laborar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin labōrāre. Cognate to the doublet llaurar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Central) [lə.βuˈɾa]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [lə.boˈɾa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [la.boˈɾaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [la.βoˈɾa]

Verb

laborar (first-person singular present laboro, first-person singular preterite laborí, past participle laborat); root stress: (Northern) /u/; (Balearic, Central, Northwestern, Valencia) /o/

1. (intransitive) to work (make an effort to accomplish something)

Conjugation

    Central Catalan conjugation of laborar (first conjugation)

infinitive			laborar
gerund			laborant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		laborat		laborada
		plural		laborats		laborades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	laboro	labores	labora	laborem	laboreu	laboren
	imperfect	laborava	laboraves	laborava	laboràvem	laboràveu	laboraven
	future	laboraré	laboraràs	laborarà	laborarem	laborareu	laboraran
	preterite	laborí	laborares	laborà	laboràrem	laboràreu	laboraren
	conditional	laboraria	laboraries	laboraria	laboraríem	laboraríeu	laborarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	labori	laboris	labori	laborem	laboreu	laborin
	imperfect	laborés	laboressis	laborés	laboréssim	laboréssiu	laboressin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	labora	labori	laborem	laboreu	laborin
	negative (no)	—	no laboris	no labori	no laborem	no laboreu	no laborin

Related terms

• labor
• laborable
• laborant

Further reading

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

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto labori, Latin labōrāre, English labour, Italian lavorare, Spanish laborar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la.boˈrar/

Verb

laborar (present tense laboras, past tense laboris, future tense laboros, imperative laborez, conditional laborus)

1. (transitive, intransitive) to labor, work

Conjugation

Conjugation of laborar

		present		past		future
infinitive		laborar		laborir		laboror
tense		laboras		laboris		laboros
conditional		laborus		—		—
imperative		laborez		—		—
adjective active participle		laboranta		laborinta		laboronta
adverbial active participle		laborante		laborinte		laboronte
nominal active participle	singular	laboranto		laborinto		laboronto
	plural	laboranti		laborinti		laboronti
adjective passive participle		laborata		laborita		laborota
adverbial passive participle		laborate		laborite		laborote
nominal passive participle	singular	laborato		laborito		laboroto
	plural	laborati		laboriti		laboroti

Derived terms

• kunlaborar
• laboregar
• laboristo

Interlingua

Verb

laborar

1. to work

Conjugation

    Conjugation of laborar

infinitive		laborar
participle		present	perfect
		laborante	laborate
active		simple	perfect
	present	labora	ha laborate
	past	laborava	habeva laborate
	future	laborara	habera laborate
	conditional	laborarea	haberea laborate
	imperative	labora	—

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Old Latin labōs

Latin labor

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -ō

Latin labōrārebor.

Spanish laborar

Borrowed from Latin labōrāre. Doublet of labrar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laboˈɾaɾ/ [la.β̞oˈɾaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: la‧bo‧rar

Verb

laborar (first-person singular present laboro, first-person singular preterite laboré, past participle laborado)

1. to labor, work

   Synonym: trabajar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of laborar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			laborar
gerund			laborando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		laborado		laborada
		plural		laborados		laboradas
		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	laboro	laborastú laborásvos	labora	laboramos	laboráis	laboran
	imperfect	laboraba	laborabas	laboraba	laborábamos	laborabais	laboraban
	preterite	laboré	laboraste	laboró	laboramos	laborasteis	laboraron
	future	laboraré	laborarás	laborará	laboraremos	laboraréis	laborarán
	conditional	laboraría	laborarías	laboraría	laboraríamos	laboraríais	laborarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	labore	laborestú laborésvos2	labore	laboremos	laboréis	laboren
	imperfect (ra)	laborara	laboraras	laborara	laboráramos	laborarais	laboraran
	imperfect (se)	laborase	laborases	laborase	laborásemos	laboraseis	laborasen
	future1	laborare	laborares	laborare	laboráremos	laborareis	laboraren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		laboratú laborávos	labore	laboremos	laborad	laboren
	negative		no labores	no labore	no laboremos	no laboréis	no laboren

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

    Selected combined forms of laborar

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 laborar	dative	laborarme	laborarte	laborarle, laborarse	laborarnos	laboraros	laborarles, laborarse
	accusative	laborarme	laborarte	laborarlo, laborarla, laborarse	laborarnos	laboraros	laborarlos, laborarlas, laborarse
with gerund laborando	dative	laborándome	laborándote	laborándole, laborándose	laborándonos	laborándoos	laborándoles, laborándose
	accusative	laborándome	laborándote	laborándolo, laborándola, laborándose	laborándonos	laborándoos	laborándolos, laborándolas, laborándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative labora	dative	labórame	labórate	labórale	labóranos	not used	labórales
	accusative	labórame	labórate	labóralo, labórala	labóranos	not used	labóralos, labóralas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative laborá	dative	laborame	laborate	laborale	laboranos	not used	laborales
	accusative	laborame	laborate	laboralo, laborala	laboranos	not used	laboralos, laboralas
with formal second-person singular imperative labore	dative	labóreme	not used	labórele, labórese	labórenos	not used	labóreles
	accusative	labóreme	not used	labórelo, labórela, labórese	labórenos	not used	labórelos, labórelas
with first-person plural imperative laboremos	dative	not used	laborémoste	laborémosle	laborémonos	laborémoos	laborémosles
	accusative	not used	laborémoste	laborémoslo, laborémosla	laborémonos	laborémoos	laborémoslos, laborémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative laborad	dative	laboradme	not used	laboradle	laboradnos	laboraos	laboradles
	accusative	laboradme	not used	laboradlo, laboradla	laboradnos	laboraos	laboradlos, laboradlas
with formal second-person plural imperative laboren	dative	labórenme	not used	labórenle	labórennos	not used	labórenles, labórense
	accusative	labórenme	not used	labórenlo, labórenla	labórennos	not used	labórenlos, labórenlas, labórense

Related terms

• labor
• labrar

Further reading

• “laborar”, 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