usurpar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin usurpāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [u.zurˈpa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [u.zuɾˈpaɾ]

Verb

usurpar (first-person singular present usurpo, first-person singular preterite usurpí, past participle usurpat)

1. to usurp

Conjugation

    Conjugation of usurpar (first conjugation)

infinitive			usurpar
gerund			usurpant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		usurpat		usurpada
		plural		usurpats		usurpades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	usurpo	usurpes	usurpa	usurpem	usurpeu	usurpen
	imperfect	usurpava	usurpaves	usurpava	usurpàvem	usurpàveu	usurpaven
	future	usurparé	usurparàs	usurparà	usurparem	usurpareu	usurparan
	preterite	usurpí	usurpares	usurpà	usurpàrem	usurpàreu	usurparen
	conditional	usurparia	usurparies	usurparia	usurparíem	usurparíeu	usurparien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	usurpi	usurpis	usurpi	usurpem	usurpeu	usurpin
	imperfect	usurpés	usurpessis	usurpés	usurpéssim	usurpéssiu	usurpessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	usurpa	usurpi	usurpem	usurpeu	usurpin
	negative (no)	—	no usurpis	no usurpi	no usurpem	no usurpeu	no usurpin

Related terms

• usurpació

Galician

Etymology

Attested since the 15th century. Learned borrowing from Latin usurpō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [usuɾˈpaɾ]

Verb

usurpar (first-person singular present usurpo, first-person singular preterite usurpei, past participle usurpado)

1. to usurp

Conjugation

    Conjugation of usurpar

	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	usurpar
Personal	usurpar	usurpares	usurpar	usurparmos	usurpardes	usurparen
Gerund
	usurpando
Past participle
Masculine	usurpado			usurpados
Feminine	usurpada			usurpadas
Indicative
Present	usurpo	usurpas	usurpa	usurpamos	usurpades	usurpan
Imperfect	usurpaba	usurpabas	usurpaba	usurpabamos	usurpabades	usurpaban
Preterite	usurpei	usurpaches	usurpou	usurpamos	usurpastes	usurparon
Pluperfect	usurpara	usurparas	usurpara	usurparamos	usurparades	usurparan
Future	usurparei	usurparás	usurpará	usurparemos	usurparedes	usurparán
Conditional	usurparía	usurparías	usurparía	usurpariamos	usurpariades	usurparían
Subjunctive
Present	usurpe	usurpes	usurpe	usurpemos	usurpedes	usurpen
Imperfect	usurpase	usurpases	usurpase	usurpásemos	usurpásedes	usurpasen
Future	usurpar	usurpares	usurpar	usurparmos	usurpardes	usurparen
Imperative
Affirmative		usurpa	usurpe	usurpemos	usurpade	usurpen
Negative (non)		non usurpes	non usurpe	non usurpemos	non usurpedes	non usurpen

    Reintegrated conjugation of usurpar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	usurpar
Personal	usurpar	usurpares	usurpar	usurparmos	usurpardes	usurparem
Gerund
	usurpando
Past participle
Masculine	usurpado			usurpados
Feminine	usurpada			usurpadas
Indicative
Present	usurpo	usurpas	usurpa	usurpamos	usurpades, usurpais	usurpam
Imperfect	usurpava	usurpavas	usurpava	usurpávamos	usurpávades, usurpáveis, usurpávais1	usurpavam
Preterite	usurpei	usurpaste, usurpache1	usurpou	usurpamos	usurpastes	usurpárom, usurparam
Pluperfect	usurpara	usurparas	usurpara	usurpáramos	usurpárades, usurpáreis, usurpárais1	usurparam
Future	usurparei	usurparás	usurpará	usurparemos	usurparedes, usurpareis	usurparám, usurparão
Conditional	usurparia	usurparias	usurparia	usurparíamos	usurparíades, usurparíeis, usurparíais1	usurpariam
Subjunctive
Present	usurpe	usurpes	usurpe	usurpemos	usurpedes, usurpeis	usurpem
Imperfect	usurpasse	usurpasses	usurpasse	usurpássemos	usurpássedes, usurpásseis	usurpassem
Future	usurpar	usurpares	usurpar	usurparmos	usurpardes	usurparem
Imperative
Affirmative		usurpa	usurpe	usurpemos	usurpade, usurpai	usurpem
Negative (nom)		nom usurpes	nom usurpe	nom usurpemos	nom usurpedes, nom usurpeis	nom usurpem

