portare

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See also: portaré

Asturian

Verb

portare

  1. inflection of portar:
    1. first/third-person singular pluperfect indicative
    2. first/third-person singular imperfect preterite subjunctive

Italian

Etymology

From Latin portāre (“to bring, carry”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“go, traverse”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /porˈta.re/
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  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: por‧tà‧re

Verb

portàre (first-person singular present pòrto, first-person singular past historic portài, past participle portàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to bring, fetch, take, carry
    Synonyms: andare a prendere, reggere, recare, recapitare, consegnare, dare
  2. (figurative, by extension) to transmit; to relay
    vi porto questa informazione ― I bring you this information
  3. to propose
    Synonyms: proporre, candidare, designare
    portare Fabiano come candidato
    to propose Fabiano as a candidate
  4. to lead or drive
    Synonyms: condurre, menare, convogliare, dirigere
    la sua solitudine l'ha portato a relazionarsi con gli altri
    his solitude led him to interact with others
  5. to wear
    Synonyms: avere, indossare, calzare, avere indosso, usare, mettere
    D'estate porto pantaloni corti. ― In the summer I wear short pants.
  6. to bear; to feel; to harbor (of a feeling)
    Synonyms: provare, nutrire, serbare, conservare
    portare odio verso di lui
    to harbor hate towards him
  7. to have; to bear
    Synonyms: reggere, avere

Conjugation

    Conjugation of portàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
infinitive portàre
auxiliary verb avére gerund portàndo
present participle portànte past participle portàto
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative io tu lui/lei, esso/essa noi voi loro, essi/esse
present pòrto pòrti pòrta portiàmo portàte pòrtano
imperfect portàvo portàvi portàva portavàmo portavàte portàvano
past historic portài portàsti portò portàmmo portàste portàrono
future porterò porterài porterà porterémo porteréte porterànno
conditional io tu lui/lei, esso/essa noi voi loro, essi/esse
present porterèi porterésti porterèbbe, porterébbe porterémmo porteréste porterèbbero, porterébbero
subjunctive che io che tu che lui/che lei, che esso/che essa che noi che voi che loro, che essi/che esse
present pòrti pòrti pòrti portiàmo portiàte pòrtino
imperfect portàssi portàssi portàsse portàssimo portàste portàssero
imperative — tu Lei noi voi Loro
pòrta pòrti portiàmo portàte pòrtino
negative imperative non portàre non pòrti non portiàmo non portàte non pòrtino

Related terms

Further reading

  • portare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

Latin

Pronunciation

Verb

portāre

  1. inflection of portō:
    1. present active infinitive
    2. second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative

Neapolitan

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Latin portāre.

Pronunciation

Verb

portare

  1. to bring
  2. to carry

References

  • AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz – map 79: “portare il lutto” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
  • Rocco, Emmanuele (1882) “portare”, in Vocabolario del dialetto napolitano

Spanish

Verb

portare

  1. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of portar
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