú formásvos | forma | formamos | formáis | forman | |
imperfect | formaba | formabas | formaba | formábamos | formabais | formaban | |
preterite | formé | formaste | formó | formamos | formasteis | formaron | |
future | formaré | formarás | formará | formaremos | formaréis | formarán | |
conditional | formaría | formarías | formaría | formaríamos | formaríais | formarían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | forme | formestú formésvos2 | forme | formemos | forméis | formen | |
imperfect (ra) | formara | formaras | formara | formáramos | formarais | formaran | |
imperfect (se) | formase | formases | formase | formásemos | formaseis | formasen | |
future1 | formare | formares | formare | formáremos | formareis | formaren | |
imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
affirmative | formatú formávos | forme | formemos | formad | formen | ||
negative | no formes | no forme | no formemos | no forméis | no formen |
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
singular | plural | ||||||
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1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
with infinitive formar | |||||||
dative | formarme | formarte | formarle, formarse | formarnos | formaros | formarles, formarse | |
accusative | formarme | formarte | formarlo, formarla, formarse | formarnos | formaros | formarlos, formarlas, formarse | |
with gerund formando | |||||||
dative | formándome | formándote | formándole, formándose | formándonos | formándoos | formándoles, formándose | |
accusative | formándome | formándote | formándolo, formándola, formándose | formándonos | formándoos | formándolos, formándolas, formándose | |
with informal second-person singular tú imperative forma | |||||||
dative | fórmame | fórmate | fórmale | fórmanos | not used | fórmales | |
accusative | fórmame | fórmate | fórmalo, fórmala | fórmanos | not used | fórmalos, fórmalas | |
with informal second-person singular vos imperative formá | |||||||
dative | formame | formate | formale | formanos | not used | formales | |
accusative | formame | formate | formalo, formala | formanos | not used | formalos, formalas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative forme | |||||||
dative | fórmeme | not used | fórmele, fórmese | fórmenos | not used | fórmeles | |
accusative | fórmeme | not used | fórmelo, fórmela, fórmese | fórmenos | not used | fórmelos, fórmelas | |
with first-person plural imperative formemos | |||||||
dative | not used | formémoste | formémosle | formémonos | formémoos | formémosles | |
accusative | not used | formémoste | formémoslo, formémosla | formémonos | formémoos | formémoslos, formémoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative formad | |||||||
dative | formadme | not used | formadle | formadnos | formaos | formadles | |
accusative | formadme | not used | formadlo, formadla | formadnos | formaos | formadlos, formadlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative formen | |||||||
dative | fórmenme | not used | fórmenle | fórmennos | not used | fórmenles, fórmense | |
accusative | fórmenme | not used | fórmenlo, fórmenla | fórmennos | not used | fórmenlos, fórmenlas, fórmense |
Derived terms
- formar parte
Related terms
- forma
- formación
- formativo
Further reading
- “formar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Anagrams
- morfar
Swedish
Noun
formar
- indefinite plural of form.
Verb
formar
- present tense of forma.
Anagrams
- farmor, morfar