representar

Aragonese

Etymology

From Latin repraesentō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /repɾesenˈta(ɾ)/
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
• Syllabification: re‧pre‧sen‧tar

Verb

representar

1. (transitive) to represent

Conjugation

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

References

• Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002), “representar”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin repraesentāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [rə.pɾə.zənˈta]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [re.pɾe.zenˈtaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [re.pɾe.zenˈta]

• Audio (Barcelona):

  (file)

Verb

representar (first-person singular present represento, first-person singular preterite representí, past participle representat); root stress: (Northern) /e̞/; (Balearic, Central, Northwestern, Valencia) /e/

1. to represent

Conjugation

    Central Catalan conjugation of representar (first conjugation)

infinitive			representar
gerund			representant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		representat		representada
		plural		representats		representades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	represento	representes	representa	representem	representeu	representen
	imperfect	representava	representaves	representava	representàvem	representàveu	representaven
	future	representaré	representaràs	representarà	representarem	representareu	representaran
	preterite	representí	representares	representà	representàrem	representàreu	representaren
	conditional	representaria	representaries	representaria	representaríem	representaríeu	representarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	representi	representis	representi	representem	representeu	representin
	imperfect	representés	representessis	representés	representéssim	representéssiu	representessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	representa	representi	representem	representeu	representin
	negative (no)	—	no representis	no representi	no representem	no representeu	no representin

Derived terms

• representable
• representant
• sobrerepresentar

Related terms

• representació
• representatiu
• representador

Further reading

• “representar”, 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
• “representar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “representar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “representar”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Galician

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Italic *wre-

Latin re-

Proto-Indo-European *per-

Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *-i

Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i?

Proto-Italic *prai

Proto-Italic *prai-

Latin prae-

Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-

Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti

Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-

Proto-Indo-European *-t

Proto-Indo-European *bʰúHt

Proto-Italic *ezom~*som

Archaic Latin 𐌄𐌔𐌏𐌌 (esom)

Old Latin esum

Latin sum

Latin praesum

Proto-Indo-European *-onts

Latin -ns

Latin praesens

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -ō

Latin praesentō

Latin repraesentōder.

Galician representar

Derived from Latin repraesentō.

Verb

representar (first-person singular present represento, first-person singular preterite representei, past participle representado)

1. to represent (to symbolize; to depict)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of representar

	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	representar
Personal	representar	representares	representar	representarmos	representardes	representaren
Gerund
	representando
Past participle
Masculine	representado			representados
Feminine	representada			representadas
Indicative
Present	represento	representas	representa	representamos	representades	representan
Imperfect	representaba	representabas	representaba	representabamos	representabades	representaban
Preterite	representei	representaches	representou	representamos	representastes	representaron
Pluperfect	representara	representaras	representara	representaramos	representarades	representaran
Future	representarei	representarás	representará	representaremos	representaredes	representarán
Conditional	representaría	representarías	representaría	representariamos	representariades	representarían
Subjunctive
Present	represente	representes	represente	representemos	representedes	representen
Imperfect	representase	representases	representase	representásemos	representásedes	representasen
Future	representar	representares	representar	representarmos	representardes	representaren
Imperative
Affirmative		representa	represente	representemos	representade	representen
Negative (non)		non representes	non represente	non representemos	non representedes	non representen

    Reintegrated conjugation of representar (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	representar
Personal	representar	representares	representar	representarmos	representardes	representarem
Gerund
	representando
Past participle
Masculine	representado			representados
Feminine	representada			representadas
Indicative
Present	represento	representas	representa	representamos	representades, representais	representam
Imperfect	representava	representavas	representava	representávamos	representávades, representáveis, representávais1	representavam
Preterite	representei	representaste, representache1	representou	representamos	representastes	representárom, representaram
Pluperfect	representara	representaras	representara	representáramos	representárades, representáreis, representárais1	representaram
Future	representarei	representarás	representará	representaremos	representaredes, representareis	representarám, representarão
Conditional	representaria	representarias	representaria	representaríamos	representaríades, representaríeis, representaríais1	representariam
Subjunctive
Present	represente	representes	represente	representemos	representedes, representeis	representem
Imperfect	representasse	representasses	representasse	representássemos	representássedes, representásseis	representassem
Future	representar	representares	representar	representarmos	representardes	representarem
Imperative
Affirmative		representa	represente	representemos	representade, representai	representem
Negative (nom)		nom representes	nom represente	nom representemos	nom representedes, nom representeis	nom representem

¹Less recommended.

