amparar

Asturian

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Verb

amparar (first-person singular indicative present amparo, past participle amparáu)

1. to safeguard

Conjugation

Conjugation of amparar

infinitive		amparar
gerund		amparando
past participle		m amparáu, f amparada, n amparao, m pl amparaos, f pl amparaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	amparo	ampares	ampara	amparamos	amparáis	amparen
	imperfect	amparaba	amparabes	amparaba	amparábemos, amparábamos	amparabeis, amparabais	amparaben
	preterite	amparé	amparasti, amparesti	amparó	amparemos	amparastis, amparestis	ampararon
	pluperfect	amparare, amparara	amparares, ampararas	amparare, amparara	amparáremos, amparáramos	amparareis, ampararais	ampararen, ampararan
	future	ampararé	ampararás	amparará	ampararemos	ampararéis	ampararán
	conditional	ampararía	ampararíes	ampararía	ampararíemos, ampararíamos	ampararíeis, ampararíais	ampararíen
subjunctive	present	ampare	ampares, amparas	ampare	amparemos	amparéis	amparen, amparan
	imperfect	amparare, amparara	amparares, ampararas	amparare, amparara	amparáremos, amparáramos	amparareis, ampararais	ampararen, ampararan
imperative		—	ampara	—	—	amparái	—

Galician

Alternative forms

• emparar

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese amparar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin *anteparō, *anteparāre (“to prevent”), from Latin ante- + parō, parāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ampaˈɾaɾ]

Verb

amparar (first-person singular present amparo, first-person singular preterite amparei, past participle amparado)

1. to protect, safeguard

   Synonym: protexer

2. to sustain

   Synonyms: soster, termar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of amparar

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	amparar
Personal	amparar	amparares	amparar	ampararmos	amparardes	ampararen
Gerund
	amparando
Past participle
Masculine	amparado			amparados
Feminine	amparada			amparadas
Indicative
Present	amparo	amparas	ampara	amparamos	amparades	amparan
Imperfect	amparaba	amparabas	amparaba	amparabamos	amparabades	amparaban
Preterite	amparei	amparaches	amparou	amparamos	amparastes	ampararon
Pluperfect	amparara	ampararas	amparara	ampararamos	ampararades	ampararan
Future	ampararei	ampararás	amparará	ampararemos	ampararedes	ampararán
Conditional	ampararía	ampararías	ampararía	amparariamos	amparariades	ampararían
Subjunctive
Present	ampare	ampares	ampare	amparemos	amparedes	amparen
Imperfect	amparase	amparases	amparase	amparásemos	amparásedes	amparasen
Future	amparar	amparares	amparar	ampararmos	amparardes	ampararen
Imperative
Affirmative		ampara	ampare	amparemos	amparade	amparen
Negative (non)		non ampares	non ampare	non amparemos	non amparedes	non amparen

    Reintegrated conjugation of amparar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	amparar
Personal	amparar	amparares	amparar	ampararmos	amparardes	ampararem
Gerund
	amparando
Past participle
Masculine	amparado			amparados
Feminine	amparada			amparadas
Indicative
Present	amparo	amparas	ampara	amparamos	amparades, amparais	amparam
Imperfect	amparava	amparavas	amparava	amparávamos	amparávades, amparáveis, amparávais1	amparavam
Preterite	amparei	amparaste, amparache1	amparou	amparamos	amparastes	amparárom, ampararam
Pluperfect	amparara	ampararas	amparara	amparáramos	amparárades, amparáreis, amparárais1	ampararam
Future	ampararei	ampararás	amparará	ampararemos	ampararedes, amparareis	ampararám, ampararão
Conditional	ampararia	ampararias	ampararia	ampararíamos	ampararíades, ampararíeis, ampararíais1	amparariam
Subjunctive
Present	ampare	ampares	ampare	amparemos	amparedes, ampareis	amparem
Imperfect	amparasse	amparasses	amparasse	amparássemos	amparássedes, amparásseis	amparassem
Future	amparar	amparares	amparar	ampararmos	amparardes	ampararem
Imperative
Affirmative		ampara	ampare	amparemos	amparade, amparai	amparem
Negative (nom)		nom ampares	nom ampare	nom amparemos	nom amparedes, nom ampareis	nom amparem

¹Less recommended.

