fornicar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fornicārī.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [fur.niˈka]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [for.niˈka]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [foɾ.niˈkaɾ]

Verb

fornicar (first-person singular present fornico, first-person singular preterite forniquí, past participle fornicat)

1. (intransitive) to fornicate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of fornicar (first conjugation, c-qu alternation)

infinitive			fornicar
gerund			fornicant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		fornicat		fornicada
		plural		fornicats		fornicades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	fornico	forniques	fornica	forniquem	forniqueu	forniquen
	imperfect	fornicava	fornicaves	fornicava	fornicàvem	fornicàveu	fornicaven
	future	fornicaré	fornicaràs	fornicarà	fornicarem	fornicareu	fornicaran
	preterite	forniquí	fornicares	fornicà	fornicàrem	fornicàreu	fornicaren
	conditional	fornicaria	fornicaries	fornicaria	fornicaríem	fornicaríeu	fornicarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	forniqui	forniquis	forniqui	forniquem	forniqueu	forniquin
	imperfect	forniqués	forniquessis	forniqués	forniquéssim	forniquéssiu	forniquessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	fornica	forniqui	forniquem	forniqueu	forniquin
	negative (no)	—	no forniquis	no forniqui	no forniquem	no forniqueu	no forniquin

Related terms

• fornicació

Further reading

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

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin fornicor.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Verb

fornicar

1. (intransitive) to fornicate

Conjugation

    Lengadocian (Central Occitan)

		simple			compound
infinitive		fornicar			aver fornicat
gerund		fornicant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		fornicat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	forniqui	fornicas	fornica	fornicam	fornicatz	fornican
	imperfect	fornicavi	fornicavas	fornicava	fornicàvem	fornicàvetz	fornicavan
	preterite	forniquèri	forniquères	forniquèt	forniquèrem	forniquèretz	forniquèron
	future	fornicarai	fornicaràs	fornicarà	fornicarem	fornicaretz	fornicaràn
	conditional	fornicariái	fornicariás	fornicariá	fornicariam	fornicariatz	fornicarián
	conditional 2nd form1	forniquèra	forniquèras	forniquèra	forniqueram	forniqueratz	forniquèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	fornique	forniques	fornique	forniquem	forniquetz	forniquen
	imperfect	forniquèssi	forniquèsses	forniquèsse	forniquèssem	forniquèssetz	forniquèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			fornica		forniquem	fornicatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Auvernhàs

		simple			compound
infinitive		fornicar			aver fornicat
gerund		fornicant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		fornicat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	fornique	forniques	fornica	fornicam	fornicatz	fornicon
	imperfect	fornicave	fornicaves	fornicava	fornicaviam	fornicaviatz	fornicavon
	preterite	forniquere	forniqueres	forniquet	forniquem	forniquetz	forniqueron
	future	fornicarai	fornicaràs	fornicará	fornicarem	fornicaretz	fornicarán
	conditional	fornicariá	fornicariás	fornicariá	fornicariam	fornicariatz	fornicarián
	conditional 2nd form1	forniquèra	forniquèras	forniquèra	forniqueram	forniqueratz	forniquèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	fornique	forniques	fornique	fornicassiam	fornicassiatz	fornicon
	imperfect	forniquesse	forniquesses	forniquesse	forniquessiam	forniquessiatz	forniquesson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			fornica		fornicassiam	fornicatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Gascon

		simple			compound
infinitive		fornicar			aver fornicat
gerund		fornicant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		fornicat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	forniqui	fornicas	fornica	fornicam	fornicatz	fornican
	imperfect	fornicavi	fornicavas	fornicava	fornicàvam	fornicàvatz	fornicavan
	preterite	forniquèi	forniquès	forniquè	forniquèm	forniquètz	forniquèn
	future	fornicarèi	fornicaràs	fornicarà	fornicaram	fornicaratz	fornicaràn
	conditional	fornicarí	fornicarés	fornicaré	fornicarem	fornicaretz	fornicarén
	conditional 2nd form1	forniquèra	forniquèras	forniquèra	forniqueram	forniqueratz	forniquèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	forniqui	forniques	fornique	forniquem	forniquetz	forniquen
	imperfect	forniquèssi	forniquèsses	forniquèsse	forniquèssem	forniquèssetz	forniquèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			fornica		forniquem	fornicatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Lemosin

