moderar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin moderārī (“regulate, restrain, moderate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [mu.ðəˈɾa]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [mo.ðəˈɾa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [mo.ðeˈɾaɾ]

Verb

moderar (first-person singular present modero, first-person singular preterite moderí, past participle moderat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/

1. (transitive) to moderate (to reduce the excessiveness of)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of moderar (first conjugation)

infinitive			moderar
gerund			moderant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		moderat		moderada
		plural		moderats		moderades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	modero	moderes	modera	moderem	modereu	moderen
	imperfect	moderava	moderaves	moderava	moderàvem	moderàveu	moderaven
	future	moderaré	moderaràs	moderarà	moderarem	moderareu	moderaran
	preterite	moderí	moderares	moderà	moderàrem	moderàreu	moderaren
	conditional	moderaria	moderaries	moderaria	moderaríem	moderaríeu	moderarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	moderi	moderis	moderi	moderem	modereu	moderin
	imperfect	moderés	moderessis	moderés	moderéssim	moderéssiu	moderessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	modera	moderi	moderem	modereu	moderin
	negative (no)	—	no moderis	no moderi	no moderem	no modereu	no moderin

Related terms

• moderació
• moderador
• moderat

Further reading

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

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin moderārī (“to regulate, to restrain, to moderate”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mo.deˈɾa(ʁ)/ [mo.deˈɾa(h)]

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mu.dɨˈɾaɾ/ [mu.ðɨˈɾaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mu.dɨˈɾaɾ/ [mu.ðɨˈɾaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mu.dɨˈɾa.ɾi/ [mu.ðɨˈɾa.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: mo‧de‧rar

Verb

moderar (first-person singular present modero, first-person singular preterite moderei, past participle moderado)

1. (transitive) to moderate (to reduce the excessiveness of)

   Synonyms: temperar, regular, controlar

2. (transitive) to moderate (to act as the moderator of)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of moderar (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	moderar
Personal	moderar	moderares	moderar	moderarmos	moderardes	moderarem
Gerund
	moderando
Past participle
Masculine	moderado			moderados
Feminine	moderada			moderadas
Indicative
Present	modero	moderas	modera	moderamos	moderais	moderam
Imperfect	moderava	moderavas	moderava	moderávamos	moderáveis	moderavam
Preterite	moderei	moderaste	moderou	moderamos1, moderámos2	moderastes	moderaram
Pluperfect	moderara	moderaras	moderara	moderáramos	moderáreis	moderaram
Future	moderarei	moderarás	moderará	moderaremos	moderareis	moderarão
Conditional	moderaria	moderarias	moderaria	moderaríamos	moderaríeis	moderariam
Subjunctive
Present	modere	moderes	modere	moderemos	modereis	moderem
Imperfect	moderasse	moderasses	moderasse	moderássemos	moderásseis	moderassem
Future	moderar	moderares	moderar	moderarmos	moderardes	moderarem
Imperative
Affirmative		modera	modere	moderemos	moderai	moderem
Negative (não)		não moderes	não modere	não moderemos	não modereis	não moderem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• moderação
• moderado
• moderador

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin moderārī (“regulate, restrain, moderate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /modeˈɾaɾ/ [mo.ð̞eˈɾaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: mo‧de‧rar

Verb

moderar (first-person singular present modero, first-person singular preterite moderé, past participle moderado)

1. (transitive) to moderate, to temper (to reduce the excessiveness of)

   Synonym: templar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of moderar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			moderar
gerund			moderando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		moderado		moderada
		plural		moderados		moderadas
		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	modero	moderastú moderásvos	modera	moderamos	moderáis	moderan
	imperfect	moderaba	moderabas	moderaba	moderábamos	moderabais	moderaban
	preterite	moderé	moderaste	moderó	moderamos	moderasteis	moderaron
	future	moderaré	moderarás	moderará	moderaremos	moderaréis	moderarán
	conditional	moderaría	moderarías	moderaría	moderaríamos	moderaríais	moderarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	modere	moderestú moderésvos2	modere	moderemos	moderéis	moderen
	imperfect (ra)	moderara	moderaras	moderara	moderáramos	moderarais	moderaran
	imperfect (se)	moderase	moderases	moderase	moderásemos	moderaseis	moderasen
	future1	moderare	moderares	moderare	moderáremos	moderareis	moderaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		moderatú moderávos	modere	moderemos	moderad	moderen
	negative		no moderes	no modere	no moderemos	no moderéis	no moderen

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

    Selected combined forms of moderar

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 moderar	dative	moderarme	moderarte	moderarle, moderarse	moderarnos	moderaros	moderarles, moderarse
	accusative	moderarme	moderarte	moderarlo, moderarla, moderarse	moderarnos	moderaros	moderarlos, moderarlas, moderarse
with gerund moderando	dative	moderándome	moderándote	moderándole, moderándose	moderándonos	moderándoos	moderándoles, moderándose
	accusative	moderándome	moderándote	moderándolo, moderándola, moderándose	moderándonos	moderándoos	moderándolos, moderándolas, moderándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative modera	dative	modérame	modérate	modérale	modéranos	not used	modérales
	accusative	modérame	modérate	modéralo, modérala	modéranos	not used	modéralos, modéralas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative moderá	dative	moderame	moderate	moderale	moderanos	not used	moderales
	accusative	moderame	moderate	moderalo, moderala	moderanos	not used	moderalos, moderalas
with formal second-person singular imperative modere	dative	modéreme	not used	modérele, modérese	modérenos	not used	modéreles
	accusative	modéreme	not used	modérelo, modérela, modérese	modérenos	not used	modérelos, modérelas
with first-person plural imperative moderemos	dative	not used	moderémoste	moderémosle	moderémonos	moderémoos	moderémosles
	accusative	not used	moderémoste	moderémoslo, moderémosla	moderémonos	moderémoos	moderémoslos, moderémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative moderad	dative	moderadme	not used	moderadle	moderadnos	moderaos	moderadles
	accusative	moderadme	not used	moderadlo, moderadla	moderadnos	moderaos	moderadlos, moderadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative moderen	dative	modérenme	not used	modérenle	modérennos	not used	modérenles, modérense
	accusative	modérenme	not used	modérenlo, modérenla	modérennos	not used	modérenlos, modérenlas, modérense

Related terms

• moderación
• moderado
• moderador

Further reading

• “moderar”, 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