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Asturian Etymology From Vulgar Latin *comperāre Latin comparāre comparō ( “ prepare, procure, get, purchase, obtain ” ) .
Pronunciation Verb comprar (first-person singular indicative present compro past participle compráu
to buy
Antonym: vender Conjugation
Conjugation of comprar
infinitive
comprar
gerund
comprando
past participle
m compráu f comprada n comprao m pl compraos f pl compraes
person
first singular
second singular
third singular
first plural
second plural
third plural
indicative
present
compro compres compra compramos compráis compren
imperfect
compraba comprabes compraba comprábemos comprábamos comprabeis comprabais compraben
preterite
compré comprasti compresti compró compremos comprastis comprestis compraron
pluperfect
comprare comprara comprares compraras comprare comprara compráremos compráramos comprareis comprarais compraren compraran
future
compraré comprarás comprará compraremos compraréis comprarán
conditional
compraría compraríes compraría compraríemos compraríamos compraríeis compraríais compraríen
subjunctive
present
compre compres compras compre compremos compréis compren compran
imperfect
comprare comprara comprares compraras comprare comprara compráremos compráramos comprareis comprarais compraren compraran
imperative
—
compra —
—
comprái —
Derived terms Related terms See also Catalan Etymology Inherited from Vulgar Latin *comperāre Latin comparāre ( “ prepare, procure, get, purchase, obtain ” ) . Compare Occitan crompar Spanish comprar
Pronunciation Verb comprar (first-person singular present compro first-person singular preterite comprí past participle comprat root stress : ( Central , Valencian , Balearic ) /o/
to buy Conjugation Related terms See also References “comprar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear , Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.Galician Etymology From Old Galician-Portuguese comprar conprar Vulgar Latin *comperāre Latin comparāre comparō ( “ prepare, procure, get, purchase, obtain ” ) .
Pronunciation Verb comprar (first-person singular present compro first-person singular preterite comprei past participle comprado
to buy
Synonym: mercar Antonym: vender Conjugation
Singular
Plural
First-personeu
Second-personti tu
Third-personele ela você
First-personnós
Second-personvós
Third-personeles elas vocês
Infinitive
Impersonal comprar
Personal comprar comprares comprar comprarmos comprardes comprarem
Gerund
comprando
Past participle
Masculine
comprado comprados
Feminine
comprada compradas
Indicative
Present
compro compras compra compramos comprades comprais compram
Imperfect
comprava compravas comprava comprávamos comprávades compráveis comprávais 1
compravam
Preterite
comprei compraste comprache 1
comprou compramos comprastes comprárom compraram
Pluperfect
comprara compraras comprara compráramos comprárades compráreis comprárais 1
compraram
Future
comprarei comprarás comprará compraremos compraredes comprareis comprarám comprarão
Conditional
compraria comprarias compraria compraríamos compraríades compraríeis compraríais 1
comprariam
Subjunctive
Present
compre compres compre compremos compredes compreis comprem
Imperfect
comprasse comprasses comprasse comprássemos comprássedes comprásseis comprassem
Future
comprar comprares comprar comprarmos comprardes comprarem
Imperative
Affirmative
compra compre compremos comprade comprai comprem
Negative (nom nom compres nom compre nom compremos nom compredes nom compreis nom comprem
Derived terms Related terms See also References “comprar ” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval , SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
“comprar ” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval . SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
“comprar ” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega , SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“comprar ” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega . Santiago: ILG.
“comprar ” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués Interlingua Verb comprar
to buy Conjugation Portuguese Etymology From Old Galician-Portuguese comprar conprar Vulgar Latin *comperāre Latin comparāre ( “ to prepare, to procure, to get, to purchase, to obtain ” ) . Doublet of comparar
Pronunciation
Verb comprar (first-person singular present compro first-person singular preterite comprei past participle comprado
( transitive ) buy Conjugation
1 Brazilian Portuguese.2 European Portuguese.
Quotations For quotations using this term, see Citations:comprar .
Derived terms Related terms See also Further reading Spanish Etymology Inherited from Vulgar Latin *comperāre Latin comparāre ( “ prepare, procure, get, purchase, obtain ” ) , whence also Portuguese comprar Italian comprare Romanian cumpăra
Pronunciation IPA (key ) : /komˈpɾaɾ/ Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: com‧prar Verb comprar (first-person singular present compro first-person singular preterite compré past participle comprado
to buy ( to obtain in exchange of money or goods )
Synonym: mercar Antonym: vender 2015 October 22, “¿Lavadora? Nunca. Cómo conseguir que mis zapatillas blancas sigan blancas”, in El País Si están demasiado sucios, pase por una mercería y cómprese unos nuevos cada cierto tiempo. (please add an English translation of this quotation)
to buy out
Synonym: adquirir Conjugation
1 Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.2 Argentine and Uruguayan voseo tú
Selected combined forms of comprar
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 comprar
dative
comprarme comprarte comprarle comprarse comprarnos compraros comprarles comprarse
accusative
comprarme comprarte comprarlo comprarla comprarse comprarnos compraros comprarlos comprarlas comprarse
with gerund comprando
dative
comprándome comprándote comprándole comprándose comprándonos comprándoos comprándoles comprándose
accusative
comprándome comprándote comprándolo comprándola comprándose comprándonos comprándoos comprándolos comprándolas comprándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative compra
dative
cómprame cómprate cómprale cómpranos not used
cómprales
accusative
cómprame cómprate cómpralo cómprala cómpranos not used
cómpralos cómpralas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative comprá
dative
comprame comprate comprale compranos not used
comprales
accusative
comprame comprate compralo comprala compranos not used
compralos compralas
with formal second-person singular imperative compre
dative
cómpreme not used
cómprele cómprese cómprenos not used
cómpreles
accusative
cómpreme not used
cómprelo cómprela cómprese cómprenos not used
cómprelos cómprelas
with first-person plural imperative compremos
dative
not used
comprémoste comprémosle comprémonos comprémoos comprémosles
accusative
not used
comprémoste comprémoslo comprémosla comprémonos comprémoos comprémoslos comprémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative comprad
dative
compradme not used
compradle compradnos compraos compradles
accusative
compradme not used
compradlo compradla compradnos compraos compradlos compradlas
with formal second-person plural imperative compren
dative
cómprenme not used
cómprenle cómprennos not used
cómprenles cómprense
accusative
cómprenme not used
cómprenlo cómprenla cómprennos not used
cómprenlos cómprenlas cómprense
1 Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.2 Argentine and Uruguayan voseo tú
Derived terms Related terms Further reading