passar

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *passāre, derived from Latin passus (“step”, noun).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [pəˈsa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [paˈsaɾ]

• Audio:

  (file)

Verb

passar (first-person singular present passo, first-person singular preterite passí, past participle passat)

1. (intransitive) to pass, to pass by, to go by (to move past)
2. (intransitive) to pass as, to be interpreted as
3. (intransitive) to happen, to occur

   Synonyms: esdevenir-se, ocórrer, tenir lloc

4. (intransitive, of time) to pass, to elapse

   Synonym: transcórrer

5. (intransitive) to pass (to come to an end)

   Synonym: cessar

6. (intransitive) to pass (to move or be moved from one place to another)
7. (intransitive) to become (usually specifying both the beginning state and the ending state)

   Synonym: esdevenir

   • 2020 February 10, Daniel Bonaventura, “Necessito abraçades i petons [I need hugs and kisses]”, in Ara‎:

     Amb el confinament feia mesos que no podia visitar-la i tinc por de passar a ser un desconegut per a la meva pròpia mare.

     With the lockdown, it's been months since I've been able to visit her and I'm afraid of becoming a stranger to my own mother

8. (intransitive) to pass, to go past, to go beyond
9. (transitive) to pass, to pass through (to go past, by, over, or through)

   Synonym: travessar

10. (transitive) to spend (to use up time)
11. (transitive) to experience; to suffer

    passar fred ― to be cold

12. (transitive) to pass, to surpass, to exceed

    Synonym: ultrapassar

13. (transitive, intransitive, sports) to pass (to move (the ball or puck) to a teammate)
14. (intransitive) to pass (in turn-based games, to decline to play in one's turn)
15. (intransitive) to pass (to decline something that is offered or available)
16. (reflexive) to go bad, to spoil

    Les pomes s'han passat. ― Apples have gone bad

Conjugation

infinitive			passar
gerund			passant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		passat		passada
		plural		passats		passades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	passo	passes	passa	passem	passeu	passen
	imperfect	passava	passaves	passava	passàvem	passàveu	passaven
	future	passaré	passaràs	passarà	passarem	passareu	passaran
	preterite	passí	passares	passà	passàrem	passàreu	passaren
	conditional	passaria	passaries	passaria	passaríem	passaríeu	passarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	passi	passis	passi	passem	passeu	passin
	imperfect	passés	passessis	passés	passéssim	passéssiu	passessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	passa	passi	passem	passeu	passin
	negative (no)	—	no passis	no passi	no passem	no passeu	no passin

    Conjugation of passar (first conjugation)

Derived terms

• passa-racons
• passa-rius
• passador
• passamà
• passamar
• passamuntanyes
• passar per alt
• passar-ho bé
• passar-se
• passat
• passavolant
• qui dia passa, any empeny
• sobrepassar

 

Related terms

• empassar

Further reading

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

Galician

Verb

passar (first-person singular present passo, first-person singular preterite passei, past participle passado, reintegrationist norm)

1. reintegrationist spelling of pasar

Conjugation

	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	passar
Personal	passar	passares	passar	passarmos	passardes	passarem
Gerund
	passando
Past participle
Masculine	passado			passados
Feminine	passada			passadas
Indicative
Present	passo	passas	passa	passamos	passades, passais	passam
Imperfect	passava	passavas	passava	passávamos	passávades, passáveis, passávais1	passavam
Preterite	passei	passaste, passache1	passou	passamos	passastes	passárom, passaram
Pluperfect	passara	passaras	passara	passáramos	passárades, passáreis, passárais1	passaram
Future	passarei	passarás	passará	passaremos	passaredes, passareis	passarám, passarão
Conditional	passaria	passarias	passaria	passaríamos	passaríades, passaríeis, passaríais1	passariam
Subjunctive
Present	passe	passes	passe	passemos	passedes, passeis	passem
Imperfect	passasse	passasses	passasse	passássemos	passássedes, passásseis	passassem
Future	passar	passares	passar	passarmos	passardes	passarem
Imperative
Affirmative		passa	passe	passemos	passade, passai	passem
Negative (nom)		nom passes	nom passe	nom passemos	nom passedes, nom passeis	nom passem

    Reintegrated conjugation of passar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

¹Less recommended.

