tapar

Catalan

Etymology

From tap or tapa +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [təˈpa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [taˈpaɾ]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

tapar (first-person singular present tapo, first-person singular preterite tapí, past participle tapat)

1. (transitive) to cork (a bottle, etc.), to stopper
2. (transitive) to plug (a hole), to fill
3. (transitive) to cover, to conceal
4. (transitive) to silence (in an argument)
5. (intransitive, pronominal) to suffocate, to choke

   Synonym: ofegar-se

6. (intransitive, pronominal) to become overcast (of the sky)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of tapar (first conjugation)

infinitive			tapar
gerund			tapant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		tapat		tapada
		plural		tapats		tapades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	tapo	tapes	tapa	tapem	tapeu	tapen
	imperfect	tapava	tapaves	tapava	tapàvem	tapàveu	tapaven
	future	taparé	taparàs	taparà	taparem	tapareu	taparan
	preterite	tapí	tapares	tapà	tapàrem	tapàreu	taparen
	conditional	taparia	taparies	taparia	taparíem	taparíeu	taparien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	tapi	tapis	tapi	tapem	tapeu	tapin
	imperfect	tapés	tapessis	tapés	tapéssim	tapéssiu	tapessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	tapa	tapi	tapem	tapeu	tapin
	negative (no)	—	no tapis	no tapi	no tapem	no tapeu	no tapin

Derived terms

• tapaboques
• tapador
• tapadura
• tapaforats
• tapall
• tapament
• taparada

Related terms

• taponar

Further reading

• “tapar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese tapar, from tapa (“lid”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *tappô (“plug, tap”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taˈpaɾ/

Verb

tapar (first-person singular present tapo, first-person singular preterite tapei, past participle tapado)

1. (transitive) to cover or close something with a lid or obstruction
   • 1432, X. Ferro Couselo, editor, A vida e a fala dos devanceiros. Escolma de documentos en galego dos séculos XIII ao XVI, Vigo: Galaxia, page 93:

     En este dia e por estas testemoyas, se deu o pregón das bestas mullares e asnos, que os non deytasen enas viñas nen cortasen as çepas, su a pena ordenada por ho conçello etc, e que cada hun que tape os portellos etc, su a dita pena, cada un da sua viña

     In this day and with these witnesses, it was proclaimed the announcements of the mules and asses, that they should not free them at the vineyards, nor cut down the grapevines under the penalty accorded by the council etcetera, and each one should close the gates etecetera, under the aforementioned penalty, each one of their vineyard

   Synonym: pechar

   1. to cork, to plug

      Synonyms: arrollar, zapar

   2. to obstruct an orifice

      Synonyms: atoar, obstruír

      • 1409, J. L. Pensado Tomé, editor, Tratado de Albeitaria, Santiago de Compostela: Centro Ramón Piñeiro, page 93:

        faz cristel de huun canudo longo et groso et meteo no cuu do Cauallo, et parao ao sopee et llançalle por aquel cristel aquella decauçon tibya, et tanto que lla llançares tapalle o Cuu con estopa ou con pano de gisa que non saya ende a decauçon

        prepare a enema with a long and thick cane and insert it in the ass of the horse, immobilize him and pour by the cane the lukewarm enema, and as soon as you have done that plug the ass with oakum or a cloth, so as the enema doesn't come out

      • 1437, X. Ferro Couselo, editor, A vida e a fala dos devanceiros. Escolma de documentos en galego dos séculos XIII ao XVI, Vigo: Galaxia, page 121:

        por rasón que o cano da fonte Arcada estaua atuado e tapado ena orta do dito Pero Gomes

        because the pipe of the Arched Fountain was clogged and obstructed in Pedro Gomez's garden

2. (transitive) to cover something so it can’t bee seen

   Synonyms: cubrir, ocultar

3. (transitive) to enclose, to wall
   • 1312, Clarinda de Azevedo Maia (ed.), História do galego-português. Estado linguístico da Galiza e do Noroeste de Portugal do século XII ao século XVI (com referência á situação do galego moderno). Coimbra: I.N.I.C., p. 149:

     eſta uina uos damos per taeſ cõdiçõeſ que a lauredeſ de todo lauor que [a] uina a maſter τ a tapedeſ en guyſa que nõ defaleſca per mj̃gua de tapadura

     we give you this vineyard under the condition that you work there any labour that the vineyard needs, and that you wall it so that it won't give out because of shortage of enclossing

