defensar

Catalan

Alternative forms
  • desfensar (Alghero)

Pronunciation

Verb

defensar (first-person singular present defenso, past participle defensat)

  1. to defend
    Synonym: defendre

Conjugation
Conjugation of defensar (first conjugation)
infinitive defensar
present participle defensant
past participle masculine feminine
singular defensat defensada
plural defensats defensades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present defenso defenses defensa defensem defenseu defensen
imperfect defensava defensaves defensava defensàvem defensàveu defensaven
future defensaré defensaràs defensarà defensarem defensareu defensaran
preterite defensí defensares defensà defensàrem defensàreu defensaren
conditional defensaria defensaries defensaria defensaríem defensaríeu defensarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present defensi defensis defensi defensem defenseu defensin
imperfect defensés defensessis defensés defenséssim defenséssiu defensessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós		 vostès
— defensa defensi defensem defenseu defensin

Further reading

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English defense, French défense, German defensiv, Italian difensivo, Spanish defensa, ultimately from Latin dēfensa, from Latin dēfendere, present active infinitive of dēfendō.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /de.fen.ˈsar/, /dɛ.fɛn.ˈsaɾ/

Verb

defensar (present tense defensas, past tense defensis, future tense defensos, imperative defensez, conditional defensus)

  1. (transitive) to defend
    Synonym: parear
    Antonym: atakar

Conjugation
    Conjugation of defensar
present past future
infinitive defensar defensir defensor
tense defensas defensis defensos
conditional defensus
imperative defensez
adjective active participle defensanta defensinta defensonta
adverbial active participle defensante defensinte defensonte
nominal active participle singular defensanto defensinto defensonto
plural defensanti defensinti defensonti
adjective passive participle defensata defensita defensota
adverbial passive participle defensate defensite defensote
nominal passive participle singular defensato defensito defensoto
plural defensati defensiti defensoti

Derived terms
  • defensanto (“defender”)
  • defensebla (“defensible, defendable”)
  • defensero (“defender”)
  • defensiva (“defensive”)
  • defenso (“defense”)

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēfēnsāre (“to defend”). Doublet of defender.

Verb

defensar (first-person singular present defenso, first-person singular preterite defensei, past participle defensado)

  1. to defend

Conjugation
    Conjugation of defensar (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 defensar
Personal defensar defensares defensar defensarmos defensardes defensarem
Gerund
defensando
Past participle
Masculine defensado defensados
Feminine defensada defensadas
Indicative
Present defenso defensas defensa defensamos defensais defensam
Imperfect defensava defensavas defensava defensávamos defensáveis defensavam
Preterite defensei defensaste defensou defensamos1, defensámos2 defensastes defensaram
Pluperfect defensara defensaras defensara defensáramos defensáreis defensaram
Future defensarei defensarás defensará defensaremos defensareis defensarão
Conditional
defensaria defensarias defensaria defensaríamos defensaríeis defensariam
Subjunctive
Present defense defenses defense defensemos defenseis defensem
Imperfect defensasse defensasses defensasse defensássemos defensásseis defensassem
Future defensar defensares defensar defensarmos defensardes defensarem
Imperative
Affirmative defensa defense defensemos defensai defensem
Negative (não) não defenses não defense não defensemos não defenseis não defensem

1Brazil.
2Portugal.

Spanish

Etymology

From dēfēnsō (to defend), from dēfēndō.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /defenˈsaɾ/ [d̪e.fẽnˈsaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: de‧fen‧sar

Verb

defensar (first-person singular present defenso, first-person singular preterite defensé, past participle defensado)

  1. to defend. (Obsolete spelling of defender)

Conjugation
    Conjugation of defensar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive defensar
gerund defensando
past participle masculine feminine
singular defensado defensada
plural defensados defensadas
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 defenso defensastú
defensásvos		 defensa defensamos defensáis defensan
imperfect defensaba defensabas defensaba defensábamos defensabais defensaban
preterite defensé defensaste defensó defensamos defensasteis defensaron
future defensaré defensarás defensará defensaremos defensaréis defensarán
conditional defensaría defensarías defensaría defensaríamos defensaríais defensarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present defense defensestú
defensésvos2		 defense defensemos defenséis defensen
imperfect
(ra)		 defensara defensaras defensara defensáramos defensarais defensaran
imperfect
(se)		 defensase defensases defensase defensásemos defensaseis defensasen
future1 defensare defensares defensare defensáremos defensareis defensaren
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative defensatú
defensávos		 defense defensemos defensad defensen
negative no defenses no defense no defensemos no defenséis no defensen

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

    Selected combined forms of defensar

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 defensar
dative defensarme defensarte defensarle, defensarse defensarnos defensaros defensarles, defensarse
accusative defensarme defensarte defensarlo, defensarla, defensarse defensarnos defensaros defensarlos, defensarlas, defensarse
with gerund defensando
dative defensándome defensándote defensándole, defensándose defensándonos defensándoos defensándoles, defensándose
accusative defensándome defensándote defensándolo, defensándola, defensándose defensándonos defensándoos defensándolos, defensándolas, defensándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative defensa
dative defénsame defénsate defénsale defénsanos not used defénsales
accusative defénsame defénsate defénsalo, defénsala defénsanos not used defénsalos, defénsalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative defensá
dative defensame defensate defensale defensanos not used defensales
accusative defensame defensate defensalo, defensala defensanos not used defensalos, defensalas
with formal second-person singular imperative defense
dative defénseme not used defénsele, defénsese defénsenos not used defénseles
accusative defénseme not used defénselo, defénsela, defénsese defénsenos not used defénselos, defénselas
with first-person plural imperative defensemos
dative not used defensémoste defensémosle defensémonos defensémoos defensémosles
accusative not used defensémoste defensémoslo, defensémosla defensémonos defensémoos defensémoslos, defensémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative defensad
dative defensadme not used defensadle defensadnos defensaos defensadles
accusative defensadme not used defensadlo, defensadla defensadnos defensaos defensadlos, defensadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative defensen
dative defénsenme not used defénsenle defénsennos not used defénsenles, defénsense
accusative defénsenme not used defénsenlo, defénsenla defénsennos not used defénsenlos, defénsenlas, defénsense

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