executar

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin exsequor (“to pursue”), from ex- (“out”) + sequor (“to follow”), Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to follow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əɡ.zə.kuˈta]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [eɡ.ze.kuˈtaɾ]

• Audio (Barcelona):

  (file)

• Homophone: executà
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

executar (first-person singular present executo, first-person singular preterite executí, past participle executat)

1. to execute

Conjugation

    Conjugation of executar (first conjugation)

infinitive			executar
gerund			executant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		executat		executada
		plural		executats		executades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	executo	executes	executa	executem	executeu	executen
	imperfect	executava	executaves	executava	executàvem	executàveu	executaven
	future	executaré	executaràs	executarà	executarem	executareu	executaran
	preterite	executí	executares	executà	executàrem	executàreu	executaren
	conditional	executaria	executaries	executaria	executaríem	executaríeu	executarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	executi	executis	executi	executem	executeu	executin
	imperfect	executés	executessis	executés	executéssim	executéssiu	executessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	executa	executi	executem	executeu	executin
	negative (no)	—	no executis	no executi	no executem	no executeu	no executin

Related terms

• execució

Further reading

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

Interlingua

Verb

executar

1. to execute

Conjugation

    Conjugation of executar

infinitive		executar
participle		present	perfect
		executante	executate
active		simple	perfect
	present	executa	ha executate
	past	executava	habeva executate
	future	executara	habera executate
	conditional	executarea	haberea executate
	imperative	executa	—
passive		simple	perfect
	present	es executate	ha essite executate
	past	esseva executate	habeva essite executate
	future	essera executate	habera essite executate
	conditional	esserea executate	haberea essite executate
	imperative	sia executate	—

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin exsequor (“I pursue”), from ex- (“out”) + sequor (“to follow”), Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to follow”).

Verb

executar

1. to execute (carry out an instruction, an order, etc.)

Conjugation

    Lengadocian (Central Occitan)

		simple			compound
infinitive		executar			aver executat
gerund		executant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		executat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	executi	executas	executa	executam	executatz	executan
	imperfect	executavi	executavas	executava	executàvem	executàvetz	executavan
	preterite	executèri	executères	executèt	executèrem	executèretz	executèron
	future	executarai	executaràs	executarà	executarem	executaretz	executaràn
	conditional	executariái	executariás	executariá	executariam	executariatz	executarián
	conditional 2nd form1	executèra	executèras	executèra	executeram	executeratz	executèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	execute	executes	execute	executem	executetz	executen
	imperfect	executèssi	executèsses	executèsse	executèssem	executèssetz	executèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			executa		executem	executatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Auvernhàs

		simple			compound
infinitive		executar			aver executat
gerund		executant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		executat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	execute	executes	executa	executam	executatz	executon
	imperfect	executave	executaves	executava	executaviam	executaviatz	executavon
	preterite	executere	executeres	executet	executem	executetz	executeron
	future	executarai	executaràs	executará	executarem	executaretz	executarán
	conditional	executariá	executariás	executariá	executariam	executariatz	executarián
	conditional 2nd form1	executèra	executèras	executèra	executeram	executeratz	executèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	execute	executes	execute	executassiam	executassiatz	executon
	imperfect	executesse	executesses	executesse	executessiam	executessiatz	executesson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			executa		executassiam	executatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Gascon

		simple			compound
infinitive		executar			aver executat
gerund		executant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		executat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	executi	executas	executa	executam	executatz	executan
	imperfect	executavi	executavas	executava	executàvam	executàvatz	executavan
	preterite	executèi	executès	executè	executèm	executètz	executèn
	future	executarèi	executaràs	executarà	executaram	executaratz	executaràn
	conditional	executarí	executarés	executaré	executarem	executaretz	executarén
	conditional 2nd form1	executèra	executèras	executèra	executeram	executeratz	executèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	executi	executes	execute	executem	executetz	executen
	imperfect	executèssi	executèsses	executèsse	executèssem	executèssetz	executèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			executa		executem	executatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Lemosin

		simple			compound
infinitive		executar			aver executat
gerund		executant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		executat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	execute	executas	executa	executam	executatz	executan
	imperfect	executava	executavas	executava	executàvam	executàvatz	executavan
	preterite	executei	executeras	executet	executèram	executèratz	executeran
	future	executarai	executaràs	executará	executarem	executaretz	executarán
	conditional	executariá	executariàs	executariá	executariam	executariatz	executarián
	conditional 2nd form1	executèra	executèras	executèra	executeram	executeratz	executèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	execute	executes	execute	executem	executetz	executen
	imperfect	executèsse	executèsses	executèsse	executèssem	executèssetz	executèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			executa		executem	executatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Provençau

		simple			compound
infinitive		executar			aver executat
gerund		executant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		executat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	execute	executes	executa	executam	executatz	executan
	imperfect	executavi	executavas	executava	executàvem	executàvetz	executavan
	preterite	executère	executères	executèt	executeriam	executeriatz	executèron
	future	executarai	executaràs	executarà	executarem	executaretz	executaràn
	conditional	executariáu	executariás	executariá	executariam	executariatz	executarián
	conditional 2nd form1	executèra	executèras	executèra	executeram	executeratz	executèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	execute	executes	execute	executem	executetz	executan
	imperfect	executèsse	executèsses	executèsse	executessiam	executessiatz	executèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			executa		executem	executatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

