preservar
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin praeservāre, present active infinitive of praeservō.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /pɾə.zəɾˈva/
- (Central) IPA(key): /pɾə.zərˈba/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /pɾe.zeɾˈvaɾ/
Verb
preservar (first-person singular present preservo, past participle preservat)
- to preserve
Conjugation
Conjugation of preservar (first conjugation)
| infinitive | preservar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | preservant | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | preservat | preservada | |||||
| plural | preservats | preservades | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | preservo | preserves | preserva | preservem | preserveu | preserven | |
| imperfect | preservava | preservaves | preservava | preservàvem | preservàveu | preservaven | |
| future | preservaré | preservaràs | preservarà | preservarem | preservareu | preservaran | |
| preterite | preserví | preservares | preservà | preservàrem | preservàreu | preservaren | |
| conditional | preservaria | preservaries | preservaria | preservaríem | preservaríeu | preservarien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | preservi | preservis | preservi | preservem | preserveu | preservin | |
| imperfect | preservés | preservessis | preservés | preservéssim | preservéssiu | preservessin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès | |
| — | preserva | preservi | preservem | preserveu | preservin | ||
Related terms
- preservació
- preservatiu
Further reading
- “preservar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “preservar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “preservar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “preservar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Occitan
Etymology
From Latin praeservāre, present active infinitive of praeservō.
Pronunciation
Audio (Béarn) (file)
Verb
preservar
- to preserve
Conjugation
Lengadocian (Central Occitan)| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | preservar | aver preservat | |||||
| gerund | preservant | use gerund of aver + past participle | |||||
| past participle | preservat | — | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles | |
| present | preservi | preservas | preserva | preservam | preservatz | preservan | |
| imperfect | preservavi | preservavas | preservava | preservàvem | preservàvetz | preservavan | |
| preterite | preservèri | preservères | preservèt | preservèrem | preservèretz | preservèron | |
| future | preservarai | preservaràs | preservarà | preservarem | preservaretz | preservaràn | |
| conditional | preservariái | preservariás | preservariá | preservariam | preservariatz | preservarián | |
| conditional 2nd form1 | preservèra | preservèras | preservèra | preserveram | preserveratz | preservèran | |
| compound tenses | present perfect | use the present tense of aver + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | use the future tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que ieu | que tu | que el | que nosautres | que vosautres | que eles | |
| present | preserve | preserves | preserve | preservem | preservetz | preserven | |
| imperfect | preservèssi | preservèsses | preservèsse | preservèssem | preservèssetz | preservèsson | |
| compound tenses | past | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — | |
| preserva | preservem | preservatz | 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects | ||||
Auvernhàs| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | preservar | aver preservat | |||||
| gerund | preservant | use gerund of aver + past participle | |||||
| past participle | preservat | — | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles | |
| present | preserve | preserves | preserva | preservam | preservatz | preservon | |
| imperfect | preservave | preservaves | preservava | preservaviam | preservaviatz | preservavon | |
| preterite | preservere | preserveres | preservet | preservem | preservetz | preserveron | |
| future | preservarai | preservaràs | preservará | preservarem | preservaretz | preservarán | |
| conditional | preservariá | preservariás | preservariá | preservariam | preservariatz | preservarián | |
| conditional 2nd form1 | preservèra | preservèras | preservèra | preserveram | preserveratz | preservèran | |
| compound tenses | present perfect | use the present tense of aver + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | use the future tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que ieu | que tu | que el | que nosautres | que vosautres | que eles | |
| present | preserve | preserves | preserve | preservassiam | preservassiatz | preservon | |
| imperfect | preservesse | preservesses | preservesse | preservessiam | preservessiatz | preservesson | |
| compound tenses | past | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — | |
| preserva | preservassiam | preservatz | 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects | ||||
Gascon| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | preservar | aver preservat | |||||
| gerund | preservant | use gerund of aver + past participle | |||||
| past participle | preservat | — | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles | |
| present | preservi | preservas | preserva | preservam | preservatz | preservan | |
| imperfect | preservavi | preservavas | preservava | preservàvam | preservàvatz | preservavan | |
| preterite | preservèi | preservès | preservè | preservèm | preservètz | preservèn | |
| future | preservarèi | preservaràs | preservarà | preservaram | preservaratz | preservaràn | |
| conditional | preservarí | preservarés | preservaré | preservarem | preservaretz | preservarén | |
