usar
Aragonese
Etymology
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Verb
usar
- (transitive) to use
References
- Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002) “usar”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN
Asturian
Etymology
From Latin ūsus, Medieval Latin usāre.
Verb
usar (first-person singular indicative present uso, past participle usáu)
Conjugation
infinitive | usar | ||||||
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gerund | usando | ||||||
past participle | m usáu, f usada, n usao, m pl usaos, f pl usaes | ||||||
person | first singular yo |
second singular tu |
third singular él/elli |
first plural nosotros/nós |
second plural vosotros/vós |
third plural ellos | |
indicative | present | uso | uses | usa | usamos | usáis | usen |
imperfect | usaba | usabes | usaba | usábemos, usábamos | usabeis, usabais | usaben | |
preterite | usé | usasti, usesti | usó | usemos | usastis, usestis | usaron | |
pluperfect | usare, usara | usares, usaras | usare, usara | usáremos, usáramos | usareis, usarais | usaren, usaran | |
future | usaré | usarás | usará | usaremos | usaréis | usarán | |
conditional | usaría | usaríes | usaría | usaríemos, usaríamos | usaríeis, usaríais | usaríen | |
subjunctive | present | use | uses, usas | use | usemos | uséis | usen, usan |
imperfect | usare, usara | usares, usaras | usare, usara | usáremos, usáramos | usareis, usarais | usaren, usaran | |
imperative | — | usa | — | — | usái | — |
Related terms
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin ūsus, Medieval Latin usāre.
Pronunciation
Verb
usar (first-person singular present uso, first-person singular preterite usí, past participle usat)
- (transitive) to use
- (transitive) to employ
Conjugation
Synonyms
Further reading
- “usar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “usar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “usar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “usar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Galician
Etymology
From Latin ūsus, Medieval Latin usāre.
Verb
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Conjugation
Related terms
Interlingua
Verb
usar
- to use
Conjugation
infinitive | usar | ||
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participle | present | perfect | |
usante | usate | ||
active | simple | perfect | |
present | usa | ha usate | |
past | usava | habeva usate | |
future | usara | habera usate | |
conditional | usarea | haberea usate | |
imperative | usa | ||
passive | simple | perfect | |
present | es usate | ha essite usate | |
past | esseva usate | habeva essite usate | |
future | essera usate | habera essite usate | |
conditional | esserea usate | haberea essite usate | |
imperative | sia usate |
Occitan
Etymology
From Latin ūsus, the perfect participle of ūtor (“I use”), Medieval Latin usāre.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Verb
usar
Inflection
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | usar | aver usat | |||||
gerund | usant | use gerund of aver + past participle | |||||
past participle | usat | — | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles | |
present | usi | usas | usa | usam | usatz | usan | |
imperfect | usavi | usavas | usava | usàvem | usàvetz | usavan | |
preterite | usèri | usères | usèt | usèrem | usèretz | usèron | |
future | usarai | usaràs | usarà | usarem | usaretz | usaràn | |
conditional | usariái | usariás | usariá | usariam | usariatz | usarián | |
conditional 2nd form1 | usèra | usèras | usèra | useram | useratz | usèran | |
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 | use | uses | use | usem | usetz | usen | |
imperfect | usèssi | usèsses | usèsse | usèssem | usèssetz | usèsson | |
compound tenses |
past | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | ||||||
imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — | |
usa | usem | usatz | 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects | ||||
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | usar | aver usat | |||||
gerund | usant | use gerund of aver + past participle | |||||
past participle | usat | — | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles | |
present | use | uses | usa | usam | usatz | uson | |
imperfect | usave | usaves | usava | usaviam | usaviatz | usavon | |
preterite | usere | useres | uset | usem | usetz | useron | |
future | usarai | usaràs | usará | usarem | usaretz | usarán | |
conditional | usariá | usariás | usariá | usariam | usariatz | usarián | |
conditional 2nd form1 | usèra | usèras | usèra | useram | useratz | usèran | |
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 | use | uses | use | usassiam | usassiatz | uson | |
imperfect | usesse | usesses | usesse | usessiam | usessiatz | usesson | |
