aforrar

Asturian

Etymology

From a- +‎ forru (“sterile, originally free”) +‎ -ar, from Arabic حُرّ (ḥurr, “free, noble, virtuous”). Compare Spanish ahorrar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /afoˈraɾ/ [a.foˈraɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧fo‧rrar

Verb

aforrar (first-person singular indicative present aforro, past participle aforráu)

1. to save (money, time)

   Synonyms: afanar, axuntar, alforxar, aforxinar, (time) aforquiar, (greedily) aforxinar, afuñar, atafuñar, atuñar

2. to spare, save oneself (from doing something)

   Si lo lleves too dafecho afórreste de dar dos viaxes.

   If you bring it all at once you save yourself having to do two trips.

   Aforres dicir eso.

   You don't have to said that.

3. to have someone not work

Conjugation

Conjugation of aforrar

infinitive		aforrar
gerund		aforrando
past participle		m aforráu, f aforrada, n aforrao, m pl aforraos, f pl aforraes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	aforro	aforres	aforra	aforramos	aforráis	aforren
	imperfect	aforraba	aforrabes	aforraba	aforrábemos, aforrábamos	aforrabeis, aforrabais	aforraben
	preterite	aforré	aforrasti, aforresti	aforró	aforremos	aforrastis, aforrestis	aforraron
	pluperfect	aforrare, aforrara	aforrares, aforraras	aforrare, aforrara	aforráremos, aforráramos	aforrareis, aforrarais	aforraren, aforraran
	future	aforraré	aforrarás	aforrará	aforraremos	aforraréis	aforrarán
	conditional	aforraría	aforraríes	aforraría	aforraríemos, aforraríamos	aforraríeis, aforraríais	aforraríen
subjunctive	present	aforre	aforres, aforras	aforre	aforremos	aforréis	aforren, aforran
	imperfect	aforrare, aforrara	aforrares, aforraras	aforrare, aforrara	aforráremos, aforráramos	aforrareis, aforrarais	aforraren, aforraran
imperative		—	aforra	—	—	aforrái	—

Related terms

• aforrador
• aforru

Catalan

Etymology

From a- +‎ forro (“free”) +‎ -ar, from Arabic. Compare Spanish ahorrar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Central) [ə.fuˈra]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ə.foˈra]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [a.foˈraɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [a.foˈra]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
• Hyphenation: a‧for‧rar
• Homophone: aforrà (except Valencian)

Verb

aforrar (first-person singular present aforro, first-person singular preterite aforrí, past participle aforrat); root stress: (Valencia) /o/

1. (transitive, Valencia) to save money or other valuables.

   Synonym: estalviar

2. (intransitive, Valencia) to save, to economize.

   Synonym: estalviar

Conjugation

    Central Catalan conjugation of aforrar (first conjugation)

infinitive			aforrar
gerund			aforrant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		aforrat		aforrada
		plural		aforrats		aforrades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	aforro	aforres	aforra	aforrem	aforreu	aforren
	imperfect	aforrava	aforraves	aforrava	aforràvem	aforràveu	aforraven
	future	aforraré	aforraràs	aforrarà	aforrarem	aforrareu	aforraran
	preterite	aforrí	aforrares	aforrà	aforràrem	aforràreu	aforraren
	conditional	aforraria	aforraries	aforraria	aforraríem	aforraríeu	aforrarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	aforri	aforris	aforri	aforrem	aforreu	aforrin
	imperfect	aforrés	aforressis	aforrés	aforréssim	aforréssiu	aforressin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	aforra	aforri	aforrem	aforreu	aforrin
	negative (no)	—	no aforris	no aforri	no aforrem	no aforreu	no aforrin

Further reading

• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “aforrar”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Galician

Alternative forms

• forrar

Etymology

First attested in c. 1300. Ultimately from Arabic حُرّ (ḥurr, “free, noble, virtuous”). Compare Spanish ahorrar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /afoˈraɾ/ [a.foˈraɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Hyphenation: a‧fo‧rrar

Verb

aforrar (first-person singular present aforro, first-person singular preterite aforrei, past participle aforrado)

1. to save, to economize

   Synonym: economizar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of aforrar

	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	aforrar
Personal	aforrar	aforrares	aforrar	aforrarmos	aforrardes	aforraren
Gerund
	aforrando
Past participle
Masculine	aforrado			aforrados
Feminine	aforrada			aforradas
Indicative
Present	aforro	aforras	aforra	aforramos	aforrades	aforran
Imperfect	aforraba	aforrabas	aforraba	aforrabamos	aforrabades	aforraban
Preterite	aforrei	aforraches	aforrou	aforramos	aforrastes	aforraron
Pluperfect	aforrara	aforraras	aforrara	aforraramos	aforrarades	aforraran
Future	aforrarei	aforrarás	aforrará	aforraremos	aforraredes	aforrarán
Conditional	aforraría	aforrarías	aforraría	aforrariamos	aforrariades	aforrarían
Subjunctive
Present	aforre	aforres	aforre	aforremos	aforredes	aforren
Imperfect	aforrase	aforrases	aforrase	aforrásemos	aforrásedes	aforrasen
Future	aforrar	aforrares	aforrar	aforrarmos	aforrardes	aforraren
Imperative
Affirmative		aforra	aforre	aforremos	aforrade	aforren
Negative (non)		non aforres	non aforre	non aforremos	non aforredes	non aforren

