preservar

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Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praeservāre.

Pronunciation

Verb

preservar (first-person singular present preservo, first-person singular preterite preserví, past participle preservat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /e/

  1. to preserve

Conjugation

    Conjugation of preservar (first conjugation)
infinitive preservar
gerund preservant
past participle masculine feminine
singular preservat preservada
plural preservats preservades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present preservo preserves preserva preservem preserveu preserven
imperfect preservava preservaves preservava preservàvem preservàveu preservaven
future preservaré preservaràs preservarà preservarem preservareu preservaran
preterite preserví preservares preservà preservàrem preservàreu preservaren
conditional preservaria preservaries preservaria preservaríem preservaríeu preservarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present preservi preservis preservi preservem preserveu preservin
imperfect preservés preservessis preservés preservéssim preservéssiu preservessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — preserva preservi preservem preserveu preservin
negative (no) — no preservis no preservi no preservem no preserveu no preservin

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Galician

Etymology

From Latin praeservāre.

Verb

preservar (first-person singular present preservo, first-person singular preterite preservei, past participle preservado)

  1. (transitive) to preserve

Conjugation

    Conjugation of preservar
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(ti) 		Third-person
(el / ela / Vde.) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal preservar
Personal preservar preservares preservar preservarmos preservardes preservaren
Gerund
preservando
Past participle
Masculine preservado preservados
Feminine preservada preservadas
Indicative
Present preservo preservas preserva preservamos preservades preservan
Imperfect preservaba preservabas preservaba preservabamos preservabades preservaban
Preterite preservei preservaches preservou preservamos preservastes preservaron
Pluperfect preservara preservaras preservara preservaramos preservarades preservaran
Future preservarei preservarás preservará preservaremos preservaredes preservarán
Conditional preservaría preservarías preservaría preservariamos preservariades preservarían
Subjunctive
Present preserve preserves preserve preservemos preservedes preserven
Imperfect preservase preservases preservase preservásemos preservásedes preservasen
Future preservar preservares preservar preservarmos preservardes preservaren
Imperative
Affirmative preserva preserve preservemos preservade preserven
Negative (non) non preserves non preserve non preservemos non preservedes non preserven

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Occitan

Etymology

From Latin praeservāre.

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Béarn)(file)

Verb

preservar

  1. to preserve

Conjugation

    Lengadocian (Central Occitan)
simple compound
infinitive preservar aver preservat
gerund preservant use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle preservat —
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ieu tu el nosautres vosautres eles
present preservi preservas preserva preservam preservatz preservan
imperfect preservavi preservavas preservava preservàvem preservàvetz preservavan
preterite preservèri preservères preservèt preservèrem preservèretz preservèron
future preservarai preservaràs preservarà preservarem preservaretz preservaràn
conditional preservariái preservariás preservariá preservariam preservariatz preservarián
conditional 2nd form1 preservèra preservèras preservèra preserveram preserveratz preservèran
compound
tenses 		present perfect use the present tense of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
past anterior use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
future perfect use the future tense of aver + past participle
conditional perfect use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive que ieu que tu que el que nosautres que vosautres que eles
present preserve preserves preserve preservem preservetz preserven
imperfect preservèssi preservèsses preservèsse preservèssem preservèssetz preservèsson
compound
tenses 		past use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative — tu — nosautres vosautres —
preserva preservem preservatz 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects
    Auvernhàs
simple compound
infinitive preservar aver preservat
gerund preservant use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle preservat —
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ieu tu el nosautres vosautres eles
present preserve preserves preserva preservam preservatz preservon
imperfect preservave preservaves preservava preservaviam preservaviatz preservavon
preterite preservere preserveres preservet preservem preservetz preserveron
future preservarai preservaràs preservará preservarem preservaretz preservarán
conditional preservariá preservariás preservariá preservariam preservariatz preservarián
conditional 2nd form1 preservèra preservèras preservèra preserveram preserveratz preservèran
compound
tenses 		present perfect use the present tense of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
past anterior use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
future perfect use the future tense of aver + past participle
conditional perfect use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive que ieu que tu que el que nosautres que vosautres que eles
present preserve preserves preserve preservassiam preservassiatz preservon
imperfect preservesse preservesses preservesse preservessiam preservessiatz preservesson
compound
tenses 		past use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative — tu — nosautres vosautres —
preserva preservassiam preservatz 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects
    Gascon
simple compound
infinitive preservar aver preservat
gerund preservant use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle preservat —
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ieu tu el nosautres vosautres eles
present preservi preservas preserva preservam preservatz preservan
imperfect preservavi preservavas preservava preservàvam preservàvatz preservavan
preterite preservèi preservès preservè preservèm preservètz preservèn
future preservarèi preservaràs preservarà preservaram preservaratz preservaràn
conditional preservarí preservarés preservaré preservarem preservaretz preservarén
conditional 2nd form1 preservèra preservèras preservèra preserveram preserveratz preservèran
compound
tenses 		present perfect use the present tense of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
past anterior use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
future perfect use the future tense of aver + past participle
conditional perfect use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive que ieu que tu que el que nosautres que vosautres que eles
present preservi preserves preserve preservem preservetz preserven
imperfect preservèssi preservèsses preservèsse preservèssem preservèssetz preservèssen
compound
tenses 		past use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative — tu — nosautres vosautres —
preserva preservem preservatz 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects
    Lemosin
simple compound
infinitive preservar aver preservat
gerund preservant use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle preservat —
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ieu tu el nosautres vosautres eles
present preserve preservas preserva preservam preservatz preservan
imperfect preservava preservavas preservava preservàvam preservàvatz preservavan
preterite preservei preserveras preservet preservèram preservèratz preserveran
future preservarai preservaràs preservará preservarem preservaretz preservarán
conditional preservariá preservariàs preservariá preservariam preservariatz preservarián
conditional 2nd form1 preservèra preservèras preservèra preserveram preserveratz preservèran
compound
tenses 		present perfect use the present tense of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
past anterior use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
future perfect use the future tense of aver + past participle
conditional perfect use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive que ieu que tu que el que nosautres que vosautres que eles
present preserve preserves preserve preservem preservetz preserven
imperfect preservèsse preservèsses preservèsse preservèssem preservèssetz preservèssen
compound
tenses 		past use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative — tu — nosautres vosautres —
preserva preservem preservatz 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects
    Provençau
simple compound
infinitive preservar aver preservat
gerund preservant use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle preservat —
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ieu tu el nosautres vosautres eles
present preserve preserves preserva preservam preservatz preservan
imperfect preservavi preservavas preservava preservàvem preservàvetz preservavan
preterite preservère preservères preservèt preserveriam preserveriatz preservèron
future preservarai preservaràs preservarà preservarem preservaretz preservaràn
conditional preservariáu preservariás preservariá preservariam preservariatz preservarián
conditional 2nd form1 preservèra preservèras preservèra preserveram preserveratz preservèran
compound
tenses 		present perfect use the present tense of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
past anterior use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
future perfect use the future tense of aver + past participle
conditional perfect use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive que ieu que tu que el que nosautres que vosautres que eles
present preserve preserves preserve preservem preservetz preservan
imperfect preservèsse preservèsses preservèsse preservessiam preservessiatz preservèsson
compound
tenses 		past use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative — tu — nosautres vosautres —
preserva preservem preservatz 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin praeservāre.

