amparar

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Asturian

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Verb

amparar (first-person singular indicative present amparo, past participle amparáu)

  1. to safeguard

Conjugation

Conjugation of amparar
infinitive amparar
gerund amparando
past participle m amparáu, f amparada, n amparao, m pl amparaos, f pl amparaes
person first singular
yo 		second singular
tu 		third singular
él/elli 		first plural
nosotros/nós 		second plural
vosotros/vós 		third plural
ellos
indicative present amparo ampares ampara amparamos amparáis amparen
imperfect amparaba amparabes amparaba amparábemos, amparábamos amparabeis, amparabais amparaben
preterite amparé amparasti, amparesti amparó amparemos amparastis, amparestis ampararon
pluperfect amparare, amparara amparares, ampararas amparare, amparara amparáremos, amparáramos amparareis, ampararais ampararen, ampararan
future ampararé ampararás amparará ampararemos ampararéis ampararán
conditional ampararía ampararíes ampararía ampararíemos, ampararíamos ampararíeis, ampararíais ampararíen
subjunctive present ampare ampares, amparas ampare amparemos amparéis amparen, amparan
imperfect amparare, amparara amparares, ampararas amparare, amparara amparáremos, amparáramos amparareis, ampararais ampararen, ampararan
imperative — ampara — — amparái —

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese amparar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin *anteparō, *anteparāre (“to prevent”), from Latin ante- + parō, parāre.

Pronunciation

Verb

amparar (first-person singular present amparo, first-person singular preterite amparei, past participle amparado)

  1. to protect, safeguard
    Synonym: protexer
  2. to sustain
    Synonyms: soster, termar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of amparar
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(ti) 		Third-person
(el / ela / Vde.) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal amparar
Personal amparar amparares amparar ampararmos amparardes ampararen
Gerund
amparando
Past participle
Masculine amparado amparados
Feminine amparada amparadas
Indicative
Present amparo amparas ampara amparamos amparades amparan
Imperfect amparaba amparabas amparaba amparabamos amparabades amparaban
Preterite amparei amparaches amparou amparamos amparastes ampararon
Pluperfect amparara ampararas amparara ampararamos ampararades ampararan
Future ampararei ampararás amparará ampararemos ampararedes ampararán
Conditional ampararía ampararías ampararía amparariamos amparariades ampararían
Subjunctive
Present ampare ampares ampare amparemos amparedes amparen
Imperfect amparase amparases amparase amparásemos amparásedes amparasen
Future amparar amparares amparar ampararmos amparardes ampararen
Imperative
Affirmative ampara ampare amparemos amparade amparen
Negative (non) non ampares non ampare non amparemos non amparedes non amparen
    Reintegrated conjugation of amparar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(ti / tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal amparar
Personal amparar amparares amparar ampararmos amparardes ampararem
Gerund
amparando
Past participle
Masculine amparado amparados
Feminine amparada amparadas
Indicative
Present amparo amparas ampara amparamos amparades, amparais amparam
Imperfect amparava amparavas amparava amparávamos amparávades, amparáveis, amparávais1 amparavam
Preterite amparei amparaste, amparache1 amparou amparamos amparastes amparárom, ampararam
Pluperfect amparara ampararas amparara amparáramos amparárades, amparáreis, amparárais1 ampararam
Future ampararei ampararás amparará ampararemos ampararedes, amparareis ampararám, ampararão
Conditional ampararia ampararias ampararia ampararíamos ampararíades, ampararíeis, ampararíais1 amparariam
Subjunctive
Present ampare ampares ampare amparemos amparedes, ampareis amparem
Imperfect amparasse amparasses amparasse amparássemos amparássedes, amparásseis amparassem
Future amparar amparares amparar ampararmos amparardes ampararem
Imperative
Affirmative ampara ampare amparemos amparade, amparai amparem
Negative (nom) nom ampares nom ampare nom amparemos nom amparedes, nom ampareis nom amparem

1Less recommended.

