animar

Asturian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin animō, animāre.

Verb

animar (first-person singular indicative present animo, past participle animáu)

1. to animate
2. to encourage

Conjugation

Conjugation of animar

infinitive		animar
gerund		animando
past participle		m animáu, f animada, n animao, m pl animaos, f pl animaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	animo	animes	anima	animamos	animáis	animen
	imperfect	animaba	animabes	animaba	animábemos, animábamos	animabeis, animabais	animaben
	preterite	animé	animasti, animesti	animó	animemos	animastis, animestis	animaron
	pluperfect	animare, animara	animares, animaras	animare, animara	animáremos, animáramos	animareis, animarais	animaren, animaran
	future	animaré	animarás	animará	animaremos	animaréis	animarán
	conditional	animaría	animaríes	animaría	animaríemos, animaríamos	animaríeis, animaríais	animaríen
subjunctive	present	anime	animes, animas	anime	animemos	animéis	animen, animan
	imperfect	animare, animara	animares, animaras	animare, animara	animáremos, animáramos	animareis, animarais	animaren, animaran
imperative		—	anima	—	—	animái	—

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin animāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ə.niˈma]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [a.niˈmaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [a.niˈma]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

animar (first-person singular present animo, first-person singular preterite animí, past participle animat)

1. to animate

Conjugation

    Central Catalan conjugation of animar (first conjugation)

infinitive			animar
gerund			animant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		animat		animada
		plural		animats		animades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	animo	animes	anima	animem	animeu	animen
	imperfect	animava	animaves	animava	animàvem	animàveu	animaven
	future	animaré	animaràs	animarà	animarem	animareu	animaran
	preterite	animí	animares	animà	animàrem	animàreu	animaren
	conditional	animaria	animaries	animaria	animaríem	animaríeu	animarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	animi	animis	animi	animem	animeu	animin
	imperfect	animés	animessis	animés	animéssim	animéssiu	animessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	anima	animi	animem	animeu	animin
	negative (no)	—	no animis	no animi	no animem	no animeu	no animin

Derived terms

• desanimar

Related terms

• animable
• animació
• animador

Further reading

• “animar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026

Franco-Provençal

Etymology

Borrowed from French animer.

Verb

animar

1. to animate

References

• animer in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
• animar in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English animate, French animer, German animieren, Italian animare, Spanish animar. Decision no. 754, Progreso V.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aniˈmar/

Verb

animar (present animas, past animis, future animos, conditional animus, imperative animez)

1. (transitive) to animate: endow with life
2. (transitive) to enliven, give animation to

   Me prizas filmi animita. ― I like animated movies.

Conjugation

Conjugation of animar

		present		past		future
infinitive		animar		animir		animor
tense		animas		animis		animos
conditional		animus		—		—
imperative		animez		—		—
adjective active participle		animanta		animinta		animonta
adverbial active participle		animante		animinte		animonte
nominal active participle	singular	animanto		animinto		animonto
	plural	animanti		animinti		animonti
adjective passive participle		animata		animita		animota
adverbial passive participle		animate		animite		animote
nominal passive participle	singular	animato		animito		animoto
	plural	animati		animiti		animoti

Derived terms

• animata (“animated”)
• animeso (“animation”)
• animo (“animation”)
• animoza (“animated”)
• rianimar (“to revive, reanimate”)

References

• Progreso II (in Ido), 1909–1910, page 706
• Progreso III (in Ido), 1910–1911, page 208
• Progreso V (in Ido), 1912–1913, page 657, 31

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-mos

Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁mos

Proto-Italic *anamos

Latin animus

Latin anima

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 animārebor.

Portuguese animar

Borrowed from Latin animāre.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.niˈma(ʁ)/ [a.niˈma(h)]

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.niˈmaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.niˈmaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.niˈma.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: a‧ni‧mar

Verb

animar (first-person singular present animo, first-person singular preterite animei, past participle animado)

1. (transitive) to cheer someone up (to make someone stop being sad)

   Comprei um jogo para animar meu amigo. ― I bought a game to cheer my friend up.

2. (pronominal) to cheer up (to stop being sad)

   Fui ver um filme para me animar. ― I went see a film in order to cheer up.

3. (transitive) to inspire; to enliven

   A descoberta dos novos poços de petróleo animou o mercado. ― The discovery of the new oil wells enlivened the market.

4. (art, transitive) to animate (to give the appearance of motion to)

   O desenhista mandou os quadros para eu animar. ― The draughtsman sent the panels for me to animate.

