amparar

Asturian

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Verb

amparar (first-person singular indicative present amparo, past participle amparáu)

1. to safeguard

Conjugation

Conjugation of amparar

infinitive		amparar
gerund		amparando
past participle		m amparáu, f amparada, n amparao, m pl amparaos, f pl amparaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	amparo	ampares	ampara	amparamos	amparáis	amparen
	imperfect	amparaba	amparabes	amparaba	amparábemos, amparábamos	amparabeis, amparabais	amparaben
	preterite	amparé	amparasti, amparesti	amparó	amparemos	amparastis, amparestis	ampararon
	pluperfect	amparare, amparara	amparares, ampararas	amparare, amparara	amparáremos, amparáramos	amparareis, ampararais	ampararen, ampararan
	future	ampararé	ampararás	amparará	ampararemos	ampararéis	ampararán
	conditional	ampararía	ampararíes	ampararía	ampararíemos, ampararíamos	ampararíeis, ampararíais	ampararíen
subjunctive	present	ampare	ampares, amparas	ampare	amparemos	amparéis	amparen, amparan
	imperfect	amparare, amparara	amparares, ampararas	amparare, amparara	amparáremos, amparáramos	amparareis, ampararais	ampararen, ampararan
imperative		—	ampara	—	—	amparái	—

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Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish amparar, emparar, from Vulgar Latin *anteparō, *anteparāre (“to prevent”), from Latin ante- + parō, parāre. Compare Portuguese amparar, Catalan emparar, Occitan aparar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ampaˈɾaɾ/ [ãm.paˈɾaɾ]

Verb

1. to safeguard

Derived terms

• amparador
• amparo
• desamparar

Related terms

• parar

Further reading

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