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Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin affectāre . See also the doublet afaitar .
Pronunciation
Verb
afectar (first-person singular present afecto , first-person singular preterite afectí , past participle afectat ) ; root stress : ( Central ) /ɛ/; ( Valencia ) /e/; ( Balearic ) /ə/
( transitive ) to feign , pretend
Synonyms: fingir , ostentar
afectar interès ― to feign interest
to play dumb
( transitive ) to affect
Conjugation
Derived terms
Further reading
“afectar ”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies , 2007 April
“afectar ”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana , Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana , 2025.
“afectar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià , Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua .
“afectar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear , Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Portuguese
Verb
afectar (first-person singular present afecto , first-person singular preterite afectei , past participle afectado )
( European Portuguese spelling ) Pre-reform spelling (used until 1990 ) of afetar . Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.
Conjugation
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin affectāre . See also the doublets afeitar and ahechar .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /afeɡˈtaɾ/
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: a‧fec‧tar
Verb
afectar (first-person singular present afecto , first-person singular preterite afecté , past participle afectado )
to affect , to have an effect on, to influence
to feign , to affect
to speak or act insincerely , adopt an affectation
to impair , to affect (negatively)
El alcohol puede afectar su juicio. Alcohol can impair your judgment.
to get to , to get under one's skin , to upset , to affect emotionally
No dejes que te afecte . Don't let it get to you.
( pronominal ) to be affected (by an action), to get to
Conjugation
Selected combined forms of afectar
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
with infinitive afectar
afectarme
afectarte
afectarle , afectarse
afectarnos
afectaros
afectarles , afectarse
afectarme
afectarte
afectarlo , afectarla , afectarse
afectarnos
afectaros
afectarlos , afectarlas , afectarse
with gerund afectando
afectándome
afectándote
afectándole , afectándose
afectándonos
afectándoos
afectándoles , afectándose
afectándome
afectándote
afectándolo , afectándola , afectándose
afectándonos
afectándoos
afectándolos , afectándolas , afectándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative afecta
aféctame
aféctate
aféctale
aféctanos
not used
aféctales
aféctame
aféctate
aféctalo , aféctala
aféctanos
not used
aféctalos , aféctalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative afectá
afectame
afectate
afectale
afectanos
not used
afectales
afectame
afectate
afectalo , afectala
afectanos
not used
afectalos , afectalas
with formal second-person singular imperative afecte
afécteme
not used
aféctele , aféctese
aféctenos
not used
afécteles
afécteme
not used
aféctelo , aféctela , aféctese
aféctenos
not used
aféctelos , aféctelas
with first-person plural imperative afectemos
not used
afectémoste
afectémosle
afectémonos
afectémoos
afectémosles
not used
afectémoste
afectémoslo , afectémosla
afectémonos
afectémoos
afectémoslos , afectémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative afectad
afectadme
not used
afectadle
afectadnos
afectaos
afectadles
afectadme
not used
afectadlo , afectadla
afectadnos
afectaos
afectadlos , afectadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative afecten
aféctenme
not used
aféctenle
aféctennos
not used
aféctenles , aféctense
aféctenme
not used
aféctenlo , aféctenla
aféctennos
not used
aféctenlos , aféctenlas , aféctense
Derived terms
Further reading