Polyglot Dictionary

gobernar

/ɡoβeɾˈnaɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
gobierno
preterite (yo)
goberné
past participle
gobernado

Meaning

  1. to govern

    • El partido gobierna el país.

      The party governs the country.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

regir

regir is more formal or literary, and also means "to be in force," like a law that "rige"; gobernar is more everyday political governing.

Similar in other languages

French

gouverner

gouverner is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to govern."

Portuguese

governar

governar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to govern."

Practice

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