besar
Asturian
editEtymology
editVerb
editbesar (first-person singular indicative present beso, past participle besáu)
- to kiss
Conjugation
editinfinitive | besar | ||||||
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gerund | besando | ||||||
past participle | m besáu, f besada, n besao, m pl besaos, f pl besaes | ||||||
person | first singular yo |
second singular tu |
third singular él/elli |
first plural nosotros/nós |
second plural vosotros/vós |
third plural ellos | |
indicative | present | beso | beses | besa | besamos | besáis | besen |
imperfect | besaba | besabes | besaba | besábemos, besábamos | besabeis, besabais | besaben | |
preterite | besé | besasti, besesti | besó | besemos | besastis, besestis | besaron | |
pluperfect | besare, besara | besares, besaras | besare, besara | besáremos, besáramos | besareis, besarais | besaren, besaran | |
future | besaré | besarás | besará | besaremos | besaréis | besarán | |
conditional | besaría | besaríes | besaría | besaríemos, besaríamos | besaríeis, besaríais | besaríen | |
subjunctive | present | bese | beses, besas | bese | besemos | beséis | besen, besan |
imperfect | besare, besara | besares, besaras | besare, besara | besáremos, besáramos | besareis, besarais | besaren, besaran | |
imperative | — | besa | — | — | besái | — |
Related terms
editCatalan
editEtymology
editInherited from Latin bāsiāre. Cognate with Occitan baisar, French baiser, Spanish besar.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [bəˈza]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [beˈzaɾ]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
- Homophones: basar, vesar
Verb
editbesar (first-person singular present beso, first-person singular preterite besí, past participle besat); root stress: (Central) /e/, (informal) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/, (informal) /e/; (Balearic) /e/, (informal) /ə/
Conjugation
editinfinitive | besar | ||||||
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gerund | besant | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | besat | besada | |||||
plural | besats | besades | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
present | beso | beses | besa | besem | beseu | besen | |
imperfect | besava | besaves | besava | besàvem | besàveu | besaven | |
future | besaré | besaràs | besarà | besarem | besareu | besaran | |
preterite | besí | besares | besà | besàrem | besàreu | besaren | |
conditional | besaria | besaries | besaria | besaríem | besaríeu | besarien | |
subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
present | besi | besis | besi | besem | beseu | besin | |
imperfect | besés | besessis | besés | beséssim | beséssiu | besessin | |
imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós |
vostès | |
affirmative | — | besa | besi | besem | beseu | besin | |
negative (no) | — | no besis | no besi | no besem | no beseu | no besin |
References
edit- “besar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “besar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “besar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
- “besar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], 2007 April
Indonesian
editPronunciation
edit- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /bəˈsar/ [bəˈsar]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ar
- Syllabification: be‧sar
Etymology 1
editInherited from Malay besar, from Proto-Malayic *bəsar.
Adjective
editbesar (comparative lebih besar, superlative paling besar or terbesar, equative sebesar)
- big, large
- Rumah mereka di kelurahan ini besar.
- Their house in this subdistrict is big.
- big, great
- Pencapaian terbesar kami selama beberapa tahun ini.
- Our greatest achievement in recent years.
- big, grown up
- Keponakanmu sudah besar ya.
- Your nephew is grown up now, huh?
- (figurative) big, important
- Synonym: penting
- Dia orang besar di kantor saya.
- He's a important guy in my office.
Noun
editbêsar (uncountable)
Derived terms
editSee also
edit- raya (“great, greater, large”) (of geographic name, holiday, etc.)
- raksasa (“giant”)
- agung (“huge, grand”)
- akbar (“big”) (in islamic context)
- gede (“big”) (colloquial)
Etymology 2
editNoun
editbêsar
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “besar” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editbesar (Jawi spelling بسر)
- big, large (of a great size)
- Antonym: kecil
- big (adult)
- Antonym: kecil
- being of the highest ranking in an occupational position; top, head
- guru besar ― headteacher
Noun
editbesar (Jawi spelling بسر, plural besar-besar)
Derived terms
editDescendants
editSee also
editFurther reading
edit- “besar” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Maranao
editEtymology
editAdjective
editbesar
Old Javanese
editEtymology
editAdjective
editbesar
Spanish
editEtymology
editInherited from Old Spanish, from Latin bāsiāre (“to kiss”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editbesar (first-person singular present beso, first-person singular preterite besé, past participle besado)
- to kiss
- (reciprocal) to kiss (each other, one another)
- (reflexive) to make out with, to neck with [with con]
Conjugation
editinfinitive | besar | ||||||
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gerund | besando | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | besado | besada | |||||
plural | besados | besadas | |||||
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 | beso | besastú besásvos |
besa | besamos | besáis | besan | |
imperfect | besaba | besabas | besaba | besábamos | besabais | besaban | |
preterite | besé | besaste | besó | besamos | besasteis | besaron | |
future | besaré | besarás | besará | besaremos | besaréis | besarán | |
conditional | besaría | besarías | besaría | besaríamos | besaríais | besarían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | bese | besestú besésvos2 |
bese | besemos | beséis | besen | |
imperfect (ra) |
besara | besaras | besara | besáramos | besarais | besaran | |
imperfect (se) |
besase | besases | besase | besásemos | besaseis | besasen | |
future1 | besare | besares | besare | besáremos | besareis | besaren | |
imperative | — | tú vos |
usted | nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ustedes | |
affirmative | besatú besávos |
bese | besemos | besad | besen | ||
negative | no beses | no bese | no besemos | no beséis | no besen |
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editFurther reading
edit- “besar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
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