experimentar

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əks.pə.ɾi.mənˈta]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [eks.pe.ɾi.menˈtaɾ]

Verb

experimentar (first-person singular present experimento, first-person singular preterite experimentí, past participle experimentat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/

1. to experiment
2. to experience

Conjugation

    Conjugation of experimentar (first conjugation)

infinitive			experimentar
gerund			experimentant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		experimentat		experimentada
		plural		experimentats		experimentades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	experimento	experimentes	experimenta	experimentem	experimenteu	experimenten
	imperfect	experimentava	experimentaves	experimentava	experimentàvem	experimentàveu	experimentaven
	future	experimentaré	experimentaràs	experimentarà	experimentarem	experimentareu	experimentaran
	preterite	experimentí	experimentares	experimentà	experimentàrem	experimentàreu	experimentaren
	conditional	experimentaria	experimentaries	experimentaria	experimentaríem	experimentaríeu	experimentarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	experimenti	experimentis	experimenti	experimentem	experimenteu	experimentin
	imperfect	experimentés	experimentessis	experimentés	experimentéssim	experimentéssiu	experimentessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	experimenta	experimenti	experimentem	experimenteu	experimentin
	negative (no)	—	no experimentis	no experimenti	no experimentem	no experimenteu	no experimentin

Derived terms

• experimentable
• experimentació
• experimentador
• experimental
• experimentat

Related terms

• experiment

Further reading

• “experimentar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “experimentar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “experimentar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “experimentar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin experimentāre.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.pe.ɾi.mẽˈta(ʁ)/ [is.pe.ɾi.mẽˈta(h)], /es.pe.ɾi.mẽˈta(ʁ)/ [es.pe.ɾi.mẽˈta(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.pe.ɾi.mẽˈta(ʁ)/ [is.pe.ɾi.mẽˈta(h)], /es.pe.ɾi.mẽˈta(ʁ)/ [es.pe.ɾi.mẽˈta(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /is.pe.ɾi.mẽˈta(ɾ)/, /es.pe.ɾi.mẽˈta(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃ.pe.ɾi.mẽˈta(ʁ)/ [iʃ.pe.ɾi.mẽˈta(χ)], /eʃ.pe.ɾi.mẽˈta(ʁ)/ [eʃ.pe.ɾi.mẽˈta(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.pe.ɾi.mẽˈta(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.pɨ.ɾi.mẽˈtaɾ/, /ɐjʃ.pɨ.ɾi.mẽˈtaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.pɨ.ɾi.mẽˈtaɾ/, /ɐjʃ.pɨ.ɾi.mẽˈtaɾ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.pɨ.ɾi.mẽˈtaɾ/, /ejʃ.pɨ.ɾi.mẽˈtaɾ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.pɨ.ɾi.mẽˈtaɾ/, /ejʃ.pɨ.ɾi.mẽˈtaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.pɨ.ɾi.mẽˈta.ɾi/, /eʃ.pɨ.ɾi.mẽˈta.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: ex‧pe‧ri‧men‧tar

Verb

experimentar (first-person singular present experimento, first-person singular preterite experimentei, past participle experimentado)

1. to experience
2. to experiment
3. to try (taste of food, fit of clothing etc.)

   Synonyms: provar, testar

4. to attempt

   Synonym: tentar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of experimentar (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	experimentar
Personal	experimentar	experimentares	experimentar	experimentarmos	experimentardes	experimentarem
Gerund
	experimentando
Past participle
Masculine	experimentado			experimentados
Feminine	experimentada			experimentadas
Indicative
Present	experimento	experimentas	experimenta	experimentamos	experimentais	experimentam
Imperfect	experimentava	experimentavas	experimentava	experimentávamos	experimentáveis	experimentavam
Preterite	experimentei	experimentaste	experimentou	experimentamos1, experimentámos2	experimentastes	experimentaram
Pluperfect	experimentara	experimentaras	experimentara	experimentáramos	experimentáreis	experimentaram
Future	experimentarei	experimentarás	experimentará	experimentaremos	experimentareis	experimentarão
Conditional	experimentaria	experimentarias	experimentaria	experimentaríamos	experimentaríeis	experimentariam
Subjunctive
Present	experimente	experimentes	experimente	experimentemos	experimenteis	experimentem
Imperfect	experimentasse	experimentasses	experimentasse	experimentássemos	experimentásseis	experimentassem
Future	experimentar	experimentares	experimentar	experimentarmos	experimentardes	experimentarem
Imperative
Affirmative		experimenta	experimente	experimentemos	experimentai	experimentem
Negative (não)		não experimentes	não experimente	não experimentemos	não experimenteis	não experimentem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:experimentar.

