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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin observāre.
Pronunciation
Verb
observar (first-person singular present observo, first-person singular preterite observí, past participle observat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/
- to observe
Conjugation
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin observāre.
Pronunciation
Verb
observar (first-person singular present observo, first-person singular preterite observei, past participle observado)
- (transitive) to observe, watch
- Synonyms: examinar, olhar, ver
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin observāre.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /obseɾˈbaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: ob‧ser‧var
Verb
observar (first-person singular present observo, first-person singular preterite observé, past participle observado)
- (transitive) to observe, to eye
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of observar
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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with infinitive observar
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dative
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observarme
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observarte
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observarle, observarse
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observarnos
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observaros
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observarles, observarse
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accusative
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observarme
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observarte
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observarlo, observarla, observarse
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observarnos
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observaros
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observarlos, observarlas, observarse
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with gerund observando
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dative
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observándome
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observándote
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observándole, observándose
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observándonos
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observándoos
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observándoles, observándose
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accusative
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observándome
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observándote
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observándolo, observándola, observándose
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observándonos
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observándoos
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observándolos, observándolas, observándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative observa
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dative
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obsérvame
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obsérvate
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obsérvale
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obsérvanos
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not used
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obsérvales
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accusative
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obsérvame
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obsérvate
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obsérvalo, obsérvala
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obsérvanos
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not used
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obsérvalos, obsérvalas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative observá
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dative
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observame
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observate
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observale
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observanos
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not used
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observales
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accusative
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observame
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observate
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observalo, observala
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observanos
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not used
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observalos, observalas
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with formal second-person singular imperative observe
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dative
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obsérveme
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not used
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obsérvele, obsérvese
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obsérvenos
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not used
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obsérveles
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accusative
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obsérveme
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not used
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obsérvelo, obsérvela, obsérvese
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obsérvenos
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not used
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obsérvelos, obsérvelas
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with first-person plural imperative observemos
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dative
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not used
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observémoste
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observémosle
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observémonos
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observémoos
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observémosles
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accusative
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not used
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observémoste
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observémoslo, observémosla
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observémonos
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observémoos
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observémoslos, observémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative observad
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dative
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observadme
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not used
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observadle
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observadnos
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observaos
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observadles
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accusative
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observadme
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not used
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observadlo, observadla
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observadnos
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observaos
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observadlos, observadlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative observen
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dative
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obsérvenme
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not used
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obsérvenle
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obsérvennos
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not used
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obsérvenles, obsérvense
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accusative
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obsérvenme
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not used
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obsérvenlo, obsérvenla
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obsérvennos
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not used
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obsérvenlos, obsérvenlas, obsérvense
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