importunar

Catalan

Verb

importunar (first-person singular present importuno, first-person singular preterite importuní, past participle importunat)

1. to bother, to importune

Conjugation

    Conjugation of importunar (first conjugation)

infinitive			importunar
gerund			importunant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		importunat		importunada
		plural		importunats		importunades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	importuno	importunes	importuna	importunem	importuneu	importunen
	imperfect	importunava	importunaves	importunava	importunàvem	importunàveu	importunaven
	future	importunaré	importunaràs	importunarà	importunarem	importunareu	importunaran
	preterite	importuní	importunares	importunà	importunàrem	importunàreu	importunaren
	conditional	importunaria	importunaries	importunaria	importunaríem	importunaríeu	importunarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	importuni	importunis	importuni	importunem	importuneu	importunin
	imperfect	importunés	importunessis	importunés	importunéssim	importunéssiu	importunessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	importuna	importuni	importunem	importuneu	importunin
	negative (no)	—	no importunis	no importuni	no importunem	no importuneu	no importunin

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.poʁ.tuˈna(ʁ)/ [ĩ.poh.tuˈna(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.poʁ.tuˈna(ʁ)/ [ĩ.poh.tuˈna(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ĩ.poɾ.tuˈna(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ĩ.poʁ.tuˈna(ʁ)/ [ĩ.poχ.tuˈna(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.poɻ.tuˈna(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.puɾ.tuˈnaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.puɾ.tuˈnaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.puɾ.tuˈna.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: im‧por‧tu‧nar

Verb

importunar (first-person singular present importuno, first-person singular preterite importunei, past participle importunado)

1. to bother; to harass; to importune

   Synonyms: irritar, incomodar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of importunar (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	importunar
Personal	importunar	importunares	importunar	importunarmos	importunardes	importunarem
Gerund
	importunando
Past participle
Masculine	importunado			importunados
Feminine	importunada			importunadas
Indicative
Present	importuno	importunas	importuna	importunamos	importunais	importunam
Imperfect	importunava	importunavas	importunava	importunávamos	importunáveis	importunavam
Preterite	importunei	importunaste	importunou	importunamos1, importunámos2	importunastes	importunaram
Pluperfect	importunara	importunaras	importunara	importunáramos	importunáreis	importunaram
Future	importunarei	importunarás	importunará	importunaremos	importunareis	importunarão
Conditional	importunaria	importunarias	importunaria	importunaríamos	importunaríeis	importunariam
Subjunctive
Present	importune	importunes	importune	importunemos	importuneis	importunem
Imperfect	importunasse	importunasses	importunasse	importunássemos	importunásseis	importunassem
Future	importunar	importunares	importunar	importunarmos	importunardes	importunarem
Imperative
Affirmative		importuna	importune	importunemos	importunai	importunem
Negative (não)		não importunes	não importune	não importunemos	não importuneis	não importunem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

• “importunar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

From importuno +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /impoɾtuˈnaɾ/ [ĩm.poɾ.t̪uˈnaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: im‧por‧tu‧nar

Verb

importunar (first-person singular present importuno, first-person singular preterite importuné, past participle importunado)

1. (transitive) to bother, pester

   Synonyms: molestar, insistir

2. (transitive) to inconvenience

Conjugation

    Conjugation of importunar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			importunar
gerund			importunando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		importunado		importunada
		plural		importunados		importunadas
		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	importuno	importunastú importunásvos	importuna	importunamos	importunáis	importunan
	imperfect	importunaba	importunabas	importunaba	importunábamos	importunabais	importunaban
	preterite	importuné	importunaste	importunó	importunamos	importunasteis	importunaron
	future	importunaré	importunarás	importunará	importunaremos	importunaréis	importunarán
	conditional	importunaría	importunarías	importunaría	importunaríamos	importunaríais	importunarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	importune	importunestú importunésvos2	importune	importunemos	importunéis	importunen
	imperfect (ra)	importunara	importunaras	importunara	importunáramos	importunarais	importunaran
	imperfect (se)	importunase	importunases	importunase	importunásemos	importunaseis	importunasen
	future1	importunare	importunares	importunare	importunáremos	importunareis	importunaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		importunatú importunávos	importune	importunemos	importunad	importunen
	negative		no importunes	no importune	no importunemos	no importunéis	no importunen

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

    Selected combined forms of importunar

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 importunar	dative	importunarme	importunarte	importunarle, importunarse	importunarnos	importunaros	importunarles, importunarse
	accusative	importunarme	importunarte	importunarlo, importunarla, importunarse	importunarnos	importunaros	importunarlos, importunarlas, importunarse
with gerund importunando	dative	importunándome	importunándote	importunándole, importunándose	importunándonos	importunándoos	importunándoles, importunándose
	accusative	importunándome	importunándote	importunándolo, importunándola, importunándose	importunándonos	importunándoos	importunándolos, importunándolas, importunándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative importuna	dative	importúname	importúnate	importúnale	importúnanos	not used	importúnales
	accusative	importúname	importúnate	importúnalo, importúnala	importúnanos	not used	importúnalos, importúnalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative importuná	dative	importuname	importunate	importunale	importunanos	not used	importunales
	accusative	importuname	importunate	importunalo, importunala	importunanos	not used	importunalos, importunalas
with formal second-person singular imperative importune	dative	importúneme	not used	importúnele, importúnese	importúnenos	not used	importúneles
	accusative	importúneme	not used	importúnelo, importúnela, importúnese	importúnenos	not used	importúnelos, importúnelas
with first-person plural imperative importunemos	dative	not used	importunémoste	importunémosle	importunémonos	importunémoos	importunémosles
	accusative	not used	importunémoste	importunémoslo, importunémosla	importunémonos	importunémoos	importunémoslos, importunémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative importunad	dative	importunadme	not used	importunadle	importunadnos	importunaos	importunadles
	accusative	importunadme	not used	importunadlo, importunadla	importunadnos	importunaos	importunadlos, importunadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative importunen	dative	importúnenme	not used	importúnenle	importúnennos	not used	importúnenles, importúnense
	accusative	importúnenme	not used	importúnenlo, importúnenla	importúnennos	not used	importúnenlos, importúnenlas, importúnense

Further reading

• “importunar”, 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