amar
Aromanian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Latin amārus. Compare Romanian amar.
Adjective edit
amar (feminine amarã)
Related terms edit
Assan edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Yeniseian *ʔamar (“small embankment, pit”).
Noun edit
amar
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Latin amāre. First attested in the 12th century.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
amar (first-person singular present amo, first-person singular preterite amí, past participle amat)
- (transitive) to love, have great affection for, care about
- Synonym: estimar
Usage notes edit
- Amar is usually used in poetic contexts. The verb estimar is much more common.
Conjugation edit
infinitive | amar | ||||||
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gerund | amant | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | amat | amada | |||||
plural | amats | amades | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
present | amo | ames | ama | amem | ameu | amen | |
imperfect | amava | amaves | amava | amàvem | amàveu | amaven | |
future | amaré | amaràs | amarà | amarem | amareu | amaran | |
preterite | amí | amares | amà | amàrem | amàreu | amaren | |
conditional | amaria | amaries | amaria | amaríem | amaríeu | amarien | |
subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
present | ami | amis | ami | amem | ameu | amin | |
imperfect | amés | amessis | amés | améssim | améssiu | amessin | |
imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós |
vostès | |
affirmative | — | ama | ami | amem | ameu | amin | |
negative (no) | — | no amis | no ami | no amem | no ameu | no amin |
References edit
- ^ “amar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
Further reading edit
- “amar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “amar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “amar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Franco-Provençal edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
amar
- to love
- Je t'âmo ― I love you.
- to like
- Il âme bien regardar la télévision lo sêr. ― He likes to watch TV in the evening.
Conjugation edit
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | amar | avêr amâ | |||||
gerund | ament | avêr amâ | |||||
auxiliary verb | avêr | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | amâ | amâye | |||||
plural | amâs | amâyes | |||||
singular | plural | ||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
indicative | jo (j') | tu (t') | il/elli | nos | vos | ils | |
present | âmo | âmes | âme | amens | amâds | âmont | |
imperfect | amâvo | amâves | amâve | amâvans | amâvâds | amâvant | |
preterite | amé | amés | amat | amens, amérens | amétes | améront | |
future | ameré | amerés | amerat | amerens | ameréds | ameront | |
conditional | amerê | amerês | amerêt | amerans | amerâds | amerant | |
compound tenses | present perfect | present indicative of avêr + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect indicative of avêr + past participle | ||||||
past anterior | preterite indicative of avêr + past participle | ||||||
future perfect | future indicative of avêr + past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | conditional of avêr + past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que je (j') | que te (t') | qu'il/el | que nos | que vos | qu'ils/els | |
present | âmo | âmes | âme | amens | amâds | âmont | |
imperfect | amésso | amésses | amésse | améssens | amésséds | améssont | |
compound tenses | past | present subjunctive of avêr + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect subjunctive of avêr + past participle | ||||||
imperative | — | te | — | nos | vos | — | |
âma | amens | amâds |
Related terms edit
Friulian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
amar
Antonyms edit
- (bitter): dolç
Galician edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese amar, from Latin amāre.
Verb edit
amar (first-person singular present amo, first-person singular preterite amei, past participle amado)
- to love
Conjugation edit
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 | amar | |||||
Personal | amar | amares | amar | amarmos | amardes | amaren |
Gerund | ||||||
amando | ||||||
Past participle | ||||||
Masculine | amado | amados | ||||
Feminine | amada | amadas | ||||
Indicative | ||||||
Present | amo | amas | ama | amamos | amades | aman |
Imperfect | amaba | amabas | amaba | amabamos | amabades | amaban |
Preterite | amei | amaches | amou | amamos | amastes | amaron |
Pluperfect | amara | amaras | amara | amaramos | amarades | amaran |
Future | amarei | amarás | amará | amaremos | amaredes | amarán |
Conditional | amaría | amarías | amaría | amariamos | amariades | amarían |
Subjunctive | ||||||
Present | ame | ames | ame | amemos | amedes | amen |
Imperfect | amase | amases | amase | amásemos | amásedes | amasen |
Future | amar | amares | amar | amarmos | amardes | amaren |
Imperative | ||||||
Affirmative | ama | ame | amemos | amade | amen | |
Negative (non) | non ames | non ame | non amemos | non amedes | non amen |
1Less recommended.
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “amar” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Ido edit
Etymology edit
From Esperanto ami, from French aimer, Spanish amar, Italian amare, all ultimately from Latin amō (“I love”).
Verb edit
amar (present tense amas, past tense amis, future tense amos, imperative amez, conditional amus)
- (transitive) to love: to like (very much), care for, have affection for, cherish
- Me amas mea patri. ― I love my parents.
- El amis tua libro. ― She loved your book.
