pensar

Asturian

Verb

pensar

1. to think

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin pēnsāre, present active indicative of pēnsō. Cognate with pesar, which derives from the same source.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA: /pən'sa/, X-SAMPA: /p@n"sa/
• (Valencian) IPA: /pen'saɾ/, X-SAMPA: /pen"sa4/
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

pensar (first-person singular present penso, past participle pensat)

1. to think
2. (pensar en) to think about, to think of, to have in mind
3. (pensar de) to think about, to be of the opinion about
4. (pensar a) to remember, to reminisce over

Conjugation

Conjugation of pensar (first conjugation)

infinitive			pensar
present participle			pensant
past participle			pensat
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
Indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	penso	penses	pensa	pensem	penseu	pensen
	imperfect	pensava	pensaves	pensava	pensàvem	pensàveu	pensaven
	future	pensaré	pensaràs	pensarà	pensarem	pensareu	pensaran
	preterite	pensí	pensares	pensà	pensàrem	pensàreu	pensaren
	conditional	pensaria	pensaries	pensaria	pensaríem	pensaríeu	pensarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella	nosaltres	vosaltres	ells/elles
	present	pensi	pensis	pensi	pensem	penseu	pensin
	imperfect	pensés	pensessis	pensés	penséssim	penséssiu	pensessin
imperative		-	tu	ell/ella	nosaltres	vosaltres	ells/elles
		—	pensa	pensi	pensem	penseu	pensin

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Ido

Verb

pensar (present tense pensas, past tense pensis, future tense pensos, imperative pensez, conditional pensus)

1. to think

Conjugation

Conjugation of pensar

	present	past	future
tense	pensas	pensis	pensos
perfect		pensabis	pensabos
infinitive	pensar	pensir	pensor
active participle	pensanta	pensinta	pensonta
nominal active participle	pensanto pl. pensanti	pensinto pl. pensinti	pensonto pl. pensonti
adverbial active participle	pensante	pensinte	pensonte
passive participle	pensata	pensita	pensota
nominal passive participle	pensato pl. pensati	pensito pl. pensiti	pensoto pl. pensoti
adverbial passive participle	pensate	pensite	pensote
imperative	pensez	pensabez
conditional	pensus	pensabus

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Interlingua

Verb

pensar

1. to think

Conjugation

Conjugation of “pensar”

Nominal forms
Infinitive		pensar
		Present	Perfect
Participles		pensante	pensate
Personal forms
		Simple	Perfect
Active voice	Present	pensa	ha pensate
	Past	pensava	habeva pensate
	Future	pensara	habera pensate
	Conditional	pensarea	haberea pensate
	Imperative	pensa	--
Passive voice	Present	es pensate	ha essite pensate
	Past	esseva pensate	habeva essite pensate
	Future	essera pensate	habera essite pensate
	Conditional	esserea pensate	haberea essite pensate
	Imperative	sia pensate	--

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin pēnsāre, present active indicative of pēnsō.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA: /pẽˈsaɾ/

Verb

pensar (first-person singular present indicative penso, past participle pensado)

1. to think (communicate to oneself in one’s mind)

Conjugation

  Conjugation of the Portuguese -ar verb pensar

Notes:

• 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.

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	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	pensar
Personal	pensar	pensares	pensar	pensarmos	pensardes	pensarem
Gerund
	pensando
Past participle
Masculine	pensado			pensados
Feminine	pensada			pensadas
Indicative
Present	penso	pensas	pensa	pensamos	pensais	pensam
Imperfect	pensava	pensavas	pensava	pensávamos	pensáveis	pensavam
Preterite	pensei	pensaste	pensou	pensamos pensámos	pensastes	pensaram
Pluperfect	pensara	pensaras	pensara	pensáramos	pensáreis	pensaram
Future	pensarei	pensarás	pensará	pensaremos	pensareis	pensarão
Conditional	pensaria	pensarias	pensaria	pensaríamos	pensaríeis	pensariam
Subjunctive
Present	pense	penses	pense	pensemos	penseis	pensem
Imperfect	pensasse	pensasses	pensasse	pensássemos	pensásseis	pensassem
Future	pensar	pensares	pensar	pensarmos	pensardes	pensarem
Imperative
Affirmative	pense	pensa	pense	pensemos	pensai	pensem
Negative (não)	pense	penses	pense	pensemos	penseis	pensem

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Spanish

Etymology

Latin pensare.

