imitar

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin imitō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /imiˈtaɾ/, [i.miˈt̪aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Hyphenation: i‧mi‧tar

Verb

imitar (first-person singular indicative present imito, past participle imitáu)

1. imitate (to follow as a model)

Conjugation

infinitive		imitar
gerund		imitando
past participle		m imitáu, f imitada, n imitao, m pl imitaos, f pl imitaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	imito	imites	imita	imitamos	imitáis	imiten
	imperfect	imitaba	imitabes	imitaba	imitábemos, imitábamos	imitabeis, imitabais	imitaben
	preterite	imité	imitasti, imitesti	imitó	imitemos	imitastis, imitestis	imitaron
	pluperfect	imitare, imitara	imitares, imitaras	imitare, imitara	imitáremos, imitáramos	imitareis, imitarais	imitaren, imitaran
	future	imitaré	imitarás	imitará	imitaremos	imitaréis	imitarán
	conditional	imitaría	imitaríes	imitaría	imitaríemos, imitaríamos	imitaríeis, imitaríais	imitaríen
subjunctive	present	imite	imites, imitas	imite	imitemos	imitéis	imiten, imitan
	imperfect	imitare, imitara	imitares, imitaras	imitare, imitara	imitáremos, imitáramos	imitareis, imitarais	imitaren, imitaran
imperative		—	imita	—	—	imitái	—

Conjugation of imitar

Related terms

• imitación

 

Further reading

• Academia de la Llingua Asturiana (2000). Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana (1ª edición). →ISBN. on-line version.

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin imitāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [i.miˈta]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [i.miˈtaɾ]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
• Hyphenation: i‧mi‧tar
• Homophone: imità (except Valencian)

Verb

imitar (first-person singular present imito, first-person singular preterite imití, past participle imitat)

1. to imitate

Conjugation

infinitive			imitar
gerund			imitant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		imitat		imitada
		plural		imitats		imitades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	imito	imites	imita	imitem	imiteu	imiten
	imperfect	imitava	imitaves	imitava	imitàvem	imitàveu	imitaven
	future	imitaré	imitaràs	imitarà	imitarem	imitareu	imitaran
	preterite	imití	imitares	imità	imitàrem	imitàreu	imitaren
	conditional	imitaria	imitaries	imitaria	imitaríem	imitaríeu	imitarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	imiti	imitis	imiti	imitem	imiteu	imitin
	imperfect	imités	imitessis	imités	imitéssim	imitéssiu	imitessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	imita	imiti	imitem	imiteu	imitin
	negative (no)	—	no imitis	no imiti	no imitem	no imiteu	no imitin

    Conjugation of imitar (first conjugation)

Related terms

• imitació
• imitatiu

 

Further reading

• “imitar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “imitar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “imitar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “imitar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin imitāre (“to copy, mimic”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /imiˈtaɾ/ [i.miˈt̪aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Hyphenation: i‧mi‧tar

Verb

imitar (first-person singular present imito, first-person singular preterite imitei, past participle imitado)

1. (transitive) to imitate
2. (intransitive) to resemble, to look like someone
3. (pronominal) to resemble, to look like someone

   Imítase moito ao seu pai

   He looks a lot like his father

Conjugation

	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	imitar
Personal	imitar	imitares	imitar	imitarmos	imitardes	imitaren
Gerund
	imitando
Past participle
Masculine	imitado			imitados
Feminine	imitada			imitadas
Indicative
Present	imito	imitas	imita	imitamos	imitades	imitan
Imperfect	imitaba	imitabas	imitaba	imitabamos	imitabades	imitaban
Preterite	imitei	imitaches	imitou	imitamos	imitastes	imitaron
Pluperfect	imitara	imitaras	imitara	imitaramos	imitarades	imitaran
Future	imitarei	imitarás	imitará	imitaremos	imitaredes	imitarán
Conditional	imitaría	imitarías	imitaría	imitariamos	imitariades	imitarían
Subjunctive
Present	imite	imites	imite	imitemos	imitedes	imiten
Imperfect	imitase	imitases	imitase	imitásemos	imitásedes	imitasen
Future	imitar	imitares	imitar	imitarmos	imitardes	imitaren
Imperative
Affirmative		imita	imite	imitemos	imitade	imiten
Negative (non)		non imites	non imite	non imitemos	non imitedes	non imiten

