vegetar

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛɡəˈtɑˀ/, [ʋeɡ̊əˈtˢɑˀ], [ʋekəˈtsʰɑ̈ˀ]

Noun

vegetar c (singular definite vegetaren, plural indefinite vegetarer)

1. vegetarian

Declension

Declension of vegetar

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	vegetar	vegetaren	vegetarer	vegetarerne
genitive	vegetars	vegetarens	vegetarers	vegetarernes

Related terms

• vegetarisk
• vegetarisme

References

• “vegetar” in Den Danske Ordbog

Interlingua

Verb

vegetar

1. to vegetate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of vegetar

infinitive		vegetar
participle		present	perfect
		vegetante	vegetate
active		simple	perfect
	present	vegeta	ha vegetate
	past	vegetava	habeva vegetate
	future	vegetara	habera vegetate
	conditional	vegetarea	haberea vegetate
	imperative	vegeta	—

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin vegetāre.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ve.ʒeˈta(ʁ)/ [ve.ʒeˈta(h)]

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɨ.ʒɨˈtaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɨ.ʒɨˈtaɾ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɨ.ʒɨˈtaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɨ.ʒɨˈta.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: ve‧ge‧tar

Verb

vegetar (first-person singular present vegeto, first-person singular preterite vegetei, past participle vegetado)

1. (biology, of a plant) to vegetate (to grow or sprout)
2. (informal) to vegetate (to live in a dull, inactive or unchallenging way)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of vegetar (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	vegetar
Personal	vegetar	vegetares	vegetar	vegetarmos	vegetardes	vegetarem
Gerund
	vegetando
Past participle
Masculine	vegetado			vegetados
Feminine	vegetada			vegetadas
Indicative
Present	vegeto	vegetas	vegeta	vegetamos	vegetais	vegetam
Imperfect	vegetava	vegetavas	vegetava	vegetávamos	vegetáveis	vegetavam
Preterite	vegetei	vegetaste	vegetou	vegetamos1, vegetámos2	vegetastes	vegetaram
Pluperfect	vegetara	vegetaras	vegetara	vegetáramos	vegetáreis	vegetaram
Future	vegetarei	vegetarás	vegetará	vegetaremos	vegetareis	vegetarão
Conditional	vegetaria	vegetarias	vegetaria	vegetaríamos	vegetaríeis	vegetariam
Subjunctive
Present	vegete	vegetes	vegete	vegetemos	vegeteis	vegetem
Imperfect	vegetasse	vegetasses	vegetasse	vegetássemos	vegetásseis	vegetassem
Future	vegetar	vegetares	vegetar	vegetarmos	vegetardes	vegetarem
Imperative
Affirmative		vegeta	vegete	vegetemos	vegetai	vegetem
Negative (não)		não vegetes	não vegete	não vegetemos	não vegeteis	não vegetem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• vegetativo
• vegetável

Further reading

• “vegetar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “vegetar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “vegetar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “vegetar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vegetāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bexeˈtaɾ/ [be.xeˈt̪aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: ve‧ge‧tar

Verb

vegetar (first-person singular present vegeto, first-person singular preterite vegeté, past participle vegetado)

1. to vegetate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of vegetar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			vegetar
gerund			vegetando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		vegetado		vegetada
		plural		vegetados		vegetadas
		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	vegeto	vegetastú vegetásvos	vegeta	vegetamos	vegetáis	vegetan
	imperfect	vegetaba	vegetabas	vegetaba	vegetábamos	vegetabais	vegetaban
	preterite	vegeté	vegetaste	vegetó	vegetamos	vegetasteis	vegetaron
	future	vegetaré	vegetarás	vegetará	vegetaremos	vegetaréis	vegetarán
	conditional	vegetaría	vegetarías	vegetaría	vegetaríamos	vegetaríais	vegetarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	vegete	vegetestú vegetésvos2	vegete	vegetemos	vegetéis	vegeten
	imperfect (ra)	vegetara	vegetaras	vegetara	vegetáramos	vegetarais	vegetaran
	imperfect (se)	vegetase	vegetases	vegetase	vegetásemos	vegetaseis	vegetasen
	future1	vegetare	vegetares	vegetare	vegetáremos	vegetareis	vegetaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		vegetatú vegetávos	vegete	vegetemos	vegetad	vegeten
	negative		no vegetes	no vegete	no vegetemos	no vegetéis	no vegeten

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

    Selected combined forms of vegetar

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 vegetar	dative	vegetarme	vegetarte	vegetarle, vegetarse	vegetarnos	vegetaros	vegetarles, vegetarse
	accusative	vegetarme	vegetarte	vegetarlo, vegetarla, vegetarse	vegetarnos	vegetaros	vegetarlos, vegetarlas, vegetarse
with gerund vegetando	dative	vegetándome	vegetándote	vegetándole, vegetándose	vegetándonos	vegetándoos	vegetándoles, vegetándose
	accusative	vegetándome	vegetándote	vegetándolo, vegetándola, vegetándose	vegetándonos	vegetándoos	vegetándolos, vegetándolas, vegetándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative vegeta	dative	vegétame	vegétate	vegétale	vegétanos	not used	vegétales
	accusative	vegétame	vegétate	vegétalo, vegétala	vegétanos	not used	vegétalos, vegétalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative vegetá	dative	vegetame	vegetate	vegetale	vegetanos	not used	vegetales
	accusative	vegetame	vegetate	vegetalo, vegetala	vegetanos	not used	vegetalos, vegetalas
with formal second-person singular imperative vegete	dative	vegéteme	not used	vegétele, vegétese	vegétenos	not used	vegételes
	accusative	vegéteme	not used	vegételo, vegétela, vegétese	vegétenos	not used	vegételos, vegételas
with first-person plural imperative vegetemos	dative	not used	vegetémoste	vegetémosle	vegetémonos	vegetémoos	vegetémosles
	accusative	not used	vegetémoste	vegetémoslo, vegetémosla	vegetémonos	vegetémoos	vegetémoslos, vegetémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative vegetad	dative	vegetadme	not used	vegetadle	vegetadnos	vegetaos	vegetadles
	accusative	vegetadme	not used	vegetadlo, vegetadla	vegetadnos	vegetaos	vegetadlos, vegetadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative vegeten	dative	vegétenme	not used	vegétenle	vegétennos	not used	vegétenles, vegétense
	accusative	vegétenme	not used	vegétenlo, vegétenla	vegétennos	not used	vegétenlos, vegétenlas, vegétense

Further reading

• “vegetar”, 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