operar

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CatalanEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Latin operō. Doublet of obrar, which was inherited.

PronunciationEdit

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /o.pəˈɾa/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /u.pəˈɾa/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /o.peˈɾaɾ/

VerbEdit

operar (first-person singular present opero, past participle operat)

1. to produce, to achieve
2. to operate (to perform surgery)

ConjugationEdit

Conjugation of operar (first conjugation)

infinitive			operar
present participle			operant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		operat		operada
		plural		operats		operades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	opero	operes	opera	operem	opereu	operen
	imperfect	operava	operaves	operava	operàvem	operàveu	operaven
	future	operaré	operaràs	operarà	operarem	operareu	operaran
	preterite	operí	operares	operà	operàrem	operàreu	operaren
	conditional	operaria	operaries	operaria	operaríem	operaríeu	operarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	operi	operis	operi	operem	opereu	operin
	imperfect	operés	operessis	operés	operéssim	operéssiu	operessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
		—	opera	operi	operem	opereu	operin

Related termsEdit

• cooperar
• operació
• operador
• operatiu

Further readingEdit

• “operar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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PortugueseEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Latin operari, present active infinitive of operor. Cognate of obrar.

PronunciationEdit

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔ.pɨ.ˈɾaɾ/
• Hyphenation: o‧pe‧rar

VerbEdit

operar (first-person singular present indicative opero, past participle operado)

1. to operate, function

ConjugationEdit

  Conjugation of the Portuguese -ar verb operar

Notes:[edit] 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.
	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	operar
Personal	operar	operares	operar	operarmos	operardes	operarem
Gerund
	operando
Past participle
Masculine	operado			operados
Feminine	operada			operadas
Indicative
Present	opero	operas	opera	operamos	operais	operam
Imperfect	operava	operavas	operava	operávamos	operáveis	operavam
Preterite	operei	operaste	operou	operamos operámos	operastes	operaram
Pluperfect	operara	operaras	operara	operáramos	operáreis	operaram
Future	operarei	operarás	operará	operaremos	operareis	operarão
Conditional
	operaria	operarias	operaria	operaríamos	operaríeis	operariam
Subjunctive
Present	opere	operes	opere	operemos	opereis	operem
Imperfect	operasse	operasses	operasse	operássemos	operásseis	operassem
Future	operar	operares	operar	operarmos	operardes	operarem
Imperative
Affirmative	-	opera	opere	operemos	operai	operem
Negative (não)	-	operes	opere	operemos	opereis	operem

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SpanishEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Latin operari, present active infinitive of operor.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /opeˈɾar/

VerbEdit

operar (first-person singular present opero, first-person singular preterite operé, past participle operado)

1. to produce, to achieve

   Synonym: realizar

2. to operate (to perform surgery)
3. to operate (to deal in a commodity)

ConjugationEdit

    Conjugation of operar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)^{edit data}

infinitive			operar
gerund			operando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		operado		operada
		plural		operados		operadas
		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	opero	operastú operásvos	opera	operamos	operáis	operan
	imperfect	operaba	operabas	operaba	operábamos	operabais	operaban
	preterite	operé	operaste	operó	operamos	operasteis	operaron
	future	operaré	operarás	operará	operaremos	operaréis	operarán
	conditional	operaría	operarías	operaría	operaríamos	operaríais	operarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	opere	operestú operésvos2	opere	operemos	operéis	operen
	imperfect (ra)	operara	operaras	operara	operáramos	operarais	operaran
	imperfect (se)	operase	operases	operase	operásemos	operaseis	operasen
	future1	operare	operares	operare	operáremos	operareis	operaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		operatú operávos	opere	operemos	operad	operen
	negative		no operes	no opere	no operemos	no operéis	no operen

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

    Selected combined forms of operar^{edit data}

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 operar
	dative	operarme	operarte	operarle, operarse	operarnos	operaros	operarles, operarse
	accusative	operarme	operarte	operarlo, operarla, operarse	operarnos	operaros	operarlos, operarlas, operarse
with gerund operando
	dative	operándome	operándote	operándole, operándose	operándonos	operándoos	operándoles, operándose
	accusative	operándome	operándote	operándolo, operándola, operándose	operándonos	operándoos	operándolos, operándolas, operándose
with informal second-person singular imperative opera
	dative	opérame	opérate	opérale	opéranos	not used	opérales
	accusative	opérame	opérate	opéralo, opérala	opéranos	not used	opéralos, opéralas
with formal second-person singular imperative opere
	dative	opéreme	not used	opérele, opérese	opérenos	not used	opéreles
	accusative	opéreme	not used	opérelo, opérela, opérese	opérenos	not used	opérelos, opérelas
with first-person plural imperative operemos
	dative	not used	operémoste	operémosle	operémonos	operémoos	operémosles
	accusative	not used	operémoste	operémoslo, operémosla	operémonos	operémoos	operémoslos, operémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative operad
	dative	operadme	not used	operadle	operadnos	operaos	operadles
	accusative	operadme	not used	operadlo, operadla	operadnos	operaos	operadlos, operadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative operen
	dative	opérenme	not used	opérenle	opérennos	not used	opérenles, opérense
	accusative	opérenme	not used	opérenlo, opérenla	opérennos	not used	opérenlos, opérenlas, opérense

Related termsEdit

• cooperar
• operación
• operador
• operativo

Further readingEdit

• “operar” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.