    Conjugation of imitar

	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	imitar
Personal	imitar	imitares	imitar	imitarmos	imitardes	imitarem
Gerund
	imitando
Past participle
Masculine	imitado			imitados
Feminine	imitada			imitadas
Indicative
Present	imito	imitas	imita	imitamos	imitades, imitais	imitam
Imperfect	imitava	imitavas	imitava	imitávamos	imitávades, imitáveis, imitávais1	imitavam
Preterite	imitei	imitaste, imitache1	imitou	imitamos	imitastes	imitárom, imitaram
Pluperfect	imitara	imitaras	imitara	imitáramos	imitárades, imitáreis, imitárais1	imitaram
Future	imitarei	imitarás	imitará	imitaremos	imitaredes, imitareis	imitarám, imitarão
Conditional	imitaria	imitarias	imitaria	imitaríamos	imitaríades, imitaríeis, imitaríais1	imitariam
Subjunctive
Present	imite	imites	imite	imitemos	imitedes, imiteis	imitem
Imperfect	imitasse	imitasses	imitasse	imitássemos	imitássedes, imitásseis	imitassem
Future	imitar	imitares	imitar	imitarmos	imitardes	imitarem
Imperative
Affirmative		imita	imite	imitemos	imitade, imitai	imitem
Negative (nom)		nom imites	nom imite	nom imitemos	nom imitedes, nom imiteis	nom imitem

    Reintegrated conjugation of imitar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

¹Less recommended.

Related terms

• imitación
• imitador

 

Further reading

• “imitar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
• “imitar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “imitar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “imitar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “imitar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Ido

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Verb

imitar (present tense imitas, past tense imitis, future tense imitos, imperative imitez, conditional imitus)

1. to imitate

Conjugation

		present		past		future
infinitive		imitar		imitir		imitor
tense		imitas		imitis		imitos
conditional		imitus
imperative		imitez
adjective active participle		imitanta		imitinta		imitonta
adverbial active participle		imitante		imitinte		imitonte
nominal active participle	singular	imitanto		imitinto		imitonto
	plural	imitanti		imitinti		imitonti
adjective passive participle		imitata		imitita		imitota
adverbial passive participle		imitate		imitite		imitote
nominal passive participle	singular	imitato		imitito		imitoto
	plural	imitati		imititi		imitoti

    Conjugation of imitar

Interlingua

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Verb

imitar

1. to imitate

Conjugation

infinitive		imitar
participle		present	perfect
		imitante	imitate
active		simple	perfect
	present	imita	ha imitate
	past	imitava	habeva imitate
	future	imitara	habera imitate
	conditional	imitarea	haberea imitate
	imperative	imita
passive		simple	perfect
	present	es imitate	ha essite imitate
	past	esseva imitate	habeva essite imitate
	future	essera imitate	habera essite imitate
	conditional	esserea imitate	haberea essite imitate
	imperative	sia imitate

    Conjugation of imitar

Related terms

• imitation

 

Maltese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪ.mɪˈtaːr/
• Rhymes: -aːr

Noun

imitar m

1. verbal noun of imita

Occitan

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Verb

imitar

1. to imitate

Conjugation

		simple			compound
infinitive		imitar			aver imitat
gerund		imitant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		imitat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	imiti	imitas	imita	imitam	imitatz	imitan
	imperfect	imitavi	imitavas	imitava	imitàvem	imitàvetz	imitavan
	preterite	imitèri	imitères	imitèt	imitèrem	imitèretz	imitèron
	future	imitarai	imitaràs	imitarà	imitarem	imitaretz	imitaràn
	conditional	imitariái	imitariás	imitariá	imitariam	imitariatz	imitarián
	conditional 2nd form1	imitèra	imitèras	imitèra	imiteram	imiteratz	imitèran
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	imite	imites	imite	imitem	imitetz	imiten
	imperfect	imitèssi	imitèsses	imitèsse	imitèssem	imitèssetz	imitèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			imita		imitem	imitatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Lengadocian (Central Occitan)