| conditional 2nd form1 | preservèra | preservèras | preservèra | preserveram | preserveratz | preservèran | |
| compound tenses | present perfect | use the present tense of aver + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | use the future tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que ieu | que tu | que el | que nosautres | que vosautres | que eles | |
| present | preservi | preserves | preserve | preservem | preservetz | preserven | |
| imperfect | preservèssi | preservèsses | preservèsse | preservèssem | preservèssetz | preservèssen | |
| compound tenses | past | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — | |
| preserva | preservem | preservatz | 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects | ||||
Lemosin| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | preservar | aver preservat | |||||
| gerund | preservant | use gerund of aver + past participle | |||||
| past participle | preservat | — | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles | |
| present | preserve | preservas | preserva | preservam | preservatz | preservan | |
| imperfect | preservava | preservavas | preservava | preservàvam | preservàvatz | preservavan | |
| preterite | preservei | preserveras | preservet | preservèram | preservèratz | preserveran | |
| future | preservarai | preservaràs | preservará | preservarem | preservaretz | preservarán | |
| conditional | preservariá | preservariàs | preservariá | preservariam | preservariatz | preservarián | |
| conditional 2nd form1 | preservèra | preservèras | preservèra | preserveram | preserveratz | preservèran | |
| compound tenses | present perfect | use the present tense of aver + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | use the future tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que ieu | que tu | que el | que nosautres | que vosautres | que eles | |
| present | preserve | preserves | preserve | preservem | preservetz | preserven | |
| imperfect | preservèsse | preservèsses | preservèsse | preservèssem | preservèssetz | preservèssen | |
| compound tenses | past | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — | |
| preserva | preservem | preservatz | 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects | ||||
Provençau| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | preservar | aver preservat | |||||
| gerund | preservant | use gerund of aver + past participle | |||||
| past participle | preservat | — | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles | |
| present | preserve | preserves | preserva | preservam | preservatz | preservan | |
| imperfect | preservavi | preservavas | preservava | preservàvem | preservàvetz | preservavan | |
| preterite | preservère | preservères | preservèt | preserveriam | preserveriatz | preservèron | |
| future | preservarai | preservaràs | preservarà | preservarem | preservaretz | preservaràn | |
| conditional | preservariáu | preservariás | preservariá | preservariam | preservariatz | preservarián | |
| conditional 2nd form1 | preservèra | preservèras | preservèra | preserveram | preserveratz | preservèran | |
| compound tenses | present perfect | use the present tense of aver + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | use the future tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que ieu | que tu | que el | que nosautres | que vosautres | que eles | |
| present | preserve | preserves | preserve | preservem | preservetz | preservan | |
| imperfect | preservèsse | preservèsses | preservèsse | preservessiam | preservessiatz | preservèsson | |
| compound tenses | past | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — | |
| preserva | preservem | preservatz | 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects | ||||
Related terms
- preservacion
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin praeservāre.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾe.zeʁˈva(ʁ)/ [pɾe.zeɦˈva(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /pɾe.zeɾˈva(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /pɾe.zeʁˈva(ʁ)/ [pɾe.zeʁˈva(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾe.zeɻˈva(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɾɨ.zɨɾˈvaɾ/
Verb
preservar (first-person singular present preservo, first-person singular preterite preservei, past participle preservado)
- to preserve
Conjugation
Conjugation of preservar (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 | preservar | |||||
| Personal | preservar | preservares | preservar | preservarmos | preservardes | preservarem |
| Gerund | ||||||
| preservando | ||||||
| Past participle | ||||||
| Masculine | preservado | preservados | ||||
| Feminine | preservada | preservadas | ||||
| Indicative | ||||||
| Present | preservo | preservas | preserva | preservamos | preservais | preservam |
| Imperfect | preservava | preservavas | preservava | preservávamos | preserváveis | preservavam |
| Preterite | preservei | preservaste | preservou | preservamos1, preservámos2 | preservastes | preservaram |
| Pluperfect | preservara | preservaras | preservara | preserváramos | preserváreis | preservaram |
| Future | preservarei | preservarás | preservará | preservaremos | preservareis | preservarão |
| Conditional | ||||||
| preservaria | preservarias | preservaria | preservaríamos | preservaríeis | preservariam | |
| Subjunctive | ||||||
| Present | preserve | preserves | preserve | preservemos | preserveis | preservem |
| Imperfect | preservasse | preservasses | preservasse | preservássemos | preservásseis | preservassem |
| Future | preservar | preservares | preservar | preservarmos | preservardes | preservarem |
| Imperative | ||||||
| Affirmative | preserva | preserve | preservemos | preservai | preservem | |
| Negative (não) | não preserves | não preserve | não preservemos | não preserveis | não preservem | |
1Brazil.
