imitar

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin imitō.

Verb

imitar (first-person singular indicative present imito, past participle imitáu)

  1. imitate (to follow as a model)

Conjugation
Conjugation of imitar
infinitive imitar
gerund imitando
past participle m imitáu, f imitada, n imitao, m pl imitaos, f pl imitaes
person first singular
yo		 second singular
tu		 third singular
él/elli		 first plural
nosotros/nós		 second plural
vosotros/vós		 third plural
ellos
indicative present imito imites imita imitamos imitáis imiten
imperfect imitaba imitabes imitaba imitábemos, imitábamos imitabeis, imitabais imitaben
preterite imité imitasti, imitesti imitó imitemos imitastis, imitestis imitaron
pluperfect imitare, imitara imitares, imitaras imitare, imitara imitáremos, imitáramos imitareis, imitarais imitaren, imitaran
future imitaré imitarás imitará imitaremos imitaréis imitarán
conditional imitaría imitaríes imitaría imitaríemos, imitaríamos imitaríeis, imitaríais imitaríen
subjunctive present imite imites, imitas imite imitemos imitéis imiten, imitan
imperfect imitare, imitara imitares, imitaras imitare, imitara imitáremos, imitáramos imitareis, imitarais imitaren, imitaran
imperative — imita — — imitái —

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin imitō.

Pronunciation

Verb

imitar (first-person singular present imito, past participle imitat)

  1. to imitate

Conjugation
Conjugation of imitar (first conjugation)
infinitive imitar
present participle imitant
past participle masculine feminine
singular imitat imitada
plural imitats imitades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present imito imites imita imitem imiteu imiten
imperfect imitava imitaves imitava imitàvem imitàveu imitaven
future imitaré imitaràs imitarà imitarem imitareu imitaran
preterite imití imitares imità imitàrem imitàreu imitaren
conditional imitaria imitaries imitaria imitaríem imitaríeu imitarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present imiti imitis imiti imitem imiteu imitin
imperfect imités imitessis imités imitéssim imitéssiu imitessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós		 vostès
— imita imiti imitem imiteu imitin

Further reading

Galician

Etymology

From Latin imitāre (“to copy, mimic”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /imiˈtaɾ/

Verb

imitar (first-person singular present imito, first-person singular preterite imitei, past participle imitado)

  1. (transitive) to imitate
  2. (intransitive) to resemble, to look like someone
  3. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to resemble, to look like someone
    Imítase moito ao seu pai
    He looks a lot like his father
  4. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of imitar
  5. first/third-person singular personal infinitive of imitar

Conjugation
Conjugation of imitar
singular plural
person first second third first second third
Infinitive eu ti el/ela/Vde. nós vós eles/elas/Vdes.
impersonal imitar
personal imitar imitares imitar imitarmos imitardes imitaren
Gerund
imitando
Past participle singular plural
masculine imitado imitados
feminine imitada imitadas
Indicative eu ti el/ela/Vde. nós vós eles/elas/Vdes.
present imito imitas imita imitamos imitades imitan
imperfect imitaba imitabas imitaba imitabamos imitabades imitaban
preterite imitei imitaches imitou imitamos imitastes imitaron
pluperfect imitara imitaras imitara imitaramos imitarades imitaran
future imitarei imitarás imitará imitaremos imitaredes imitarán
conditional imitaría imitarías imitaría imitariamos imitariades imitarían
Subjunctive eu ti el/ela/Vde. nós vós eles/elas/Vdes.
present imite imites imite imitemos imitedes imiten
preterite imitase imitases imitase imitásemos imitásedes imitasen
future imitar imitares imitar imitarmos imitardes imitaren
Imperative – ti el/ela/Vde. nós vós eles/elas/Vdes.
affirmative – imita imite imitemos imitade imiten
negative – imites imite imitemos imitedes imiten

References

Ido

Verb

imitar (present tense imitas, past tense imitis, future tense imitos, imperative imitez, conditional imitus)

  1. to imitate

Conjugation
    Conjugation of imitar
present past future
infinitive imitar imitir imitor
tense imitas imitis imitos
conditional imitus
imperative imitez
adjective active participle imitanta imitinta imitonta
adverbial active participle imitante imitinte imitonte
nominal active participle singular imitanto imitinto imitonto
plural imitanti imitinti imitonti
adjective passive participle imitata imitita imitota
adverbial passive participle imitate imitite imitote
nominal passive participle singular imitato imitito imitoto
plural imitati imititi imitoti