		simple			compound
infinitive		fornicar			aver fornicat
gerund		fornicant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		fornicat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	fornique	fornicas	fornica	fornicam	fornicatz	fornican
	imperfect	fornicava	fornicavas	fornicava	fornicàvam	fornicàvatz	fornicavan
	preterite	forniquei	forniqueras	forniquet	forniquèram	forniquèratz	forniqueran
	future	fornicarai	fornicaràs	fornicará	fornicarem	fornicaretz	fornicarán
	conditional	fornicariá	fornicariàs	fornicariá	fornicariam	fornicariatz	fornicarián
	conditional 2nd form1	forniquèra	forniquèras	forniquèra	forniqueram	forniqueratz	forniquèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	fornique	forniques	fornique	forniquem	forniquetz	forniquen
	imperfect	forniquèsse	forniquèsses	forniquèsse	forniquèssem	forniquèssetz	forniquèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			fornica		forniquem	fornicatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Provençau

		simple			compound
infinitive		fornicar			aver fornicat
gerund		fornicant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		fornicat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	fornique	forniques	fornica	fornicam	fornicatz	fornican
	imperfect	fornicavi	fornicavas	fornicava	fornicàvem	fornicàvetz	fornicavan
	preterite	forniquère	forniquères	forniquèt	forniqueriam	forniqueriatz	forniquèron
	future	fornicarai	fornicaràs	fornicarà	fornicarem	fornicaretz	fornicaràn
	conditional	fornicariáu	fornicariás	fornicariá	fornicariam	fornicariatz	fornicarián
	conditional 2nd form1	forniquèra	forniquèras	forniquèra	forniqueram	forniqueratz	forniquèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	fornique	forniques	fornique	forniquem	forniquetz	fornican
	imperfect	forniquèsse	forniquèsses	forniquèsse	forniquessiam	forniquessiatz	forniquèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			fornica		forniquem	fornicatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

Related terms

• fornicacion

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin fornicārī.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /foʁ.niˈka(ʁ)/ [foɦ.niˈka(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /foʁ.niˈka(ʁ)/ [foɦ.niˈka(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /foɾ.niˈka(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /foʁ.niˈka(ʁ)/ [foʁ.niˈka(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /foɻ.niˈka(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fuɾ.niˈkaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fuɾ.niˈkaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fuɾ.niˈka.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: for‧ni‧car

Verb

fornicar (first-person singular present fornico, first-person singular preterite forniquei, past participle fornicado)

1. (transitive, intransitive) to fornicate (with)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of fornicar (c-qu alternation) (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	fornicar
Personal	fornicar	fornicares	fornicar	fornicarmos	fornicardes	fornicarem
Gerund
	fornicando
Past participle
Masculine	fornicado			fornicados
Feminine	fornicada			fornicadas
Indicative
Present	fornico	fornicas	fornica	fornicamos	fornicais	fornicam
Imperfect	fornicava	fornicavas	fornicava	fornicávamos	fornicáveis	fornicavam
Preterite	forniquei	fornicaste	fornicou	fornicamos1, fornicámos2	fornicastes	fornicaram
Pluperfect	fornicara	fornicaras	fornicara	fornicáramos	fornicáreis	fornicaram
Future	fornicarei	fornicarás	fornicará	fornicaremos	fornicareis	fornicarão
Conditional	fornicaria	fornicarias	fornicaria	fornicaríamos	fornicaríeis	fornicariam
Subjunctive
Present	fornique	forniques	fornique	forniquemos	forniqueis	forniquem
Imperfect	fornicasse	fornicasses	fornicasse	fornicássemos	fornicásseis	fornicassem
Future	fornicar	fornicares	fornicar	fornicarmos	fornicardes	fornicarem
Imperative
Affirmative		fornica	fornique	forniquemos	fornicai	forniquem
Negative (não)		não forniques	não fornique	não forniquemos	não forniqueis	não forniquem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• fornicação
• fornicador

