examinar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin exāmināre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əɡ.zə.miˈna]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [eɡ.za.miˈnaɾ]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

examinar (first-person singular present examino, first-person singular preterite examiní, past participle examinat)

1. to check, test
2. to inspect, examine

Conjugation

    Conjugation of examinar (first conjugation)

infinitive			examinar
gerund			examinant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		examinat		examinada
		plural		examinats		examinades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	examino	examines	examina	examinem	examineu	examinen
	imperfect	examinava	examinaves	examinava	examinàvem	examinàveu	examinaven
	future	examinaré	examinaràs	examinarà	examinarem	examinareu	examinaran
	preterite	examiní	examinares	examinà	examinàrem	examinàreu	examinaren
	conditional	examinaria	examinaries	examinaria	examinaríem	examinaríeu	examinarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	examini	examinis	examini	examinem	examineu	examinin
	imperfect	examinés	examinessis	examinés	examinéssim	examinéssiu	examinessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	examina	examini	examinem	examineu	examinin
	negative (no)	—	no examinis	no examini	no examinem	no examineu	no examinin

Related terms

• examinació

Further reading

• “examinar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “examinar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “examinar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “examinar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Occitan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin exāmināre, present active infinitive of exāminō.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Béarn):

  (file)

Verb

examinar

1. to examine

Conjugation

    Lengadocian (Central Occitan)

		simple			compound
infinitive		examinar			aver examinat
gerund		examinant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		examinat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	examini	examinas	examina	examinam	examinatz	examinan
	imperfect	examinavi	examinavas	examinava	examinàvem	examinàvetz	examinavan
	preterite	examinèri	examinères	examinèt	examinèrem	examinèretz	examinèron
	future	examinarai	examinaràs	examinarà	examinarem	examinaretz	examinaràn
	conditional	examinariái	examinariás	examinariá	examinariam	examinariatz	examinarián
	conditional 2nd form1	examinèra	examinèras	examinèra	examineram	examineratz	examinèran
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	examine	examines	examine	examinem	examinetz	examinen
	imperfect	examinèssi	examinèsses	examinèsse	examinèssem	examinèssetz	examinèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			examina		examinem	examinatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Auvernhàs

		simple			compound
infinitive		examinar			aver examinat
gerund		examinant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		examinat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	examine	examines	examina	examinam	examinatz	examinon
	imperfect	examinave	examinaves	examinava	examinaviam	examinaviatz	examinavon
	preterite	examinere	examineres	examinet	examinem	examinetz	examineron
	future	examinarai	examinaràs	examinará	examinarem	examinaretz	examinarán
	conditional	examinariá	examinariás	examinariá	examinariam	examinariatz	examinarián
	conditional 2nd form1	examinèra	examinèras	examinèra	examineram	examineratz	examinèran
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	examine	examines	examine	examinassiam	examinassiatz	examinon
	imperfect	examinesse	examinesses	examinesse	examinessiam	examinessiatz	examinesson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			examina		examinassiam	examinatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Gascon

		simple			compound
infinitive		examinar			aver examinat
gerund		examinant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		examinat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	examini	examinas	examina	examinam	examinatz	examinan
	imperfect	examinavi	examinavas	examinava	examinàvam	examinàvatz	examinavan
	preterite	examinèi	examinès	examinè	examinèm	examinètz	examinèn
	future	examinarèi	examinaràs	examinarà	examinaram	examinaratz	examinaràn
	conditional	examinarí	examinarés	examinaré	examinarem	examinaretz	examinarén
	conditional 2nd form1	examinèra	examinèras	examinèra	examineram	examineratz	examinèran
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	examini	examines	examine	examinem	examinetz	examinen
	imperfect	examinèssi	examinèsses	examinèsse	examinèssem	examinèssetz	examinèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			examina		examinem	examinatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Lemosin

		simple			compound
infinitive		examinar			aver examinat
gerund		examinant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		examinat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	examine	examinas	examina	examinam	examinatz	examinan
	imperfect	examinava	examinavas	examinava	examinàvam	examinàvatz	examinavan
	preterite	examinei	examineras	examinet	examinèram	examinèratz	examineran
	future	examinarai	examinaràs	examinará	examinarem	examinaretz	examinarán
	conditional	examinariá	examinariàs	examinariá	examinariam	examinariatz	examinarián
	conditional 2nd form1	examinèra	examinèras	examinèra	examineram	examineratz	examinèran
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	examine	examines	examine	examinem	examinetz	examinen
	imperfect	examinèsse	examinèsses	examinèsse	examinèssem	examinèssetz	examinèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			examina		examinem	examinatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Provençau

		simple			compound
infinitive		examinar			aver examinat
gerund		examinant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		examinat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	examine	examines	examina	examinam	examinatz	examinan
	imperfect	examinavi	examinavas	examinava	examinàvem	examinàvetz	examinavan
	preterite	examinère	examinères	examinèt	examineriam	examineriatz	examinèron
	future	examinarai	examinaràs	examinarà	examinarem	examinaretz	examinaràn
	conditional	examinariáu	examinariás	examinariá	examinariam	examinariatz	examinarián
	conditional 2nd form1	examinèra	examinèras	examinèra	examineram	examineratz	examinèran
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	examine	examines	examine	examinem	examinetz	examinan
	imperfect	examinèsse	examinèsses	examinèsse	examinessiam	examinessiatz	examinèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			examina		examinem	examinatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

