minar

See also: mínar

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /miˈna/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /miˈnaɾ/

Verb

minar (first-person singular present mino, past participle minat)

1. to mine (to dig into, for ore or metal)
2. to mine (to sow explosive mines)

Conjugation

Conjugation of minar (first conjugation)

infinitive			minar
present participle			minant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		minat		minada
		plural		minats		minades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	mino	mines	mina	minem	mineu	minen
	imperfect	minava	minaves	minava	minàvem	minàveu	minaven
	future	minaré	minaràs	minarà	minarem	minareu	minaran
	preterite	miní	minares	minà	minàrem	minàreu	minaren
	conditional	minaria	minaries	minaria	minaríem	minaríeu	minarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	mini	minis	mini	minem	mineu	minin
	imperfect	minés	minessis	minés	minéssim	minéssiu	minessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
		—	mina	mini	minem	mineu	minin

Related terms

• mina

Further reading

• “minar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

minar

1. present tense of mina

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Portuguese

Verb

minar (first-person singular present indicative mino, past participle minado)

1. to mine (to extract ore from the ground)
2. (transitive) to mine (to place mines (device that explodes when touched or approached) in)
3. to undermine (to dig under something)
4. (figuratively) to undermine (to weaken or work against)

Conjugation

  Conjugation of the Portuguese -ar verb minar

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	minar
Personal	minar	minares	minar	minarmos	minardes	minarem
Gerund
	minando
Past participle
Masculine	minado			minados
Feminine	minada			minadas
Indicative
Present	mino	minas	mina	minamos	minais	minam
Imperfect	minava	minavas	minava	minávamos	mináveis	minavam
Preterite	minei	minaste	minou	minamos minámos	minastes	minaram
Pluperfect	minara	minaras	minara	mináramos	mináreis	minaram
Future	minarei	minarás	minará	minaremos	minareis	minarão
Conditional
	minaria	minarias	minaria	minaríamos	minaríeis	minariam
Subjunctive
Present	mine	mines	mine	minemos	mineis	minem
Imperfect	minasse	minasses	minasse	minássemos	minásseis	minassem
Future	minar	minares	minar	minarmos	minardes	minarem
Imperative
Affirmative	-	mina	mine	minemos	minai	minem
Negative (não)	-	mines	mine	minemos	mineis	minem

Synonyms

• (to extract raw material from the ground): explorar, minerar
• (to dig under something): solapar

Related terms

• mina

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Spanish

Etymology

Latin mina (“mine”), from Ancient Greek μνᾶ (mnâ, “100 drachmas”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miˈnaɾ/

Verb

minar (first-person singular present mino, first-person singular preterite miné, past participle minado)

1. to sap, mine, dig tunnels under
2. to mine, lay military land or marine mines
3. (figuratively) to undermine, destroy (health, confidence, etc.)
4. to wear away, erode

Conjugation

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

infinitive			minar
gerund			minando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		minado		minada
		plural		minados		minadas
		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	mino	minastú minásvos	mina	minamos	mináis	minan
	imperfect	minaba	minabas	minaba	minábamos	minabais	minaban
	preterite	miné	minaste	minó	minamos	minasteis	minaron
	future	minaré	minarás	minará	minaremos	minaréis	minarán
	conditional	minaría	minarías	minaría	minaríamos	minaríais	minarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	mine	minestú minésvos2	mine	minemos	minéis	minen
	imperfect (ra)	minara	minaras	minara	mináramos	minarais	minaran
	imperfect (se)	minase	minases	minase	minásemos	minaseis	minasen
	future1	minare	minares	minare	mináremos	minareis	minaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		minatú minávos	mine	minemos	minad	minen
	negative		no mines	no mine	no minemos	no minéis	no minen

• ¹ Mostly obsolete form, still used in legal jargon and set phrases.
• ² Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

Related terms

• mina

Further reading

• “minar” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.