Asturian

Verb

pensar (first-person singular indicative present penso, past participle pensáu)

1. to think

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• pensamientu

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin pēnsāre, present active indicative of pēnsō. Cognate with pesar, which was inherited from the same source.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /pənˈsa/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /pənˈsa/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /penˈsaɾ/
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

pensar ‎(first-person singular present penso, past participle pensat)

1. to think
2. (pensar en) to think about, to think of, to have in mind
3. (pensar de) to think about, to be of the opinion about
4. (pensar a) to remember, to reminisce over

Conjugation

Galician

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin pēnsāre, present active infinitive of pēnsō. Compare also pesar, a doublet derived from the same source.

Verb

pensar ‎(first-person singular present penso, first-person singular preterite pensei, past participle pensado)

1. to think

Conjugation

Derived terms

• pensamento

Ido

Etymology

From French penser, Italian pensare, Spanish pensar, all ultimately from Latin pēnsāre.

Verb

pensar (present tense pensas, past tense pensis, future tense pensos, imperative pensez, conditional pensus)

1. to think

Conjugation

Conjugation of pensar present past future tense pensas pensis pensos perfect pensabis pensabos infinitive pensar pensir pensor imperative pensez pensabez conditional pensus pensabus nominal active participle singular pensanto pensinto pensonto plural pensanti pensinti pensonti nominal passive participle singular pensato pensito pensoto plural pensati pensiti pensoti active participle pensanta pensinta pensonta passive participle pensata pensita pensota adverbial active participle pensante pensinte pensonte adverbial passive participle pensate pensite pensote

Interlingua

Verb

pensar

1. to think

Conjugation

Mirandese

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin pēnsāre, present active infinitive of pēnsō.

Verb

pensar

1. to think

Related terms

• pensamiento

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese pensar, a borrowing from Latin pēnsāre, present active indicative of pēnsō. See also the doublet pesar, inherited from the same source.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pẽˈsaɾ/

Verb

pensar ‎(first-person singular present indicative penso, past participle pensado)

1. to think (communicate to oneself in one’s mind)
2. to conceive, intend

   As lojas foram pensadas exclusivamente para turistas.‎

   The shops have been conceived exclusively for tourists.

Quotations

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

Conjugation

Related terms

• pensamento

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin pēnsāre, present active infinitive of pēnsō. Compare also pesar, inherited from the same source.

Verb

pensar ‎(first-person singular present pienso, first-person singular preterite pensé, past participle pensado)

1. to think

   Pienso, luego existo. — René Descartes (translated from the original Latin to Spanish)

   I think, therefore I am.

2. to reflect upon a situation
3. to intend; to try

   pensar de

4. to think about

   ¿Por qué no pensé en eso antes?

   Why did I not think of that before?

Usage notes

• Do you think that history is good? — ¿Piensas que la historia es buena? (Can also use creer)

Conjugation

• Rule: e becomes an ie in stressed syllables.

Related terms

• pensamiento
• pensativo

See also

• creer
• opinar
• pesar

Venetian

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin pēnsāre, present active infinitive of pēnsō. Compare also pexar, derived from the same source.

Verb

pensar

1. (intransitive) to think

Conjugation

• Venetian conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.