molestar

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin molestāre, from molestus (“troublesome”).

Pronunciation

Verb

molestar (first-person singular present molesto, first-person singular preterite molestí, past participle molestat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /e/

  1. (transitive) to bother, annoy
    Synonym: empipar
  2. to disturb
  3. to hurt

Conjugation

    Conjugation of molestar (first conjugation)
infinitive molestar
gerund molestant
past participle masculine feminine
singular molestat molestada
plural molestats molestades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present molesto molestes molesta molestem molesteu molesten
imperfect molestava molestaves molestava molestàvem molestàveu molestaven
future molestaré molestaràs molestarà molestarem molestareu molestaran
preterite molestí molestares molestà molestàrem molestàreu molestaren
conditional molestaria molestaries molestaria molestaríem molestaríeu molestarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present molesti molestis molesti molestem molesteu molestin
imperfect molestés molestessis molestés molestéssim molestéssiu molestessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — molesta molesti molestem molesteu molestin
negative (no) — no molestis no molesti no molestem no molesteu no molestin

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Galician

Verb

molestar (first-person singular present molesto, first-person singular preterite molestei, past participle molestado)

  1. to bother, annoy

Conjugation

    Conjugation of molestar
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 molestar
Personal molestar molestares molestar molestarmos molestardes molestaren
Gerund
molestando
Past participle
Masculine molestado molestados
Feminine molestada molestadas
Indicative
Present molesto molestas molesta molestamos molestades molestan
Imperfect molestaba molestabas molestaba molestabamos molestabades molestaban
Preterite molestei molestaches molestou molestamos molestastes molestaron
Pluperfect molestara molestaras molestara molestaramos molestarades molestaran
Future molestarei molestarás molestará molestaremos molestaredes molestarán
Conditional molestaría molestarías molestaría molestariamos molestariades molestarían
Subjunctive
Present moleste molestes moleste molestemos molestedes molesten
Imperfect molestase molestases molestase molestásemos molestásedes molestasen
Future molestar molestares molestar molestarmos molestardes molestaren
Imperative
Affirmative molesta moleste molestemos molestade molesten
Negative (non) non molestes non moleste non molestemos non molestedes non molesten
    Reintegrated conjugation of molestar (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 molestar
Personal molestar molestares molestar molestarmos molestardes molestarem
Gerund
molestando
Past participle
Masculine molestado molestados
Feminine molestada molestadas
Indicative
Present molesto molestas molesta molestamos molestades, molestais molestam
Imperfect molestava molestavas molestava molestávamos molestávades, molestáveis, molestávais1 molestavam
Preterite molestei molestaste, molestache1 molestou molestamos molestastes molestárom, molestaram
Pluperfect molestara molestaras molestara molestáramos molestárades, molestáreis, molestárais1 molestaram
Future molestarei molestarás molestará molestaremos molestaredes, molestareis molestarám, molestarão
Conditional molestaria molestarias molestaria molestaríamos molestaríades, molestaríeis, molestaríais1 molestariam
Subjunctive
Present moleste molestes moleste molestemos molestedes, molesteis molestem
Imperfect molestasse molestasses molestasse molestássemos molestássedes, molestásseis molestassem
Future molestar molestares molestar molestarmos molestardes molestarem
Imperative
Affirmative molesta moleste molestemos molestade, molestai molestem
Negative (nom) nom molestes nom moleste nom molestemos nom molestedes, nom molesteis nom molestem

1Less recommended.

Ido

Etymology

Borrowing from English molest, Spanish molestar, Italian molestare, German molestieren and French molester.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mo.lesˈtar/, /mo.leˈstar/

Verb

molestar (present tense molestas, past tense molestis, future tense molestos, imperative molestez, conditional molestus)

  1. (transitive) to molest, to harass, to mistreat

Conjugation

    Conjugation of molestar
present past future
infinitive molestar molestir molestor
tense molestas molestis molestos
conditional molestus
imperative molestez
adjective active participle molestanta molestinta molestonta
adverbial active participle molestante molestinte molestonte
nominal active participle singular molestanto molestinto molestonto
plural molestanti molestinti molestonti
adjective passive participle molestata molestita molestota
adverbial passive participle molestate molestite molestote
nominal passive participle singular molestato molestito molestoto
plural molestati molestiti molestoti

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin molestāre, from molestus (“troublesome”).