Derived terms

• sobrerrepresentar

Related terms

• representación
• representador
• representante
• representativo
• representable

Further reading

• “representar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• “representar”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin repraesentō. Attested from the 14th century.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Béarn):

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Verb

representar

1. to represent

Conjugation

    Lengadocian (Central Occitan)

		simple			compound
infinitive		representar			aver representat
gerund		representant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		representat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	representi	representas	representa	representam	representatz	representan
	imperfect	representavi	representavas	representava	representàvem	representàvetz	representavan
	preterite	representèri	representères	representèt	representèrem	representèretz	representèron
	future	representarai	representaràs	representarà	representarem	representaretz	representaràn
	conditional	representariái	representariás	representariá	representariam	representariatz	representarián
	conditional 2nd form1	representèra	representèras	representèra	representeram	representeratz	representèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	represente	representes	represente	representem	representetz	representen
	imperfect	representèssi	representèsses	representèsse	representèssem	representèssetz	representèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			representa		representem	representatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Auvernhàs

		simple			compound
infinitive		representar			aver representat
gerund		representant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		representat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	represente	representes	representa	representam	representatz	representon
	imperfect	representave	representaves	representava	representaviam	representaviatz	representavon
	preterite	representere	representeres	representet	representem	representetz	representeron
	future	representarai	representaràs	representará	representarem	representaretz	representarán
	conditional	representariá	representariás	representariá	representariam	representariatz	representarián
	conditional 2nd form1	representèra	representèras	representèra	representeram	representeratz	representèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	represente	representes	represente	representassiam	representassiatz	representon
	imperfect	representesse	representesses	representesse	representessiam	representessiatz	representesson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			representa		representassiam	representatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Gascon

		simple			compound
infinitive		representar			aver representat
gerund		representant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		representat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	representi	representas	representa	representam	representatz	representan
	imperfect	representavi	representavas	representava	representàvam	representàvatz	representavan
	preterite	representèi	representès	representè	representèm	representètz	representèn
	future	representarèi	representaràs	representarà	representaram	representaratz	representaràn
	conditional	representarí	representarés	representaré	representarem	representaretz	representarén
	conditional 2nd form1	representèra	representèras	representèra	representeram	representeratz	representèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	representi	representes	represente	representem	representetz	representen
	imperfect	representèssi	representèsses	representèsse	representèssem	representèssetz	representèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			representa		representem	representatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Lemosin

		simple			compound
infinitive		representar			aver representat
gerund		representant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		representat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	represente	representas	representa	representam	representatz	representan
	imperfect	representava	representavas	representava	representàvam	representàvatz	representavan
	preterite	representei	representeras	representet	representèram	representèratz	representeran
	future	representarai	representaràs	representará	representarem	representaretz	representarán
	conditional	representariá	representariàs	representariá	representariam	representariatz	representarián
	conditional 2nd form1	representèra	representèras	representèra	representeram	representeratz	representèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	represente	representes	represente	representem	representetz	representen
	imperfect	representèsse	representèsses	representèsse	representèssem	representèssetz	representèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			representa		representem	representatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Provençau

		simple			compound
infinitive		representar			aver representat
gerund		representant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		representat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	represente	representes	representa	representam	representatz	representan
	imperfect	representavi	representavas	representava	representàvem	representàvetz	representavan
	preterite	representère	representères	representèt	representeriam	representeriatz	representèron
	future	representarai	representaràs	representarà	representarem	representaretz	representaràn
	conditional	representariáu	representariás	representariá	representariam	representariatz	representarián
	conditional 2nd form1	representèra	representèras	representèra	representeram	representeratz	representèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	represente	representes	represente	representem	representetz	representan
	imperfect	representèsse	representèsses	representèsse	representessiam	representessiatz	representèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			representa		representem	representatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

Related terms

• representacion
• representant
• representatiu

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Italic *wre-

Latin re-

Proto-Indo-European *per-

Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *-i

Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i?

Proto-Italic *prai

Proto-Italic *prai-

Latin prae-

Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-

Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti

Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-

Proto-Indo-European *-t

Proto-Indo-European *bʰúHt

Proto-Italic *ezom~*som

Archaic Latin 𐌄𐌔𐌏𐌌 (esom)

Old Latin esum

Latin sum

Latin praesum

Proto-Indo-European *-onts

Latin -ns

Latin praesens

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -ō

Latin praesentō

Latin repraesentārelbor.

Portuguese representar

Learned borrowing from Latin repraesentāre.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.pɾe.zẽˈta(ʁ)/ [he.pɾe.zẽˈta(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.pɾe.zẽˈta(ʁ)/ [he.pɾe.zẽˈta(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ʁe.pɾe.zẽˈta(ɾ)/ [he.pɾe.zẽˈta(ɾ)]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁe.pɾe.zẽˈta(ʁ)/ [χe.pɾe.zẽˈta(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ʁe.pɾe.zẽˈta(ɻ)/ [he.pɾe.zẽˈta(ɻ)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.pɾɨ.zẽˈtaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.pɾɨ.zẽˈtaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.pɾɨ.zẽˈta.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: re‧pre‧sen‧tar

Verb

representar (first-person singular present represento, first-person singular preterite representei, past participle representado)

