adaptar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin adaptāre (“to fit to”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ə.ðəpˈta]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [a.ðapˈtaɾ]

• Audio (Catalonia):

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• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
• Hyphenation: a‧dap‧tar

Verb

adaptar (first-person singular present adapto, first-person singular preterite adaptí, past participle adaptat)

1. to adapt

Conjugation

    Conjugation of adaptar (first conjugation)

infinitive			adaptar
gerund			adaptant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		adaptat		adaptada
		plural		adaptats		adaptades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	adapto	adaptes	adapta	adaptem	adapteu	adapten
	imperfect	adaptava	adaptaves	adaptava	adaptàvem	adaptàveu	adaptaven
	future	adaptaré	adaptaràs	adaptarà	adaptarem	adaptareu	adaptaran
	preterite	adaptí	adaptares	adaptà	adaptàrem	adaptàreu	adaptaren
	conditional	adaptaria	adaptaries	adaptaria	adaptaríem	adaptaríeu	adaptarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	adapti	adaptis	adapti	adaptem	adapteu	adaptin
	imperfect	adaptés	adaptessis	adaptés	adaptéssim	adaptéssiu	adaptessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	adapta	adapti	adaptem	adapteu	adaptin
	negative (no)	—	no adaptis	no adapti	no adaptem	no adapteu	no adaptin

Derived terms

• adaptació
• adaptable

Further reading

• “adaptar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “adaptar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “adaptar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “adaptar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin adaptāre (“to fit to”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /adapˈtaɾ/ [a.ð̞apˈt̪aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Hyphenation: a‧dap‧tar

Verb

adaptar (first-person singular present adapto, first-person singular preterite adaptei, past participle adaptado)

1. to adapt

Conjugation

    Conjugation of adaptar

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	adaptar
Personal	adaptar	adaptares	adaptar	adaptarmos	adaptardes	adaptaren
Gerund
	adaptando
Past participle
Masculine	adaptado			adaptados
Feminine	adaptada			adaptadas
Indicative
Present	adapto	adaptas	adapta	adaptamos	adaptades	adaptan
Imperfect	adaptaba	adaptabas	adaptaba	adaptabamos	adaptabades	adaptaban
Preterite	adaptei	adaptaches	adaptou	adaptamos	adaptastes	adaptaron
Pluperfect	adaptara	adaptaras	adaptara	adaptaramos	adaptarades	adaptaran
Future	adaptarei	adaptarás	adaptará	adaptaremos	adaptaredes	adaptarán
Conditional	adaptaría	adaptarías	adaptaría	adaptariamos	adaptariades	adaptarían
Subjunctive
Present	adapte	adaptes	adapte	adaptemos	adaptedes	adapten
Imperfect	adaptase	adaptases	adaptase	adaptásemos	adaptásedes	adaptasen
Future	adaptar	adaptares	adaptar	adaptarmos	adaptardes	adaptaren
Imperative
Affirmative		adapta	adapte	adaptemos	adaptade	adapten
Negative (non)		non adaptes	non adapte	non adaptemos	non adaptedes	non adapten

    Reintegrated conjugation of adaptar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	adaptar
Personal	adaptar	adaptares	adaptar	adaptarmos	adaptardes	adaptarem
Gerund
	adaptando
Past participle
Masculine	adaptado			adaptados
Feminine	adaptada			adaptadas
Indicative
Present	adapto	adaptas	adapta	adaptamos	adaptades, adaptais	adaptam
Imperfect	adaptava	adaptavas	adaptava	adaptávamos	adaptávades, adaptáveis, adaptávais1	adaptavam
Preterite	adaptei	adaptaste, adaptache1	adaptou	adaptamos	adaptastes	adaptárom, adaptaram
Pluperfect	adaptara	adaptaras	adaptara	adaptáramos	adaptárades, adaptáreis, adaptárais1	adaptaram
Future	adaptarei	adaptarás	adaptará	adaptaremos	adaptaredes, adaptareis	adaptarám, adaptarão
Conditional	adaptaria	adaptarias	adaptaria	adaptaríamos	adaptaríades, adaptaríeis, adaptaríais1	adaptariam
Subjunctive
Present	adapte	adaptes	adapte	adaptemos	adaptedes, adapteis	adaptem
Imperfect	adaptasse	adaptasses	adaptasse	adaptássemos	adaptássedes, adaptásseis	adaptassem
Future	adaptar	adaptares	adaptar	adaptarmos	adaptardes	adaptarem
Imperative
Affirmative		adapta	adapte	adaptemos	adaptade, adaptai	adaptem
Negative (nom)		nom adaptes	nom adapte	nom adaptemos	nom adaptedes, nom adapteis	nom adaptem

¹Less recommended.