4. (pronominal) to cover up

Conjugation

    Conjugation of tapar

	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	tapar
Personal	tapar	tapares	tapar	taparmos	tapardes	taparen
Gerund
	tapando
Past participle
Masculine	tapado			tapados
Feminine	tapada			tapadas
Indicative
Present	tapo	tapas	tapa	tapamos	tapades	tapan
Imperfect	tapaba	tapabas	tapaba	tapabamos	tapabades	tapaban
Preterite	tapei	tapaches	tapou	tapamos	tapastes	taparon
Pluperfect	tapara	taparas	tapara	taparamos	taparades	taparan
Future	taparei	taparás	tapará	taparemos	taparedes	taparán
Conditional	taparía	taparías	taparía	tapariamos	tapariades	taparían
Subjunctive
Present	tape	tapes	tape	tapemos	tapedes	tapen
Imperfect	tapase	tapases	tapase	tapásemos	tapásedes	tapasen
Future	tapar	tapares	tapar	taparmos	tapardes	taparen
Imperative
Affirmative		tapa	tape	tapemos	tapade	tapen
Negative (non)		non tapes	non tape	non tapemos	non tapedes	non tapen

    Reintegrated conjugation of tapar (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	tapar
Personal	tapar	tapares	tapar	taparmos	tapardes	taparem
Gerund
	tapando
Past participle
Masculine	tapado			tapados
Feminine	tapada			tapadas
Indicative
Present	tapo	tapas	tapa	tapamos	tapades, tapais	tapam
Imperfect	tapava	tapavas	tapava	tapávamos	tapávades, tapáveis, tapávais1	tapavam
Preterite	tapei	tapaste, tapache1	tapou	tapamos	tapastes	tapárom, taparam
Pluperfect	tapara	taparas	tapara	tapáramos	tapárades, tapáreis, tapárais1	taparam
Future	taparei	taparás	tapará	taparemos	taparedes, tapareis	taparám, taparão
Conditional	taparia	taparias	taparia	taparíamos	taparíades, taparíeis, taparíais1	tapariam
Subjunctive
Present	tape	tapes	tape	tapemos	tapedes, tapeis	tapem
Imperfect	tapasse	tapasses	tapasse	tapássemos	tapássedes, tapásseis	tapassem
Future	tapar	tapares	tapar	taparmos	tapardes	taparem
Imperative
Affirmative		tapa	tape	tapemos	tapade, tapai	tapem
Negative (nom)		nom tapes	nom tape	nom tapemos	nom tapedes, nom tapeis	nom tapem

¹Less recommended.

Derived terms

• tapada

Related terms

• tapa

References

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

tapar m (definite singular taparen, indefinite plural taparar, definite plural taparane)

1. loser (person who fails to win)

   Antonym: vinnar

2. loser (someone who loses in a specified manner)

   Han var ein god tapar. ― He was a good loser.

3. loser (person of unhappy circumstances)
4. loser (insult)

Verb

tapar

1. present of tapa

Occitan

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Verb

tapar

1. to cork (a bottle, etc.)

Conjugation

    Lengadocian (Central Occitan)

		simple			compound
infinitive		tapar			aver tapat
gerund		tapant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		tapat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	tapi	tapas	tapa	tapam	tapatz	tapan
	imperfect	tapavi	tapavas	tapava	tapàvem	tapàvetz	tapavan
	preterite	tapèri	tapères	tapèt	tapèrem	tapèretz	tapèron
	future	taparai	taparàs	taparà	taparem	taparetz	taparàn
	conditional	tapariái	tapariás	tapariá	tapariam	tapariatz	taparián
	conditional 2nd form1	tapèra	tapèras	tapèra	taperam	taperatz	tapèran
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	tape	tapes	tape	tapem	tapetz	tapen
	imperfect	tapèssi	tapèsses	tapèsse	tapèssem	tapèssetz	tapèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			tapa		tapem	tapatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Auvernhàs

		simple			compound
infinitive		tapar			aver tapat
gerund		tapant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		tapat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	tape	tapes	tapa	tapam	tapatz	tapon
	imperfect	tapave	tapaves	tapava	tapaviam	tapaviatz	tapavon
	preterite	tapere	taperes	tapet	tapem	tapetz	taperon
	future	taparai	taparàs	tapará	taparem	taparetz	taparán
	conditional	tapariá	tapariás	tapariá	tapariam	tapariatz	taparián
	conditional 2nd form1	tapèra	tapèras	tapèra	taperam	taperatz	tapèran
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	tape	tapes	tape	tapassiam	tapassiatz	tapon
	imperfect	tapesse	tapesses	tapesse	tapessiam	tapessiatz	tapesson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			tapa		tapassiam	tapatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Gascon

