durar

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin dūrāre, present active infinitive of dūrō.

Verb

durar (first-person singular indicative present duro, past participle duráu)

1. to last

Conjugation

Conjugation of durar

infinitive		durar
gerund		durando
past participle		m duráu, f durada, n durao, m pl duraos, f pl duraes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	duro	dures	dura	duramos	duráis	duren
	imperfect	duraba	durabes	duraba	durábemos, durábamos	durabeis, durabais	duraben
	preterite	duré	durasti, duresti	duró	duremos	durastis, durestis	duraron
	pluperfect	durare, durara	durares, duraras	durare, durara	duráremos, duráramos	durareis, durarais	duraren, duraran
	future	duraré	durarás	durará	duraremos	duraréis	durarán
	conditional	duraría	duraríes	duraría	duraríemos, duraríamos	duraríeis, duraríais	duraríen
subjunctive	present	dure	dures, duras	dure	duremos	duréis	duren, duran
	imperfect	durare, durara	durares, duraras	durare, durara	duráremos, duráramos	durareis, durarais	duraren, duraran
imperative		—	dura	—	—	durái	—

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Etymology

From Latin dūrāre, present active infinitive of dūrō.

Verb

durar (first-person singular present duro, past participle durat)

1. to last, to continue over time
2. to persist
3. to wear well, to stand the test of time

Conjugation

Conjugation of durar (first conjugation)

infinitive			durar
present participle			durant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		durat		durada
		plural		durats		durades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	duro	dures	dura	durem	dureu	duren
	imperfect	durava	duraves	durava	duràvem	duràveu	duraven
	future	duraré	duraràs	durarà	durarem	durareu	duraran
	preterite	durí	durares	durà	duràrem	duràreu	duraren
	conditional	duraria	duraries	duraria	duraríem	duraríeu	durarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	duri	duris	duri	durem	dureu	durin
	imperfect	durés	duressis	durés	duréssim	duréssiu	duressin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
		—	dura	duri	durem	dureu	durin

Usage notes

The main difference between trigar and durar when used transitively is that the former signifies some event that one has to wait for, while the latter signifies an ongoing action.

Synonyms

• trigar

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Galician

Etymology

From Latin dūrāre, present active infinitive of dūrō.

Verb

durar (first-person singular present duro, first-person singular preterite durei, past participle durado)

1. to last, to endure

Conjugation

    Conjugation of durar

infinitive			durar
gerund			durando
past participle				singular		plural
		masculine		durado		durados
		feminine		durada		duradas
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		eu	ti	el / ela / Vde.	nós	vós	eles / elas / Vdes.
	present	duro	duras	dura	duramos	durades	duran
	imperfect	duraba	durabas	duraba	durabamos	durabades	duraban
	preterite	durei	duraches	durou	duramos	durastes	duraron
	pluperfect	durara	duraras	durara	duraramos	durarades	duraran
	future	durarei	durarás	durará	duraremos	duraredes	durarán
	conditional	duraría	durarías	duraría	durariamos	durariades	durarían
subjunctive		eu	ti	el / ela / Vde.	nós	vós	eles / elas / Vdes.
	present	dure	dures	dure	duremos	duredes	duren
	preterite	durase	durases	durase	durásemos	durásedes	durasen
	future	durar	durares	durar	durarmos	durardes	duraren
imperative		—	ti	Vde.	nós	vós	Vdes.
	affirmative	—	dura	dure	duremos	durade	duren
	negative	—	dures	dure	duremos	duredes	duren
personal infinitive		eu	ti	el / ela / Vde.	nós	vós	eles / elas / Vdes.
		durar	durares	durar	durarmos	durardes	duraren

Related terms

• duración
• duradeiro

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin dūrāre, present active infinitive of dūrō.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /duˈɾaɾ/

Verb

durar (first-person singular present indicative duro, past participle durado)

1. to last, endure

Conjugation

  Conjugation of the Portuguese -ar verb durar

Notes:[edit] This is a regular verb of the -ar group. Verbs with this conjugation include: amar, cantar, gritar, marchar, mostrar, nadar, parar, participar, retirar, separar, viajar.
	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	durar
Personal	durar	durares	durar	durarmos	durardes	durarem
Gerund
	durando
Past participle
Masculine	durado			durados
Feminine	durada			duradas
Indicative
Present	duro	duras	dura	duramos	durais	duram
Imperfect	durava	duravas	durava	durávamos	duráveis	duravam
Preterite	durei	duraste	durou	duramos durámos	durastes	duraram
Pluperfect	durara	duraras	durara	duráramos	duráreis	duraram
Future	durarei	durarás	durará	duraremos	durareis	durarão
Conditional
	duraria	durarias	duraria	duraríamos	duraríeis	durariam
Subjunctive
Present	dure	dures	dure	duremos	dureis	durem
Imperfect	durasse	durasses	durasse	durássemos	durásseis	durassem
Future	durar	durares	durar	durarmos	durardes	durarem
Imperative
Affirmative	-	dura	dure	duremos	durai	durem
Negative (não)	-	dures	dure	duremos	dureis	durem

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin dūrāre, present active infinitive of dūrō.

Verb

durar (first-person singular present duro, first-person singular preterite duré, past participle durado)

1. to last

   Un partido de fútbol dura 90 minutos.

   A football match lasts 90 minutes.

2. to take time

Conjugation

    Conjugation of durar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)^{edit data}

infinitive			durar
gerund			durando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		durado		durada
		plural		durados		duradas
		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	duro	durastú durásvos	dura	duramos	duráis	duran
	imperfect	duraba	durabas	duraba	durábamos	durabais	duraban
	preterite	duré	duraste	duró	duramos	durasteis	duraron
	future	duraré	durarás	durará	duraremos	duraréis	durarán
	conditional	duraría	durarías	duraría	duraríamos	duraríais	durarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	dure	durestú durésvos1	dure	duremos	duréis	duren
	imperfect (ra)	durara	duraras	durara	duráramos	durarais	duraran
	imperfect (se)	durase	durases	durase	durásemos	duraseis	durasen
	future	durare	durares	durare	duráremos	durareis	duraren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		duratú durávos	dure	duremos	durad	duren
	negative		no dures	no dure	no duremos	no duréis	no duren

¹ Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

Related terms

• durable
• durabilidad
• duración
• duradero
• perdurar