reparar

Catalan

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Latin reparāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [rə.pəˈɾa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [re.paˈɾaɾ]

Verb

reparar (first-person singular present reparo, first-person singular preterite reparí, past participle reparat)

1. (transitive) to repair, mend
   1. (theology) to make reparations
2. to notice, to pay attention to [transitive or with en ‘someone/something’]

Conjugation

    Conjugation of reparar (first conjugation)

infinitive			reparar
gerund			reparant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		reparat		reparada
		plural		reparats		reparades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	reparo	repares	repara	reparem	repareu	reparen
	imperfect	reparava	reparaves	reparava	reparàvem	reparàveu	reparaven
	future	repararé	repararàs	repararà	repararem	reparareu	repararan
	preterite	reparí	reparares	reparà	reparàrem	reparàreu	repararen
	conditional	repararia	repararies	repararia	repararíem	repararíeu	repararien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	repari	reparis	repari	reparem	repareu	reparin
	imperfect	reparés	reparessis	reparés	reparéssim	reparéssiu	reparessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	repara	repari	reparem	repareu	reparin
	negative (no)	—	no reparis	no repari	no reparem	no repareu	no reparin

Related terms

• reparació
• parar

Further reading

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

Galician

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese reparar, repairar, from Latin reparāre, possibly a borrowing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [re.pa.ˈɾaɾ]

Verb

reparar (first-person singular present reparo, first-person singular preterite reparei, past participle reparado)

1. to repair; to maintain [ca. 1300]
   • 1311, A. López Carreira (ed.), Documentos do arquivo da catedral de Ourense (1289-1399), d. 77:

     por tal condiçon que vos lavredes e façades lavrar ben as herdades en guisa que non deffallescan por miga de lavor e reparar ben as casas e os lagares de toda cousa que ayan mester.

     with this condition, that you must work and make work these properties well, so that they will not falter for lack of labor, and maintain the houses and the wineries with everything that they may need

   Synonyms: amañar, arranxar, emendar

2. to notice, pay attention to

Conjugation

    Conjugation of reparar

	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	reparar
Personal	reparar	reparares	reparar	repararmos	reparardes	repararen
Gerund
	reparando
Past participle
Masculine	reparado			reparados
Feminine	reparada			reparadas
Indicative
Present	reparo	reparas	repara	reparamos	reparades	reparan
Imperfect	reparaba	reparabas	reparaba	reparabamos	reparabades	reparaban
Preterite	reparei	reparaches	reparou	reparamos	reparastes	repararon
Pluperfect	reparara	repararas	reparara	repararamos	repararades	repararan
Future	repararei	repararás	reparará	repararemos	repararedes	repararán
Conditional	repararía	repararías	repararía	reparariamos	reparariades	repararían
Subjunctive
Present	repare	repares	repare	reparemos	reparedes	reparen
Imperfect	reparase	reparases	reparase	reparásemos	reparásedes	reparasen
Future	reparar	reparares	reparar	repararmos	reparardes	repararen
Imperative
Affirmative		repara	repare	reparemos	reparade	reparen
Negative (non)		non repares	non repare	non reparemos	non reparedes	non reparen

    Reintegrated conjugation of reparar (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	reparar
Personal	reparar	reparares	reparar	repararmos	reparardes	repararem
Gerund
	reparando
Past participle
Masculine	reparado			reparados
Feminine	reparada			reparadas
Indicative
Present	reparo	reparas	repara	reparamos	reparades, reparais	reparam
Imperfect	reparava	reparavas	reparava	reparávamos	reparávades, reparáveis, reparávais1	reparavam
Preterite	reparei	reparaste, reparache1	reparou	reparamos	reparastes	reparárom, repararam
Pluperfect	reparara	repararas	reparara	reparáramos	reparárades, reparáreis, reparárais1	repararam
Future	repararei	repararás	reparará	repararemos	repararedes, reparareis	repararám, repararão
Conditional	repararia	repararias	repararia	repararíamos	repararíades, repararíeis, repararíais1	reparariam
Subjunctive
Present	repare	repares	repare	reparemos	reparedes, repareis	reparem
Imperfect	reparasse	reparasses	reparasse	reparássemos	reparássedes, reparásseis	reparassem
Future	reparar	reparares	reparar	repararmos	reparardes	repararem
Imperative
Affirmative		repara	repare	reparemos	reparade, reparai	reparem
Negative (nom)		nom repares	nom repare	nom reparemos	nom reparedes, nom repareis	nom reparem

¹Less recommended.

