girar

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Etymology

From Latin gȳrāre. Cognate with Spanish girar, yirar, English gyrate, Italian girare, Occitan girar.

Pronunciation

Verb

girar (first-person singular present giro, first-person singular preterite girí, past participle girat)

  1. to turn
  2. (obsolete) to translate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of girar (first conjugation)
infinitive girar
gerund girant
past participle masculine feminine
singular girat girada
plural girats girades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present giro gires gira girem gireu giren
imperfect girava giraves girava giràvem giràveu giraven
future giraré giraràs girarà girarem girareu giraran
preterite girí girares girà giràrem giràreu giraren
conditional giraria giraries giraria giraríem giraríeu girarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present giri giris giri girem gireu girin
imperfect girés giressis girés giréssim giréssiu giressin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — gira giri girem gireu girin
negative (no) — no giris no giri no girem no gireu no girin

Derived terms

Further reading

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Verb

girar

  1. to dance

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin gȳrāre.

Verb

girar

  1. to turn

Conjugation

    Lengadocian (Central Occitan)
simple compound
infinitive girar aver girat
gerund girant use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle girat —
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ieu tu el nosautres vosautres eles
present giri giras gira giram giratz giran
imperfect giravi giravas girava giràvem giràvetz giravan
preterite girèri girères girèt girèrem girèretz girèron
future girarai giraràs girarà girarem giraretz giraràn
conditional girariái girariás girariá girariam girariatz girarián
conditional 2nd form1 girèra girèras girèra gireram gireratz girèran
compound
tenses 		present perfect use the present tense of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
past anterior use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
future perfect use the future tense of aver + past participle
conditional perfect use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive que ieu que tu que el que nosautres que vosautres que eles
present gire gires gire girem giretz giren
imperfect girèssi girèsses girèsse girèssem girèssetz girèsson
compound
tenses 		past use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative — tu — nosautres vosautres —
gira girem giratz 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects
    Auvernhàs
simple compound
infinitive girar aver girat
gerund girant use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle girat —
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ieu tu el nosautres vosautres eles
present gire gires gira giram giratz giron
imperfect girave giraves girava giraviam giraviatz giravon
preterite girere gireres giret girem giretz gireron
future girarai giraràs girará girarem giraretz girarán
conditional girariá girariás girariá girariam girariatz girarián
conditional 2nd form1 girèra girèras girèra gireram gireratz girèran
compound
tenses 		present perfect use the present tense of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
past anterior use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
future perfect use the future tense of aver + past participle
conditional perfect use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive que ieu que tu que el que nosautres que vosautres que eles
present gire gires gire girassiam girassiatz giron
imperfect giresse giresses giresse giressiam giressiatz giresson
compound
tenses 		past use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative — tu — nosautres vosautres —
gira girassiam giratz 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects
    Gascon
simple compound
infinitive girar aver girat
gerund girant use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle girat —
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ieu tu el nosautres vosautres eles
present giri giras gira giram giratz giran
imperfect giravi giravas girava giràvam giràvatz giravan
preterite girèi girès girè girèm girètz girèn
future girarèi giraràs girarà giraram giraratz giraràn
conditional girarí girarés giraré girarem giraretz girarén
conditional 2nd form1 girèra girèras girèra gireram gireratz girèran
compound
tenses 		present perfect use the present tense of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
past anterior use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
future perfect use the future tense of aver + past participle
conditional perfect use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive que ieu que tu que el que nosautres que vosautres que eles
present giri gires gire girem giretz giren
imperfect girèssi girèsses girèsse girèssem girèssetz girèssen
compound
tenses 		past use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative — tu — nosautres vosautres —
gira girem giratz 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects
    Lemosin
simple compound
infinitive girar aver girat
gerund girant use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle girat —
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ieu tu el nosautres vosautres eles
present gire giras gira giram giratz giran
imperfect girava giravas girava giràvam giràvatz giravan
preterite girei gireras giret girèram girèratz gireran
future girarai giraràs girará girarem giraretz girarán
conditional girariá girariàs girariá girariam girariatz girarián
conditional 2nd form1 girèra girèras girèra gireram gireratz girèran
compound
tenses 		present perfect use the present tense of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
past anterior use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
future perfect use the future tense of aver + past participle
conditional perfect use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive que ieu que tu que el que nosautres que vosautres que eles
present gire gires gire girem giretz giren
imperfect girèsse girèsses girèsse girèssem girèssetz girèssen
compound
tenses 		past use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative — tu — nosautres vosautres —
gira girem giratz 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects
    Provençau
simple compound
infinitive girar aver girat
gerund girant use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle girat —
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ieu tu el nosautres vosautres eles
present gire gires gira giram giratz giran
imperfect giravi giravas girava giràvem giràvetz giravan
preterite girère girères girèt gireriam gireriatz girèron
future girarai giraràs girarà girarem giraretz giraràn
conditional girariáu girariás girariá girariam girariatz girarián
conditional 2nd form1 girèra girèras girèra gireram gireratz girèran
compound
tenses 		present perfect use the present tense of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
past anterior use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
future perfect use the future tense of aver + past participle
conditional perfect use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive que ieu que tu que el que nosautres que vosautres que eles
present gire gires gire girem giretz giran
imperfect girèsse girèsses girèsse giressiam giressiatz girèsson
compound
tenses 		past use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative — tu — nosautres vosautres —
gira girem giratz 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin gȳrāre.

