inspirar

Asturian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin inspīrāre.

Verb

inspirar (first-person singular indicative present inspiro, past participle inspiráu)

1. to inhale (to draw air into the lungs)

   Synonym: aspirar

2. to inspire

Conjugation

Conjugation of inspirar

infinitive		inspirar
gerund		inspirando
past participle		m inspiráu, f inspirada, n inspirao, m pl inspiraos, f pl inspiraes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	inspiro	inspires	inspira	inspiramos	inspiráis	inspiren
	imperfect	inspiraba	inspirabes	inspiraba	inspirábemos, inspirábamos	inspirabeis, inspirabais	inspiraben
	preterite	inspiré	inspirasti, inspiresti	inspiró	inspiremos	inspirastis, inspirestis	inspiraron
	pluperfect	inspirare, inspirara	inspirares, inspiraras	inspirare, inspirara	inspiráremos, inspiráramos	inspirareis, inspirarais	inspiraren, inspiraran
	future	inspiraré	inspirarás	inspirará	inspiraremos	inspiraréis	inspirarán
	conditional	inspiraría	inspiraríes	inspiraría	inspiraríemos, inspiraríamos	inspiraríeis, inspiraríais	inspiraríen
subjunctive	present	inspire	inspires, inspiras	inspire	inspiremos	inspiréis	inspiren, inspiran
	imperfect	inspirare, inspirara	inspirares, inspiraras	inspirare, inspirara	inspiráremos, inspiráramos	inspirareis, inspirarais	inspiraren, inspiraran
imperative		—	inspira	—	—	inspirái	—

Related terms

• inspiración
• inspirador

Further reading

• “inspirar”, 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

Borrowed from Latin īnspīrāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central, Northwestern) [ins.piˈɾa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ins.piˈɾaɾ]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Verb

inspirar (first-person singular present inspiro, first-person singular preterite inspirí, past participle inspirat)(transitive)

1. to inspire
2. to breathe in

Conjugation

    Central Catalan conjugation of inspirar (first conjugation)

infinitive			inspirar
gerund			inspirant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		inspirat		inspirada
		plural		inspirats		inspirades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	inspiro	inspires	inspira	inspirem	inspireu	inspiren
	imperfect	inspirava	inspiraves	inspirava	inspiràvem	inspiràveu	inspiraven
	future	inspiraré	inspiraràs	inspirarà	inspirarem	inspirareu	inspiraran
	preterite	inspirí	inspirares	inspirà	inspiràrem	inspiràreu	inspiraren
	conditional	inspiraria	inspiraries	inspiraria	inspiraríem	inspiraríeu	inspirarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	inspiri	inspiris	inspiri	inspirem	inspireu	inspirin
	imperfect	inspirés	inspiressis	inspirés	inspiréssim	inspiréssiu	inspiressin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	inspira	inspiri	inspirem	inspireu	inspirin
	negative (no)	—	no inspiris	no inspiri	no inspirem	no inspireu	no inspirin

Derived terms

• inspirador

Related terms

• inspiració
• inspiratiu
• inspiratori

Further reading

• “inspirar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026

Interlingua

Verb

inspirar

1. to inspire

Conjugation

    Conjugation of inspirar

infinitive		inspirar
participle		present	perfect
		inspirante	inspirate
active		simple	perfect
	present	inspira	ha inspirate
	past	inspirava	habeva inspirate
	future	inspirara	habera inspirate
	conditional	inspirarea	haberea inspirate
	imperative	inspira	—
passive		simple	perfect
	present	es inspirate	ha essite inspirate
	past	esseva inspirate	habeva essite inspirate
	future	essera inspirate	habera essite inspirate
	conditional	esserea inspirate	haberea essite inspirate
	imperative	sia inspirate	—

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Proto-Italic *en

Proto-Italic *en-

Latin in-

Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys-der.?

Latin spīrō

Latin īnspīrārebor.

Portuguese inspirar

Borrowed from Latin īnspīrāre.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩs.piˈɾa(ʁ)/ [ĩs.piˈɾa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩs.piˈɾa(ʁ)/ [ĩs.piˈɾa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ĩs.piˈɾa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ĩʃ.piˈɾa(ʁ)/ [ĩʃ.piˈɾa(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ĩs.piˈɾa(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩʃ.piˈɾaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩʃ.piˈɾaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩʃ.piˈɾa.ɾi/

Verb

inspirar (first-person singular present inspiro, first-person singular preterite inspirei, past participle inspirado)

