governar

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan governar, from Latin gubernāre, from Ancient Greek κυβερνάω (kubernáō).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Central) [ɡu.βərˈna]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ɡo.vərˈna]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ɡo.veɾˈnaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [ɡo.βerˈna]

• Audio (Catalonia):

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Verb

governar (first-person singular present governo, first-person singular preterite governí, past participle governat); root stress: (Northern) /e̞/; (Balearic) /ə/; (Central) /ɛ/; (Northwestern, Valencia) /e/

1. to govern

Conjugation

    Central Catalan conjugation of governar (first conjugation)

infinitive			governar
gerund			governant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		governat		governada
		plural		governats		governades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	governo	governes	governa	governem	governeu	governen
	imperfect	governava	governaves	governava	governàvem	governàveu	governaven
	future	governaré	governaràs	governarà	governarem	governareu	governaran
	preterite	governí	governares	governà	governàrem	governàreu	governaren
	conditional	governaria	governaries	governaria	governaríem	governaríeu	governarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	governi	governis	governi	governem	governeu	governin
	imperfect	governés	governessis	governés	governéssim	governéssiu	governessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	governa	governi	governem	governeu	governin
	negative (no)	—	no governis	no governi	no governem	no governeu	no governin

Related terms

• govern
• governació
• governador

Further reading

• “governar”, 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
• “governar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “governar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “governar”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan [Term?], from Latin gubernāre, from Ancient Greek κυβερνάω (kubernáō).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡu.verˈna/

• Audio (Béarn):

  (file)

Verb

governar

1. to govern
2. (nautical) to steer, pilot

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Related terms

• govèrn

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese governar, from Latin gubernāre, from Ancient Greek κυβερνάω (kubernáō).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡo.veʁˈna(ʁ)/ [ɡo.veɦˈna(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡo.veʁˈna(ʁ)/ [ɡo.veɦˈna(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ɡo.veɾˈna(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ɡo.veʁˈna(ʁ)/ [ɡo.veʁˈna(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ɡo.veɻˈna(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡu.vɨɾˈnaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡu.vɨɾˈnaɾ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡu.bɨɾˈnaɾ/ [ɡu.βɨɾˈnaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡu.vɨɾˈna.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: go‧ver‧nar

Verb

governar (first-person singular present governo, first-person singular preterite governei, past participle governado)

1. to govern

Conjugation

    Conjugation of governar (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	governar
Personal	governar	governares	governar	governarmos	governardes	governarem
Gerund
	governando
Past participle
Masculine	governado			governados
Feminine	governada			governadas
Indicative
Present	governo	governas	governa	governamos	governais	governam
Imperfect	governava	governavas	governava	governávamos	governáveis	governavam
Preterite	governei	governaste	governou	governamos1, governámos2	governastes	governaram
Pluperfect	governara	governaras	governara	governáramos	governáreis	governaram
Future	governarei	governarás	governará	governaremos	governareis	governarão
Conditional	governaria	governarias	governaria	governaríamos	governaríeis	governariam
Subjunctive
Present	governe	governes	governe	governemos	governeis	governem
Imperfect	governasse	governasses	governasse	governássemos	governásseis	governassem
Future	governar	governares	governar	governarmos	governardes	governarem
Imperative
Affirmative		governa	governe	governemos	governai	governem
Negative (não)		não governes	não governe	não governemos	não governeis	não governem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• governador
• governo

Further reading

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