supervisar

Catalan

Etymology

From super- +‎ visar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Central) [su.pər.biˈza]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [su.pər.viˈza]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [su.peɾ.viˈzaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [su.per.biˈza]
• Homophone: supervisà
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

supervisar (first-person singular present superviso, first-person singular preterite supervisí, past participle supervisat)

1. (transitive) to supervise

Conjugation

    Central Catalan conjugation of supervisar (first conjugation)

infinitive			supervisar
gerund			supervisant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		supervisat		supervisada
		plural		supervisats		supervisades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	superviso	supervises	supervisa	supervisem	superviseu	supervisen
	imperfect	supervisava	supervisaves	supervisava	supervisàvem	supervisàveu	supervisaven
	future	supervisaré	supervisaràs	supervisarà	supervisarem	supervisareu	supervisaran
	preterite	supervisí	supervisares	supervisà	supervisàrem	supervisàreu	supervisaren
	conditional	supervisaria	supervisaries	supervisaria	supervisaríem	supervisaríeu	supervisarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	supervisi	supervisis	supervisi	supervisem	superviseu	supervisin
	imperfect	supervisés	supervisessis	supervisés	superviséssim	superviséssiu	supervisessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	supervisa	supervisi	supervisem	superviseu	supervisin
	negative (no)	—	no supervisis	no supervisi	no supervisem	no superviseu	no supervisin

Related terms

• supervisió
• supervisor

Further reading

• “supervisar”, 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
• “supervisar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “supervisar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

Portuguese

Verb

supervisar (first-person singular present superviso, first-person singular preterite supervisei, past participle supervisado)

1. (transitive) to supervise (be in charge of)

   Synonym: supervisionar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of supervisar (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	supervisar
Personal	supervisar	supervisares	supervisar	supervisarmos	supervisardes	supervisarem
Gerund
	supervisando
Past participle
Masculine	supervisado			supervisados
Feminine	supervisada			supervisadas
Indicative
Present	superviso	supervisas	supervisa	supervisamos	supervisais	supervisam
Imperfect	supervisava	supervisavas	supervisava	supervisávamos	supervisáveis	supervisavam
Preterite	supervisei	supervisaste	supervisou	supervisamos1, supervisámos2	supervisastes	supervisaram
Pluperfect	supervisara	supervisaras	supervisara	supervisáramos	supervisáreis	supervisaram
Future	supervisarei	supervisarás	supervisará	supervisaremos	supervisareis	supervisarão
Conditional	supervisaria	supervisarias	supervisaria	supervisaríamos	supervisaríeis	supervisariam
Subjunctive
Present	supervise	supervises	supervise	supervisemos	superviseis	supervisem
Imperfect	supervisasse	supervisasses	supervisasse	supervisássemos	supervisásseis	supervisassem
Future	supervisar	supervisares	supervisar	supervisarmos	supervisardes	supervisarem
Imperative
Affirmative		supervisa	supervise	supervisemos	supervisai	supervisem
Negative (não)		não supervises	não supervise	não supervisemos	não superviseis	não supervisem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

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

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /supeɾbiˈsaɾ/ [su.peɾ.β̞iˈsaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: su‧per‧vi‧sar

Verb

supervisar (first-person singular present superviso, first-person singular preterite supervisé, past participle supervisado)

1. (transitive) to supervise, to superintend

Conjugation

    Conjugation of supervisar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			supervisar
gerund			supervisando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		supervisado		supervisada
		plural		supervisados		supervisadas
		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	superviso	supervisastú supervisásvos	supervisa	supervisamos	supervisáis	supervisan
	imperfect	supervisaba	supervisabas	supervisaba	supervisábamos	supervisabais	supervisaban
	preterite	supervisé	supervisaste	supervisó	supervisamos	supervisasteis	supervisaron
	future	supervisaré	supervisarás	supervisará	supervisaremos	supervisaréis	supervisarán
	conditional	supervisaría	supervisarías	supervisaría	supervisaríamos	supervisaríais	supervisarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	supervise	supervisestú supervisésvos2	supervise	supervisemos	superviséis	supervisen
	imperfect (ra)	supervisara	supervisaras	supervisara	supervisáramos	supervisarais	supervisaran
	imperfect (se)	supervisase	supervisases	supervisase	supervisásemos	supervisaseis	supervisasen
	future1	supervisare	supervisares	supervisare	supervisáremos	supervisareis	supervisaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		supervisatú supervisávos	supervise	supervisemos	supervisad	supervisen
	negative		no supervises	no supervise	no supervisemos	no superviséis	no supervisen

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

    Selected combined forms of supervisar

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 supervisar	dative	supervisarme	supervisarte	supervisarle, supervisarse	supervisarnos	supervisaros	supervisarles, supervisarse
	accusative	supervisarme	supervisarte	supervisarlo, supervisarla, supervisarse	supervisarnos	supervisaros	supervisarlos, supervisarlas, supervisarse
with gerund supervisando	dative	supervisándome	supervisándote	supervisándole, supervisándose	supervisándonos	supervisándoos	supervisándoles, supervisándose
	accusative	supervisándome	supervisándote	supervisándolo, supervisándola, supervisándose	supervisándonos	supervisándoos	supervisándolos, supervisándolas, supervisándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative supervisa	dative	supervísame	supervísate	supervísale	supervísanos	not used	supervísales
	accusative	supervísame	supervísate	supervísalo, supervísala	supervísanos	not used	supervísalos, supervísalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative supervisá	dative	supervisame	supervisate	supervisale	supervisanos	not used	supervisales
	accusative	supervisame	supervisate	supervisalo, supervisala	supervisanos	not used	supervisalos, supervisalas
with formal second-person singular imperative supervise	dative	supervíseme	not used	supervísele, supervísese	supervísenos	not used	supervíseles
	accusative	supervíseme	not used	supervíselo, supervísela, supervísese	supervísenos	not used	supervíselos, supervíselas
with first-person plural imperative supervisemos	dative	not used	supervisémoste	supervisémosle	supervisémonos	supervisémoos	supervisémosles
	accusative	not used	supervisémoste	supervisémoslo, supervisémosla	supervisémonos	supervisémoos	supervisémoslos, supervisémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative supervisad	dative	supervisadme	not used	supervisadle	supervisadnos	supervisaos	supervisadles
	accusative	supervisadme	not used	supervisadlo, supervisadla	supervisadnos	supervisaos	supervisadlos, supervisadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative supervisen	dative	supervísenme	not used	supervísenle	supervísennos	not used	supervísenles, supervísense
	accusative	supervísenme	not used	supervísenlo, supervísenla	supervísennos	not used	supervísenlos, supervísenlas, supervísense

Related terms

• supervisión
• supervisor

Further reading

• “supervisar”, 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