preocupar
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Asturian[edit]
Verb[edit]
preocupar
- to worry
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of preocupar
Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin praeoccupāre (“to preoccupy”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): (Central) [pɾə.u.kuˈpa]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [pɾə.o.kuˈpa]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [pɾe.o.kuˈpaɾ]
Verb[edit]
preocupar (first-person singular present preocupo, first-person singular preterite preocupí, past participle preocupat)
- to worry, to concern (someone)
- (reflexive) to be worried
- No et preocupis, sigues feliç!
- Don't worry, be happy!
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of preocupar (first conjugation)
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Portuguese[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin praeoccupāre (“to preoccupy”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
preocupar (first-person singular present preocupo, first-person singular preterite preocupei, past participle preocupado)
- (intransitive) to worry; to concern (to cause someone, or people in general, to feel worried)
- As taxas de homicídio daqui preocupam.
- The homicide rates in this place are concerning.
- (takes a reflexive pronoun, intransitive, or transitive with com) to worry (about)
- Não se preocupe com o que seus inimigos dizem.
- Don’t worry about what your enemies say.
- (reflexive) to worry (to be concerned or troubled)
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of preocupar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Related terms[edit]
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin praeoccupāre (“to preoccupy”). Cognate with English preoccupy.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
preocupar (first-person singular present preocupo, first-person singular preterite preocupé, past participle preocupado)
- (transitive) to worry, to concern, to trouble, to be worrisome to, to preoccupy
- Me preocupa que esos muchachos estén afuera.
- It worries me that those guys are outside.
- Su silencio me preocupa, Doctor.
- Your silence troubles me, Doctor.
- A la novia de Juan no la preocupaba el chihuahua hasta que empezó a morderle los pies.
- The chihuahua didn't worry Juan's girlfriend until it started biting her feet.
- (reflexive) to fret, to worry about/over, to be worried about/over, to be concerned about/over, to be troubled about/over, to care about (+ por usually, + de occasionally)
- Sabes, también me preocupo por ella.
- I care about her too, you know.
- No te preocupes por los detalles.
- Don't worry about the details.
- Me preocupo de que esos muchachos están afuera.
- I'm concerned about those guys being outside.
- La novia de Juan no se preocupaba del chihuahua hasta que empezó a morderle los pies.
- Juan's girlfriend wasn't worried about the chihuahua until it started biting her feet.
Usage notes[edit]
- As demonstrated in the examples above, the transitive and pronominal intransitive constructions have similar meanings, but subtle differences in their usage[1]:
- The transitive form simply requires a subject and object. Technically this should be a direct object, but it is very common in the Spanish-speaking world to use indirect pronouns.
- Using a preposition to introduce the subject causing the worry is an example of dequeísmo.
- The pronominal form requires the use of a preposition to clarify what is causing the worry or concern. The most common prepositions used in this situation are por and de. Less common, but still valid, is con.
- Excluding a preposition to introduce the cause of the worry is an example of queísmo.
- The transitive form simply requires a subject and object. Technically this should be a direct object, but it is very common in the Spanish-speaking world to use indirect pronouns.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of preocupar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Selected combined forms of preocupar
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Conjugation of preocuparse (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ “preocupar” in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas, segunda edición, Real Academia Española, 2023. →ISBN
Further reading[edit]
- “preocupar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
- “preocupar” in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas, segunda edición, Real Academia Española, 2023. →ISBN
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