besar
Asturian
Etymology
From Latin bāsiāre, present active infinitive of bāsiō (“kiss”).
Verb
besar (first-person singular indicative present beso, past participle besáu)
- to kiss
Conjugation
Conjugation of besar
| infinitive | besar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | besando | ||||||
| past participle | m besáu, f besada, n besao, m pl besaos, f pl besaes | ||||||
| person | first singular yo | second singular tu | third singular él/elli | first plural nosotros/nós | second plural vosotros/vós | third plural ellos | |
| indicative | present | beso | beses | besa | besamos | besáis | besen |
| imperfect | besaba | besabes | besaba | besábemos, besábamos | besabeis, besabais | besaben | |
| preterite | besé | besasti, besesti | besó | besemos | besastis, besestis | besaron | |
| pluperfect | besare, besara | besares, besaras | besare, besara | besáremos, besáramos | besareis, besarais | besaren, besaran | |
| future | besaré | besarás | besará | besaremos | besaréis | besarán | |
| conditional | besaría | besaríes | besaría | besaríemos, besaríamos | besaríeis, besaríais | besaríen | |
| subjunctive | present | bese | beses, besas | bese | besemos | beséis | besen, besan |
| imperfect | besare, besara | besares, besaras | besare, besara | besáremos, besáramos | besareis, besarais | besaren, besaran | |
| imperative | — | besa | — | — | besái | — | |
Related terms
- besu
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin bāsiāre, present active infinitive of bāsiō. Cognate with Occitan baisar, French baiser, Spanish besar.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /bəˈza/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /beˈzaɾ/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
- Homophones: basar, vesar
Verb
besar (first-person singular present beso, past participle besat)
- to kiss
- Synonym: petonejar
Conjugation
Conjugation of besar (first conjugation)
| infinitive | besar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | besant | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | besat | besada | |||||
| plural | besats | besades | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | beso | beses | besa | besem | beseu | besen | |
| imperfect | besava | besaves | besava | besàvem | besàveu | besaven | |
| future | besaré | besaràs | besarà | besarem | besareu | besaran | |
| preterite | besí | besares | besà | besàrem | besàreu | besaren | |
| conditional | besaria | besaries | besaria | besaríem | besaríeu | besarien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | besi | besis | besi | besem | beseu | besin | |
| imperfect | besés | besessis | besés | beséssim | beséssiu | besessin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès | |
| — | besa | besi | besem | beseu | besin | ||
References
- “besar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “besar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “besar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “besar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈsar/
- (Sumba) IPA(key): [ˈbesar]
- Rhymes: -əsar, -sar, -ar
Etymology 1
From Malay besar, from Classical Malay besar (“big”).
Adjective
bêsar (superlative terbesar)
- big, large
- Gajah adalah hewan yang besar, dan mereka banyak makan. ― Elephants are big animals, and they eat a lot.
- Synonyms: gadang, gede, raya
- Antonym: kecil
- (figurative) Having a large physical extent from side to side; wide.
- Synonym: lebar
- Antonym: sempit
- (figurative) Large in expanse; spacious
- Synonym: luas
- Antonyms: kecil, sempit
- (figurative, of quantity) A large amount; a lot.
- Synonym: banyak
- Antonym: sedikit
- (figurative, of person) grown; adult
- Synonym: dewasa
- (figurative, of person) great; powerful; noble
- (figurative, of person) more mature; maturer.
- (figurative) very important; essential.
Derived terms
- berbesar-besar
- besar-besaran
- kebesaran
- membesar
- membesar-besarkan
- membesarkan
- memperbesar
- pembesaran
- terbesar
Etymology 2
From Javanese besar.
Noun
besar
- (botany) Any of several trees, of the genus Morus, having edible fruits; mulberry.
- Synonyms: kertau, murbei
- The fruit of this tree.