		simple			compound
infinitive		tapar			aver tapat
gerund		tapant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		tapat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	tapi	tapas	tapa	tapam	tapatz	tapan
	imperfect	tapavi	tapavas	tapava	tapàvam	tapàvatz	tapavan
	preterite	tapèi	tapès	tapè	tapèm	tapètz	tapèn
	future	taparèi	taparàs	taparà	taparam	taparatz	taparàn
	conditional	taparí	taparés	taparé	taparem	taparetz	taparén
	conditional 2nd form1	tapèra	tapèras	tapèra	taperam	taperatz	tapèran
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	tapi	tapes	tape	tapem	tapetz	tapen
	imperfect	tapèssi	tapèsses	tapèsse	tapèssem	tapèssetz	tapèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			tapa		tapem	tapatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Lemosin

		simple			compound
infinitive		tapar			aver tapat
gerund		tapant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		tapat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	tape	tapas	tapa	tapam	tapatz	tapan
	imperfect	tapava	tapavas	tapava	tapàvam	tapàvatz	tapavan
	preterite	tapei	taperas	tapet	tapèram	tapèratz	taperan
	future	taparai	taparàs	tapará	taparem	taparetz	taparán
	conditional	tapariá	tapariàs	tapariá	tapariam	tapariatz	taparián
	conditional 2nd form1	tapèra	tapèras	tapèra	taperam	taperatz	tapèran
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	tape	tapes	tape	tapem	tapetz	tapen
	imperfect	tapèsse	tapèsses	tapèsse	tapèssem	tapèssetz	tapèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			tapa		tapem	tapatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Provençau

		simple			compound
infinitive		tapar			aver tapat
gerund		tapant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		tapat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	tape	tapes	tapa	tapam	tapatz	tapan
	imperfect	tapavi	tapavas	tapava	tapàvem	tapàvetz	tapavan
	preterite	tapère	tapères	tapèt	taperiam	taperiatz	tapèron
	future	taparai	taparàs	taparà	taparem	taparetz	taparàn
	conditional	tapariáu	tapariás	tapariá	tapariam	tapariatz	taparián
	conditional 2nd form1	tapèra	tapèras	tapèra	taperam	taperatz	tapèran
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	tape	tapes	tape	tapem	tapetz	tapan
	imperfect	tapèsse	tapèsses	tapèsse	tapessiam	tapessiatz	tapèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			tapa		tapem	tapatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

Portuguese

Etymology

See tapa

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /taˈpa(ʁ)/ [taˈpa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /taˈpa(ʁ)/ [taˈpa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /taˈpa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /taˈpa(ʁ)/ [taˈpa(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /taˈpa(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɐˈpaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɐˈpaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɐˈpa.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: ta‧par

Verb

tapar (first-person singular present tapo, first-person singular preterite tapei, past participle tapado)

1. (transitive) to close something with a lid or obstruction

   Synonym: tampar

2. (transitive) to cover something so it can’t be seen

   Synonym: cobrir

Conjugation

    Conjugation of tapar (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	tapar
Personal	tapar	tapares	tapar	taparmos	tapardes	taparem
Gerund
	tapando
Past participle
Masculine	tapado			tapados
Feminine	tapada			tapadas
Indicative
Present	tapo	tapas	tapa	tapamos	tapais	tapam
Imperfect	tapava	tapavas	tapava	tapávamos	tapáveis	tapavam
Preterite	tapei	tapaste	tapou	tapamos1, tapámos2	tapastes	taparam
Pluperfect	tapara	taparas	tapara	tapáramos	tapáreis	taparam
Future	taparei	taparás	tapará	taparemos	tapareis	taparão
Conditional	taparia	taparias	taparia	taparíamos	taparíeis	tapariam
Subjunctive
Present	tape	tapes	tape	tapemos	tapeis	tapem
Imperfect	tapasse	tapasses	tapasse	tapássemos	tapásseis	tapassem
Future	tapar	tapares	tapar	taparmos	tapardes	taparem
Imperative
Affirmative		tapa	tape	tapemos	tapai	tapem
Negative (não)		não tapes	não tape	não tapemos	não tapeis	não tapem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• tapa