Conjugation edit
present | past | future | |||||
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infinitive | amar | amir | amor | ||||
tense | amas | amis | amos | ||||
conditional | amus | ||||||
imperative | amez | ||||||
adjective active participle | amanta | aminta | amonta | ||||
adverbial active participle | amante | aminte | amonte | ||||
nominal active participle | singular | amanto | aminto | amonto | |||
plural | amanti | aminti | amonti | ||||
adjective passive participle | amata | amita | amota | ||||
adverbial passive participle | amate | amite | amote | ||||
nominal passive participle | singular | amato | amito | amoto | |||
plural | amati | amiti | amoti |
Derived terms edit
See also edit
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Malay amar, from Classical Malay امر (amar), from Arabic أَمْر (ʔamr).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
amar (first-person possessive amarku, second-person possessive amarmu, third-person possessive amarnya)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “amar” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Interlingua edit
Etymology 1 edit
Verb edit
amar
Conjugation edit
infinitive | amar | ||
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participle | present | perfect | |
amante | amate | ||
active | simple | perfect | |
present | ama | ha amate | |
past | amava | habeva amate | |
future | amara | habera amate | |
conditional | amarea | haberea amate | |
imperative | ama | ||
passive | simple | perfect | |
present | es amate | ha essite amate | |
past | esseva amate | habeva essite amate | |
future | essera amate | habera essite amate | |
conditional | esserea amate | haberea essite amate | |
imperative | sia amate |
Etymology 2 edit
From Latin amārus, Italian amaro, Romanian amar. Compare Spanish amargo, Catalan amarg, Esperanto amara.
Adjective edit
amar (comparative plus amar, superlative le plus amar)
- bitter (having an acrid taste)
Synonyms edit
Italian edit
Verb edit
amar (apocopated)
Anagrams edit
Kott edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Yeniseian *ʔamar (“small embankment, pit”).
Noun edit
amar
Ladino edit
Etymology edit
Verb edit
amar (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling אמאר)
- to love
Lombard edit
Etymology edit
Akin to Italian amaro, from Latin amarus.
Verb edit
amar
Maltese edit
Root |
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’-m-r |
2 terms |
Etymology edit
From Arabic أَمَرَ (ʔamara). An obsolete word that was revived by purists in the early 20th century on the basis of early Maltese sources.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
amar (imperfect jamar, active participle amir, verbal noun amar)
Conjugation of amar | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
perfect | m | amart | amart | amar | amarna | amartu | amraw | |
f | amaret | |||||||
imperfect | m | namar | tamar | jamar | namraw | tamraw | jamraw | |
f | amar | |||||||
imperative | tamraw | amraw |
Noun edit
amar m (plural amajjar or awiemer)
- verbal noun of amar: command; order; decree
Occitan edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Béarn) (file)
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Occitan [Term?], from Latin amārus.
Adjective edit
amar m (feminine singular amara, masculine plural amars, feminine plural amaras)
Etymology 2 edit
From the Classical norm aimar, from Old Occitan amar, from Latin amāre.
Verb edit
amar
- (Mistralian) Alternative form of aimar
Old Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
amar (feminine amara, masculine plural amars, feminine plural amaras)
References edit
- “amar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Old Galician-Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Latin amāre (“to love”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
amar
- to love
Conjugation edit
Note: Forms marked with an asterisk (*), if any, are unattested forms that are presumed to have existed verbally and were conjugated according to the Old Galician-Portuguese conjugation system.
