defensar

Catalan

Alternative forms

desfensar (Alghero)

Verb

defensar (first-person singular present defenso, past participle defensat)

to defend

Conjugation

Conjugation of defensar (first conjugation)

person		singular			plural
infinitive			defensar
present participle			defensant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		defensat		defensada
		plural		defensats		defensades
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	defenso	defenses	defensa	defensem	defenseu	defensen
	imperfect	defensava	defensaves	defensava	defensàvem	defensàveu	defensaven
	future	defensaré	defensaràs	defensarà	defensarem	defensareu	defensaran
	preterite	defensí	defensares	defensà	defensàrem	defensàreu	defensaren
	conditional	defensaria	defensaries	defensaria	defensaríem	defensaríeu	defensarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	defensi	defensis	defensi	defensem	defenseu	defensin
	imperfect	defensés	defensessis	defensés	defenséssim	defenséssiu	defensessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
imperative		—	defensa	defensi	defensem	defenseu	defensin

Synonyms

defendre

Further reading

“defensar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English defense, French défense, German defensiv, Italian difensivo, Spanish defensa, ultimately from Latin dēfensa, from Latin dēfendere, present active infinitive of dēfendō.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /de.fen.ˈsar/, /dɛ.fɛn.ˈsaɾ/

Verb

defensar (present tense defensas, past tense defensis, future tense defensos, imperative defensez, conditional defensus)

(transitive) to defend

Conjugation

Conjugation of defensar

		present		past		future
infinitive		defensar		defensir		defensor
tense		defensas		defensis		defensos
conditional		defensus
imperative		defensez
adjective active participle		defensanta		defensinta		defensonta
adverbial active participle		defensante		defensinte		defensonte
nominal active participle	singular	defensanto		defensinto		defensonto
nominal active participle	plural	defensanti		defensinti		defensonti
adjective passive participle		defensata		defensita		defensota
adverbial passive participle		defensate		defensite		defensote
nominal passive participle	singular	defensato		defensito		defensoto
nominal passive participle	plural	defensati		defensiti		defensoti

Synonyms

parear

Antonyms

atakar

Derived terms

defenso (“defense”)
defensiva (“defensive”)
defensebla (“defensible, defendable”)
defensanto (“defender”)
defensero (“defender”)

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