libertar

See also: libertär

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin lībertāre (“liberate, exempt”), from lībertās (“liberty, freedom”), from līber (“free”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lewdʰ- (“people”). By surface analysis, liberto +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /li.beʁˈta(ʁ)/ [li.behˈta(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /li.beɾˈta(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /li.beʁˈta(ʁ)/ [li.beχˈta(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /li.beɻˈta(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /li.bɨɾˈtaɾ/ [li.βɨɾˈtaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /li.bɨɾˈta.ɾi/ [li.βɨɾˈta.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: li‧ber‧tar

Verb

libertar (first-person singular present liberto, first-person singular preterite libertei, past participle libertado, short past participle liberto)

  1. to free, liberate (make free)
    Synonyms: alforriar, liberar, livrar, soltar
    Antonyms: encarcerar, prender

Conjugation

    Conjugation of libertar (irregular short past participle) (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 libertar
Personal libertar libertares libertar libertarmos libertardes libertarem
Gerund
libertando
Short past participle
Masculine liberto1 libertos1
Feminine liberta1 libertas1
Long past participle
Masculine libertado2 libertados2
Feminine libertada2 libertadas2
Indicative
Present liberto libertas liberta libertamos libertais libertam
Imperfect libertava libertavas libertava libertávamos libertáveis libertavam
Preterite libertei libertaste libertou libertamos3, libertámos4 libertastes libertaram
Pluperfect libertara libertaras libertara libertáramos libertáreis libertaram
Future libertarei libertarás libertará libertaremos libertareis libertarão
Conditional libertaria libertarias libertaria libertaríamos libertaríeis libertariam
Subjunctive
Present liberte libertes liberte libertemos liberteis libertem
Imperfect libertasse libertasses libertasse libertássemos libertásseis libertassem
Future libertar libertares libertar libertarmos libertardes libertarem
Imperative
Affirmative liberta liberte libertemos libertai libertem
Negative (não) não libertes não liberte não libertemos não liberteis não libertem

1Usually used with auxiliary verbs ser and estar.
2Usually used with auxiliary verbs haver and ter.
3Brazilian Portuguese.
4European Portuguese.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French libertaire.

Adjective

libertar m or n (feminine singular libertară, masculine plural libertari, feminine and neuter plural libertare)

  1. libertarian

Declension

Declension of libertar
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative 		indefinite libertar libertară libertari libertare
definite libertarul libertara libertarii libertarele
genitive-
dative 		indefinite libertar libertare libertari libertare
definite libertarului libertarei libertarilor libertarelor

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lībertāre (“liberate, exempt”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /libeɾˈtaɾ/ [li.β̞eɾˈt̪aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: li‧ber‧tar

Verb

libertar (first-person singular present liberto, first-person singular preterite liberté, past participle libertado)

  1. to liberate, set free

Conjugation

    Conjugation of libertar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive libertar
gerund libertando
past participle masculine feminine
singular libertado libertada
plural libertados libertadas
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 liberto libertastú
libertásvos 		liberta libertamos libertáis libertan
imperfect libertaba libertabas libertaba libertábamos libertabais libertaban
preterite liberté libertaste libertó libertamos libertasteis libertaron
future libertaré libertarás libertará libertaremos libertaréis libertarán
conditional libertaría libertarías libertaría libertaríamos libertaríais libertarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present liberte libertestú
libertésvos2 		liberte libertemos libertéis liberten
imperfect
(ra) 		libertara libertaras libertara libertáramos libertarais libertaran
imperfect
(se) 		libertase libertases libertase libertásemos libertaseis libertasen
future1 libertare libertares libertare libertáremos libertareis libertaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative libertatú
libertávos 		liberte libertemos libertad liberten
negative no libertes no liberte no libertemos no libertéis no liberten

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

    Selected combined forms of libertar

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 libertar dative libertarme libertarte libertarle, libertarse libertarnos libertaros libertarles, libertarse
accusative libertarme libertarte libertarlo, libertarla, libertarse libertarnos libertaros libertarlos, libertarlas, libertarse
with gerund libertando dative libertándome libertándote libertándole, libertándose libertándonos libertándoos libertándoles, libertándose
accusative libertándome libertándote libertándolo, libertándola, libertándose libertándonos libertándoos libertándolos, libertándolas, libertándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative liberta dative libértame libértate libértale libértanos not used libértales
accusative libértame libértate libértalo, libértala libértanos not used libértalos, libértalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative libertá dative libertame libertate libertale libertanos not used libertales
accusative libertame libertate libertalo, libertala libertanos not used libertalos, libertalas
with formal second-person singular imperative liberte dative libérteme not used libértele, libértese libértenos not used libérteles
accusative libérteme not used libértelo, libértela, libértese libértenos not used libértelos, libértelas
with first-person plural imperative libertemos dative not used libertémoste libertémosle libertémonos libertémoos libertémosles
accusative not used libertémoste libertémoslo, libertémosla libertémonos libertémoos libertémoslos, libertémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative libertad dative libertadme not used libertadle libertadnos libertaos libertadles
accusative libertadme not used libertadlo, libertadla libertadnos libertaos libertadlos, libertadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative liberten dative libértenme not used libértenle libértennos not used libértenles, libértense
accusative libértenme not used libértenlo, libértenla libértennos not used libértenlos, libértenlas, libértense

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