1. to inspire
2. to inhale

Conjugation

    Conjugation of inspirar (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	inspirar
Personal	inspirar	inspirares	inspirar	inspirarmos	inspirardes	inspirarem
Gerund
	inspirando
Past participle
Masculine	inspirado			inspirados
Feminine	inspirada			inspiradas
Indicative
Present	inspiro	inspiras	inspira	inspiramos	inspirais	inspiram
Imperfect	inspirava	inspiravas	inspirava	inspirávamos	inspiráveis	inspiravam
Preterite	inspirei	inspiraste	inspirou	inspiramos1, inspirámos2	inspirastes	inspiraram
Pluperfect	inspirara	inspiraras	inspirara	inspiráramos	inspiráreis	inspiraram
Future	inspirarei	inspirarás	inspirará	inspiraremos	inspirareis	inspirarão
Conditional	inspiraria	inspirarias	inspiraria	inspiraríamos	inspiraríeis	inspirariam
Subjunctive
Present	inspire	inspires	inspire	inspiremos	inspireis	inspirem
Imperfect	inspirasse	inspirasses	inspirasse	inspirássemos	inspirásseis	inspirassem
Future	inspirar	inspirares	inspirar	inspirarmos	inspirardes	inspirarem
Imperative
Affirmative		inspira	inspire	inspiremos	inspirai	inspirem
Negative (não)		não inspires	não inspire	não inspiremos	não inspireis	não inspirem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• inspiração

Further reading

• “inspirar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Alternative forms

• ispirar

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Proto-Italic *en

Proto-Italic *en-

Latin in-

Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys-der.?

Latin spīrō

Latin īnspīrārebor.

Spanish inspirar

Borrowed from Latin īnspīrāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /inspiˈɾaɾ/ [ĩns.piˈɾaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: ins‧pi‧rar

Verb

inspirar (first-person singular present inspiro, first-person singular preterite inspiré, past participle inspirado)

1. to inspire
2. to inhale

   Synonym: inhalar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of inspirar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			inspirar
gerund			inspirando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		inspirado		inspirada
		plural		inspirados		inspiradas
		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	inspiro	inspirastú inspirásvos	inspira	inspiramos	inspiráis	inspiran
	imperfect	inspiraba	inspirabas	inspiraba	inspirábamos	inspirabais	inspiraban
	preterite	inspiré	inspiraste	inspiró	inspiramos	inspirasteis	inspiraron
	future	inspiraré	inspirarás	inspirará	inspiraremos	inspiraréis	inspirarán
	conditional	inspiraría	inspirarías	inspiraría	inspiraríamos	inspiraríais	inspirarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	inspire	inspirestú inspirésvos2	inspire	inspiremos	inspiréis	inspiren
	imperfect (ra)	inspirara	inspiraras	inspirara	inspiráramos	inspirarais	inspiraran
	imperfect (se)	inspirase	inspirases	inspirase	inspirásemos	inspiraseis	inspirasen
	future1	inspirare	inspirares	inspirare	inspiráremos	inspirareis	inspiraren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		inspiratú inspirávos	inspire	inspiremos	inspirad	inspiren
	negative		no inspires	no inspire	no inspiremos	no inspiréis	no inspiren

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

    Selected combined forms of inspirar

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 inspirar	dative	inspirarme	inspirarte	inspirarle, inspirarse	inspirarnos	inspiraros	inspirarles, inspirarse
	accusative	inspirarme	inspirarte	inspirarlo, inspirarla, inspirarse	inspirarnos	inspiraros	inspirarlos, inspirarlas, inspirarse
with gerund inspirando	dative	inspirándome	inspirándote	inspirándole, inspirándose	inspirándonos	inspirándoos	inspirándoles, inspirándose
	accusative	inspirándome	inspirándote	inspirándolo, inspirándola, inspirándose	inspirándonos	inspirándoos	inspirándolos, inspirándolas, inspirándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative inspira	dative	inspírame	inspírate	inspírale	inspíranos	not used	inspírales
	accusative	inspírame	inspírate	inspíralo, inspírala	inspíranos	not used	inspíralos, inspíralas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative inspirá	dative	inspirame	inspirate	inspirale	inspiranos	not used	inspirales
	accusative	inspirame	inspirate	inspiralo, inspirala	inspiranos	not used	inspiralos, inspiralas
with formal second-person singular imperative inspire	dative	inspíreme	not used	inspírele, inspírese	inspírenos	not used	inspíreles
	accusative	inspíreme	not used	inspírelo, inspírela, inspírese	inspírenos	not used	inspírelos, inspírelas
with first-person plural imperative inspiremos	dative	not used	inspirémoste	inspirémosle	inspirémonos	inspirémoos	inspirémosles
	accusative	not used	inspirémoste	inspirémoslo, inspirémosla	inspirémonos	inspirémoos	inspirémoslos, inspirémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative inspirad	dative	inspiradme	not used	inspiradle	inspiradnos	inspiraos	inspiradles
	accusative	inspiradme	not used	inspiradlo, inspiradla	inspiradnos	inspiraos	inspiradlos, inspiradlas
with formal second-person plural imperative inspiren	dative	inspírenme	not used	inspírenle	inspírennos	not used	inspírenles, inspírense
	accusative	inspírenme	not used	inspírenlo, inspírenla	inspírennos	not used	inspírenlos, inspírenlas, inspírense

Related terms

• espirar
• inspiración
• inspirador
• respirar

Further reading

• “inspirar”, 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