usar

See also: Usar, USAR, and ușar

Aragonese

Etymology

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin ūsāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uˈsa(ɾ)/
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
• Syllabification: u‧sar

Verb

usar

1. (transitive) to use

Conjugation

Conjugation of usar (first conjugation)

infinitive			usar
gerund			usando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		usau, usato		usada, usata
		plural		usaus, usatos		usadas, usatas
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		yo	tú	él	nusatros nusatras	vusatros vusatras	ellos/els ellas
	present	uso	usas	usa	usamos	usaz	usan
	imperfect	usaba, usabe	usabas	usaba	usabanos	usabaz	usaban
	preterite	usé	usés	usó	usemos	usez	usoron, usón
	future	usaré	usarás	usará	usaremos	usarez	usarán
	conditional	usaría	usarías	usaría	usaríanos	usaríaz	usarían
subjunctive		yo	tú	él	nusatros nusatras	vusatros vusatras	ellos/els ellas
	present	use	uses	use	usemos	usez	usen
	imperfect	usase	usases	usase	usasenos	usasez	usasen
imperative		—	tú	—	—	vusatros vusatras	—
		—	usa	—	—	usaz	—

References

• “usar”, in Aragonario, diccionario aragonés–castellano (in Spanish)
• Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002), “usar”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN

Asturian

Etymology

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin ūsāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uˈsaɾ/ [uˈsaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: u‧sar

Verb

usar (first-person singular indicative present uso, past participle usáu)

1. to use

   Synonym: utilizar

Conjugation

Conjugation of usar

infinitive		usar
gerund		usando
past participle		m usáu, f usada, n usao, m pl usaos, f pl usaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	uso	uses	usa	usamos	usáis	usen
	imperfect	usaba	usabes	usaba	usábemos, usábamos	usabeis, usabais	usaben
	preterite	usé	usasti, usesti	usó	usemos	usastis, usestis	usaron
	pluperfect	usare, usara	usares, usaras	usare, usara	usáremos, usáramos	usareis, usarais	usaren, usaran
	future	usaré	usarás	usará	usaremos	usaréis	usarán
	conditional	usaría	usaríes	usaría	usaríemos, usaríamos	usaríeis, usaríais	usaríen
subjunctive	present	use	uses, usas	use	usemos	uséis	usen, usan
	imperfect	usare, usara	usares, usaras	usare, usara	usáremos, usáramos	usareis, usarais	usaren, usaran
imperative		—	usa	—	—	usái	—

Related terms

• usu

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin ūsāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central, Northwestern) [uˈza]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [uˈzaɾ]

• Audio (Barcelona):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

usar (first-person singular present uso, first-person singular preterite usí, past participle usat)

1. (transitive) to use

   Synonyms: emprar, fer servir, utilitzar

2. (transitive) to employ

Conjugation

    Central Catalan conjugation of usar (first conjugation)

infinitive			usar
gerund			usant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		usat		usada
		plural		usats		usades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	uso	uses	usa	usem	useu	usen
	imperfect	usava	usaves	usava	usàvem	usàveu	usaven
	future	usaré	usaràs	usarà	usarem	usareu	usaran
	preterite	usí	usares	usà	usàrem	usàreu	usaren
	conditional	usaria	usaries	usaria	usaríem	usaríeu	usarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	usi	usis	usi	usem	useu	usin
	imperfect	usés	usessis	usés	uséssim	uséssiu	usessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	usa	usi	usem	useu	usin
	negative (no)	—	no usis	no usi	no usem	no useu	no usin

Further reading

• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “usar”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)
• “usar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “usar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “usar”, 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

Galician

Etymology

Etymology tree

Early Medieval Latin ūsāre

Old Galician-Portuguese usar

Galician usar

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese usar, from Early Medieval Latin ūsāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uˈsaɾ/ [uˈs̺aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Hyphenation: u‧sar

Verb

usar (first-person singular present uso, first-person singular preterite usei, past participle usado)

