usar

See also USAR

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin usus.

Verb

usar (first-person singular indicative present uso, past participle usáu)

1. to use

Conjugation

Conjugation of usar

		impersonal moods
infinitive		usar
gerundive		usando
participle		m usáu, f usada, n usao, m pl usaos, f pl usaes
number		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		yo	tu	él~elli	nosotros~nós	vosotros~vós	ellos
	present	uso	uses	usa	usamos	usáis	usen
	preterite imperfect	usaba	usabes	usaba	usábemos/usábamos	usabeis/usabais	usaben
	preterite indefinite	usé	usasti/usesti	usó	usemos	usastis/usestis	usaron
	pluperfect	usare/usara	usares/usaras	usare/usara	usáremos/usáramos	usareis/usarais	usaren/usaran
subjunctive		yo	tu	él~elli	nosotros~nós	vosotros~vós	ellos
	present	use	uses/usas	use	usemos	uséis	usen/usan
	preterite imperfect	usare/usara	usares/usaras	usare/usara	usáremos/usáramos	usareis/usarais	usaren/usaran
potential		yo	tu	él~elli	nosotros~nós	vosotros~vós	ellos
	future	usaré	usarás	usará	usaremos	usaréis	usarán
	conditional	usaría	usaríes	usaría	usaríemos/usaríamos	usaríeis/usaríais	usaríen
imperative		-	tu	-	-	vosotros~vós	-
	present		usa			usái

Synonyms

• utilizar

Related terms

• usu

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin usus.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /uˈza/, X-SAMPA: /u"za/
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

usar (first-person singular present uso, past participle usat)

1. to use
2. to employ

Conjugation

Conjugation of usar (first conjugation)

infinitive			usar
present participle			usant
past participle			usat
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
Indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	uso	uses	usa	usem	useu	usen
	imperfect	usava	usaves	usava	usàvem	usàveu	usaven
	future	usaré	usaràs	usarà	usarem	usareu	usaran
	preterite	usí	usares	usà	usàrem	usàreu	usaren
	conditional	usaria	usaries	usaria	usaríem	usaríeu	usarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella	nosaltres	vosaltres	ells/elles
	present	usi	usis	usi	usem	useu	usin
	imperfect	usés	usessis	usés	uséssim	uséssiu	usessin
imperative		-	tu	ell/ella	nosaltres	vosaltres	ells/elles
		—	usa	usi	usem	useu	usin

Synonyms

• emprar
• utilitzar
• fer servir

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Galician

Etymology

From Latin usus.

Verb

usar (first-person sg present uso, first-person sg preterite usei, past participle usado)

1. to use

Conjugation

    Conjugation of usar

infinitive			usar
gerund			usando
past participle			usado
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		eu	ti	el / ela	nós	vós	eles / elas
	present	uso	usas	usa	usamos	usades	usan
	imperfect	usaba	usabas	usaba	usabamos	usabades	usaban
	preterite	usei	usaches	usou	usamos	usastes	usaron
	pluperfect	usara	usaras	usara	usaramos	usarades	usaran
	future	usarei	usarás	usará	usaremos	usaredes	usarán
	conditional	usaría	usarías	usaría	usariamos	usariades	usarían
subjunctive		eu	ti	el / ela	nós	vós	eles / elas
	present	use	uses	use	usemos	usedes	usen
	preterite	usase	usases	usase	usásemos	usásedes	usasen
	future	usar	usares	usar	usarmos	usardes	usaren
imperative		—	ti	el / ela	nós	vós	eles / elas
		—	usa	—	—	usade	—
personal infinitive		eu	ti	el / ela	nós	vós	eles / elas
		usar	usares	usar	usarmos	usardes	usaren

Synonyms

• utilizar

Related terms

• uso

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Interlingua

Verb

usar

1. to use

Conjugation

Conjugation of “usar”

Nominal forms
Infinitive		usar
		Present	Perfect
Participles		usante	usate
Personal forms
		Simple	Perfect
Active voice	Present	usa	ha usate
	Past	usava	habeva usate
	Future	usara	habera usate
	Conditional	usarea	haberea usate
	Imperative	usa	--
Passive voice	Present	es usate	ha essite usate
	Past	esseva usate	habeva essite usate
	Future	essera usate	habera essite usate
	Conditional	esserea usate	haberea essite usate
	Imperative	sia usate	--

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Occitan

Etymology

From Latin ūsus, the perfect participle of ūtor "I use"

