reusar

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɨ.uˈzaɾ/, /ʁiwˈzaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɨ.uˈza.ɾi/, /ʁiwˈza.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: re‧u‧sar

Verb

reusar (first-person singular present reúso, first-person singular preterite reusei, past participle reusado)

  1. (transitive) to reuse (to use something again)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of reusar (u becomes ú when stressed) (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 reusar
Personal reusar reusares reusar reusarmos reusardes reusarem
Gerund
reusando
Past participle
Masculine reusado reusados
Feminine reusada reusadas
Indicative
Present reúso reúsas reúsa reusamos reusais reúsam
Imperfect reusava reusavas reusava reusávamos reusáveis reusavam
Preterite reusei reusaste reusou reusamos1, reusámos2 reusastes reusaram
Pluperfect reusara reusaras reusara reusáramos reusáreis reusaram
Future reusarei reusarás reusará reusaremos reusareis reusarão
Conditional reusaria reusarias reusaria reusaríamos reusaríeis reusariam
Subjunctive
Present reúse reúses reúse reusemos reuseis reúsem
Imperfect reusasse reusasses reusasse reusássemos reusásseis reusassem
Future reusar reusares reusar reusarmos reusardes reusarem
Imperative
Affirmative reúsa reúse reusemos reusai reúsem
Negative (não) não reúses não reúse não reusemos não reuseis não reúsem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Spanish

Etymology

From re- +‎ usar.

Pronunciation

Verb

reusar (first-person singular present reúso, first-person singular preterite reusé, past participle reusado)

  1. to reuse
    Synonym: reutilizar
  2. to recycle
    Synonyms: reutilizar, reciclar

Usage notes

  • reusar (“reuse”) is pronounced the same as rehusar (“refuse”), so it is advisable to use reutilizar instead of reusar.[1]

Conjugation

    Conjugation of reusar (u-ú alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive reusar
gerund reusando
past participle masculine feminine
singular reusado reusada
plural reusados reusadas
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 reúso reúsastú
reusásvos 		reúsa reusamos reusáis reúsan
imperfect reusaba reusabas reusaba reusábamos reusabais reusaban
preterite reusé reusaste reusó reusamos reusasteis reusaron
future reusaré reusarás reusará reusaremos reusaréis reusarán
conditional reusaría reusarías reusaría reusaríamos reusaríais reusarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present reúse reúsestú
reusésvos2 		reúse reusemos reuséis reúsen
imperfect
(ra) 		reusara reusaras reusara reusáramos reusarais reusaran
imperfect
(se) 		reusase reusases reusase reusásemos reusaseis reusasen
future1 reusare reusares reusare reusáremos reusareis reusaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative reúsatú
reusávos 		reúse reusemos reusad reúsen
negative no reúses no reúse no reusemos no reuséis no reúsen

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

    Selected combined forms of reusar (u-ú alternation)

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 reusar
dative reusarme reusarte reusarle, reusarse reusarnos reusaros reusarles, reusarse
accusative reusarme reusarte reusarlo, reusarla, reusarse reusarnos reusaros reusarlos, reusarlas, reusarse
with gerund reusando
dative reusándome reusándote reusándole, reusándose reusándonos reusándoos reusándoles, reusándose
accusative reusándome reusándote reusándolo, reusándola, reusándose reusándonos reusándoos reusándolos, reusándolas, reusándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative reúsa
dative reúsame reúsate reúsale reúsanos not used reúsales
accusative reúsame reúsate reúsalo, reúsala reúsanos not used reúsalos, reúsalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative reusá
dative reusame reusate reusale reusanos not used reusales
accusative reusame reusate reusalo, reusala reusanos not used reusalos, reusalas
with formal second-person singular imperative reúse
dative reúseme not used reúsele, reúsese reúsenos not used reúseles
accusative reúseme not used reúselo, reúsela, reúsese reúsenos not used reúselos, reúselas
with first-person plural imperative reusemos
dative not used reusémoste reusémosle reusémonos reusémoos reusémosles
accusative not used reusémoste reusémoslo, reusémosla reusémonos reusémoos reusémoslos, reusémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative reusad
dative reusadme not used reusadle reusadnos reusaos reusadles
accusative reusadme not used reusadlo, reusadla reusadnos reusaos reusadlos, reusadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative reúsen
dative reúsenme not used reúsenle reúsennos not used reúsenles, reúsense
accusative reúsenme not used reúsenlo, reúsenla reúsennos not used reúsenlos, reúsenlas, reúsense

References

  1. ^ RAE in Twitter

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