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Etymology

From Latin cūrāre.

Pronunciation

Verb

curar (first-person singular present curo, first-person singular preterite curí, past participle curat)

  1. to take care of
  2. (modern) to cure, heal

Conjugation

    Conjugation of curar (first conjugation)
infinitive curar
gerund curant
past participle masculine feminine
singular curat curada
plural curats curades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present curo cures cura curem cureu curen
imperfect curava curaves curava curàvem curàveu curaven
future curaré curaràs curarà curarem curareu curaran
preterite curí curares curà curàrem curàreu curaren
conditional curaria curaries curaria curaríem curaríeu curarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present curi curis curi curem cureu curin
imperfect curés curessis curés curéssim curéssiu curessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — cura curi curem cureu curin
negative (no) — no curis no curi no curem no cureu no curin

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese curar, from Latin cūrāre, present active infinitive of cūrō.

Pronunciation

Verb

curar (first-person singular present curo, first-person singular preterite curei, past participle curado)

  1. (archaic) to heed, care
    Synonym: coidar
  2. to cure, heal
    Synonym: sandar
  3. to cure, preserve
    Synonyms: preservar, secar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of curar
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 curar
Personal curar curares curar curarmos curardes curaren
Gerund
curando
Past participle
Masculine curado curados
Feminine curada curadas
Indicative
Present curo curas cura curamos curades curan
Imperfect curaba curabas curaba curabamos curabades curaban
Preterite curei curaches curou curamos curastes curaron
Pluperfect curara curaras curara curaramos curarades curaran
Future curarei curarás curará curaremos curaredes curarán
Conditional curaría curarías curaría curariamos curariades curarían
Subjunctive
Present cure cures cure curemos curedes curen
Imperfect curase curases curase curásemos curásedes curasen
Future curar curares curar curarmos curardes curaren
Imperative
Affirmative cura cure curemos curade curen
Negative (non) non cures non cure non curemos non curedes non curen
    Reintegrated conjugation of curar (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 curar
Personal curar curares curar curarmos curardes curarem
Gerund
curando
Past participle
Masculine curado curados
Feminine curada curadas
Indicative
Present curo curas cura curamos curades, curais curam
Imperfect curava curavas curava curávamos curávades, curáveis, curávais1 curavam
Preterite curei curaste, curache1 curou curamos curastes curárom, curaram
Pluperfect curara curaras curara curáramos curárades, curáreis, curárais1 curaram
Future curarei curarás curará curaremos curaredes, curareis curarám, curarão
Conditional curaria curarias curaria curaríamos curaríades, curaríeis, curaríais1 curariam
Subjunctive
Present cure cures cure curemos curedes, cureis curem
Imperfect curasse curasses curasse curássemos curássedes, curásseis curassem
Future curar curares curar curarmos curardes curarem
Imperative
Affirmative cura cure curemos curade, curai curem
Negative (nom) nom cures nom cure nom curemos nom curedes, nom cureis nom curem

1Less recommended.

See also

References

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

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin cūrāre.

Pronunciation

 
 

Verb

curar (first-person singular present curo, first-person singular preterite curei, past participle curado)

  1. (transitive) to cure; to heal (restore to health)
    Synonym: sanar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of curar (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 curar
Personal curar curares curar curarmos curardes curarem
Gerund
curando
Past participle
Masculine curado curados
Feminine curada curadas
Indicative
Present curo curas cura curamos curais curam
Imperfect curava curavas curava curávamos curáveis curavam
Preterite curei curaste curou curamos1, curámos2 curastes curaram
Pluperfect curara curaras curara curáramos curáreis curaram
Future curarei curarás curará curaremos curareis curarão
Conditional curaria curarias curaria curaríamos curaríeis curariam
Subjunctive
Present cure cures cure curemos cureis curem
Imperfect curasse curasses curasse curássemos curásseis curassem
Future curar curares curar curarmos curardes curarem
Imperative
Affirmative cura cure curemos curai curem
Negative (não) não cures não cure não curemos não cureis não curem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin cūrāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kuˈɾaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: cu‧rar

Verb

curar (first-person singular present curo, first-person singular preterite curé, past participle curado)

