orientar

Catalan

Etymology

From orient +‎ -ar.

Verb

orientar (first-person singular present oriento, first-person singular preterite orientí, past participle orientat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/

  1. (transitive) to orient

Conjugation

    Conjugation of orientar (first conjugation)
infinitive orientar
gerund orientant
past participle masculine feminine
singular orientat orientada
plural orientats orientades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present oriento orientes orienta orientem orienteu orienten
imperfect orientava orientaves orientava orientàvem orientàveu orientaven
future orientaré orientaràs orientarà orientarem orientareu orientaran
preterite orientí orientares orientà orientàrem orientàreu orientaren
conditional orientaria orientaries orientaria orientaríem orientaríeu orientarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present orienti orientis orienti orientem orienteu orientin
imperfect orientés orientessis orientés orientéssim orientéssiu orientessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — orienta orienti orientem orienteu orientin
negative (no) — no orientis no orienti no orientem no orienteu no orientin

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Portuguese

Etymology

From oriente +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /o.ɾi.ẽˈta(ʁ)/ [o.ɾɪ.ẽˈta(h)], (faster pronunciation) /o.ɾjẽˈta(ʁ)/ [o.ɾjẽˈta(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /o.ɾi.ẽˈta(ɾ)/ [o.ɾɪ.ẽˈta(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /o.ɾjẽˈta(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /o.ɾi.ẽˈta(ʁ)/ [o.ɾɪ.ẽˈta(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /o.ɾjẽˈta(ʁ)/ [o.ɾjẽˈta(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /o.ɾi.ẽˈta(ɻ)/ [o.ɾɪ.ẽˈta(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /o.ɾjẽˈta(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔ.ɾjẽˈtaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔ.ɾjẽˈta.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: o‧ri‧en‧tar

Verb

orientar (first-person singular present oriento, first-person singular preterite orientei, past participle orientado)

  1. to guide, conduct
  2. to orient, orientate
  3. to manage, oversee
  4. (Portugal, informal) to get, to find
    Synonym: arranjar
    Orientaste um bom café? ― Did you find a nice café?
    Orienta-me cinquenta cêntimos. ― Give me fifty cents.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of orientar (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 orientar
Personal orientar orientares orientar orientarmos orientardes orientarem
Gerund
orientando
Past participle
Masculine orientado orientados
Feminine orientada orientadas
Indicative
Present oriento orientas orienta orientamos orientais orientam
Imperfect orientava orientavas orientava orientávamos orientáveis orientavam
Preterite orientei orientaste orientou orientamos1, orientámos2 orientastes orientaram
Pluperfect orientara orientaras orientara orientáramos orientáreis orientaram
Future orientarei orientarás orientará orientaremos orientareis orientarão
Conditional orientaria orientarias orientaria orientaríamos orientaríeis orientariam
Subjunctive
Present oriente orientes oriente orientemos orienteis orientem
Imperfect orientasse orientasses orientasse orientássemos orientásseis orientassem
Future orientar orientares orientar orientarmos orientardes orientarem
Imperative
Affirmative orienta oriente orientemos orientai orientem
Negative (não) não orientes não oriente não orientemos não orienteis não orientem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

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Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From oriente +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oɾjenˈtaɾ/ [o.ɾjẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: o‧rien‧tar

Verb

orientar (first-person singular present oriento, first-person singular preterite orienté, past participle orientado)

  1. (transitive) to orient
  2. (reflexive) to get one's bearings
  3. (reflexive) to be directed
  4. (pronominal) to aim, to point at

Conjugation

    Conjugation of orientar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive orientar
gerund orientando
past participle masculine feminine
singular orientado orientada
plural orientados orientadas
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 oriento orientastú
orientásvos 		orienta orientamos orientáis orientan
imperfect orientaba orientabas orientaba orientábamos orientabais orientaban
preterite orienté orientaste orientó orientamos orientasteis orientaron
future orientaré orientarás orientará orientaremos orientaréis orientarán
conditional orientaría orientarías orientaría orientaríamos orientaríais orientarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present oriente orientestú
orientésvos2 		oriente orientemos orientéis orienten
imperfect
(ra) 		orientara orientaras orientara orientáramos orientarais orientaran
imperfect
(se) 		orientase orientases orientase orientásemos orientaseis orientasen
future1 orientare orientares orientare orientáremos orientareis orientaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative orientatú
orientávos 		oriente orientemos orientad orienten
negative no orientes no oriente no orientemos no orientéis no orienten

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

    Selected combined forms of orientar

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 orientar dative orientarme orientarte orientarle, orientarse orientarnos orientaros orientarles, orientarse
accusative orientarme orientarte orientarlo, orientarla, orientarse orientarnos orientaros orientarlos, orientarlas, orientarse
with gerund orientando dative orientándome orientándote orientándole, orientándose orientándonos orientándoos orientándoles, orientándose
accusative orientándome orientándote orientándolo, orientándola, orientándose orientándonos orientándoos orientándolos, orientándolas, orientándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative orienta dative oriéntame oriéntate oriéntale oriéntanos not used oriéntales
accusative oriéntame oriéntate oriéntalo, oriéntala oriéntanos not used oriéntalos, oriéntalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative orientá dative orientame orientate orientale orientanos not used orientales
accusative orientame orientate orientalo, orientala orientanos not used orientalos, orientalas
with formal second-person singular imperative oriente dative oriénteme not used oriéntele, oriéntese oriéntenos not used oriénteles
accusative oriénteme not used oriéntelo, oriéntela, oriéntese oriéntenos not used oriéntelos, oriéntelas
with first-person plural imperative orientemos dative not used orientémoste orientémosle orientémonos orientémoos orientémosles
accusative not used orientémoste orientémoslo, orientémosla orientémonos orientémoos orientémoslos, orientémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative orientad dative orientadme not used orientadle orientadnos orientaos orientadles
accusative orientadme not used orientadlo, orientadla orientadnos orientaos orientadlos, orientadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative orienten dative oriéntenme not used oriéntenle oriéntennos not used oriéntenles, oriéntense
accusative oriéntenme not used oriéntenlo, oriéntenla oriéntennos not used oriéntenlos, oriéntenlas, oriéntense

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