furar

Asturian

Alternative forms

• afurar

Etymology

Inherited from Latin forō (“I bore”).

Verb

furar (first-person singular indicative present furo, past participle furáu)

1. to dig a hole, pierce

Conjugation

Conjugation of furar

infinitive		furar
gerund		furando
past participle		m furáu, f furada, n furao, m pl furaos, f pl furaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	furo	fures	fura	furamos	furáis	furen
	imperfect	furaba	furabes	furaba	furábemos, furábamos	furabeis, furabais	furaben
	preterite	furé	furasti, furesti	furó	furemos	furastis, furestis	furaron
	pluperfect	furare, furara	furares, furaras	furare, furara	furáremos, furáramos	furareis, furarais	furaren, furaran
	future	furaré	furarás	furará	furaremos	furaréis	furarán
	conditional	furaría	furaríes	furaría	furaríemos, furaríamos	furaríeis, furaríais	furaríen
subjunctive	present	fure	fures, furas	fure	furemos	furéis	furen, furan
	imperfect	furare, furara	furares, furaras	furare, furara	furáremos, furáramos	furareis, furarais	furaren, furaran
imperative		—	fura	—	—	furái	—

Derived terms

• furabollos

Related terms

• furacu

Catalan

Etymology

From fura +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [fuˈɾa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [fuˈɾaɾ]
• Homophone: furà

Verb

furar (first-person singular present furo, first-person singular preterite furí, past participle furat)

1. to ferret

Conjugation

    Conjugation of furar (first conjugation)

infinitive			furar
gerund			furant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		furat		furada
		plural		furats		furades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	furo	fures	fura	furem	fureu	furen
	imperfect	furava	furaves	furava	furàvem	furàveu	furaven
	future	furaré	furaràs	furarà	furarem	furareu	furaran
	preterite	furí	furares	furà	furàrem	furàreu	furaren
	conditional	furaria	furaries	furaria	furaríem	furaríeu	furarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	furi	furis	furi	furem	fureu	furin
	imperfect	furés	furessis	furés	furéssim	furéssiu	furessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	fura	furi	furem	fureu	furin
	negative (no)	—	no furis	no furi	no furem	no fureu	no furin

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese furar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin *furare (“to pierce”), from Latin forāre (“to pierce”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fuˈɾaɾ/

Verb

furar (first-person singular present furo, first-person singular preterite furei, past participle furado)

1. to bore; to pierce

   A verdade fura as paredes (proverb) ― The truth pierce the walls

   • 1750, anonymous author, Galanteo de mozo e moza:

     Agora si, que cai ben
     aquel conto do Boy manso,
     que nunha corrida de Touros,
     se ò pican, â ollos cerrados
     â hùs lles fura os calzòs,
     outros os pincha rodando,
     este quero, aquel non quero,
     esparcendolle os fargallos,
     hasta que queda à Praza
     espoada âô seu mandado:

     Now it sits well
     that tale of the docile ox,
     that in a bullfight,
     if they sting him, as with closed eyes,
     he bores the pants of some,
     others he takes down rolling,
     this one I want, that I don't,
     scattering their rags,
     till the plaza is left
     sieved [dusted?] at his command

2. (figurative, sports) to shoot a ball with excessive force

Conjugation

    Conjugation of furar

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	furar
Personal	furar	furares	furar	furarmos	furardes	furaren
Gerund
	furando
Past participle
Masculine	furado			furados
Feminine	furada			furadas
Indicative
Present	furo	furas	fura	furamos	furades	furan
Imperfect	furaba	furabas	furaba	furabamos	furabades	furaban
Preterite	furei	furaches	furou	furamos	furastes	furaron
Pluperfect	furara	furaras	furara	furaramos	furarades	furaran
Future	furarei	furarás	furará	furaremos	furaredes	furarán
Conditional	furaría	furarías	furaría	furariamos	furariades	furarían
Subjunctive
Present	fure	fures	fure	furemos	furedes	furen
Imperfect	furase	furases	furase	furásemos	furásedes	furasen
Future	furar	furares	furar	furarmos	furardes	furaren
Imperative
Affirmative		fura	fure	furemos	furade	furen
Negative (non)		non fures	non fure	non furemos	non furedes	non furen

    Reintegrated conjugation of furar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	furar
Personal	furar	furares	furar	furarmos	furardes	furarem
Gerund
	furando
Past participle
Masculine	furado			furados
Feminine	furada			furadas
Indicative
Present	furo	furas	fura	furamos	furades, furais	furam
Imperfect	furava	furavas	furava	furávamos	furávades, furáveis, furávais1	furavam
Preterite	furei	furaste, furache1	furou	furamos	furastes	furárom, furaram
Pluperfect	furara	furaras	furara	furáramos	furárades, furáreis, furárais1	furaram
Future	furarei	furarás	furará	furaremos	furaredes, furareis	furarám, furarão
Conditional	furaria	furarias	furaria	furaríamos	furaríades, furaríeis, furaríais1	furariam
Subjunctive
Present	fure	fures	fure	furemos	furedes, fureis	furem
Imperfect	furasse	furasses	furasse	furássemos	furássedes, furásseis	furassem
Future	furar	furares	furar	furarmos	furardes	furarem
Imperative
Affirmative		fura	fure	furemos	furade, furai	furem
Negative (nom)		nom fures	nom fure	nom furemos	nom furedes, nom fureis	nom furem

¹Less recommended.

Derived terms

• fura
• furabolos
• furado
• furelo
• furo

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “furar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “fura”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “furar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “furar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “furar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “furar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin forāre. Compare Italian forare and French forer.

Pronunciation

 

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

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fuˈɾaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fuˈɾaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fuˈɾa.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: fu‧rar

Verb

furar (first-person singular present furo, first-person singular preterite furei, past participle furado)

1. to pierce, puncture, make a hole in

   Marcos furou seu dedo. ― Marcos pricked his finger.

2. (Brazil, idiomatic) to cut in line, break a strike

   Maria furou a fila. ― Maria cut in line.

   Os professores furaram a greve. ― The teachers broke the strike.

3. to fall into a hole
4. (Brazil, idiomatic) to stand (someone) up (to miss an appointment or date without prior notification)

   Synonym: (Brazil) dar o bolo

   João furou nosso encontro. ― João didn't show up to our date.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of furar (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	furar
Personal	furar	furares	furar	furarmos	furardes	furarem
Gerund
	furando
Past participle
Masculine	furado			furados
Feminine	furada			furadas
Indicative
Present	furo	furas	fura	furamos	furais	furam
Imperfect	furava	furavas	furava	furávamos	furáveis	furavam
Preterite	furei	furaste	furou	furamos1, furámos2	furastes	furaram
Pluperfect	furara	furaras	furara	furáramos	furáreis	furaram
Future	furarei	furarás	furará	furaremos	furareis	furarão
Conditional	furaria	furarias	furaria	furaríamos	furaríeis	furariam
Subjunctive
Present	fure	fures	fure	furemos	fureis	furem
Imperfect	furasse	furasses	furasse	furássemos	furásseis	furassem
Future	furar	furares	furar	furarmos	furardes	furarem
Imperative
Affirmative		fura	fure	furemos	furai	furem
Negative (não)		não fures	não fure	não furemos	não fureis	não furem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Derived terms

• furo (“hole”)

Related terms

• furado