usar

See also: USAR and ușar

Asturian

Verb

usar (first-person singular indicative present uso, past participle usáu)

to use

Conjugation

Conjugation of usar

person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
infinitive		usar
gerund		usando
past participle		m usáu, f usada, n usao, m pl usaos, f pl usaes
indicative	present	uso	uses	usa	usamos	usáis	usen
	imperfect	usaba	usabes	usaba	usábemos, usábamos	usabeis, usabais	usaben
	preterite	usé	usasti, usesti	usó	usemos	usastis, usestis	usaron
	pluperfect	usare, usara	usares, usaras	usare, usara	usáremos, usáramos	usareis, usarais	usaren, usaran
	future	usaré	usarás	usará	usaremos	usaréis	usarán
	conditional	usaría	usaríes	usaría	usaríemos, usaríamos	usaríeis, usaríais	usaríen
subjunctive	present	use	uses, usas	use	usemos	uséis	usen, usan
subjunctive	imperfect	usare, usara	usares, usaras	usare, usara	usáremos, usáramos	usareis, usarais	usaren, usaran
imperative		—	usa	—	—	usái	—

Synonyms

utilizar

Related terms

usu

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin usus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /uˈza/
Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

usar ‎(first-person singular present uso, past participle usat)

to use
to employ

Conjugation

Conjugation of usar (first conjugation)

person		singular			plural
infinitive			usar
present participle			usant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		usat		usada
		plural		usats		usades
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	uso	uses	usa	usem	useu	usen
	imperfect	usava	usaves	usava	usàvem	usàveu	usaven
	future	usaré	usaràs	usarà	usarem	usareu	usaran
	preterite	usí	usares	usà	usàrem	usàreu	usaren
	conditional	usaria	usaries	usaria	usaríem	usaríeu	usarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	usi	usis	usi	usem	useu	usin
	imperfect	usés	usessis	usés	uséssim	uséssiu	usessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
imperative		—	usa	usi	usem	useu	usin

Synonyms

Galician

Etymology

From Latin usus.

Verb

usar ‎(first-person singular present uso, first-person singular preterite usei, past participle usado)

to use

Conjugation

Conjugation of usar

person		singular			plural
infinitive			usar
gerund			usando
past participle				singular		plural
		masculine		usado		usados
		feminine		usada		usadas
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		eu	ti	el / ela / Vde.	nós	vós	eles / elas / Vdes.
	present	uso	usas	usa	usamos	usades	usan
	imperfect	usaba	usabas	usaba	usabamos	usabades	usaban
	preterite	usei	usaches	usou	usamos	usastes	usaron
	pluperfect	usara	usaras	usara	usaramos	usarades	usaran
	future	usarei	usarás	usará	usaremos	usaredes	usarán
	conditional	usaría	usarías	usaría	usariamos	usariades	usarían
subjunctive		eu	ti	el / ela / Vde.	nós	vós	eles / elas / Vdes.
	present	use	uses	use	usemos	usedes	usen
	preterite	usase	usases	usase	usásemos	usásedes	usasen
	future	usar	usares	usar	usarmos	usardes	usaren
imperative		—	ti	Vde.	nós	vós	Vdes.
	affirmative	—	usa	use	usemos	usade	usen
	negative	—	uses	use	usemos	usedes	usen
personal infinitive		eu	ti	el / ela / Vde.	nós	vós	eles / elas / Vdes.
		usar	usares	usar	usarmos	usardes	usaren

Synonyms

utilizar

Related terms

uso

Interlingua

Verb

usar

to use

Conjugation

Conjugation of “usar”

Nominal forms
Infinitive		usar
		Present	Perfect
Participles		usante	usate
Personal forms
		Simple	Perfect
Active voice	Present	usa	ha usate
	Past	usava	habeva usate
	Future	usara	habera usate
	Conditional	usarea	haberea usate
	Imperative	usa	--
Passive voice	Present	es usate	ha essite usate
	Past	esseva usate	habeva essite usate
	Future	essera usate	habera essite usate
	Conditional	esserea usate	haberea essite usate
	Imperative	sia usate	--

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin ūsus, the perfect participle of ūtor ‎(“I use”).

