formar

See also: förmår

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin formāre.

Verb

formar (first-person singular indicative present formo, past participle formáu)

1. to form (to give shape)
2. to form, make up
3. to make, form
4. to bring up, raise

Conjugation

Conjugation of formar

infinitive		formar
gerund		formando
past participle		m formáu, f formada, n formao, m pl formaos, f pl formaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	formo	formes	forma	formamos	formáis	formen
	imperfect	formaba	formabes	formaba	formábemos, formábamos	formabeis, formabais	formaben
	preterite	formé	formasti, formesti	formó	formemos	formastis, formestis	formaron
	pluperfect	formare, formara	formares, formaras	formare, formara	formáremos, formáramos	formareis, formarais	formaren, formaran
	future	formaré	formarás	formará	formaremos	formaréis	formarán
	conditional	formaría	formaríes	formaría	formaríemos, formaríamos	formaríeis, formaríais	formaríen
subjunctive	present	forme	formes, formas	forme	formemos	forméis	formen, forman
	imperfect	formare, formara	formares, formaras	formare, formara	formáremos, formáramos	formareis, formarais	formaren, formaran
imperative		—	forma	—	—	formái	—

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin fōrmāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Central) [furˈma]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Northwestern) [forˈma]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [foɾˈmaɾ]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

formar (first-person singular present formo, first-person singular preterite formí, past participle format); root stress: (Northern) /u/; (Balearic, Central, Northwestern, Valencia) /o/

1. to shape
2. to teach, instruct, show
3. to form

Conjugation

    Central Catalan conjugation of formar (first conjugation)

infinitive			formar
gerund			formant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		format		formada
		plural		formats		formades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	formo	formes	forma	formem	formeu	formen
	imperfect	formava	formaves	formava	formàvem	formàveu	formaven
	future	formaré	formaràs	formarà	formarem	formareu	formaran
	preterite	formí	formares	formà	formàrem	formàreu	formaren
	conditional	formaria	formaries	formaria	formaríem	formaríeu	formarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	formi	formis	formi	formem	formeu	formin
	imperfect	formés	formessis	formés	forméssim	forméssiu	formessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	forma	formi	formem	formeu	formin
	negative (no)	—	no formis	no formi	no formem	no formeu	no formin

Related terms

• forma
• formació
• formatiu

Further reading

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

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan [Term?], from Latin formāre.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Béarn):

  (file)

Verb

formar

1. (transitive) to form

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Related terms

• forma

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese formar, from Latin fōrmāre.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /foʁˈma(ʁ)/ [foɦˈma(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /foʁˈma(ʁ)/ [foɦˈma(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /foɾˈma(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /foʁˈma(ʁ)/ [foʁˈma(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /foɻˈma(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fuɾˈmaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fuɾˈmaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fuɾˈma.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: for‧mar

Verb

formar (first-person singular present formo, first-person singular preterite formei, past participle formado)

1. to form
2. (pronominal) to graduate, to receive a degree

Conjugation

    Conjugation of formar (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	formar
Personal	formar	formares	formar	formarmos	formardes	formarem
Gerund
	formando
Past participle
Masculine	formado			formados
Feminine	formada			formadas
Indicative
Present	formo	formas	forma	formamos	formais	formam
Imperfect	formava	formavas	formava	formávamos	formáveis	formavam
Preterite	formei	formaste	formou	formamos1, formámos2	formastes	formaram
Pluperfect	formara	formaras	formara	formáramos	formáreis	formaram
Future	formarei	formarás	formará	formaremos	formareis	formarão
Conditional	formaria	formarias	formaria	formaríamos	formaríeis	formariam
Subjunctive
Present	forme	formes	forme	formemos	formeis	formem
Imperfect	formasse	formasses	formasse	formássemos	formásseis	formassem
Future	formar	formares	formar	formarmos	formardes	formarem
Imperative
Affirmative		forma	forme	formemos	formai	formem
Negative (não)		não formes	não forme	não formemos	não formeis	não formem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:formar.

