defensar

Catalan

Alternative forms
  • desfensar (Alghero)

Pronunciation
  • (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /də.fənˈsa/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /de.fenˈsaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

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”)

Spanish

Etymology

From dēfēnsō (to defend), from dēfēndō.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /defenˈsaɾ/, [d̪efẽnˈsaɾ]

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)edit data
    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
    • 1 Mostly obsolete form, now mainly used in legal jargon.
    • 2 Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
          Selected combined forms of defensaredit data

      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 imperative defensa
      dative defénsame defénsate defénsale defénsanos not used defénsales
      accusative defénsame defénsate defénsalo, defénsala defénsanos not used defénsalos, defénsalas
      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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