compound tenses |
past | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | ||||||
imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — | |
usa | usassiam | usatz | 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects | ||||
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | usar | aver usat | |||||
gerund | usant | use gerund of aver + past participle | |||||
past participle | usat | — | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles | |
present | usi | usas | usa | usam | usatz | usan | |
imperfect | usavi | usavas | usava | usàvam | usàvatz | usavan | |
preterite | usèi | usès | usè | usèm | usètz | usèn | |
future | usarèi | usaràs | usarà | usaram | usaratz | usaràn | |
conditional | usarí | usarés | usaré | usarem | usaretz | usarén | |
conditional 2nd form1 | usèra | usèras | usèra | useram | useratz | usèran | |
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 | usi | uses | use | usem | usetz | usen | |
imperfect | usèssi | usèsses | usèsse | usèssem | usèssetz | usèssen | |
compound tenses |
past | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | ||||||
imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — | |
usa | usem | usatz | 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects | ||||
simple | compound | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
infinitive | usar | aver usat | |||||
gerund | usant | use gerund of aver + past participle | |||||
past participle | usat | — | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles | |
present | use | usas | usa | usam | usatz | usan | |
imperfect | usava | usavas | usava | usàvam | usàvatz | usavan | |
preterite | usei | useras | uset | usèram | usèratz | useran | |
future | usarai | usaràs | usará | usarem | usaretz | usarán | |
conditional | usariá | usariàs | usariá | usariam | usariatz | usarián | |
conditional 2nd form1 | usèra | usèras | usèra | useram | useratz | usèran | |
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 | use | uses | use | usem | usetz | usen | |
imperfect | usèsse | usèsses | usèsse | usèssem | usèssetz | usèssen | |
compound tenses |
past | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | ||||||
imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — | |
usa | usem | usatz | 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects | ||||
simple | compound | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
infinitive | usar | aver usat | |||||
gerund | usant | use gerund of aver + past participle | |||||
past participle | usat | — | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles | |
present | use | uses | usa | usam | usatz | usan | |
imperfect | usavi | usavas | usava | usàvem | usàvetz | usavan | |
preterite | usère | usères | usèt | useriam | useriatz | usèron | |
future | usarai | usaràs | usarà | usarem | usaretz | usaràn | |
conditional | usariáu | usariás | usariá | usariam | usariatz | usarián | |
conditional 2nd form1 | usèra | usèras | usèra | useram | useratz | usèran | |
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 | use | uses | use | usem | usetz | usan | |
imperfect | usèsse | usèsses | usèsse | usessiam | usessiatz | usèsson | |
compound tenses |
past | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | ||||||
imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — | |
usa | usem | usatz | 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects | ||||
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *unseraz.
Pronoun
ūsar
Declension
Personal pronouns | |||||
Singular | 1. | 2. | 3. m | 3. f | 3. n |
Nominative | ik | thū | hē | siu | it |
Accusative | mī, me, mik | thī, thik | ina | sia | |
Dative | mī | thī | imu | iru | it |
Genitive | mīn | thīn | is | ira | is |
Dual | 1. | 2. | - | - | - |
Nominative | wit | git | - | - | - |
Accusative | unk | ink | - | - | - |
Dative | |||||
Genitive | unkero, unka | - | - | - | |
Plural | 1. | 2. | 3. m | 3. f | 3. n |
Nominative | wī, we | gī, ge | sia | sia | siu |
Accusative | ūs, unsik | eu, iu, iuu | |||
Dative | ūs | im | |||
Genitive | ūser | euwar, iuwer, iuwar, iuwero, iuwera | iro |
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese usar, husar, from Latin ūsus (“use, custom, skill, habit”), from the past participle stem of ūtor (“I use”), Medieval Latin usāre.
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: u‧sar
Verb
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- Template:indtr to use; to utilise; to employ; to make use of
- 2003, J. K. Rowling, Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix, Rocco, page 436:
- Você pode usar sua varinha para tentar me desarmar, ou para se defender de qualquer outra maneira que consiga pensar. ― You may use your wand to try to disarm me, or to defend yourself in any other way that you can think of.