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “amparar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “amparar”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “amparar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “amparar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “amparar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “amparar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *anteparāre (“to prevent”), from Latin ante- + parō. Compare Spanish amparar, Catalan emparar, Occitan aparar.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: am‧pa‧rar

Verb

amparar (first-person singular present amparo, first-person singular preterite amparei, past participle amparado)

1. to safeguard

Conjugation

    Conjugation of amparar (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	amparar
Personal	amparar	amparares	amparar	ampararmos	amparardes	ampararem
Gerund
	amparando
Past participle
Masculine	amparado			amparados
Feminine	amparada			amparadas
Indicative
Present	amparo	amparas	ampara	amparamos	amparais	amparam
Imperfect	amparava	amparavas	amparava	amparávamos	amparáveis	amparavam
Preterite	amparei	amparaste	amparou	amparamos1, amparámos2	amparastes	ampararam
Pluperfect	amparara	ampararas	amparara	amparáramos	amparáreis	ampararam
Future	ampararei	ampararás	amparará	ampararemos	amparareis	ampararão
Conditional	ampararia	ampararias	ampararia	ampararíamos	ampararíeis	amparariam
Subjunctive
Present	ampare	ampares	ampare	amparemos	ampareis	amparem
Imperfect	amparasse	amparasses	amparasse	amparássemos	amparásseis	amparassem
Future	amparar	amparares	amparar	ampararmos	amparardes	ampararem
Imperative
Affirmative		ampara	ampare	amparemos	amparai	amparem
Negative (não)		não ampares	não ampare	não amparemos	não ampareis	não amparem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• amparo

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish amparar, emparar, from Vulgar Latin *anteparāre (“to prevent”), from Latin ante- + parō, parāre. Compare Portuguese amparar, Catalan emparar, Occitan aparar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ampaˈɾaɾ/ [ãm.paˈɾaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: am‧pa‧rar

Verb

amparar (first-person singular present amparo, first-person singular preterite amparé, past participle amparado)

1. (transitive) to safeguard

   Synonym: resguardar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of amparar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			amparar
gerund			amparando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		amparado		amparada
		plural		amparados		amparadas
		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	amparo	amparastú amparásvos	ampara	amparamos	amparáis	amparan
	imperfect	amparaba	amparabas	amparaba	amparábamos	amparabais	amparaban
	preterite	amparé	amparaste	amparó	amparamos	amparasteis	ampararon
	future	ampararé	ampararás	amparará	ampararemos	ampararéis	ampararán
	conditional	ampararía	ampararías	ampararía	ampararíamos	ampararíais	ampararían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	ampare	amparestú amparésvos2	ampare	amparemos	amparéis	amparen
	imperfect (ra)	amparara	ampararas	amparara	amparáramos	ampararais	ampararan
	imperfect (se)	amparase	amparases	amparase	amparásemos	amparaseis	amparasen
	future1	amparare	amparares	amparare	amparáremos	amparareis	ampararen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		amparatú amparávos	ampare	amparemos	amparad	amparen
	negative		no ampares	no ampare	no amparemos	no amparéis	no amparen

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

    Selected combined forms of amparar

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 amparar	dative	ampararme	ampararte	ampararle, ampararse	ampararnos	ampararos	ampararles, ampararse
	accusative	ampararme	ampararte	ampararlo, ampararla, ampararse	ampararnos	ampararos	ampararlos, ampararlas, ampararse
with gerund amparando	dative	amparándome	amparándote	amparándole, amparándose	amparándonos	amparándoos	amparándoles, amparándose
	accusative	amparándome	amparándote	amparándolo, amparándola, amparándose	amparándonos	amparándoos	amparándolos, amparándolas, amparándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative ampara	dative	ampárame	ampárate	ampárale	ampáranos	not used	ampárales
	accusative	ampárame	ampárate	ampáralo, ampárala	ampáranos	not used	ampáralos, ampáralas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative ampará	dative	amparame	amparate	amparale	amparanos	not used	amparales
	accusative	amparame	amparate	amparalo, amparala	amparanos	not used	amparalos, amparalas
with formal second-person singular imperative ampare	dative	ampáreme	not used	ampárele, ampárese	ampárenos	not used	ampáreles
	accusative	ampáreme	not used	ampárelo, ampárela, ampárese	ampárenos	not used	ampárelos, ampárelas
with first-person plural imperative amparemos	dative	not used	amparémoste	amparémosle	amparémonos	amparémoos	amparémosles
	accusative	not used	amparémoste	amparémoslo, amparémosla	amparémonos	amparémoos	amparémoslos, amparémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative amparad	dative	amparadme	not used	amparadle	amparadnos	amparaos	amparadles
	accusative	amparadme	not used	amparadlo, amparadla	amparadnos	amparaos	amparadlos, amparadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative amparen	dative	ampárenme	not used	ampárenle	ampárennos	not used	ampárenles, ampárense
	accusative	ampárenme	not used	ampárenlo, ampárenla	ampárennos	not used	ampárenlos, ampárenlas, ampárense

Derived terms

• amparador
• amparo
• desamparar

 

Related terms

• parar

 

Further reading

• “amparar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10