Further reading

• “adaptar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• “adaptar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Ido

Verb

adaptar (present tense adaptas, past tense adaptis, future tense adaptos, imperative adaptez, conditional adaptus)

1. to adapt

Conjugation

Conjugation of adaptar

		present		past		future
infinitive		adaptar		adaptir		adaptor
tense		adaptas		adaptis		adaptos
conditional		adaptus		—		—
imperative		adaptez		—		—
adjective active participle		adaptanta		adaptinta		adaptonta
adverbial active participle		adaptante		adaptinte		adaptonte
nominal active participle	singular	adaptanto		adaptinto		adaptonto
	plural	adaptanti		adaptinti		adaptonti
adjective passive participle		adaptata		adaptita		adaptota
adverbial passive participle		adaptate		adaptite		adaptote
nominal passive participle	singular	adaptato		adaptito		adaptoto
	plural	adaptati		adaptiti		adaptoti

Interlingua

Verb

adaptar

1. to adapt

Conjugation

    Conjugation of adaptar

infinitive		adaptar
participle		present	perfect
		adaptante	adaptate
active		simple	perfect
	present	adapta	ha adaptate
	past	adaptava	habeva adaptate
	future	adaptara	habera adaptate
	conditional	adaptarea	haberea adaptate
	imperative	adapta	—
passive		simple	perfect
	present	es adaptate	ha essite adaptate
	past	esseva adaptate	habeva essite adaptate
	future	essera adaptate	habera essite adaptate
	conditional	esserea adaptate	haberea essite adaptate
	imperative	sia adaptate	—

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin adaptāre (“to fit, to adapt”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.dapˈta(ʁ)/ [a.dapˈta(h)], /a.da.piˈta(ʁ)/ [a.da.piˈta(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.dapˈta(ʁ)/ [a.dapˈta(h)], /a.da.piˈta(ʁ)/ [a.da.piˈta(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /a.dapˈta(ɾ)/, /a.da.piˈta(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.dapˈta(ʁ)/ [a.dapˈta(χ)], /a.da.piˈta(ʁ)/ [a.da.piˈta(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.dapˈta(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.dɐˈptaɾ/ [ɐ.ðɐˈptaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.dɐˈptaɾ/ [ɐ.ðɐˈptaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.dɐˈpta.ɾi/ [ɐ.ðɐˈpta.ɾi]

• Audio (Brazil):

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• Hyphenation: a‧dap‧tar

Verb

adaptar (first-person singular present adapto, first-person singular preterite adaptei, past participle adaptado)

1. to adapt (to make suitable)

   Synonym: ajustar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of adaptar (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	adaptar
Personal	adaptar	adaptares	adaptar	adaptarmos	adaptardes	adaptarem
Gerund
	adaptando
Past participle
Masculine	adaptado			adaptados
Feminine	adaptada			adaptadas
Indicative
Present	adapto	adaptas	adapta	adaptamos	adaptais	adaptam
Imperfect	adaptava	adaptavas	adaptava	adaptávamos	adaptáveis	adaptavam
Preterite	adaptei	adaptaste	adaptou	adaptamos1, adaptámos2	adaptastes	adaptaram
Pluperfect	adaptara	adaptaras	adaptara	adaptáramos	adaptáreis	adaptaram
Future	adaptarei	adaptarás	adaptará	adaptaremos	adaptareis	adaptarão
Conditional	adaptaria	adaptarias	adaptaria	adaptaríamos	adaptaríeis	adaptariam
Subjunctive
Present	adapte	adaptes	adapte	adaptemos	adapteis	adaptem
Imperfect	adaptasse	adaptasses	adaptasse	adaptássemos	adaptásseis	adaptassem
Future	adaptar	adaptares	adaptar	adaptarmos	adaptardes	adaptarem
Imperative
Affirmative		adapta	adapte	adaptemos	adaptai	adaptem
Negative (não)		não adaptes	não adapte	não adaptemos	não adapteis	não adaptem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Derived terms

