opinar
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin opīnārī, present active infinitive of opīnor.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /o.piˈna/
- (Central) IPA(key): /u.piˈna/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /o.piˈnaɾ/
Verb
opinar (first-person singular present opino, past participle opinat)
- to opine
Conjugation
Conjugation of opinar (first conjugation)
| infinitive | opinar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | opinant | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | opinat | opinada | |||||
| plural | opinats | opinades | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | opino | opines | opina | opinem | opineu | opinen | |
| imperfect | opinava | opinaves | opinava | opinàvem | opinàveu | opinaven | |
| future | opinaré | opinaràs | opinarà | opinarem | opinareu | opinaran | |
| preterite | opiní | opinares | opinà | opinàrem | opinàreu | opinaren | |
| conditional | opinaria | opinaries | opinaria | opinaríem | opinaríeu | opinarien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | opini | opinis | opini | opinem | opineu | opinin | |
| imperfect | opinés | opinessis | opinés | opinéssim | opinéssiu | opinessin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès | |
| — | opina | opini | opinem | opineu | opinin | ||
Related terms
- opinió
Further reading
- “opinar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin opīnārī.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /o.piˈna(ʁ)/ [o.piˈna(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /o.piˈna(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /o.piˈna(ʁ)/ [o.piˈna(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /o.piˈna(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔ.piˈnaɾ/
Verb
opinar (first-person singular present opino, first-person singular preterite opinei, past participle opinado)
- to opine (to have or express an opinion)
Conjugation
Conjugation of opinar (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 | opinar | |||||
| Personal | opinar | opinares | opinar | opinarmos | opinardes | opinarem |
| Gerund | ||||||
| opinando | ||||||
| Past participle | ||||||
| Masculine | opinado | opinados | ||||
| Feminine | opinada | opinadas | ||||
| Indicative | ||||||
| Present | opino | opinas | opina | opinamos | opinais | opinam |
| Imperfect | opinava | opinavas | opinava | opinávamos | opináveis | opinavam |
| Preterite | opinei | opinaste | opinou | opinamos1, opinámos2 | opinastes | opinaram |
| Pluperfect | opinara | opinaras | opinara | opináramos | opináreis | opinaram |
| Future | opinarei | opinarás | opinará | opinaremos | opinareis | opinarão |
| Conditional | ||||||
| opinaria | opinarias | opinaria | opinaríamos | opinaríeis | opinariam | |
| Subjunctive | ||||||
| Present | opine | opines | opine | opinemos | opineis | opinem |
| Imperfect | opinasse | opinasses | opinasse | opinássemos | opinásseis | opinassem |
| Future | opinar | opinares | opinar | opinarmos | opinardes | opinarem |
| Imperative | ||||||
| Affirmative | opina | opine | opinemos | opinai | opinem | |
| Negative (não) | não opines | não opine | não opinemos | não opineis | não opinem | |
1Brazil.
2Portugal.
Related terms
- opinião
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin opīnārī, present active infinitive of opīnor.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /opiˈnaɾ/ [o.piˈnaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: o‧pi‧nar
Verb
opinar (first-person singular present opino, first-person singular preterite opiné, past participle opinado)
- to think; to be of the opinion
- Creo que eso sería mejor, ¿y tú qué opinas?
- I think that would be better; what do you think?
- to express one's opinion; to opine
- Todos tenemos el derecho de opinar.
- We all have the right to express our opinions.
Conjugation
Conjugation of opinar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
| infinitive | opinar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | opinando | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | opinado | opinada | |||||
| plural | opinados | opinadas | |||||
| 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 | opino | opinastú opinásvos | opina | opinamos | opináis | opinan | |
| imperfect | opinaba | opinabas | opinaba | opinábamos | opinabais | opinaban | |
| preterite | opiné | opinaste | opinó | opinamos | opinasteis | opinaron | |
| future | opinaré | opinarás | opinará | opinaremos | opinaréis | opinarán | |
| conditional | opinaría | opinarías | opinaría | opinaríamos | opinaríais | opinarían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | opine | opinestú opinésvos2 | opine | opinemos | opinéis | opinen | |
| imperfect (ra) | opinara | opinaras | opinara | opináramos | opinarais | opinaran | |
| imperfect (se) | opinase | opinases | opinase | opinásemos | opinaseis | opinasen | |
| future1 | opinare | opinares | opinare | opináremos | opinareis | opinaren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
| affirmative | opinatú opinávos | opine | opinemos | opinad | opinen | ||
| negative | no opines | no opine | no opinemos | no opinéis | no opinen | ||
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of opinar
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 opinar | |||||||
| dative | opinarme | opinarte | opinarle, opinarse | opinarnos | opinaros | opinarles, opinarse | |
| accusative | opinarme | opinarte | opinarlo, opinarla, opinarse | opinarnos | opinaros | opinarlos, opinarlas, opinarse | |
| with gerund opinando | |||||||
| dative | opinándome | opinándote | opinándole, opinándose | opinándonos | opinándoos | opinándoles, opinándose | |
| accusative | opinándome | opinándote | opinándolo, opinándola, opinándose | opinándonos | opinándoos | opinándolos, opinándolas, opinándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative opina | |||||||
| dative | opíname | opínate | opínale | opínanos | not used | opínales | |
| accusative | opíname | opínate | opínalo, opínala | opínanos | not used | opínalos, opínalas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative opiná | |||||||
| dative | opiname | opinate | opinale | opinanos | not used | opinales | |
| accusative | opiname | opinate | opinalo, opinala | opinanos | not used | opinalos, opinalas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative opine | |||||||
| dative | opíneme | not used | opínele, opínese | opínenos | not used | opíneles | |
| accusative | opíneme | not used | opínelo, opínela, opínese | opínenos | not used | opínelos, opínelas | |
| with first-person plural imperative opinemos | |||||||
| dative | not used | opinémoste | opinémosle | opinémonos | opinémoos | opinémosles | |
| accusative | not used | opinémoste | opinémoslo, opinémosla | opinémonos | opinémoos | opinémoslos, opinémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative opinad | |||||||
| dative | opinadme | not used | opinadle | opinadnos | opinaos | opinadles | |
| accusative | opinadme | not used | opinadlo, opinadla | opinadnos | opinaos | opinadlos, opinadlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative opinen | |||||||
| dative | opínenme | not used | opínenle | opínennos | not used | opínenles, opínense | |
| accusative | opínenme | not used | opínenlo, opínenla | opínennos | not used | opínenlos, opínenlas, opínense | |
Related terms
- opinión
See also
- pensar
- creer
Further reading
- “opinar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014