decorar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin decorāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [də.kuˈɾa]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [də.koˈɾa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [de.koˈɾaɾ]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
• Hyphenation: de‧co‧rar
• Homophone: decorà (except Valencian)

Verb

decorar (first-person singular present decoro, first-person singular preterite decorí, past participle decorat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /o/

1. (transitive) to decorate

   Synonym: adornar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of decorar (first conjugation)

infinitive			decorar
gerund			decorant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		decorat		decorada
		plural		decorats		decorades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	decoro	decores	decora	decorem	decoreu	decoren
	imperfect	decorava	decoraves	decorava	decoràvem	decoràveu	decoraven
	future	decoraré	decoraràs	decorarà	decorarem	decorareu	decoraran
	preterite	decorí	decorares	decorà	decoràrem	decoràreu	decoraren
	conditional	decoraria	decoraries	decoraria	decoraríem	decoraríeu	decorarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	decori	decoris	decori	decorem	decoreu	decorin
	imperfect	decorés	decoressis	decorés	decoréssim	decoréssiu	decoressin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	decora	decori	decorem	decoreu	decorin
	negative (no)	—	no decoris	no decori	no decorem	no decoreu	no decorin

Derived terms

• decorat

Related terms

• decor
• decoració
• decorador
• decoratiu

Further reading

• “decorar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “decorar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
• “decorar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “decorar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dekoˈɾaɾ/ [d̪e.koˈɾaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Hyphenation: de‧co‧rar

Verb

decorar (first-person singular present decoro, first-person singular preterite decorei, past participle decorado)

1. to decorate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of decorar

	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	decorar
Personal	decorar	decorares	decorar	decorarmos	decorardes	decoraren
Gerund
	decorando
Past participle
Masculine	decorado			decorados
Feminine	decorada			decoradas
Indicative
Present	decoro	decoras	decora	decoramos	decorades	decoran
Imperfect	decoraba	decorabas	decoraba	decorabamos	decorabades	decoraban
Preterite	decorei	decoraches	decorou	decoramos	decorastes	decoraron
Pluperfect	decorara	decoraras	decorara	decoraramos	decorarades	decoraran
Future	decorarei	decorarás	decorará	decoraremos	decoraredes	decorarán
Conditional	decoraría	decorarías	decoraría	decorariamos	decorariades	decorarían
Subjunctive
Present	decore	decores	decore	decoremos	decoredes	decoren
Imperfect	decorase	decorases	decorase	decorásemos	decorásedes	decorasen
Future	decorar	decorares	decorar	decorarmos	decorardes	decoraren
Imperative
Affirmative		decora	decore	decoremos	decorade	decoren
Negative (non)		non decores	non decore	non decoremos	non decoredes	non decoren

    Reintegrated conjugation of decorar (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	decorar
Personal	decorar	decorares	decorar	decorarmos	decorardes	decorarem
Gerund
	decorando
Past participle
Masculine	decorado			decorados
Feminine	decorada			decoradas
Indicative
Present	decoro	decoras	decora	decoramos	decorades, decorais	decoram
Imperfect	decorava	decoravas	decorava	decorávamos	decorávades, decoráveis, decorávais1	decoravam
Preterite	decorei	decoraste, decorache1	decorou	decoramos	decorastes	decorárom, decoraram
Pluperfect	decorara	decoraras	decorara	decoráramos	decorárades, decoráreis, decorárais1	decoraram
Future	decorarei	decorarás	decorará	decoraremos	decoraredes, decorareis	decorarám, decorarão
Conditional	decoraria	decorarias	decoraria	decoraríamos	decoraríades, decoraríeis, decoraríais1	decorariam
Subjunctive
Present	decore	decores	decore	decoremos	decoredes, decoreis	decorem
Imperfect	decorasse	decorasses	decorasse	decorássemos	decorássedes, decorásseis	decorassem
Future	decorar	decorares	decorar	decorarmos	decorardes	decorarem
Imperative
Affirmative		decora	decore	decoremos	decorade, decorai	decorem
Negative (nom)		nom decores	nom decore	nom decoremos	nom decoredes, nom decoreis	nom decorem

¹Less recommended.

