inspirar
Asturian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin inspīrāre, present active infinitive of inspīrō.
Verb
inspirar (first-person singular indicative present inspiro, past participle inspiráu)
- to inhale (to draw air into the lungs)
- to inspire
Conjugation
Conjugation of inspirar
| infinitive | inspirar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | inspirando | ||||||
| past participle | m inspiráu, f inspirada, n inspirao, m pl inspiraos, f pl inspiraes | ||||||
| person | first singular yo | second singular tu | third singular él/elli | first plural nosotros/nós | second plural vosotros/vós | third plural ellos | |
| indicative | present | inspiro | inspires | inspira | inspiramos | inspiráis | inspiren |
| imperfect | inspiraba | inspirabes | inspiraba | inspirábemos, inspirábamos | inspirabeis, inspirabais | inspiraben | |
| preterite | inspiré | inspirasti, inspiresti | inspiró | inspiremos | inspirastis, inspirestis | inspiraron | |
| pluperfect | inspirare, inspirara | inspirares, inspiraras | inspirare, inspirara | inspiráremos, inspiráramos | inspirareis, inspirarais | inspiraren, inspiraran | |
| future | inspiraré | inspirarás | inspirará | inspiraremos | inspiraréis | inspirarán | |
| conditional | inspiraría | inspiraríes | inspiraría | inspiraríemos, inspiraríamos | inspiraríeis, inspiraríais | inspiraríen | |
| subjunctive | present | inspire | inspires, inspiras | inspire | inspiremos | inspiréis | inspiren, inspiran |
| imperfect | inspirare, inspirara | inspirares, inspiraras | inspirare, inspirara | inspiráremos, inspiráramos | inspirareis, inspirarais | inspiraren, inspiraran | |
| imperative | — | inspira | — | — | inspirái | — | |
Synonyms
- (inhale): aspirar
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin īnspīrāre, present active infinitive of īnspīrō.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ins.piˈɾa/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ins.piˈɾaɾ/
Verb
inspirar (first-person singular present inspiro, past participle inspirat)
- To inspire
- to breathe in
Conjugation
Conjugation of inspirar (first conjugation)
| infinitive | inspirar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | inspirant | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | inspirat | inspirada | |||||
| plural | inspirats | inspirades | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | inspiro | inspires | inspira | inspirem | inspireu | inspiren | |
| imperfect | inspirava | inspiraves | inspirava | inspiràvem | inspiràveu | inspiraven | |
| future | inspiraré | inspiraràs | inspirarà | inspirarem | inspirareu | inspiraran | |
| preterite | inspirí | inspirares | inspirà | inspiràrem | inspiràreu | inspiraren | |
| conditional | inspiraria | inspiraries | inspiraria | inspiraríem | inspiraríeu | inspirarien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | inspiri | inspiris | inspiri | inspirem | inspireu | inspirin | |
| imperfect | inspirés | inspiressis | inspirés | inspiréssim | inspiréssiu | inspiressin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès | |
| — | inspira | inspiri | inspirem | inspireu | inspirin | ||
Related terms
- inspiració
Interlingua
Verb
inspirar
- to inspire
Conjugation
Conjugation of inspirar
| infinitive | inspirar | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| participle | present | perfect | |
| inspirante | inspirate | ||
| active | simple | perfect | |
| present | inspira | ha inspirate | |
| past | inspirava | habeva inspirate | |
| future | inspirara | habera inspirate | |
| conditional | inspirarea | haberea inspirate | |
| imperative | inspira | ||
| passive | simple | perfect | |
| present | es inspirate | ha essite inspirate | |
| past | esseva inspirate | habeva essite inspirate | |
| future | essera inspirate | habera essite inspirate | |
| conditional | esserea inspirate | haberea essite inspirate | |
| imperative | sia inspirate | ||
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin īnspīrāre.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩs.piˈɾa(ʁ)/ [ĩs.piˈɾa(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ĩs.piˈɾa(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ĩʃ.piˈɾa(ʁ)/ [ĩʃ.piˈɾa(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩs.piˈɾa(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ĩʃ.piˈɾaɾ/
Verb
inspirar (first-person singular present inspiro, first-person singular preterite inspirei, past participle inspirado)
- to inspire
- to inhale
Conjugation
Conjugation of inspirar (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 | inspirar | |||||
| Personal | inspirar | inspirares | inspirar | inspirarmos | inspirardes | inspirarem |
| Gerund | ||||||
| inspirando | ||||||
| Past participle | ||||||
| Masculine | inspirado | inspirados | ||||
| Feminine | inspirada | inspiradas | ||||
| Indicative | ||||||
| Present | inspiro | inspiras | inspira | inspiramos | inspirais | inspiram |
| Imperfect | inspirava | inspiravas | inspirava | inspirávamos | inspiráveis | inspiravam |
| Preterite | inspirei | inspiraste | inspirou | inspiramos1, inspirámos2 | inspirastes | inspiraram |
| Pluperfect | inspirara | inspiraras | inspirara | inspiráramos | inspiráreis | inspiraram |
| Future | inspirarei | inspirarás | inspirará | inspiraremos | inspirareis | inspirarão |
| Conditional | ||||||
| inspiraria | inspirarias | inspiraria | inspiraríamos | inspiraríeis | inspirariam | |
| Subjunctive | ||||||
| Present | inspire | inspires | inspire | inspiremos | inspireis | inspirem |
| Imperfect | inspirasse | inspirasses | inspirasse | inspirássemos | inspirásseis | inspirassem |
| Future | inspirar | inspirares | inspirar | inspirarmos | inspirardes | inspirarem |
| Imperative | ||||||
| Affirmative | inspira | inspire | inspiremos | inspirai | inspirem | |
| Negative (não) | não inspires | não inspire | não inspiremos | não inspireis | não inspirem | |
1Brazil.