Spanish

Etymology

From experimento +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eɡspeɾimenˈtaɾ/ [eɣ̞s.pe.ɾi.mẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: ex‧pe‧ri‧men‧tar

Verb

experimentar (first-person singular present experimento, first-person singular preterite experimenté, past participle experimentado)

1. to experiment
2. to experience

   Synonyms: experienciar, vivir

3. to feel

   Synonym: sentir

Conjugation

    Conjugation of experimentar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			experimentar
gerund			experimentando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		experimentado		experimentada
		plural		experimentados		experimentadas
		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	experimento	experimentastú experimentásvos	experimenta	experimentamos	experimentáis	experimentan
	imperfect	experimentaba	experimentabas	experimentaba	experimentábamos	experimentabais	experimentaban
	preterite	experimenté	experimentaste	experimentó	experimentamos	experimentasteis	experimentaron
	future	experimentaré	experimentarás	experimentará	experimentaremos	experimentaréis	experimentarán
	conditional	experimentaría	experimentarías	experimentaría	experimentaríamos	experimentaríais	experimentarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	experimente	experimentestú experimentésvos2	experimente	experimentemos	experimentéis	experimenten
	imperfect (ra)	experimentara	experimentaras	experimentara	experimentáramos	experimentarais	experimentaran
	imperfect (se)	experimentase	experimentases	experimentase	experimentásemos	experimentaseis	experimentasen
	future1	experimentare	experimentares	experimentare	experimentáremos	experimentareis	experimentaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		experimentatú experimentávos	experimente	experimentemos	experimentad	experimenten
	negative		no experimentes	no experimente	no experimentemos	no experimentéis	no experimenten

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

    Selected combined forms of experimentar

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 experimentar
	dative	experimentarme	experimentarte	experimentarle, experimentarse	experimentarnos	experimentaros	experimentarles, experimentarse
	accusative	experimentarme	experimentarte	experimentarlo, experimentarla, experimentarse	experimentarnos	experimentaros	experimentarlos, experimentarlas, experimentarse
with gerund experimentando
	dative	experimentándome	experimentándote	experimentándole, experimentándose	experimentándonos	experimentándoos	experimentándoles, experimentándose
	accusative	experimentándome	experimentándote	experimentándolo, experimentándola, experimentándose	experimentándonos	experimentándoos	experimentándolos, experimentándolas, experimentándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative experimenta
	dative	experiméntame	experiméntate	experiméntale	experiméntanos	not used	experiméntales
	accusative	experiméntame	experiméntate	experiméntalo, experiméntala	experiméntanos	not used	experiméntalos, experiméntalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative experimentá
	dative	experimentame	experimentate	experimentale	experimentanos	not used	experimentales
	accusative	experimentame	experimentate	experimentalo, experimentala	experimentanos	not used	experimentalos, experimentalas
with formal second-person singular imperative experimente
	dative	experiménteme	not used	experiméntele, experiméntese	experiméntenos	not used	experiménteles
	accusative	experiménteme	not used	experiméntelo, experiméntela, experiméntese	experiméntenos	not used	experiméntelos, experiméntelas
with first-person plural imperative experimentemos
	dative	not used	experimentémoste	experimentémosle	experimentémonos	experimentémoos	experimentémosles
	accusative	not used	experimentémoste	experimentémoslo, experimentémosla	experimentémonos	experimentémoos	experimentémoslos, experimentémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative experimentad
	dative	experimentadme	not used	experimentadle	experimentadnos	experimentaos	experimentadles
	accusative	experimentadme	not used	experimentadlo, experimentadla	experimentadnos	experimentaos	experimentadlos, experimentadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative experimenten
	dative	experiméntenme	not used	experiméntenle	experiméntennos	not used	experiméntenles, experiméntense
	accusative	experiméntenme	not used	experiméntenlo, experiméntenla	experiméntennos	not used	experiméntenlos, experiméntenlas, experiméntense

Related terms

• experiencia
• experimento

 

Further reading

• “experimentar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16