agitar

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin agitāre.

Pronunciation

Verb

agitar (first-person singular present agito, first-person singular preterite agití, past participle agitat)

  1. (transitive) to shake
  2. (transitive) to wave
  3. (transitive) to rouse, to stir up, to agitate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of agitar (first conjugation)
infinitive agitar
gerund agitant
past participle masculine feminine
singular agitat agitada
plural agitats agitades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present agito agites agita agitem agiteu agiten
imperfect agitava agitaves agitava agitàvem agitàveu agitaven
future agitaré agitaràs agitarà agitarem agitareu agitaran
preterite agití agitares agità agitàrem agitàreu agitaren
conditional agitaria agitaries agitaria agitaríem agitaríeu agitarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present agiti agitis agiti agitem agiteu agitin
imperfect agités agitessis agités agitéssim agitéssiu agitessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — agita agiti agitem agiteu agitin
negative (no) — no agitis no agiti no agitem no agiteu no agitin

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Pronunciation

Verb

agitar (present agitas, past agitis, future agitos, conditional agitus, imperative agitez)

  1. (transitive) to agitate, to shake (something, usually a liquid)
    Synonym: sukusar
  2. (transitive) to wave (flag, hand, etc.)
  3. (transitive, figurative) to excite (feelings)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of agitar
present past future
infinitive agitar agitir agitor
tense agitas agitis agitos
conditional agitus
imperative agitez
adjective active participle agitanta agitinta agitonta
adverbial active participle agitante agitinte agitonte
nominal active participle singular agitanto agitinto agitonto
plural agitanti agitinti agitonti
adjective passive participle agitata agitita agitota
adverbial passive participle agitate agitite agitote
nominal passive participle singular agitato agitito agitoto
plural agitati agititi agitoti

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Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin agitāre.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: a‧gi‧tar

Verb

agitar (first-person singular present agito, first-person singular preterite agitei, past participle agitado)

  1. to shake, agitate
  2. to wave

Conjugation

    Conjugation of agitar (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 agitar
Personal agitar agitares agitar agitarmos agitardes agitarem
Gerund
agitando
Past participle
Masculine agitado agitados
Feminine agitada agitadas
Indicative
Present agito agitas agita agitamos agitais agitam
Imperfect agitava agitavas agitava agitávamos agitáveis agitavam
Preterite agitei agitaste agitou agitamos1, agitámos2 agitastes agitaram
Pluperfect agitara agitaras agitara agitáramos agitáreis agitaram
Future agitarei agitarás agitará agitaremos agitareis agitarão
Conditional agitaria agitarias agitaria agitaríamos agitaríeis agitariam
Subjunctive
Present agite agites agite agitemos agiteis agitem
Imperfect agitasse agitasses agitasse agitássemos agitásseis agitassem
Future agitar agitares agitar agitarmos agitardes agitarem
Imperative
Affirmative agita agite agitemos agitai agitem
Negative (não) não agites não agite não agitemos não agiteis não agitem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin agitāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /axiˈtaɾ/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧gi‧tar

Verb

agitar (first-person singular present agito, first-person singular preterite agité, past participle agitado)

  1. to shake, to agitate, to churn, to churn up
    Agítese bien antes de usarlo
    Shake well before using
    Agitó su cabeza con incredulidad.
    She shook her head in disbelief.
  2. to wave, to flail
    Es hora de agitar la bandera blanca y rendirnos.
    It's time for us to wave the white flag and surrender.
  3. to wag
    Synonym: mover
    Los perros agitan la cola.
    Dogs wag their tails.
  4. to stir, to stir up, to agitate, to shake up, to rattle, to ruffle (provoke)
    agitar las cosas
    to stir things up
  5. (transitive, reflexive) to flap (e.g., wings, sails)
    Synonym: batir
  6. (reflexive) to churn, to be shaken, to be tossed (about), to be stirred, to be agitated
  7. (reflexive) to flail, shake (to wave or swing vigorously)
    Synonyms: sacudirse, debatirse

Conjugation

    Conjugation of agitar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive agitar
gerund agitando
past participle masculine feminine
singular agitado agitada
plural agitados agitadas
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 agito agitastú
agitásvos 		agita agitamos agitáis agitan
imperfect agitaba agitabas agitaba agitábamos agitabais agitaban
preterite agité agitaste agitó agitamos agitasteis agitaron
future agitaré agitarás agitará agitaremos agitaréis agitarán
conditional agitaría agitarías agitaría agitaríamos agitaríais agitarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present agite agitestú
agitésvos2 		agite agitemos agitéis agiten
imperfect
(ra) 		agitara agitaras agitara agitáramos agitarais agitaran
imperfect
(se) 		agitase agitases agitase agitásemos agitaseis agitasen
future1 agitare agitares agitare agitáremos agitareis agitaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative agitatú
agitávos 		agite agitemos agitad agiten
negative no agites no agite no agitemos no agitéis no agiten

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

    Selected combined forms of agitar

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 agitar
dative agitarme agitarte agitarle, agitarse agitarnos agitaros agitarles, agitarse
accusative agitarme agitarte agitarlo, agitarla, agitarse agitarnos agitaros agitarlos, agitarlas, agitarse
with gerund agitando
dative agitándome agitándote agitándole, agitándose agitándonos agitándoos agitándoles, agitándose
accusative agitándome agitándote agitándolo, agitándola, agitándose agitándonos agitándoos agitándolos, agitándolas, agitándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative agita
dative agítame agítate agítale agítanos not used agítales
accusative agítame agítate agítalo, agítala agítanos not used agítalos, agítalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative agitá
dative agitame agitate agitale agitanos not used agitales
accusative agitame agitate agitalo, agitala agitanos not used agitalos, agitalas
with formal second-person singular imperative agite
dative agíteme not used agítele, agítese agítenos not used agíteles
accusative agíteme not used agítelo, agítela, agítese agítenos not used agítelos, agítelas
with first-person plural imperative agitemos
dative not used agitémoste agitémosle agitémonos agitémoos agitémosles
accusative not used agitémoste agitémoslo, agitémosla agitémonos agitémoos agitémoslos, agitémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative agitad
dative agitadme not used agitadle agitadnos agitaos agitadles
accusative agitadme not used agitadlo, agitadla agitadnos agitaos agitadlos, agitadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative agiten
dative agítenme not used agítenle agítennos not used agítenles, agítense
accusative agítenme not used agítenlo, agítenla agítennos not used agítenlos, agítenlas, agítense

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