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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin continuāre .
Pronunciation
Verb
continuar (first-person singular present continuo , first-person singular preterite continuí , past participle continuat )
to continue
Conjugation
Further reading
Galician
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin continuāre .
Verb
continuar (first-person singular present continúo , first-person singular preterite continuei , past participle continuado )continuar (first-person singular present continuo , first-person singular preterite continuei , past participle continuado , reintegrationist norm )
to continue
Conjugation
Conjugation of continuar (u becomes ú when stressed)
continuar
continuar
continuares
continuar
continuarmos
continuardes
continuarem
continuando
continuado
continuados
continuada
continuadas
Indicative
Present
continuo
continuas
continua
continuamos
continuades , continuais
continuam
Imperfect
continuava
continuavas
continuava
continuávamos
continuávades , continuáveis , continuávais 1
continuavam
Preterite
continuei
continuaste , continuache 1
continuou
continuamos
continuastes
continuárom , continuaram
Pluperfect
continuara
continuaras
continuara
continuáramos
continuárades , continuáreis , continuárais 1
continuaram
Future
continuarei
continuarás
continuará
continuaremos
continuaredes , continuareis
continuarám , continuarão
Conditional
continuaria
continuarias
continuaria
continuaríamos
continuaríades , continuaríeis , continuaríais 1
continuariam
Subjunctive
Present
continue
continues
continue
continuemos
continuedes , continueis
continuem
Imperfect
continuasse
continuasses
continuasse
continuássemos
continuássedes , continuásseis
continuassem
Future
continuar
continuares
continuar
continuarmos
continuardes
continuarem
Imperative
Affirmative
continua
continue
continuemos
continuade , continuai
continuem
Negative (nom )
nom continues
nom continue
nom continuemos
nom continuedes , nom continueis
nom continuem
Further reading
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin continuāre .
Pronunciation
( Brazil ) IPA (key ) : /kõ.t͡ʃi.nuˈa(ʁ)/ , ( faster pronunciation ) /kõ.t͡ʃiˈnwa(ʁ)/
( Brazil ) IPA (key ) : /kõ.t͡ʃi.nuˈa(ʁ)/ , ( faster pronunciation ) /kõ.t͡ʃiˈnwa(ʁ)/
( São Paulo ) IPA (key ) : /kõ.t͡ʃi.nuˈa(ɾ)/ , ( faster pronunciation ) /kõ.t͡ʃiˈnwa(ɾ)/
( Rio de Janeiro ) IPA (key ) : /kõ.t͡ʃi.nuˈa(ʁ)/ , ( faster pronunciation ) /kõ.t͡ʃiˈnwa(ʁ)/
( Southern Brazil ) IPA (key ) : /kõ.t͡ʃi.nuˈa(ɻ)/ , ( faster pronunciation ) /kõ.t͡ʃiˈnwa(ɻ)/
Verb
continuar (first-person singular present continuo , first-person singular preterite continuei , past participle continuado )
( intransitive or transitive ) to continue ; to go on (with) ( to not stop )
Synonym: prosseguir
Antonym: parar com
Continue até não aguentar mais. ― Keep going until you can't stand it any more.
Os soldados não queriam continuar com a guerra. ― The soldiers didn’t want to continue with the war.
Continuamos o jogo apesar da chuva. ― We went on with the game despite the rain.
2003 , J. K. Rowling , translated by Lia Wyler , Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix (Harry Potter ; 5), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN , page 294 : o único professor presente quando entraram era Binns, preparando-se para continuar sua monótona lengalenga sobre a guerra dos gigantes. the only present teacher when they entered was Binns, preparing to continue his monotonous explanation about the giants' war.
( transitive ) to continue ; to proceed with ( to start doing something that had been stopped )
Synonym: prosseguir com
Antonyms: parar (com ) , pausar , interromper
Continuarei o projeto quando receber a verba. ― I will proceed with the project when I get the budget.
( catenative ) to continue ; to keep ; to be still (doing something) ( to not stop doing something )
Synonyms: permanecer , prosseguir , seguir
Antonyms: parar de , deixar de
Mandei um técnico consertar meu computador mas ele continua fazendo um barulho estranho. I had a technician fix my computer but it is still making a strange noise.
2007 , Júlio César Pereira, Duas Vidas para Amar , Clube de Autores, page 328 :Das duas uma, ou eu parava e me deixava ser capturado, ou eu continuava fugindo até encontrar algum buraco para me esconder. (please add an English translation of this quotation)
( copulative ) to continue ; to remain ( to retain a given quality )
Synonym: seguir
Mesmo com o novo governador, os impostos continuam altos. ― Even with the new governor, taxes remain high.
( intransitive ) to extend , to go on ( to have a given extent )
Synonyms: estender -se , ir , prolongar -se , seguir
Essa estrada continua por uns vinte quilómetros. ― This road goes on for some twenty kilometres.
Conjugation
Derived terms
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin continuāre .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /kontiˈnwaɾ/
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: con‧ti‧nuar
Verb
continuar (first-person singular present continúo , first-person singular preterite continué , past participle continuado )
to continue , to carry on
to go off on, to go off of ( idiomatic )
Eso no es mucho para continuar . That's not a lot to go off of .
( impersonal , pronominal ) to continue , to be continued
Deben continuarse los esfuerzos. Efforts must continue .
Conjugation
Selected combined forms of continuar (u-ú alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
with infinitive continuar
continuarme
continuarte
continuarle , continuarse
continuarnos
continuaros
continuarles , continuarse
continuarme
continuarte
continuarlo , continuarla , continuarse
continuarnos
continuaros
continuarlos , continuarlas , continuarse
with gerund continuando
continuándome
continuándote
continuándole , continuándose
continuándonos
continuándoos
continuándoles , continuándose
continuándome
continuándote
continuándolo , continuándola , continuándose
continuándonos
continuándoos
continuándolos , continuándolas , continuándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative continúa
continúame
continúate
continúale
continúanos
not used
continúales
continúame
continúate
continúalo , continúala
continúanos
not used
continúalos , continúalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative continuá
continuame
continuate
continuale
continuanos
not used
continuales
continuame
continuate
continualo , continuala
continuanos
not used
continualos , continualas
with formal second-person singular imperative continúe
continúeme
not used
continúele , continúese
continúenos
not used
continúeles
continúeme
not used
continúelo , continúela , continúese
continúenos
not used
continúelos , continúelas
with first-person plural imperative continuemos
not used
continuémoste
continuémosle
continuémonos
continuémoos
continuémosles
not used
continuémoste
continuémoslo , continuémosla
continuémonos
continuémoos
continuémoslos , continuémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative continuad
continuadme
not used
continuadle
continuadnos
continuaos
continuadles
continuadme
not used
continuadlo , continuadla
continuadnos
continuaos
continuadlos , continuadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative continúen
continúenme
not used
continúenle
continúennos
not used
continúenles , continúense
continúenme
not used
continúenlo , continúenla
continúennos
not used
continúenlos , continúenlas , continúense
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