perforar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin perforāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [pər.fuˈɾa]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [pər.foˈɾa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [peɾ.foˈɾaɾ]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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• Homophone: perforà
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

perforar (first-person singular present perforo, first-person singular preterite perforí, past participle perforat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /o/

1. (transitive) to bore, perforate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of perforar (first conjugation)

infinitive			perforar
gerund			perforant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		perforat		perforada
		plural		perforats		perforades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	perforo	perfores	perfora	perforem	perforeu	perforen
	imperfect	perforava	perforaves	perforava	perforàvem	perforàveu	perforaven
	future	perforaré	perforaràs	perforarà	perforarem	perforareu	perforaran
	preterite	perforí	perforares	perforà	perforàrem	perforàreu	perforaren
	conditional	perforaria	perforaries	perforaria	perforaríem	perforaríeu	perforarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	perfori	perforis	perfori	perforem	perforeu	perforin
	imperfect	perforés	perforessis	perforés	perforéssim	perforéssiu	perforessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	perfora	perfori	perforem	perforeu	perforin
	negative (no)	—	no perforis	no perfori	no perforem	no perforeu	no perforin

Related terms

• perforació

Further reading

• “perforar”, 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
• “perforar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “perforar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “perforar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

Etymology

From Latin perforāre.

Verb

perforar (first-person singular present perforo, first-person singular preterite perforei, past participle perforado)

1. to perforate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of perforar

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	perforar
Personal	perforar	perforares	perforar	perforarmos	perforardes	perforaren
Gerund
	perforando
Past participle
Masculine	perforado			perforados
Feminine	perforada			perforadas
Indicative
Present	perforo	perforas	perfora	perforamos	perforades	perforan
Imperfect	perforaba	perforabas	perforaba	perforabamos	perforabades	perforaban
Preterite	perforei	perforaches	perforou	perforamos	perforastes	perforaron
Pluperfect	perforara	perforaras	perforara	perforaramos	perforarades	perforaran
Future	perforarei	perforarás	perforará	perforaremos	perforaredes	perforarán
Conditional	perforaría	perforarías	perforaría	perforariamos	perforariades	perforarían
Subjunctive
Present	perfore	perfores	perfore	perforemos	perforedes	perforen
Imperfect	perforase	perforases	perforase	perforásemos	perforásedes	perforasen
Future	perforar	perforares	perforar	perforarmos	perforardes	perforaren
Imperative
Affirmative		perfora	perfore	perforemos	perforade	perforen
Negative (non)		non perfores	non perfore	non perforemos	non perforedes	non perforen

Related terms

• perforación

Further reading

• “perforar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin perforō.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Béarn):

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Verb

perforar

1. (transitive) to perforate

Conjugation

    Lengadocian (Central Occitan)

		simple			compound
infinitive		perforar			aver perforat
gerund		perforant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		perforat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	perfori	perforas	perfora	perforam	perforatz	perforan
	imperfect	perforavi	perforavas	perforava	perforàvem	perforàvetz	perforavan
	preterite	perforèri	perforères	perforèt	perforèrem	perforèretz	perforèron
	future	perforarai	perforaràs	perforarà	perforarem	perforaretz	perforaràn
	conditional	perforariái	perforariás	perforariá	perforariam	perforariatz	perforarián
	conditional 2nd form1	perforèra	perforèras	perforèra	perforeram	perforeratz	perforèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	perfore	perfores	perfore	perforem	perforetz	perforen
	imperfect	perforèssi	perforèsses	perforèsse	perforèssem	perforèssetz	perforèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			perfora		perforem	perforatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Auvernhàs

		simple			compound
infinitive		perforar			aver perforat
gerund		perforant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		perforat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	perfore	perfores	perfora	perforam	perforatz	perforon
	imperfect	perforave	perforaves	perforava	perforaviam	perforaviatz	perforavon
	preterite	perforere	perforeres	perforet	perforem	perforetz	perforeron
	future	perforarai	perforaràs	perforará	perforarem	perforaretz	perforarán
	conditional	perforariá	perforariás	perforariá	perforariam	perforariatz	perforarián
	conditional 2nd form1	perforèra	perforèras	perforèra	perforeram	perforeratz	perforèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	perfore	perfores	perfore	perforassiam	perforassiatz	perforon
	imperfect	perforesse	perforesses	perforesse	perforessiam	perforessiatz	perforesson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			perfora		perforassiam	perforatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Gascon

		simple			compound
infinitive		perforar			aver perforat
gerund		perforant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		perforat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	perfori	perforas	perfora	perforam	perforatz	perforan
	imperfect	perforavi	perforavas	perforava	perforàvam	perforàvatz	perforavan
	preterite	perforèi	perforès	perforè	perforèm	perforètz	perforèn
	future	perforarèi	perforaràs	perforarà	perforaram	perforaratz	perforaràn
	conditional	perforarí	perforarés	perforaré	perforarem	perforaretz	perforarén
	conditional 2nd form1	perforèra	perforèras	perforèra	perforeram	perforeratz	perforèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	perfori	perfores	perfore	perforem	perforetz	perforen
	imperfect	perforèssi	perforèsses	perforèsse	perforèssem	perforèssetz	perforèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			perfora		perforem	perforatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Lemosin