Related terms

• examinacion

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin exāmināre.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.za.miˈna(ʁ)/ [e.za.miˈna(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.za.miˈna(ʁ)/ [e.za.miˈna(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /e.za.miˈna(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /e.za.miˈna(ʁ)/ [e.za.miˈna(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.za.miˈna(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.zɐ.miˈnaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.zɐ.miˈnaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.zɐ.miˈna.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: e‧xa‧mi‧nar

Verb

examinar (first-person singular present examino, first-person singular preterite examinei, past participle examinado)

1. to examine
2. to study, observe

Conjugation

    Conjugation of examinar (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	examinar
Personal	examinar	examinares	examinar	examinarmos	examinardes	examinarem
Gerund
	examinando
Past participle
Masculine	examinado			examinados
Feminine	examinada			examinadas
Indicative
Present	examino	examinas	examina	examinamos	examinais	examinam
Imperfect	examinava	examinavas	examinava	examinávamos	examináveis	examinavam
Preterite	examinei	examinaste	examinou	examinamos1, examinámos2	examinastes	examinaram
Pluperfect	examinara	examinaras	examinara	examináramos	examináreis	examinaram
Future	examinarei	examinarás	examinará	examinaremos	examinareis	examinarão
Conditional	examinaria	examinarias	examinaria	examinaríamos	examinaríeis	examinariam
Subjunctive
Present	examine	examines	examine	examinemos	examineis	examinem
Imperfect	examinasse	examinasses	examinasse	examinássemos	examinásseis	examinassem
Future	examinar	examinares	examinar	examinarmos	examinardes	examinarem
Imperative
Affirmative		examina	examine	examinemos	examinai	examinem
Negative (não)		não examines	não examine	não examinemos	não examineis	não examinem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

• “examinar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “examinar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin exāmināre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eɡsamiˈnaɾ/ [eɣ̞.sa.miˈnaɾ]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: e‧xa‧mi‧nar

Verb

examinar (first-person singular present examino, first-person singular preterite examiné, past participle examinado)

1. to examine

Conjugation

    Conjugation of examinar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			examinar
gerund			examinando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		examinado		examinada
		plural		examinados		examinadas
		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	examino	examinastú examinásvos	examina	examinamos	examináis	examinan
	imperfect	examinaba	examinabas	examinaba	examinábamos	examinabais	examinaban
	preterite	examiné	examinaste	examinó	examinamos	examinasteis	examinaron
	future	examinaré	examinarás	examinará	examinaremos	examinaréis	examinarán
	conditional	examinaría	examinarías	examinaría	examinaríamos	examinaríais	examinarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	examine	examinestú examinésvos2	examine	examinemos	examinéis	examinen
	imperfect (ra)	examinara	examinaras	examinara	examináramos	examinarais	examinaran
	imperfect (se)	examinase	examinases	examinase	examinásemos	examinaseis	examinasen
	future1	examinare	examinares	examinare	examináremos	examinareis	examinaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		examinatú examinávos	examine	examinemos	examinad	examinen
	negative		no examines	no examine	no examinemos	no examinéis	no examinen

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

    Selected combined forms of examinar

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 examinar
	dative	examinarme	examinarte	examinarle, examinarse	examinarnos	examinaros	examinarles, examinarse
	accusative	examinarme	examinarte	examinarlo, examinarla, examinarse	examinarnos	examinaros	examinarlos, examinarlas, examinarse
with gerund examinando
	dative	examinándome	examinándote	examinándole, examinándose	examinándonos	examinándoos	examinándoles, examinándose
	accusative	examinándome	examinándote	examinándolo, examinándola, examinándose	examinándonos	examinándoos	examinándolos, examinándolas, examinándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative examina
	dative	examíname	examínate	examínale	examínanos	not used	examínales
	accusative	examíname	examínate	examínalo, examínala	examínanos	not used	examínalos, examínalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative examiná
	dative	examiname	examinate	examinale	examinanos	not used	examinales
	accusative	examiname	examinate	examinalo, examinala	examinanos	not used	examinalos, examinalas
with formal second-person singular imperative examine
	dative	examíneme	not used	examínele, examínese	examínenos	not used	examíneles
	accusative	examíneme	not used	examínelo, examínela, examínese	examínenos	not used	examínelos, examínelas
with first-person plural imperative examinemos
	dative	not used	examinémoste	examinémosle	examinémonos	examinémoos	examinémosles
	accusative	not used	examinémoste	examinémoslo, examinémosla	examinémonos	examinémoos	examinémoslos, examinémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative examinad
	dative	examinadme	not used	examinadle	examinadnos	examinaos	examinadles
	accusative	examinadme	not used	examinadlo, examinadla	examinadnos	examinaos	examinadlos, examinadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative examinen
	dative	examínenme	not used	examínenle	examínennos	not used	examínenles, examínense
	accusative	examínenme	not used	examínenlo, examínenla	examínennos	not used	examínenlos, examínenlas, examínense

Related terms

• examen

 

See also

• escrutar

Further reading

• “examinar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28