mirar

AragoneseEdit

EtymologyEdit

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VerbEdit

mirar

  1. (transitive) to watch

ReferencesEdit

AsturianEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Vulgar Latin *mīrāre, from Latin mīrārī, present active infinitive of mīror (“to be amazed”).

VerbEdit

mirar (first-person singular indicative present miro, past participle miráu)

  1. to look (to try to see)

ConjugationEdit

Conjugation of mirar
infinitive mirar
gerund mirando
past participle m miráu, f mirada, n mirao, m pl miraos, f pl miraes
person first singular
yo 		second singular
tu 		third singular
él/elli 		first plural
nosotros/nós 		second plural
vosotros/vós 		third plural
ellos
indicative present miro mires mira miramos miráis miren
imperfect miraba mirabes miraba mirábemos, mirábamos mirabeis, mirabais miraben
preterite miré mirasti, miresti miró miremos mirastis, mirestis miraron
pluperfect mirare, mirara mirares, miraras mirare, mirara miráremos, miráramos mirareis, mirarais miraren, miraran
future miraré mirarás mirará miraremos miraréis mirarán
conditional miraría miraríes miraría miraríemos, miraríamos miraríeis, miraríais miraríen
subjunctive present mire mires, miras mire miremos miréis miren, miran
imperfect mirare, mirara mirares, miraras mirare, mirara miráremos, miráramos mirareis, mirarais miraren, miraran
imperative — mira — — mirái —

CatalanEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Occitan mirar, from Vulgar Latin *mīrāre, from Latin mīrārī, present active infinitive of mīror (“admire, marvel at”).

VerbEdit

mirar (first-person singular present miro, past participle mirat)

  1. to look, to look at, to watch
  2. (mirar de) to try

ConjugationEdit

Conjugation of mirar (first conjugation)
infinitive mirar
present participle mirant
past participle masculine feminine
singular mirat mirada
plural mirats mirades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present miro mires mira mirem mireu miren
imperfect mirava miraves mirava miràvem miràveu miraven
future miraré miraràs mirarà mirarem mirareu miraran
preterite mirí mirares mirà miràrem miràreu miraren
conditional miraria miraries miraria miraríem miraríeu mirarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present miri miris miri mirem mireu mirin
imperfect mirés miressis mirés miréssim miréssiu miressin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
— mira miri mirem mireu mirin

Derived termsEdit

GalicianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese mirar, from Vulgar Latin *mīrāre, from Latin mīrārī, present active infinitive of mīror (“admire, marvel at”).

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

mirar (first-person singular present miro, first-person singular preterite mirei, past participle mirado)

  1. to look
    Synonyms: ollar, ver
  2. to watch, to observe
    Synonym: ollar
  3. (transitive with para) to look at
    Mira pra min! ― Look at me!
  4. (regional, western) to see
    Non che mirín na feira! ― I didn't see you at the fair!
    Synonym: ver
  5. (transitive with de) to try
    Synonyms: intentar, tentar
  6. (transitive with por) to look after; to watch out
    Mira polos cativos! ― Look after the kids!
    Synonym: coidar
  7. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of mirar
  8. first/third-person singular personal infinitive of mirar

ConjugationEdit

Conjugation of mirar
person singular plural
first
(eu) 		second
(ti) 		third
(el/ela/Vde.) 		first
(nós) 		second
(vós) 		third
(eles/elas/Vdes.)
infinitive
impersonal mirar
personal mirar mirares mirar mirarmos mirardes miraren
gerund
mirando
past participle
masculine mirado mirados
feminine mirada miradas
indicative
present miro miras mira miramos mirades miran
imperfect miraba mirabas miraba mirabamos mirabades miraban
preterite mirei miraches mirou miramos mirastes miraron
pluperfect mirara miraras mirara miraramos mirarades miraran
future mirarei mirarás mirará miraremos miraredes mirarán
conditional miraría mirarías miraría mirariamos mirariades mirarían
subjunctive
present mire mires mire miremos miredes miren
preterite mirase mirases mirase mirásemos mirásedes mirasen
future mirar mirares mirar mirarmos mirardes miraren
imperative
affirmative – mira mire miremos mirade miren
negative – mires mire miremos miredes miren

Related termsEdit

ReferencesEdit

  • “mirar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
  • “mirar” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
  • “mirar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
  • “mirar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “mirar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

LadinoEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Spanish mirar, from Vulgar Latin *mīrāre, from the deponent Latin mīrārī, present active infinitive of mīror (“admire, marvel at”). Compare Spanish mirar, Portuguese mirar (“to aim”), dated French mirer (“to stare”).

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

mirar (Latin spelling)

  1. (transitive) to look at; to watch
    • 1979, Kamelia Shahar, “La verdadera felisidad”, in Aki Yerushalayim, number 1:
      Eliau Anavi ke lo estava mirando d'enfrente se aserko de el i le disho: Dime ombre, deke estas de negra umor ?
      The prophet Elijah, who was watching him from across, approached him and said: Tell me, man, why are you in a bad mood?
  2. (intransitive) to look

Northern KurdishEdit

NounEdit

mirar ?