- Synonyms: kertau, murbei
Alternative forms
- bebesaran
- besaran
Malay
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəsa(r)/
- Rhymes: -əsa(r), -sa(r), -a(r)
Audio (MY) (file)
Adjective
besar (Jawi spelling بسر)
- big, large (of a great size)
- big (adult)
Synonyms
- gedang
- raya
Antonyms
- kecil
Descendants
- Buginese: wessa
- Iban: besai
- Indonesian: besar
- Old Javanese: besar
- Mandar: bassar
- Maranao: besar
- Ngaju: basar
See also
- lebar
Further reading
- “besar” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Maranao
Etymology
From Malay besar.
Adjective
besar
- big (of a great size)
- big (adult)
Old Javanese
Etymology
From Malay besar.
Adjective
besar
- big (of a great size)
- big (adult)
Spanish
Etymology
From Old Spanish, from Latin bāsiāre, present active infinitive of bāsiō (“to kiss”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /beˈsaɾ/ [beˈsaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: be‧sar
Verb
besar (first-person singular present beso, first-person singular preterite besé, past participle besado)
- to kiss
- (reciprocal) to kiss (each other, one another)
- (reflexive) to make out with, to neck with (+ con)
Conjugation
Conjugation of besar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
| infinitive | besar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | besando | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | besado | besada | |||||
| plural | besados | besadas | |||||
| 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 | beso | besastú besásvos | besa | besamos | besáis | besan | |
| imperfect | besaba | besabas | besaba | besábamos | besabais | besaban | |
| preterite | besé | besaste | besó | besamos | besasteis | besaron | |
| future | besaré | besarás | besará | besaremos | besaréis | besarán | |
| conditional | besaría | besarías | besaría | besaríamos | besaríais | besarían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | bese | besestú besésvos2 | bese | besemos | beséis | besen | |
| imperfect (ra) | besara | besaras | besara | besáramos | besarais | besaran | |
| imperfect (se) | besase | besases | besase | besásemos | besaseis | besasen | |
| future1 | besare | besares | besare | besáremos | besareis | besaren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
| affirmative | besatú besávos | bese | besemos | besad | besen | ||
| negative | no beses | no bese | no besemos | no beséis | no besen | ||
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of besar
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 besar | |||||||
| dative | besarme | besarte | besarle, besarse | besarnos | besaros | besarles, besarse | |
| accusative | besarme | besarte | besarlo, besarla, besarse | besarnos | besaros | besarlos, besarlas, besarse | |
| with gerund besando | |||||||
| dative | besándome | besándote | besándole, besándose | besándonos | besándoos | besándoles, besándose | |
| accusative | besándome | besándote | besándolo, besándola, besándose | besándonos | besándoos | besándolos, besándolas, besándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative besa | |||||||
| dative | bésame | bésate | bésale | bésanos | not used | bésales | |
| accusative | bésame | bésate | bésalo, bésala | bésanos | not used | bésalos, bésalas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative besá | |||||||
| dative | besame | besate | besale | besanos | not used | besales | |
| accusative | besame | besate | besalo, besala | besanos | not used | besalos, besalas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative bese | |||||||
| dative | béseme | not used | bésele, bésese | bésenos | not used | béseles | |
| accusative | béseme | not used | béselo, bésela, bésese | bésenos | not used | béselos, béselas | |
| with first-person plural imperative besemos | |||||||
| dative | not used | besémoste | besémosle | besémonos | besémoos | besémosles | |
| accusative | not used | besémoste | besémoslo, besémosla | besémonos | besémoos | besémoslos, besémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative besad | |||||||
| dative | besadme | not used | besadle | besadnos | besaos | besadles | |
| accusative | besadme | not used | besadlo, besadla | besadnos | besaos | besadlos, besadlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative besen | |||||||
| dative | bésenme | not used | bésenle | bésennos | not used | bésenles, bésense | |
| accusative | bésenme | not used | bésenlo, bésenla | bésennos | not used | bésenlos, bésenlas, bésense | |
Derived terms
- besamanos
- bésame el culo (“kiss my ass”)
- besapiés
- besar el suelo
- llegar y besar el santo
Related terms
- besarse
- beso m
Further reading
- “besar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014