		simple			compound
infinitive		perforar			aver perforat
gerund		perforant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		perforat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	perfore	perforas	perfora	perforam	perforatz	perforan
	imperfect	perforava	perforavas	perforava	perforàvam	perforàvatz	perforavan
	preterite	perforei	perforeras	perforet	perforèram	perforèratz	perforeran
	future	perforarai	perforaràs	perforará	perforarem	perforaretz	perforarán
	conditional	perforariá	perforariàs	perforariá	perforariam	perforariatz	perforarián
	conditional 2nd form1	perforèra	perforèras	perforèra	perforeram	perforeratz	perforèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	perfore	perfores	perfore	perforem	perforetz	perforen
	imperfect	perforèsse	perforèsses	perforèsse	perforèssem	perforèssetz	perforèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			perfora		perforem	perforatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Provençau

		simple			compound
infinitive		perforar			aver perforat
gerund		perforant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		perforat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	perfore	perfores	perfora	perforam	perforatz	perforan
	imperfect	perforavi	perforavas	perforava	perforàvem	perforàvetz	perforavan
	preterite	perforère	perforères	perforèt	perforeriam	perforeriatz	perforèron
	future	perforarai	perforaràs	perforarà	perforarem	perforaretz	perforaràn
	conditional	perforariáu	perforariás	perforariá	perforariam	perforariatz	perforarián
	conditional 2nd form1	perforèra	perforèras	perforèra	perforeram	perforeratz	perforèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	perfore	perfores	perfore	perforem	perforetz	perforan
	imperfect	perforèsse	perforèsses	perforèsse	perforessiam	perforessiatz	perforèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			perfora		perforem	perforatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

Related terms

• perforacion

Further reading

• Joan de Cantalausa (2006), Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians‎^[1], 2nd edition, →ISBN, page 736
• Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana‎^[2], L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2025, page 489

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin perforāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peɾfoˈɾaɾ/ [peɾ.foˈɾaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: per‧fo‧rar

Verb

perforar (first-person singular present perforo, first-person singular preterite perforé, past participle perforado)

1. (transitive) to puncture, to pierce, to perforate

   Synonym: pinchar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of perforar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			perforar
gerund			perforando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		perforado		perforada
		plural		perforados		perforadas
		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	perforo	perforastú perforásvos	perfora	perforamos	perforáis	perforan
	imperfect	perforaba	perforabas	perforaba	perforábamos	perforabais	perforaban
	preterite	perforé	perforaste	perforó	perforamos	perforasteis	perforaron
	future	perforaré	perforarás	perforará	perforaremos	perforaréis	perforarán
	conditional	perforaría	perforarías	perforaría	perforaríamos	perforaríais	perforarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	perfore	perforestú perforésvos2	perfore	perforemos	perforéis	perforen
	imperfect (ra)	perforara	perforaras	perforara	perforáramos	perforarais	perforaran
	imperfect (se)	perforase	perforases	perforase	perforásemos	perforaseis	perforasen
	future1	perforare	perforares	perforare	perforáremos	perforareis	perforaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		perforatú perforávos	perfore	perforemos	perforad	perforen
	negative		no perfores	no perfore	no perforemos	no perforéis	no perforen

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

    Selected combined forms of perforar

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 perforar	dative	perforarme	perforarte	perforarle, perforarse	perforarnos	perforaros	perforarles, perforarse
	accusative	perforarme	perforarte	perforarlo, perforarla, perforarse	perforarnos	perforaros	perforarlos, perforarlas, perforarse
with gerund perforando	dative	perforándome	perforándote	perforándole, perforándose	perforándonos	perforándoos	perforándoles, perforándose
	accusative	perforándome	perforándote	perforándolo, perforándola, perforándose	perforándonos	perforándoos	perforándolos, perforándolas, perforándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative perfora	dative	perfórame	perfórate	perfórale	perfóranos	not used	perfórales
	accusative	perfórame	perfórate	perfóralo, perfórala	perfóranos	not used	perfóralos, perfóralas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative perforá	dative	perforame	perforate	perforale	perforanos	not used	perforales
	accusative	perforame	perforate	perforalo, perforala	perforanos	not used	perforalos, perforalas
with formal second-person singular imperative perfore	dative	perfóreme	not used	perfórele, perfórese	perfórenos	not used	perfóreles
	accusative	perfóreme	not used	perfórelo, perfórela, perfórese	perfórenos	not used	perfórelos, perfórelas
with first-person plural imperative perforemos	dative	not used	perforémoste	perforémosle	perforémonos	perforémoos	perforémosles
	accusative	not used	perforémoste	perforémoslo, perforémosla	perforémonos	perforémoos	perforémoslos, perforémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative perforad	dative	perforadme	not used	perforadle	perforadnos	perforaos	perforadles
	accusative	perforadme	not used	perforadlo, perforadla	perforadnos	perforaos	perforadlos, perforadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative perforen	dative	perfórenme	not used	perfórenle	perfórennos	not used	perfórenles, perfórense
	accusative	perfórenme	not used	perfórenlo, perfórenla	perfórennos	not used	perfórenlos, perfórenlas, perfórense

Related terms

• perforación
• perforador
• perforadora

Further reading

• “perforar”, 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