¹Less recommended.

Related terms

• usurpación
• usurpador

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “usurpar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “usurp”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “usurpar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “usurpar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “usurpar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin usurpō.

Pronunciation

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Verb

usurpar

1. to usurp

Conjugation

    Lengadocian (Central Occitan)

		simple			compound
infinitive		usurpar			aver usurpat
gerund		usurpant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		usurpat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	usurpi	usurpas	usurpa	usurpam	usurpatz	usurpan
	imperfect	usurpavi	usurpavas	usurpava	usurpàvem	usurpàvetz	usurpavan
	preterite	usurpèri	usurpères	usurpèt	usurpèrem	usurpèretz	usurpèron
	future	usurparai	usurparàs	usurparà	usurparem	usurparetz	usurparàn
	conditional	usurpariái	usurpariás	usurpariá	usurpariam	usurpariatz	usurparián
	conditional 2nd form1	usurpèra	usurpèras	usurpèra	usurperam	usurperatz	usurpèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	usurpe	usurpes	usurpe	usurpem	usurpetz	usurpen
	imperfect	usurpèssi	usurpèsses	usurpèsse	usurpèssem	usurpèssetz	usurpèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			usurpa		usurpem	usurpatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Auvernhàs

		simple			compound
infinitive		usurpar			aver usurpat
gerund		usurpant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		usurpat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	usurpe	usurpes	usurpa	usurpam	usurpatz	usurpon
	imperfect	usurpave	usurpaves	usurpava	usurpaviam	usurpaviatz	usurpavon
	preterite	usurpere	usurperes	usurpet	usurpem	usurpetz	usurperon
	future	usurparai	usurparàs	usurpará	usurparem	usurparetz	usurparán
	conditional	usurpariá	usurpariás	usurpariá	usurpariam	usurpariatz	usurparián
	conditional 2nd form1	usurpèra	usurpèras	usurpèra	usurperam	usurperatz	usurpèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	usurpe	usurpes	usurpe	usurpassiam	usurpassiatz	usurpon
	imperfect	usurpesse	usurpesses	usurpesse	usurpessiam	usurpessiatz	usurpesson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			usurpa		usurpassiam	usurpatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Gascon

		simple			compound
infinitive		usurpar			aver usurpat
gerund		usurpant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		usurpat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	usurpi	usurpas	usurpa	usurpam	usurpatz	usurpan
	imperfect	usurpavi	usurpavas	usurpava	usurpàvam	usurpàvatz	usurpavan
	preterite	usurpèi	usurpès	usurpè	usurpèm	usurpètz	usurpèn
	future	usurparèi	usurparàs	usurparà	usurparam	usurparatz	usurparàn
	conditional	usurparí	usurparés	usurparé	usurparem	usurparetz	usurparén
	conditional 2nd form1	usurpèra	usurpèras	usurpèra	usurperam	usurperatz	usurpèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	usurpi	usurpes	usurpe	usurpem	usurpetz	usurpen
	imperfect	usurpèssi	usurpèsses	usurpèsse	usurpèssem	usurpèssetz	usurpèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			usurpa		usurpem	usurpatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Lemosin

