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torturar
torturar
Asturian
Verb
torturar (first-person singular indicative present torturo, past participle torturáu)
- to torture (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)
Conjugation
Conjugation of torturar
Related terms
Catalan
Verb
torturar (first-person singular present torturo, past participle torturat)
- to torture
Conjugation
Conjugation of torturar (first conjugation)
| infinitive | torturar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | torturant | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | torturat | torturada | |||||
| plural | torturats | torturades | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès |
|
| present | torturo | tortures | tortura | torturem | tortureu | torturen | |
| imperfect | torturava | torturaves | torturava | torturàvem | torturàveu | torturaven | |
| future | torturaré | torturaràs | torturarà | torturarem | torturareu | torturaran | |
| preterite | torturí | torturares | torturà | torturàrem | torturàreu | torturaren | |
| conditional | torturaria | torturaries | torturaria | torturaríem | torturaríeu | torturarien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès |
|
| present | torturi | torturis | torturi | torturem | tortureu | torturin | |
| imperfect | torturés | torturessis | torturés | torturéssim | torturéssiu | torturessin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós |
vostès | |
| — | tortura | torturi | torturem | tortureu | torturin | ||
Galician
Verb
torturar (first-person singular present torturo, first-person singular preterite torturei, past participle torturado)
- to torture (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)
Conjugation
Conjugation of torturar
| infinitive | torturar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | torturando | ||||||
| past participle | singular | plural | |||||
| masculine | torturado | torturados | |||||
| feminine | torturada | torturadas | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | eu | ti | el / ela / Vde. | nós | vós | eles / elas / Vdes. | |
| present | torturo | torturas | tortura | torturamos | torturades | torturan | |
| imperfect | torturaba | torturabas | torturaba | torturabamos | torturabades | torturaban | |
| preterite | torturei | torturaches | torturou | torturamos | torturastes | torturaron | |
| pluperfect | torturara | torturaras | torturara | torturaramos | torturarades | torturaran | |
| future | torturarei | torturarás | torturará | torturaremos | torturaredes | torturarán | |
| conditional | torturaría | torturarías | torturaría | torturariamos | torturariades | torturarían | |
| subjunctive | eu | ti | el / ela / Vde. | nós | vós | eles / elas / Vdes. | |
| present | torture | tortures | torture | torturemos | torturedes | torturen | |
| preterite | torturase | torturases | torturase | torturásemos | torturásedes | torturasen | |
| future | torturar | torturares | torturar | torturarmos | torturardes | torturaren | |
| imperative | — | ti | Vde. | nós | vós | Vdes. | |
| affirmative | — | tortura | torture | torturemos | torturade | torturen | |
| negative | — | tortures | torture | torturemos | torturedes | torturen | |
| personal infinitive | eu | ti | el / ela / Vde. | nós | vós | eles / elas / Vdes. | |
| torturar | torturares | torturar | torturarmos | torturardes | torturaren | ||
Related terms
Portuguese
Etymology
Tortura (“torture”) + -ar, from Latin tortūra (“twisting; torture”), from torqueō (“I twist”), from Proto-Indo-European *terkʷ- (“to turn”).
Pronunciation
- (Paulista) IPA(key): /ˌtoɹ.tu.ˈɾa(ɹ)/
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌtoɻ.tu.ˈɾa(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /tuɾ.tu.ˈɾaɾ/
- Hyphenation: tor‧tu‧rar
Verb
torturar (first-person singular present indicative torturo, past participle torturado)
- to torture (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims)
- (figuratively) to cause angst
Conjugation
Conjugation of the Portuguese -ar verb torturar
Synonyms
- (to torture): afligir, atormentar, supliciar
- (to cause angst): angustiar
Related terms
Spanish
Verb
torturar (first-person singular present torturo, first-person singular preterite torturé, past participle torturado)
- to torture
Conjugation
1Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not be attested. Pronoun usage varies by region.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| with infinitive torturar | |||||||
| dative | torturarme | torturarte, torturarle | torturarle, torturarse | torturarnos | torturaros, torturarles | torturarles, torturarse | |
| accusative | torturarme | torturarte, torturarlo, torturarla | torturarlo, torturarla, torturarse | torturarnos | torturaros, torturarlos, torturarlas | torturarlos, torturarlas, torturarse | |
| with gerund torturando | |||||||
| dative | torturándome | torturándote, torturándole | torturándole, torturándose | torturándonos | torturándoos, torturándoles | torturándoles, torturándose | |
| accusative | torturándome | torturándote, torturándolo, torturándola | torturándolo, torturándola, torturándose | torturándonos | torturándoos, torturándolos, torturándolas | torturándolos, torturándolas, torturándose | |
| with informal second-person singular imperative tortura | |||||||
| dative | torturame | torturate, torturale | torturale | torturanos | torturaos, torturales | torturales | |
| accusative | torturame | torturate, torturalo, torturala | torturalo, torturala | torturanos | torturaos, torturalos, torturalas | torturalos, torturalas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative torture | |||||||
| dative | tortúreme | tortúrete, tortúrele | tortúrele, tortúrese | tortúrenos | tortúreles | tortúreles, tortúrese | |
| accusative | tortúreme | tortúrete, tortúrelo, tortúrela | tortúrelo, tortúrela, tortúrese | tortúrenos | tortúrelos, tortúrelas | tortúrelos, tortúrelas, tortúrese | |
| with first-person plural imperative torturemos | |||||||
| dative | not used | torturémosle | torturémosle | torturémonos | torturémosles | torturémosles | |
| accusative | not used | torturémoslo, torturémosla | torturémoslo, torturémosla | torturémonos | torturémoslos, torturémoslas | torturémoslos, torturémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative torturad | |||||||
| dative | torturadme | torturadle | torturadle | torturadnos | torturaos, torturadles | torturadles | |
| accusative | torturadme | torturadlo, torturadla | torturadlo, torturadla | torturadnos | torturaos, torturadlos, torturadlas | torturadlos, torturadlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative torturen | |||||||
| dative | tortúrenme | tortúrente, tortúrenle | tortúrenle, tortúrense | tortúrenos | tortúrenles | tortúrenles, tortúrense | |
| accusative | tortúrenme | tortúrente, tortúrenlo, tortúrenla | tortúrenlo, tortúrenla, tortúrense | tortúrenos | tortúrenlos, tortúrenlas | tortúrenlos, tortúrenlas, tortúrense | |