remontar

Galician

Etymology

Either from re- +‎ montar, "re-assemble", or perhaps from Old French remonter (“to restore”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /remonˈtaɾ/

Verb

remontar (first-person singular present remonto, first-person singular preterite remontei, past participle remontado)

1. to repair, patch
   • 19th century, folk song:

     Pol-a porta d'o tio Pedro
     pasóu o can d'o tío Miguel
     c'unhas polainiñas novas
     remontadas de burel.

     By uncle Peter's door
     passed by uncle Michael's dog
     with new gaiters
     patched with burel

Conjugation

    Conjugation of remontar

	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	remontar
Personal	remontar	remontares	remontar	remontarmos	remontardes	remontaren
Gerund
	remontando
Past participle
Masculine	remontado			remontados
Feminine	remontada			remontadas
Indicative
Present	remonto	remontas	remonta	remontamos	remontades	remontan
Imperfect	remontaba	remontabas	remontaba	remontabamos	remontabades	remontaban
Preterite	remontei	remontaches	remontou	remontamos	remontastes	remontaron
Pluperfect	remontara	remontaras	remontara	remontaramos	remontarades	remontaran
Future	remontarei	remontarás	remontará	remontaremos	remontaredes	remontarán
Conditional	remontaría	remontarías	remontaría	remontariamos	remontariades	remontarían
Subjunctive
Present	remonte	remontes	remonte	remontemos	remontedes	remonten
Imperfect	remontase	remontases	remontase	remontásemos	remontásedes	remontasen
Future	remontar	remontares	remontar	remontarmos	remontardes	remontaren
Imperative
Affirmative		remonta	remonte	remontemos	remontade	remonten
Negative (non)		non remontes	non remonte	non remontemos	non remontedes	non remonten

    Reintegrated conjugation of remontar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	remontar
Personal	remontar	remontares	remontar	remontarmos	remontardes	remontarem
Gerund
	remontando
Past participle
Masculine	remontado			remontados
Feminine	remontada			remontadas
Indicative
Present	remonto	remontas	remonta	remontamos	remontades, remontais	remontam
Imperfect	remontava	remontavas	remontava	remontávamos	remontávades, remontáveis, remontávais1	remontavam
Preterite	remontei	remontaste, remontache1	remontou	remontamos	remontastes	remontárom, remontaram
Pluperfect	remontara	remontaras	remontara	remontáramos	remontárades, remontáreis, remontárais1	remontaram
Future	remontarei	remontarás	remontará	remontaremos	remontaredes, remontareis	remontarám, remontarão
Conditional	remontaria	remontarias	remontaria	remontaríamos	remontaríades, remontaríeis, remontaríais1	remontariam
Subjunctive
Present	remonte	remontes	remonte	remontemos	remontedes, remonteis	remontem
Imperfect	remontasse	remontasses	remontasse	remontássemos	remontássedes, remontásseis	remontassem
Future	remontar	remontares	remontar	remontarmos	remontardes	remontarem
Imperative
Affirmative		remonta	remonte	remontemos	remontade, remontai	remontem
Negative (nom)		nom remontes	nom remonte	nom remontemos	nom remontedes, nom remonteis	nom remontem

¹Less recommended.

Derived terms

• remonta (“patch”)

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “remontar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “remontar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “remontar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “remontar”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “remontar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Italic *wre-

Latin re-

Old Galician-Portuguese re-

Portuguese re-

Portuguese montar

Portuguese remontar

From re- + montar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.mõˈta(ʁ)/ [he.mõˈta(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.mõˈta(ʁ)/ [he.mõˈta(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ʁe.mõˈta(ɾ)/ [he.mõˈta(ɾ)]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁe.mõˈta(ʁ)/ [χe.mõˈta(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ʁe.mõˈta(ɻ)/ [he.mõˈta(ɻ)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.mõˈtaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.mõˈtaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.mõˈta.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: re‧mon‧tar

Verb

remontar (first-person singular present remonto, first-person singular preterite remontei, past participle remontado)

1. to remount
2. to reassemble
3. to date back to, to be traced back to (a point in the past) [with a]

   A Oktoberfest de Blumenau, no Brasil, remonta à década de 1980.