  1. carcass

Norwegian NynorskEdit

NounEdit

mirar m

  1. indefinite plural of mir

AnagramsEdit

PortugueseEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Portuguese mirar, from Vulgar Latin *mīrāre, from Latin mīrārī, present active infinitive of mīror (“admire, marvel at”).

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

mirar (first-person singular present indicative miro, past participle mirado)

  1. (poetic) to see; to observe
    Synonyms: contemplar, enxergar, espreitar, observar, olhar, ver
  2. to sight; to aim (to point a weapon towards the target)
    Synonym: apontar

ConjugationEdit

  Conjugation of the Portuguese -ar verb mirar
Notes:[edit]
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 mirar
Personal mirar mirares mirar mirarmos mirardes mirarem
Gerund
mirando
Past participle
Masculine mirado mirados
Feminine mirada miradas
Indicative
Present miro miras mira miramos mirais miram
Imperfect mirava miravas mirava mirávamos miráveis miravam
Preterite mirei miraste mirou miramos
mirámos 		mirastes miraram
Pluperfect mirara miraras mirara miráramos miráreis miraram
Future mirarei mirarás mirará miraremos mirareis mirarão
Conditional
miraria mirarias miraria miraríamos miraríeis mirariam
Subjunctive
Present mire mires mire miremos mireis mirem
Imperfect mirasse mirasses mirasse mirássemos mirásseis mirassem
Future mirar mirares mirar mirarmos mirardes mirarem
Imperative
Affirmative - mira mire miremos mirai mirem
Negative (não) - mires mire miremos mireis mirem

Derived termsEdit

Related termsEdit

SpanishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Spanish mirar, from Vulgar Latin *mīrāre, from the deponent Latin mīrārī, present active infinitive of mīror (“admire, marvel at”). Compare Ladino mirar, Portuguese mirar (“to aim”), dated French mirer (“to stare”).

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /miˈɾaɾ/, [miˈɾaɾ]

VerbEdit

mirar (first-person singular present miro, first-person singular preterite miré, past participle mirado)

  1. (transitive) to look at (to try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes)
  2. (transitive) to watch (to look at, view, or observe for a period of time)
    Estábamos mirando la televisión.
    We were watching TV.
  3. (transitive) to watch (to mind, attend, or guard)
  4. (transitive) to consider, think over (to think about seriously)
  5. (transitive, usually in the imperative) used for emphasis; look
    ¡Mira qué linda! ― How pretty!
  6. (transitive) to seek, look for (to try to find)
  7. (intransitive) to look (to try to see something, to pay attention with one’s eyes)
  8. (intransitive, of a structure) to face, overlook (to be oriented towards a certain direction or thing)

ConjugationEdit

    Conjugation of mirar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive mirar
gerund mirando
past participle masculine feminine
singular mirado mirada
plural mirados miradas
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 miro mirastú
mirásvos		 mira miramos miráis miran
imperfect miraba mirabas miraba mirábamos mirabais miraban
preterite miré miraste miró miramos mirasteis miraron
future miraré mirarás mirará miraremos miraréis mirarán
conditional miraría mirarías miraría miraríamos miraríais mirarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present mire mirestú
mirésvos2		 mire miremos miréis miren
imperfect
(ra) 		mirara miraras mirara miráramos mirarais miraran
imperfect
(se) 		mirase mirases mirase mirásemos miraseis mirasen
future1 mirare mirares mirare miráremos mirareis miraren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative miratú
mirávos		 mire miremos mirad miren
negative no mires no mire no miremos no miréis no miren

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

    Selected combined forms of mirar

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 mirar
dative mirarme mirarte mirarle, mirarse mirarnos miraros mirarles, mirarse
accusative mirarme mirarte mirarlo, mirarla, mirarse mirarnos miraros mirarlos, mirarlas, mirarse
with gerund mirando
dative mirándome mirándote mirándole, mirándose mirándonos mirándoos mirándoles, mirándose
accusative mirándome mirándote mirándolo, mirándola, mirándose mirándonos mirándoos mirándolos, mirándolas, mirándose
with informal second-person singular imperative mira
dative mírame mírate mírale míranos not used mírales
accusative mírame mírate míralo, mírala míranos not used míralos, míralas
with formal second-person singular imperative mire
dative míreme not used mírele, mírese mírenos not used míreles
accusative míreme not used mírelo, mírela, mírese mírenos not used mírelos, mírelas
with first-person plural imperative miremos
dative not used mirémoste mirémosle mirémonos mirémoos mirémosles
accusative not used mirémoste mirémoslo, mirémosla mirémonos mirémoos mirémoslos, mirémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative mirad
dative miradme not used miradle miradnos miraos miradles
accusative miradme not used miradlo, miradla miradnos miraos miradlos, miradlas
with formal second-person plural imperative miren
dative mírenme not used mírenle mírennos not used mírenles, mírense
accusative mírenme not used mírenlo, mírenla mírennos not used mírenlos, mírenlas, mírense

Derived termsEdit

See alsoEdit

  • ver (“to see”)
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