  1. to cure
    Synonym: sanar
  2. to heal
    Synonym: sanar
  3. to heal (the soul, the mind, the heart)
  4. to nurse, treat
  5. to dress (a wound)
  6. to remedy (an evil)
  7. to clean, cleanse
  8. to prepare
  9. to cure, salt, smoke
  10. to ripen
  11. to dress, tan (animal hides)
  12. to season, dry (wood)
  13. to bleach (linen)
  14. to intoxicate, make drunk
  15. (reflexive, Southern Cone) to get drunk
  16. to care
  17. to think
  18. to heed, study, strive, seek, work
  19. (colloquial, Mexico, reflexive, usually in a mocking way, used with la) to laugh, to burst out laughing
    Me caí y mi amigo se la estaba curando.
    I fell down and my friend was laughing at me.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of curar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive curar
gerund curando
past participle masculine feminine
singular curado curada
plural curados curadas
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 curo curastú
curásvos 		cura curamos curáis curan
imperfect curaba curabas curaba curábamos curabais curaban
preterite curé curaste curó curamos curasteis curaron
future curaré curarás curará curaremos curaréis curarán
conditional curaría curarías curaría curaríamos curaríais curarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present cure curestú
curésvos2 		cure curemos curéis curen
imperfect
(ra) 		curara curaras curara curáramos curarais curaran
imperfect
(se) 		curase curases curase curásemos curaseis curasen
future1 curare curares curare curáremos curareis curaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative curatú
curávos 		cure curemos curad curen
negative no cures no cure no curemos no curéis no curen

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

    Selected combined forms of curar

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 curar
dative curarme curarte curarle, curarse curarnos curaros curarles, curarse
accusative curarme curarte curarlo, curarla, curarse curarnos curaros curarlos, curarlas, curarse
with gerund curando
dative curándome curándote curándole, curándose curándonos curándoos curándoles, curándose
accusative curándome curándote curándolo, curándola, curándose curándonos curándoos curándolos, curándolas, curándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative cura
dative cúrame cúrate cúrale cúranos not used cúrales
accusative cúrame cúrate cúralo, cúrala cúranos not used cúralos, cúralas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative curá
dative curame curate curale curanos not used curales
accusative curame curate curalo, curala curanos not used curalos, curalas
with formal second-person singular imperative cure
dative cúreme not used cúrele, cúrese cúrenos not used cúreles
accusative cúreme not used cúrelo, cúrela, cúrese cúrenos not used cúrelos, cúrelas
with first-person plural imperative curemos
dative not used curémoste curémosle curémonos curémoos curémosles
accusative not used curémoste curémoslo, curémosla curémonos curémoos curémoslos, curémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative curad
dative curadme not used curadle curadnos curaos curadles
accusative curadme not used curadlo, curadla curadnos curaos curadlos, curadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative curen
dative cúrenme not used cúrenle cúrennos not used cúrenles, cúrense
accusative cúrenme not used cúrenlo, cúrenla cúrennos not used cúrenlos, cúrenlas, cúrense

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Venetian

Etymology

From Latin cūrāre, present active infinitive of cūrō. Compare Italian curare.

Verb

curar

  1. (transitive, medicine) to cure (a disease, etc.)
  2. (transitive) to clean

Conjugation

  • Venetian conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of curar (first conjugation)
infinitive curar
auxiliary verb aver gerund curando
past participle curà
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative mi ti eło / eła noialtri / noialtre voialtri / voialtre łuri / łore
present curo (te) curi (el/ła) cura curémo, curòn curé (i/łe) cura
imperfect curava (te) curavi (el/ła) curava curàvimo curavi (i/łe) curava
future curarò (te) curarè (el/ła) curarà curarémo curarè (i/łe) curarà
conditional mi ti eło / eła noialtri / noialtre voialtri / voialtre łuri / łore
present curarìa (te) curarisi (el/ła) curarìa curarìsimo curarisi (i/łe) curarìa
subjunctive che mi che ti che eło / eła che noialtri / noialtre che voialtri / voialtre che łuri / łore
present cure, cura (te) curi (el/ła) cure, (el/ła) cura curémo, curone curé (i/łe) cure, (i/łe) cura
imperfect curase (te) curasi (el/ła) curase curàsimo curasi (i/łe) curase
imperative — ti eło / eła noialtri / noialtre voialtri / voialtre łuri / łore
— (te) cura (el/ła) cura, (el/ła) cure curémo curé (i/łe) cura, (i/łe) cure
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