deformar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēfōrmāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [də.furˈma]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [də.forˈma]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [de.foɾˈmaɾ]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

deformar (first-person singular present deformo, first-person singular preterite deformí, past participle deformat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /o/

1. to deform

Conjugation

    Conjugation of deformar (first conjugation)

infinitive			deformar
gerund			deformant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		deformat		deformada
		plural		deformats		deformades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	deformo	deformes	deforma	deformem	deformeu	deformen
	imperfect	deformava	deformaves	deformava	deformàvem	deformàveu	deformaven
	future	deformaré	deformaràs	deformarà	deformarem	deformareu	deformaran
	preterite	deformí	deformares	deformà	deformàrem	deformàreu	deformaren
	conditional	deformaria	deformaries	deformaria	deformaríem	deformaríeu	deformarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	deformi	deformis	deformi	deformem	deformeu	deformin
	imperfect	deformés	deformessis	deformés	deforméssim	deforméssiu	deformessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	deforma	deformi	deformem	deformeu	deformin
	negative (no)	—	no deformis	no deformi	no deformem	no deformeu	no deformin

Related terms

• deformació
• deforme

Further reading

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

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēfōrmāre.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.foʁˈma(ʁ)/ [de.foɦˈma(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.foʁˈma(ʁ)/ [de.foɦˈma(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /de.foɾˈma(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /de.foʁˈma(ʁ)/ [de.foʁˈma(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.foɻˈma(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.fuɾˈmaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.fuɾˈmaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.fuɾˈma.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: de‧for‧mar

Verb

deformar (first-person singular present deformo, first-person singular preterite deformei, past participle deformado)

1. to deform

Conjugation

    Conjugation of deformar (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	deformar
Personal	deformar	deformares	deformar	deformarmos	deformardes	deformarem
Gerund
	deformando
Past participle
Masculine	deformado			deformados
Feminine	deformada			deformadas
Indicative
Present	deformo	deformas	deforma	deformamos	deformais	deformam
Imperfect	deformava	deformavas	deformava	deformávamos	deformáveis	deformavam
Preterite	deformei	deformaste	deformou	deformamos1, deformámos2	deformastes	deformaram
Pluperfect	deformara	deformaras	deformara	deformáramos	deformáreis	deformaram
Future	deformarei	deformarás	deformará	deformaremos	deformareis	deformarão
Conditional	deformaria	deformarias	deformaria	deformaríamos	deformaríeis	deformariam
Subjunctive
Present	deforme	deformes	deforme	deformemos	deformeis	deformem
Imperfect	deformasse	deformasses	deformasse	deformássemos	deformásseis	deformassem
Future	deformar	deformares	deformar	deformarmos	deformardes	deformarem
Imperative
Affirmative		deforma	deforme	deformemos	deformai	deformem
Negative (não)		não deformes	não deforme	não deformemos	não deformeis	não deformem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• deformação
• deforme
• formar

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin deformāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /defoɾˈmaɾ/ [d̪e.foɾˈmaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: de‧for‧mar

Verb

deformar (first-person singular present deformo, first-person singular preterite deformé, past participle deformado)

1. to deform
2. to disfigure

   Synonym: desfigurar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of deformar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			deformar
gerund			deformando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		deformado		deformada
		plural		deformados		deformadas
		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	deformo	deformastú deformásvos	deforma	deformamos	deformáis	deforman
	imperfect	deformaba	deformabas	deformaba	deformábamos	deformabais	deformaban
	preterite	deformé	deformaste	deformó	deformamos	deformasteis	deformaron
	future	deformaré	deformarás	deformará	deformaremos	deformaréis	deformarán
	conditional	deformaría	deformarías	deformaría	deformaríamos	deformaríais	deformarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	deforme	deformestú deformésvos2	deforme	deformemos	deforméis	deformen
	imperfect (ra)	deformara	deformaras	deformara	deformáramos	deformarais	deformaran
	imperfect (se)	deformase	deformases	deformase	deformásemos	deformaseis	deformasen
	future1	deformare	deformares	deformare	deformáremos	deformareis	deformaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		deformatú deformávos	deforme	deformemos	deformad	deformen
	negative		no deformes	no deforme	no deformemos	no deforméis	no deformen

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

    Selected combined forms of deformar

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 deformar	dative	deformarme	deformarte	deformarle, deformarse	deformarnos	deformaros	deformarles, deformarse
	accusative	deformarme	deformarte	deformarlo, deformarla, deformarse	deformarnos	deformaros	deformarlos, deformarlas, deformarse
with gerund deformando	dative	deformándome	deformándote	deformándole, deformándose	deformándonos	deformándoos	deformándoles, deformándose
	accusative	deformándome	deformándote	deformándolo, deformándola, deformándose	deformándonos	deformándoos	deformándolos, deformándolas, deformándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative deforma	dative	defórmame	defórmate	defórmale	defórmanos	not used	defórmales
	accusative	defórmame	defórmate	defórmalo, defórmala	defórmanos	not used	defórmalos, defórmalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative deformá	dative	deformame	deformate	deformale	deformanos	not used	deformales
	accusative	deformame	deformate	deformalo, deformala	deformanos	not used	deformalos, deformalas
with formal second-person singular imperative deforme	dative	defórmeme	not used	defórmele, defórmese	defórmenos	not used	defórmeles
	accusative	defórmeme	not used	defórmelo, defórmela, defórmese	defórmenos	not used	defórmelos, defórmelas
with first-person plural imperative deformemos	dative	not used	deformémoste	deformémosle	deformémonos	deformémoos	deformémosles
	accusative	not used	deformémoste	deformémoslo, deformémosla	deformémonos	deformémoos	deformémoslos, deformémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative deformad	dative	deformadme	not used	deformadle	deformadnos	deformaos	deformadles
	accusative	deformadme	not used	deformadlo, deformadla	deformadnos	deformaos	deformadlos, deformadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative deformen	dative	defórmenme	not used	defórmenle	defórmennos	not used	defórmenles, defórmense
	accusative	defórmenme	not used	defórmenlo, defórmenla	defórmennos	not used	defórmenlos, defórmenlas, defórmense

Related terms

• deformación
• deforme
• formar

Further reading

• “deformar”, 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