Further reading

• “fornicar”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “fornicar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
• “fornicar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “fornicar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “fornicar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “fornicar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fornicārī.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /foɾniˈkaɾ/ [foɾ.niˈkaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: for‧ni‧car

Verb

fornicar (first-person singular present fornico, first-person singular preterite forniqué, past participle fornicado)

1. (intransitive) to fornicate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of fornicar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			fornicar
gerund			fornicando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		fornicado		fornicada
		plural		fornicados		fornicadas
		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	fornico	fornicastú fornicásvos	fornica	fornicamos	fornicáis	fornican
	imperfect	fornicaba	fornicabas	fornicaba	fornicábamos	fornicabais	fornicaban
	preterite	forniqué	fornicaste	fornicó	fornicamos	fornicasteis	fornicaron
	future	fornicaré	fornicarás	fornicará	fornicaremos	fornicaréis	fornicarán
	conditional	fornicaría	fornicarías	fornicaría	fornicaríamos	fornicaríais	fornicarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	fornique	forniquestú forniquésvos2	fornique	forniquemos	forniquéis	forniquen
	imperfect (ra)	fornicara	fornicaras	fornicara	fornicáramos	fornicarais	fornicaran
	imperfect (se)	fornicase	fornicases	fornicase	fornicásemos	fornicaseis	fornicasen
	future1	fornicare	fornicares	fornicare	fornicáremos	fornicareis	fornicaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		fornicatú fornicávos	fornique	forniquemos	fornicad	forniquen
	negative		no forniques	no fornique	no forniquemos	no forniquéis	no forniquen

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

    Selected combined forms of fornicar (c-qu alternation)

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 fornicar	dative	fornicarme	fornicarte	fornicarle, fornicarse	fornicarnos	fornicaros	fornicarles, fornicarse
	accusative	fornicarme	fornicarte	fornicarlo, fornicarla, fornicarse	fornicarnos	fornicaros	fornicarlos, fornicarlas, fornicarse
with gerund fornicando	dative	fornicándome	fornicándote	fornicándole, fornicándose	fornicándonos	fornicándoos	fornicándoles, fornicándose
	accusative	fornicándome	fornicándote	fornicándolo, fornicándola, fornicándose	fornicándonos	fornicándoos	fornicándolos, fornicándolas, fornicándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative fornica	dative	fornícame	fornícate	fornícale	fornícanos	not used	fornícales
	accusative	fornícame	fornícate	fornícalo, fornícala	fornícanos	not used	fornícalos, fornícalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative fornicá	dative	fornicame	fornicate	fornicale	fornicanos	not used	fornicales
	accusative	fornicame	fornicate	fornicalo, fornicala	fornicanos	not used	fornicalos, fornicalas
with formal second-person singular imperative fornique	dative	forníqueme	not used	forníquele, forníquese	forníquenos	not used	forníqueles
	accusative	forníqueme	not used	forníquelo, forníquela, forníquese	forníquenos	not used	forníquelos, forníquelas
with first-person plural imperative forniquemos	dative	not used	forniquémoste	forniquémosle	forniquémonos	forniquémoos	forniquémosles
	accusative	not used	forniquémoste	forniquémoslo, forniquémosla	forniquémonos	forniquémoos	forniquémoslos, forniquémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative fornicad	dative	fornicadme	not used	fornicadle	fornicadnos	fornicaos	fornicadles
	accusative	fornicadme	not used	fornicadlo, fornicadla	fornicadnos	fornicaos	fornicadlos, fornicadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative forniquen	dative	forníquenme	not used	forníquenle	forníquennos	not used	forníquenles, forníquense
	accusative	forníquenme	not used	forníquenlo, forníquenla	forníquennos	not used	forníquenlos, forníquenlas, forníquense

Related terms

• fornicación
• fornicador

 

Further reading

• “fornicar”, 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