1. to use

   Synonym: utilizar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of usar

	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	usar
Personal	usar	usares	usar	usarmos	usardes	usaren
Gerund
	usando
Past participle
Masculine	usado			usados
Feminine	usada			usadas
Indicative
Present	uso	usas	usa	usamos	usades	usan
Imperfect	usaba	usabas	usaba	usabamos	usabades	usaban
Preterite	usei	usaches	usou	usamos	usastes	usaron
Pluperfect	usara	usaras	usara	usaramos	usarades	usaran
Future	usarei	usarás	usará	usaremos	usaredes	usarán
Conditional	usaría	usarías	usaría	usariamos	usariades	usarían
Subjunctive
Present	use	uses	use	usemos	usedes	usen
Imperfect	usase	usases	usase	usásemos	usásedes	usasen
Future	usar	usares	usar	usarmos	usardes	usaren
Imperative
Affirmative		usa	use	usemos	usade	usen
Negative (non)		non uses	non use	non usemos	non usedes	non usen

    Reintegrated conjugation of usar (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	usar
Personal	usar	usares	usar	usarmos	usardes	usarem
Gerund
	usando
Past participle
Masculine	usado			usados
Feminine	usada			usadas
Indicative
Present	uso	usas	usa	usamos	usades, usais	usam
Imperfect	usava	usavas	usava	usávamos	usávades, usáveis, usávais1	usavam
Preterite	usei	usaste, usache1	usou	usamos	usastes	usárom, usaram
Pluperfect	usara	usaras	usara	usáramos	usárades, usáreis, usárais1	usaram
Future	usarei	usarás	usará	usaremos	usaredes, usareis	usarám, usarão
Conditional	usaria	usarias	usaria	usaríamos	usaríades, usaríeis, usaríais1	usariam
Subjunctive
Present	use	uses	use	usemos	usedes, useis	usem
Imperfect	usasse	usasses	usasse	usássemos	usássedes, usásseis	usassem
Future	usar	usares	usar	usarmos	usardes	usarem
Imperative
Affirmative		usa	use	usemos	usade, usai	usem
Negative (nom)		nom uses	nom use	nom usemos	nom usedes, nom useis	nom usem

¹Less recommended.

Related terms

• uso

Further reading

• “usar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• “usar”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026
• Antón Santamarina, Ernesto X. González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “usar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Interlingua

Verb

usar

1. to use

Conjugation

    Conjugation of usar

infinitive		usar
participle		present	perfect
		usante	usate
active		simple	perfect
	present	usa	ha usate
	past	usava	habeva usate
	future	usara	habera usate
	conditional	usarea	haberea usate
	imperative	usa	—
passive		simple	perfect
	present	es usate	ha essite usate
	past	esseva usate	habeva essite usate
	future	essera usate	habera essite usate
	conditional	esserea usate	haberea essite usate
	imperative	sia usate	—

Occitan

Etymology

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin ūsāre

Pronunciation

• Audio (Béarn):

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Verb

usar

1. to use
2. to employ

Inflection

    Lengadocian (Central Occitan)

		simple			compound
infinitive		usar			aver usat
gerund		usant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		usat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	usi	usas	usa	usam	usatz	usan
	imperfect	usavi	usavas	usava	usàvem	usàvetz	usavan
	preterite	usèri	usères	usèt	usèrem	usèretz	usèron
	future	usarai	usaràs	usarà	usarem	usaretz	usaràn
	conditional	usariái	usariás	usariá	usariam	usariatz	usarián
	conditional 2nd form1	usèra	usèras	usèra	useram	useratz	usèran
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	use	uses	use	usem	usetz	usen
	imperfect	usèssi	usèsses	usèsse	usèssem	usèssetz	usèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			usa		usem	usatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Auvernhàs

		simple			compound
infinitive		usar			aver usat
gerund		usant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		usat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	use	uses	usa	usam	usatz	uson
	imperfect	usave	usaves	usava	usaviam	usaviatz	usavon
	preterite	usere	useres	uset	usem	usetz	useron
	future	usarai	usaràs	usará	usarem	usaretz	usarán
	conditional	usariá	usariás	usariá	usariam	usariatz	usarián
	conditional 2nd form1	usèra	usèras	usèra	useram	useratz	usèran
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	use	uses	use	usassiam	usassiatz	uson
	imperfect	usesse	usesses	usesse	usessiam	usessiatz	usesson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			usa		usassiam	usatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Gascon