		simple			compound
infinitive		usurpar			aver usurpat
gerund		usurpant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		usurpat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	usurpe	usurpas	usurpa	usurpam	usurpatz	usurpan
	imperfect	usurpava	usurpavas	usurpava	usurpàvam	usurpàvatz	usurpavan
	preterite	usurpei	usurperas	usurpet	usurpèram	usurpèratz	usurperan
	future	usurparai	usurparàs	usurpará	usurparem	usurparetz	usurparán
	conditional	usurpariá	usurpariàs	usurpariá	usurpariam	usurpariatz	usurparián
	conditional 2nd form1	usurpèra	usurpèras	usurpèra	usurperam	usurperatz	usurpèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	usurpe	usurpes	usurpe	usurpem	usurpetz	usurpen
	imperfect	usurpèsse	usurpèsses	usurpèsse	usurpèssem	usurpèssetz	usurpèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			usurpa		usurpem	usurpatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Provençau

		simple			compound
infinitive		usurpar			aver usurpat
gerund		usurpant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		usurpat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	usurpe	usurpes	usurpa	usurpam	usurpatz	usurpan
	imperfect	usurpavi	usurpavas	usurpava	usurpàvem	usurpàvetz	usurpavan
	preterite	usurpère	usurpères	usurpèt	usurperiam	usurperiatz	usurpèron
	future	usurparai	usurparàs	usurparà	usurparem	usurparetz	usurparàn
	conditional	usurpariáu	usurpariás	usurpariá	usurpariam	usurpariatz	usurparián
	conditional 2nd form1	usurpèra	usurpèras	usurpèra	usurperam	usurperatz	usurpèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	usurpe	usurpes	usurpe	usurpem	usurpetz	usurpan
	imperfect	usurpèsse	usurpèsses	usurpèsse	usurpessiam	usurpessiatz	usurpèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			usurpa		usurpem	usurpatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

Related terms

• usurpacion
• usurpador
• usurpaire

Further reading

• Joan de Cantalausa (2006) Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians‎^[1], 2 edition, →ISBN, page 1013.
• Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana, L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2024, page 666.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin ūsūrpāre.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /u.zuʁˈpa(ʁ)/ [u.zuhˈpa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /u.zuʁˈpa(ʁ)/ [u.zuhˈpa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /u.zuɾˈpa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /u.zuʁˈpa(ʁ)/ [u.zuχˈpa(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /u.zuɻˈpa(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /u.zuɾˈpaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /u.zuɾˈpaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /u.zuɾˈpa.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: u‧sur‧par

Verb

usurpar (first-person singular present usurpo, first-person singular preterite usurpei, past participle usurpado)

1. to usurp

Conjugation

    Conjugation of usurpar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	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	usurpar
Personal	usurpar	usurpares	usurpar	usurparmos	usurpardes	usurparem
Gerund
	usurpando
Past participle
Masculine	usurpado			usurpados
Feminine	usurpada			usurpadas
Indicative
Present	usurpo	usurpas	usurpa	usurpamos	usurpais	usurpam
Imperfect	usurpava	usurpavas	usurpava	usurpávamos	usurpáveis	usurpavam
Preterite	usurpei	usurpaste	usurpou	usurpamos1, usurpámos2	usurpastes	usurparam
Pluperfect	usurpara	usurparas	usurpara	usurpáramos	usurpáreis	usurparam
Future	usurparei	usurparás	usurpará	usurparemos	usurpareis	usurparão
Conditional	usurparia	usurparias	usurparia	usurparíamos	usurparíeis	usurpariam
Subjunctive
Present	usurpe	usurpes	usurpe	usurpemos	usurpeis	usurpem
Imperfect	usurpasse	usurpasses	usurpasse	usurpássemos	usurpásseis	usurpassem
Future	usurpar	usurpares	usurpar	usurparmos	usurpardes	usurparem
Imperative
Affirmative		usurpa	usurpe	usurpemos	usurpai	usurpem
Negative (não)		não usurpes	não usurpe	não usurpemos	não usurpeis	não usurpem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• usurpação
• usurpador

