conservar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cōnservāre (“to preserve; to conserve”).

Verb

conservar (first-person singular present conservo, first-person singular preterite conserví, past participle conservat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /e/

  1. to preserve
  2. (reflexive) to be preserved

Conjugation
    Conjugation of conservar (first conjugation)
infinitive conservar
gerund conservant
past participle masculine feminine
singular conservat conservada
plural conservats conservades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present conservo conserves conserva conservem conserveu conserven
imperfect conservava conservaves conservava conservàvem conservàveu conservaven
future conservaré conservaràs conservarà conservarem conservareu conservaran
preterite conserví conservares conservà conservàrem conservàreu conservaren
conditional conservaria conservaries conservaria conservaríem conservaríeu conservarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present conservi conservis conservi conservem conserveu conservin
imperfect conservés conservessis conservés conservéssim conservéssiu conservessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós		 vostès
affirmative — conserva conservi conservem conserveu conservin
negative (no) — no conservis no conservi no conservem no conserveu no conservin

Further reading

Interlingua

Etymology

From Latin cōnservō (“I preserve; I conserve”).

Verb

conservar

  1. to preserve
  2. to conserve

Conjugation
    Conjugation of conservar
infinitive conservar
participle present perfect
conservante conservate
active simple perfect
present conserva ha conservate
past conservava habeva conservate
future conservara habera conservate
conditional conservarea haberea conservate
imperative conserva
passive simple perfect
present es conservate ha essite conservate
past esseva conservate habeva essite conservate
future essera conservate habera essite conservate
conditional esserea conservate haberea essite conservate
imperative sia conservate

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin cōnservāre (“to preserve; to conserve”), probably borrowed.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.seʁˈva(ʁ)/ [kõ.seɦˈva(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /kõ.seɾˈva(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kõ.seʁˈva(ʁ)/ [kõ.seʁˈva(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.seɻˈva(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kõ.sɨɾˈvaɾ/
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /kõ.sɨɾˈbaɾ/ [kõ.sɨɾˈβaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /kõ.sɨɾˈva.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: con‧ser‧var

Verb

conservar (first-person singular present conservo, first-person singular preterite conservei, past participle conservado)

  1. to preserve
  2. to conserve

Conjugation
    Conjugation of conservar (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 conservar
Personal conservar conservares conservar conservarmos conservardes conservarem
Gerund
conservando
Past participle
Masculine conservado conservados
Feminine conservada conservadas
Indicative
Present conservo conservas conserva conservamos conservais conservam
Imperfect conservava conservavas conservava conservávamos conserváveis conservavam
Preterite conservei conservaste conservou conservamos1, conservámos2 conservastes conservaram
Pluperfect conservara conservaras conservara conserváramos conserváreis conservaram
Future conservarei conservarás conservará conservaremos conservareis conservarão
Conditional conservaria conservarias conservaria conservaríamos conservaríeis conservariam
Subjunctive
Present conserve conserves conserve conservemos conserveis conservem
Imperfect conservasse conservasses conservasse conservássemos conservásseis conservassem
Future conservar conservares conservar conservarmos conservardes conservarem
Imperative
Affirmative conserva conserve conservemos conservai conservem
Negative (não) não conserves não conserve não conservemos não conserveis não conservem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:conservar.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cōnservāre (“to preserve; to conserve”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /konseɾˈbaɾ/ [kõn.seɾˈβ̞aɾ]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: con‧ser‧var

Verb

conservar (first-person singular present conservo, first-person singular preterite conservé, past participle conservado)

  1. (transitive) to conserve
  2. (transitive) to preserve, retain.
    conservar rasgos ancestrales
    To retain ancestral traits

Conjugation
    Conjugation of conservar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive conservar
gerund conservando
past participle masculine feminine
singular conservado conservada
plural conservados conservadas
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 conservo conservastú
conservásvos		 conserva conservamos conserváis conservan
imperfect conservaba conservabas conservaba conservábamos conservabais conservaban
preterite conservé conservaste conservó conservamos conservasteis conservaron
future conservaré conservarás conservará conservaremos conservaréis conservarán
conditional conservaría conservarías conservaría conservaríamos conservaríais conservarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present conserve conservestú
conservésvos2		 conserve conservemos conservéis conserven
imperfect
(ra)		 conservara conservaras conservara conserváramos conservarais conservaran
imperfect
(se)		 conservase conservases conservase conservásemos conservaseis conservasen
future1 conservare conservares conservare conserváremos conservareis conservaren
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative conservatú
conservávos		 conserve conservemos conservad conserven
negative no conserves no conserve no conservemos no conservéis no conserven

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

    Selected combined forms of conservar

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 conservar
dative conservarme conservarte conservarle, conservarse conservarnos conservaros conservarles, conservarse
accusative conservarme conservarte conservarlo, conservarla, conservarse conservarnos conservaros conservarlos, conservarlas, conservarse
with gerund conservando
dative conservándome conservándote conservándole, conservándose conservándonos conservándoos conservándoles, conservándose
accusative conservándome conservándote conservándolo, conservándola, conservándose conservándonos conservándoos conservándolos, conservándolas, conservándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative conserva
dative consérvame consérvate consérvale consérvanos not used consérvales
accusative consérvame consérvate consérvalo, consérvala consérvanos not used consérvalos, consérvalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative conservá
dative conservame conservate conservale conservanos not used conservales
accusative conservame conservate conservalo, conservala conservanos not used conservalos, conservalas
with formal second-person singular imperative conserve
dative consérveme not used consérvele, consérvese consérvenos not used consérveles
accusative consérveme not used consérvelo, consérvela, consérvese consérvenos not used consérvelos, consérvelas
with first-person plural imperative conservemos
dative not used conservémoste conservémosle conservémonos conservémoos conservémosles
accusative not used conservémoste conservémoslo, conservémosla conservémonos conservémoos conservémoslos, conservémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative conservad
dative conservadme not used conservadle conservadnos conservaos conservadles
accusative conservadme not used conservadlo, conservadla conservadnos conservaos conservadlos, conservadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative conserven
dative consérvenme not used consérvenle consérvennos not used consérvenles, consérvense
accusative consérvenme not used consérvenlo, consérvenla consérvennos not used consérvenlos, consérvenlas, consérvense

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