Verb

usar

to use
to employ

Inflection

Lengadocian (Standard Occitan)

		simple			compound
infinitive		usar			èsser usat
past participle		usat			-
gerund		usant			èssent usat
person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	usi	usas	usa	usam	usatz	usan
	imperfect	usavi	usavas	usava	usàvem	usàvetz	usavan
	preterite	usèri	usères	usèt	usèrem	usèretz	usèron
	future	usarai	usaràs	usarà	usarem	usaretz	usaràn
conditional		usariái	usariás	usariá	usariam	usariatz	usarián
compound tenses	present perfect	Use the present tense of Aver plus the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of Aver plus the past participle
	past anterior	Use the preterite tense of Aver plus the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of Aver plus the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of Aver plus the past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	use	uses	use	usem	usetz	usen
	imperfect	usèssi	usèsses	usèsse	usèssem	usèssetz	usèsson
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of Aver plus the past participle
compound tenses	pluperfect	Use the imperfect subjunctive of Aver plus the past participle
imperative		-	tu	-	nosautres	vosautres	-
imperative			usa		usem	usatz

Auvernhàs

		simple			compound
infinitive		usar			èsser usat
past participle		usat			-
gerund		usant			èssent usat
person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	use	uses	usa	usam	usatz	uson
	imperfect	usave	usaves	usava	usaviam	usaviatz	usavon
	preterite	usere	useres	uset	usem	usetz	useron
	future	usarai	usaràs	usará	usarem	usaretz	usarán
conditional		usariá	usariás	usariá	usariam	usariatz	usarián
compound tenses	present perfect	Use the present tense of Aver plus the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of Aver plus the past participle
	past anterior	Use the preterite tense of Aver plus the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of Aver plus the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of Aver plus the past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	use	uses	use	usassiam	usassiatz	uson
	imperfect	usesse	usesses	usesse	usessiam	usessiatz	usesson
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of Aver plus the past participle
compound tenses	pluperfect	Use the imperfect subjunctive of Aver plus the past participle
imperative		-	tu	-	nosautres	vosautres	-
imperative			usa		usassiam	usatz

Gascon

		simple			compound
infinitive		usar			èsser usat
past participle		usat			-
gerund		usant			èssent usat
person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	usi	usas	usa	usam	usatz	usan
	imperfect	usavi	usavas	usava	usàvam	usàvatz	usavan
	preterite	usèi	usès	usè	usèm	usètz	usèn
	future	usarèi	usaràs	usarà	usaram	usaratz	usaràn
conditional		usarí	usarés	usaré	usarem	usaretz	usarén
compound tenses	present perfect	Use the present tense of Aver plus the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of Aver plus the past participle
	past anterior	Use the preterite tense of Aver plus the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of Aver plus the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of Aver plus the past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	usi	uses	use	usem	usetz	usen
	imperfect	usèssi	usèsses	usèsse	usèssem	usèssetz	usèssen
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of Aver plus the past participle
compound tenses	pluperfect	Use the imperfect subjunctive of Aver plus the past participle
imperative		-	tu	-	nosautres	vosautres	-
imperative			usa		usem	usatz

Lemosin

		simple			compound
infinitive		usar			èsser usat
past participle		usat			-
gerund		usant			èssent usat
person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	use	usas	usa	usam	usatz	usan
	imperfect	usava	usavas	usava	usàvam	usàvatz	usavan
	preterite	usei	useras	uset	usèram	usèratz	useran
	future	usarai	usaràs	usará	usarem	usaretz	usarán
conditional		usariá	usariàs	usariá	usariam	usariatz	usarián
compound tenses	present perfect	Use the present tense of Aver plus the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of Aver plus the past participle
	past anterior	Use the preterite tense of Aver plus the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of Aver plus the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of Aver plus the past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	use	uses	use	usem	usetz	usen
	imperfect	usèsse	usèsses	usèsse	usèssem	usèssetz	usèssen
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of Aver plus the past participle
compound tenses	pluperfect	Use the imperfect subjunctive of Aver plus the past participle
imperative		-	tu	-	nosautres	vosautres	-
imperative			usa		usem	usatz