Related terms

• execucion

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• exsecutar (obsolete)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin executāre, from the past participle of exsequor (“to pursue, to execute, to accomplish, to examine”), from ex- + sequor (“to follow”), from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to follow”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.ze.kuˈta(ʁ)/ [e.ze.kuˈta(h)]

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.zɨ.kuˈtaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.zɨ.kuˈtaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.zɨ.kuˈta.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: e‧xe‧cu‧tar

Verb

executar (first-person singular present executo, first-person singular preterite executei, past participle executado)

1. to carry out

   Synonyms: realizar, fazer, levar a efeito

2. to execute (kill as punishment)

   Troponyms: crucificar, eletrocutar, enforcar, guilhotinar, impalar

3. (computing) to run a software

   Synonyms: (Brazil) rodar, (Portugal) correr

4. to play music

   Synonym: tocar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of executar (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	executar
Personal	executar	executares	executar	executarmos	executardes	executarem
Gerund
	executando
Past participle
Masculine	executado			executados
Feminine	executada			executadas
Indicative
Present	executo	executas	executa	executamos	executais	executam
Imperfect	executava	executavas	executava	executávamos	executáveis	executavam
Preterite	executei	executaste	executou	executamos1, executámos2	executastes	executaram
Pluperfect	executara	executaras	executara	executáramos	executáreis	executaram
Future	executarei	executarás	executará	executaremos	executareis	executarão
Conditional	executaria	executarias	executaria	executaríamos	executaríeis	executariam
Subjunctive
Present	execute	executes	execute	executemos	executeis	executem
Imperfect	executasse	executasses	executasse	executássemos	executásseis	executassem
Future	executar	executares	executar	executarmos	executardes	executarem
Imperative
Affirmative		executa	execute	executemos	executai	executem
Negative (não)		não executes	não execute	não executemos	não executeis	não executem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:executar.

Related terms

• execução
• executado
• executante
• executável
• executivo
• executor
• executoria
• executório

Further reading

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

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /exekuˈtaɾ/ [e.xe.kuˈt̪aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: e‧xe‧cu‧tar

Verb

executar (first-person singular present executo, first-person singular preterite executé, past participle executado)

1. obsolete spelling of ejecutar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of executar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			executar
gerund			executando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		executado		executada
		plural		executados		executadas
		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	executo	executastú executásvos	executa	executamos	executáis	executan
	imperfect	executaba	executabas	executaba	executábamos	executabais	executaban
	preterite	executé	executaste	executó	executamos	executasteis	executaron
	future	executaré	executarás	executará	executaremos	executaréis	executarán
	conditional	executaría	executarías	executaría	executaríamos	executaríais	executarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	execute	executestú executésvos2	execute	executemos	executéis	executen
	imperfect (ra)	executara	executaras	executara	executáramos	executarais	executaran
	imperfect (se)	executase	executases	executase	executásemos	executaseis	executasen
	future1	executare	executares	executare	executáremos	executareis	executaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		executatú executávos	execute	executemos	executad	executen
	negative		no executes	no execute	no executemos	no executéis	no executen

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

    Selected combined forms of executar

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 executar	dative	executarme	executarte	executarle, executarse	executarnos	executaros	executarles, executarse
	accusative	executarme	executarte	executarlo, executarla, executarse	executarnos	executaros	executarlos, executarlas, executarse
with gerund executando	dative	executándome	executándote	executándole, executándose	executándonos	executándoos	executándoles, executándose
	accusative	executándome	executándote	executándolo, executándola, executándose	executándonos	executándoos	executándolos, executándolas, executándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative executa	dative	execútame	execútate	execútale	execútanos	not used	execútales
	accusative	execútame	execútate	execútalo, execútala	execútanos	not used	execútalos, execútalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative executá	dative	executame	executate	executale	executanos	not used	executales
	accusative	executame	executate	executalo, executala	executanos	not used	executalos, executalas
with formal second-person singular imperative execute	dative	execúteme	not used	execútele, execútese	execútenos	not used	execúteles
	accusative	execúteme	not used	execútelo, execútela, execútese	execútenos	not used	execútelos, execútelas
with first-person plural imperative executemos	dative	not used	executémoste	executémosle	executémonos	executémoos	executémosles
	accusative	not used	executémoste	executémoslo, executémosla	executémonos	executémoos	executémoslos, executémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative executad	dative	executadme	not used	executadle	executadnos	executaos	executadles
	accusative	executadme	not used	executadlo, executadla	executadnos	executaos	executadlos, executadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative executen	dative	execútenme	not used	execútenle	execútennos	not used	execútenles, execútense
	accusative	execútenme	not used	execútenlo, execútenla	execútennos	not used	execútenlos, execútenlas, execútense