References

• “passar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Interlingua

Verb

passar

1. to pass (move along, go along)
2. to pass (something to someone)
3. to pass (a law, judgment, etc.)
4. to pass, spend (a certain time)

Conjugation

infinitive		passar
participle		present	perfect
		passante	passate
active		simple	perfect
	present	passa	ha passate
	past	passava	habeva passate
	future	passara	habera passate
	conditional	passarea	haberea passate
	imperative	passa
passive		simple	perfect
	present	es passate	ha essite passate
	past	esseva passate	habeva essite passate
	future	essera passate	habera essite passate
	conditional	esserea passate	haberea essite passate
	imperative	sia passate

    Conjugation of passar

Derived terms

• passar per pass by...
• passar super pass over...
• passar in pass into...
• passar ex pass out of...

Related terms

• passage
• passaporto
• passatempore
• compassar
• passato, passate

Norwegian Nynorsk

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passar

Wikipedia ⁿⁿ

Passar i bruk.

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German passer, from Old French compas.

Noun

passar m (definite singular passaren, indefinite plural passarar, definite plural passarane)

1. a pair of compasses

See also

• passer (Bokmål)

Etymology 2

From the verb passe +‎ -ar.

Noun

passar m (definite singular passaren, indefinite plural passarar, definite plural passarane)

1. a person tasked with keeping watch over or looking after someone.

Derived terms

• barnepassar m
• dyrepassar m
• sjukepassar m

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

passar

1. present tense of passe

References

• “passar” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• rapsas, raspas

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan passar, from Vulgar Latin *passāre, derived from Latin passus (“step”, noun).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈsa/

• Audio (Béarn):

  (file)

Verb

passar

1. to pass (by)

Conjugation

		simple			compound
infinitive		passar			aver passat
gerund		passant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		passat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	passi	passas	passa	passam	passatz	passan
	imperfect	passavi	passavas	passava	passàvem	passàvetz	passavan
	preterite	passèri	passères	passèt	passèrem	passèretz	passèron
	future	passarai	passaràs	passarà	passarem	passaretz	passaràn
	conditional	passariái	passariás	passariá	passariam	passariatz	passarián
	conditional 2nd form1	passèra	passèras	passèra	passeram	passeratz	passèran
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	passe	passes	passe	passem	passetz	passen
	imperfect	passèssi	passèsses	passèsse	passèssem	passèssetz	passèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			passa		passem	passatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Lengadocian (Central Occitan)

		simple			compound
infinitive		passar			aver passat
gerund		passant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		passat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	passe	passes	passa	passam	passatz	passon
	imperfect	passave	passaves	passava	passaviam	passaviatz	passavon
	preterite	passere	passeres	passet	passem	passetz	passeron
	future	passarai	passaràs	passará	passarem	passaretz	passarán
	conditional	passariá	passariás	passariá	passariam	passariatz	passarián
	conditional 2nd form1	passèra	passèras	passèra	passeram	passeratz	passèran
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	passe	passes	passe	passassiam	passassiatz	passon
	imperfect	passesse	passesses	passesse	passessiam	passessiatz	passesson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			passa		passassiam	passatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Auvernhàs

		simple			compound
infinitive		passar			aver passat
gerund		passant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		passat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	passi	passas	passa	passam	passatz	passan
	imperfect	passavi	passavas	passava	passàvam	passàvatz	passavan
	preterite	passèi	passès	passè	passèm	passètz	passèn
	future	passarèi	passaràs	passarà	passaram	passaratz	passaràn
	conditional	passarí	passarés	passaré	passarem	passaretz	passarén
	conditional 2nd form1	passèra	passèras	passèra	passeram	passeratz	passèran
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	passi	passes	passe	passem	passetz	passen
	imperfect	passèssi	passèsses	passèsse	passèssem	passèssetz	passèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			passa		passem	passatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Gascon

