versar

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Pronunciation

Verb

versar (first-person singular present verso, first-person singular preterite versí, past participle versat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencian) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

  1. to address

Conjugation

    Conjugation of versar (first conjugation)
infinitive versar
gerund versant
past participle masculine feminine
singular versat versada
plural versats versades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present verso verses versa versem verseu versen
imperfect versava versaves versava versàvem versàveu versaven
future versaré versaràs versarà versarem versareu versaran
preterite versí versares versà versàrem versàreu versaren
conditional versaria versaries versaria versaríem versaríeu versarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present versi versis versi versem verseu versin
imperfect versés versessis versés verséssim verséssiu versessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — versa versi versem verseu versin
negative (no) — no versis no versi no versem no verseu no versin

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin versāre. Doublet of inherited vessar.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: ver‧sar

Verb

versar (first-person singular present verso, first-person singular preterite versei, past participle versado)

  1. to address (to discuss a given subject)
    Synonyms: tratar de, abordar, examinar
  2. to transfer something from one container to another
  3. to versify (to make or compose verses)
    Synonym: versejar
  4. to versify (to turn (prose) into poetry)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of versar (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 versar
Personal versar versares versar versarmos versardes versarem
Gerund
versando
Past participle
Masculine versado versados
Feminine versada versadas
Indicative
Present verso versas versa versamos versais versam
Imperfect versava versavas versava versávamos versáveis versavam
Preterite versei versaste versou versamos1, versámos2 versastes versaram
Pluperfect versara versaras versara versáramos versáreis versaram
Future versarei versarás versará versaremos versareis versarão
Conditional versaria versarias versaria versaríamos versaríeis versariam
Subjunctive
Present verse verses verse versemos verseis versem
Imperfect versasse versasses versasse versássemos versásseis versassem
Future versar versares versar versarmos versardes versarem
Imperative
Affirmative versa verse versemos versai versem
Negative (não) não verses não verse não versemos não verseis não versem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Related terms

Further reading

  • “versar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin versāre.

Verb

versar (first-person singular present verso, first-person singular preterite versé, past participle versado)

  1. (intransitive) to concern, deal with, address
  2. (intransitive) to turn (around)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of versar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive versar
gerund versando
past participle masculine feminine
singular versado versada
plural versados versadas
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 verso versastú
versásvos 		versa versamos versáis versan
imperfect versaba versabas versaba versábamos versabais versaban
preterite versé versaste versó versamos versasteis versaron
future versaré versarás versará versaremos versaréis versarán
conditional versaría versarías versaría versaríamos versaríais versarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present verse versestú
versésvos2 		verse versemos verséis versen
imperfect
(ra) 		versara versaras versara versáramos versarais versaran
imperfect
(se) 		versase versases versase versásemos versaseis versasen
future1 versare versares versare versáremos versareis versaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative versatú
versávos 		verse versemos versad versen
negative no verses no verse no versemos no verséis no versen

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

    Selected combined forms of versar

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 versar
dative versarme versarte versarle, versarse versarnos versaros versarles, versarse
accusative versarme versarte versarlo, versarla, versarse versarnos versaros versarlos, versarlas, versarse
with gerund versando
dative versándome versándote versándole, versándose versándonos versándoos versándoles, versándose
accusative versándome versándote versándolo, versándola, versándose versándonos versándoos versándolos, versándolas, versándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative versa
dative vérsame vérsate vérsale vérsanos not used vérsales
accusative vérsame vérsate vérsalo, vérsala vérsanos not used vérsalos, vérsalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative versá
dative versame versate versale versanos not used versales
accusative versame versate versalo, versala versanos not used versalos, versalas
with formal second-person singular imperative verse
dative vérseme not used vérsele, vérsese vérsenos not used vérseles
accusative vérseme not used vérselo, vérsela, vérsese vérsenos not used vérselos, vérselas
with first-person plural imperative versemos
dative not used versémoste versémosle versémonos versémoos versémosles
accusative not used versémoste versémoslo, versémosla versémonos versémoos versémoslos, versémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative versad
dative versadme not used versadle versadnos versaos versadles
accusative versadme not used versadlo, versadla versadnos versaos versadlos, versadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative versen
dative vérsenme not used vérsenle vérsennos not used vérsenles, vérsense
accusative vérsenme not used vérsenlo, vérsenla vérsennos not used vérsenlos, vérsenlas, vérsense

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