Verb

usar

1. to use
2. to employ

Inflection

    Auvernhàs

		simple			compound
infinitive		usar			èsser usat
past participle		usat			-
gerund		usant			èssent usat
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	use	uses	usa	usam	usatz	uson
	imperfach	usave	usaves	usava	usaviam	usaviatz	usavon
	preterit	usere	useres	uset	usem	usetz	useron
	futur	usarai	usaràs	usará	usarem	usaretz	usarán
conditional		usariá	usariás	usariá	usariam	usariatz	usarián
compound tenses	passat compausat	Use the present tense of Aver plus the past participle
	plus que perfach	Use the imperfect tense of Aver plus the past participle
	preterit compausat	Use the preterite tense of Aver plus the past participle
	futur anterior	Use the future tense of Aver plus the past participle
	condicional passat	Use the conditional tense of Aver plus the past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	use	uses	use	usassiam	usassiatz	uson
	imperfach	usesse	usesses	usesse	usessiam	usessiatz	usesson
compound tenses	passat	Use the present subjunctive of Aver plus the past participle
	plus que perfach	Use the imperfect subjunctive of Aver plus the past participle
imperative		-	tu	-	nosautres	vosautres	-
			usa		usassiam	usatz

    Gascon

		simple			compound
infinitive		usar			èsser usat
past participle		usat			-
gerund		usant			èssent usat
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	usi	usas	usa	usam	usatz	usan
	imperfach	usavi	usavas	usava	usàvam	usàvatz	usavan
	preterit	usèi	usès	usè	usèm	usètz	usèn
	futur	usarèi	usaràs	usarà	usaram	usaratz	usaràn
conditional		usarí	usarés	usaré	usarem	usaretz	usarén
compound tenses	passat compausat	Use the present tense of Aver plus the past participle
	plus que perfach	Use the imperfect tense of Aver plus the past participle
	preterit compausat	Use the preterite tense of Aver plus the past participle
	futur anterior	Use the future tense of Aver plus the past participle
	condicional passat	Use the conditional tense of Aver plus the past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	usi	uses	use	usem	usetz	usen
	imperfach	usèssi	usèsses	usèsse	usèssem	usèssetz	usèssen
compound tenses	passat	Use the present subjunctive of Aver plus the past participle
	plus que perfach	Use the imperfect subjunctive of Aver plus the past participle
imperative		-	tu	-	nosautres	vosautres	-
			usa		usem	usatz

    Lemosin

		simple			compound
infinitive		usar			èsser usat
past participle		usat			-
gerund		usant			èssent usat
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	use	usas	usa	usam	usatz	usan
	imperfach	usava	usavas	usava	usàvam	usàvatz	usavan
	preterit	usei	useras	uset	usèram	usèratz	useran
	futur	usarai	usaràs	usará	usarem	usaretz	usarán
conditional		usariá	usariàs	usariá	usariam	usariatz	usarián
compound tenses	passat compausat	Use the present tense of Aver plus the past participle
	plus que perfach	Use the imperfect tense of Aver plus the past participle
	preterit compausat	Use the preterite tense of Aver plus the past participle
	futur anterior	Use the future tense of Aver plus the past participle
	condicional passat	Use the conditional tense of Aver plus the past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	use	uses	use	usem	usetz	usen
	imperfach	usèsse	usèsses	usèsse	usèssem	usèssetz	usèssen
compound tenses	passat	Use the present subjunctive of Aver plus the past participle
	plus que perfach	Use the imperfect subjunctive of Aver plus the past participle
imperative		-	tu	-	nosautres	vosautres	-
			usa		usem	usatz

    Lengadocian

		simple			compound
infinitive		usar			èsser usat
past participle		usat			-
gerund		usant			èssent usat
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	usi	usas	usa	usam	usatz	usan
	imperfach	usavi	usavas	usava	usàvem	usàvetz	usavan
	preterit	usèri	usères	usèt	usèrem	usèretz	usèron
	futur	usarai	usaràs	usarà	usarem	usaretz	usaràn
conditional		usariái	usariás	usariá	usariam	usariatz	usarián
compound tenses	passat compausat	Use the present tense of Aver plus the past participle
	plus que perfach	Use the imperfect tense of Aver plus the past participle
	preterit compausat	Use the preterite tense of Aver plus the past participle
	futur anterior	Use the future tense of Aver plus the past participle
	condicional passat	Use the conditional tense of Aver plus the past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	use	uses	use	usem	usetz	usen
	imperfach	usèssi	usèsses	usèsse	usèssem	usèssetz	usèsson
compound tenses	passat	Use the present subjunctive of Aver plus the past participle
	plus que perfach	Use the imperfect subjunctive of Aver plus the past participle
imperative		-	tu	-	nosautres	vosautres	-
			usa		usem	usatz

