minar

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English

Noun

minar (plural minars)

  1. A minaret.
    • 1885, James Burgess, Lists of the Antiquarian Remains in the Bombay Presidency, page 230:
      The barah-dari has six window places and two doorways, and is surmounted by four small minars.

Catalan

Pronunciation

Verb

minar (first-person singular present mino, first-person singular preterite miní, past participle minat)

  1. to mine (to dig into, for ore or metal)
  2. to mine (to sow explosive mines)
  3. to undermine (to weaken or work against)
    Synonym: soscavar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of minar (first conjugation)
infinitive minar
gerund minant
past participle masculine feminine
singular minat minada
plural minats minades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present mino mines mina minem mineu minen
imperfect minava minaves minava minàvem minàveu minaven
future minaré minaràs minarà minarem minareu minaran
preterite miní minares minà minàrem minàreu minaren
conditional minaria minaries minaria minaríem minaríeu minarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present mini minis mini minem mineu minin
imperfect minés minessis minés minéssim minéssiu minessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — mina mini minem mineu minin
negative (no) — no minis no mini no minem no mineu no minin

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

minar

  1. present of mina

Occitan

Etymology

From mina +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

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Verb

minar

  1. to mine

Conjugation

    Lengadocian (Central Occitan)
simple compound
infinitive minar aver minat
gerund minant use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle minat —
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ieu tu el nosautres vosautres eles
present mini minas mina minam minatz minan
imperfect minavi minavas minava minàvem minàvetz minavan
preterite minèri minères minèt minèrem minèretz minèron
future minarai minaràs minarà minarem minaretz minaràn
conditional minariái minariás minariá minariam minariatz minarián
conditional 2nd form1 minèra minèras minèra mineram mineratz minèran
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 mine mines mine minem minetz minen
imperfect minèssi minèsses minèsse minèssem minèssetz minèsson
compound
tenses 		past use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative — tu — nosautres vosautres —
mina minem minatz 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects
    Auvernhàs
simple compound
infinitive minar aver minat
gerund minant use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle minat —
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ieu tu el nosautres vosautres eles
present mine mines mina minam minatz minon
imperfect minave minaves minava minaviam minaviatz minavon
preterite minere mineres minet minem minetz mineron
future minarai minaràs minará minarem minaretz minarán
conditional minariá minariás minariá minariam minariatz minarián
conditional 2nd form1 minèra minèras minèra mineram mineratz minèran
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 mine mines mine minassiam minassiatz minon
imperfect minesse minesses minesse minessiam minessiatz minesson
compound
tenses 		past use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative — tu — nosautres vosautres —
mina minassiam minatz 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects
    Gascon
simple compound
infinitive minar aver minat
gerund minant use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle minat —
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ieu tu el nosautres vosautres eles
present mini minas mina minam minatz minan
imperfect minavi minavas minava minàvam minàvatz minavan
preterite minèi minès minè minèm minètz minèn
future minarèi minaràs minarà minaram minaratz minaràn
conditional minarí minarés minaré minarem minaretz minarén
conditional 2nd form1 minèra minèras minèra mineram mineratz minèran
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 mini mines mine minem minetz minen
imperfect minèssi minèsses minèsse minèssem minèssetz minèssen
compound
tenses 		past use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative — tu — nosautres vosautres —
mina minem minatz 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects
    Lemosin
simple compound
infinitive minar aver minat
gerund minant use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle minat —
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ieu tu el nosautres vosautres eles
present mine minas mina minam minatz minan
imperfect minava minavas minava minàvam minàvatz minavan
preterite minei mineras minet minèram minèratz mineran
future minarai minaràs minará minarem minaretz minarán
conditional minariá minariàs minariá minariam minariatz minarián
conditional 2nd form1 minèra minèras minèra mineram mineratz minèran
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 mine mines mine minem minetz minen
imperfect minèsse minèsses minèsse minèssem minèssetz minèssen
compound
tenses 		past use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative — tu — nosautres vosautres —
mina minem minatz 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects
    Provençau
simple compound
infinitive minar aver minat
gerund minant use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle minat —
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ieu tu el nosautres vosautres eles
present mine mines mina minam minatz minan
imperfect minavi minavas minava minàvem minàvetz minavan
preterite minère minères minèt mineriam mineriatz minèron
future minarai minaràs minarà minarem minaretz minaràn
conditional minariáu minariás minariá minariam minariatz minarián
conditional 2nd form1 minèra minèras minèra mineram mineratz minèran
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 mine mines mine minem minetz minan
imperfect minèsse minèsses minèsse minessiam minessiatz minèsson
compound
tenses 		past use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative — tu — nosautres vosautres —
mina minem minatz 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: mi‧nar