Derived terms

• reparación
• reparamento

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “reparar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “repar”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “reparar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “reparar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “reparar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “reparar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “reparar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English repair, French réparer, German reparieren, Italian riparare, Portuguese reparar, Spanish reparar, all ultimately from Latin reparāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /repaˈrar/

Verb

reparar (present tense reparas, past tense reparis, future tense reparos, imperative reparez, conditional reparus)

1. (transitive) to repair, mend, restore, refit, make good, atone, fix

   Me mustas reparar mea automobilo. ― I have to repair my car.

Conjugation

Conjugation of reparar

		present		past		future
infinitive		reparar		reparir		reparor
tense		reparas		reparis		reparos
conditional		reparus		—		—
imperative		reparez		—		—
adjective active participle		reparanta		reparinta		reparonta
adverbial active participle		reparante		reparinte		reparonte
nominal active participle	singular	reparanto		reparinto		reparonto
	plural	reparanti		reparinti		reparonti
adjective passive participle		reparata		reparita		reparota
adverbial passive participle		reparate		reparite		reparote
nominal passive participle	singular	reparato		reparito		reparoto
	plural	reparati		repariti		reparoti

See also

• restaurar (“to restore (to good order)”)
• restitucar (“make restitution of, return (something) to the rightful owner”)
• restorar (“to satisfy hunger or thirst”)
• riestablisar (“reestablish, restore”)

Ladino

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish reparar, from Latin reparāre.

Verb

reparar (Hebrew spelling ריפאראר)

1. (transitive) to repair; to mend; to fix (undo harm)

   Antonym: kevrantar

   • 2002, Rafael Chikurel, edited by Henri Nahum, Les memoires de Rafael Chikurel‎^[1], Isis, →ISBN, page 89:

     […] empesaron a bushkar remedios por azerme obtenir algun posto i reparar ansi las indjustisias kometidas a mi eguardo.

     They started seeking remedies for helping me attain some position and thereby fix the injustices committed to my attention.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of reparar

infinitive		simple		reparar
		compound		aver reparado
gerund		simple		reparando
		compound		aviendo reparado
past participle				singular		plural
		masculine		reparado		reparados
		feminine		reparada		reparadas
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		yo	tú	él / ella	mosotros mosós	vosotros vosós / vós	ellos / ellas
	present	reparo	reparas	repara	reparamos	reparáx	reparan
	imperfect	reparava	reparavas	reparava	reparávamos	reparavax	reparavan
	preterite	reparí	reparates	reparó	reparimos	reparatex	repararon
	future	repararé	repararás	reparará	repararemos	repararéx	repararán
	conditional	repararía	repararías	repararía	repararíamos	repararíax	repararían
subjunctive		yo	tú	él / ella	mosotros mosós	vosotros vosós / vós	ellos / ellas
	present	repare	repares	repare	reparemos	reparéx	reparen
	imperfect	reparara	repararas	reparara	reparáramos	repararax	repararan
imperative		—	tú	—	—	vosotros vosós / vós	—
	affirmative	—	repara	—	—	reparad	—
	negative	—	no repares	—	—	no reparéx	—

Related terms

• irreparavle
• reparador
• reparasión
• reparavle

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

• repairar

Etymology

Inherited from Latin reparāre.

Verb

reparar

1. (transitive) to repair; to mend; to fix (undo harm)

Descendants

• Galician: reparar
• Portuguese: reparar

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “reparar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Old Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin reparāre.

Verb

reparar

1. (transitive) to repair; to mend; to fix (undo harm)

   Antonym: quebrantar

Descendants

• Ladino: reparar, ריפאראר
• Spanish: reparar

References

• Ralph Steele Boggs et al. (1946) “reparar”, in Tentative Dictionary of Medieval Spanish, volume II, Chapel Hill, page 438

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese reparar, repairar, from Latin reparāre, possibly a borrowing.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.paˈɾa(ʁ)/ [he.paˈɾa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.paˈɾa(ʁ)/ [he.paˈɾa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ʁe.paˈɾa(ɾ)/ [he.paˈɾa(ɾ)]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁe.paˈɾa(ʁ)/ [χe.paˈɾa(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.paˈɾa(ɻ)/ [he.paˈɾa(ɻ)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.pɐˈɾaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.pɐˈɾaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.pɐˈɾa.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: re‧pa‧rar

Verb

reparar (first-person singular present reparo, first-person singular preterite reparei, past participle reparado)

1. (intransitive) to realize, become aware [with em ‘of’]

   Synonyms: perceber, notar

   • 2003, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix [Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix] (Harry Potter; 5), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 643:

     Ele nunca vai reparar na gente [...]

     He will never notice us [...]

