turnar

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto turni, English turn, French tourner.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /turˈnar/

Verb

turnar (present tense turnas, past tense turnis, future tense turnos, imperative turnez, conditional turnus)

1. to turn

   Synonyms: jirar, rotacar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of turnar

		present		past		future
infinitive		turnar		turnir		turnor
tense		turnas		turnis		turnos
conditional		turnus
imperative		turnez
adjective active participle		turnanta		turninta		turnonta
adverbial active participle		turnante		turninte		turnonte
nominal active participle	singular	turnanto		turninto		turnonto
	plural	turnanti		turninti		turnonti
adjective passive participle		turnata		turnita		turnota
adverbial passive participle		turnate		turnite		turnote
nominal passive participle	singular	turnato		turnito		turnoto
	plural	turnati		turniti		turnoti

Romansch

Alternative forms

• turner (Puter)
• tuornar (Vallader)

Etymology

From Latin tornō, tornāre (“turn”), from tornus (“lathe”).

Verb

turnar

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) to return, come back (home)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French tourner.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tuɾˈnaɾ/ [t̪uɾˈnaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: tur‧nar

Verb

turnar (first-person singular present turno, first-person singular preterite turné, past participle turnado)

1. (reflexive) to take turns
2. to alternate

   Synonyms: cambiar, variar, alternar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of turnar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			turnar
gerund			turnando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		turnado		turnada
		plural		turnados		turnadas
		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	turno	turnastú turnásvos	turna	turnamos	turnáis	turnan
	imperfect	turnaba	turnabas	turnaba	turnábamos	turnabais	turnaban
	preterite	turné	turnaste	turnó	turnamos	turnasteis	turnaron
	future	turnaré	turnarás	turnará	turnaremos	turnaréis	turnarán
	conditional	turnaría	turnarías	turnaría	turnaríamos	turnaríais	turnarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	turne	turnestú turnésvos2	turne	turnemos	turnéis	turnen
	imperfect (ra)	turnara	turnaras	turnara	turnáramos	turnarais	turnaran
	imperfect (se)	turnase	turnases	turnase	turnásemos	turnaseis	turnasen
	future1	turnare	turnares	turnare	turnáremos	turnareis	turnaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		turnatú turnávos	turne	turnemos	turnad	turnen
	negative		no turnes	no turne	no turnemos	no turnéis	no turnen

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

    Selected combined forms of turnar

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 turnar
	dative	turnarme	turnarte	turnarle, turnarse	turnarnos	turnaros	turnarles, turnarse
	accusative	turnarme	turnarte	turnarlo, turnarla, turnarse	turnarnos	turnaros	turnarlos, turnarlas, turnarse
with gerund turnando
	dative	turnándome	turnándote	turnándole, turnándose	turnándonos	turnándoos	turnándoles, turnándose
	accusative	turnándome	turnándote	turnándolo, turnándola, turnándose	turnándonos	turnándoos	turnándolos, turnándolas, turnándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative turna
	dative	túrname	túrnate	túrnale	túrnanos	not used	túrnales
	accusative	túrname	túrnate	túrnalo, túrnala	túrnanos	not used	túrnalos, túrnalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative turná
	dative	turname	turnate	turnale	turnanos	not used	turnales
	accusative	turname	turnate	turnalo, turnala	turnanos	not used	turnalos, turnalas
with formal second-person singular imperative turne
	dative	túrneme	not used	túrnele, túrnese	túrnenos	not used	túrneles
	accusative	túrneme	not used	túrnelo, túrnela, túrnese	túrnenos	not used	túrnelos, túrnelas
with first-person plural imperative turnemos
	dative	not used	turnémoste	turnémosle	turnémonos	turnémoos	turnémosles
	accusative	not used	turnémoste	turnémoslo, turnémosla	turnémonos	turnémoos	turnémoslos, turnémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative turnad
	dative	turnadme	not used	turnadle	turnadnos	turnaos	turnadles
	accusative	turnadme	not used	turnadlo, turnadla	turnadnos	turnaos	turnadlos, turnadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative turnen
	dative	túrnenme	not used	túrnenle	túrnennos	not used	túrnenles, túrnense
	accusative	túrnenme	not used	túrnenlo, túrnenla	túrnennos	not used	túrnenlos, túrnenlas, túrnense

Further reading

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