Pronunciation

 
 

Verb

molestar (first-person singular present molesto, first-person singular preterite molestei, past participle molestado)

  1. to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to harass
    Synonym: incomodar
  2. to molest (to abuse sexually)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of molestar (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 molestar
Personal molestar molestares molestar molestarmos molestardes molestarem
Gerund
molestando
Past participle
Masculine molestado molestados
Feminine molestada molestadas
Indicative
Present molesto molestas molesta molestamos molestais molestam
Imperfect molestava molestavas molestava molestávamos molestáveis molestavam
Preterite molestei molestaste molestou molestamos1, molestámos2 molestastes molestaram
Pluperfect molestara molestaras molestara molestáramos molestáreis molestaram
Future molestarei molestarás molestará molestaremos molestareis molestarão
Conditional molestaria molestarias molestaria molestaríamos molestaríeis molestariam
Subjunctive
Present moleste molestes moleste molestemos molesteis molestem
Imperfect molestasse molestasses molestasse molestássemos molestásseis molestassem
Future molestar molestares molestar molestarmos molestardes molestarem
Imperative
Affirmative molesta moleste molestemos molestai molestem
Negative (não) não molestes não moleste não molestemos não molesteis não molestem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin molestāre, from molestus (“troublesome”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /molesˈtaɾ/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: mo‧les‧tar

Verb

molestar (first-person singular present molesto, first-person singular preterite molesté, past participle molestado)

  1. to bother, to disturb, to trouble, to impose, to inconvenience, to burden
    Synonyms: fastidiar, fregar, joder, jorobar
  2. to annoy, to tease, to pester, to bug, to hassle
  3. to upset, to discomfort
  4. to mind (uses indirect object)
  5. (intransitive) to intrude
  6. (reflexive) to get upset
  7. (reflexive) to bother (to, en)

Usage notes

Conjugation

    Conjugation of molestar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive molestar
gerund molestando
past participle masculine feminine
singular molestado molestada
plural molestados molestadas
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 molesto molestastú
molestásvos 		molesta molestamos molestáis molestan
imperfect molestaba molestabas molestaba molestábamos molestabais molestaban
preterite molesté molestaste molestó molestamos molestasteis molestaron
future molestaré molestarás molestará molestaremos molestaréis molestarán
conditional molestaría molestarías molestaría molestaríamos molestaríais molestarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present moleste molestestú
molestésvos2 		moleste molestemos molestéis molesten
imperfect
(ra) 		molestara molestaras molestara molestáramos molestarais molestaran
imperfect
(se) 		molestase molestases molestase molestásemos molestaseis molestasen
future1 molestare molestares molestare molestáremos molestareis molestaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative molestatú
molestávos 		moleste molestemos molestad molesten
negative no molestes no moleste no molestemos no molestéis no molesten

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

    Selected combined forms of molestar

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 molestar
dative molestarme molestarte molestarle, molestarse molestarnos molestaros molestarles, molestarse
accusative molestarme molestarte molestarlo, molestarla, molestarse molestarnos molestaros molestarlos, molestarlas, molestarse
with gerund molestando
dative molestándome molestándote molestándole, molestándose molestándonos molestándoos molestándoles, molestándose
accusative molestándome molestándote molestándolo, molestándola, molestándose molestándonos molestándoos molestándolos, molestándolas, molestándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative molesta
dative moléstame moléstate moléstale moléstanos not used moléstales
accusative moléstame moléstate moléstalo, moléstala moléstanos not used moléstalos, moléstalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative molestá
dative molestame molestate molestale molestanos not used molestales
accusative molestame molestate molestalo, molestala molestanos not used molestalos, molestalas
with formal second-person singular imperative moleste
dative molésteme not used moléstele, moléstese moléstenos not used molésteles
accusative molésteme not used moléstelo, moléstela, moléstese moléstenos not used moléstelos, moléstelas
with first-person plural imperative molestemos
dative not used molestémoste molestémosle molestémonos molestémoos molestémosles
accusative not used molestémoste molestémoslo, molestémosla molestémonos molestémoos molestémoslos, molestémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative molestad
dative molestadme not used molestadle molestadnos molestaos molestadles
accusative molestadme not used molestadlo, molestadla molestadnos molestaos molestadlos, molestadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative molesten
dative moléstenme not used moléstenle moléstennos not used moléstenles, moléstense
accusative moléstenme not used moléstenlo, moléstenla moléstennos not used moléstenlos, moléstenlas, moléstense

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