controlar

Asturian

Verb

controlar (first-person singular indicative present controlo, past participle controláu)

1. to control
2. to check

Conjugation

Conjugation of controlar

infinitive		controlar
gerund		controlando
past participle		m controláu, f controlada, n controlao, m pl controlaos, f pl controlaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	controlo	controles	controla	controlamos	controláis	controlen
	imperfect	controlaba	controlabes	controlaba	controlábemos, controlábamos	controlabeis, controlabais	controlaben
	preterite	controlé	controlasti, controlesti	controló	controlemos	controlastis, controlestis	controlaron
	pluperfect	controlare, controlara	controlares, controlaras	controlare, controlara	controláremos, controláramos	controlareis, controlarais	controlaren, controlaran
	future	controlaré	controlarás	controlará	controlaremos	controlaréis	controlarán
	conditional	controlaría	controlaríes	controlaría	controlaríemos, controlaríamos	controlaríeis, controlaríais	controlaríen
subjunctive	present	controle	controles, controlas	controle	controlemos	controléis	controlen, controlan
	imperfect	controlare, controlara	controlares, controlaras	controlare, controlara	controláremos, controláramos	controlareis, controlarais	controlaren, controlaran
imperative		—	controla	—	—	controlái	—

Related terms

• control

Further reading

• “controlar”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French contrôler.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Central) [kun.tɾuˈla]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Northwestern) [kon.tɾoˈla]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kon.tɾoˈlaɾ]

Verb

controlar (first-person singular present controlo, first-person singular preterite controlí, past participle controlat); root stress: (Northern) /o̞/; (Balearic, Central, Northwestern, Valencia) /ɔ/

1. (transitive) to control
2. (transitive) to monitor

   Synonym: vigilar

3. (transitive) to inspect, to audit

   Synonyms: examinar, verificar

4. (reflexive) control oneself

Conjugation

    Central Catalan conjugation of controlar (first conjugation)

infinitive			controlar
gerund			controlant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		controlat		controlada
		plural		controlats		controlades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	controlo	controles	controla	controlem	controleu	controlen
	imperfect	controlava	controlaves	controlava	controlàvem	controlàveu	controlaven
	future	controlaré	controlaràs	controlarà	controlarem	controlareu	controlaran
	preterite	controlí	controlares	controlà	controlàrem	controlàreu	controlaren
	conditional	controlaria	controlaries	controlaria	controlaríem	controlaríeu	controlarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	controli	controlis	controli	controlem	controleu	controlin
	imperfect	controlés	controlessis	controlés	controléssim	controléssiu	controlessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	controla	controli	controlem	controleu	controlin
	negative (no)	—	no controlis	no controli	no controlem	no controleu	no controlin

Derived terms

• controlable
• controlador
• descontrolar

Related terms

• control

Further reading

• “controlar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French contrôler.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.tɾoˈla(ʁ)/ [kõ.tɾoˈla(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.tɾoˈla(ʁ)/ [kõ.tɾoˈla(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /kõ.tɾoˈla(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kõ.tɾoˈla(ʁ)/ [kõ.tɾoˈla(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /kõ.tɾoˈla(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.tɾuˈlaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.tɾuˈlaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.tɾuˈla.ɾi/

• Audio (Portugal (Porto)):

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• Hyphenation: con‧tro‧lar

Verb

controlar (first-person singular present controlo, first-person singular preterite controlei, past participle controlado)

1. (transitive) to control (to determine the behavior of)

   Este dispositivo controla o motor. ― This device controls the motor.

   Ele controla seus adversários. ― He controls his adversaries.

2. (transitive) to keep under control

   Synonyms: conter, segurar

   A polícia conseguiu controlar os hooligans. ― The police kept the hooligans under control.

3. (transitive) to govern (to exercise sovereign authority)

   Synonyms: comandar, dirigir, governar

   O partido nazista controlou a Alemanha por uma década. ― The Nazi party governed Germany for a decade.

4. (transitive, often pronominal) to contain (to limit through restraint)

   Synonyms: conter, reter

   Controla sua raiva. ― Contain your anger.