- 2003, J. K. Rowling, Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix, Rocco, page 436:
- (transitive) to sport (to wear, wield or have as a notable feature)
- Hipsters usam barba comprida. ― Hipsters sport long beards.
- (transitive) to use (to consume habitually)
- Alguns favelados usam craque. ― Some slum-dwellers use crack.
- (archaic or dialectal, auxiliary with a verb in the impersonal infinitive) to be used to (to have the habit of)
- Ele usava dormir de dia. ― He used to sleep during the day.
- Synonym: costumar
- Template:pt-verb-form-of
Conjugation
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Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:usar.
Further reading
- “usar”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “usar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
- “usar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “usar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “usar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- “usar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
Spanish
Etymology
From uso + -ar, from Latin ūsus.
Pronunciation
Verb
usar (first-person singular present uso, first-person singular preterite usé, past participle usado)
- (transitive) to use
- Usa la fuerza, Luke! Use the force, Luke! ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- Synonym: utilizar
- (transitive) to wear
- Synonym: llevar
- (transitive) to consume
- Synonym: consumir
- (reflexive) to be used
- (reflexive) to be fashionable
Conjugation
infinitive | usar | ||||||
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gerund | usando | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | usado | usada | |||||
plural | usados | usadas | |||||
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 | uso | usastú usásvos |
usa | usamos | usáis | usan | |
imperfect | usaba | usabas | usaba | usábamos | usabais | usaban | |
preterite | usé | usaste | usó | usamos | usasteis | usaron | |
future | usaré | usarás | usará | usaremos | usaréis | usarán | |
conditional | usaría | usarías | usaría | usaríamos | usaríais | usarían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | use | usestú usésvos2 |
use | usemos | uséis | usen | |
imperfect (ra) |
usara | usaras | usara | usáramos | usarais | usaran | |
imperfect (se) |
usase | usases | usase | usásemos | usaseis | usasen | |
future1 | usare | usares | usare | usáremos | usareis | usaren | |
imperative | — | tú vos |
usted | nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ustedes | |
affirmative | usatú usávos |
use | usemos | usad | usen | ||
negative | no uses | no use | no usemos | no uséis | no usen |
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
singular | plural | ||||||
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1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
with infinitive usar | |||||||
dative | usarme | usarte | usarle, usarse | usarnos | usaros | usarles, usarse | |
accusative | usarme | usarte | usarlo, usarla, usarse | usarnos | usaros | usarlos, usarlas, usarse | |
with gerund usando | |||||||
dative | usándome | usándote | usándole, usándose | usándonos | usándoos | usándoles, usándose | |
accusative | usándome | usándote | usándolo, usándola, usándose | usándonos | usándoos | usándolos, usándolas, usándose | |
with informal second-person singular tú imperative usa | |||||||
dative | úsame | úsate | úsale | úsanos | not used | úsales | |
accusative | úsame | úsate | úsalo, úsala | úsanos | not used | úsalos, úsalas | |
with informal second-person singular vos imperative usá | |||||||
dative | usame | usate | usale | usanos | not used | usales | |
accusative | usame | usate | usalo, usala | usanos | not used | usalos, usalas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative use | |||||||
dative | úseme | not used | úsele, úsese | úsenos | not used | úseles | |
accusative | úseme | not used | úselo, úsela, úsese | úsenos | not used | úselos, úselas | |
with first-person plural imperative usemos | |||||||
dative | not used | usémoste | usémosle | usémonos | usémoos | usémosles | |
accusative | not used | usémoste | usémoslo, usémosla | usémonos | usémoos | usémoslos, usémoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative usad | |||||||
dative | usadme | not used | usadle | usadnos | usaos | usadles | |
accusative | usadme | not used | usadlo, usadla | usadnos | usaos | usadlos, usadlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative usen | |||||||
dative | úsenme | not used | úsenle | úsennos | not used | úsenles, úsense | |
accusative | úsenme | not used | úsenlo, úsenla | úsennos | not used | úsenlos, úsenlas, úsense |
Derived terms
Further reading
- “usar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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