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Asturian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin educāre, present active infinitive of educō.

Verb

educar

  1. to educate
  2. to bring up

Conjugation

Conjugation of educar
infinitive educar
gerund educando
past participle m educáu, f educada, n educao, m pl educaos, f pl educaes
person first singular
yo 		second singular
tu 		third singular
él/elli 		first plural
nosotros/nós 		second plural
vosotros/vós 		third plural
ellos
indicative present educo eduques educa educamos educáis eduquen
imperfect educaba educabes educaba educábemos, educábamos educabeis, educabais educaben
preterite eduqué educasti, eduquesti educó eduquemos educastis, eduquestis educaron
pluperfect educare, educara educares, educaras educare, educara educáremos, educáramos educareis, educarais educaren, educaran
future educaré educarás educará educaremos educaréis educarán
conditional educaría educaríes educaría educaríemos, educaríamos educaríeis, educaríais educaríen
subjunctive present eduque eduques, educas eduque eduquemos eduquéis eduquen, educan
imperfect educare, educara educares, educaras educare, educara educáremos, educáramos educareis, educarais educaren, educaran
imperative — educa — — educái —

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Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin educāre.

Pronunciation

Verb

educar (first-person singular present educo, first-person singular preterite eduquí, past participle educat)

  1. to educate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of educar (first conjugation, c-qu alternation)
infinitive educar
gerund educant
past participle masculine feminine
singular educat educada
plural educats educades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present educo eduques educa eduquem eduqueu eduquen
imperfect educava educaves educava educàvem educàveu educaven
future educaré educaràs educarà educarem educareu educaran
preterite eduquí educares educà educàrem educàreu educaren
conditional educaria educaries educaria educaríem educaríeu educarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present eduqui eduquis eduqui eduquem eduqueu eduquin
imperfect eduqués eduquessis eduqués eduquéssim eduquéssiu eduquessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — educa eduqui eduquem eduqueu eduquin
negative (no) — no eduquis no eduqui no eduquem no eduqueu no eduquin

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Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin educāre, present active infinitive of educō.

Verb

educar (first-person singular present educo, first-person singular preterite eduquei, past participle educado)

  1. to educate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of educar (c-qu alternation)
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 educar
Personal educar educares educar educarmos educardes educaren
Gerund
educando
Past participle
Masculine educado educados
Feminine educada educadas
Indicative
Present educo educas educa educamos educades educan
Imperfect educaba educabas educaba educabamos educabades educaban
Preterite eduquei educaches educou educamos educastes educaron
Pluperfect educara educaras educara educaramos educarades educaran
Future educarei educarás educará educaremos educaredes educarán
Conditional educaría educarías educaría educariamos educariades educarían
Subjunctive
Present eduque eduques eduque eduquemos eduquedes eduquen
Imperfect educase educases educase educásemos educásedes educasen
Future educar educares educar educarmos educardes educaren
Imperative
Affirmative educa eduque eduquemos educade eduquen
Negative (non) non eduques non eduque non eduquemos non eduquedes non eduquen
    Reintegrated conjugation of educar (c-qu alternation) (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 educar
Personal educar educares educar educarmos educardes educarem
Gerund
educando
Past participle
Masculine educado educados
Feminine educada educadas
Indicative
Present educo educas educa educamos educades, educais educam
Imperfect educava educavas educava educávamos educávades, educáveis, educávais1 educavam
Preterite eduquei educaste, educache1 educou educamos educastes educárom, educaram
Pluperfect educara educaras educara educáramos educárades, educáreis, educárais1 educaram
Future educarei educarás educará educaremos educaredes, educareis educarám, educarão
Conditional educaria educarias educaria educaríamos educaríades, educaríeis, educaríais1 educariam
Subjunctive
Present eduque eduques eduque eduquemos eduquedes, eduqueis eduquem
Imperfect educasse educasses educasse educássemos educássedes, educásseis educassem
Future educar educares educar educarmos educardes educarem
Imperative
Affirmative educa eduque eduquemos educade, educai eduquem
Negative (nom) nom eduques nom eduque nom eduquemos nom eduquedes, nom eduqueis nom eduquem

1Less recommended.