		simple			compound
infinitive		usar			aver usat
gerund		usant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		usat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	usi	usas	usa	usam	usatz	usan
	imperfect	usavi	usavas	usava	usàvam	usàvatz	usavan
	preterite	usèi	usès	usè	usèm	usètz	usèn
	future	usarèi	usaràs	usarà	usaram	usaratz	usaràn
	conditional	usarí	usarés	usaré	usarem	usaretz	usarén
	conditional 2nd form1	usèra	usèras	usèra	useram	useratz	usèran
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	usi	uses	use	usem	usetz	usen
	imperfect	usèssi	usèsses	usèsse	usèssem	usèssetz	usèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			usa		usem	usatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Lemosin

		simple			compound
infinitive		usar			aver usat
gerund		usant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		usat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	use	usas	usa	usam	usatz	usan
	imperfect	usava	usavas	usava	usàvam	usàvatz	usavan
	preterite	usei	useras	uset	usèram	usèratz	useran
	future	usarai	usaràs	usará	usarem	usaretz	usarán
	conditional	usariá	usariàs	usariá	usariam	usariatz	usarián
	conditional 2nd form1	usèra	usèras	usèra	useram	useratz	usèran
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	use	uses	use	usem	usetz	usen
	imperfect	usèsse	usèsses	usèsse	usèssem	usèssetz	usèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			usa		usem	usatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Provençau

		simple			compound
infinitive		usar			aver usat
gerund		usant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		usat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	use	uses	usa	usam	usatz	usan
	imperfect	usavi	usavas	usava	usàvem	usàvetz	usavan
	preterite	usère	usères	usèt	useriam	useriatz	usèron
	future	usarai	usaràs	usarà	usarem	usaretz	usaràn
	conditional	usariáu	usariás	usariá	usariam	usariatz	usarián
	conditional 2nd form1	usèra	usèras	usèra	useram	useratz	usèran
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	use	uses	use	usem	usetz	usan
	imperfect	usèsse	usèsses	usèsse	usessiam	usessiatz	usèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			usa		usem	usatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin ūsāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uˈzaɾ/
• Rhymes: -aɾ

Verb

usar (intransitive)

1. to use
2. to be used to
3. to walk, jog (Should we delete⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of usar

infinitive				usar
gerund		simple		usando
		compound		gerund of haver or tẽer1 + past participle
past participle				singular		plural
		masculine		usado		usados
		feminine		usada		usadas
present participle				usante		usantes
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative mood		eu ei	tu	el~ele ela	nos nos outros nos outras	vos vos outros vos outras	eles elas
simple tenses	present	uso	usas	usa	usamos	usades, usaes, usais, usaas, usás	usan
	imperfect	usava	usavas	usava	usavamos, usávamos	usavades, usávades, usávaes, usávais, usávees, usáveis	usavan
	preterite	usei	usaste, usasche, usache	usou	usamos	usastes	usaron
	pluperfect	usara	usaras	usara	usaramos, usáramos	usarades, usárades, usáraes, usárais, usárees, usáreis	usaran
	future	usarei	usarás	usará	usaremos	usaredes, usarees, usareis, usarês	usarán
	conditional	usaria	usarias	usaria	usariamos, usaríamos	usariades, usaríades, usaríaes, usaríais, usaríees, usaríeis	usarian
compound tenses	present perfect	present of haver or tẽer1 + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect of haver or tẽer1 + past participle
	past anterior	preterite of haver or tẽer1 + past participle
	pluperfect anterior	simple pluperfect of haver or tẽer1 + past participle
	future perfect	future of haver or tẽer1 + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional of haver or tẽer1 + past participle
subjunctive mood		eu ei	tu	el~ele ela	nos nos outros nos outras	vos vos outros vos outras	eles elas
simple tenses	present	use	uses	use	usemos	usedes, usees, useis, usês	usen
	imperfect	usasse	usasses	usasse	usassemos, usássemos	usassedes, usássedes, usássees, usásseis	usassen
	future	usar	usares	usar	usarmos	usardes	usaren
compound tenses	present perfect	present subjunctive of haver or tẽer1 + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of haver or tẽer1 + past participle
	future perfect	future subjunctive of haver or tẽer1 + past participle
imperative mood		—	tu	—	nos nos outros nos outras	vos vos outros vos outras	—
affirmative		—	usa	—	usemos	usade, usae, usai	—
negative		—	non uses	—	non usemos	non usedes, non usees, non useis, non usês	—
personal infinitive		eu ei	tu	el~ele ela	nos nos outros nos outras	vos vos outros vos outras	eles elas
		usar	usares	usar	usarmos	usardes	usaren
1 Haver is more common than tẽer.

