afamar

Catalan

Alternative forms

• afamegar

Etymology

From a- +‎ fam +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ə.fəˈma]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [a.faˈmaɾ]

Verb

afamar (first-person singular present afamo, first-person singular preterite afamí, past participle afamat)

1. (transitive) to starve

Conjugation

    Conjugation of afamar (first conjugation)

infinitive			afamar
gerund			afamant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		afamat		afamada
		plural		afamats		afamades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	afamo	afames	afama	afamem	afameu	afamen
	imperfect	afamava	afamaves	afamava	afamàvem	afamàveu	afamaven
	future	afamaré	afamaràs	afamarà	afamarem	afamareu	afamaran
	preterite	afamí	afamares	afamà	afamàrem	afamàreu	afamaren
	conditional	afamaria	afamaries	afamaria	afamaríem	afamaríeu	afamarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	afami	afamis	afami	afamem	afameu	afamin
	imperfect	afamés	afamessis	afamés	afaméssim	afaméssiu	afamessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	afama	afami	afamem	afameu	afamin
	negative (no)	—	no afamis	no afami	no afamem	no afameu	no afamin

Further reading

• “afamar”, 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

From a- +‎ fama (“fame”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 

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

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.fɐˈmaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.fɐˈmaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.fɐˈma.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: a‧fa‧mar

Verb

afamar (first-person singular present afamo, first-person singular preterite afamei, past participle afamado)

1. (transitive) to make famous

   Aquele livro a afamou. ― That book made her famous.

2. (pronominal) to become famous

Conjugation

    Conjugation of afamar (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	afamar
Personal	afamar	afamares	afamar	afamarmos	afamardes	afamarem
Gerund
	afamando
Past participle
Masculine	afamado			afamados
Feminine	afamada			afamadas
Indicative
Present	afamo	afamas	afama	afamamos	afamais	afamam
Imperfect	afamava	afamavas	afamava	afamávamos	afamáveis	afamavam
Preterite	afamei	afamaste	afamou	afamamos1, afamámos2	afamastes	afamaram
Pluperfect	afamara	afamaras	afamara	afamáramos	afamáreis	afamaram
Future	afamarei	afamarás	afamará	afamaremos	afamareis	afamarão
Conditional	afamaria	afamarias	afamaria	afamaríamos	afamaríeis	afamariam
Subjunctive
Present	afame	afames	afame	afamemos	afameis	afamem
Imperfect	afamasse	afamasses	afamasse	afamássemos	afamásseis	afamassem
Future	afamar	afamares	afamar	afamarmos	afamardes	afamarem
Imperative
Affirmative		afama	afame	afamemos	afamai	afamem
Negative (não)		não afames	não afame	não afamemos	não afameis	não afamem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• afamadamente
• afamado
• afamador
• fama

Further reading

• “afamar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “afamar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
• “afamar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “afamar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “afamar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025, →ISBN
• “afamar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

From a- +‎ fama +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /afaˈmaɾ/ [a.faˈmaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧fa‧mar

Verb

afamar (first-person singular present afamo, first-person singular preterite afamé, past participle afamado)

1. (transitive) to make famous
2. (pronominal) to become famous

Conjugation

    Conjugation of afamar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			afamar
gerund			afamando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		afamado		afamada
		plural		afamados		afamadas
		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	afamo	afamastú afamásvos	afama	afamamos	afamáis	afaman
	imperfect	afamaba	afamabas	afamaba	afamábamos	afamabais	afamaban
	preterite	afamé	afamaste	afamó	afamamos	afamasteis	afamaron
	future	afamaré	afamarás	afamará	afamaremos	afamaréis	afamarán
	conditional	afamaría	afamarías	afamaría	afamaríamos	afamaríais	afamarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	afame	afamestú afamésvos2	afame	afamemos	afaméis	afamen
	imperfect (ra)	afamara	afamaras	afamara	afamáramos	afamarais	afamaran
	imperfect (se)	afamase	afamases	afamase	afamásemos	afamaseis	afamasen
	future1	afamare	afamares	afamare	afamáremos	afamareis	afamaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		afamatú afamávos	afame	afamemos	afamad	afamen
	negative		no afames	no afame	no afamemos	no afaméis	no afamen

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

    Selected combined forms of afamar

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 afamar	dative	afamarme	afamarte	afamarle, afamarse	afamarnos	afamaros	afamarles, afamarse
	accusative	afamarme	afamarte	afamarlo, afamarla, afamarse	afamarnos	afamaros	afamarlos, afamarlas, afamarse
with gerund afamando	dative	afamándome	afamándote	afamándole, afamándose	afamándonos	afamándoos	afamándoles, afamándose
	accusative	afamándome	afamándote	afamándolo, afamándola, afamándose	afamándonos	afamándoos	afamándolos, afamándolas, afamándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative afama	dative	afámame	afámate	afámale	afámanos	not used	afámales
	accusative	afámame	afámate	afámalo, afámala	afámanos	not used	afámalos, afámalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative afamá	dative	afamame	afamate	afamale	afamanos	not used	afamales
	accusative	afamame	afamate	afamalo, afamala	afamanos	not used	afamalos, afamalas
with formal second-person singular imperative afame	dative	afámeme	not used	afámele, afámese	afámenos	not used	afámeles
	accusative	afámeme	not used	afámelo, afámela, afámese	afámenos	not used	afámelos, afámelas
with first-person plural imperative afamemos	dative	not used	afamémoste	afamémosle	afamémonos	afamémoos	afamémosles
	accusative	not used	afamémoste	afamémoslo, afamémosla	afamémonos	afamémoos	afamémoslos, afamémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative afamad	dative	afamadme	not used	afamadle	afamadnos	afamaos	afamadles
	accusative	afamadme	not used	afamadlo, afamadla	afamadnos	afamaos	afamadlos, afamadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative afamen	dative	afámenme	not used	afámenle	afámennos	not used	afámenles, afámense
	accusative	afámenme	not used	afámenlo, afámenla	afámennos	not used	afámenlos, afámenlas, afámense

Further reading

• “afamar”, 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