opinar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin opīnārī.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Central) [u.piˈna]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Northwestern) [o.piˈna]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [o.piˈnaɾ]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Verb

opinar (first-person singular present opino, first-person singular preterite opiní, past participle opinat)(ambitransitive)

1. to opine

Conjugation

    Central Catalan conjugation of opinar (first conjugation)

infinitive			opinar
gerund			opinant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		opinat		opinada
		plural		opinats		opinades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	opino	opines	opina	opinem	opineu	opinen
	imperfect	opinava	opinaves	opinava	opinàvem	opinàveu	opinaven
	future	opinaré	opinaràs	opinarà	opinarem	opinareu	opinaran
	preterite	opiní	opinares	opinà	opinàrem	opinàreu	opinaren
	conditional	opinaria	opinaries	opinaria	opinaríem	opinaríeu	opinarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	opini	opinis	opini	opinem	opineu	opinin
	imperfect	opinés	opinessis	opinés	opinéssim	opinéssiu	opinessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	opina	opini	opinem	opineu	opinin
	negative (no)	—	no opinis	no opini	no opinem	no opineu	no opinin

Related terms

• opinable
• opinió
• opiniós

Further reading

• “opinar”, 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

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin opīnārī.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /o.piˈna(ʁ)/ [o.piˈna(h)]

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔ.piˈnaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔ.piˈnaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔ.piˈna.ɾi/

Verb

opinar (first-person singular present opino, first-person singular preterite opinei, past participle opinado)

1. to opine (to have or express an opinion)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of opinar (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	opinar
Personal	opinar	opinares	opinar	opinarmos	opinardes	opinarem
Gerund
	opinando
Past participle
Masculine	opinado			opinados
Feminine	opinada			opinadas
Indicative
Present	opino	opinas	opina	opinamos	opinais	opinam
Imperfect	opinava	opinavas	opinava	opinávamos	opináveis	opinavam
Preterite	opinei	opinaste	opinou	opinamos1, opinámos2	opinastes	opinaram
Pluperfect	opinara	opinaras	opinara	opináramos	opináreis	opinaram
Future	opinarei	opinarás	opinará	opinaremos	opinareis	opinarão
Conditional	opinaria	opinarias	opinaria	opinaríamos	opinaríeis	opinariam
Subjunctive
Present	opine	opines	opine	opinemos	opineis	opinem
Imperfect	opinasse	opinasses	opinasse	opinássemos	opinásseis	opinassem
Future	opinar	opinares	opinar	opinarmos	opinardes	opinarem
Imperative
Affirmative		opina	opine	opinemos	opinai	opinem
Negative (não)		não opines	não opine	não opinemos	não opineis	não opinem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• opinião

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin opīnārī.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /opiˈnaɾ/ [o.piˈnaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: o‧pi‧nar

Verb

opinar (first-person singular present opino, first-person singular preterite opiné, past participle opinado)

1. to think; to be of the opinion

   Creo que eso sería mejor, ¿y tú qué opinas?

   I think that would be better; what do you think?

2. to express one's opinion; to opine

   Todos tenemos el derecho de opinar.

   We all have the right to express our opinions.

Usage notes

When it precedes the conjunction que and a clause, the affirmative form can only be used before the indicative mood, and the use of the subjunctive is grammatically incorrect. The subjunctive mood can be used after interrogative or negative sentences to express doubt. The use of the indicative mood in these cases is grammatically incorrect.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of opinar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			opinar
gerund			opinando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		opinado		opinada
		plural		opinados		opinadas
		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	opino	opinastú opinásvos	opina	opinamos	opináis	opinan
	imperfect	opinaba	opinabas	opinaba	opinábamos	opinabais	opinaban
	preterite	opiné	opinaste	opinó	opinamos	opinasteis	opinaron
	future	opinaré	opinarás	opinará	opinaremos	opinaréis	opinarán
	conditional	opinaría	opinarías	opinaría	opinaríamos	opinaríais	opinarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	opine	opinestú opinésvos2	opine	opinemos	opinéis	opinen
	imperfect (ra)	opinara	opinaras	opinara	opináramos	opinarais	opinaran
	imperfect (se)	opinase	opinases	opinase	opinásemos	opinaseis	opinasen
	future1	opinare	opinares	opinare	opináremos	opinareis	opinaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		opinatú opinávos	opine	opinemos	opinad	opinen
	negative		no opines	no opine	no opinemos	no opinéis	no opinen

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

    Selected combined forms of opinar

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 opinar	dative	opinarme	opinarte	opinarle, opinarse	opinarnos	opinaros	opinarles, opinarse
	accusative	opinarme	opinarte	opinarlo, opinarla, opinarse	opinarnos	opinaros	opinarlos, opinarlas, opinarse
with gerund opinando	dative	opinándome	opinándote	opinándole, opinándose	opinándonos	opinándoos	opinándoles, opinándose
	accusative	opinándome	opinándote	opinándolo, opinándola, opinándose	opinándonos	opinándoos	opinándolos, opinándolas, opinándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative opina	dative	opíname	opínate	opínale	opínanos	not used	opínales
	accusative	opíname	opínate	opínalo, opínala	opínanos	not used	opínalos, opínalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative opiná	dative	opiname	opinate	opinale	opinanos	not used	opinales
	accusative	opiname	opinate	opinalo, opinala	opinanos	not used	opinalos, opinalas
with formal second-person singular imperative opine	dative	opíneme	not used	opínele, opínese	opínenos	not used	opíneles
	accusative	opíneme	not used	opínelo, opínela, opínese	opínenos	not used	opínelos, opínelas
with first-person plural imperative opinemos	dative	not used	opinémoste	opinémosle	opinémonos	opinémoos	opinémosles
	accusative	not used	opinémoste	opinémoslo, opinémosla	opinémonos	opinémoos	opinémoslos, opinémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative opinad	dative	opinadme	not used	opinadle	opinadnos	opinaos	opinadles
	accusative	opinadme	not used	opinadlo, opinadla	opinadnos	opinaos	opinadlos, opinadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative opinen	dative	opínenme	not used	opínenle	opínennos	not used	opínenles, opínense
	accusative	opínenme	not used	opínenlo, opínenla	opínennos	not used	opínenlos, opínenlas, opínense

Related terms

• opinador
• opinante
• opinión

See also

• pensar
• creer

Further reading

• “opinar”, 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