pensar

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin pēnsāre. Doublet of pesar.

Verb

pensar (first-person singular indicative present penso, past participle pensáu)

1. to think

Conjugation

Derived terms

• pensamientu

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin pēnsāre. First attested in the 12th century. Doublet of pesar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic)
• IPA^(key): (Valencian)

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

pensar (first-person singular present penso, first-person singular preterite pensí, past participle pensat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencian) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

1. to think
2. to think about, to think of, to have in mind
3. to think about, to be of the opinion about
4. to remember, to reminisce over

Conjugation

Derived terms

• ni pensar-hi
• pensa
• pensada
• pensador
• pensament

References

Further reading

• “pensar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “pensar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “pensar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

Etymology

From Latin pēnsāre. Doublet of pesar.

Verb

pensar (first-person singular present penso, first-person singular preterite pensei, past participle pensado)

1. to think

Conjugation

Derived terms

• pensamento

Ido

Etymology

From French penser, Italian pensare, Spanish pensar, all ultimately from Latin pēnsāre.

Verb

pensar (present tense pensas, past tense pensis, future tense pensos, imperative pensez, conditional pensus)

1. to think

Conjugation

    Conjugation of pensar

		present		past		future
infinitive		pensar		pensir		pensor
tense		pensas		pensis		pensos
conditional		pensus
imperative		pensez
adjective active participle		pensanta		pensinta		pensonta
adverbial active participle		pensante		pensinte		pensonte
nominal active participle	singular	pensanto		pensinto		pensonto
	plural	pensanti		pensinti		pensonti
adjective passive participle		pensata		pensita		pensota
adverbial passive participle		pensate		pensite		pensote
nominal passive participle	singular	pensato		pensito		pensoto
	plural	pensati		pensiti		pensoti

Interlingua

Verb

pensar

1. to think

Conjugation

Ladino

Etymology

From Latin pēnsāre. Doublet of pesar.

Verb

pensar (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling פינסאר)

1. to think
   • 2000, David Altabé, “Ay koza triste en ser Sefaradi”, in Esther Benbassa, editor, Les Sépharades en littérature, page 164:

     Ay koza triste en ser Sefaradi,
     i pensar en las sivdades ke deshi,
     las glories del pasado ke pedri,
     i la soledad en ke me kayi

     There is something sad in being Sephardi
     and thinking of the cities that I've left,
     the glories of the past that I've lost
     and the loneliness into which I've fallen

Mirandese

Etymology

From Latin pēnsāre. Doublet of pesar.

Verb

pensar

1. to think

Related terms

• pensamiento

Old Spanish

Etymology

From Latin pēnsāre. Doublet of pesar.

Verb

pensar

1. to think
   • c. 1140, “Cantar primero. Destierro del Cid”, in Cantar de Mio Cid:

     Allí piensan de aguijar, allí sueltan las riendas.

     There they think of prodding, there they loosen the reins.

Descendants

• Ladino: pensar
• Spanish: pensar

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin pēnsāre. Doublet of pesar.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pen‧sar

Verb

pensar (first-person singular present penso, first-person singular preterite pensei, past participle pensado)

1. to think (communicate to oneself in one’s mind)
2. to conceive, intend

   As lojas foram pensadas exclusivamente para turistas.

   The shops have been conceived exclusively for tourists.

Conjugation

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:pensar.

Related terms

• pensamento

Sabir

Etymology

From Spanish pensar (“to think”).

Verb

pensar

1. to think

References

• Feissat et Demonchy, Dictionnaire de la Langue Franque, ou Petit Mauresque

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pēnsāre. Doublet of pesar. Compare English perceive.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /penˈsaɾ/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: pen‧sar

Verb

pensar (first-person singular present pienso, first-person singular preterite pensé, past participle pensado)

1. to think

   Pienso, luego existo.

   I think, therefore I am.

   (René Descartes)

   (translated from the original Latin to Spanish)

2. to hold an opinion

   Synonym: creer

   ¿Piensas que la historia es buena?

   Do you think that history is good?

3. to reflect upon a situation
4. to intend, to plan

   Nunca pensé lastimarte.

   I never meant to hurt you

   No pienso afeitarme hasta que llegue el verano.

   I won't shave until Summer

5. to think about

   ¿Por qué no pensé en eso antes?

   Why didn't I think of that before?

Conjugation

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

• Sabir: pensar

See also

• creer
• opinar

Further reading

• “pensar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Venetian

Etymology

From Latin pēnsāre. Doublet of pexar.

Verb

pensar

1. (intransitive) to think

Conjugation

• Venetian conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.