reposar

Asturian

Etymology

From Late Latin repausāre, from Latin pausō.

Verb

reposar (first-person singular indicative present reposo, past participle reposáu)

1. (intransitive) to rest (to cease from action)

Conjugation

Conjugation of reposar

infinitive		reposar
gerund		reposando
past participle		m reposáu, f reposada, n reposao, m pl reposaos, f pl reposaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	reposo	reposes	reposa	reposamos	reposáis	reposen
	imperfect	reposaba	reposabes	reposaba	reposábemos, reposábamos	reposabeis, reposabais	reposaben
	preterite	reposé	reposasti, reposesti	reposó	reposemos	reposastis, reposestis	reposaron
	pluperfect	reposare, reposara	reposares, reposaras	reposare, reposara	reposáremos, reposáramos	reposareis, reposarais	reposaren, reposaran
	future	reposaré	reposarás	reposará	reposaremos	reposaréis	reposarán
	conditional	reposaría	reposaríes	reposaría	reposaríemos, reposaríamos	reposaríeis, reposaríais	reposaríen
subjunctive	present	repose	reposes, reposas	repose	reposemos	reposéis	reposen, reposan
	imperfect	reposare, reposara	reposares, reposaras	reposare, reposara	reposáremos, reposáramos	reposareis, reposarais	reposaren, reposaran
imperative		—	reposa	—	—	reposái	—

Synonyms

• descansar

Derived terms

• reposu

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin repausāre, from Latin pausāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [rə.puˈza]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [rə.poˈza]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [re.poˈzaɾ]

Verb

reposar (first-person singular present reposo, first-person singular preterite reposí, past participle reposat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/

1. (transitive) to replace (to restore to a former place)
2. (intransitive) to rest (to cease from action)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of reposar (first conjugation)

infinitive			reposar
gerund			reposant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		reposat		reposada
		plural		reposats		reposades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	reposo	reposes	reposa	reposem	reposeu	reposen
	imperfect	reposava	reposaves	reposava	reposàvem	reposàveu	reposaven
	future	reposaré	reposaràs	reposarà	reposarem	reposareu	reposaran
	preterite	reposí	reposares	reposà	reposàrem	reposàreu	reposaren
	conditional	reposaria	reposaries	reposaria	reposaríem	reposaríeu	reposarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	reposi	reposis	reposi	reposem	reposeu	reposin
	imperfect	reposés	reposessis	reposés	reposéssim	reposéssiu	reposessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	reposa	reposi	reposem	reposeu	reposin
	negative (no)	—	no reposis	no reposi	no reposem	no reposeu	no reposin

Derived terms

• repòs
• reposabraços
• reposacaps
• reposament
• reposapeus

Further reading

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

Interlingua

Verb

reposar

1. to repose

Conjugation

    Conjugation of reposar

infinitive		reposar
participle		present	perfect
		reposante	reposate
active		simple	perfect
	present	reposa	ha reposate
	past	reposava	habeva reposate
	future	reposara	habera reposate
	conditional	reposarea	haberea reposate
	imperative	reposa	—
passive		simple	perfect
	present	es reposate	ha essite reposate
	past	esseva reposate	habeva essite reposate
	future	essera reposate	habera essite reposate
	conditional	esserea reposate	haberea essite reposate
	imperative	sia reposate	—

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin repausāre, from Latin pausāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /repoˈsaɾ/ [re.poˈsaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: re‧po‧sar

Verb

reposar (first-person singular present reposo, first-person singular preterite reposé, past participle reposado)

1. to repose, to rest

Conjugation

    Conjugation of reposar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			reposar
gerund			reposando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		reposado		reposada
		plural		reposados		reposadas
		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	reposo	reposastú reposásvos	reposa	reposamos	reposáis	reposan
	imperfect	reposaba	reposabas	reposaba	reposábamos	reposabais	reposaban
	preterite	reposé	reposaste	reposó	reposamos	reposasteis	reposaron
	future	reposaré	reposarás	reposará	reposaremos	reposaréis	reposarán
	conditional	reposaría	reposarías	reposaría	reposaríamos	reposaríais	reposarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	repose	reposestú reposésvos2	repose	reposemos	reposéis	reposen
	imperfect (ra)	reposara	reposaras	reposara	reposáramos	reposarais	reposaran
	imperfect (se)	reposase	reposases	reposase	reposásemos	reposaseis	reposasen
	future1	reposare	reposares	reposare	reposáremos	reposareis	reposaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		reposatú reposávos	repose	reposemos	reposad	reposen
	negative		no reposes	no repose	no reposemos	no reposéis	no reposen

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

    Selected combined forms of reposar

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 reposar	dative	reposarme	reposarte	reposarle, reposarse	reposarnos	reposaros	reposarles, reposarse
	accusative	reposarme	reposarte	reposarlo, reposarla, reposarse	reposarnos	reposaros	reposarlos, reposarlas, reposarse
with gerund reposando	dative	reposándome	reposándote	reposándole, reposándose	reposándonos	reposándoos	reposándoles, reposándose
	accusative	reposándome	reposándote	reposándolo, reposándola, reposándose	reposándonos	reposándoos	reposándolos, reposándolas, reposándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative reposa	dative	repósame	repósate	repósale	repósanos	not used	repósales
	accusative	repósame	repósate	repósalo, repósala	repósanos	not used	repósalos, repósalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative reposá	dative	reposame	reposate	reposale	reposanos	not used	reposales
	accusative	reposame	reposate	reposalo, reposala	reposanos	not used	reposalos, reposalas
with formal second-person singular imperative repose	dative	repóseme	not used	repósele, repósese	repósenos	not used	repóseles
	accusative	repóseme	not used	repóselo, repósela, repósese	repósenos	not used	repóselos, repóselas
with first-person plural imperative reposemos	dative	not used	reposémoste	reposémosle	reposémonos	reposémoos	reposémosles
	accusative	not used	reposémoste	reposémoslo, reposémosla	reposémonos	reposémoos	reposémoslos, reposémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative reposad	dative	reposadme	not used	reposadle	reposadnos	reposaos	reposadles
	accusative	reposadme	not used	reposadlo, reposadla	reposadnos	reposaos	reposadlos, reposadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative reposen	dative	repósenme	not used	repósenle	repósennos	not used	repósenles, repósense
	accusative	repósenme	not used	repósenlo, repósenla	repósennos	not used	repósenlos, repósenlas, repósense

Derived terms

• reposabrazos
• reposacabezas
• reposapiés
• reposo

Further reading

• “reposar”, 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