aforar

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Portuguese

Etymology

From a- +‎ foro +‎ -ar. Compare to English affeer and French aforer.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: a‧fo‧rar

Verb

aforar (first-person singular present aforo, first-person singular preterite aforei, past participle aforado)

  1. (transitive) to lease
  2. (transitive) to authorize

Conjugation

    Conjugation of aforar (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 aforar
Personal aforar aforares aforar aforarmos aforardes aforarem
Gerund
aforando
Past participle
Masculine aforado aforados
Feminine aforada aforadas
Indicative
Present aforo aforas afora aforamos aforais aforam
Imperfect aforava aforavas aforava aforávamos aforáveis aforavam
Preterite aforei aforaste aforou aforamos1, aforámos2 aforastes aforaram
Pluperfect aforara aforaras aforara aforáramos aforáreis aforaram
Future aforarei aforarás aforará aforaremos aforareis aforarão
Conditional aforaria aforarias aforaria aforaríamos aforaríeis aforariam
Subjunctive
Present afore afores afore aforemos aforeis aforem
Imperfect aforasse aforasses aforasse aforássemos aforásseis aforassem
Future aforar aforares aforar aforarmos aforardes aforarem
Imperative
Affirmative afora afore aforemos aforai aforem
Negative (não) não afores não afore não aforemos não aforeis não aforem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Derived terms

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /afoˈɾaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧fo‧rar

Etymology 1

From a- +‎ foro +‎ -ar.

Verb

aforar (first-person singular present aforo, first-person singular preterite aforé, past participle aforado)

  1. to gauge, measure
Conjugation
    Conjugation of aforar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive aforar
gerund aforando
past participle masculine feminine
singular aforado aforada
plural aforados aforadas
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 aforo aforastú
aforásvos 		afora aforamos aforáis aforan
imperfect aforaba aforabas aforaba aforábamos aforabais aforaban
preterite aforé aforaste aforó aforamos aforasteis aforaron
future aforaré aforarás aforará aforaremos aforaréis aforarán
conditional aforaría aforarías aforaría aforaríamos aforaríais aforarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present afore aforestú
aforésvos2 		afore aforemos aforéis aforen
imperfect
(ra) 		aforara aforaras aforara aforáramos aforarais aforaran
imperfect
(se) 		aforase aforases aforase aforásemos aforaseis aforasen
future1 aforare aforares aforare aforáremos aforareis aforaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative aforatú
aforávos 		afore aforemos aforad aforen
negative no afores no afore no aforemos no aforéis no aforen

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

    Selected combined forms of aforar

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 aforar
dative aforarme aforarte aforarle, aforarse aforarnos aforaros aforarles, aforarse
accusative aforarme aforarte aforarlo, aforarla, aforarse aforarnos aforaros aforarlos, aforarlas, aforarse
with gerund aforando
dative aforándome aforándote aforándole, aforándose aforándonos aforándoos aforándoles, aforándose
accusative aforándome aforándote aforándolo, aforándola, aforándose aforándonos aforándoos aforándolos, aforándolas, aforándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative afora
dative afórame afórate afórale afóranos not used afórales
accusative afórame afórate afóralo, afórala afóranos not used afóralos, afóralas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative aforá
dative aforame aforate aforale aforanos not used aforales
accusative aforame aforate aforalo, aforala aforanos not used aforalos, aforalas
with formal second-person singular imperative afore
dative afóreme not used afórele, afórese afórenos not used afóreles
accusative afóreme not used afórelo, afórela, afórese afórenos not used afórelos, afórelas
with first-person plural imperative aforemos
dative not used aforémoste aforémosle aforémonos aforémoos aforémosles
accusative not used aforémoste aforémoslo, aforémosla aforémonos aforémoos aforémoslos, aforémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative aforad
dative aforadme not used aforadle aforadnos aforaos aforadles
accusative aforadme not used aforadlo, aforadla aforadnos aforaos aforadlos, aforadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative aforen
dative afórenme not used afórenle afórennos not used afórenles, afórense
accusative afórenme not used afórenlo, afórenla afórennos not used afórenlos, afórenlas, afórense

Etymology 2

From a- +‎ fuero +‎ -ar. Compare to English affeer and French aforer.

Verb

aforar (first-person singular present afuero, first-person singular preterite aforé, past participle aforado)

  1. (law) to grant (a privilege or immunity)
Conjugation
    Conjugation of aforar (o-ue alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive aforar
gerund aforando
past participle masculine feminine
singular aforado aforada
plural aforados aforadas
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 afuero afuerastú
aforásvos 		afuera aforamos aforáis afueran
imperfect aforaba aforabas aforaba aforábamos aforabais aforaban
preterite aforé aforaste aforó aforamos aforasteis aforaron
future aforaré aforarás aforará aforaremos aforaréis aforarán
conditional aforaría aforarías aforaría aforaríamos aforaríais aforarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present afuere afuerestú
aforésvos2 		afuere aforemos aforéis afueren
imperfect
(ra) 		aforara aforaras aforara aforáramos aforarais aforaran
imperfect
(se) 		aforase aforases aforase aforásemos aforaseis aforasen
future1 aforare aforares aforare aforáremos aforareis aforaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative afueratú
aforávos 		afuere aforemos aforad afueren
negative no afueres no afuere no aforemos no aforéis no afueren

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

    Selected combined forms of aforar (o-ue 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 aforar
dative aforarme aforarte aforarle, aforarse aforarnos aforaros aforarles, aforarse
accusative aforarme aforarte aforarlo, aforarla, aforarse aforarnos aforaros aforarlos, aforarlas, aforarse
with gerund aforando
dative aforándome aforándote aforándole, aforándose aforándonos aforándoos aforándoles, aforándose
accusative aforándome aforándote aforándolo, aforándola, aforándose aforándonos aforándoos aforándolos, aforándolas, aforándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative afuera
dative afuérame afuérate afuérale afuéranos not used afuérales
accusative afuérame afuérate afuéralo, afuérala afuéranos not used afuéralos, afuéralas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative aforá
dative aforame aforate aforale aforanos not used aforales
accusative aforame aforate aforalo, aforala aforanos not used aforalos, aforalas
with formal second-person singular imperative afuere
dative afuéreme not used afuérele, afuérese afuérenos not used afuéreles
accusative afuéreme not used afuérelo, afuérela, afuérese afuérenos not used afuérelos, afuérelas
with first-person plural imperative aforemos
dative not used aforémoste aforémosle aforémonos aforémoos aforémosles
accusative not used aforémoste aforémoslo, aforémosla aforémonos aforémoos aforémoslos, aforémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative aforad
dative aforadme not used aforadle aforadnos aforaos aforadles
accusative aforadme not used aforadlo, aforadla aforadnos aforaos aforadlos, aforadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative afueren
dative afuérenme not used afuérenle afuérennos not used afuérenles, afuérense
accusative afuérenme not used afuérenlo, afuérenla afuérennos not used afuérenlos, afuérenlas, afuérense
Derived terms

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