forjar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French forger.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [furˈʒa]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [forˈʒa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [foɾˈd͡ʒaɾ]

• Audio (Barcelona):

  (file)

Verb

forjar (first-person singular present forjo, first-person singular preterite forgí, past participle forjat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/

1. to forge
2. to create

Conjugation

    Conjugation of forjar (first conjugation, j-g alternation)

infinitive			forjar
gerund			forjant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		forjat		forjada
		plural		forjats		forjades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	forjo	forges	forja	forgem	forgeu	forgen
	imperfect	forjava	forjaves	forjava	forjàvem	forjàveu	forjaven
	future	forjaré	forjaràs	forjarà	forjarem	forjareu	forjaran
	preterite	forgí	forjares	forjà	forjàrem	forjàreu	forjaren
	conditional	forjaria	forjaries	forjaria	forjaríem	forjaríeu	forjarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	forgi	forgis	forgi	forgem	forgeu	forgin
	imperfect	forgés	forgessis	forgés	forgéssim	forgéssiu	forgessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	forja	forgi	forgem	forgeu	forgin
	negative (no)	—	no forgis	no forgi	no forgem	no forgeu	no forgin

Related terms

• forja

Further reading

• “forjar”, 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

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto forĝi, English forge, French forger, Italian forgiare, Spanish forjar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /forˈʒar/, /forˈd͡ʒar/

Verb

forjar (present tense forjas, past tense forjis, future tense forjos, imperative forjez, conditional forjus)

1. (transitive) to forge

Conjugation

Conjugation of forjar

		present		past		future
infinitive		forjar		forjir		forjor
tense		forjas		forjis		forjos
conditional		forjus		—		—
imperative		forjez		—		—
adjective active participle		forjanta		forjinta		forjonta
adverbial active participle		forjante		forjinte		forjonte
nominal active participle	singular	forjanto		forjinto		forjonto
	plural	forjanti		forjinti		forjonti
adjective passive participle		forjata		forjita		forjota
adverbial passive participle		forjate		forjite		forjote
nominal passive participle	singular	forjato		forjito		forjoto
	plural	forjati		forjiti		forjoti

Portuguese

Etymology

From forja +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /foʁˈʒa(ʁ)/ [foɦˈʒa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /foʁˈʒa(ʁ)/ [foɦˈʒa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /foɾˈʒa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /foʁˈʒa(ʁ)/ [foʁˈʒa(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /foɻˈʒa(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fuɾˈʒaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fuɾˈʒaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fuɾˈʒa.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: for‧jar

Verb

forjar (first-person singular present forjo, first-person singular preterite forjei, past participle forjado)

1. (metallurgy) to forge (to shape a metal)
2. to forge (to create a forgery of)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of forjar (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	forjar
Personal	forjar	forjares	forjar	forjarmos	forjardes	forjarem
Gerund
	forjando
Past participle
Masculine	forjado			forjados
Feminine	forjada			forjadas
Indicative
Present	forjo	forjas	forja	forjamos	forjais	forjam
Imperfect	forjava	forjavas	forjava	forjávamos	forjáveis	forjavam
Preterite	forjei	forjaste	forjou	forjamos1, forjámos2	forjastes	forjaram
Pluperfect	forjara	forjaras	forjara	forjáramos	forjáreis	forjaram
Future	forjarei	forjarás	forjará	forjaremos	forjareis	forjarão
Conditional	forjaria	forjarias	forjaria	forjaríamos	forjaríeis	forjariam
Subjunctive
Present	forje	forjes	forje	forjemos	forjeis	forjem
Imperfect	forjasse	forjasses	forjasse	forjássemos	forjásseis	forjassem
Future	forjar	forjares	forjar	forjarmos	forjardes	forjarem
Imperative
Affirmative		forja	forje	forjemos	forjai	forjem
Negative (não)		não forjes	não forje	não forjemos	não forjeis	não forjem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Derived terms

• forjador
• forjadura
• forjamento

Further reading

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

Romanian

Etymology

From forjă +‎ -ar.

Noun

forjar m (plural forjari)

1. forger

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	forjar	forjarul	forjari	forjarii
genitive-dative	forjar	forjarului	forjari	forjarilor
vocative	forjarule		forjarilor

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French forger.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /foɾˈxaɾ/ [foɾˈxaɾ]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: for‧jar

Verb

forjar (first-person singular present forjo, first-person singular preterite forjé, past participle forjado)

1. to forge

   forjado a fuego ― forged in fire

Conjugation

    Conjugation of forjar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			forjar
gerund			forjando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		forjado		forjada
		plural		forjados		forjadas
		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	forjo	forjastú forjásvos	forja	forjamos	forjáis	forjan
	imperfect	forjaba	forjabas	forjaba	forjábamos	forjabais	forjaban
	preterite	forjé	forjaste	forjó	forjamos	forjasteis	forjaron
	future	forjaré	forjarás	forjará	forjaremos	forjaréis	forjarán
	conditional	forjaría	forjarías	forjaría	forjaríamos	forjaríais	forjarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	forje	forjestú forjésvos2	forje	forjemos	forjéis	forjen
	imperfect (ra)	forjara	forjaras	forjara	forjáramos	forjarais	forjaran
	imperfect (se)	forjase	forjases	forjase	forjásemos	forjaseis	forjasen
	future1	forjare	forjares	forjare	forjáremos	forjareis	forjaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		forjatú forjávos	forje	forjemos	forjad	forjen
	negative		no forjes	no forje	no forjemos	no forjéis	no forjen

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

    Selected combined forms of forjar

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 forjar	dative	forjarme	forjarte	forjarle, forjarse	forjarnos	forjaros	forjarles, forjarse
	accusative	forjarme	forjarte	forjarlo, forjarla, forjarse	forjarnos	forjaros	forjarlos, forjarlas, forjarse
with gerund forjando	dative	forjándome	forjándote	forjándole, forjándose	forjándonos	forjándoos	forjándoles, forjándose
	accusative	forjándome	forjándote	forjándolo, forjándola, forjándose	forjándonos	forjándoos	forjándolos, forjándolas, forjándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative forja	dative	fórjame	fórjate	fórjale	fórjanos	not used	fórjales
	accusative	fórjame	fórjate	fórjalo, fórjala	fórjanos	not used	fórjalos, fórjalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative forjá	dative	forjame	forjate	forjale	forjanos	not used	forjales
	accusative	forjame	forjate	forjalo, forjala	forjanos	not used	forjalos, forjalas
with formal second-person singular imperative forje	dative	fórjeme	not used	fórjele, fórjese	fórjenos	not used	fórjeles
	accusative	fórjeme	not used	fórjelo, fórjela, fórjese	fórjenos	not used	fórjelos, fórjelas
with first-person plural imperative forjemos	dative	not used	forjémoste	forjémosle	forjémonos	forjémoos	forjémosles
	accusative	not used	forjémoste	forjémoslo, forjémosla	forjémonos	forjémoos	forjémoslos, forjémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative forjad	dative	forjadme	not used	forjadle	forjadnos	forjaos	forjadles
	accusative	forjadme	not used	forjadlo, forjadla	forjadnos	forjaos	forjadlos, forjadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative forjen	dative	fórjenme	not used	fórjenle	fórjennos	not used	fórjenles, fórjense
	accusative	fórjenme	not used	fórjenlo, fórjenla	fórjennos	not used	fórjenlos, fórjenlas, fórjense

Derived terms

• forja
• forjable
• forjador
• forjadura

Further reading

• “forjar”, 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