superar
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin superāre, present active infinitive of superō. Doublet of the inherited sobrar.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /su.pəˈɾa/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /su.peˈɾaɾ/
- Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
Verb
superar (first-person singular present supero, past participle superat)
- to surpass; exceed
- to overcome; get past
Conjugation
infinitive | superar | ||||||
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present participle | superant | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | superat | superada | |||||
plural | superats | superades | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
present | supero | superes | supera | superem | supereu | superen | |
imperfect | superava | superaves | superava | superàvem | superàveu | superaven | |
future | superaré | superaràs | superarà | superarem | superareu | superaran | |
preterite | superí | superares | superà | superàrem | superàreu | superaren | |
conditional | superaria | superaries | superaria | superaríem | superaríeu | superarien | |
subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
present | superi | superis | superi | superem | supereu | superin | |
imperfect | superés | superessis | superés | superéssim | superéssiu | superessin | |
imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès | |
— | supera | superi | superem | supereu | superin |
Related terms
- sobrar
- súper
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin superāre. Doublet of the inherited sobrar.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /su.peˈɾa(ʁ)/ [su.peˈɾa(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /su.peˈɾa(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /su.peˈɾa(ʁ)/ [su.peˈɾa(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /su.peˈɾa(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /su.pɨˈɾaɾ/
- Hyphenation: su‧pe‧rar
Verb
superar (first-person singular present supero, first-person singular preterite superei, past participle superado)
- to exceed
- to overcome
Conjugation
Singular | Plural | |||||
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First-person (eu) | Second-person (tu) | Third-person (ele / ela / você) | First-person (nós) | Second-person (vós) | Third-person (eles / elas / vocês) | |
Infinitive | ||||||
Impersonal | superar | |||||
Personal | superar | superares | superar | superarmos | superardes | superarem |
Gerund | ||||||
superando | ||||||
Past participle | ||||||
Masculine | superado | superados | ||||
Feminine | superada | superadas | ||||
Indicative | ||||||
Present | supero | superas | supera | superamos | superais | superam |
Imperfect | superava | superavas | superava | superávamos | superáveis | superavam |
Preterite | superei | superaste | superou | superamos1, superámos2 | superastes | superaram |
Pluperfect | superara | superaras | superara | superáramos | superáreis | superaram |
Future | superarei | superarás | superará | superaremos | superareis | superarão |
Conditional | ||||||
superaria | superarias | superaria | superaríamos | superaríeis | superariam | |
Subjunctive | ||||||
Present | supere | superes | supere | superemos | supereis | superem |
Imperfect | superasse | superasses | superasse | superássemos | superásseis | superassem |
Future | superar | superares | superar | superarmos | superardes | superarem |
Imperative | ||||||
Affirmative | supera | supere | superemos | superai | superem | |
Negative (não) | não superes | não supere | não superemos | não supereis | não superem |
1Brazil.
2Portugal.
Related terms
- sobrar
- super
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin superāre. Doublet of the inherited sobrar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /supeˈɾaɾ/ [su.peˈɾaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: su‧pe‧rar
Verb
superar (first-person singular present supero, first-person singular preterite superé, past participle superado)
- to surpass, exceed
- to overcome
- to beat, to outdo
- to overtake, pass
- to get over
- Supéralo, hombre. ― Get over it, man.
- (reciprocal) to outdo each other, to one-up each other
- (reflexive) to outdo oneself
- (reflexive) to be overcome
- (reflexive) to be exceeded, to be surmounted, to be broken (e.g. a record broken)
Conjugation
infinitive | superar | ||||||
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gerund | superando | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | superado | superada | |||||
plural | superados | superadas | |||||
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 | supero | superastú superásvos | supera | superamos | superáis | superan | |
imperfect | superaba | superabas | superaba | superábamos | superabais | superaban | |
preterite | superé | superaste | superó | superamos | superasteis | superaron | |
future | superaré | superarás | superará | superaremos | superaréis | superarán | |
conditional | superaría | superarías | superaría | superaríamos | superaríais | superarían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | supere | superestú superésvos2 | supere | superemos | superéis | superen | |
imperfect (ra) | superara | superaras | superara | superáramos | superarais | superaran | |
imperfect (se) | superase | superases | superase | superásemos | superaseis | superasen | |
future1 | superare | superares | superare | superáremos | superareis | superaren | |
imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
affirmative | superatú superávos | supere | superemos | superad | superen | ||
negative | no superes | no supere | no superemos | no superéis | no superen |
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
singular | plural | ||||||
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1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
with infinitive superar | |||||||
dative | superarme | superarte | superarle, superarse | superarnos | superaros | superarles, superarse | |
accusative | superarme | superarte | superarlo, superarla, superarse | superarnos | superaros | superarlos, superarlas, superarse | |
with gerund superando | |||||||
dative | superándome | superándote | superándole, superándose | superándonos | superándoos | superándoles, superándose | |
accusative | superándome | superándote | superándolo, superándola, superándose | superándonos | superándoos | superándolos, superándolas, superándose | |
with informal second-person singular tú imperative supera | |||||||
dative | supérame | supérate | supérale | supéranos | not used | supérales | |
accusative | supérame | supérate | supéralo, supérala | supéranos | not used | supéralos, supéralas | |
with informal second-person singular vos imperative superá | |||||||
dative | superame | superate | superale | superanos | not used | superales | |
accusative | superame | superate | superalo, superala | superanos | not used | superalos, superalas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative supere | |||||||
dative | supéreme | not used | supérele, supérese | supérenos | not used | supéreles | |
accusative | supéreme | not used | supérelo, supérela, supérese | supérenos | not used | supérelos, supérelas | |
with first-person plural imperative superemos | |||||||
dative | not used | superémoste | superémosle | superémonos | superémoos | superémosles | |
accusative | not used | superémoste | superémoslo, superémosla | superémonos | superémoos | superémoslos, superémoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative superad | |||||||
dative | superadme | not used | superadle | superadnos | superaos | superadles | |
accusative | superadme | not used | superadlo, superadla | superadnos | superaos | superadlos, superadlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative superen | |||||||
dative | supérenme | not used | supérenle | supérennos | not used | supérenles, supérense | |
accusative | supérenme | not used | supérenlo, supérenla | supérennos | not used | supérenlos, supérenlas, supérense |
Derived terms
- superación
- superador
- superante
Related terms
- sobrar
- super
- superable
Further reading
- “superar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014