2. (transitive) to repair; to mend; to fix (undo harm)

   Synonyms: arranjar, arrumar, consertar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of reparar (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	reparar
Personal	reparar	reparares	reparar	repararmos	reparardes	repararem
Gerund
	reparando
Past participle
Masculine	reparado			reparados
Feminine	reparada			reparadas
Indicative
Present	reparo	reparas	repara	reparamos	reparais	reparam
Imperfect	reparava	reparavas	reparava	reparávamos	reparáveis	reparavam
Preterite	reparei	reparaste	reparou	reparamos1, reparámos2	reparastes	repararam
Pluperfect	reparara	repararas	reparara	reparáramos	reparáreis	repararam
Future	repararei	repararás	reparará	repararemos	reparareis	repararão
Conditional	repararia	repararias	repararia	repararíamos	repararíeis	reparariam
Subjunctive
Present	repare	repares	repare	reparemos	repareis	reparem
Imperfect	reparasse	reparasses	reparasse	reparássemos	reparásseis	reparassem
Future	reparar	reparares	reparar	repararmos	reparardes	repararem
Imperative
Affirmative		repara	repare	reparemos	reparai	reparem
Negative (não)		não repares	não repare	não reparemos	não repareis	não reparem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• parar
• reparação

Further reading

• “reparar”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “reparar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
• “reparar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “reparar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “reparar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “reparar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish reparar, from Latin reparāre, possibly a borrowing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /repaˈɾaɾ/ [re.paˈɾaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: re‧pa‧rar

Verb

reparar (first-person singular present reparo, first-person singular preterite reparé, past participle reparado)

1. (transitive) to repair; to mend; to fix (undo harm)

   Synonyms: arreglar, componer

   Antonym: quebrantar

2. (intransitive) to notice; to realize; to become aware

   Synonyms: advertir, cachar, darse cuenta, notar

3. (intransitive) to stop (make a halt)

   Synonym: parar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of reparar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			reparar
gerund			reparando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		reparado		reparada
		plural		reparados		reparadas
		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	reparo	reparastú reparásvos	repara	reparamos	reparáis	reparan
	imperfect	reparaba	reparabas	reparaba	reparábamos	reparabais	reparaban
	preterite	reparé	reparaste	reparó	reparamos	reparasteis	repararon
	future	repararé	repararás	reparará	repararemos	repararéis	repararán
	conditional	repararía	repararías	repararía	repararíamos	repararíais	repararían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	repare	reparestú reparésvos2	repare	reparemos	reparéis	reparen
	imperfect (ra)	reparara	repararas	reparara	reparáramos	repararais	repararan
	imperfect (se)	reparase	reparases	reparase	reparásemos	reparaseis	reparasen
	future1	reparare	reparares	reparare	reparáremos	reparareis	repararen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		reparatú reparávos	repare	reparemos	reparad	reparen
	negative		no repares	no repare	no reparemos	no reparéis	no reparen

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

    Selected combined forms of reparar

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 reparar	dative	repararme	repararte	repararle, repararse	repararnos	repararos	repararles, repararse
	accusative	repararme	repararte	repararlo, repararla, repararse	repararnos	repararos	repararlos, repararlas, repararse
with gerund reparando	dative	reparándome	reparándote	reparándole, reparándose	reparándonos	reparándoos	reparándoles, reparándose
	accusative	reparándome	reparándote	reparándolo, reparándola, reparándose	reparándonos	reparándoos	reparándolos, reparándolas, reparándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative repara	dative	repárame	repárate	repárale	repáranos	not used	repárales
	accusative	repárame	repárate	repáralo, repárala	repáranos	not used	repáralos, repáralas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative repará	dative	reparame	reparate	reparale	reparanos	not used	reparales
	accusative	reparame	reparate	reparalo, reparala	reparanos	not used	reparalos, reparalas
with formal second-person singular imperative repare	dative	repáreme	not used	repárele, repárese	repárenos	not used	repáreles
	accusative	repáreme	not used	repárelo, repárela, repárese	repárenos	not used	repárelos, repárelas
with first-person plural imperative reparemos	dative	not used	reparémoste	reparémosle	reparémonos	reparémoos	reparémosles
	accusative	not used	reparémoste	reparémoslo, reparémosla	reparémonos	reparémoos	reparémoslos, reparémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative reparad	dative	reparadme	not used	reparadle	reparadnos	reparaos	reparadles
	accusative	reparadme	not used	reparadlo, reparadla	reparadnos	reparaos	reparadlos, reparadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative reparen	dative	repárenme	not used	repárenle	repárennos	not used	repárenles, repárense
	accusative	repárenme	not used	repárenlo, repárenla	repárennos	not used	repárenlos, repárenlas, repárense

Derived terms

• reparar en migajas

Related terms

• parar
• reparación
• reparo

Further reading

• “reparar”, 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