aforar

See also: aforrar

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Catalan aforar.

Verb

aforar (first-person singular present aforo, first-person singular preterite aforí, past participle aforat)

1. (transitive) to gauge

Derived terms

• aforador
• aforament
• desaforar

Related terms

• fur

Further reading

• “aforar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025

Portuguese

Etymology

From a- +‎ foro +‎ -ar. Compare to English affeer and French aforer.

Pronunciation

 

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

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.fuˈɾaɾ/

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

• Hyphenation: a‧fo‧rar

Verb

aforar (first-person singular present aforo, first-person singular preterite aforei, past participle aforado)

1. (transitive) to lease
2. (transitive) to authorize

Conjugation

    Conjugation of aforar (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	aforar
Personal	aforar	aforares	aforar	aforarmos	aforardes	aforarem
Gerund
	aforando
Past participle
Masculine	aforado			aforados
Feminine	aforada			aforadas
Indicative
Present	aforo	aforas	afora	aforamos	aforais	aforam
Imperfect	aforava	aforavas	aforava	aforávamos	aforáveis	aforavam
Preterite	aforei	aforaste	aforou	aforamos1, aforámos2	aforastes	aforaram
Pluperfect	aforara	aforaras	aforara	aforáramos	aforáreis	aforaram
Future	aforarei	aforarás	aforará	aforaremos	aforareis	aforarão
Conditional	aforaria	aforarias	aforaria	aforaríamos	aforaríeis	aforariam
Subjunctive
Present	afore	afores	afore	aforemos	aforeis	aforem
Imperfect	aforasse	aforasses	aforasse	aforássemos	aforásseis	aforassem
Future	aforar	aforares	aforar	aforarmos	aforardes	aforarem
Imperative
Affirmative		afora	afore	aforemos	aforai	aforem
Negative (não)		não afores	não afore	não aforemos	não aforeis	não aforem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Derived terms

• aforação
• aforamento

Further reading

• “aforar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “aforar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /afoˈɾaɾ/ [a.foˈɾaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧fo‧rar

Etymology 1

From a- +‎ foro +‎ -ar.

Verb

aforar (first-person singular present aforo, first-person singular preterite aforé, past participle aforado)

1. to gauge, measure

Conjugation

    Conjugation of aforar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			aforar
gerund			aforando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		aforado		aforada
		plural		aforados		aforadas
		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	aforo	aforastú aforásvos	afora	aforamos	aforáis	aforan
	imperfect	aforaba	aforabas	aforaba	aforábamos	aforabais	aforaban
	preterite	aforé	aforaste	aforó	aforamos	aforasteis	aforaron
	future	aforaré	aforarás	aforará	aforaremos	aforaréis	aforarán
	conditional	aforaría	aforarías	aforaría	aforaríamos	aforaríais	aforarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	afore	aforestú aforésvos2	afore	aforemos	aforéis	aforen
	imperfect (ra)	aforara	aforaras	aforara	aforáramos	aforarais	aforaran
	imperfect (se)	aforase	aforases	aforase	aforásemos	aforaseis	aforasen
	future1	aforare	aforares	aforare	aforáremos	aforareis	aforaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		aforatú aforávos	afore	aforemos	aforad	aforen
	negative		no afores	no afore	no aforemos	no aforéis	no aforen

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

    Selected combined forms of aforar

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 aforar	dative	aforarme	aforarte	aforarle, aforarse	aforarnos	aforaros	aforarles, aforarse
	accusative	aforarme	aforarte	aforarlo, aforarla, aforarse	aforarnos	aforaros	aforarlos, aforarlas, aforarse
with gerund aforando	dative	aforándome	aforándote	aforándole, aforándose	aforándonos	aforándoos	aforándoles, aforándose
	accusative	aforándome	aforándote	aforándolo, aforándola, aforándose	aforándonos	aforándoos	aforándolos, aforándolas, aforándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative afora	dative	afórame	afórate	afórale	afóranos	not used	afórales
	accusative	afórame	afórate	afóralo, afórala	afóranos	not used	afóralos, afóralas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative aforá	dative	aforame	aforate	aforale	aforanos	not used	aforales
	accusative	aforame	aforate	aforalo, aforala	aforanos	not used	aforalos, aforalas
with formal second-person singular imperative afore	dative	afóreme	not used	afórele, afórese	afórenos	not used	afóreles
	accusative	afóreme	not used	afórelo, afórela, afórese	afórenos	not used	afórelos, afórelas
with first-person plural imperative aforemos	dative	not used	aforémoste	aforémosle	aforémonos	aforémoos	aforémosles
	accusative	not used	aforémoste	aforémoslo, aforémosla	aforémonos	aforémoos	aforémoslos, aforémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative aforad	dative	aforadme	not used	aforadle	aforadnos	aforaos	aforadles
	accusative	aforadme	not used	aforadlo, aforadla	aforadnos	aforaos	aforadlos, aforadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative aforen	dative	afórenme	not used	afórenle	afórennos	not used	afórenles, afórense
	accusative	afórenme	not used	afórenlo, afórenla	afórennos	not used	afórenlos, afórenlas, afórense

