comportar

Asturian

Verb

comportar (first-person singular indicative present comporto, past participle comportáu)

1. to act, behave

Conjugation

Conjugation of comportar

infinitive		comportar
gerund		comportando
past participle		m comportáu, f comportada, n comportao, m pl comportaos, f pl comportaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	comporto	comportes	comporta	comportamos	comportáis	comporten
	imperfect	comportaba	comportabes	comportaba	comportábemos, comportábamos	comportabeis, comportabais	comportaben
	preterite	comporté	comportasti, comportesti	comportó	comportemos	comportastis, comportestis	comportaron
	pluperfect	comportare, comportara	comportares, comportaras	comportare, comportara	comportáremos, comportáramos	comportareis, comportarais	comportaren, comportaran
	future	comportaré	comportarás	comportará	comportaremos	comportaréis	comportarán
	conditional	comportaría	comportaríes	comportaría	comportaríemos, comportaríamos	comportaríeis, comportaríais	comportaríen
subjunctive	present	comporte	comportes, comportas	comporte	comportemos	comportéis	comporten, comportan
	imperfect	comportare, comportara	comportares, comportaras	comportare, comportara	comportáremos, comportáramos	comportareis, comportarais	comportaren, comportaran
imperative		—	comporta	—	—	comportái	—

Derived terms

• comportamientu

Further reading

• “comportase”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN

Catalan

Etymology

From com- +‎ portar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Central) [kum.purˈta]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Northwestern) [kom.porˈta]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kom.poɾˈtaɾ]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

comportar (first-person singular present comporto, first-person singular preterite comportí, past participle comportat); root stress: (Northern) /o̞/; (Balearic, Central, Northwestern, Valencia) /ɔ/

1. (transitive, obsolete) to support, to sustain

   Synonyms: sostenir, suportar

2. (transitive) to bear, to put up with
3. (transitive) to involve, to entail, to imply

   Synonym: implicar

   • 2020 November 8, Albert Cuesta, “Xarxes socials i algoritmes: dilema? Quin dilema? [Social networks and algorithms: dilemma? What dilemma?]”, in Ara‎^[1]:

     El metratge també conté un degoteig d’evidències científiques i estadístiques sobre els danys psicològics i físics, personals i socials, que l’ús d’aquestes plataformes digitals comporta.

     The runtime also contains a drip of scientific evidence and statistics on the psychological and physical, personal and social damages that the use of these digital platforms entails.

4. (reflexive) to behave, to act

   Synonyms: portar-se, captenir-se

Conjugation

    Central Catalan conjugation of comportar (first conjugation)

infinitive			comportar
gerund			comportant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		comportat		comportada
		plural		comportats		comportades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	comporto	comportes	comporta	comportem	comporteu	comporten
	imperfect	comportava	comportaves	comportava	comportàvem	comportàveu	comportaven
	future	comportaré	comportaràs	comportarà	comportarem	comportareu	comportaran
	preterite	comportí	comportares	comportà	comportàrem	comportàreu	comportaren
	conditional	comportaria	comportaries	comportaria	comportaríem	comportaríeu	comportarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	comporti	comportis	comporti	comportem	comporteu	comportin
	imperfect	comportés	comportessis	comportés	comportéssim	comportéssiu	comportessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	comporta	comporti	comportem	comporteu	comportin
	negative (no)	—	no comportis	no comporti	no comportem	no comporteu	no comportin

Derived terms

• comport
• comportable
• comportament
• comportívol

Further reading

• “comportar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “comportar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “comportar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “comportar”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?

Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm

Proto-Italic *kom

Proto-Italic *kom-

Latin con-

Proto-Indo-European *per-

Proto-Indo-European *-téh₂

Proto-Indo-European *pr̥téh₂

Proto-Italic *portā

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Proto-Italic *portāō

Latin portō

Latin comportārelbor.

Portuguese comportar

Learned borrowing from Latin comportāre.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.poʁˈta(ʁ)/ [kõ.pohˈta(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.poʁˈta(ʁ)/ [kõ.pohˈta(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /kõ.poɾˈta(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kõ.poʁˈta(ʁ)/ [kõ.poχˈta(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /kõ.poɻˈta(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.puɾˈtaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.puɾˈtaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.puɾˈta.ɾi/

Verb

comportar (first-person singular present comporto, first-person singular preterite comportei, past participle comportado)

1. (pronominal) to behave (to act in a polite or proper way)

   Expulsaram seu filho da escola porque nunca se comporta. ― They expelled their son from school because he never behaves.

2. (pronominal) to behave (to act in the specified manner) [with como ‘as someone/something’ or adverb ‘in some way’]

   De fato, ele se comportava muito mal. ― Indeed, he was behaving very badly.

   Se queres vencer, deves te comportar como campeão. ― If you want to win, you must behave as a champion.

3. (transitive) to take up to; to bear; to admit (to have as its capacity)

   Comprei uma balde que comporta cinco litros de água. ― I bought a bucket that takes up to five litres of water.