References

  • “amparar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “amparar” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “amparar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “amparar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “amparar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
  • “amparar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *anteparāre (“to prevent”), from Latin ante- + parō. Compare Spanish amparar, Catalan emparar, Occitan aparar.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: am‧pa‧rar

Verb

amparar (first-person singular present amparo, first-person singular preterite amparei, past participle amparado)

  1. to safeguard

Conjugation

    Conjugation of amparar (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 amparar
Personal amparar amparares amparar ampararmos amparardes ampararem
Gerund
amparando
Past participle
Masculine amparado amparados
Feminine amparada amparadas
Indicative
Present amparo amparas ampara amparamos amparais amparam
Imperfect amparava amparavas amparava amparávamos amparáveis amparavam
Preterite amparei amparaste amparou amparamos1, amparámos2 amparastes ampararam
Pluperfect amparara ampararas amparara amparáramos amparáreis ampararam
Future ampararei ampararás amparará ampararemos amparareis ampararão
Conditional ampararia ampararias ampararia ampararíamos ampararíeis amparariam
Subjunctive
Present ampare ampares ampare amparemos ampareis amparem
Imperfect amparasse amparasses amparasse amparássemos amparásseis amparassem
Future amparar amparares amparar ampararmos amparardes ampararem
Imperative
Affirmative ampara ampare amparemos amparai amparem
Negative (não) não ampares não ampare não amparemos não ampareis não amparem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

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Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish amparar, emparar, from Vulgar Latin *anteparāre (“to prevent”), from Latin ante- + parō, parāre. Compare Portuguese amparar, Catalan emparar, Occitan aparar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ampaˈɾaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: am‧pa‧rar

Verb

amparar (first-person singular present amparo, first-person singular preterite amparé, past participle amparado)

  1. (transitive) to safeguard
    Synonym: resguardar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of amparar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive amparar
gerund amparando
past participle masculine feminine
singular amparado amparada
plural amparados amparadas
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 amparo amparastú
amparásvos 		ampara amparamos amparáis amparan
imperfect amparaba amparabas amparaba amparábamos amparabais amparaban
preterite amparé amparaste amparó amparamos amparasteis ampararon
future ampararé ampararás amparará ampararemos ampararéis ampararán
conditional ampararía ampararías ampararía ampararíamos ampararíais ampararían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present ampare amparestú
amparésvos2 		ampare amparemos amparéis amparen
imperfect
(ra) 		amparara ampararas amparara amparáramos ampararais ampararan
imperfect
(se) 		amparase amparases amparase amparásemos amparaseis amparasen
future1 amparare amparares amparare amparáremos amparareis ampararen
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative amparatú
amparávos 		ampare amparemos amparad amparen
negative no ampares no ampare no amparemos no amparéis no amparen

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

    Selected combined forms of amparar

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 amparar
dative ampararme ampararte ampararle, ampararse ampararnos ampararos ampararles, ampararse
accusative ampararme ampararte ampararlo, ampararla, ampararse ampararnos ampararos ampararlos, ampararlas, ampararse
with gerund amparando
dative amparándome amparándote amparándole, amparándose amparándonos amparándoos amparándoles, amparándose
accusative amparándome amparándote amparándolo, amparándola, amparándose amparándonos amparándoos amparándolos, amparándolas, amparándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative ampara
dative ampárame ampárate ampárale ampáranos not used ampárales
accusative ampárame ampárate ampáralo, ampárala ampáranos not used ampáralos, ampáralas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative ampará
dative amparame amparate amparale amparanos not used amparales
accusative amparame amparate amparalo, amparala amparanos not used amparalos, amparalas
with formal second-person singular imperative ampare
dative ampáreme not used ampárele, ampárese ampárenos not used ampáreles
accusative ampáreme not used ampárelo, ampárela, ampárese ampárenos not used ampárelos, ampárelas
with first-person plural imperative amparemos
dative not used amparémoste amparémosle amparémonos amparémoos amparémosles
accusative not used amparémoste amparémoslo, amparémosla amparémonos amparémoos amparémoslos, amparémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative amparad
dative amparadme not used amparadle amparadnos amparaos amparadles
accusative amparadme not used amparadlo, amparadla amparadnos amparaos amparadlos, amparadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative amparen
dative ampárenme not used ampárenle ampárennos not used ampárenles, ampárense
accusative ampárenme not used ampárenlo, ampárenla ampárennos not used ampárenlos, ampárenlas, ampárense

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