		simple			compound
infinitive		imitar			aver imitat
gerund		imitant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		imitat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	imite	imites	imita	imitam	imitatz	imiton
	imperfect	imitave	imitaves	imitava	imitaviam	imitaviatz	imitavon
	preterite	imitere	imiteres	imitet	imitem	imitetz	imiteron
	future	imitarai	imitaràs	imitará	imitarem	imitaretz	imitarán
	conditional	imitariá	imitariás	imitariá	imitariam	imitariatz	imitarián
	conditional 2nd form1	imitèra	imitèras	imitèra	imiteram	imiteratz	imitèran
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	imite	imites	imite	imitassiam	imitassiatz	imiton
	imperfect	imitesse	imitesses	imitesse	imitessiam	imitessiatz	imitesson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			imita		imitassiam	imitatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Auvernhàs

		simple			compound
infinitive		imitar			aver imitat
gerund		imitant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		imitat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	imiti	imitas	imita	imitam	imitatz	imitan
	imperfect	imitavi	imitavas	imitava	imitàvam	imitàvatz	imitavan
	preterite	imitèi	imitès	imitè	imitèm	imitètz	imitèn
	future	imitarèi	imitaràs	imitarà	imitaram	imitaratz	imitaràn
	conditional	imitarí	imitarés	imitaré	imitarem	imitaretz	imitarén
	conditional 2nd form1	imitèra	imitèras	imitèra	imiteram	imiteratz	imitèran
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	imiti	imites	imite	imitem	imitetz	imiten
	imperfect	imitèssi	imitèsses	imitèsse	imitèssem	imitèssetz	imitèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			imita		imitem	imitatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Gascon

		simple			compound
infinitive		imitar			aver imitat
gerund		imitant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		imitat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	imite	imitas	imita	imitam	imitatz	imitan
	imperfect	imitava	imitavas	imitava	imitàvam	imitàvatz	imitavan
	preterite	imitei	imiteras	imitet	imitèram	imitèratz	imiteran
	future	imitarai	imitaràs	imitará	imitarem	imitaretz	imitarán
	conditional	imitariá	imitariàs	imitariá	imitariam	imitariatz	imitarián
	conditional 2nd form1	imitèra	imitèras	imitèra	imiteram	imiteratz	imitèran
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	imite	imites	imite	imitem	imitetz	imiten
	imperfect	imitèsse	imitèsses	imitèsse	imitèssem	imitèssetz	imitèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			imita		imitem	imitatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Lemosin

		simple			compound
infinitive		imitar			aver imitat
gerund		imitant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		imitat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	imite	imites	imita	imitam	imitatz	imitan
	imperfect	imitavi	imitavas	imitava	imitàvem	imitàvetz	imitavan
	preterite	imitère	imitères	imitèt	imiteriam	imiteriatz	imitèron
	future	imitarai	imitaràs	imitarà	imitarem	imitaretz	imitaràn
	conditional	imitariáu	imitariás	imitariá	imitariam	imitariatz	imitarián
	conditional 2nd form1	imitèra	imitèras	imitèra	imiteram	imiteratz	imitèran
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	imite	imites	imite	imitem	imitetz	imitan
	imperfect	imitèsse	imitèsses	imitèsse	imitessiam	imitessiatz	imitèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			imita		imitem	imitatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Provençau

Related terms

• imitacion
• imitatiu
• imitator

 

Further reading

• Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana, L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2024, page 366.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin imitārī.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /i.miˈta(ʁ)/ [i.miˈta(h)]

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.miˈtaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.miˈtaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.miˈta.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: i‧mi‧tar

Verb

imitar (first-person singular present imito, first-person singular preterite imitei, past participle imitado)