4. (transitive) to contain (to have inside or within itself)

   Synonym: conter

5. (transitive) to stand; to tolerate; to bear

   Synonyms: aguentar, suportar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of comportar (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	comportar
Personal	comportar	comportares	comportar	comportarmos	comportardes	comportarem
Gerund
	comportando
Past participle
Masculine	comportado			comportados
Feminine	comportada			comportadas
Indicative
Present	comporto	comportas	comporta	comportamos	comportais	comportam
Imperfect	comportava	comportavas	comportava	comportávamos	comportáveis	comportavam
Preterite	comportei	comportaste	comportou	comportamos1, comportámos2	comportastes	comportaram
Pluperfect	comportara	comportaras	comportara	comportáramos	comportáreis	comportaram
Future	comportarei	comportarás	comportará	comportaremos	comportareis	comportarão
Conditional	comportaria	comportarias	comportaria	comportaríamos	comportaríeis	comportariam
Subjunctive
Present	comporte	comportes	comporte	comportemos	comporteis	comportem
Imperfect	comportasse	comportasses	comportasse	comportássemos	comportásseis	comportassem
Future	comportar	comportares	comportar	comportarmos	comportardes	comportarem
Imperative
Affirmative		comporta	comporte	comportemos	comportai	comportem
Negative (não)		não comportes	não comporte	não comportemos	não comporteis	não comportem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?

Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm

Proto-Italic *kom

Proto-Italic *kom-

Latin con-

Proto-Indo-European *per-

Proto-Indo-European *-téh₂

Proto-Indo-European *pr̥téh₂

Proto-Italic *portā

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Proto-Italic *portāō

Latin portō

Latin comportāreder.

Spanish comportar

Derived from Latin comportāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kompoɾˈtaɾ/ [kõm.poɾˈt̪aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: com‧por‧tar

Verb

comportar (first-person singular present comporto, first-person singular preterite comporté, past participle comportado)

1. (transitive) to involve
2. (transitive) to tolerate
3. (transitive, Latin America) to entail
4. (pronominal) to behave, to act

   Synonym: actuar

5. (reflexive) to behave oneself

Conjugation

    Conjugation of comportar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			comportar
gerund			comportando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		comportado		comportada
		plural		comportados		comportadas
		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	comporto	comportastú comportásvos	comporta	comportamos	comportáis	comportan
	imperfect	comportaba	comportabas	comportaba	comportábamos	comportabais	comportaban
	preterite	comporté	comportaste	comportó	comportamos	comportasteis	comportaron
	future	comportaré	comportarás	comportará	comportaremos	comportaréis	comportarán
	conditional	comportaría	comportarías	comportaría	comportaríamos	comportaríais	comportarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	comporte	comportestú comportésvos2	comporte	comportemos	comportéis	comporten
	imperfect (ra)	comportara	comportaras	comportara	comportáramos	comportarais	comportaran
	imperfect (se)	comportase	comportases	comportase	comportásemos	comportaseis	comportasen
	future1	comportare	comportares	comportare	comportáremos	comportareis	comportaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		comportatú comportávos	comporte	comportemos	comportad	comporten
	negative		no comportes	no comporte	no comportemos	no comportéis	no comporten

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

    Selected combined forms of comportar

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 comportar	dative	comportarme	comportarte	comportarle, comportarse	comportarnos	comportaros	comportarles, comportarse
	accusative	comportarme	comportarte	comportarlo, comportarla, comportarse	comportarnos	comportaros	comportarlos, comportarlas, comportarse
with gerund comportando	dative	comportándome	comportándote	comportándole, comportándose	comportándonos	comportándoos	comportándoles, comportándose
	accusative	comportándome	comportándote	comportándolo, comportándola, comportándose	comportándonos	comportándoos	comportándolos, comportándolas, comportándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative comporta	dative	compórtame	compórtate	compórtale	compórtanos	not used	compórtales
	accusative	compórtame	compórtate	compórtalo, compórtala	compórtanos	not used	compórtalos, compórtalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative comportá	dative	comportame	comportate	comportale	comportanos	not used	comportales
	accusative	comportame	comportate	comportalo, comportala	comportanos	not used	comportalos, comportalas
with formal second-person singular imperative comporte	dative	compórteme	not used	compórtele, compórtese	compórtenos	not used	compórteles
	accusative	compórteme	not used	compórtelo, compórtela, compórtese	compórtenos	not used	compórtelos, compórtelas
with first-person plural imperative comportemos	dative	not used	comportémoste	comportémosle	comportémonos	comportémoos	comportémosles
	accusative	not used	comportémoste	comportémoslo, comportémosla	comportémonos	comportémoos	comportémoslos, comportémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative comportad	dative	comportadme	not used	comportadle	comportadnos	comportaos	comportadles
	accusative	comportadme	not used	comportadlo, comportadla	comportadnos	comportaos	comportadlos, comportadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative comporten	dative	compórtenme	not used	compórtenle	compórtennos	not used	compórtenles, compórtense
	accusative	compórtenme	not used	compórtenlo, compórtenla	compórtennos	not used	compórtenlos, compórtenlas, compórtense

Derived terms

• comportamiento

Further reading

• “comportar”, 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