    Reintegrated conjugation of aforrar (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	aforrar
Personal	aforrar	aforrares	aforrar	aforrarmos	aforrardes	aforrarem
Gerund
	aforrando
Past participle
Masculine	aforrado			aforrados
Feminine	aforrada			aforradas
Indicative
Present	aforro	aforras	aforra	aforramos	aforrades, aforrais	aforram
Imperfect	aforrava	aforravas	aforrava	aforrávamos	aforrávades, aforráveis, aforrávais1	aforravam
Preterite	aforrei	aforraste, aforrache1	aforrou	aforramos	aforrastes	aforrárom, aforraram
Pluperfect	aforrara	aforraras	aforrara	aforráramos	aforrárades, aforráreis, aforrárais1	aforraram
Future	aforrarei	aforrarás	aforrará	aforraremos	aforraredes, aforrareis	aforrarám, aforrarão
Conditional	aforraria	aforrarias	aforraria	aforraríamos	aforraríades, aforraríeis, aforraríais1	aforrariam
Subjunctive
Present	aforre	aforres	aforre	aforremos	aforredes, aforreis	aforrem
Imperfect	aforrasse	aforrasses	aforrasse	aforrássemos	aforrássedes, aforrásseis	aforrassem
Future	aforrar	aforrares	aforrar	aforrarmos	aforrardes	aforrarem
Imperative
Affirmative		aforra	aforre	aforremos	aforrade, aforrai	aforrem
Negative (nom)		nom aforres	nom aforre	nom aforremos	nom aforredes, nom aforreis	nom aforrem

¹Less recommended.

Derived terms

• aforro

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “aforrado”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “aforrar”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “aforrar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “aforrar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “aforrar”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “aforrar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.foˈʁa(ʁ)/ [a.foˈha(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.foˈʁa(ʁ)/ [a.foˈha(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /a.foˈʁa(ɾ)/ [a.foˈha(ɾ)]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.foˈʁa(ʁ)/ [a.foˈχa(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /a.foˈʁa(ɻ)/ [a.foˈha(ɻ)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.fuˈʁaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.fuˈʁaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.fuˈʁa.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: a‧for‧rar

Verb

aforrar (first-person singular present aforro, first-person singular preterite aforrei, past participle aforrado)

1. (transitive) to save, to economize

Conjugation

    Conjugation of aforrar (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	aforrar
Personal	aforrar	aforrares	aforrar	aforrarmos	aforrardes	aforrarem
Gerund
	aforrando
Past participle
Masculine	aforrado			aforrados
Feminine	aforrada			aforradas
Indicative
Present	aforro	aforras	aforra	aforramos	aforrais	aforram
Imperfect	aforrava	aforravas	aforrava	aforrávamos	aforráveis	aforravam
Preterite	aforrei	aforraste	aforrou	aforramos1, aforrámos2	aforrastes	aforraram
Pluperfect	aforrara	aforraras	aforrara	aforráramos	aforráreis	aforraram
Future	aforrarei	aforrarás	aforrará	aforraremos	aforrareis	aforrarão
Conditional	aforraria	aforrarias	aforraria	aforraríamos	aforraríeis	aforrariam
Subjunctive
Present	aforre	aforres	aforre	aforremos	aforreis	aforrem
Imperfect	aforrasse	aforrasses	aforrasse	aforrássemos	aforrásseis	aforrassem
Future	aforrar	aforrares	aforrar	aforrarmos	aforrardes	aforrarem
Imperative
Affirmative		aforra	aforre	aforremos	aforrai	aforrem
Negative (não)		não aforres	não aforre	não aforremos	não aforreis	não aforrem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

• “aforrar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “aforrar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /afoˈraɾ/ [a.foˈraɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧fo‧rrar

Verb

aforrar (first-person singular present aforro, first-person singular preterite aforré, past participle aforrado)

1. (transitive) to line, cover the inside

   Synonym: forrar

2. (transitive, South America) to slap

   Synonyms: bofetear, cachetear, pegar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of aforrar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			aforrar
gerund			aforrando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		aforrado		aforrada
		plural		aforrados		aforradas
		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	aforro	aforrastú aforrásvos	aforra	aforramos	aforráis	aforran
	imperfect	aforraba	aforrabas	aforraba	aforrábamos	aforrabais	aforraban
	preterite	aforré	aforraste	aforró	aforramos	aforrasteis	aforraron
	future	aforraré	aforrarás	aforrará	aforraremos	aforraréis	aforrarán
	conditional	aforraría	aforrarías	aforraría	aforraríamos	aforraríais	aforrarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	aforre	aforrestú aforrésvos2	aforre	aforremos	aforréis	aforren
	imperfect (ra)	aforrara	aforraras	aforrara	aforráramos	aforrarais	aforraran
	imperfect (se)	aforrase	aforrases	aforrase	aforrásemos	aforraseis	aforrasen
	future1	aforrare	aforrares	aforrare	aforráremos	aforrareis	aforraren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		aforratú aforrávos	aforre	aforremos	aforrad	aforren
	negative		no aforres	no aforre	no aforremos	no aforréis	no aforren

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

Further reading

• “aforrar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025