demorar

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēmorārī.

Pronunciation

Verb

demorar (first-person singular present demoro, first-person singular preterite demorí, past participle demorat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /o/

  1. (transitive) to delay, to hold back
    Synonym: retardar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of demorar (first conjugation)
infinitive demorar
gerund demorant
past participle masculine feminine
singular demorat demorada
plural demorats demorades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present demoro demores demora demorem demoreu demoren
imperfect demorava demoraves demorava demoràvem demoràveu demoraven
future demoraré demoraràs demorarà demorarem demorareu demoraran
preterite demorí demorares demorà demoràrem demoràreu demoraren
conditional demoraria demoraries demoraria demoraríem demoraríeu demorarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present demori demoris demori demorem demoreu demorin
imperfect demorés demoressis demorés demoréssim demoréssiu demoressin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — demora demori demorem demoreu demorin
negative (no) — no demoris no demori no demorem no demoreu no demorin

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Occitan

Etymology

From Latin dēmorārī.

Pronunciation

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Verb

demorar

  1. to remain; to stay
  2. to live (in a given place)

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese demorar, from Latin dēmorārī (“to linger”).

Pronunciation

 
 

  • (North Brazil) IPA(key): /de.mo.ˈɾa(ɦ)/
  • Hyphenation: de‧mo‧rar

Verb

demorar (first-person singular present demoro, first-person singular preterite demorei, past participle demorado)

  1. to take time (to require a comparatively long period of time)
  2. to linger (to stay or remain in a place or situation)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of demorar (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 demorar
Personal demorar demorares demorar demorarmos demorardes demorarem
Gerund
demorando
Past participle
Masculine demorado demorados
Feminine demorada demoradas
Indicative
Present demoro demoras demora demoramos demorais demoram
Imperfect demorava demoravas demorava demorávamos demoráveis demoravam
Preterite demorei demoraste demorou demoramos1, demorámos2 demorastes demoraram
Pluperfect demorara demoraras demorara demoráramos demoráreis demoraram
Future demorarei demorarás demorará demoraremos demorareis demorarão
Conditional demoraria demorarias demoraria demoraríamos demoraríeis demorariam
Subjunctive
Present demore demores demore demoremos demoreis demorem
Imperfect demorasse demorasses demorasse demorássemos demorásseis demorassem
Future demorar demorares demorar demorarmos demorardes demorarem
Imperative
Affirmative demora demore demoremos demorai demorem
Negative (não) não demores não demore não demoremos não demoreis não demorem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin dēmorārī.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /demoˈɾaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: de‧mo‧rar

Verb

demorar (first-person singular present demoro, first-person singular preterite demoré, past participle demorado)

  1. to tarry
  2. to delay
    Synonyms: atrasar, retrasar
  3. to postpone
    Synonym: postergar
  4. to linger
    Synonym: tardar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of demorar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive demorar
gerund demorando
past participle masculine feminine
singular demorado demorada
plural demorados demoradas
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 demoro demorastú
demorásvos 		demora demoramos demoráis demoran
imperfect demoraba demorabas demoraba demorábamos demorabais demoraban
preterite demoré demoraste demoró demoramos demorasteis demoraron
future demoraré demorarás demorará demoraremos demoraréis demorarán
conditional demoraría demorarías demoraría demoraríamos demoraríais demorarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present demore demorestú
demorésvos2 		demore demoremos demoréis demoren
imperfect
(ra) 		demorara demoraras demorara demoráramos demorarais demoraran
imperfect
(se) 		demorase demorases demorase demorásemos demoraseis demorasen
future1 demorare demorares demorare demoráremos demorareis demoraren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative demoratú
demorávos 		demore demoremos demorad demoren
negative no demores no demore no demoremos no demoréis no demoren

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

    Selected combined forms of demorar

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 demorar
dative demorarme demorarte demorarle, demorarse demorarnos demoraros demorarles, demorarse
accusative demorarme demorarte demorarlo, demorarla, demorarse demorarnos demoraros demorarlos, demorarlas, demorarse
with gerund demorando
dative demorándome demorándote demorándole, demorándose demorándonos demorándoos demorándoles, demorándose
accusative demorándome demorándote demorándolo, demorándola, demorándose demorándonos demorándoos demorándolos, demorándolas, demorándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative demora
dative demórame demórate demórale demóranos not used demórales
accusative demórame demórate demóralo, demórala demóranos not used demóralos, demóralas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative demorá
dative demorame demorate demorale demoranos not used demorales
accusative demorame demorate demoralo, demorala demoranos not used demoralos, demoralas
with formal second-person singular imperative demore
dative demóreme not used demórele, demórese demórenos not used demóreles
accusative demóreme not used demórelo, demórela, demórese demórenos not used demórelos, demórelas
with first-person plural imperative demoremos
dative not used demorémoste demorémosle demorémonos demorémoos demorémosles
accusative not used demorémoste demorémoslo, demorémosla demorémonos demorémoos demorémoslos, demorémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative demorad
dative demoradme not used demoradle demoradnos demoraos demoradles
accusative demoradme not used demoradlo, demoradla demoradnos demoraos demoradlos, demoradlas
with formal second-person plural imperative demoren
dative demórenme not used demórenle demórennos not used demórenles, demórense
accusative demórenme not used demórenlo, demórenla demórennos not used demórenlos, demórenlas, demórense

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