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin imitārī.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /i.miˈta(ʁ)/ [i.miˈta(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /i.miˈta(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /i.miˈta(ʁ)/ [i.miˈta(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /i.miˈta(ɻ)/

  • Hyphenation: i‧mi‧tar

Verb

imitar (first-person singular present imito, first-person singular preterite imitei, past participle imitado)

  1. to imitate, mimic

Conjugation
    Conjugation of imitar (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 imitar
Personal imitar imitares imitar imitarmos imitardes imitarem
Gerund
imitando
Past participle
Masculine imitado imitados
Feminine imitada imitadas
Indicative
Present imito imitas imita imitamos imitais imitam
Imperfect imitava imitavas imitava imitávamos imitáveis imitavam
Preterite imitei imitaste imitou imitamos1, imitámos2 imitastes imitaram
Pluperfect imitara imitaras imitara imitáramos imitáreis imitaram
Future imitarei imitarás imitará imitaremos imitareis imitarão
Conditional
imitaria imitarias imitaria imitaríamos imitaríeis imitariam
Subjunctive
Present imite imites imite imitemos imiteis imitem
Imperfect imitasse imitasses imitasse imitássemos imitásseis imitassem
Future imitar imitares imitar imitarmos imitardes imitarem
Imperative
Affirmative imita imite imitemos imitai imitem
Negative (não) não imites não imite não imitemos não imiteis não imitem

1Brazil.
2Portugal.

Further reading
  • “imitar” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin imitārī. Cognate with English imitate.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /imiˈtaɾ/ [i.miˈt̪aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: i‧mi‧tar

Verb

imitar (first-person singular present imito, first-person singular preterite imité, past participle imitado)

  1. to imitate, to mimic, to ape, to copy, to copycat, to impersonate, to simulate

Conjugation
    Conjugation of imitar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive imitar
gerund imitando
past participle masculine feminine
singular imitado imitada
plural imitados imitadas
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 imito imitastú
imitásvos		 imita imitamos imitáis imitan
imperfect imitaba imitabas imitaba imitábamos imitabais imitaban
preterite imité imitaste imitó imitamos imitasteis imitaron
future imitaré imitarás imitará imitaremos imitaréis imitarán
conditional imitaría imitarías imitaría imitaríamos imitaríais imitarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present imite imitestú
imitésvos2		 imite imitemos imitéis imiten
imperfect
(ra)		 imitara imitaras imitara imitáramos imitarais imitaran
imperfect
(se)		 imitase imitases imitase imitásemos imitaseis imitasen
future1 imitare imitares imitare imitáremos imitareis imitaren
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative imitatú
imitávos		 imite imitemos imitad imiten
negative no imites no imite no imitemos no imitéis no imiten

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

    Selected combined forms of imitar

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 imitar
dative imitarme imitarte imitarle, imitarse imitarnos imitaros imitarles, imitarse
accusative imitarme imitarte imitarlo, imitarla, imitarse imitarnos imitaros imitarlos, imitarlas, imitarse
with gerund imitando
dative imitándome imitándote imitándole, imitándose imitándonos imitándoos imitándoles, imitándose
accusative imitándome imitándote imitándolo, imitándola, imitándose imitándonos imitándoos imitándolos, imitándolas, imitándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative imita
dative imítame imítate imítale imítanos not used imítales
accusative imítame imítate imítalo, imítala imítanos not used imítalos, imítalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative imitá
dative imitame imitate imitale imitanos not used imitales
accusative imitame imitate imitalo, imitala imitanos not used imitalos, imitalas
with formal second-person singular imperative imite
dative imíteme not used imítele, imítese imítenos not used imíteles
accusative imíteme not used imítelo, imítela, imítese imítenos not used imítelos, imítelas
with first-person plural imperative imitemos
dative not used imitémoste imitémosle imitémonos imitémoos imitémosles
accusative not used imitémoste imitémoslo, imitémosla imitémonos imitémoos imitémoslos, imitémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative imitad
dative imitadme not used imitadle imitadnos imitaos imitadles
accusative imitadme not used imitadlo, imitadla imitadnos imitaos imitadlos, imitadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative imiten
dative imítenme not used imítenle imítennos not used imítenles, imítense
accusative imítenme not used imítenlo, imítenla imítennos not used imítenlos, imítenlas, imítense

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