Provençau

		simple			compound
infinitive		usar			èsser usat
past participle		usat			-
gerund		usant			èssent usat
person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	use	uses	usa	usam	usatz	usan
	imperfect	usavi	usavas	usava	usàvem	usàvetz	usavan
	preterite	usère	usères	usèt	useriam	useriatz	usèron
	future	usarai	usaràs	usarà	usarem	usaretz	usaràn
conditional		usariáu	usariás	usariá	usariam	usariatz	usarián
compound tenses	present perfect	Use the present tense of Aver plus the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of Aver plus the past participle
	past anterior	Use the preterite tense of Aver plus the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of Aver plus the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of Aver plus the past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	use	uses	use	usem	usetz	usan
	imperfect	usèsse	usèsses	usèsse	usessiam	usessiatz	usèsson
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of Aver plus the past participle
compound tenses	pluperfect	Use the imperfect subjunctive of Aver plus the past participle
imperative		-	tu	-	nosautres	vosautres	-
imperative			usa		usem	usatz

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *unseraz.

Pronoun

ūsar

ours (possessive for usa)

Declension

Old Saxon personal pronouns

Personal pronouns
Singular	1.	2.	3. m	3. f	3. n
Nominative	ik	thū	hē	siu	it
Accusative	mī, me, mik	thī, thik	ina	sia	it
Dative	mī	thī	imu	iru	it
Genitive	mīn	thīn	is	ira	is

Dual	1.	2.	-	-	-
Nominative	wit	git	-	-	-
Accusative	unk	ink	-	-	-
Dative	unk	ink	-	-	-
Genitive	unkero		-	-	-

Plural	1.	2.	3. m	3. f	3. n
Nominative	wī, we	gī, ge	sia	sia	siu
Accusative	ūs, unsik	eu, iu, iuu	sia	sia	siu
Dative	ūs	eu, iu, iuu	im
Genitive	ūser	euwar, iuwer, iuwar, iuwero, iuwera	iro

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese usar, husar, from Latin usus ‎(“use, custom, skill, habit”), from the past participle stem of uti ‎(“use”).

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /uˈzaɾ/

Verb

usar ‎(first-person singular present indicative uso, past participle usado)

(transitive with de or with no preposition (more common)) to use; to utilise; to employ; to make use of
- 2003, J. K. Rowling, Lya Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix, Rocco, page 436:
  Você pode usar sua varinha para tentar me desarmar, ou para se defender de qualquer outra maneira que consiga pensar.‎
  You may use your wand to try to disarm me, or to defend yourself in any other way that you can think of.
Deves usar o martelo para arrancar os pregos.‎
You must use the hammer to pull the nails off.
(transitive) to sport (to wear, wield or have as a notable feature)
Hipsters usam barba comprida.‎
Hipsters sport long beards.
(transitive) to use (to consume habitually)
Alguns favelados usam craque.‎
Some slum-dwellers use crack.
(archaic or dialectal, auxiliary with a verb in the impersonal infinitive) to be used to (to have the habit of)
Ele usava dormir de dia.‎
He used to sleep during the day.

Conjugation

Conjugation of the Portuguese -ar verb usar

	Singular			Plural
Notes:^[edit] This is a regular verb of the -ar group. Verbs with this conjugation include: amar, cantar, gritar, marchar, mostrar, nadar, parar, participar, retirar, separar, viajar.
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	usar
Personal	usar	usares	usar	usarmos	usardes	usarem
Gerund
	usando
Past participle
Masculine	usado			usados
Feminine	usada			usadas
Indicative
Present	uso	usas	usa	usamos	usais	usam
Imperfect	usava	usavas	usava	usávamos	usáveis	usavam
Preterite	usei	usaste	usou	usamos usámos	usastes	usaram
Pluperfect	usara	usaras	usara	usáramos	usáreis	usaram
Future	usarei	usarás	usará	usaremos	usareis	usarão
Conditional
	usaria	usarias	usaria	usaríamos	usaríeis	usariam
Subjunctive
Present	use	uses	use	usemos	useis	usem
Imperfect	usasse	usasses	usasse	usássemos	usásseis	usassem
Future	usar	usares	usar	usarmos	usardes	usarem
Imperative
Affirmative	-	usa	use	usemos	usai	usem
Negative (não)	-	uses	use	usemos	useis	usem

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:usar.