1. to imitate, mimic

Conjugation

	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	imitar
Personal	imitar	imitares	imitar	imitarmos	imitardes	imitarem
Gerund
	imitando
Past participle
Masculine	imitado			imitados
Feminine	imitada			imitadas
Indicative
Present	imito	imitas	imita	imitamos	imitais	imitam
Imperfect	imitava	imitavas	imitava	imitávamos	imitáveis	imitavam
Preterite	imitei	imitaste	imitou	imitamos1, imitámos2	imitastes	imitaram
Pluperfect	imitara	imitaras	imitara	imitáramos	imitáreis	imitaram
Future	imitarei	imitarás	imitará	imitaremos	imitareis	imitarão
Conditional	imitaria	imitarias	imitaria	imitaríamos	imitaríeis	imitariam
Subjunctive
Present	imite	imites	imite	imitemos	imiteis	imitem
Imperfect	imitasse	imitasses	imitasse	imitássemos	imitásseis	imitassem
Future	imitar	imitares	imitar	imitarmos	imitardes	imitarem
Imperative
Affirmative		imita	imite	imitemos	imitai	imitem
Negative (não)		não imites	não imite	não imitemos	não imiteis	não imitem

    Conjugation of imitar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• imitação
• imitador

 

Further reading

• “imitar”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “imitar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
• “imitar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “imitar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “imitar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “imitar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin imitārī. Cognate with English imitate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /imiˈtaɾ/ [i.miˈt̪aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: i‧mi‧tar

Verb

imitar (first-person singular present imito, first-person singular preterite imité, past participle imitado)

1. to imitate, to mimic, to ape, to copy, to copycat, to impersonate, to simulate

Conjugation

infinitive			imitar
gerund			imitando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		imitado		imitada
		plural		imitados		imitadas
		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	imito	imitastú imitásvos	imita	imitamos	imitáis	imitan
	imperfect	imitaba	imitabas	imitaba	imitábamos	imitabais	imitaban
	preterite	imité	imitaste	imitó	imitamos	imitasteis	imitaron
	future	imitaré	imitarás	imitará	imitaremos	imitaréis	imitarán
	conditional	imitaría	imitarías	imitaría	imitaríamos	imitaríais	imitarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	imite	imitestú imitésvos2	imite	imitemos	imitéis	imiten
	imperfect (ra)	imitara	imitaras	imitara	imitáramos	imitarais	imitaran
	imperfect (se)	imitase	imitases	imitase	imitásemos	imitaseis	imitasen
	future1	imitare	imitares	imitare	imitáremos	imitareis	imitaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		imitatú imitávos	imite	imitemos	imitad	imiten
	negative		no imites	no imite	no imitemos	no imitéis	no imiten

    Conjugation of imitar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

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

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive imitar
	dative	imitarme	imitarte	imitarle, imitarse	imitarnos	imitaros	imitarles, imitarse
	accusative	imitarme	imitarte	imitarlo, imitarla, imitarse	imitarnos	imitaros	imitarlos, imitarlas, imitarse
with gerund imitando
	dative	imitándome	imitándote	imitándole, imitándose	imitándonos	imitándoos	imitándoles, imitándose
	accusative	imitándome	imitándote	imitándolo, imitándola, imitándose	imitándonos	imitándoos	imitándolos, imitándolas, imitándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative imita
	dative	imítame	imítate	imítale	imítanos	not used	imítales
	accusative	imítame	imítate	imítalo, imítala	imítanos	not used	imítalos, imítalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative imitá
	dative	imitame	imitate	imitale	imitanos	not used	imitales
	accusative	imitame	imitate	imitalo, imitala	imitanos	not used	imitalos, imitalas
with formal second-person singular imperative imite
	dative	imíteme	not used	imítele, imítese	imítenos	not used	imíteles
	accusative	imíteme	not used	imítelo, imítela, imítese	imítenos	not used	imítelos, imítelas
with first-person plural imperative imitemos
	dative	not used	imitémoste	imitémosle	imitémonos	imitémoos	imitémosles
	accusative	not used	imitémoste	imitémoslo, imitémosla	imitémonos	imitémoos	imitémoslos, imitémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative imitad
	dative	imitadme	not used	imitadle	imitadnos	imitaos	imitadles
	accusative	imitadme	not used	imitadlo, imitadla	imitadnos	imitaos	imitadlos, imitadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative imiten
	dative	imítenme	not used	imítenle	imítennos	not used	imítenles, imítense
	accusative	imítenme	not used	imítenlo, imítenla	imítennos	not used	imítenlos, imítenlas, imítense

    Selected combined forms of imitar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

Related terms

• imitación
• imitador

 

Further reading

• “imitar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014