Spanish

Etymology

From tapa (“lid, cover”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taˈpaɾ/ [t̪aˈpaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: ta‧par

Verb

tapar (first-person singular present tapo, first-person singular preterite tapé, past participle tapado)

1. to cover

   Synonym: cubrir

   Antonym: destapar

2. to cap, to close with a lid, to put a lid on

   Synonym: cerrar

   Antonym: destapar

3. to plug, to plug up, to fill a hole or pit

   Synonyms: rellenar, (of teeth) empastar

4. to block, to obstruct, to clog

   Synonyms: obstruir, bloquear

5. to cover up, to hide, to conceal

   Synonyms: encubrir, esconder, ocultar

6. to mask (e.g., a smell, a painting or colors painted)
7. (reflexive) to be clogged, to be clogged up
8. (reflexive) to cover oneself up (to cover oneself when naked)
9. (reflexive) to cover oneself (to put on a covering for protection from the elements, etc.)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of tapar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			tapar
gerund			tapando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		tapado		tapada
		plural		tapados		tapadas
		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	tapo	tapastú tapásvos	tapa	tapamos	tapáis	tapan
	imperfect	tapaba	tapabas	tapaba	tapábamos	tapabais	tapaban
	preterite	tapé	tapaste	tapó	tapamos	tapasteis	taparon
	future	taparé	taparás	tapará	taparemos	taparéis	taparán
	conditional	taparía	taparías	taparía	taparíamos	taparíais	taparían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	tape	tapestú tapésvos2	tape	tapemos	tapéis	tapen
	imperfect (ra)	tapara	taparas	tapara	tapáramos	taparais	taparan
	imperfect (se)	tapase	tapases	tapase	tapásemos	tapaseis	tapasen
	future1	tapare	tapares	tapare	tapáremos	tapareis	taparen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		tapatú tapávos	tape	tapemos	tapad	tapen
	negative		no tapes	no tape	no tapemos	no tapéis	no tapen

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

    Selected combined forms of tapar

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 tapar	dative	taparme	taparte	taparle, taparse	taparnos	taparos	taparles, taparse
	accusative	taparme	taparte	taparlo, taparla, taparse	taparnos	taparos	taparlos, taparlas, taparse
with gerund tapando	dative	tapándome	tapándote	tapándole, tapándose	tapándonos	tapándoos	tapándoles, tapándose
	accusative	tapándome	tapándote	tapándolo, tapándola, tapándose	tapándonos	tapándoos	tapándolos, tapándolas, tapándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative tapa	dative	tápame	tápate	tápale	tápanos	not used	tápales
	accusative	tápame	tápate	tápalo, tápala	tápanos	not used	tápalos, tápalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative tapá	dative	tapame	tapate	tapale	tapanos	not used	tapales
	accusative	tapame	tapate	tapalo, tapala	tapanos	not used	tapalos, tapalas
with formal second-person singular imperative tape	dative	tápeme	not used	tápele, tápese	tápenos	not used	tápeles
	accusative	tápeme	not used	tápelo, tápela, tápese	tápenos	not used	tápelos, tápelas
with first-person plural imperative tapemos	dative	not used	tapémoste	tapémosle	tapémonos	tapémoos	tapémosles
	accusative	not used	tapémoste	tapémoslo, tapémosla	tapémonos	tapémoos	tapémoslos, tapémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative tapad	dative	tapadme	not used	tapadle	tapadnos	tapaos	tapadles
	accusative	tapadme	not used	tapadlo, tapadla	tapadnos	tapaos	tapadlos, tapadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative tapen	dative	tápenme	not used	tápenle	tápennos	not used	tápenles, tápense
	accusative	tápenme	not used	tápenlo, tápenla	tápennos	not used	tápenlos, tápenlas, tápense

Derived terms

• destapar
• tapabocas
• tapacubos
• tapadera
• tapado
• tapador
• tapadura
• tapagrietas
• tapamiento
• taparrabos
• taparrosca
• taparse las orejas

Related terms

• tapón

Further reading

• “tapar”, 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

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈta.paɾ]

Verb

tapar

1. (stative) to be surprised

Conjugation

Conjugation of tapar

		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		totapar	fotapar	mitapar
2nd person		notapar	nitapar
3rd person	masculine	otapar	itapar yotapar (archaic)
	feminine	motapar
	neuter	itapar

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Turkish

Verb

tapar

1. third-person singular indicative aorist of tapmak