optar

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Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin optāre (“to choose”).

Pronunciation

Verb

optar (first-person singular present opto, first-person singular preterite optí, past participle optat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /ɔ/

  1. to pick, choose, go for

Conjugation

    Conjugation of optar (first conjugation)
infinitive optar
gerund optant
past participle masculine feminine
singular optat optada
plural optats optades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present opto optes opta optem opteu opten
imperfect optava optaves optava optàvem optàveu optaven
future optaré optaràs optarà optarem optareu optaran
preterite optí optares optà optàrem optàreu optaren
conditional optaria optaries optaria optaríem optaríeu optarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present opti optis opti optem opteu optin
imperfect optés optessis optés optéssim optéssiu optessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — opta opti optem opteu optin
negative (no) — no optis no opti no optem no opteu no optin

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Adverb

optar (positive opt, superlative optast)

  1. oftener

References

  • “opt”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin optāre (“to choose”). Compare the inherited doublet outar.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: op‧tar

Verb

optar (first-person singular present opto, first-person singular preterite optei, past participle optado)

  1. to opt; to choose; to pick
    Synonyms: decidir, escolher, selecionar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of optar (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 optar
Personal optar optares optar optarmos optardes optarem
Gerund
optando
Past participle
Masculine optado optados
Feminine optada optadas
Indicative
Present opto optas opta optamos optais optam
Imperfect optava optavas optava optávamos optáveis optavam
Preterite optei optaste optou optamos1, optámos2 optastes optaram
Pluperfect optara optaras optara optáramos optáreis optaram
Future optarei optarás optará optaremos optareis optarão
Conditional optaria optarias optaria optaríamos optaríeis optariam
Subjunctive
Present opte optes opte optemos opteis optem
Imperfect optasse optasses optasse optássemos optásseis optassem
Future optar optares optar optarmos optardes optarem
Imperative
Affirmative opta opte optemos optai optem
Negative (não) não optes não opte não optemos não opteis não optem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Related terms

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin optāre (“to choose”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /obˈtaɾ/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: op‧tar

Verb

optar (first-person singular present opto, first-person singular preterite opté, past participle optado)

  1. to opt

Conjugation

    Conjugation of optar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive optar
gerund optando
past participle masculine feminine
singular optado optada
plural optados optadas
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 opto optastú
optásvos 		opta optamos optáis optan
imperfect optaba optabas optaba optábamos optabais optaban
preterite opté optaste optó optamos optasteis optaron
future optaré optarás optará optaremos optaréis optarán
conditional optaría optarías optaría optaríamos optaríais optarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present opte optestú
optésvos2 		opte optemos optéis opten
imperfect
(ra) 		optara optaras optara optáramos optarais optaran
imperfect
(se) 		optase optases optase optásemos optaseis optasen
future1 optare optares optare optáremos optareis optaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative optatú
optávos 		opte optemos optad opten
negative no optes no opte no optemos no optéis no opten

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

    Selected combined forms of optar

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 optar
dative optarme optarte optarle, optarse optarnos optaros optarles, optarse
accusative optarme optarte optarlo, optarla, optarse optarnos optaros optarlos, optarlas, optarse
with gerund optando
dative optándome optándote optándole, optándose optándonos optándoos optándoles, optándose
accusative optándome optándote optándolo, optándola, optándose optándonos optándoos optándolos, optándolas, optándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative opta
dative óptame óptate óptale óptanos not used óptales
accusative óptame óptate óptalo, óptala óptanos not used óptalos, óptalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative optá
dative optame optate optale optanos not used optales
accusative optame optate optalo, optala optanos not used optalos, optalas
with formal second-person singular imperative opte
dative ópteme not used óptele, óptese óptenos not used ópteles
accusative ópteme not used óptelo, óptela, óptese óptenos not used óptelos, óptelas
with first-person plural imperative optemos
dative not used optémoste optémosle optémonos optémoos optémosles
accusative not used optémoste optémoslo, optémosla optémonos optémoos optémoslos, optémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative optad
dative optadme not used optadle optadnos optaos optadles
accusative optadme not used optadlo, optadla optadnos optaos optadlos, optadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative opten
dative óptenme not used óptenle óptennos not used óptenles, óptense
accusative óptenme not used óptenlo, óptenla óptennos not used óptenlos, óptenlas, óptense

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