reusar

reusar

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.uˈza(ʁ)/ [he.uˈza(h)], /ʁewˈza(ʁ)/ [heʊ̯ˈza(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.uˈza(ʁ)/ [he.uˈza(h)], /ʁewˈza(ʁ)/ [heʊ̯ˈza(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ʁe.uˈza(ɾ)/ [he.uˈza(ɾ)], /ʁewˈza(ɾ)/ [heʊ̯ˈza(ɾ)]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁe.uˈza(ʁ)/ [χe.uˈza(χ)], /ʁewˈza(ʁ)/ [χeʊ̯ˈza(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.uˈza(ɻ)/ [he.uˈza(ɻ)], /ʁewˈza(ɻ)/ [heʊ̯ˈza(ɻ)]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁjuˈzaɾ/

Verb

reusar (first-person singular present reúso, first-person singular preterite reusei, past participle reusado)

1. (transitive) to reuse (to use something again)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of reusar (u becomes ú when stressed) (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	reusar
Personal	reusar	reusares	reusar	reusarmos	reusardes	reusarem
Gerund
	reusando
Past participle
Masculine	reusado			reusados
Feminine	reusada			reusadas
Indicative
Present	reúso	reúsas	reúsa	reusamos	reusais	reúsam
Imperfect	reusava	reusavas	reusava	reusávamos	reusáveis	reusavam
Preterite	reusei	reusaste	reusou	reusamos1, reusámos2	reusastes	reusaram
Pluperfect	reusara	reusaras	reusara	reusáramos	reusáreis	reusaram
Future	reusarei	reusarás	reusará	reusaremos	reusareis	reusarão
Conditional
	reusaria	reusarias	reusaria	reusaríamos	reusaríeis	reusariam
Subjunctive
Present	reúse	reúses	reúse	reusemos	reuseis	reúsem
Imperfect	reusasse	reusasses	reusasse	reusássemos	reusásseis	reusassem
Future	reusar	reusares	reusar	reusarmos	reusardes	reusarem
Imperative
Affirmative		reúsa	reúse	reusemos	reusai	reúsem
Negative (não)		não reúses	não reúse	não reusemos	não reuseis	não reúsem

¹Brazil.
²Portugal.

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Spanish

Etymology

From re- +‎ usar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reuˈsaɾ/ [reu̯ˈsaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: reu‧sar
• Homophone: rehusar

Verb

reusar (first-person singular present reúso, first-person singular preterite reusé, past participle reusado)

1. to reuse

   Synonym: reutilizar

2. to recycle

   Synonyms: reutilizar, reciclar

Usage notes

• reusar (“reuse”) is pronounced the same as rehusar (“refuse”), so it is advisable to use reutilizar instead of reusar.[1]

Conjugation

    Conjugation of reusar (u-ú alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			reusar
gerund			reusando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		reusado		reusada
		plural		reusados		reusadas
		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	reúso	reúsastú reusásvos	reúsa	reusamos	reusáis	reúsan
	imperfect	reusaba	reusabas	reusaba	reusábamos	reusabais	reusaban
	preterite	reusé	reusaste	reusó	reusamos	reusasteis	reusaron
	future	reusaré	reusarás	reusará	reusaremos	reusaréis	reusarán
	conditional	reusaría	reusarías	reusaría	reusaríamos	reusaríais	reusarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	reúse	reúsestú reusésvos2	reúse	reusemos	reuséis	reúsen
	imperfect (ra)	reusara	reusaras	reusara	reusáramos	reusarais	reusaran
	imperfect (se)	reusase	reusases	reusase	reusásemos	reusaseis	reusasen
	future1	reusare	reusares	reusare	reusáremos	reusareis	reusaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		reúsatú reusávos	reúse	reusemos	reusad	reúsen
	negative		no reúses	no reúse	no reusemos	no reuséis	no reúsen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of reusar (u-ú alternation)

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 reusar
	dative	reusarme	reusarte	reusarle, reusarse	reusarnos	reusaros	reusarles, reusarse
	accusative	reusarme	reusarte	reusarlo, reusarla, reusarse	reusarnos	reusaros	reusarlos, reusarlas, reusarse
with gerund reusando
	dative	reusándome	reusándote	reusándole, reusándose	reusándonos	reusándoos	reusándoles, reusándose
	accusative	reusándome	reusándote	reusándolo, reusándola, reusándose	reusándonos	reusándoos	reusándolos, reusándolas, reusándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative reúsa
	dative	reúsame	reúsate	reúsale	reúsanos	not used	reúsales
	accusative	reúsame	reúsate	reúsalo, reúsala	reúsanos	not used	reúsalos, reúsalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative reusá
	dative	reusame	reusate	reusale	reusanos	not used	reusales
	accusative	reusame	reusate	reusalo, reusala	reusanos	not used	reusalos, reusalas
with formal second-person singular imperative reúse
	dative	reúseme	not used	reúsele, reúsese	reúsenos	not used	reúseles
	accusative	reúseme	not used	reúselo, reúsela, reúsese	reúsenos	not used	reúselos, reúselas
with first-person plural imperative reusemos
	dative	not used	reusémoste	reusémosle	reusémonos	reusémoos	reusémosles
	accusative	not used	reusémoste	reusémoslo, reusémosla	reusémonos	reusémoos	reusémoslos, reusémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative reusad
	dative	reusadme	not used	reusadle	reusadnos	reusaos	reusadles
	accusative	reusadme	not used	reusadlo, reusadla	reusadnos	reusaos	reusadlos, reusadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative reúsen
	dative	reúsenme	not used	reúsenle	reúsennos	not used	reúsenles, reúsense
	accusative	reúsenme	not used	reúsenlo, reúsenla	reúsennos	not used	reúsenlos, reúsenlas, reúsense

References

1. RAE in Twitter