internar

Catalan

Etymology

From intern +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [in.tərˈna]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [in.teɾˈnaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [in.terˈna]
• Homophone: internà
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

internar (first-person singular present interno, first-person singular preterite interní, past participle internat); root stress: (Northern) /e̞/; (Balearic) /ə/; (Central) /ɛ/; (Northwestern, Valencia) /e/

1. (transitive) to put inside

   Synonyms: endinsar, introduir

2. (reflexive) to enter, to go into

   Synonym: endinsar-se

3. (transitive) to commit or confine (someone) inside a place or institution

   Synonym: confinar

Conjugation

    Central Catalan conjugation of internar (first conjugation)

infinitive			internar
gerund			internant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		internat		internada
		plural		internats		internades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	interno	internes	interna	internem	interneu	internen
	imperfect	internava	internaves	internava	internàvem	internàveu	internaven
	future	internaré	internaràs	internarà	internarem	internareu	internaran
	preterite	interní	internares	internà	internàrem	internàreu	internaren
	conditional	internaria	internaries	internaria	internaríem	internaríeu	internarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	interni	internis	interni	internem	interneu	internin
	imperfect	internés	internessis	internés	internéssim	internéssiu	internessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	interna	interni	internem	interneu	internin
	negative (no)	—	no internis	no interni	no internem	no interneu	no internin

Derived terms

• internament

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• trinaren

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin internusbor.

Portuguese interno

Portuguese -ar

Portuguese internar

From interno + -ar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.teʁˈna(ʁ)/ [ĩ.teɦˈna(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.teʁˈna(ʁ)/ [ĩ.teɦˈna(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ĩ.teɾˈna(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ĩ.teʁˈna(ʁ)/ [ĩ.teʁˈna(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ĩ.teɻˈna(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.tɨɾˈnaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.tɨɾˈnaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.tɨɾˈna.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: in‧ter‧nar

Verb

internar (first-person singular present interno, first-person singular preterite internei, past participle internado)

1. (transitive) to put inside

   Synonyms: pôr, colocar, meter, inserir, introduzir

   Antonyms: tirar, retirar, remover

2. (transitive) to commit or confine (someone) inside a place or institution

   Synonyms: confinar, prender, aprisionar

   Antonyms: libertar, liberar

   1. (transitive) to hospitalize/hospitalise (confine someone in a hospital or clinic for assisted treatment)

      Synonym: hospitalizar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of internar (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	internar
Personal	internar	internares	internar	internarmos	internardes	internarem
Gerund
	internando
Past participle
Masculine	internado			internados
Feminine	internada			internadas
Indicative
Present	interno	internas	interna	internamos	internais	internam
Imperfect	internava	internavas	internava	internávamos	internáveis	internavam
Preterite	internei	internaste	internou	internamos1, internámos2	internastes	internaram
Pluperfect	internara	internaras	internara	internáramos	internáreis	internaram
Future	internarei	internarás	internará	internaremos	internareis	internarão
Conditional	internaria	internarias	internaria	internaríamos	internaríeis	internariam
Subjunctive
Present	interne	internes	interne	internemos	interneis	internem
Imperfect	internasse	internasses	internasse	internássemos	internásseis	internassem
Future	internar	internares	internar	internarmos	internardes	internarem
Imperative
Affirmative		interna	interne	internemos	internai	internem
Negative (não)		não internes	não interne	não internemos	não interneis	não internem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• internação

Further reading

• “internar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin internusder.

Spanish interno

Spanish -ar

Spanish internar

From interno + -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /inteɾˈnaɾ/ [ĩn̪.t̪eɾˈnaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: in‧ter‧nar

Verb

internar (first-person singular present interno, first-person singular preterite interné, past participle internado)

1. (transitive) to send into (especially the interior of a country or region) [with en]
2. (transitive) to commit or confine inside a place or institution [with en]
3. (intransitive) to intern; to work as an intern
4. (reflexive) to immerse oneself in (e.g. a topic of study) [with en]
5. (reflexive) to enter (especially surreptitiously) [with en]

Conjugation

    Conjugation of internar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			internar
gerund			internando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		internado		internada
		plural		internados		internadas
		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	interno	internastú internásvos	interna	internamos	internáis	internan
	imperfect	internaba	internabas	internaba	internábamos	internabais	internaban
	preterite	interné	internaste	internó	internamos	internasteis	internaron
	future	internaré	internarás	internará	internaremos	internaréis	internarán
	conditional	internaría	internarías	internaría	internaríamos	internaríais	internarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	interne	internestú internésvos2	interne	internemos	internéis	internen
	imperfect (ra)	internara	internaras	internara	internáramos	internarais	internaran
	imperfect (se)	internase	internases	internase	internásemos	internaseis	internasen
	future1	internare	internares	internare	internáremos	internareis	internaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		internatú internávos	interne	internemos	internad	internen
	negative		no internes	no interne	no internemos	no internéis	no internen

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

    Selected combined forms of internar

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 internar	dative	internarme	internarte	internarle, internarse	internarnos	internaros	internarles, internarse
	accusative	internarme	internarte	internarlo, internarla, internarse	internarnos	internaros	internarlos, internarlas, internarse
with gerund internando	dative	internándome	internándote	internándole, internándose	internándonos	internándoos	internándoles, internándose
	accusative	internándome	internándote	internándolo, internándola, internándose	internándonos	internándoos	internándolos, internándolas, internándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative interna	dative	intérname	intérnate	intérnale	intérnanos	not used	intérnales
	accusative	intérname	intérnate	intérnalo, intérnala	intérnanos	not used	intérnalos, intérnalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative interná	dative	intername	internate	internale	internanos	not used	internales
	accusative	intername	internate	internalo, internala	internanos	not used	internalos, internalas
with formal second-person singular imperative interne	dative	intérneme	not used	intérnele, intérnese	intérnenos	not used	intérneles
	accusative	intérneme	not used	intérnelo, intérnela, intérnese	intérnenos	not used	intérnelos, intérnelas
with first-person plural imperative internemos	dative	not used	internémoste	internémosle	internémonos	internémoos	internémosles
	accusative	not used	internémoste	internémoslo, internémosla	internémonos	internémoos	internémoslos, internémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative internad	dative	internadme	not used	internadle	internadnos	internaos	internadles
	accusative	internadme	not used	internadlo, internadla	internadnos	internaos	internadlos, internadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative internen	dative	intérnenme	not used	intérnenle	intérnennos	not used	intérnenles, intérnense
	accusative	intérnenme	not used	intérnenlo, intérnenla	intérnennos	not used	intérnenlos, intérnenlas, intérnense

Further reading

• “internar”, 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