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Latin

Verb

ēdūcar

  1. inflection of ēdūcō:
    1. first-person singular future passive indicative
    2. first-person singular present passive subjunctive

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin educāre.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: e‧du‧car

Verb

educar (first-person singular present educo, first-person singular preterite eduquei, past participle educado)

  1. to educate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of educar (c-qu alternation) (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 educar
Personal educar educares educar educarmos educardes educarem
Gerund
educando
Past participle
Masculine educado educados
Feminine educada educadas
Indicative
Present educo educas educa educamos educais educam
Imperfect educava educavas educava educávamos educáveis educavam
Preterite eduquei educaste educou educamos1, educámos2 educastes educaram
Pluperfect educara educaras educara educáramos educáreis educaram
Future educarei educarás educará educaremos educareis educarão
Conditional educaria educarias educaria educaríamos educaríeis educariam
Subjunctive
Present eduque eduques eduque eduquemos eduqueis eduquem
Imperfect educasse educasses educasse educássemos educásseis educassem
Future educar educares educar educarmos educardes educarem
Imperative
Affirmative educa eduque eduquemos educai eduquem
Negative (não) não eduques não eduque não eduquemos não eduqueis não eduquem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin educāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eduˈkaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: e‧du‧car

Verb

educar (first-person singular present educo, first-person singular preterite eduqué, past participle educado)

  1. to educate, instruct

Conjugation

    Conjugation of educar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive educar
gerund educando
past participle masculine feminine
singular educado educada
plural educados educadas
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 educo educastú
educásvos 		educa educamos educáis educan
imperfect educaba educabas educaba educábamos educabais educaban
preterite eduqué educaste educó educamos educasteis educaron
future educaré educarás educará educaremos educaréis educarán
conditional educaría educarías educaría educaríamos educaríais educarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present eduque eduquestú
eduquésvos2 		eduque eduquemos eduquéis eduquen
imperfect
(ra) 		educara educaras educara educáramos educarais educaran
imperfect
(se) 		educase educases educase educásemos educaseis educasen
future1 educare educares educare educáremos educareis educaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative educatú
educávos 		eduque eduquemos educad eduquen
negative no eduques no eduque no eduquemos no eduquéis no eduquen

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

    Selected combined forms of educar (c-qu alternation)

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 educar
dative educarme educarte educarle, educarse educarnos educaros educarles, educarse
accusative educarme educarte educarlo, educarla, educarse educarnos educaros educarlos, educarlas, educarse
with gerund educando
dative educándome educándote educándole, educándose educándonos educándoos educándoles, educándose
accusative educándome educándote educándolo, educándola, educándose educándonos educándoos educándolos, educándolas, educándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative educa
dative edúcame edúcate edúcale edúcanos not used edúcales
accusative edúcame edúcate edúcalo, edúcala edúcanos not used edúcalos, edúcalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative educá
dative educame educate educale educanos not used educales
accusative educame educate educalo, educala educanos not used educalos, educalas
with formal second-person singular imperative eduque
dative edúqueme not used edúquele, edúquese edúquenos not used edúqueles
accusative edúqueme not used edúquelo, edúquela, edúquese edúquenos not used edúquelos, edúquelas
with first-person plural imperative eduquemos
dative not used eduquémoste eduquémosle eduquémonos eduquémoos eduquémosles
accusative not used eduquémoste eduquémoslo, eduquémosla eduquémonos eduquémoos eduquémoslos, eduquémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative educad
dative educadme not used educadle educadnos educaos educadles
accusative educadme not used educadlo, educadla educadnos educaos educadlos, educadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative eduquen
dative edúquenme not used edúquenle edúquennos not used edúquenles, edúquense
accusative edúquenme not used edúquenlo, edúquenla edúquennos not used edúquenlos, edúquenlas, edúquense

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