cansar

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin campsāre, present active infinitive of campsō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [kənˈsa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kanˈsaɾ]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

cansar (first-person singular present canso, first-person singular preterite cansí, past participle cansat)

1. to tire
2. to wear out, to exhaust
3. to bore, to annoy

Derived terms

• cansament
• cansar-se

Further reading

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

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Occitan

Etymology

From Latin campsāre, present active infinitive of campsō.

Verb

cansar

1. to tire; to fatigue

Conjugation

    Lengadocian (Central Occitan)

		simple			compound
infinitive		cansar			aver cansat
gerund		cansant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		cansat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	cansi	cansas	cansa	cansam	cansatz	cansan
	imperfect	cansavi	cansavas	cansava	cansàvem	cansàvetz	cansavan
	preterite	cansèri	cansères	cansèt	cansèrem	cansèretz	cansèron
	future	cansarai	cansaràs	cansarà	cansarem	cansaretz	cansaràn
	conditional	cansariái	cansariás	cansariá	cansariam	cansariatz	cansarián
	conditional 2nd form1	cansèra	cansèras	cansèra	canseram	canseratz	cansèran
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	canse	canses	canse	cansem	cansetz	cansen
	imperfect	cansèssi	cansèsses	cansèsse	cansèssem	cansèssetz	cansèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			cansa		cansem	cansatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Auvernhàs

		simple			compound
infinitive		cansar			aver cansat
gerund		cansant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		cansat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	canse	canses	cansa	cansam	cansatz	canson
	imperfect	cansave	cansaves	cansava	cansaviam	cansaviatz	cansavon
	preterite	cansere	canseres	canset	cansem	cansetz	canseron
	future	cansarai	cansaràs	cansará	cansarem	cansaretz	cansarán
	conditional	cansariá	cansariás	cansariá	cansariam	cansariatz	cansarián
	conditional 2nd form1	cansèra	cansèras	cansèra	canseram	canseratz	cansèran
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	canse	canses	canse	cansassiam	cansassiatz	canson
	imperfect	cansesse	cansesses	cansesse	cansessiam	cansessiatz	cansesson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			cansa		cansassiam	cansatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Gascon

		simple			compound
infinitive		cansar			aver cansat
gerund		cansant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		cansat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	cansi	cansas	cansa	cansam	cansatz	cansan
	imperfect	cansavi	cansavas	cansava	cansàvam	cansàvatz	cansavan
	preterite	cansèi	cansès	cansè	cansèm	cansètz	cansèn
	future	cansarèi	cansaràs	cansarà	cansaram	cansaratz	cansaràn
	conditional	cansarí	cansarés	cansaré	cansarem	cansaretz	cansarén
	conditional 2nd form1	cansèra	cansèras	cansèra	canseram	canseratz	cansèran
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	cansi	canses	canse	cansem	cansetz	cansen
	imperfect	cansèssi	cansèsses	cansèsse	cansèssem	cansèssetz	cansèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			cansa		cansem	cansatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Lemosin

		simple			compound
infinitive		cansar			aver cansat
gerund		cansant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		cansat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	canse	cansas	cansa	cansam	cansatz	cansan
	imperfect	cansava	cansavas	cansava	cansàvam	cansàvatz	cansavan
	preterite	cansei	canseras	canset	cansèram	cansèratz	canseran
	future	cansarai	cansaràs	cansará	cansarem	cansaretz	cansarán
	conditional	cansariá	cansariàs	cansariá	cansariam	cansariatz	cansarián
	conditional 2nd form1	cansèra	cansèras	cansèra	canseram	canseratz	cansèran
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	canse	canses	canse	cansem	cansetz	cansen
	imperfect	cansèsse	cansèsses	cansèsse	cansèssem	cansèssetz	cansèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			cansa		cansem	cansatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Provençau

		simple			compound
infinitive		cansar			aver cansat
gerund		cansant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		cansat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	canse	canses	cansa	cansam	cansatz	cansan
	imperfect	cansavi	cansavas	cansava	cansàvem	cansàvetz	cansavan
	preterite	cansère	cansères	cansèt	canseriam	canseriatz	cansèron
	future	cansarai	cansaràs	cansarà	cansarem	cansaretz	cansaràn
	conditional	cansariáu	cansariás	cansariá	cansariam	cansariatz	cansarián
	conditional 2nd form1	cansèra	cansèras	cansèra	canseram	canseratz	cansèran
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	canse	canses	canse	cansem	cansetz	cansan
	imperfect	cansèsse	cansèsses	cansèsse	cansessiam	cansessiatz	cansèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			cansa		cansem	cansatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

Synonyms

• fatigar

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin campsāre, present active infinitive of campsō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɐ̃ˈsaɾ/

Verb

1. to tire, weary

   Synonyms: fatigar, afadigar, esfalfar, estrompar

Related terms

• cansaço
• canseira
• descansar

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin campsāre, present active infinitive of campsō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kanˈsaɾ/ [kãnˈsaɾ]

Verb

1. (transitive) to tire
2. (reflexive) to get tired

   Se me cansan los brazos. ― My arms are getting tired.

   Nunca me canso de escucharla cantar.

   I never get tired of listening to her sing.

Derived terms

• incansable

Related terms

• cansado
• descansar
• cansancio
• cansarse

Further reading

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