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infinitive | amar | ||||||||
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gerund | amando | ||||||||
past participle | singular | plural | |||||||
masculine | amado | amada | |||||||
feminine | amados | amadas | |||||||
person | singular | plural | |||||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
indicative mood | eu | tu | el~ele ela vossa mercee |
nós nós outros nós outras |
vós vós outros vós outras |
eles elas | |||
simple tenses |
present | amo | amas | ama | amamos | amades | amam1, aman2 | ||
imperfect | amava | amavas | amava | amavamos | amavades | amavam1, amavan2 | |||
preterite | amei | amaste1, amasche2 | amou | amamos | amastes | amarom1, amaron2 | |||
pluperfect | amara | amaras | amara | amaramos | amarades | amaram1, amaran2 | |||
future | amarei | amarás | amará | amaremos | amaredes | amarám1, amarán2 | |||
conditional | amaría | amarías | amaría | amariamos | amariades | amaríam1, amarían2 | |||
compound tenses |
present perfect | present of haver3 or tẽer4 + past participle | |||||||
present imperfect | imperfect of haver3 or tẽer4 + past participle | ||||||||
past anterior | preterite of haver3 or tẽer4 + past participle | ||||||||
pluperfect | simple pluperfect of haver3 or tẽer4 + past participle | ||||||||
future perfect | future of haver3 or tẽer4 + past participle | ||||||||
conditional perfect | conditional of haver3 or tẽer4 + past participle | ||||||||
subjunctive mood | eu | tu | el~ele ela vossa mercee |
nós nós outros nós outras |
vós vós outros vós outras |
eles elas | |||
simple tenses |
present | ame | ames | ame | amemos | amedes | amem1, amen2 | ||
preterite | amasse | amasses | amasse | amassemos | amassedes | amassem1, amassen2 | |||
future | amar | amares | amar | amarmos | amardes | amarem1, amaren2 | |||
compound tenses |
present perfect | present subjunctive of haver3 or tẽer4 + past participle | |||||||
pluperfect | preterite subjunctive of haver3 or tẽer4 + past participle | ||||||||
perfect future | future subjunctive of haver3 or tẽer4 + past participle | ||||||||
imperative mood | — | tu | vossa mercee | nós nós outros nós outras |
vós vós outros vós outras |
— | |||
affirmative | — | ama | ame | amemos | amade | — | |||
negative | — | nunca non ames | nunca non ame | nunca non amemos | nunca non amedes | — | |||
personal infinitive | eu | tu | el~ele ela vossa mercee |
nós nós outros nós outras |
vós vós outros vós outras |
eles elas | |||
amar | amares | amar | amarmos | amardes | amarem1, amaren2 | ||||
1 Less common in Galicia 2 Less common in Portugal 3 Its alternative form aver can be used as well. 4 Teer and ter were used too, though all 3 were less common than forms of "haver". |
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- Universo Cantigas - "amar"
- “amar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
Old Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Celtic *amarom (“wailing, crying”); compare Welsh afar (“lamentation”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
amar n
Inflection edit
Neuter o-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | amarN | amarN | amarL, amra |
Vocative | amarN | amarN | amarL, amra |
Accusative | amarN | amarN | amarL, amra |
Genitive | amairL | amar | amarN |
Dative | amarL | amraib | amraib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants edit
Mutation edit
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
amar | unchanged | n-amar |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “amar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old Occitan edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
amar
- to love
- c. 1110, Guilhèm de Peitieus, Canso:
- Ma dona m’assai’ e·m prueva, / Quossi de qual guiza l’am [...].
- My lady tries to tempt me to find out how much I love her.
Descendants edit
- Occitan: aimar
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese amar, from Latin amāre.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: a‧mar
Verb edit
amar (first-person singular present amo, first-person singular preterite amei, past participle amado)
- (transitive) to love, to have great affection for
- Graças a você, agora nos conhecemos, nos casamos e nos amamos.
- Thanks to you, now we met, we married and we love each other.
- (intransitive) to have the ability to love, to feel love
- Pobre homem, em todos esses oitenta anos nunca amou de verdade.
- Poor man, in all those eighty years, he never really loved.
Conjugation edit
Singular | Plural | |||||
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First-person (eu) |
Second-person (tu) |
Third-person (ele / ela / você) |
First-person (nós) |
Second-person (vós) |
Third-person (eles / elas / vocês) | |
Infinitive | ||||||
Impersonal | amar | |||||
Personal | amar | amares | amar | amarmos | amardes | amarem |
Gerund | ||||||
amando | ||||||
Past participle | ||||||
Masculine | amado | amados | ||||
Feminine | amada | amadas | ||||
Indicative | ||||||
Present | amo | amas | ama | amamos | amais | amam |
Imperfect | amava | amavas | amava | amávamos | amáveis | amavam |
Preterite | amei | amaste | amou | amamos1, amámos2 | amastes | amaram |
Pluperfect | amara | amaras | amara | amáramos | amáreis | amaram |
Future | amarei | amarás | amará | amaremos | amareis | amarão |
Conditional | amaria | amarias | amaria | amaríamos | amaríeis | amariam |
Subjunctive | ||||||
Present | ame | ames | ame | amemos | ameis | amem |
Imperfect | amasse | amasses | amasse | amássemos | amásseis | amassem |
Future | amar | amares | amar | amarmos | amardes | amarem |
Imperative | ||||||
Affirmative | ama | ame | amemos | amai | amem | |
Negative (não) | não ames | não ame | não amemos | não ameis | não amem |
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Antonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- amo-te (“I love you”)
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Latin amārus (“bitter”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₃- (“to be hot”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
amar m or n (feminine singular amară, masculine plural amari, feminine and neuter plural amare)
Declension edit
Antonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish ommar (“trough for holding water”).
Noun edit
amar m (genitive singular amair, plural amaran)
Derived terms edit
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
amar (first-person singular present amo, first-person singular preterite amé, past participle amado)
Usage notes edit
- amar typically refers to romantic love, querer refers to platonic love, and encantar refers to strong affection for an object or activity.