• adaptação
• adaptável

Further reading

• “adaptar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin adaptāre (“to fit to”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /adabˈtaɾ/ [a.ð̞aβ̞ˈt̪aɾ]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧dap‧tar

Verb

adaptar (first-person singular present adapto, first-person singular preterite adapté, past participle adaptado)

1. (transitive) to adapt, to adjust, to tailor (to make suitable)

   Synonyms: ajustar, acomodar

2. (transitive) to adapt (to fit by alteration)
3. (reflexive) to adapt (to change so as to be adapted)
4. (reflexive) to suit, to fit

Conjugation

    Conjugation of adaptar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			adaptar
gerund			adaptando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		adaptado		adaptada
		plural		adaptados		adaptadas
		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	adapto	adaptastú adaptásvos	adapta	adaptamos	adaptáis	adaptan
	imperfect	adaptaba	adaptabas	adaptaba	adaptábamos	adaptabais	adaptaban
	preterite	adapté	adaptaste	adaptó	adaptamos	adaptasteis	adaptaron
	future	adaptaré	adaptarás	adaptará	adaptaremos	adaptaréis	adaptarán
	conditional	adaptaría	adaptarías	adaptaría	adaptaríamos	adaptaríais	adaptarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	adapte	adaptestú adaptésvos2	adapte	adaptemos	adaptéis	adapten
	imperfect (ra)	adaptara	adaptaras	adaptara	adaptáramos	adaptarais	adaptaran
	imperfect (se)	adaptase	adaptases	adaptase	adaptásemos	adaptaseis	adaptasen
	future1	adaptare	adaptares	adaptare	adaptáremos	adaptareis	adaptaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		adaptatú adaptávos	adapte	adaptemos	adaptad	adapten
	negative		no adaptes	no adapte	no adaptemos	no adaptéis	no adapten

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of adaptar

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 adaptar	dative	adaptarme	adaptarte	adaptarle, adaptarse	adaptarnos	adaptaros	adaptarles, adaptarse
	accusative	adaptarme	adaptarte	adaptarlo, adaptarla, adaptarse	adaptarnos	adaptaros	adaptarlos, adaptarlas, adaptarse
with gerund adaptando	dative	adaptándome	adaptándote	adaptándole, adaptándose	adaptándonos	adaptándoos	adaptándoles, adaptándose
	accusative	adaptándome	adaptándote	adaptándolo, adaptándola, adaptándose	adaptándonos	adaptándoos	adaptándolos, adaptándolas, adaptándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative adapta	dative	adáptame	adáptate	adáptale	adáptanos	not used	adáptales
	accusative	adáptame	adáptate	adáptalo, adáptala	adáptanos	not used	adáptalos, adáptalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative adaptá	dative	adaptame	adaptate	adaptale	adaptanos	not used	adaptales
	accusative	adaptame	adaptate	adaptalo, adaptala	adaptanos	not used	adaptalos, adaptalas
with formal second-person singular imperative adapte	dative	adápteme	not used	adáptele, adáptese	adáptenos	not used	adápteles
	accusative	adápteme	not used	adáptelo, adáptela, adáptese	adáptenos	not used	adáptelos, adáptelas
with first-person plural imperative adaptemos	dative	not used	adaptémoste	adaptémosle	adaptémonos	adaptémoos	adaptémosles
	accusative	not used	adaptémoste	adaptémoslo, adaptémosla	adaptémonos	adaptémoos	adaptémoslos, adaptémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative adaptad	dative	adaptadme	not used	adaptadle	adaptadnos	adaptaos	adaptadles
	accusative	adaptadme	not used	adaptadlo, adaptadla	adaptadnos	adaptaos	adaptadlos, adaptadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative adapten	dative	adáptenme	not used	adáptenle	adáptennos	not used	adáptenles, adáptense
	accusative	adáptenme	not used	adáptenlo, adáptenla	adáptennos	not used	adáptenlos, adáptenlas, adáptense

Derived terms

• adaptable
• adaptador

Related terms

• adaptación
• adaptativo

Further reading

• “adaptar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10