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compensar
compensar
Catalan
Verb
compensar (first-person singular present compenso, past participle compensat)
- to compensate
Conjugation
Conjugation of compensar (first conjugation)
infinitive | compensar | ||||||
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present participle | compensant | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | compensat | compensada | |||||
plural | compensats | compensades | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès |
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present | compenso | compenses | compensa | compensem | compenseu | compensen | |
imperfect | compensava | compensaves | compensava | compensàvem | compensàveu | compensaven | |
future | compensaré | compensaràs | compensarà | compensarem | compensareu | compensaran | |
preterite | compensí | compensares | compensà | compensàrem | compensàreu | compensaren | |
conditional | compensaria | compensaries | compensaria | compensaríem | compensaríeu | compensarien | |
subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès |
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present | compensi | compensis | compensi | compensem | compenseu | compensin | |
imperfect | compensés | compensessis | compensés | compenséssim | compenséssiu | compensessin | |
imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós |
vostès | |
— | compensa | compensi | compensem | compenseu | compensin |
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin compensāre (“to weight together one thing against another, balance, make good, later also shorten, spare”), from com- (“together”) + pensare (“to weight”).
Pronunciation
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.pẽ.ˈsa(ɻ)/
Verb
compensar (first-person singular present indicative compenso, past participle compensado)
- to pay, to pay off, to be worthwhile or profitable
- to compensate
Conjugation
Conjugation of the Portuguese -ar verb compensar
Synonyms
- (to be worthwhile): valer a pena
- (compensate): indenizar, remunerar, reparar, recompensar
Related terms
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Spanish
Verb
compensar (first-person singular present compenso, first-person singular preterite compensé, past participle compensado)
- to compensate
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 | ||||||
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1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
with infinitive compensar | |||||||
dative | compensarme | compensarte, compensarle | compensarle, compensarse | compensarnos | compensaros, compensarles | compensarles, compensarse | |
accusative | compensarme | compensarte, compensarlo, compensarla | compensarlo, compensarla, compensarse | compensarnos | compensaros, compensarlos, compensarlas | compensarlos, compensarlas, compensarse | |
with gerund compensando | |||||||
dative | compensándome | compensándote, compensándole | compensándole, compensándose | compensándonos | compensándoos, compensándoles | compensándoles, compensándose | |
accusative | compensándome | compensándote, compensándolo, compensándola | compensándolo, compensándola, compensándose | compensándonos | compensándoos, compensándolos, compensándolas | compensándolos, compensándolas, compensándose | |
with informal second-person singular imperative compensa | |||||||
dative | compénsame | compénsate, compénsale | compénsale | compénsanos | compénsaos, compénsales | compénsales | |
accusative | compénsame | compénsate, compénsalo, compénsala | compénsalo, compénsala | compénsanos | compénsaos, compénsalos, compénsalas | compénsalos, compénsalas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative compense | |||||||
dative | compénseme | compénsete, compénsele | compénsele, compénsese | compénsenos | compénseles | compénseles, compénsese | |
accusative | compénseme | compénsete, compénselo, compénsela | compénselo, compénsela, compénsese | compénsenos | compénselos, compénselas | compénselos, compénselas, compénsese | |
with first-person plural imperative compensemos | |||||||
dative | not used | compensémosle | compensémosle | compensémonos | compensémosles | compensémosles | |
accusative | not used | compensémoslo, compensémosla | compensémoslo, compensémosla | compensémonos | compensémoslos, compensémoslas | compensémoslos, compensémoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative compensad | |||||||
dative | compensadme | compensadle | compensadle | compensadnos | compensaos, compensadles | compensadles | |
accusative | compensadme | compensadlo, compensadla | compensadlo, compensadla | compensadnos | compensaos, compensadlos, compensadlas | compensadlos, compensadlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative compensen | |||||||
dative | compénsenme | compénsente, compénsenle | compénsenle, compénsense | compénsenos | compénsenles | compénsenles, compénsense | |
accusative | compénsenme | compénsente, compénsenlo, compénsenla | compénsenlo, compénsenla, compénsense | compénsenos | compénsenlos, compénsenlas | compénsenlos, compénsenlas, compénsense |