aforar
Catalan
Etymology
From Old Catalan aforar.
Verb
aforar (first-person singular present aforo, first-person singular preterite aforí, past participle aforat)
- (transitive) to gauge
Derived terms
- aforador
- aforament
- desaforar
Related terms
Further reading
- “aforar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
Portuguese
Etymology
From a- + foro + -ar. Compare to English affeer and French aforer.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.foˈɾa(ʁ)/ [a.foˈɾa(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.foˈɾa(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.foˈɾa(ʁ)/ [a.foˈɾa(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.foˈɾa(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.fuˈɾaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.fuˈɾa.ɾi/
- Hyphenation: a‧fo‧rar
Verb
aforar (first-person singular present aforo, first-person singular preterite aforei, past participle aforado)
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Derived terms
- aforação
- aforamento
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /afoˈɾaɾ/ [a.foˈɾaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: a‧fo‧rar
Etymology 1
Verb
aforar (first-person singular present aforo, first-person singular preterite aforé, past participle aforado)
Conjugation
| infinitive | aforar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | aforando | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | aforado | aforada | |||||
| plural | aforados | aforadas | |||||
| 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 | aforo | aforastú aforásvos |
afora | aforamos | aforáis | aforan | |
| imperfect | aforaba | aforabas | aforaba | aforábamos | aforabais | aforaban | |
| preterite | aforé | aforaste | aforó | aforamos | aforasteis | aforaron | |
| future | aforaré | aforarás | aforará | aforaremos | aforaréis | aforarán | |
| conditional | aforaría | aforarías | aforaría | aforaríamos | aforaríais | aforarían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | afore | aforestú aforésvos2 |
afore | aforemos | aforéis | aforen | |
| imperfect (ra) |
aforara | aforaras | aforara | aforáramos | aforarais | aforaran | |
| imperfect (se) |
aforase | aforases | aforase | aforásemos | aforaseis | aforasen | |
| future1 | aforare | aforares | aforare | aforáremos | aforareis | aforaren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos |
usted | nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ustedes | |
| affirmative | aforatú aforávos |
afore | aforemos | aforad | aforen | ||
| negative | no afores | no afore | no aforemos | no aforéis | no aforen | ||
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 aforar | dative | aforarme | aforarte | aforarle, aforarse | aforarnos | aforaros | aforarles, aforarse |
| accusative | aforarme | aforarte | aforarlo, aforarla, aforarse | aforarnos | aforaros | aforarlos, aforarlas, aforarse | |
| with gerund aforando | dative | aforándome | aforándote | aforándole, aforándose | aforándonos | aforándoos | aforándoles, aforándose |
| accusative | aforándome | aforándote | aforándolo, aforándola, aforándose | aforándonos | aforándoos | aforándolos, aforándolas, aforándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative afora | dative | afórame | afórate | afórale | afóranos | not used | afórales |
| accusative | afórame | afórate | afóralo, afórala | afóranos | not used | afóralos, afóralas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative aforá | dative | aforame | aforate | aforale | aforanos | not used | aforales |
| accusative | aforame | aforate | aforalo, aforala | aforanos | not used | aforalos, aforalas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative afore | dative | afóreme | not used | afórele, afórese | afórenos | not used | afóreles |
| accusative | afóreme | not used | afórelo, afórela, afórese | afórenos | not used | afórelos, afórelas | |
| with first-person plural imperative aforemos | dative | not used | aforémoste | aforémosle | aforémonos | aforémoos | aforémosles |
| accusative | not used | aforémoste | aforémoslo, aforémosla | aforémonos | aforémoos | aforémoslos, aforémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative aforad | dative | aforadme | not used | aforadle | aforadnos | aforaos | aforadles |
| accusative | aforadme | not used | aforadlo, aforadla | aforadnos | aforaos | aforadlos, aforadlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative aforen | dative | afórenme | not used | afórenle | afórennos | not used | afórenles, afórense |
| accusative | afórenme | not used | afórenlo, afórenla | afórennos | not used | afórenlos, afórenlas, afórense | |
Related terms
Etymology 2
From a- + fuero + -ar. Compare to English affeer and French aforer.
Verb
aforar (first-person singular present afuero, first-person singular preterite aforé, past participle aforado)
Conjugation
| infinitive | aforar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | aforando | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | aforado | aforada | |||||
| plural | aforados | aforadas | |||||
| 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 | afuero | afuerastú aforásvos |
afuera | aforamos | aforáis | afueran | |
| imperfect | aforaba | aforabas | aforaba | aforábamos | aforabais | aforaban | |
| preterite | aforé | aforaste | aforó | aforamos | aforasteis | aforaron | |
| future | aforaré | aforarás | aforará | aforaremos | aforaréis | aforarán | |
| conditional | aforaría | aforarías | aforaría | aforaríamos | aforaríais | aforarían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | afuere | afuerestú aforésvos2 |
afuere | aforemos | aforéis | afueren | |
| imperfect (ra) |
aforara | aforaras | aforara | aforáramos | aforarais | aforaran | |
| imperfect (se) |
aforase | aforases | aforase | aforásemos | aforaseis | aforasen | |
| future1 | aforare | aforares | aforare | aforáremos | aforareis | aforaren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos |
usted | nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ustedes | |
| affirmative | afueratú aforávos |
afuere | aforemos | aforad | afueren | ||
| negative | no afueres | no afuere | no aforemos | no aforéis | no afueren | ||
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 aforar | dative | aforarme | aforarte | aforarle, aforarse | aforarnos | aforaros | aforarles, aforarse |
| accusative | aforarme | aforarte | aforarlo, aforarla, aforarse | aforarnos | aforaros | aforarlos, aforarlas, aforarse | |
| with gerund aforando | dative | aforándome | aforándote | aforándole, aforándose | aforándonos | aforándoos | aforándoles, aforándose |
| accusative | aforándome | aforándote | aforándolo, aforándola, aforándose | aforándonos | aforándoos | aforándolos, aforándolas, aforándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative afuera | dative | afuérame | afuérate | afuérale | afuéranos | not used | afuérales |
| accusative | afuérame | afuérate | afuéralo, afuérala | afuéranos | not used | afuéralos, afuéralas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative aforá | dative | aforame | aforate | aforale | aforanos | not used | aforales |
| accusative | aforame | aforate | aforalo, aforala | aforanos | not used | aforalos, aforalas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative afuere | dative | afuéreme | not used | afuérele, afuérese | afuérenos | not used | afuéreles |
| accusative | afuéreme | not used | afuérelo, afuérela, afuérese | afuérenos | not used | afuérelos, afuérelas | |
| with first-person plural imperative aforemos | dative | not used | aforémoste | aforémosle | aforémonos | aforémoos | aforémosles |
| accusative | not used | aforémoste | aforémoslo, aforémosla | aforémonos | aforémoos | aforémoslos, aforémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative aforad | dative | aforadme | not used | aforadle | aforadnos | aforaos | aforadles |
| accusative | aforadme | not used | aforadlo, aforadla | aforadnos | aforaos | aforadlos, aforadlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative afueren | dative | afuérenme | not used | afuérenle | afuérennos | not used | afuérenles, afuérense |
| accusative | afuérenme | not used | afuérenlo, afuérenla | afuérennos | not used | afuérenlos, afuérenlas, afuérense | |
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “aforar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024