Descendants

• Galician: usar
• Portuguese: usar

Further reading

• Universo Cantigas - "usar"

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *unseraz.

Pronoun

ūsar

1. ours (possessive for usa)

Declension

Old Saxon personal pronouns

			nominative	accusative	dative	genitive
singular	1st person		ik	mī, me, mik	mī	mīn
	2nd person		thū	thī, thik	thī	thīn
	3rd person	m	hē	ina	imu	is
		f	siu	sia	iru	ira
		n	it		it	is
dual	1st person		wit	unk		unkero, unka
	2nd person		git	ink		inker, inka
plural	1st person		wī, we	ūs, unsik	ūs	ūser
	2nd person		gī, ge	eu, iu, iuu		euwar, iuwer, iuwar, iuwero, iuwera
	3rd person	m	sia		im	iro
		f	sia
		n	siu

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Early Medieval Latin ūsāre

Old Galician-Portuguese usar

Portuguese usar

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese usar, from Early Medieval Latin ūsāre.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /uˈza(ʁ)/ [uˈza(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /uˈza(ʁ)/ [uˈza(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /uˈza(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /uˈza(ʁ)/ [uˈza(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /uˈza(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /uˈzaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /uˈzaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /uˈza.ɾi/

• (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /uˈza(h)/
• (Rural Central Brazil) IPA^(key): /uˈza(ɹ)/

• Audio (Portugal (Porto)):

  (file)

• Hyphenation: u‧sar

Verb

usar (first-person singular present uso, first-person singular preterite usei, past participle usado)

2. (transitive or intransitive) to use; to utilise; to employ; to make use of [transitive (more common) or with de ‘something’]

   Synonyms: empregar, utilizar, fazer uso de

   Deves usar o martelo para arrancar os pregos. ― You must use the hammer to pull the nails off.

   • 2003, J. K. Rowling, Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix, Rocco, page 436:

     Você pode usar sua varinha para tentar me desarmar, ou para se defender de qualquer outra maneira que consiga pensar.

     You may use your wand to try to disarm me, or to defend yourself in any other way that you can think of.

4. (transitive) to sport (to wear, wield or have as a notable feature)

   Hipsters usam barba comprida. ― Hipsters sport long beards.

6. (transitive) to use (to consume habitually)

   Alguns favelados usam craque. ― Some slum-dwellers use crack.

8. (archaic or dialectal, auxiliary) to be used to (to have the habit of) [with infinitive]

   Synonym: costumar

   Ele usava dormir de dia. ― He used to sleep during the day.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of usar (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	usar
Personal	usar	usares	usar	usarmos	usardes	usarem
Gerund
	usando
Past participle
Masculine	usado			usados
Feminine	usada			usadas
Indicative
Present	uso	usas	usa	usamos	usais	usam
Imperfect	usava	usavas	usava	usávamos	usáveis	usavam
Preterite	usei	usaste	usou	usamos1, usámos2	usastes	usaram
Pluperfect	usara	usaras	usara	usáramos	usáreis	usaram
Future	usarei	usarás	usará	usaremos	usareis	usarão
Conditional	usaria	usarias	usaria	usaríamos	usaríeis	usariam
Subjunctive
Present	use	uses	use	usemos	useis	usem
Imperfect	usasse	usasses	usasse	usássemos	usásseis	usassem
Future	usar	usares	usar	usarmos	usardes	usarem
Imperative
Affirmative		usa	use	usemos	usai	usem
Negative (não)		não uses	não use	não usemos	não useis	não usem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:usar.

Further reading

• “usar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “usar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026
• “usar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “usar”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “usar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “usar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin ūsāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uˈsaɾ/ [uˈsaɾ]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: u‧sar

Verb

usar (first-person singular present uso, first-person singular preterite usé, past participle usado)

1. (transitive) to use

   Synonym: utilizar

   Usa la fuerza, Luke! ― Use the force, Luke!

