variar

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Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin variāre.

Pronunciation

Verb

variar (first-person singular present vario, first-person singular preterite varií, past participle variat)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to vary

Conjugation

    Conjugation of variar (first conjugation)
infinitive variar
gerund variant
past participle masculine feminine
singular variat variada
plural variats variades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present vario varies varia variem varieu varien
imperfect variava variaves variava variàvem variàveu variaven
future variaré variaràs variarà variarem variareu variaran
preterite varií variares varià variàrem variàreu variaren
conditional variaria variaries variaria variaríem variaríeu variarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present variï variïs variï variem varieu variïn
imperfect variés variessis variés variéssim variéssiu variessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — varia variï variem varieu variïn
negative (no) — no variïs no variï no variem no varieu no variïn

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Further reading

Galician

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin variāre, variō.

Verb

variar (first-person singular present varío, first-person singular preterite variei, past participle variado)
variar (first-person singular present vario, first-person singular preterite variei, past participle variado, reintegrationist norm)

  1. to vary

Conjugation

    Conjugation of variar (i becomes í when stressed)
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 variar
Personal variar variares variar variarmos variardes variaren
Gerund
variando
Past participle
Masculine variado variados
Feminine variada variadas
Indicative
Present varío varías varía variamos variades varían
Imperfect variaba variabas variaba variabamos variabades variaban
Preterite variei variaches variou variamos variastes variaron
Pluperfect variara variaras variara variaramos variarades variaran
Future variarei variarás variará variaremos variaredes variarán
Conditional variaría variarías variaría variariamos variariades variarían
Subjunctive
Present varíe varíes varíe variemos variedes varíen
Imperfect variase variases variase variásemos variásedes variasen
Future variar variares variar variarmos variardes variaren
Imperative
Affirmative varía varíe variemos variade varíen
Negative (non) non varíes non varíe non variemos non variedes non varíen
    Reintegrated conjugation of variar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(ti / tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal variar
Personal variar variares variar variarmos variardes variarem
Gerund
variando
Past participle
Masculine variado variados
Feminine variada variadas
Indicative
Present vario varias varia variamos variades, variais variam
Imperfect variava variavas variava variávamos variávades, variáveis, variávais1 variavam
Preterite variei variaste, variache1 variou variamos variastes variárom, variaram
Pluperfect variara variaras variara variáramos variárades, variáreis, variárais1 variaram
Future variarei variarás variará variaremos variaredes, variareis variarám, variarão
Conditional variaria variarias variaria variaríamos variaríades, variaríeis, variaríais1 variariam
Subjunctive
Present varie varies varie variemos variedes, varieis variem
Imperfect variasse variasses variasse variássemos variássedes, variásseis variassem
Future variar variares variar variarmos variardes variarem
Imperative
Affirmative varia varie variemos variade, variai variem
Negative (nom) nom varies nom varie nom variemos nom variedes, nom varieis nom variem

1Less recommended.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin variāre (“to vary”), from varius (“various; different”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /va.ɾiˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /vaˈɾja(ʁ)/
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /va.ɾiˈa(ɾ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /vaˈɾja(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /va.ɾiˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /vaˈɾja(ʁ)/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /va.ɾiˈa(ɻ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /vaˈɾja(ɻ)/
 

Verb

variar (first-person singular present vario, first-person singular preterite variei, past participle variado)

  1. to vary (to change with time or a similar parameter)
  2. to vary (to institute a change in)
    Synonyms: alterar, modificar, mudar
  3. (grammar) to inflect (to vary the form of a word)
    Synonym: flexionar-se

Conjugation

    Conjugation of variar (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 variar
Personal variar variares variar variarmos variardes variarem
Gerund
variando
Past participle
Masculine variado variados
Feminine variada variadas
Indicative
Present vario varias varia variamos variais variam
Imperfect variava variavas variava variávamos variáveis variavam
Preterite variei variaste variou variamos1, variámos2 variastes variaram
Pluperfect variara variaras variara variáramos variáreis variaram
Future variarei variarás variará variaremos variareis variarão
Conditional variaria variarias variaria variaríamos variaríeis variariam
Subjunctive
Present varie varies varie variemos varieis variem
Imperfect variasse variasses variasse variássemos variásseis variassem
Future variar variares variar variarmos variardes variarem
Imperative
Affirmative varia varie variemos variai variem
Negative (não) não varies não varie não variemos não varieis não variem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of “to change”): manter-se

Derived terms

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin variāre, variō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baˈɾjaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: va‧riar

Verb

variar (first-person singular present varío, first-person singular preterite varié, past participle variado)

  1. to alter, vary, change

Conjugation

    Conjugation of variar (i-í alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive variar
gerund variando
past participle masculine feminine
singular variado variada
plural variados variadas
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 varío varíastú
variásvos 		varía variamos variáis varían
imperfect variaba variabas variaba variábamos variabais variaban
preterite varié variaste varió variamos variasteis variaron
future variaré variarás variará variaremos variaréis variarán
conditional variaría variarías variaría variaríamos variaríais variarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present varíe varíestú
variésvos2 		varíe variemos variéis varíen
imperfect
(ra) 		variara variaras variara variáramos variarais variaran
imperfect
(se) 		variase variases variase variásemos variaseis variasen
future1 variare variares variare variáremos variareis variaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative varíatú
variávos 		varíe variemos variad varíen
negative no varíes no varíe no variemos no variéis no varíen

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

    Selected combined forms of variar (i-í 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 variar dative variarme variarte variarle, variarse variarnos variaros variarles, variarse
accusative variarme variarte variarlo, variarla, variarse variarnos variaros variarlos, variarlas, variarse
with gerund variando dative variándome variándote variándole, variándose variándonos variándoos variándoles, variándose
accusative variándome variándote variándolo, variándola, variándose variándonos variándoos variándolos, variándolas, variándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative varía dative varíame varíate varíale varíanos not used varíales
accusative varíame varíate varíalo, varíala varíanos not used varíalos, varíalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative variá dative variame variate variale varianos not used variales
accusative variame variate varialo, variala varianos not used varialos, varialas
with formal second-person singular imperative varíe dative varíeme not used varíele, varíese varíenos not used varíeles
accusative varíeme not used varíelo, varíela, varíese varíenos not used varíelos, varíelas
with first-person plural imperative variemos dative not used variémoste variémosle variémonos variémoos variémosles
accusative not used variémoste variémoslo, variémosla variémonos variémoos variémoslos, variémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative variad dative variadme not used variadle variadnos variaos variadles
accusative variadme not used variadlo, variadla variadnos variaos variadlos, variadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative varíen dative varíenme not used varíenle varíennos not used varíenles, varíense
accusative varíenme not used varíenlo, varíenla varíennos not used varíenlos, varíenlas, varíense

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