formular

See also: Formular, formulär, and formulář

English

Etymology

From formula +‎ -ar.

Adjective

formular (comparative more formular, superlative most formular)

1. Following or relating to a formula; formulaic.

Derived terms

• formularise
• formularism
• formularization

Noun

formular (plural formulars)

1. (historical) A formulary (collection of models for official writings).
   • 1898, William Gifford, ‎Sir John Taylor Coleridge, ‎John Gibson Lockhart, The Quarterly Review (volume 188, page 206)

     We must remember, however, that the formulars of the Merovingian and Carolingian chanceries were not contemporary with the most active period of English diplomatic writing, and that these very formulars were practically disused by the dictatores of the tenth and eleventh centuries, when individuality of style ran riot in the Western chanceries.

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [fur.muˈla]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [for.muˈla]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [foɾ.muˈlaɾ]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

formular (first-person singular present formulo, first-person singular preterite formulí, past participle formulat)

1. to chat

Conjugation

    Conjugation of formular (first conjugation)

infinitive			formular
gerund			formulant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		formulat		formulada
		plural		formulats		formulades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	formulo	formules	formula	formulem	formuleu	formulen
	imperfect	formulava	formulaves	formulava	formulàvem	formulàveu	formulaven
	future	formularé	formularàs	formularà	formularem	formulareu	formularan
	preterite	formulí	formulares	formulà	formulàrem	formulàreu	formularen
	conditional	formularia	formularies	formularia	formularíem	formularíeu	formularien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	formuli	formulis	formuli	formulem	formuleu	formulin
	imperfect	formulés	formulessis	formulés	formuléssim	formuléssiu	formulessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	formula	formuli	formulem	formuleu	formulin
	negative (no)	—	no formulis	no formuli	no formulem	no formuleu	no formulin

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔrmular/, [fɒmuˈlɑːˀ]

Noun

formular c (singular definite formularen, plural indefinite formularer)

1. form (document to be filled)
2. formula (a plan of action intended to solve a problem)

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /foʁ.muˈlaʁ/ [foɦ.muˈlah]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /foʁ.muˈlaʁ/ [foɦ.muˈlah]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /foɾ.muˈlaɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /foʁ.muˈlaʁ/ [foʁ.muˈlaχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /foɻ.muˈlaɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fuɾ.muˈlaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fuɾ.muˈlaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fuɾ.muˈla.ɾi/

Adjective

formular m or f (plural formulares)

1. formulaic
2. formal

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /foʁ.muˈla(ʁ)/ [foɦ.muˈla(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /foʁ.muˈla(ʁ)/ [foɦ.muˈla(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /foɾ.muˈla(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /foʁ.muˈla(ʁ)/ [foʁ.muˈla(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /foɻ.muˈla(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fuɾ.muˈlaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fuɾ.muˈlaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fuɾ.muˈla.ɾi/

Verb

formular (first-person singular present formulo, first-person singular preterite formulei, past participle formulado)

1. to formulate
2. to say, enunciate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of formular (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	formular
Personal	formular	formulares	formular	formularmos	formulardes	formularem
Gerund
	formulando
Past participle
Masculine	formulado			formulados
Feminine	formulada			formuladas
Indicative
Present	formulo	formulas	formula	formulamos	formulais	formulam
Imperfect	formulava	formulavas	formulava	formulávamos	formuláveis	formulavam
Preterite	formulei	formulaste	formulou	formulamos1, formulámos2	formulastes	formularam
Pluperfect	formulara	formularas	formulara	formuláramos	formuláreis	formularam
Future	formularei	formularás	formulará	formularemos	formulareis	formularão
Conditional	formularia	formularias	formularia	formularíamos	formularíeis	formulariam
Subjunctive
Present	formule	formules	formule	formulemos	formuleis	formulem
Imperfect	formulasse	formulasses	formulasse	formulássemos	formulásseis	formulassem
Future	formular	formulares	formular	formularmos	formulardes	formularem
Imperative
Affirmative		formula	formule	formulemos	formulai	formulem
Negative (não)		não formules	não formule	não formulemos	não formuleis	não formulem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Derived terms

• reformular

Further reading

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

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French formulaire.

Noun

formular n (plural formulare)

1. form

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	formular	formularul		formulare	formularele
genitive-dative	formular	formularului		formulare	formularelor
vocative	formularule			formularelor

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /foɾmuˈlaɾ/ [foɾ.muˈlaɾ]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: for‧mu‧lar

Adjective

formular m or f (masculine and feminine plural formulares)

1. formulary

Verb

formular (first-person singular present formulo, first-person singular preterite formulé, past participle formulado)

1. to formulate
2. to make, to establish
3. to ask (a question)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of formular (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			formular
gerund			formulando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		formulado		formulada
		plural		formulados		formuladas
		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	formulo	formulastú formulásvos	formula	formulamos	formuláis	formulan
	imperfect	formulaba	formulabas	formulaba	formulábamos	formulabais	formulaban
	preterite	formulé	formulaste	formuló	formulamos	formulasteis	formularon
	future	formularé	formularás	formulará	formularemos	formularéis	formularán
	conditional	formularía	formularías	formularía	formularíamos	formularíais	formularían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	formule	formulestú formulésvos2	formule	formulemos	formuléis	formulen
	imperfect (ra)	formulara	formularas	formulara	formuláramos	formularais	formularan
	imperfect (se)	formulase	formulases	formulase	formulásemos	formulaseis	formulasen
	future1	formulare	formulares	formulare	formuláremos	formulareis	formularen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		formulatú formulávos	formule	formulemos	formulad	formulen
	negative		no formules	no formule	no formulemos	no formuléis	no formulen

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

    Selected combined forms of formular

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 formular	dative	formularme	formularte	formularle, formularse	formularnos	formularos	formularles, formularse
	accusative	formularme	formularte	formularlo, formularla, formularse	formularnos	formularos	formularlos, formularlas, formularse
with gerund formulando	dative	formulándome	formulándote	formulándole, formulándose	formulándonos	formulándoos	formulándoles, formulándose
	accusative	formulándome	formulándote	formulándolo, formulándola, formulándose	formulándonos	formulándoos	formulándolos, formulándolas, formulándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative formula	dative	formúlame	formúlate	formúlale	formúlanos	not used	formúlales
	accusative	formúlame	formúlate	formúlalo, formúlala	formúlanos	not used	formúlalos, formúlalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative formulá	dative	formulame	formulate	formulale	formulanos	not used	formulales
	accusative	formulame	formulate	formulalo, formulala	formulanos	not used	formulalos, formulalas
with formal second-person singular imperative formule	dative	formúleme	not used	formúlele, formúlese	formúlenos	not used	formúleles
	accusative	formúleme	not used	formúlelo, formúlela, formúlese	formúlenos	not used	formúlelos, formúlelas
with first-person plural imperative formulemos	dative	not used	formulémoste	formulémosle	formulémonos	formulémoos	formulémosles
	accusative	not used	formulémoste	formulémoslo, formulémosla	formulémonos	formulémoos	formulémoslos, formulémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative formulad	dative	formuladme	not used	formuladle	formuladnos	formulaos	formuladles
	accusative	formuladme	not used	formuladlo, formuladla	formuladnos	formulaos	formuladlos, formuladlas
with formal second-person plural imperative formulen	dative	formúlenme	not used	formúlenle	formúlennos	not used	formúlenles, formúlense
	accusative	formúlenme	not used	formúlenlo, formúlenla	formúlennos	not used	formúlenlos, formúlenlas, formúlense

Derived terms

• reformular

Further reading

• “formular”, 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