Verb

minar (first-person singular present mino, first-person singular preterite minei, past participle minado)

  1. to mine (to extract ore from the ground)
  2. (transitive) to mine (to place mines (device that explodes when touched or approached) in)
    Synonyms: explorar, minerar
  3. to undermine (to dig under something)
    Synonym: solapar
  4. (figurative) to undermine (to weaken or work against)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of minar (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 minar
Personal minar minares minar minarmos minardes minarem
Gerund
minando
Past participle
Masculine minado minados
Feminine minada minadas
Indicative
Present mino minas mina minamos minais minam
Imperfect minava minavas minava minávamos mináveis minavam
Preterite minei minaste minou minamos1, minámos2 minastes minaram
Pluperfect minara minaras minara mináramos mináreis minaram
Future minarei minarás minará minaremos minareis minarão
Conditional minaria minarias minaria minaríamos minaríeis minariam
Subjunctive
Present mine mines mine minemos mineis minem
Imperfect minasse minasses minasse minássemos minásseis minassem
Future minar minares minar minarmos minardes minarem
Imperative
Affirmative mina mine minemos minai minem
Negative (não) não mines não mine não minemos não mineis não minem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin mina (“mine”), from Ancient Greek μνᾶ (mnâ, “100 drachmas”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /miˈnaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: mi‧nar

Verb

minar (first-person singular present mino, first-person singular preterite miné, past participle minado)

  1. to sap, mine, dig tunnels under
  2. to mine, lay military land or marine mines
  3. (figuratively) to undermine, destroy (health, confidence, etc.)
  4. to wear away, erode

Conjugation

    Conjugation of minar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive minar
gerund minando
past participle masculine feminine
singular minado minada
plural minados minadas
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 mino minastú
minásvos 		mina minamos mináis minan
imperfect minaba minabas minaba minábamos minabais minaban
preterite miné minaste minó minamos minasteis minaron
future minaré minarás minará minaremos minaréis minarán
conditional minaría minarías minaría minaríamos minaríais minarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present mine minestú
minésvos2 		mine minemos minéis minen
imperfect
(ra) 		minara minaras minara mináramos minarais minaran
imperfect
(se) 		minase minases minase minásemos minaseis minasen
future1 minare minares minare mináremos minareis minaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative minatú
minávos 		mine minemos minad minen
negative no mines no mine no minemos no minéis no minen

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

    Selected combined forms of minar

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 minar
dative minarme minarte minarle, minarse minarnos minaros minarles, minarse
accusative minarme minarte minarlo, minarla, minarse minarnos minaros minarlos, minarlas, minarse
with gerund minando
dative minándome minándote minándole, minándose minándonos minándoos minándoles, minándose
accusative minándome minándote minándolo, minándola, minándose minándonos minándoos minándolos, minándolas, minándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative mina
dative míname mínate mínale mínanos not used mínales
accusative míname mínate mínalo, mínala mínanos not used mínalos, mínalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative miná
dative miname minate minale minanos not used minales
accusative miname minate minalo, minala minanos not used minalos, minalas
with formal second-person singular imperative mine
dative míneme not used mínele, mínese mínenos not used míneles
accusative míneme not used mínelo, mínela, mínese mínenos not used mínelos, mínelas
with first-person plural imperative minemos
dative not used minémoste minémosle minémonos minémoos minémosles
accusative not used minémoste minémoslo, minémosla minémonos minémoos minémoslos, minémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative minad
dative minadme not used minadle minadnos minaos minadles
accusative minadme not used minadlo, minadla minadnos minaos minadlos, minadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative minen
dative mínenme not used mínenle mínennos not used mínenles, mínense
accusative mínenme not used mínenlo, mínenla mínennos not used mínenlos, mínenlas, mínense

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