2. (transitive) to wear

   Synonym: llevar

3. (transitive) to consume

   Synonym: consumir

4. (reflexive) to be used
5. (reflexive) to be fashionable

Conjugation

    Conjugation of usar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			usar
gerund			usando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		usado		usada
		plural		usados		usadas
		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	uso	usastú usásvos	usa	usamos	usáis	usan
	imperfect	usaba	usabas	usaba	usábamos	usabais	usaban
	preterite	usé	usaste	usó	usamos	usasteis	usaron
	future	usaré	usarás	usará	usaremos	usaréis	usarán
	conditional	usaría	usarías	usaría	usaríamos	usaríais	usarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	use	usestú usésvos2	use	usemos	uséis	usen
	imperfect (ra)	usara	usaras	usara	usáramos	usarais	usaran
	imperfect (se)	usase	usases	usase	usásemos	usaseis	usasen
	future1	usare	usares	usare	usáremos	usareis	usaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		usatú usávos	use	usemos	usad	usen
	negative		no uses	no use	no usemos	no uséis	no usen

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

    Selected combined forms of usar

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 usar	dative	usarme	usarte	usarle, usarse	usarnos	usaros	usarles, usarse
	accusative	usarme	usarte	usarlo, usarla, usarse	usarnos	usaros	usarlos, usarlas, usarse
with gerund usando	dative	usándome	usándote	usándole, usándose	usándonos	usándoos	usándoles, usándose
	accusative	usándome	usándote	usándolo, usándola, usándose	usándonos	usándoos	usándolos, usándolas, usándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative usa	dative	úsame	úsate	úsale	úsanos	not used	úsales
	accusative	úsame	úsate	úsalo, úsala	úsanos	not used	úsalos, úsalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative usá	dative	usame	usate	usale	usanos	not used	usales
	accusative	usame	usate	usalo, usala	usanos	not used	usalos, usalas
with formal second-person singular imperative use	dative	úseme	not used	úsele, úsese	úsenos	not used	úseles
	accusative	úseme	not used	úselo, úsela, úsese	úsenos	not used	úselos, úselas
with first-person plural imperative usemos	dative	not used	usémoste	usémosle	usémonos	usémoos	usémosles
	accusative	not used	usémoste	usémoslo, usémosla	usémonos	usémoos	usémoslos, usémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative usad	dative	usadme	not used	usadle	usadnos	usaos	usadles
	accusative	usadme	not used	usadlo, usadla	usadnos	usaos	usadlos, usadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative usen	dative	úsenme	not used	úsenle	úsennos	not used	úsenles, úsense
	accusative	úsenme	not used	úsenlo, úsenla	úsennos	not used	úsenlos, úsenlas, úsense

    Conjugation of usarse (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			usarse
gerund			usándose
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		usado		usada
		plural		usados		usadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
personal non-finite		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	infinitive	usarme	usarte	usarse	usarnos	usaros	usarse
	gerund	usándome	usándote	usándose	usándonos	usándoos	usándose
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	me uso	te usastú te usásvos	se usa	nos usamos	os usáis	se usan
	imperfect	me usaba	te usabas	se usaba	nos usábamos	os usabais	se usaban
	preterite	me usé	te usaste	se usó	nos usamos	os usasteis	se usaron
	future	me usaré	te usarás	se usará	nos usaremos	os usaréis	se usarán
	conditional	me usaría	te usarías	se usaría	nos usaríamos	os usaríais	se usarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	me use	te usestú te usésvos2	se use	nos usemos	os uséis	se usen
	imperfect (ra)	me usara	te usaras	se usara	nos usáramos	os usarais	se usaran
	imperfect (se)	me usase	te usases	se usase	nos usásemos	os usaseis	se usasen
	future1	me usare	te usares	se usare	nos usáremos	os usareis	se usaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		úsatetú usatevos	úsese	usémonos	usaos	úsense
	negative		no te uses	no se use	no nos usemos	no os uséis	no se usen

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

Derived terms

• usar la cabeza
• usarse

Further reading

• “usar”, 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