cooperar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cooperārī.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ku.u.pəˈɾa]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ko.o.pəˈɾa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ko.o.peˈɾaɾ]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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• Homophone: cooperà
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

cooperar (first-person singular present coopero, first-person singular preterite cooperí, past participle cooperat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/

1. (intransitive) to cooperate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of cooperar (first conjugation)

infinitive			cooperar
gerund			cooperant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		cooperat		cooperada
		plural		cooperats		cooperades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	coopero	cooperes	coopera	cooperem	coopereu	cooperen
	imperfect	cooperava	cooperaves	cooperava	cooperàvem	cooperàveu	cooperaven
	future	cooperaré	cooperaràs	cooperarà	cooperarem	cooperareu	cooperaran
	preterite	cooperí	cooperares	cooperà	cooperàrem	cooperàreu	cooperaren
	conditional	cooperaria	cooperaries	cooperaria	cooperaríem	cooperaríeu	cooperarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	cooperi	cooperis	cooperi	cooperem	coopereu	cooperin
	imperfect	cooperés	cooperessis	cooperés	cooperéssim	cooperéssiu	cooperessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	coopera	cooperi	cooperem	coopereu	cooperin
	negative (no)	—	no cooperis	no cooperi	no cooperem	no coopereu	no cooperin

Related terms

• cooperació
• cooperatiu

Further reading

• “cooperar”, 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
• “cooperar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “cooperar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “cooperar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

Etymology

From Latin cooperārī.

Verb

cooperar (first-person singular present coopero, first-person singular preterite cooperei, past participle cooperado)

1. to cooperate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of cooperar

	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	cooperar
Personal	cooperar	cooperares	cooperar	cooperarmos	cooperardes	cooperaren
Gerund
	cooperando
Past participle
Masculine	cooperado			cooperados
Feminine	cooperada			cooperadas
Indicative
Present	coopero	cooperas	coopera	cooperamos	cooperades	cooperan
Imperfect	cooperaba	cooperabas	cooperaba	cooperabamos	cooperabades	cooperaban
Preterite	cooperei	cooperaches	cooperou	cooperamos	cooperastes	cooperaron
Pluperfect	cooperara	cooperaras	cooperara	cooperaramos	cooperarades	cooperaran
Future	cooperarei	cooperarás	cooperará	cooperaremos	cooperaredes	cooperarán
Conditional	cooperaría	cooperarías	cooperaría	cooperariamos	cooperariades	cooperarían
Subjunctive
Present	coopere	cooperes	coopere	cooperemos	cooperedes	cooperen
Imperfect	cooperase	cooperases	cooperase	cooperásemos	cooperásedes	cooperasen
Future	cooperar	cooperares	cooperar	cooperarmos	cooperardes	cooperaren
Imperative
Affirmative		coopera	coopere	cooperemos	cooperade	cooperen
Negative (non)		non cooperes	non coopere	non cooperemos	non cooperedes	non cooperen

    Reintegrated conjugation of cooperar (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	cooperar
Personal	cooperar	cooperares	cooperar	cooperarmos	cooperardes	cooperarem
Gerund
	cooperando
Past participle
Masculine	cooperado			cooperados
Feminine	cooperada			cooperadas
Indicative
Present	coopero	cooperas	coopera	cooperamos	cooperades, cooperais	cooperam
Imperfect	cooperava	cooperavas	cooperava	cooperávamos	cooperávades, cooperáveis, cooperávais1	cooperavam
Preterite	cooperei	cooperaste, cooperache1	cooperou	cooperamos	cooperastes	cooperárom, cooperaram
Pluperfect	cooperara	cooperaras	cooperara	cooperáramos	cooperárades, cooperáreis, cooperárais1	cooperaram
Future	cooperarei	cooperarás	cooperará	cooperaremos	cooperaredes, cooperareis	cooperarám, cooperarão
Conditional	cooperaria	cooperarias	cooperaria	cooperaríamos	cooperaríades, cooperaríeis, cooperaríais1	cooperariam
Subjunctive
Present	coopere	cooperes	coopere	cooperemos	cooperedes, coopereis	cooperem
Imperfect	cooperasse	cooperasses	cooperasse	cooperássemos	cooperássedes, cooperásseis	cooperassem
Future	cooperar	cooperares	cooperar	cooperarmos	cooperardes	cooperarem
Imperative
Affirmative		coopera	coopere	cooperemos	cooperade, cooperai	cooperem
Negative (nom)		nom cooperes	nom coopere	nom cooperemos	nom cooperedes, nom coopereis	nom cooperem

¹Less recommended.

Related terms

• cooperación
• cooperativo

Further reading

• “cooperar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• “cooperar”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2025

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin cooperārī.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Béarn):

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Verb

cooperar

1. (intransitive) to cooperate

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Related terms

• cooperacion

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.o.peˈɾa(ʁ)/ [ko.o.peˈɾa(h)], /ko.peˈɾa(ʁ)/ [ko.peˈɾa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.o.peˈɾa(ʁ)/ [ko.o.peˈɾa(h)], /ko.peˈɾa(ʁ)/ [ko.peˈɾa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ko.o.peˈɾa(ɾ)/, /ko.peˈɾa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ko.o.peˈɾa(ʁ)/ [ko.o.peˈɾa(χ)], /ko.peˈɾa(ʁ)/ [ko.peˈɾa(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.o.peˈɾa(ɻ)/, /ko.peˈɾa(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kwu.pɨˈɾaɾ/, /ku.pɨˈɾaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kwu.pɨˈɾaɾ/, /ku.pɨˈɾaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kwu.pɨˈɾa.ɾi/, /ku.pɨˈɾa.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: co‧o‧pe‧rar