Conjugation edit
infinitive | amar | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
gerund | amando | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | amado | amada | |||||
plural | amados | amadas | |||||
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 | amo | amastú amásvos |
ama | amamos | amáis | aman | |
imperfect | amaba | amabas | amaba | amábamos | amabais | amaban | |
preterite | amé | amaste | amó | amamos | amasteis | amaron | |
future | amaré | amarás | amará | amaremos | amaréis | amarán | |
conditional | amaría | amarías | amaría | amaríamos | amaríais | amarían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | ame | amestú amésvos2 |
ame | amemos | améis | amen | |
imperfect (ra) |
amara | amaras | amara | amáramos | amarais | amaran | |
imperfect (se) |
amase | amases | amase | amásemos | amaseis | amasen | |
future1 | amare | amares | amare | amáremos | amareis | amaren | |
imperative | — | tú vos |
usted | nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ustedes | |
affirmative | amatú amávos |
ame | amemos | amad | amen | ||
negative | no ames | no ame | no amemos | no améis | no amen |
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
singular | plural | ||||||
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1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
with infinitive amar | |||||||
dative | amarme | amarte | amarle, amarse | amarnos | amaros | amarles, amarse | |
accusative | amarme | amarte | amarlo, amarla, amarse | amarnos | amaros | amarlos, amarlas, amarse | |
with gerund amando | |||||||
dative | amándome | amándote | amándole, amándose | amándonos | amándoos | amándoles, amándose | |
accusative | amándome | amándote | amándolo, amándola, amándose | amándonos | amándoos | amándolos, amándolas, amándose | |
with informal second-person singular tú imperative ama | |||||||
dative | ámame | ámate | ámale | ámanos | not used | ámales | |
accusative | ámame | ámate | ámalo, ámala | ámanos | not used | ámalos, ámalas | |
with informal second-person singular vos imperative amá | |||||||
dative | amame | amate | amale | amanos | not used | amales | |
accusative | amame | amate | amalo, amala | amanos | not used | amalos, amalas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative ame | |||||||
dative | ámeme | not used | ámele, ámese | ámenos | not used | ámeles | |
accusative | ámeme | not used | ámelo, ámela, ámese | ámenos | not used | ámelos, ámelas | |
with first-person plural imperative amemos | |||||||
dative | not used | amémoste | amémosle | amémonos | amémoos | amémosles | |
accusative | not used | amémoste | amémoslo, amémosla | amémonos | amémoos | amémoslos, amémoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative amad | |||||||
dative | amadme | not used | amadle | amadnos | amaos | amadles | |
accusative | amadme | not used | amadlo, amadla | amadnos | amaos | amadlos, amadlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative amen | |||||||
dative | ámenme | not used | ámenle | ámennos | not used | ámenles, ámense | |
accusative | ámenme | not used | ámenlo, ámenla | ámennos | not used | ámenlos, ámenlas, ámense |
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “amar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Anagrams edit
Sumerian edit
Romanization edit
amar
- Romanization of 𒀫 (amar)
Venetian edit
Etymology edit
From Latin amāre. Compare Italian amare.
Verb edit
amar
- (transitive) To love
- (transitive) To like
Conjugation edit
- Venetian conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
infinitive | amar | |||||
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auxiliary verb | aver | gerund | amando | |||
past participle | amà | |||||
person | singular | plural | ||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | |
indicative | mi | ti | eło / eła | noialtri / noialtre | voialtri / voialtre | łuri / łore |
present | amo | (te) ami | (el/ła) ama | amémo, amòn | amé | (i/łe) ama |
imperfect | amava | (te) amavi | (el/ła) amava | amàvimo | amavi | (i/łe) amava |
future | amarò | (te) amarè | (el/ła) amarà | amarémo | amarè | (i/łe) amarà |
conditional | mi | ti | eło / eła | noialtri / noialtre | voialtri / voialtre | łuri / łore |
present | amarìa | (te) amarisi | (el/ła) amarìa | amarìsimo | amarisi | (i/łe) amarìa |
subjunctive | che mi | che ti | che eło / eła | che noialtri / noialtre | che voialtri / voialtre | che łuri / łore |
present | ame, ama | (te) ami | (el/ła) ame, (el/ła) ama | amémo, amone | amé | (i/łe) ame, (i/łe) ama |
imperfect | amase | (te) amasi | (el/ła) amase | amàsimo | amasi | (i/łe) amase |
imperative | — | ti | eło / eła | noialtri / noialtre | voialtri / voialtre | łuri / łore |
— | (te) ama | (el/ła) ama, (el/ła) ame | amémo | amé | (i/łe) ama, (i/łe) ame |