Pronunciation

 
 

Verb

preservar (first-person singular present preservo, first-person singular preterite preservei, past participle preservado)

  1. to preserve

Conjugation

    Conjugation of preservar (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 preservar
Personal preservar preservares preservar preservarmos preservardes preservarem
Gerund
preservando
Past participle
Masculine preservado preservados
Feminine preservada preservadas
Indicative
Present preservo preservas preserva preservamos preservais preservam
Imperfect preservava preservavas preservava preservávamos preserváveis preservavam
Preterite preservei preservaste preservou preservamos1, preservámos2 preservastes preservaram
Pluperfect preservara preservaras preservara preserváramos preserváreis preservaram
Future preservarei preservarás preservará preservaremos preservareis preservarão
Conditional preservaria preservarias preservaria preservaríamos preservaríeis preservariam
Subjunctive
Present preserve preserves preserve preservemos preserveis preservem
Imperfect preservasse preservasses preservasse preservássemos preservásseis preservassem
Future preservar preservares preservar preservarmos preservardes preservarem
Imperative
Affirmative preserva preserve preservemos preservai preservem
Negative (não) não preserves não preserve não preservemos não preserveis não preservem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin praeservāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɾeseɾˈbaɾ/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: pre‧ser‧var

Verb

preservar (first-person singular present preservo, first-person singular preterite preservé, past participle preservado)

  1. (transitive) to preserve
  2. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to be preserved

Conjugation

    Conjugation of preservar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive preservar
gerund preservando
past participle masculine feminine
singular preservado preservada
plural preservados preservadas
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 preservo preservastú
preservásvos 		preserva preservamos preserváis preservan
imperfect preservaba preservabas preservaba preservábamos preservabais preservaban
preterite preservé preservaste preservó preservamos preservasteis preservaron
future preservaré preservarás preservará preservaremos preservaréis preservarán
conditional preservaría preservarías preservaría preservaríamos preservaríais preservarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present preserve preservestú
preservésvos2 		preserve preservemos preservéis preserven
imperfect
(ra) 		preservara preservaras preservara preserváramos preservarais preservaran
imperfect
(se) 		preservase preservases preservase preservásemos preservaseis preservasen
future1 preservare preservares preservare preserváremos preservareis preservaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative preservatú
preservávos 		preserve preservemos preservad preserven
negative no preserves no preserve no preservemos no preservéis no preserven

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

    Selected combined forms of preservar

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 preservar
dative preservarme preservarte preservarle, preservarse preservarnos preservaros preservarles, preservarse
accusative preservarme preservarte preservarlo, preservarla, preservarse preservarnos preservaros preservarlos, preservarlas, preservarse
with gerund preservando
dative preservándome preservándote preservándole, preservándose preservándonos preservándoos preservándoles, preservándose
accusative preservándome preservándote preservándolo, preservándola, preservándose preservándonos preservándoos preservándolos, preservándolas, preservándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative preserva
dative presérvame presérvate presérvale presérvanos not used presérvales
accusative presérvame presérvate presérvalo, presérvala presérvanos not used presérvalos, presérvalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative preservá
dative preservame preservate preservale preservanos not used preservales
accusative preservame preservate preservalo, preservala preservanos not used preservalos, preservalas
with formal second-person singular imperative preserve
dative presérveme not used presérvele, presérvese presérvenos not used presérveles
accusative presérveme not used presérvelo, presérvela, presérvese presérvenos not used presérvelos, presérvelas
with first-person plural imperative preservemos
dative not used preservémoste preservémosle preservémonos preservémoos preservémosles
accusative not used preservémoste preservémoslo, preservémosla preservémonos preservémoos preservémoslos, preservémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative preservad
dative preservadme not used preservadle preservadnos preservaos preservadles
accusative preservadme not used preservadlo, preservadla preservadnos preservaos preservadlos, preservadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative preserven
dative presérvenme not used presérvenle presérvennos not used presérvenles, presérvense
accusative presérvenme not used presérvenlo, presérvenla presérvennos not used presérvenlos, presérvenlas, presérvense

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