versar

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [bərˈsa]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [vərˈsa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [veɾˈsaɾ]

Verb

versar (first-person singular present verso, first-person singular preterite versí, past participle versat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

1. to address

Conjugation

    Conjugation of versar (first conjugation)

infinitive			versar
gerund			versant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		versat		versada
		plural		versats		versades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	verso	verses	versa	versem	verseu	versen
	imperfect	versava	versaves	versava	versàvem	versàveu	versaven
	future	versaré	versaràs	versarà	versarem	versareu	versaran
	preterite	versí	versares	versà	versàrem	versàreu	versaren
	conditional	versaria	versaries	versaria	versaríem	versaríeu	versarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	versi	versis	versi	versem	verseu	versin
	imperfect	versés	versessis	versés	verséssim	verséssiu	versessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	versa	versi	versem	verseu	versin
	negative (no)	—	no versis	no versi	no versem	no verseu	no versin

Further reading

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

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin versāre. Doublet of inherited vessar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /veʁˈsa(ʁ)/ [vehˈsa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /veʁˈsa(ʁ)/ [vehˈsa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /veɾˈsa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /veʁˈsa(ʁ)/ [veχˈsa(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /veɻˈsa(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɨɾˈsaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɨɾˈsaɾ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɨɾˈsaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɨɾˈsa.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: ver‧sar

Verb

versar (first-person singular present verso, first-person singular preterite versei, past participle versado)

1. to address (to discuss a given subject)

   Synonyms: tratar de, abordar, examinar

2. to transfer something from one container to another
3. to versify (to make or compose verses)

   Synonym: versejar

4. to versify (to turn (prose) into poetry)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of versar (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	versar
Personal	versar	versares	versar	versarmos	versardes	versarem
Gerund
	versando
Past participle
Masculine	versado			versados
Feminine	versada			versadas
Indicative
Present	verso	versas	versa	versamos	versais	versam
Imperfect	versava	versavas	versava	versávamos	versáveis	versavam
Preterite	versei	versaste	versou	versamos1, versámos2	versastes	versaram
Pluperfect	versara	versaras	versara	versáramos	versáreis	versaram
Future	versarei	versarás	versará	versaremos	versareis	versarão
Conditional	versaria	versarias	versaria	versaríamos	versaríeis	versariam
Subjunctive
Present	verse	verses	verse	versemos	verseis	versem
Imperfect	versasse	versasses	versasse	versássemos	versásseis	versassem
Future	versar	versares	versar	versarmos	versardes	versarem
Imperative
Affirmative		versa	verse	versemos	versai	versem
Negative (não)		não verses	não verse	não versemos	não verseis	não versem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• reversar
• revessar
• verso

Further reading

• “versar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “versar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “versar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin versāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beɾˈsaɾ/ [beɾˈsaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: ver‧sar

Verb

versar (first-person singular present verso, first-person singular preterite versé, past participle versado)

1. (intransitive) to deal with, concern, address

   Synonym: tratar con

2. (intransitive) to turn (around)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of versar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			versar
gerund			versando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		versado		versada
		plural		versados		versadas
		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	verso	versastú versásvos	versa	versamos	versáis	versan
	imperfect	versaba	versabas	versaba	versábamos	versabais	versaban
	preterite	versé	versaste	versó	versamos	versasteis	versaron
	future	versaré	versarás	versará	versaremos	versaréis	versarán
	conditional	versaría	versarías	versaría	versaríamos	versaríais	versarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	verse	versestú versésvos2	verse	versemos	verséis	versen
	imperfect (ra)	versara	versaras	versara	versáramos	versarais	versaran
	imperfect (se)	versase	versases	versase	versásemos	versaseis	versasen
	future1	versare	versares	versare	versáremos	versareis	versaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		versatú versávos	verse	versemos	versad	versen
	negative		no verses	no verse	no versemos	no verséis	no versen

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

    Selected combined forms of versar

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 versar	dative	versarme	versarte	versarle, versarse	versarnos	versaros	versarles, versarse
	accusative	versarme	versarte	versarlo, versarla, versarse	versarnos	versaros	versarlos, versarlas, versarse
with gerund versando	dative	versándome	versándote	versándole, versándose	versándonos	versándoos	versándoles, versándose
	accusative	versándome	versándote	versándolo, versándola, versándose	versándonos	versándoos	versándolos, versándolas, versándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative versa	dative	vérsame	vérsate	vérsale	vérsanos	not used	vérsales
	accusative	vérsame	vérsate	vérsalo, vérsala	vérsanos	not used	vérsalos, vérsalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative versá	dative	versame	versate	versale	versanos	not used	versales
	accusative	versame	versate	versalo, versala	versanos	not used	versalos, versalas
with formal second-person singular imperative verse	dative	vérseme	not used	vérsele, vérsese	vérsenos	not used	vérseles
	accusative	vérseme	not used	vérselo, vérsela, vérsese	vérsenos	not used	vérselos, vérselas
with first-person plural imperative versemos	dative	not used	versémoste	versémosle	versémonos	versémoos	versémosles
	accusative	not used	versémoste	versémoslo, versémosla	versémonos	versémoos	versémoslos, versémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative versad	dative	versadme	not used	versadle	versadnos	versaos	versadles
	accusative	versadme	not used	versadlo, versadla	versadnos	versaos	versadlos, versadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative versen	dative	vérsenme	not used	vérsenle	vérsennos	not used	vérsenles, vérsense
	accusative	vérsenme	not used	vérsenlo, vérsenla	vérsennos	not used	vérsenlos, vérsenlas, vérsense

Related terms

• rebosar
• revesar
• verso

Further reading

• “versar”, 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