Synonyms

(to utilise): empregar, utilizar, fazer uso de
(to be used to): costumar

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin usus.

Verb

usar ‎(first-person singular present uso, first-person singular preterite usé, past participle usado)

(transitive) to use
(transitive) to wear
(transitive) to consume
(reflexive) to be used
(reflexive) to be fashionable

Conjugation

Conjugation of usar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)^{edit data}

		singular			plural
infinitive			usar
gerund			usando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		usado		usada
		plural		usados		usadas
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	uso	usas^tú usás^{^vos}	usa	usamos	usáis	usan
	imperfect	usaba	usabas	usaba	usábamos	usabais	usaban
	preterite	usé	usaste	usó	usamos	usasteis	usaron
	future	usaré	usarás	usará	usaremos	usaréis	usarán
	conditional	usaría	usarías	usaría	usaríamos	usaríais	usarían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	use	uses^{^tú} usés^{^vos¹}	use	usemos	uséis	usen
	imperfect (ra)	usara	usaras	usara	usáramos	usarais	usaran
	imperfect (se)	usase	usases	usase	usásemos	usaseis	usasen
	future	usare	usares	usare	usáremos	usareis	usaren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		usa^{^tú} usá^{^vos}	use	usemos	usad	usen
	negative		no uses	no use	no usemos	no uséis	no usen

¹Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

Selected combined forms of usar^{edit data}

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 usar
	dative	usarme	usarte, usarle	usarle, usarse	usarnos	usaros, usarles	usarles, usarse
	accusative	usarme	usarte, usarlo, usarla	usarlo, usarla, usarse	usarnos	usaros, usarlos, usarlas	usarlos, usarlas, usarse

with gerund usando
	dative	usándome	usándote, usándole	usándole, usándose	usándonos	usándoos, usándoles	usándoles, usándose
	accusative	usándome	usándote, usándolo, usándola	usándolo, usándola, usándose	usándonos	usándoos, usándolos, usándolas	usándolos, usándolas, usándose

with informal second-person singular imperative usa
	dative	usame	usate, usale	usale	usanos	usaos, usales	usales
	accusative	usame	usate, usalo, usala	usalo, usala	usanos	usaos, usalos, usalas	usalos, usalas

with formal second-person singular imperative use
	dative	úseme	úsete, úsele	úsele, úsese	úsenos	úseles	úseles, úsese
	accusative	úseme	úsete, úselo, úsela	úselo, úsela, úsese	úsenos	úselos, úselas	úselos, úselas, úsese

with first-person plural imperative usemos
	dative	not used	usémosle	usémosle	usémonos	usémosles	usémosles
	accusative	not used	usémoslo, usémosla	usémoslo, usémosla	usémonos	usémoslos, usémoslas	usémoslos, usémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative usad
	dative	usadme	usadle	usadle	usadnos	usaos, usadles	usadles
	accusative	usadme	usadlo, usadla	usadlo, usadla	usadnos	usaos, usadlos, usadlas	usadlos, usadlas

with formal second-person plural imperative usen
	dative	úsenme	úsente, úsenle	úsenle, úsense	úsenos	úsenles	úsenles, úsense
	accusative	úsenme	úsente, úsenlo, úsenla	úsenlo, úsenla, úsense	úsenos	úsenlos, úsenlas	úsenlos, úsenlas, úsense

Synonyms

(to use): utilizar
(to wear): llevar
(to consume): consumir

Derived terms

usarse

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