Spanish

Etymology

From Late Old Spanish usurpar, borrowed from Latin ūsūrpāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /usuɾˈpaɾ/ [u.suɾˈpaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: u‧sur‧par

Verb

usurpar (first-person singular present usurpo, first-person singular preterite usurpé, past participle usurpado)

1. (transitive) to usurp

Conjugation

    Conjugation of usurpar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			usurpar
gerund			usurpando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		usurpado		usurpada
		plural		usurpados		usurpadas
		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	usurpo	usurpastú usurpásvos	usurpa	usurpamos	usurpáis	usurpan
	imperfect	usurpaba	usurpabas	usurpaba	usurpábamos	usurpabais	usurpaban
	preterite	usurpé	usurpaste	usurpó	usurpamos	usurpasteis	usurparon
	future	usurparé	usurparás	usurpará	usurparemos	usurparéis	usurparán
	conditional	usurparía	usurparías	usurparía	usurparíamos	usurparíais	usurparían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	usurpe	usurpestú usurpésvos2	usurpe	usurpemos	usurpéis	usurpen
	imperfect (ra)	usurpara	usurparas	usurpara	usurpáramos	usurparais	usurparan
	imperfect (se)	usurpase	usurpases	usurpase	usurpásemos	usurpaseis	usurpasen
	future1	usurpare	usurpares	usurpare	usurpáremos	usurpareis	usurparen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		usurpatú usurpávos	usurpe	usurpemos	usurpad	usurpen
	negative		no usurpes	no usurpe	no usurpemos	no usurpéis	no usurpen

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

    Selected combined forms of usurpar

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 usurpar
	dative	usurparme	usurparte	usurparle, usurparse	usurparnos	usurparos	usurparles, usurparse
	accusative	usurparme	usurparte	usurparlo, usurparla, usurparse	usurparnos	usurparos	usurparlos, usurparlas, usurparse
with gerund usurpando
	dative	usurpándome	usurpándote	usurpándole, usurpándose	usurpándonos	usurpándoos	usurpándoles, usurpándose
	accusative	usurpándome	usurpándote	usurpándolo, usurpándola, usurpándose	usurpándonos	usurpándoos	usurpándolos, usurpándolas, usurpándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative usurpa
	dative	usúrpame	usúrpate	usúrpale	usúrpanos	not used	usúrpales
	accusative	usúrpame	usúrpate	usúrpalo, usúrpala	usúrpanos	not used	usúrpalos, usúrpalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative usurpá
	dative	usurpame	usurpate	usurpale	usurpanos	not used	usurpales
	accusative	usurpame	usurpate	usurpalo, usurpala	usurpanos	not used	usurpalos, usurpalas
with formal second-person singular imperative usurpe
	dative	usúrpeme	not used	usúrpele, usúrpese	usúrpenos	not used	usúrpeles
	accusative	usúrpeme	not used	usúrpelo, usúrpela, usúrpese	usúrpenos	not used	usúrpelos, usúrpelas
with first-person plural imperative usurpemos
	dative	not used	usurpémoste	usurpémosle	usurpémonos	usurpémoos	usurpémosles
	accusative	not used	usurpémoste	usurpémoslo, usurpémosla	usurpémonos	usurpémoos	usurpémoslos, usurpémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative usurpad
	dative	usurpadme	not used	usurpadle	usurpadnos	usurpaos	usurpadles
	accusative	usurpadme	not used	usurpadlo, usurpadla	usurpadnos	usurpaos	usurpadlos, usurpadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative usurpen
	dative	usúrpenme	not used	usúrpenle	usúrpennos	not used	usúrpenles, usúrpense
	accusative	usúrpenme	not used	usúrpenlo, usúrpenla	usúrpennos	not used	usúrpenlos, usúrpenlas, usúrpense

Related terms

• usurpación
• usurpador

 

Further reading

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