5. (transitive) to limit (not to allow to go beyond a certain bound)

   Synonyms: conter, limitar, segurar

   Conseguimos controlar a inflação. ― We managed to limit inflation.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of controlar (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	controlar
Personal	controlar	controlares	controlar	controlarmos	controlardes	controlarem
Gerund
	controlando
Past participle
Masculine	controlado			controlados
Feminine	controlada			controladas
Indicative
Present	controlo	controlas	controla	controlamos	controlais	controlam
Imperfect	controlava	controlavas	controlava	controlávamos	controláveis	controlavam
Preterite	controlei	controlaste	controlou	controlamos1, controlámos2	controlastes	controlaram
Pluperfect	controlara	controlaras	controlara	controláramos	controláreis	controlaram
Future	controlarei	controlarás	controlará	controlaremos	controlareis	controlarão
Conditional	controlaria	controlarias	controlaria	controlaríamos	controlaríeis	controlariam
Subjunctive
Present	controle	controles	controle	controlemos	controleis	controlem
Imperfect	controlasse	controlasses	controlasse	controlássemos	controlásseis	controlassem
Future	controlar	controlares	controlar	controlarmos	controlardes	controlarem
Imperative
Affirmative		controla	controle	controlemos	controlai	controlem
Negative (não)		não controles	não controle	não controlemos	não controleis	não controlem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• controlacionista
• controlado
• controlador
• controladoria
• controlável
• controle
• controlismo
• controlo
• descontrole

Further reading

• “controlar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “controlar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French contrôler.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kontɾoˈlaɾ/ [kõn̪.t̪ɾoˈlaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: con‧tro‧lar

Verb

controlar (first-person singular present controlo, first-person singular preterite controlé, past participle controlado)

1. to control, to rein in
2. to manage, to handle (e.g. managing symptoms, pain, stress or emotions)
3. to monitor, to check, to supervise, to oversee, to verify, to regulate, to check on
4. (reflexive) to be controlled, to be managed
5. (reflexive) to be monitored, to be checked
6. (reflexive) to get a grip (i.e. to control oneself)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of controlar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			controlar
gerund			controlando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		controlado		controlada
		plural		controlados		controladas
		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	controlo	controlastú controlásvos	controla	controlamos	controláis	controlan
	imperfect	controlaba	controlabas	controlaba	controlábamos	controlabais	controlaban
	preterite	controlé	controlaste	controló	controlamos	controlasteis	controlaron
	future	controlaré	controlarás	controlará	controlaremos	controlaréis	controlarán
	conditional	controlaría	controlarías	controlaría	controlaríamos	controlaríais	controlarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	controle	controlestú controlésvos2	controle	controlemos	controléis	controlen
	imperfect (ra)	controlara	controlaras	controlara	controláramos	controlarais	controlaran
	imperfect (se)	controlase	controlases	controlase	controlásemos	controlaseis	controlasen
	future1	controlare	controlares	controlare	controláremos	controlareis	controlaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		controlatú controlávos	controle	controlemos	controlad	controlen
	negative		no controles	no controle	no controlemos	no controléis	no controlen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of controlar

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 controlar	dative	controlarme	controlarte	controlarle, controlarse	controlarnos	controlaros	controlarles, controlarse
	accusative	controlarme	controlarte	controlarlo, controlarla, controlarse	controlarnos	controlaros	controlarlos, controlarlas, controlarse
with gerund controlando	dative	controlándome	controlándote	controlándole, controlándose	controlándonos	controlándoos	controlándoles, controlándose
	accusative	controlándome	controlándote	controlándolo, controlándola, controlándose	controlándonos	controlándoos	controlándolos, controlándolas, controlándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative controla	dative	contrólame	contrólate	contrólale	contrólanos	not used	contrólales
	accusative	contrólame	contrólate	contrólalo, contrólala	contrólanos	not used	contrólalos, contrólalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative controlá	dative	controlame	controlate	controlale	controlanos	not used	controlales
	accusative	controlame	controlate	controlalo, controlala	controlanos	not used	controlalos, controlalas
with formal second-person singular imperative controle	dative	contróleme	not used	contrólele, contrólese	contrólenos	not used	contróleles
	accusative	contróleme	not used	contrólelo, contrólela, contrólese	contrólenos	not used	contrólelos, contrólelas
with first-person plural imperative controlemos	dative	not used	controlémoste	controlémosle	controlémonos	controlémoos	controlémosles
	accusative	not used	controlémoste	controlémoslo, controlémosla	controlémonos	controlémoos	controlémoslos, controlémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative controlad	dative	controladme	not used	controladle	controladnos	controlaos	controladles
	accusative	controladme	not used	controladlo, controladla	controladnos	controlaos	controladlos, controladlas
with formal second-person plural imperative controlen	dative	contrólenme	not used	contrólenle	contrólennos	not used	contrólenles, contrólense
	accusative	contrólenme	not used	contrólenlo, contrólenla	contrólennos	not used	contrólenlos, contrólenlas, contrólense

Derived terms

• autocontrolarse
• controlable
• controlador

Related terms

• control
• descontrolar

Further reading

• “controlar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026