    Provençau

		simple			compound
infinitive		usar			èsser usat
past participle		usat			-
gerund		usant			èssent usat
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	use	uses	usa	usam	usatz	usan
	imperfach	usavi	usavas	usava	usàvem	usàvetz	usavan
	preterit	usère	usères	usèt	useriam	useriatz	usèron
	futur	usarai	usaràs	usarà	usarem	usaretz	usaràn
conditional		usariáu	usariás	usariá	usariam	usariatz	usarián
compound tenses	passat compausat	Use the present tense of Aver plus the past participle
	plus que perfach	Use the imperfect tense of Aver plus the past participle
	preterit compausat	Use the preterite tense of Aver plus the past participle
	futur anterior	Use the future tense of Aver plus the past participle
	condicional passat	Use the conditional tense of Aver plus the past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	use	uses	use	usem	usetz	usan
	imperfach	usèsse	usèsses	usèsse	usessiam	usessiatz	usèsson
compound tenses	passat	Use the present subjunctive of Aver plus the past participle
	plus que perfach	Use the imperfect subjunctive of Aver plus the past participle
imperative		-	tu	-	nosautres	vosautres	-
			usa		usem	usatz

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Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *unseraz.

Pronoun

ūsar

1. our

Declension

Old Saxon personal pronoun declensions

Personal pronouns
Singular	1.	2.	3. m	3. f	3. n
Nominative	ik	thū	hē	sīu	it
Accusative	mī, mik	thī, thik	ina	sīa
Dative	mī	thī	imu	iru	it
Genitive	mīn	thīn	is	ira	is
Dual	1.	2.	-	-	-
Nominative	wit	git	-	-	-
Accusative	unk	ink	-	-	-
Dative
Genitive	unkaro	inka	-	-	-
Plural	1.	2.	3. m	3. f	3. n
Nominative	wī	gī	sīa	sīa	sīu
Accusative	ūs	īu, gīu
Dative			im
Genitive	ūsar	īuwar, gīuwar	iro

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin usus.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA: /uˈzaɾ/

Verb

usar (first-person singular present indicative uso, past participle usado)

1. to use
   • 2003, J. K. Rowling, Lya Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix, Rocco, page 436:

     Você pode usar sua varinha para tentar me desarmar, ou para se defender de qualquer outra maneira que consiga pensar.

     You may use your wand to try to disarm me, or to defend yourself in any other way that you can think of.

Conjugation

  Conjugation of the Portuguese -ar verb usar

Notes:

• This is a regular verb of the -ar group.
• Verbs with this conjugation include: amar, cantar, gritar, marchar, mostrar, nadar, parar, participar, retirar, separar, viajar.

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	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	usar
Personal	usar	usares	usar	usarmos	usardes	usarem
Gerund
	usando
Past participle
Masculine	usado			usados
Feminine	usada			usadas
Indicative
Present	uso	usas	usa	usamos	usais	usam
Imperfect	usava	usavas	usava	usávamos	usáveis	usavam
Preterite	usei	usaste	usou	usamos usámos	usastes	usaram
Pluperfect	usara	usaras	usara	usáramos	usáreis	usaram
Future	usarei	usarás	usará	usaremos	usareis	usarão
Conditional	usaria	usarias	usaria	usaríamos	usaríeis	usariam
Subjunctive
Present	use	uses	use	usemos	useis	usem
Imperfect	usasse	usasses	usasse	usássemos	usásseis	usassem
Future	usar	usares	usar	usarmos	usardes	usarem
Imperative
Affirmative	use	usa	use	usemos	usai	usem
Negative (não)	use	uses	use	usemos	useis	usem

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin usus

Verb

usar (first-person singular present uso, first-person singular preterite usé, past participle usado)

1. (transitive) To use
2. (transitive) To wear
3. (transitive) To consume
4. (reflexive) To be used
5. (reflexive) To be fashionable

Conjugation

    Conjugation of usar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			usar
gerund			usando
past participle			usado
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú	él/ella usted	nosotros	vosotros	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	uso	usas	usa	usamos	usáis	usan
	imperfect	usaba	usabas	usaba	usábamos	usabais	usaban
	preterite	usé	usaste	usó	usamos	usasteis	usaron
	future	usaré	usarás	usará	usaremos	usaréis	usarán
	conditional	usaría	usarías	usaría	usaríamos	usaríais	usarían
subjunctive		yo	tú	él/ella usted	nosotros	vosotros	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	use	uses	use	usemos	uséis	usen
	imperfect (ra)	usara	usaras	usara	usáramos	usarais	usaran
	imperfect (se)	usase	usases	usase	usásemos	usaseis	usasen
	future	usare	usares	usare	usáremos	usareis	usaren
imperative		—	tú	usted	nosotros	vosotros	ustedes
	affirmative		usa	use	usemos	usad	usen
	negative		no uses	no use	no usemos	no uséis	no usen

Synonyms

• (to use): utilizar
• (to wear): llevar
• (to consume): consumir

Derived terms

• usarse