Related terms

• decoración
• decorado
• decorador
• decorativo

Further reading

• “decorar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• “decorar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Interlingua

Verb

decorar

1. to decorate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of decorar

infinitive		decorar
participle		present	perfect
		decorante	decorate
active		simple	perfect
	present	decora	ha decorate
	past	decorava	habeva decorate
	future	decorara	habera decorate
	conditional	decorarea	haberea decorate
	imperative	decora	—
passive		simple	perfect
	present	es decorate	ha essite decorate
	past	esseva decorate	habeva essite decorate
	future	essera decorate	habera essite decorate
	conditional	esserea decorate	haberea essite decorate
	imperative	sia decorate	—

Occitan

Pronunciation

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Verb

decorar

1. to decorate

Conjugation

    Lengadocian (Central Occitan)

		simple			compound
infinitive		decorar			aver decorat
gerund		decorant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		decorat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	decori	decoras	decora	decoram	decoratz	decoran
	imperfect	decoravi	decoravas	decorava	decoràvem	decoràvetz	decoravan
	preterite	decorèri	decorères	decorèt	decorèrem	decorèretz	decorèron
	future	decorarai	decoraràs	decorarà	decorarem	decoraretz	decoraràn
	conditional	decorariái	decorariás	decorariá	decorariam	decorariatz	decorarián
	conditional 2nd form1	decorèra	decorèras	decorèra	decoreram	decoreratz	decorèran
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	decore	decores	decore	decorem	decoretz	decoren
	imperfect	decorèssi	decorèsses	decorèsse	decorèssem	decorèssetz	decorèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			decora		decorem	decoratz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Auvernhàs

		simple			compound
infinitive		decorar			aver decorat
gerund		decorant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		decorat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	decore	decores	decora	decoram	decoratz	decoron
	imperfect	decorave	decoraves	decorava	decoraviam	decoraviatz	decoravon
	preterite	decorere	decoreres	decoret	decorem	decoretz	decoreron
	future	decorarai	decoraràs	decorará	decorarem	decoraretz	decorarán
	conditional	decorariá	decorariás	decorariá	decorariam	decorariatz	decorarián
	conditional 2nd form1	decorèra	decorèras	decorèra	decoreram	decoreratz	decorèran
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	decore	decores	decore	decorassiam	decorassiatz	decoron
	imperfect	decoresse	decoresses	decoresse	decoressiam	decoressiatz	decoresson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			decora		decorassiam	decoratz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Gascon

		simple			compound
infinitive		decorar			aver decorat
gerund		decorant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		decorat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	decori	decoras	decora	decoram	decoratz	decoran
	imperfect	decoravi	decoravas	decorava	decoràvam	decoràvatz	decoravan
	preterite	decorèi	decorès	decorè	decorèm	decorètz	decorèn
	future	decorarèi	decoraràs	decorarà	decoraram	decoraratz	decoraràn
	conditional	decorarí	decorarés	decoraré	decorarem	decoraretz	decorarén
	conditional 2nd form1	decorèra	decorèras	decorèra	decoreram	decoreratz	decorèran
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	decori	decores	decore	decorem	decoretz	decoren
	imperfect	decorèssi	decorèsses	decorèsse	decorèssem	decorèssetz	decorèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			decora		decorem	decoratz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Lemosin

		simple			compound
infinitive		decorar			aver decorat
gerund		decorant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		decorat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	decore	decoras	decora	decoram	decoratz	decoran
	imperfect	decorava	decoravas	decorava	decoràvam	decoràvatz	decoravan
	preterite	decorei	decoreras	decoret	decorèram	decorèratz	decoreran
	future	decorarai	decoraràs	decorará	decorarem	decoraretz	decorarán
	conditional	decorariá	decorariàs	decorariá	decorariam	decorariatz	decorarián
	conditional 2nd form1	decorèra	decorèras	decorèra	decoreram	decoreratz	decorèran
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	decore	decores	decore	decorem	decoretz	decoren
	imperfect	decorèsse	decorèsses	decorèsse	decorèssem	decorèssetz	decorèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			decora		decorem	decoratz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Provençau