5. (emergency medicine, transitive) to resuscitate (to restore conscience to)

   Reanimaram a vítima com um desfibrilador. ― They resuscitated the victim with a defibrillator.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of animar (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	animar
Personal	animar	animares	animar	animarmos	animardes	animarem
Gerund
	animando
Past participle
Masculine	animado			animados
Feminine	animada			animadas
Indicative
Present	animo	animas	anima	animamos	animais	animam
Imperfect	animava	animavas	animava	animávamos	animáveis	animavam
Preterite	animei	animaste	animou	animamos1, animámos2	animastes	animaram
Pluperfect	animara	animaras	animara	animáramos	animáreis	animaram
Future	animarei	animarás	animará	animaremos	animareis	animarão
Conditional	animaria	animarias	animaria	animaríamos	animaríeis	animariam
Subjunctive
Present	anime	animes	anime	animemos	animeis	animem
Imperfect	animasse	animasses	animasse	animássemos	animásseis	animassem
Future	animar	animares	animar	animarmos	animardes	animarem
Imperative
Affirmative		anima	anime	animemos	animai	animem
Negative (não)		não animes	não anime	não animemos	não animeis	não animem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• animação
• animador

Etymology 2

Noun

animar m (invariable)

1. eye dialect spelling of animal, representing Caipira Portuguese

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-mos

Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁mos

Proto-Italic *anamos

Latin animus

Latin anima

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 animārebor.

Spanish animar

Borrowed from Latin animāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aniˈmaɾ/ [a.niˈmaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧ni‧mar

Verb

animar (first-person singular present animo, first-person singular preterite animé, past participle animado)

1. (transitive) to inspire
   • 2017 August 10, “¿Te gusta viajar? Lonely Planet lanzó una nueva aplicación que te va a encantar”, in CNN en Español‎^[1]:

     Se llama Trips y está pensada para que compartas tus experiencias en cualquier lugar del mundo y también te animes a conocer nuevos destinos, gracias a las publicaciones de otros viajeros.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. (transitive) to encourage
3. (transitive) to animate
4. (transitive) to cheer on
5. (reflexive) to cheer up (to become happy)
6. (reflexive) to dare, to have the courage to, to bring oneself to, to have the heart to

   No me animo a decírselo.

   I don't have the heart to tell her.

7. (reflexive, Rioplatense) to do a favor
8. (pronominal) to decide
9. (pronominal) to feel like, to be down for (US slang)

   Synonym: apetecer

Conjugation

    Conjugation of animar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			animar
gerund			animando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		animado		animada
		plural		animados		animadas
		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	animo	animastú animásvos	anima	animamos	animáis	animan
	imperfect	animaba	animabas	animaba	animábamos	animabais	animaban
	preterite	animé	animaste	animó	animamos	animasteis	animaron
	future	animaré	animarás	animará	animaremos	animaréis	animarán
	conditional	animaría	animarías	animaría	animaríamos	animaríais	animarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	anime	animestú animésvos2	anime	animemos	animéis	animen
	imperfect (ra)	animara	animaras	animara	animáramos	animarais	animaran
	imperfect (se)	animase	animases	animase	animásemos	animaseis	animasen
	future1	animare	animares	animare	animáremos	animareis	animaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		animatú animávos	anime	animemos	animad	animen
	negative		no animes	no anime	no animemos	no animéis	no animen

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

    Selected combined forms of animar

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 animar	dative	animarme	animarte	animarle, animarse	animarnos	animaros	animarles, animarse
	accusative	animarme	animarte	animarlo, animarla, animarse	animarnos	animaros	animarlos, animarlas, animarse
with gerund animando	dative	animándome	animándote	animándole, animándose	animándonos	animándoos	animándoles, animándose
	accusative	animándome	animándote	animándolo, animándola, animándose	animándonos	animándoos	animándolos, animándolas, animándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative anima	dative	anímame	anímate	anímale	anímanos	not used	anímales
	accusative	anímame	anímate	anímalo, anímala	anímanos	not used	anímalos, anímalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative animá	dative	animame	animate	animale	animanos	not used	animales
	accusative	animame	animate	animalo, animala	animanos	not used	animalos, animalas
with formal second-person singular imperative anime	dative	anímeme	not used	anímele, anímese	anímenos	not used	anímeles
	accusative	anímeme	not used	anímelo, anímela, anímese	anímenos	not used	anímelos, anímelas
with first-person plural imperative animemos	dative	not used	animémoste	animémosle	animémonos	animémoos	animémosles
	accusative	not used	animémoste	animémoslo, animémosla	animémonos	animémoos	animémoslos, animémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative animad	dative	animadme	not used	animadle	animadnos	animaos	animadles
	accusative	animadme	not used	animadlo, animadla	animadnos	animaos	animadlos, animadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative animen	dative	anímenme	not used	anímenle	anímennos	not used	anímenles, anímense
	accusative	anímenme	not used	anímenlo, anímenla	anímennos	not used	anímenlos, anímenlas, anímense

Related terms

• animación
• animador
• ánimo
• animoso
• reanimar

Further reading

• “animar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025