aforar

See also: aforrar

Portuguese

Etymology

From a- +‎ foro +‎ -ar . Compare to English affeer and French aforer.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧fo‧rar

Verb

1. (transitive) to lease
2. (transitive) to authorize

Derived terms

• aforação
• aforamento

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /afoˈɾaɾ/ [a.foˈɾaɾ]

Etymology 1

From a- +‎ foro +‎ -ar.

Verb

aforar (first-person singular present aforo, first-person singular preterite aforé, past participle aforado)

1. to gauge, measure

Conjugation

    Conjugation of aforar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			aforar
gerund			aforando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		aforado		aforada
		plural		aforados		aforadas
		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	aforo	aforastú aforásvos	afora	aforamos	aforáis	aforan
	imperfect	aforaba	aforabas	aforaba	aforábamos	aforabais	aforaban
	preterite	aforé	aforaste	aforó	aforamos	aforasteis	aforaron
	future	aforaré	aforarás	aforará	aforaremos	aforaréis	aforarán
	conditional	aforaría	aforarías	aforaría	aforaríamos	aforaríais	aforarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	afore	aforestú aforésvos2	afore	aforemos	aforéis	aforen
	imperfect (ra)	aforara	aforaras	aforara	aforáramos	aforarais	aforaran
	imperfect (se)	aforase	aforases	aforase	aforásemos	aforaseis	aforasen
	future1	aforare	aforares	aforare	aforáremos	aforareis	aforaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		aforatú aforávos	afore	aforemos	aforad	aforen
	negative		no afores	no afore	no aforemos	no aforéis	no aforen

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

    Selected combined forms of aforar

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 aforar
	dative	aforarme	aforarte	aforarle, aforarse	aforarnos	aforaros	aforarles, aforarse
	accusative	aforarme	aforarte	aforarlo, aforarla, aforarse	aforarnos	aforaros	aforarlos, aforarlas, aforarse
with gerund aforando
	dative	aforándome	aforándote	aforándole, aforándose	aforándonos	aforándoos	aforándoles, aforándose
	accusative	aforándome	aforándote	aforándolo, aforándola, aforándose	aforándonos	aforándoos	aforándolos, aforándolas, aforándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative afora
	dative	afórame	afórate	afórale	afóranos	not used	afórales
	accusative	afórame	afórate	afóralo, afórala	afóranos	not used	afóralos, afóralas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative aforá
	dative	aforame	aforate	aforale	aforanos	not used	aforales
	accusative	aforame	aforate	aforalo, aforala	aforanos	not used	aforalos, aforalas
with formal second-person singular imperative afore
	dative	afóreme	not used	afórele, afórese	afórenos	not used	afóreles
	accusative	afóreme	not used	afórelo, afórela, afórese	afórenos	not used	afórelos, afórelas
with first-person plural imperative aforemos
	dative	not used	aforémoste	aforémosle	aforémonos	aforémoos	aforémosles
	accusative	not used	aforémoste	aforémoslo, aforémosla	aforémonos	aforémoos	aforémoslos, aforémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative aforad
	dative	aforadme	not used	aforadle	aforadnos	aforaos	aforadles
	accusative	aforadme	not used	aforadlo, aforadla	aforadnos	aforaos	aforadlos, aforadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative aforen
	dative	afórenme	not used	afórenle	afórennos	not used	afórenles, afórense
	accusative	afórenme	not used	afórenlo, afórenla	afórennos	not used	afórenlos, afórenlas, afórense

Related terms

• aforo

Etymology 2

From a- +‎ fuero +‎ -ar. Compare to English affeer and French aforer.

Verb

aforar (first-person singular present afuero, first-person singular preterite aforé, past participle aforado)

1. (law) to grant (a privilege or immunity)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of aforar (o-ue alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			aforar
gerund			aforando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		aforado		aforada
		plural		aforados		aforadas
		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	afuero	afuerastú aforásvos	afuera	aforamos	aforáis	afueran
	imperfect	aforaba	aforabas	aforaba	aforábamos	aforabais	aforaban
	preterite	aforé	aforaste	aforó	aforamos	aforasteis	aforaron
	future	aforaré	aforarás	aforará	aforaremos	aforaréis	aforarán
	conditional	aforaría	aforarías	aforaría	aforaríamos	aforaríais	aforarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	afuere	afuerestú aforésvos2	afuere	aforemos	aforéis	afueren
	imperfect (ra)	aforara	aforaras	aforara	aforáramos	aforarais	aforaran
	imperfect (se)	aforase	aforases	aforase	aforásemos	aforaseis	aforasen
	future1	aforare	aforares	aforare	aforáremos	aforareis	aforaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		afueratú aforávos	afuere	aforemos	aforad	afueren
	negative		no afueres	no afuere	no aforemos	no aforéis	no afueren

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

    Selected combined forms of aforar (o-ue alternation)

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 aforar
	dative	aforarme	aforarte	aforarle, aforarse	aforarnos	aforaros	aforarles, aforarse
	accusative	aforarme	aforarte	aforarlo, aforarla, aforarse	aforarnos	aforaros	aforarlos, aforarlas, aforarse
with gerund aforando
	dative	aforándome	aforándote	aforándole, aforándose	aforándonos	aforándoos	aforándoles, aforándose
	accusative	aforándome	aforándote	aforándolo, aforándola, aforándose	aforándonos	aforándoos	aforándolos, aforándolas, aforándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative afuera
	dative	afuérame	afuérate	afuérale	afuéranos	not used	afuérales
	accusative	afuérame	afuérate	afuéralo, afuérala	afuéranos	not used	afuéralos, afuéralas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative aforá
	dative	aforame	aforate	aforale	aforanos	not used	aforales
	accusative	aforame	aforate	aforalo, aforala	aforanos	not used	aforalos, aforalas
with formal second-person singular imperative afuere
	dative	afuéreme	not used	afuérele, afuérese	afuérenos	not used	afuéreles
	accusative	afuéreme	not used	afuérelo, afuérela, afuérese	afuérenos	not used	afuérelos, afuérelas
with first-person plural imperative aforemos
	dative	not used	aforémoste	aforémosle	aforémonos	aforémoos	aforémosles
	accusative	not used	aforémoste	aforémoslo, aforémosla	aforémonos	aforémoos	aforémoslos, aforémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative aforad
	dative	aforadme	not used	aforadle	aforadnos	aforaos	aforadles
	accusative	aforadme	not used	aforadlo, aforadla	aforadnos	aforaos	aforadlos, aforadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative afueren
	dative	afuérenme	not used	afuérenle	afuérennos	not used	afuérenles, afuérense
	accusative	afuérenme	not used	afuérenlo, afuérenla	afuérennos	not used	afuérenlos, afuérenlas, afuérense

Derived terms

• aforado
• aforamiento
• desaforar

Related terms

• fuero

Further reading

• “aforar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28