Verb

cooperar (first-person singular present coopero, first-person singular preterite cooperei, past participle cooperado)

1. to cooperate (work together)

   Synonym: colaborar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of cooperar (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	cooperar
Personal	cooperar	cooperares	cooperar	cooperarmos	cooperardes	cooperarem
Gerund
	cooperando
Past participle
Masculine	cooperado			cooperados
Feminine	cooperada			cooperadas
Indicative
Present	coopero	cooperas	coopera	cooperamos	cooperais	cooperam
Imperfect	cooperava	cooperavas	cooperava	cooperávamos	cooperáveis	cooperavam
Preterite	cooperei	cooperaste	cooperou	cooperamos1, cooperámos2	cooperastes	cooperaram
Pluperfect	cooperara	cooperaras	cooperara	cooperáramos	cooperáreis	cooperaram
Future	cooperarei	cooperarás	cooperará	cooperaremos	cooperareis	cooperarão
Conditional	cooperaria	cooperarias	cooperaria	cooperaríamos	cooperaríeis	cooperariam
Subjunctive
Present	coopere	cooperes	coopere	cooperemos	coopereis	cooperem
Imperfect	cooperasse	cooperasses	cooperasse	cooperássemos	cooperásseis	cooperassem
Future	cooperar	cooperares	cooperar	cooperarmos	cooperardes	cooperarem
Imperative
Affirmative		coopera	coopere	cooperemos	cooperai	cooperem
Negative (não)		não cooperes	não coopere	não cooperemos	não coopereis	não cooperem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• cooperação

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin cooperārī, equivalent to co- +‎ operar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koopeˈɾaɾ/ [ko.o.peˈɾaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: co‧o‧pe‧rar

Verb

cooperar (first-person singular present coopero, first-person singular preterite cooperé, past participle cooperado)

1. to cooperate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of cooperar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			cooperar
gerund			cooperando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		cooperado		cooperada
		plural		cooperados		cooperadas
		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	coopero	cooperastú cooperásvos	coopera	cooperamos	cooperáis	cooperan
	imperfect	cooperaba	cooperabas	cooperaba	cooperábamos	cooperabais	cooperaban
	preterite	cooperé	cooperaste	cooperó	cooperamos	cooperasteis	cooperaron
	future	cooperaré	cooperarás	cooperará	cooperaremos	cooperaréis	cooperarán
	conditional	cooperaría	cooperarías	cooperaría	cooperaríamos	cooperaríais	cooperarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	coopere	cooperestú cooperésvos2	coopere	cooperemos	cooperéis	cooperen
	imperfect (ra)	cooperara	cooperaras	cooperara	cooperáramos	cooperarais	cooperaran
	imperfect (se)	cooperase	cooperases	cooperase	cooperásemos	cooperaseis	cooperasen
	future1	cooperare	cooperares	cooperare	cooperáremos	cooperareis	cooperaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		cooperatú cooperávos	coopere	cooperemos	cooperad	cooperen
	negative		no cooperes	no coopere	no cooperemos	no cooperéis	no cooperen

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

    Selected combined forms of cooperar

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 cooperar	dative	cooperarme	cooperarte	cooperarle, cooperarse	cooperarnos	cooperaros	cooperarles, cooperarse
	accusative	cooperarme	cooperarte	cooperarlo, cooperarla, cooperarse	cooperarnos	cooperaros	cooperarlos, cooperarlas, cooperarse
with gerund cooperando	dative	cooperándome	cooperándote	cooperándole, cooperándose	cooperándonos	cooperándoos	cooperándoles, cooperándose
	accusative	cooperándome	cooperándote	cooperándolo, cooperándola, cooperándose	cooperándonos	cooperándoos	cooperándolos, cooperándolas, cooperándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative coopera	dative	coopérame	coopérate	coopérale	coopéranos	not used	coopérales
	accusative	coopérame	coopérate	coopéralo, coopérala	coopéranos	not used	coopéralos, coopéralas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative cooperá	dative	cooperame	cooperate	cooperale	cooperanos	not used	cooperales
	accusative	cooperame	cooperate	cooperalo, cooperala	cooperanos	not used	cooperalos, cooperalas
with formal second-person singular imperative coopere	dative	coopéreme	not used	coopérele, coopérese	coopérenos	not used	coopéreles
	accusative	coopéreme	not used	coopérelo, coopérela, coopérese	coopérenos	not used	coopérelos, coopérelas
with first-person plural imperative cooperemos	dative	not used	cooperémoste	cooperémosle	cooperémonos	cooperémoos	cooperémosles
	accusative	not used	cooperémoste	cooperémoslo, cooperémosla	cooperémonos	cooperémoos	cooperémoslos, cooperémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative cooperad	dative	cooperadme	not used	cooperadle	cooperadnos	cooperaos	cooperadles
	accusative	cooperadme	not used	cooperadlo, cooperadla	cooperadnos	cooperaos	cooperadlos, cooperadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative cooperen	dative	coopérenme	not used	coopérenle	coopérennos	not used	coopérenles, coopérense
	accusative	coopérenme	not used	coopérenlo, coopérenla	coopérennos	not used	coopérenlos, coopérenlas, coopérense

Related terms

• cooperación
• cooperativo

Further reading

• “cooperar”, 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