		simple			compound
infinitive		passar			aver passat
gerund		passant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		passat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	passe	passas	passa	passam	passatz	passan
	imperfect	passava	passavas	passava	passàvam	passàvatz	passavan
	preterite	passei	passeras	passet	passèram	passèratz	passeran
	future	passarai	passaràs	passará	passarem	passaretz	passarán
	conditional	passariá	passariàs	passariá	passariam	passariatz	passarián
	conditional 2nd form1	passèra	passèras	passèra	passeram	passeratz	passèran
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	passe	passes	passe	passem	passetz	passen
	imperfect	passèsse	passèsses	passèsse	passèssem	passèssetz	passèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			passa		passem	passatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Lemosin

		simple			compound
infinitive		passar			aver passat
gerund		passant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		passat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	passe	passes	passa	passam	passatz	passan
	imperfect	passavi	passavas	passava	passàvem	passàvetz	passavan
	preterite	passère	passères	passèt	passeriam	passeriatz	passèron
	future	passarai	passaràs	passarà	passarem	passaretz	passaràn
	conditional	passariáu	passariás	passariá	passariam	passariatz	passarián
	conditional 2nd form1	passèra	passèras	passèra	passeram	passeratz	passèran
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	passe	passes	passe	passem	passetz	passan
	imperfect	passèsse	passèsses	passèsse	passessiam	passessiatz	passèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			passa		passem	passatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Provençau

Derived terms

• passat
• despassar
• otrapassar
• passada
• passadera
• passadoira
• passaire
• passatge
• suberpassar
• subrepassar
• trespassar
• eslorpassar

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese passar, from Vulgar Latin *passāre, derived from Latin passus (“step”, noun). Compare Galician and Spanish pasar.

Pronunciation

 

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

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐˈsaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐˈsaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐˈsa.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: pas‧sar

Verb

passar (first-person singular present passo, first-person singular preterite passei, past participle passado)

2. (intransitive) to pass; to pass by (to move past) [with por or another positional preposition ‘a location or an object or person at a given location’]

   Já passaram treze carros.

   Thirteen cars have passed by.

   Não vi ninguém passar pela casa.

   I didn’t see anyone passing by the house.

   1. (transitive) to overtake (to move ahead of)

      Synonym: ultrapassar

      O piloto tentou passar o outro carro.

      The pilot tried to overtake the other car.

   2. (intransitive or transitive) to cross (to move beyond) [with de or transitive ‘a border, location, object, etc.’]

      Synonyms: cruzar, atravessar

      Se passarmos da fronteira, podemos ser presos.

      If we pass the border, we could be arrested.

   3. (intransitive) to cross; to pass; to go over (to become greater in value than) [with de ‘an amount’]

      O preço da maçã passou de trinta centavos durante a seca.

      The price an apple went over thirty cents during the drought.

      Você já passou dos limites!

      You have crossed the line!

   4. (intransitive) to go through (to move from one end through to the other side) [with por ‘something’]

      Synonyms: atravessar, cruzar

      A flecha passou pelo seu coração.

      The arrow went through his heart.

   5. (intransitive) to pass (to go unheeded or neglected) [with em or de or por ‘a location or an object or person at a given location’]

      Sementes não passam no portão do aeroporto.

      Seeds don’t pass the airport gate.

   6. (intransitive) to stop by (to pay a brief visit) [with em ‘an object at a given location’ or locational pronoun]

      Passarei na casa da mãe antes de ir embora.

      I’ll stop by mother’s before I leave.

4. (transitive) to pass (to move something over to) [with direct object ‘something’, along with para or a or indirect object pronoun ‘to someone’]

   Synonym: alcançar

   Alguém me passa o leite?

   Can someone pass me the milk?

   1. (transitive or intransitive, sports) to pass [(optional) with direct object ‘something’, along with para or a or indirect object pronoun ‘to someone’]

      O técnico quer que eu passe para os atacantes.