		simple			compound
infinitive		decorar			aver decorat
gerund		decorant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		decorat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	decore	decores	decora	decoram	decoratz	decoran
	imperfect	decoravi	decoravas	decorava	decoràvem	decoràvetz	decoravan
	preterite	decorère	decorères	decorèt	decoreriam	decoreriatz	decorèron
	future	decorarai	decoraràs	decorarà	decorarem	decoraretz	decoraràn
	conditional	decorariáu	decorariás	decorariá	decorariam	decorariatz	decorarián
	conditional 2nd form1	decorèra	decorèras	decorèra	decoreram	decoreratz	decorèran
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	decore	decores	decore	decorem	decoretz	decoran
	imperfect	decorèsse	decorèsses	decorèsse	decoressiam	decoressiatz	decorèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			decora		decorem	decoratz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

Related terms

• decoracion
• decoratiu
• decorator

Further reading

• Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana, L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2024, page 216.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.koˈɾa(ʁ)/ [de.koˈɾa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.koˈɾa(ʁ)/ [de.koˈɾa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /de.koˈɾa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /de.koˈɾa(ʁ)/ [de.koˈɾa(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.koˈɾa(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.kuˈɾaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.kuˈɾaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.kuˈɾa.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: de‧co‧rar

Etymology 1

From de +‎ cor (“heart”) +‎ -ar.

Verb

decorar (first-person singular present decoro, first-person singular preterite decorei, past participle decorado)

1. to learn by heart, to memorize

   Estou decorando um texto. ― I am memorizing a text.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of decorar (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	decorar
Personal	decorar	decorares	decorar	decorarmos	decorardes	decorarem
Gerund
	decorando
Past participle
Masculine	decorado			decorados
Feminine	decorada			decoradas
Indicative
Present	decoro	decoras	decora	decoramos	decorais	decoram
Imperfect	decorava	decoravas	decorava	decorávamos	decoráveis	decoravam
Preterite	decorei	decoraste	decorou	decoramos1, decorámos2	decorastes	decoraram
Pluperfect	decorara	decoraras	decorara	decoráramos	decoráreis	decoraram
Future	decorarei	decorarás	decorará	decoraremos	decorareis	decorarão
Conditional	decoraria	decorarias	decoraria	decoraríamos	decoraríeis	decorariam
Subjunctive
Present	decore	decores	decore	decoremos	decoreis	decorem
Imperfect	decorasse	decorasses	decorasse	decorássemos	decorásseis	decorassem
Future	decorar	decorares	decorar	decorarmos	decorardes	decorarem
Imperative
Affirmative		decora	decore	decoremos	decorai	decorem
Negative (não)		não decores	não decore	não decoremos	não decoreis	não decorem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin decorāre.

Verb

decorar (first-person singular present decoro, first-person singular preterite decorei, past participle decorado)

1. to decorate, adorn, ornament

   Eles decoraram a sala. ― They decorated the room.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of decorar (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	decorar
Personal	decorar	decorares	decorar	decorarmos	decorardes	decorarem
Gerund
	decorando
Past participle
Masculine	decorado			decorados
Feminine	decorada			decoradas
Indicative
Present	decoro	decoras	decora	decoramos	decorais	decoram
Imperfect	decorava	decoravas	decorava	decorávamos	decoráveis	decoravam
Preterite	decorei	decoraste	decorou	decoramos1, decorámos2	decorastes	decoraram
Pluperfect	decorara	decoraras	decorara	decoráramos	decoráreis	decoraram
Future	decorarei	decorarás	decorará	decoraremos	decorareis	decorarão
Conditional	decoraria	decorarias	decoraria	decoraríamos	decoraríeis	decorariam
Subjunctive
Present	decore	decores	decore	decoremos	decoreis	decorem
Imperfect	decorasse	decorasses	decorasse	decorássemos	decorásseis	decorassem
Future	decorar	decorares	decorar	decorarmos	decorardes	decorarem
Imperative
Affirmative		decora	decore	decoremos	decorai	decorem
Negative (não)		não decores	não decore	não decoremos	não decoreis	não decorem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

