reformar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin reformo, reformare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [rə.furˈma]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [rə.forˈma]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [re.foɾˈmaɾ]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

reformar (first-person singular present reformo, first-person singular preterite reformí, past participle reformat)

1. to reform

Derived terms

• reforma

Related terms

• formar
• reformació
• reformador

Further reading

• “reformar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “reformar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “reformar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “reformar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin reformo, reformare.

Verb

1. (transitive) to reform
2. (pronominal) to retire

   Synonym: aposentar

Derived terms

• reforma
• reformado (“pensioner”)

Related terms

• formar
• reformação
• reformador

Further reading

• “reformar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin reformo, reformare.

Verb

reformar (first-person singular present reformo, first-person singular preterite reformé, past participle reformado)

1. to reform

Conjugation

    Conjugation of reformar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			reformar
gerund			reformando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		reformado		reformada
		plural		reformados		reformadas
		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	reformo	reformastú reformásvos	reforma	reformamos	reformáis	reforman
	imperfect	reformaba	reformabas	reformaba	reformábamos	reformabais	reformaban
	preterite	reformé	reformaste	reformó	reformamos	reformasteis	reformaron
	future	reformaré	reformarás	reformará	reformaremos	reformaréis	reformarán
	conditional	reformaría	reformarías	reformaría	reformaríamos	reformaríais	reformarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	reforme	reformestú reformésvos2	reforme	reformemos	reforméis	reformen
	imperfect (ra)	reformara	reformaras	reformara	reformáramos	reformarais	reformaran
	imperfect (se)	reformase	reformases	reformase	reformásemos	reformaseis	reformasen
	future1	reformare	reformares	reformare	reformáremos	reformareis	reformaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		reformatú reformávos	reforme	reformemos	reformad	reformen
	negative		no reformes	no reforme	no reformemos	no reforméis	no reformen

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

    Selected combined forms of reformar

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 reformar
	dative	reformarme	reformarte	reformarle, reformarse	reformarnos	reformaros	reformarles, reformarse
	accusative	reformarme	reformarte	reformarlo, reformarla, reformarse	reformarnos	reformaros	reformarlos, reformarlas, reformarse
with gerund reformando
	dative	reformándome	reformándote	reformándole, reformándose	reformándonos	reformándoos	reformándoles, reformándose
	accusative	reformándome	reformándote	reformándolo, reformándola, reformándose	reformándonos	reformándoos	reformándolos, reformándolas, reformándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative reforma
	dative	refórmame	refórmate	refórmale	refórmanos	not used	refórmales
	accusative	refórmame	refórmate	refórmalo, refórmala	refórmanos	not used	refórmalos, refórmalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative reformá
	dative	reformame	reformate	reformale	reformanos	not used	reformales
	accusative	reformame	reformate	reformalo, reformala	reformanos	not used	reformalos, reformalas
with formal second-person singular imperative reforme
	dative	refórmeme	not used	refórmele, refórmese	refórmenos	not used	refórmeles
	accusative	refórmeme	not used	refórmelo, refórmela, refórmese	refórmenos	not used	refórmelos, refórmelas
with first-person plural imperative reformemos
	dative	not used	reformémoste	reformémosle	reformémonos	reformémoos	reformémosles
	accusative	not used	reformémoste	reformémoslo, reformémosla	reformémonos	reformémoos	reformémoslos, reformémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative reformad
	dative	reformadme	not used	reformadle	reformadnos	reformaos	reformadles
	accusative	reformadme	not used	reformadlo, reformadla	reformadnos	reformaos	reformadlos, reformadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative reformen
	dative	refórmenme	not used	refórmenle	refórmennos	not used	refórmenles, refórmense
	accusative	refórmenme	not used	refórmenlo, refórmenla	refórmennos	not used	refórmenlos, refórmenlas, refórmense

Derived terms

• reforma

Related terms

• formar
• reformación
• reformador

Further reading

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