1. to represent
2. to typify
3. to depict

Conjugation

    Conjugation of representar (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	representar
Personal	representar	representares	representar	representarmos	representardes	representarem
Gerund
	representando
Past participle
Masculine	representado			representados
Feminine	representada			representadas
Indicative
Present	represento	representas	representa	representamos	representais	representam
Imperfect	representava	representavas	representava	representávamos	representáveis	representavam
Preterite	representei	representaste	representou	representamos1, representámos2	representastes	representaram
Pluperfect	representara	representaras	representara	representáramos	representáreis	representaram
Future	representarei	representarás	representará	representaremos	representareis	representarão
Conditional	representaria	representarias	representaria	representaríamos	representaríeis	representariam
Subjunctive
Present	represente	representes	represente	representemos	representeis	representem
Imperfect	representasse	representasses	representasse	representássemos	representásseis	representassem
Future	representar	representares	representar	representarmos	representardes	representarem
Imperative
Affirmative		representa	represente	representemos	representai	representem
Negative (não)		não representes	não represente	não representemos	não representeis	não representem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:representar.

Derived terms

• representante
• representável
• sobrerrepresentar

Related terms

• representação
• representador
• representativo

Descendants

• Hunsrik: rëpresenteere

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Italic *wre-

Latin re-

Proto-Indo-European *per-

Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *-i

Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i?

Proto-Italic *prai

Proto-Italic *prai-

Latin prae-

Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-

Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti

Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-

Proto-Indo-European *-t

Proto-Indo-European *bʰúHt

Proto-Italic *ezom~*som

Archaic Latin 𐌄𐌔𐌏𐌌 (esom)

Old Latin esum

Latin sum

Latin praesum

Proto-Indo-European *-onts

Latin -ns

Latin praesens

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -ō

Latin praesentō

Latin repraesentāreder.

Spanish representar

Derived from Latin repraesentāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /repɾesenˈtaɾ/ [re.pɾe.sẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: re‧pre‧sen‧tar

Verb

representar (first-person singular present represento, first-person singular preterite representé, past participle representado)

1. to represent
2. to make up, constitute, account for

Conjugation

    Conjugation of representar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			representar
gerund			representando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		representado		representada
		plural		representados		representadas
		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	represento	representastú representásvos	representa	representamos	representáis	representan
	imperfect	representaba	representabas	representaba	representábamos	representabais	representaban
	preterite	representé	representaste	representó	representamos	representasteis	representaron
	future	representaré	representarás	representará	representaremos	representaréis	representarán
	conditional	representaría	representarías	representaría	representaríamos	representaríais	representarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	represente	representestú representésvos2	represente	representemos	representéis	representen
	imperfect (ra)	representara	representaras	representara	representáramos	representarais	representaran
	imperfect (se)	representase	representases	representase	representásemos	representaseis	representasen
	future1	representare	representares	representare	representáremos	representareis	representaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		representatú representávos	represente	representemos	representad	representen
	negative		no representes	no represente	no representemos	no representéis	no representen

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

    Selected combined forms of representar

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 representar	dative	representarme	representarte	representarle, representarse	representarnos	representaros	representarles, representarse
	accusative	representarme	representarte	representarlo, representarla, representarse	representarnos	representaros	representarlos, representarlas, representarse
with gerund representando	dative	representándome	representándote	representándole, representándose	representándonos	representándoos	representándoles, representándose
	accusative	representándome	representándote	representándolo, representándola, representándose	representándonos	representándoos	representándolos, representándolas, representándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative representa	dative	represéntame	represéntate	represéntale	represéntanos	not used	represéntales
	accusative	represéntame	represéntate	represéntalo, represéntala	represéntanos	not used	represéntalos, represéntalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative representá	dative	representame	representate	representale	representanos	not used	representales
	accusative	representame	representate	representalo, representala	representanos	not used	representalos, representalas
with formal second-person singular imperative represente	dative	represénteme	not used	represéntele, represéntese	represéntenos	not used	represénteles
	accusative	represénteme	not used	represéntelo, represéntela, represéntese	represéntenos	not used	represéntelos, represéntelas
with first-person plural imperative representemos	dative	not used	representémoste	representémosle	representémonos	representémoos	representémosles
	accusative	not used	representémoste	representémoslo, representémosla	representémonos	representémoos	representémoslos, representémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative representad	dative	representadme	not used	representadle	representadnos	representaos	representadles
	accusative	representadme	not used	representadlo, representadla	representadnos	representaos	representadlos, representadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative representen	dative	represéntenme	not used	represéntenle	represéntennos	not used	represéntenles, represéntense
	accusative	represéntenme	not used	represéntenlo, represéntenla	represéntennos	not used	represéntenlos, represéntenlas, represéntense

Derived terms

• representable
• representante
• sobrerrepresentar

Related terms

• representación
• representador
• representativo

Further reading

• “representar”, 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