• “decorar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “decorar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin decorare (“to adorn, distinguish, honor”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dekoˈɾaɾ/ [d̪e.koˈɾaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: de‧co‧rar

Verb

decorar (first-person singular present decoro, first-person singular preterite decoré, past participle decorado)

1. (transitive, intransitive) to decorate

   Synonym: adornar

2. to garnish
3. to recite

   Synonym: recitar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of decorar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			decorar
gerund			decorando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		decorado		decorada
		plural		decorados		decoradas
		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	decoro	decorastú decorásvos	decora	decoramos	decoráis	decoran
	imperfect	decoraba	decorabas	decoraba	decorábamos	decorabais	decoraban
	preterite	decoré	decoraste	decoró	decoramos	decorasteis	decoraron
	future	decoraré	decorarás	decorará	decoraremos	decoraréis	decorarán
	conditional	decoraría	decorarías	decoraría	decoraríamos	decoraríais	decorarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	decore	decorestú decorésvos2	decore	decoremos	decoréis	decoren
	imperfect (ra)	decorara	decoraras	decorara	decoráramos	decorarais	decoraran
	imperfect (se)	decorase	decorases	decorase	decorásemos	decoraseis	decorasen
	future1	decorare	decorares	decorare	decoráremos	decorareis	decoraren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		decoratú decorávos	decore	decoremos	decorad	decoren
	negative		no decores	no decore	no decoremos	no decoréis	no decoren

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of decorar

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 decorar	dative	decorarme	decorarte	decorarle, decorarse	decorarnos	decoraros	decorarles, decorarse
	accusative	decorarme	decorarte	decorarlo, decorarla, decorarse	decorarnos	decoraros	decorarlos, decorarlas, decorarse
with gerund decorando	dative	decorándome	decorándote	decorándole, decorándose	decorándonos	decorándoos	decorándoles, decorándose
	accusative	decorándome	decorándote	decorándolo, decorándola, decorándose	decorándonos	decorándoos	decorándolos, decorándolas, decorándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative decora	dative	decórame	decórate	decórale	decóranos	not used	decórales
	accusative	decórame	decórate	decóralo, decórala	decóranos	not used	decóralos, decóralas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative decorá	dative	decorame	decorate	decorale	decoranos	not used	decorales
	accusative	decorame	decorate	decoralo, decorala	decoranos	not used	decoralos, decoralas
with formal second-person singular imperative decore	dative	decóreme	not used	decórele, decórese	decórenos	not used	decóreles
	accusative	decóreme	not used	decórelo, decórela, decórese	decórenos	not used	decórelos, decórelas
with first-person plural imperative decoremos	dative	not used	decorémoste	decorémosle	decorémonos	decorémoos	decorémosles
	accusative	not used	decorémoste	decorémoslo, decorémosla	decorémonos	decorémoos	decorémoslos, decorémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative decorad	dative	decoradme	not used	decoradle	decoradnos	decoraos	decoradles
	accusative	decoradme	not used	decoradlo, decoradla	decoradnos	decoraos	decoradlos, decoradlas
with formal second-person plural imperative decoren	dative	decórenme	not used	decórenle	decórennos	not used	decórenles, decórense
	accusative	decórenme	not used	decórenlo, decórenla	decórennos	not used	decórenlos, decórenlas, decórense

Related terms

• decoración
• decorado
• decorador
• decorativo

Further reading

• “decorar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10