perforar

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin perforāre, present active infinitive of perforō.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /pəɾ.foˈɾa/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /pər.fuˈɾa/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /peɾ.foˈɾaɾ/
• Homophone: perforà
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

perforar (first-person singular present perforo, past participle perforat)

1. (transitive) to bore, perforate

Conjugation

Conjugation of perforar (first conjugation)

infinitive			perforar
present participle			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
		—	perfora	perfori	perforem	perforeu	perforin

Related terms

• perforació

Further reading

• “perforar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “perforar” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “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.

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Galician

Etymology

From Latin perforāre, present active infinitive of perforō.

Verb

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

1. to perforate
2. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of perforar
3. first/third-person singular personal infinitive of perforar

Conjugation

Conjugation of perforar

infinitive			perforar
gerund			perforando
past participle				singular		plural
		masculine		perforado		perforados
		feminine		perforada		perforadas
person		singular			plural
		1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
indicative		eu	ti	el / ela / Vde.	nós	vós	eles / elas / Vdes.
	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		eu	ti	el / ela / Vde.	nós	vós	eles / elas / Vdes.
	present	perfore	perfores	perfore	perforemos	perforedes	perforen
	preterite	perforase	perforases	perforase	perforásemos	perforásedes	perforasen
	future	perforar	perforares	perforar	perforarmos	perforardes	perforaren
imperative		—	ti	Vde.	nós	vós	Vdes.
	affirmative	–	perfora	perfore	perforemos	perforade	perforen
	negative	–	perfores	perfore	perforemos	perforedes	perforen
personal infinitive		eu	ti	el / ela / Vde.	nós	vós	eles / elas / Vdes.
		perforar	perforares	perforar	perforarmos	perforardes	perforaren

Related terms

• perforación

Further reading

• “perforar” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin perforāre, present active infinitive of perforō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peɾfoˈɾaɾ/, [peɾ.fo.ˈɾaɾ]

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)^{edit data}

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

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

    Selected combined forms of perforar^{edit data}

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 imperative perfora
	dative	perfórame	perfórate	perfórale	perfóranos	not used	perfórales
	accusative	perfórame	perfórate	perfóralo, perfórala	perfóranos	not used	perfóralos, perfóralas
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, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.