Related terms

• aforo

Etymology 2

From a- +‎ fuero +‎ -ar. Compare to English affeer and French aforer.

Verb

aforar (first-person singular present afuero, first-person singular preterite aforé, past participle aforado)

1. (law) to grant (a privilege or immunity)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of aforar (o-ue alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			aforar
gerund			aforando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		aforado		aforada
		plural		aforados		aforadas
		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	afuero	afuerastú aforásvos	afuera	aforamos	aforáis	afueran
	imperfect	aforaba	aforabas	aforaba	aforábamos	aforabais	aforaban
	preterite	aforé	aforaste	aforó	aforamos	aforasteis	aforaron
	future	aforaré	aforarás	aforará	aforaremos	aforaréis	aforarán
	conditional	aforaría	aforarías	aforaría	aforaríamos	aforaríais	aforarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	afuere	afuerestú aforésvos2	afuere	aforemos	aforéis	afueren
	imperfect (ra)	aforara	aforaras	aforara	aforáramos	aforarais	aforaran
	imperfect (se)	aforase	aforases	aforase	aforásemos	aforaseis	aforasen
	future1	aforare	aforares	aforare	aforáremos	aforareis	aforaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		afueratú aforávos	afuere	aforemos	aforad	afueren
	negative		no afueres	no afuere	no aforemos	no aforéis	no afueren

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

    Selected combined forms of aforar (o-ue alternation)

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 aforar	dative	aforarme	aforarte	aforarle, aforarse	aforarnos	aforaros	aforarles, aforarse
	accusative	aforarme	aforarte	aforarlo, aforarla, aforarse	aforarnos	aforaros	aforarlos, aforarlas, aforarse
with gerund aforando	dative	aforándome	aforándote	aforándole, aforándose	aforándonos	aforándoos	aforándoles, aforándose
	accusative	aforándome	aforándote	aforándolo, aforándola, aforándose	aforándonos	aforándoos	aforándolos, aforándolas, aforándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative afuera	dative	afuérame	afuérate	afuérale	afuéranos	not used	afuérales
	accusative	afuérame	afuérate	afuéralo, afuérala	afuéranos	not used	afuéralos, afuéralas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative aforá	dative	aforame	aforate	aforale	aforanos	not used	aforales
	accusative	aforame	aforate	aforalo, aforala	aforanos	not used	aforalos, aforalas
with formal second-person singular imperative afuere	dative	afuéreme	not used	afuérele, afuérese	afuérenos	not used	afuéreles
	accusative	afuéreme	not used	afuérelo, afuérela, afuérese	afuérenos	not used	afuérelos, afuérelas
with first-person plural imperative aforemos	dative	not used	aforémoste	aforémosle	aforémonos	aforémoos	aforémosles
	accusative	not used	aforémoste	aforémoslo, aforémosla	aforémonos	aforémoos	aforémoslos, aforémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative aforad	dative	aforadme	not used	aforadle	aforadnos	aforaos	aforadles
	accusative	aforadme	not used	aforadlo, aforadla	aforadnos	aforaos	aforadlos, aforadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative afueren	dative	afuérenme	not used	afuérenle	afuérennos	not used	afuérenles, afuérense
	accusative	afuérenme	not used	afuérenlo, afuérenla	afuérennos	not used	afuérenlos, afuérenlas, afuérense

Derived terms

• aforado
• aforamiento
• desaforar

Related terms

• fuero

Further reading

• “aforar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024