innovar
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin innovō, innovāre.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /in.noˈva/
- (Central) IPA(key): /in.nuˈba/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /in.noˈvaɾ/
- Homophone: innovà
- Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
Verb
innovar (first-person singular present innovo, past participle innovat)
- to innovate
Conjugation
Conjugation of innovar (first conjugation)
| infinitive | innovar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | innovant | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | innovat | innovada | |||||
| plural | innovats | innovades | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | innovo | innoves | innova | innovem | innoveu | innoven | |
| imperfect | innovava | innovaves | innovava | innovàvem | innovàveu | innovaven | |
| future | innovaré | innovaràs | innovarà | innovarem | innovareu | innovaran | |
| preterite | innoví | innovares | innovà | innovàrem | innovàreu | innovaren | |
| conditional | innovaria | innovaries | innovaria | innovaríem | innovaríeu | innovarien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | innovi | innovis | innovi | innovem | innoveu | innovin | |
| imperfect | innovés | innovessis | innovés | innovéssim | innovéssiu | innovessin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès | |
| — | innova | innovi | innovem | innoveu | innovin | ||
Related terms
- innovació
- innovador
Further reading
- “innovar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “innovar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “innovar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “innovar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin innovō, innovāre.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /innoˈbaɾ/ [ĩn.noˈβ̞aɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: in‧no‧var
Verb
innovar (first-person singular present innovo, first-person singular preterite innové, past participle innovado)
- to innovate
Conjugation
Conjugation of innovar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
| infinitive | innovar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | innovando | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | innovado | innovada | |||||
| plural | innovados | innovadas | |||||
| 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 | innovo | innovastú innovásvos | innova | innovamos | innováis | innovan | |
| imperfect | innovaba | innovabas | innovaba | innovábamos | innovabais | innovaban | |
| preterite | innové | innovaste | innovó | innovamos | innovasteis | innovaron | |
| future | innovaré | innovarás | innovará | innovaremos | innovaréis | innovarán | |
| conditional | innovaría | innovarías | innovaría | innovaríamos | innovaríais | innovarían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | innove | innovestú innovésvos2 | innove | innovemos | innovéis | innoven | |
| imperfect (ra) | innovara | innovaras | innovara | innováramos | innovarais | innovaran | |
| imperfect (se) | innovase | innovases | innovase | innovásemos | innovaseis | innovasen | |
| future1 | innovare | innovares | innovare | innováremos | innovareis | innovaren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
| affirmative | innovatú innovávos | innove | innovemos | innovad | innoven | ||
| negative | no innoves | no innove | no innovemos | no innovéis | no innoven | ||
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of innovar
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 innovar | |||||||
| dative | innovarme | innovarte | innovarle, innovarse | innovarnos | innovaros | innovarles, innovarse | |
| accusative | innovarme | innovarte | innovarlo, innovarla, innovarse | innovarnos | innovaros | innovarlos, innovarlas, innovarse | |
| with gerund innovando | |||||||
| dative | innovándome | innovándote | innovándole, innovándose | innovándonos | innovándoos | innovándoles, innovándose | |
| accusative | innovándome | innovándote | innovándolo, innovándola, innovándose | innovándonos | innovándoos | innovándolos, innovándolas, innovándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative innova | |||||||
| dative | innóvame | innóvate | innóvale | innóvanos | not used | innóvales | |
| accusative | innóvame | innóvate | innóvalo, innóvala | innóvanos | not used | innóvalos, innóvalas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative innová | |||||||
| dative | innovame | innovate | innovale | innovanos | not used | innovales | |
| accusative | innovame | innovate | innovalo, innovala | innovanos | not used | innovalos, innovalas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative innove | |||||||
| dative | innóveme | not used | innóvele, innóvese | innóvenos | not used | innóveles | |
| accusative | innóveme | not used | innóvelo, innóvela, innóvese | innóvenos | not used | innóvelos, innóvelas | |
| with first-person plural imperative innovemos | |||||||
| dative | not used | innovémoste | innovémosle | innovémonos | innovémoos | innovémosles | |
| accusative | not used | innovémoste | innovémoslo, innovémosla | innovémonos | innovémoos | innovémoslos, innovémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative innovad | |||||||
| dative | innovadme | not used | innovadle | innovadnos | innovaos | innovadles | |
| accusative | innovadme | not used | innovadlo, innovadla | innovadnos | innovaos | innovadlos, innovadlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative innoven | |||||||
| dative | innóvenme | not used | innóvenle | innóvennos | not used | innóvenles, innóvense | |
| accusative | innóvenme | not used | innóvenlo, innóvenla | innóvennos | not used | innóvenlos, innóvenlas, innóvense | |
Related terms
- innovación
- innovador
- innovativo
Further reading
- “innovar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014