pensar

Asturian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pēnsāre, present active infinitive of pēnsō. Compare also pesar, derived from the same source.

Verb

pensar (first-person singular indicative present penso, past participle pensáu)

1. to think

Conjugation

Conjugation of pensar

infinitive		pensar
gerund		pensando
past participle		m pensáu, f pensada, n pensao, m pl pensaos, f pl pensaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	penso	penses	pensa	pensamos	pensáis	pensen
	imperfect	pensaba	pensabes	pensaba	pensábemos, pensábamos	pensabeis, pensabais	pensaben
	preterite	pensé	pensasti, pensesti	pensó	pensemos	pensastis, pensestis	pensaron
	pluperfect	pensare, pensara	pensares, pensaras	pensare, pensara	pensáremos, pensáramos	pensareis, pensarais	pensaren, pensaran
	future	pensaré	pensarás	pensará	pensaremos	pensaréis	pensarán
	conditional	pensaría	pensaríes	pensaría	pensaríemos, pensaríamos	pensaríeis, pensaríais	pensaríen
subjunctive	present	pense	penses, pensas	pense	pensemos	penséis	pensen, pensan
	imperfect	pensare, pensara	pensares, pensaras	pensare, pensara	pensáremos, pensáramos	pensareis, pensarais	pensaren, pensaran
imperative		—	pensa	—	—	pensái	—

Derived terms

• pensamientu

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Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pēnsāre, present active indicative of pēnsō. Cognate with pesar, which was inherited from the same source.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [pənˈsa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [penˈsaɾ]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

pensar (first-person singular present penso, first-person singular preterite pensí, past participle pensat)

1. to think
2. (pensar en) to think about, to think of, to have in mind
3. (pensar de) to think about, to be of the opinion about
4. (pensar a) to remember, to reminisce over

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Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pēnsāre, present active infinitive of pēnsō. Compare also pesar, a doublet derived from the same source.

Verb

1. to think

Derived terms

• pensamento

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Ido

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French penser, (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Italian pensare, (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Spanish pensar, all ultimately from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin pēnsāre.

Verb

pensar (present tense pensas, past tense pensis, future tense pensos, imperative pensez, conditional pensus)

1. to think

Conjugation

    Conjugation of pensar

		present		past		future
infinitive		pensar		pensir		pensor
tense		pensas		pensis		pensos
conditional		pensus
imperative		pensez
adjective active participle		pensanta		pensinta		pensonta
adverbial active participle		pensante		pensinte		pensonte
nominal active participle	singular	pensanto		pensinto		pensonto
	plural	pensanti		pensinti		pensonti
adjective passive participle		pensata		pensita		pensota
adverbial passive participle		pensate		pensite		pensote
nominal passive participle	singular	pensato		pensito		pensoto
	plural	pensati		pensiti		pensoti

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Interlingua

Verb

pensar

1. to think

Conjugation

    Conjugation of pensar

infinitive		pensar
participle		present	perfect
		pensante	pensate
active		simple	perfect
	present	pensa	ha pensate
	past	pensava	habeva pensate
	future	pensara	habera pensate
	conditional	pensarea	haberea pensate
	imperative	pensa
passive		simple	perfect
	present	es pensate	ha essite pensate
	past	esseva pensate	habeva essite pensate
	future	essera pensate	habera essite pensate
	conditional	esserea pensate	haberea essite pensate
	imperative	sia pensate

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Ladino

Etymology

From Old Spanish pensar, borrowed from Latin pēnsāre, present active infinitive of pēnsō.

Verb

1. to think
   • 2000, David Altabé, “Ay koza triste en ser Sefaradi”, in Esther Benbassa, editor, Les Sépharades en littérature, page 164:

     Ay koza triste en ser Sefaradi,
     i pensar en las sivdades ke deshi,
     las glories del pasado ke pedri,
     i la soledad en ke me kayi

     There is something sad in being Sephardi
     and thinking of the cities that I've left,
     the glories of the past that I've lost
     and the loneliness into which I've fallen

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Mirandese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pēnsāre, present active infinitive of pēnsō.

Verb

pensar

1. to think

Related terms

• pensamiento

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Old Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pēnsāre, present active infinitive of pēnsō. Compare also pesar, inherited from the same source.

Verb

pensar

1. to think
   • c. 1140, “Cantar primero. Destierro del Cid”, in Cantar de Mio Cid:

     Allí piensan de aguijar, allí sueltan las riendas.

     There they think of prodding, there they loosen the reins.

Descendants

• Ladino: pensar
• Spanish: pensar

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese pensar, borrowed from Latin pēnsāre, present active indicative of pēnsō. See also the doublet pesar, inherited from the same source.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pẽˈsaɾ/
• IPA^(key): /pẽ.ˈsa(ʁ)/

Verb

1. to think (communicate to oneself in one’s mind)
2. to conceive, intend

   As lojas foram pensadas exclusivamente para turistas.

   The shops have been conceived exclusively for tourists.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:pensar.

Related terms

• pensamento

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Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish pensar, borrowed from Latin pēnsāre, present active infinitive of pēnsō. Compare also pesar, inherited from the same source.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /penˈsaɾ/ [pẽnˈsaɾ]

• (file)

Verb

1. to think

   Pienso, luego existo. — René Descartes (translated from the original Latin to Spanish)

   I think, therefore I am.

2. to reflect upon a situation
3. to intend; to try

   pensar de

4. to think about

   ¿Por qué no pensé en eso antes?

   Why did I not think of that before?

Usage notes

• Do you think that history is good? — ¿Piensas que la historia es buena? (Can also use creer)

Derived terms

• dos cabezas piensan mejor que una
• pensar dos veces
• pensar en la inmortalidad del cangrejo
• piensa mal y acertarás

 

Related terms

• pensamiento
• pensativo
• pesar
• peso

 

See also

• creer
• opinar

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Venetian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pēnsāre, present active infinitive of pēnsō. Compare also pexar, derived from the same source.

Verb

pensar

1. (intransitive) to think

Conjugation

• Venetian conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Conjugation of pensar (first conjugation)

infinitive	pensar
auxiliary verb		èser	gerund		pensando
past participle		pensà
person	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	mi	ti	eło / eła	noialtri / noialtre	voialtri / voialtre	łuri / łore
present	penso	(te) pensi	(el/ła) pensa	pensémo, pensòn	pensé	(i/łe) pensa
imperfect	pensava	(te) pensavi	(el/ła) pensava	pensàvimo	pensavi	(i/łe) pensava
future	pensarò	(te) pensarè	(el/ła) pensarà	pensarémo	pensarè	(i/łe) pensarà
conditional	mi	ti	eło / eła	noialtri / noialtre	voialtri / voialtre	łuri / łore
present	pensarìa	(te) pensarisi	(el/ła) pensarìa	pensarìsimo	pensarisi	(i/łe) pensarìa
subjunctive	che mi	che ti	che eło / eła	che noialtri / noialtre	che voialtri / voialtre	che łuri / łore
present	pense, pensa	(te) pensi	(el/ła) pense, (el/ła) pensa	pensémo, pensone	pensé	(i/łe) pense, (i/łe) pensa
imperfect	pensase	(te) pensasi	(el/ła) pensase	pensàsimo	pensasi	(i/łe) pensase
imperative	—	ti	eło / eła	noialtri / noialtre	voialtri / voialtre	łuri / łore
	—	(te) pensa	(el/ła) pensa, (el/ła) pense	pensémo	pensé	(i/łe) pensa, (i/łe) pense