2Portugal.
Related terms
- preservação
- preservativo
Further reading
- “preservar” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin praeservāre, present active infinitive of praeservō.
Pronunciation
Audio (Colombia) (file) - IPA(key): /pɾeseɾˈbaɾ/ [pɾe.seɾˈβ̞aɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: pre‧ser‧var
Verb
preservar (first-person singular present preservo, first-person singular preterite preservé, past participle preservado)
- (transitive) to preserve
- (takes a reflexive pronoun) to be preserved
Conjugation
Conjugation of preservar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
| infinitive | preservar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | preservando | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | preservado | preservada | |||||
| plural | preservados | preservadas | |||||
| 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 | preservo | preservastú preservásvos | preserva | preservamos | preserváis | preservan | |
| imperfect | preservaba | preservabas | preservaba | preservábamos | preservabais | preservaban | |
| preterite | preservé | preservaste | preservó | preservamos | preservasteis | preservaron | |
| future | preservaré | preservarás | preservará | preservaremos | preservaréis | preservarán | |
| conditional | preservaría | preservarías | preservaría | preservaríamos | preservaríais | preservarían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | preserve | preservestú preservésvos2 | preserve | preservemos | preservéis | preserven | |
| imperfect (ra) | preservara | preservaras | preservara | preserváramos | preservarais | preservaran | |
| imperfect (se) | preservase | preservases | preservase | preservásemos | preservaseis | preservasen | |
| future1 | preservare | preservares | preservare | preserváremos | preservareis | preservaren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
| affirmative | preservatú preservávos | preserve | preservemos | preservad | preserven | ||
| negative | no preserves | no preserve | no preservemos | no preservéis | no preserven | ||
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of preservar
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 preservar | |||||||
| dative | preservarme | preservarte | preservarle, preservarse | preservarnos | preservaros | preservarles, preservarse | |
| accusative | preservarme | preservarte | preservarlo, preservarla, preservarse | preservarnos | preservaros | preservarlos, preservarlas, preservarse | |
| with gerund preservando | |||||||
| dative | preservándome | preservándote | preservándole, preservándose | preservándonos | preservándoos | preservándoles, preservándose | |
| accusative | preservándome | preservándote | preservándolo, preservándola, preservándose | preservándonos | preservándoos | preservándolos, preservándolas, preservándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative preserva | |||||||
| dative | presérvame | presérvate | presérvale | presérvanos | not used | presérvales | |
| accusative | presérvame | presérvate | presérvalo, presérvala | presérvanos | not used | presérvalos, presérvalas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative preservá | |||||||
| dative | preservame | preservate | preservale | preservanos | not used | preservales | |
| accusative | preservame | preservate | preservalo, preservala | preservanos | not used | preservalos, preservalas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative preserve | |||||||
| dative | presérveme | not used | presérvele, presérvese | presérvenos | not used | presérveles | |
| accusative | presérveme | not used | presérvelo, presérvela, presérvese | presérvenos | not used | presérvelos, presérvelas | |
| with first-person plural imperative preservemos | |||||||
| dative | not used | preservémoste | preservémosle | preservémonos | preservémoos | preservémosles | |
| accusative | not used | preservémoste | preservémoslo, preservémosla | preservémonos | preservémoos | preservémoslos, preservémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative preservad | |||||||
| dative | preservadme | not used | preservadle | preservadnos | preservaos | preservadles | |
| accusative | preservadme | not used | preservadlo, preservadla | preservadnos | preservaos | preservadlos, preservadlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative preserven | |||||||
| dative | presérvenme | not used | presérvenle | presérvennos | not used | presérvenles, presérvense | |
| accusative | presérvenme | not used | presérvenlo, presérvenla | presérvennos | not used | presérvenlos, presérvenlas, presérvense | |
Related terms
- preservación
- preservativo
Further reading
- “preservar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014