expressar

Catalan

Etymology

From exprés +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əks.pɾəˈsa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [eks.pɾeˈsaɾ]

• Audio (Barcelona):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

expressar (first-person singular present expresso, first-person singular preterite expressí, past participle expressat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/

1. to express (convey meaning)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of expressar (first conjugation)

infinitive			expressar
gerund			expressant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		expressat		expressada
		plural		expressats		expressades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	expresso	expresses	expressa	expressem	expresseu	expressen
	imperfect	expressava	expressaves	expressava	expressàvem	expressàveu	expressaven
	future	expressaré	expressaràs	expressarà	expressarem	expressareu	expressaran
	preterite	expressí	expressares	expressà	expressàrem	expressàreu	expressaren
	conditional	expressaria	expressaries	expressaria	expressaríem	expressaríeu	expressarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	expressi	expressis	expressi	expressem	expresseu	expressin
	imperfect	expressés	expressessis	expressés	expresséssim	expresséssiu	expressessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	expressa	expressi	expressem	expresseu	expressin
	negative (no)	—	no expressis	no expressi	no expressem	no expresseu	no expressin

Derived terms

• expressable

Related terms

• expressió
• expressiu
• exprimir

Further reading

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

Portuguese

Etymology

From expresso.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.pɾeˈsa(ʁ)/ [is.pɾeˈsa(h)], /es.pɾeˈsa(ʁ)/ [es.pɾeˈsa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.pɾeˈsa(ʁ)/ [is.pɾeˈsa(h)], /es.pɾeˈsa(ʁ)/ [es.pɾeˈsa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /is.pɾeˈsa(ɾ)/, /es.pɾeˈsa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃ.pɾeˈsa(ʁ)/ [iʃ.pɾeˈsa(χ)], /eʃ.pɾeˈsa(ʁ)/ [eʃ.pɾeˈsa(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.pɾeˈsa(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.pɾɨˈsaɾ/, /ɐjʃ.pɾɨˈsaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.pɾɨˈsaɾ/, /ɐjʃ.pɾɨˈsaɾ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.pɾɨˈsaɾ/, /ejʃ.pɾɨˈsaɾ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.pɾɨˈsaɾ/, /ejʃ.pɾɨˈsaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.pɾɨˈsa.ɾi/, /eʃ.pɾɨˈsa.ɾi/

Verb

expressar (first-person singular present expresso, first-person singular preterite expressei, past participle expressado, short past participle expresso)

1. (transitive) to express (to convey meaning)

   Synonyms: exprimir, comunicar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of expressar (irregular short past participle) (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	expressar
Personal	expressar	expressares	expressar	expressarmos	expressardes	expressarem
Gerund
	expressando
Short past participle
Masculine	expresso1			expressos1
Feminine	expressa1			expressas1
Long past participle
Masculine	expressado2			expressados2
Feminine	expressada2			expressadas2
Indicative
Present	expresso	expressas	expressa	expressamos	expressais	expressam
Imperfect	expressava	expressavas	expressava	expressávamos	expressáveis	expressavam
Preterite	expressei	expressaste	expressou	expressamos3, expressámos4	expressastes	expressaram
Pluperfect	expressara	expressaras	expressara	expressáramos	expressáreis	expressaram
Future	expressarei	expressarás	expressará	expressaremos	expressareis	expressarão
Conditional	expressaria	expressarias	expressaria	expressaríamos	expressaríeis	expressariam
Subjunctive
Present	expresse	expresses	expresse	expressemos	expresseis	expressem
Imperfect	expressasse	expressasses	expressasse	expressássemos	expressásseis	expressassem
Future	expressar	expressares	expressar	expressarmos	expressardes	expressarem
Imperative
Affirmative		expressa	expresse	expressemos	expressai	expressem
Negative (não)		não expresses	não expresse	não expressemos	não expresseis	não expressem

¹Usually used with auxiliary verbs ser and estar.
²Usually used with auxiliary verbs haver and ter.
³Brazilian Portuguese.
⁴European Portuguese.

Related terms

• espremer
• exprimir
• expressão

Further reading

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