conversar

/kõveɾˈsaɾ/

verb A2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (eu)
converso
preterite (eu)
conversei
past participle
conversado

Meaning

  1. to chat

    • Vamos conversar.

      Let's chat.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

charlar

charlar and conversar are close synonyms for "to chat"; charlar is rarer; conversar is the everyday standard word.

Similar in other languages

German

plaudern

plaudern is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to chat."

Spanish

charlar

charlar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to chat."

French

bavarder

bavarder is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to chat."

Practice

1 What does conversar mean?

2 Fill the gap: Vamos ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches conversar?

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