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Etymology
From orient + -ar.
Verb
orientar (first-person singular present oriento, first-person singular preterite orientí, past participle orientat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/
- (transitive) to orient
Conjugation
Derived terms
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Portuguese
Etymology
From oriente + -ar.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /o.ɾi.ẽˈta(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /o.ɾjẽˈta(ʁ)/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /o.ɾi.ẽˈta(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /o.ɾjẽˈta(ʁ)/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /o.ɾi.ẽˈta(ɾ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /o.ɾjẽˈta(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /o.ɾi.ẽˈta(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /o.ɾjẽˈta(ʁ)/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /o.ɾi.ẽˈta(ɻ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /o.ɾjẽˈta(ɻ)/
Verb
orientar (first-person singular present oriento, first-person singular preterite orientei, past participle orientado)
- to guide, conduct
- to orient, orientate
- to manage, oversee
- (Portugal, informal) to get, to find
- Synonym: arranjar
- Orientaste um bom café? ― Did you find a nice café?
- Orienta-me cinquenta cêntimos. ― Give me fifty cents.
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
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Spanish
Etymology
From oriente + -ar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oɾjenˈtaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: o‧rien‧tar
Verb
orientar (first-person singular present oriento, first-person singular preterite orienté, past participle orientado)
- (transitive) to orient
- (reflexive) to get one's bearings
- (reflexive) to be directed
- (pronominal) to aim, to point at
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 orientar
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 orientar
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dative
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orientarme
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orientarte
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orientarle, orientarse
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orientarnos
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orientaros
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orientarles, orientarse
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accusative
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orientarme
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orientarte
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orientarlo, orientarla, orientarse
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orientarnos
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orientaros
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orientarlos, orientarlas, orientarse
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with gerund orientando
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dative
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orientándome
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orientándote
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orientándole, orientándose
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orientándonos
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orientándoos
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orientándoles, orientándose
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accusative
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orientándome
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orientándote
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orientándolo, orientándola, orientándose
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orientándonos
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orientándoos
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orientándolos, orientándolas, orientándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative orienta
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dative
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oriéntame
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oriéntate
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oriéntale
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oriéntanos
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not used
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oriéntales
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accusative
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oriéntame
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oriéntate
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oriéntalo, oriéntala
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oriéntanos
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not used
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oriéntalos, oriéntalas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative orientá
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dative
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orientame
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orientate
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orientale
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orientanos
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not used
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orientales
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accusative
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orientame
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orientate
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orientalo, orientala
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orientanos
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not used
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orientalos, orientalas
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with formal second-person singular imperative oriente
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dative
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oriénteme
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not used
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oriéntele, oriéntese
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oriéntenos
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not used
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oriénteles
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accusative
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oriénteme
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not used
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oriéntelo, oriéntela, oriéntese
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oriéntenos
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not used
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oriéntelos, oriéntelas
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with first-person plural imperative orientemos
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dative
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not used
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orientémoste
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orientémosle
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orientémonos
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orientémoos
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orientémosles
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accusative
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not used
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orientémoste
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orientémoslo, orientémosla
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orientémonos
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orientémoos
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orientémoslos, orientémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative orientad
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dative
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orientadme
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not used
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orientadle
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orientadnos
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orientaos
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orientadles
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accusative
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orientadme
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not used
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orientadlo, orientadla
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orientadnos
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orientaos
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orientadlos, orientadlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative orienten
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dative
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oriéntenme
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not used
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oriéntenle
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oriéntennos
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not used
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oriéntenles, oriéntense
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accusative
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oriéntenme
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not used
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oriéntenlo, oriéntenla
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oriéntennos
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not used
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oriéntenlos, oriéntenlas, oriéntense
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Derived terms
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