Verb

pensar (first-person singular present pienso, first-person singular preterite pensé, past participle pensado)

1. to think

   Pienso, luego existo. — René Descartes (translated from the original Latin to Spanish)

   I think, therefore I am.

2. to reflect upon a situation
3. to intend; to try

   pensar de

4. to think about

   ¿Por qué no pensé en eso antes?

   Why did I not think of that before?

Usage notes

• Do you think that history is good? — ¿Piensas que la historia es buena? (Can also use creer)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of pensar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

Rule: e becomes an ie in stressed syllables.

infinitive			pensar
gerund			pensando
past participle			pensado
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú	él/ella usted	nosotros	vosotros	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	pienso	piensas	piensa	pensamos	pensáis	piensan
	imperfect	pensaba	pensabas	pensaba	pensábamos	pensabais	pensaban
	preterite	pensé	pensaste	pensó	pensamos	pensasteis	pensaron
	future	pensaré	pensarás	pensará	pensaremos	pensaréis	pensarán
	conditional	pensaría	pensarías	pensaría	pensaríamos	pensaríais	pensarían
subjunctive		yo	tú	él/ella usted	nosotros	vosotros	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	piense	pienses	piense	pensemos	penséis	piensen
	imperfect (ra)	pensara	pensaras	pensara	pensáramos	pensarais	pensaran
	imperfect (se)	pensase	pensases	pensase	pensásemos	pensaseis	pensasen
	future	pensare	pensares	pensare	pensáremos	pensareis	pensaren
imperative		—	tú	usted	nosotros	vosotros	ustedes
	affirmative		piensa	piense	pensemos	pensad	piensen
	negative		no pienses	no piense	no pensemos	no penséis	no piensen

Other verbs with this conjugation:

[+] Spanish verbs ending in -ar (conjugation e-ie)

Related terms

• pensamiento
• pensativo

See also

• creer
• opinar
• pesar

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Venetian

Etymology

Compare Italian pensare

Verb

pensar (intransitive)

1. To think

Conjugation

    Conjugation of pensar ( 1st conjugation regular)

infinitive	pensar
auxiliary verb		éser	gerund		pensando
past participle		pensà		NB: clitic pronouns (bold) are obligatory
person	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	mi	ti te	eło el / eła ła	noialtri / noialtre	voialtri / voialtre	łuri i / łore łe
present	penso	pensi	pensa	pensémo, pensòn	pensé	pensa
imperfect	pensava	pensavi	pensava	pensàvimo	pensavi	pensava
future	pensarò	pensarè	pensarà	pensarémo	pensarè	pensarà
conditional	mi	ti te	eło el / eła ła	noialtri / noialtre	voialtri / voialtre	łuri i / łore łe
present	pensarìa	pensarisi	pensarìa	pensarìsimo	pensarisi	pensarìa
subjunctive	che mi	che ti te	che eło el / eła ła	che noialtri / noialtre	che voialtri / voialtre	che łuri i / łore łe
present	pense, pensa	pensi	pense, pensa	pensémo, pensone	pensé	pense, pensa
imperfect	pensase	pensasi	pensase	pensàsimo	pensasi	pensase
imperative	-	ti te	eło el / eła ła	noialtri / noialtre	voialtri / voialtre	łuri i / łore łe
		pensa	pensa, pense	pensémo	pensé	pensa, pense