Pronunciation

 
 

Verb

girar (first-person singular present giro, first-person singular preterite girei, past participle girado)

  1. (intransitive) to turn; to rotate (change one’s own orientation)
  2. (transitive) to turn; to rotate (change the orientation of something)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of girar (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 girar
Personal girar girares girar girarmos girardes girarem
Gerund
girando
Past participle
Masculine girado girados
Feminine girada giradas
Indicative
Present giro giras gira giramos girais giram
Imperfect girava giravas girava girávamos giráveis giravam
Preterite girei giraste girou giramos1, girámos2 girastes giraram
Pluperfect girara giraras girara giráramos giráreis giraram
Future girarei girarás girará giraremos girareis girarão
Conditional giraria girarias giraria giraríamos giraríeis girariam
Subjunctive
Present gire gires gire giremos gireis girem
Imperfect girasse girasses girasse girássemos girásseis girassem
Future girar girares girar girarmos girardes girarem
Imperative
Affirmative gira gire giremos girai girem
Negative (não) não gires não gire não giremos não gireis não girem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Synonyms

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin gȳrāre, from Latin gȳrus (“circle”), from Ancient Greek γῦρος (gûros). Doublet of yirar. Compare with French gyrer, Galician xirar, Portuguese girar, Italian girare. Compare also English gyrate, English gyro.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xiˈɾaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: gi‧rar

Verb

girar (first-person singular present giro, first-person singular preterite giré, past participle girado)

  1. to turn, pivot
    Gira a la izquierda.
    Turn to the left.
  2. to spin, rotate, revolve, twirl, gyrate
    La tierra gira alrededor del sol.
    The earth revolves around the sun.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of girar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive girar
gerund girando
past participle masculine feminine
singular girado girada
plural girados giradas
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 giro girastú
girásvos 		gira giramos giráis giran
imperfect giraba girabas giraba girábamos girabais giraban
preterite giré giraste giró giramos girasteis giraron
future giraré girarás girará giraremos giraréis girarán
conditional giraría girarías giraría giraríamos giraríais girarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present gire girestú
girésvos2 		gire giremos giréis giren
imperfect
(ra) 		girara giraras girara giráramos girarais giraran
imperfect
(se) 		girase girases girase girásemos giraseis girasen
future1 girare girares girare giráremos girareis giraren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative giratú
girávos 		gire giremos girad giren
negative no gires no gire no giremos no giréis no giren

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

    Selected combined forms of girar

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 girar dative girarme girarte girarle, girarse girarnos giraros girarles, girarse
accusative girarme girarte girarlo, girarla, girarse girarnos giraros girarlos, girarlas, girarse
with gerund girando dative girándome girándote girándole, girándose girándonos girándoos girándoles, girándose
accusative girándome girándote girándolo, girándola, girándose girándonos girándoos girándolos, girándolas, girándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative gira dative gírame gírate gírale gíranos not used gírales
accusative gírame gírate gíralo, gírala gíranos not used gíralos, gíralas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative girá dative girame girate girale giranos not used girales
accusative girame girate giralo, girala giranos not used giralos, giralas
with formal second-person singular imperative gire dative gíreme not used gírele, gírese gírenos not used gíreles
accusative gíreme not used gírelo, gírela, gírese gírenos not used gírelos, gírelas
with first-person plural imperative giremos dative not used girémoste girémosle girémonos girémoos girémosles
accusative not used girémoste girémoslo, girémosla girémonos girémoos girémoslos, girémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative girad dative giradme not used giradle giradnos giraos giradles
accusative giradme not used giradlo, giradla giradnos giraos giradlos, giradlas
with formal second-person plural imperative giren dative gírenme not used gírenle gírennos not used gírenles, gírense
accusative gírenme not used gírenlo, gírenla gírennos not used gírenlos, gírenlas, gírense

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Tagalog: hira

See also

Further reading

Swedish

Noun

girar

  1. indefinite plural of gir

Verb

girar

  1. present indicative of gira
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