2Portugal.
Related terms
- inspiração
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin inspīrāre, present active infinitive of inspīrō.
Verb
inspirar (first-person singular present inspiro, first-person singular preterite inspiré, past participle inspirado)
- to inspire
- to inhale
Conjugation
Conjugation of inspirar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
| infinitive | inspirar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | inspirando | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | inspirado | inspirada | |||||
| plural | inspirados | inspiradas | |||||
| 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 | inspiro | inspirastú inspirásvos | inspira | inspiramos | inspiráis | inspiran | |
| imperfect | inspiraba | inspirabas | inspiraba | inspirábamos | inspirabais | inspiraban | |
| preterite | inspiré | inspiraste | inspiró | inspiramos | inspirasteis | inspiraron | |
| future | inspiraré | inspirarás | inspirará | inspiraremos | inspiraréis | inspirarán | |
| conditional | inspiraría | inspirarías | inspiraría | inspiraríamos | inspiraríais | inspirarían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | inspire | inspirestú inspirésvos2 | inspire | inspiremos | inspiréis | inspiren | |
| imperfect (ra) | inspirara | inspiraras | inspirara | inspiráramos | inspirarais | inspiraran | |
| imperfect (se) | inspirase | inspirases | inspirase | inspirásemos | inspiraseis | inspirasen | |
| future1 | inspirare | inspirares | inspirare | inspiráremos | inspirareis | inspiraren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
| affirmative | inspiratú inspirávos | inspire | inspiremos | inspirad | inspiren | ||
| negative | no inspires | no inspire | no inspiremos | no inspiréis | no inspiren | ||
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of inspirar
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 inspirar | |||||||
| dative | inspirarme | inspirarte | inspirarle, inspirarse | inspirarnos | inspiraros | inspirarles, inspirarse | |
| accusative | inspirarme | inspirarte | inspirarlo, inspirarla, inspirarse | inspirarnos | inspiraros | inspirarlos, inspirarlas, inspirarse | |
| with gerund inspirando | |||||||
| dative | inspirándome | inspirándote | inspirándole, inspirándose | inspirándonos | inspirándoos | inspirándoles, inspirándose | |
| accusative | inspirándome | inspirándote | inspirándolo, inspirándola, inspirándose | inspirándonos | inspirándoos | inspirándolos, inspirándolas, inspirándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative inspira | |||||||
| dative | inspírame | inspírate | inspírale | inspíranos | not used | inspírales | |
| accusative | inspírame | inspírate | inspíralo, inspírala | inspíranos | not used | inspíralos, inspíralas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative inspirá | |||||||
| dative | inspirame | inspirate | inspirale | inspiranos | not used | inspirales | |
| accusative | inspirame | inspirate | inspiralo, inspirala | inspiranos | not used | inspiralos, inspiralas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative inspire | |||||||
| dative | inspíreme | not used | inspírele, inspírese | inspírenos | not used | inspíreles | |
| accusative | inspíreme | not used | inspírelo, inspírela, inspírese | inspírenos | not used | inspírelos, inspírelas | |
| with first-person plural imperative inspiremos | |||||||
| dative | not used | inspirémoste | inspirémosle | inspirémonos | inspirémoos | inspirémosles | |
| accusative | not used | inspirémoste | inspirémoslo, inspirémosla | inspirémonos | inspirémoos | inspirémoslos, inspirémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative inspirad | |||||||
| dative | inspiradme | not used | inspiradle | inspiradnos | inspiraos | inspiradles | |
| accusative | inspiradme | not used | inspiradlo, inspiradla | inspiradnos | inspiraos | inspiradlos, inspiradlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative inspiren | |||||||
| dative | inspírenme | not used | inspírenle | inspírennos | not used | inspírenles, inspírense | |
| accusative | inspírenme | not used | inspírenlo, inspírenla | inspírennos | not used | inspírenlos, inspírenlas, inspírense | |
Related terms
- inspiración
- inspirador
- espirar
- respirar
Further reading
- “inspirar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014