Further reading

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

Romanian

Etymology

From formă +‎ -ar.

Noun

formar m (plural formari)

1. moulder

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	formar	formarul	formari	formarii
genitive-dative	formar	formarului	formari	formarilor
vocative	formarule		formarilor

Romansh

Alternative forms

• furmar (Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran)
• furmer (Puter)
• fuormar (Vallader)

Etymology

From Latin formāre.

Verb

formar

1. (Sursilvan) to shape, form

Related terms

• fuorma

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der.?

Latin fōrma

Latin formārelbor.

Spanish formar

Learned borrowing from Latin formāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /foɾˈmaɾ/ [foɾˈmaɾ]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: for‧mar

Verb

formar (first-person singular present formo, first-person singular preterite formé, past participle formado)

1. (transitive) to form, to create
2. (transitive) to train, to educate
3. (transitive) to make up, to constitute
4. (intransitive) to line up (to get in a line)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of formar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			formar
gerund			formando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		formado		formada
		plural		formados		formadas
		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	formo	formastú formásvos	forma	formamos	formáis	forman
	imperfect	formaba	formabas	formaba	formábamos	formabais	formaban
	preterite	formé	formaste	formó	formamos	formasteis	formaron
	future	formaré	formarás	formará	formaremos	formaréis	formarán
	conditional	formaría	formarías	formaría	formaríamos	formaríais	formarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	forme	formestú formésvos2	forme	formemos	forméis	formen
	imperfect (ra)	formara	formaras	formara	formáramos	formarais	formaran
	imperfect (se)	formase	formases	formase	formásemos	formaseis	formasen
	future1	formare	formares	formare	formáremos	formareis	formaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		formatú formávos	forme	formemos	formad	formen
	negative		no formes	no forme	no formemos	no forméis	no formen

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

    Selected combined forms of formar

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 formar	dative	formarme	formarte	formarle, formarse	formarnos	formaros	formarles, formarse
	accusative	formarme	formarte	formarlo, formarla, formarse	formarnos	formaros	formarlos, formarlas, formarse
with gerund formando	dative	formándome	formándote	formándole, formándose	formándonos	formándoos	formándoles, formándose
	accusative	formándome	formándote	formándolo, formándola, formándose	formándonos	formándoos	formándolos, formándolas, formándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative forma	dative	fórmame	fórmate	fórmale	fórmanos	not used	fórmales
	accusative	fórmame	fórmate	fórmalo, fórmala	fórmanos	not used	fórmalos, fórmalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative formá	dative	formame	formate	formale	formanos	not used	formales
	accusative	formame	formate	formalo, formala	formanos	not used	formalos, formalas
with formal second-person singular imperative forme	dative	fórmeme	not used	fórmele, fórmese	fórmenos	not used	fórmeles
	accusative	fórmeme	not used	fórmelo, fórmela, fórmese	fórmenos	not used	fórmelos, fórmelas
with first-person plural imperative formemos	dative	not used	formémoste	formémosle	formémonos	formémoos	formémosles
	accusative	not used	formémoste	formémoslo, formémosla	formémonos	formémoos	formémoslos, formémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative formad	dative	formadme	not used	formadle	formadnos	formaos	formadles
	accusative	formadme	not used	formadlo, formadla	formadnos	formaos	formadlos, formadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative formen	dative	fórmenme	not used	fórmenle	fórmennos	not used	fórmenles, fórmense
	accusative	fórmenme	not used	fórmenlo, fórmenla	fórmennos	not used	fórmenlos, fórmenlas, fórmense

Derived terms

• formar parte

Related terms

• forma
• formación
• formativo

Further reading

• “formar”, 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

Anagrams

• morfar

Swedish

Noun

formar

1. indefinite plural of form

Verb

formar

1. present indicative of forma

Anagrams

• farmor, morfar