   The Oktoberfest of Blumenau, in Brazil, dates back to the 1980s.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of remontar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	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	remontar
Personal	remontar	remontares	remontar	remontarmos	remontardes	remontarem
Gerund
	remontando
Past participle
Masculine	remontado			remontados
Feminine	remontada			remontadas
Indicative
Present	remonto	remontas	remonta	remontamos	remontais	remontam
Imperfect	remontava	remontavas	remontava	remontávamos	remontáveis	remontavam
Preterite	remontei	remontaste	remontou	remontamos1, remontámos2	remontastes	remontaram
Pluperfect	remontara	remontaras	remontara	remontáramos	remontáreis	remontaram
Future	remontarei	remontarás	remontará	remontaremos	remontareis	remontarão
Conditional	remontaria	remontarias	remontaria	remontaríamos	remontaríeis	remontariam
Subjunctive
Present	remonte	remontes	remonte	remontemos	remonteis	remontem
Imperfect	remontasse	remontasses	remontasse	remontássemos	remontásseis	remontassem
Future	remontar	remontares	remontar	remontarmos	remontardes	remontarem
Imperative
Affirmative		remonta	remonte	remontemos	remontai	remontem
Negative (não)		não remontes	não remonte	não remontemos	não remonteis	não remontem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

• “remontar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “remontar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Italic *wre-

Latin re-der.

Spanish re-

Spanish montar

Spanish remontar

From re- + montar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /remonˈtaɾ/ [re.mõn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: re‧mon‧tar

Verb

remontar (first-person singular present remonto, first-person singular preterite remonté, past participle remontado)

1. to frighten away
2. to overcome
3. to elevate
4. to repair
5. to go up (a river)
6. (reflexive) (+ a) to date back (to), to go back to, to be traced back (to a point in the past)
7. (sports) to come back, to fight back, to pull back (e.g. a goal)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of remontar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			remontar
gerund			remontando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		remontado		remontada
		plural		remontados		remontadas
		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	remonto	remontastú remontásvos	remonta	remontamos	remontáis	remontan
	imperfect	remontaba	remontabas	remontaba	remontábamos	remontabais	remontaban
	preterite	remonté	remontaste	remontó	remontamos	remontasteis	remontaron
	future	remontaré	remontarás	remontará	remontaremos	remontaréis	remontarán
	conditional	remontaría	remontarías	remontaría	remontaríamos	remontaríais	remontarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	remonte	remontestú remontésvos2	remonte	remontemos	remontéis	remonten
	imperfect (ra)	remontara	remontaras	remontara	remontáramos	remontarais	remontaran
	imperfect (se)	remontase	remontases	remontase	remontásemos	remontaseis	remontasen
	future1	remontare	remontares	remontare	remontáremos	remontareis	remontaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		remontatú remontávos	remonte	remontemos	remontad	remonten
	negative		no remontes	no remonte	no remontemos	no remontéis	no remonten

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

    Selected combined forms of remontar

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 remontar	dative	remontarme	remontarte	remontarle, remontarse	remontarnos	remontaros	remontarles, remontarse
	accusative	remontarme	remontarte	remontarlo, remontarla, remontarse	remontarnos	remontaros	remontarlos, remontarlas, remontarse
with gerund remontando	dative	remontándome	remontándote	remontándole, remontándose	remontándonos	remontándoos	remontándoles, remontándose
	accusative	remontándome	remontándote	remontándolo, remontándola, remontándose	remontándonos	remontándoos	remontándolos, remontándolas, remontándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative remonta	dative	remóntame	remóntate	remóntale	remóntanos	not used	remóntales
	accusative	remóntame	remóntate	remóntalo, remóntala	remóntanos	not used	remóntalos, remóntalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative remontá	dative	remontame	remontate	remontale	remontanos	not used	remontales
	accusative	remontame	remontate	remontalo, remontala	remontanos	not used	remontalos, remontalas
with formal second-person singular imperative remonte	dative	remónteme	not used	remóntele, remóntese	remóntenos	not used	remónteles
	accusative	remónteme	not used	remóntelo, remóntela, remóntese	remóntenos	not used	remóntelos, remóntelas
with first-person plural imperative remontemos	dative	not used	remontémoste	remontémosle	remontémonos	remontémoos	remontémosles
	accusative	not used	remontémoste	remontémoslo, remontémosla	remontémonos	remontémoos	remontémoslos, remontémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative remontad	dative	remontadme	not used	remontadle	remontadnos	remontaos	remontadles
	accusative	remontadme	not used	remontadlo, remontadla	remontadnos	remontaos	remontadlos, remontadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative remonten	dative	remóntenme	not used	remóntenle	remóntennos	not used	remóntenles, remóntense
	accusative	remóntenme	not used	remóntenlo, remóntenla	remóntennos	not used	remóntenlos, remóntenlas, remóntense

Derived terms

• remonta

Further reading

• “remontar”, 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