      The coach wants me to pass to the strikers.

6. (intransitive) to pass (to be over)

   Synonym: acabar

   Demorou anos para a dor nas minhas costas passar.

   It took years for the pain in my back to go away.

   A época do plantio passou.

   The time for planting has passed.

   1. (of time, intransitive, sometimes pronominal) to pass; to elapse

      Passaram(-se) vinte minutos.

      Twenty minutes had passed.

8. (intransitive, auxiliary) to begin, to start (usually referring to something habitual) [with a (+ infinitive) ‘doing something’]

   Synonym: começar a

   Depois do acidente, passei a aproveitar a vida.

   After the accident, I started to enjoy life.

10. (transitive) to spend (to stay somewhere during a given time)

    Synonym: ficar

    Passara uma semana no hospital.

    She had spent one week in the hospital.

12. (transitive) to spend (to do something during a given time) [with direct object ‘an amount of time’ and gerund ‘doing something’]

    Prefiro passar o dia vendo televisão.

    I prefer spending the day watching television.

14. (pronominal) to take place; to happen; to occur

    Synonyms: acontecer, ter, haver, ocorrer

    Parece que se passou algo sério nessa estrada.

    It looks like something serious took place in this street.

16. (intransitive) to pass (to advance through the stages necessary to become valid or effective)

    O pagamento no cartão não passou.

    The payment with the card didn’t pass.

    1. (intransitive) to pass (to successfully complete an academic term) [with de ‘a grade, test, etc.’]

       Estudei e mesmo assim não passei.

       I studied but I still didn’t pass.

       Meu filho idiota não passará da quinta série.

       My stupid son won’t pass fifth grade.

    2. (intransitive) to pass (to successfully complete an academic course, subject or test) [with em ‘a test, subject in school, etc.’]

       São poucos que passam no vestibular.

       Few people pass the university admittance test.

       Querem que eu passe a geografia.

       They want me to pass geography.

    3. (transitive) to pass (to make a student pass a term or course)

       O professor não quis passar seus alunos mais preguiçosos.

       The professor didn’t want to pass his lazier students.

    4. (intransitive) to pass (to be passable, good enough, acceptable)

       Synonym: servir

       A pizza deles não é lá excelente, mas passa.

       Their pizza isn’t that excellent, but it passes.

18. (transitive) to iron (to unwrinkle clothing using an iron)

    Synonyms: engomar, passar a ferro

    Ela mandou a empregada passar o terno.

    She told the maid to iron the suit.

20. (transitive) to spread; to apply (to rub evenly on a surface)

    Synonym: aplicar

    Passem protetor nos seus rostos.

    Apply sunscreen on your faces.

22. (intransitive) to go through; to undergo; to experience [with por ‘something, usually negative’]

    Haviam passado por muita miséria quando crianças.

    They had experienced a lot of misery when they were children.

24. (intransitive) to be (in a given situation of health) [with bem ‘fine’ or mal ‘badly’]

    Synonym: estar

    Não se preocupe, eu passo bem.

    Don’t worry, I am fine.

26. (transitive) to pass; to spread (to put in circulation)

    Synonyms: circular, espalhar, dispersar

    Começaram a passar rumores.

    They started spreading rumours.

28. (pronominal) to impersonate (to pretend to be something in order to deceive) [with por ‘someone’]

    O bandido está se passando por vítima para fugir daqui.

    The criminal is pretending to be a victim to get out of here.

30. (games, intransitive, transitive) to pass (to decline to play on one’s turn)

    Synonym: (Brazil) pular

    “É a sua vez.” “Passo.”

    “It’s your turn.” “I pass.”

    Por que você passou a sua vez?

    Why did you skip your turn?

31. (Portugal, informal) (pronominal) to freak out, to go crazy

    Como assim vais sair com esta tempestade sem agasalho? Estás-te a passar? ― What do you mean you're going out in this storm without a coat? Are you going crazy?

    Ela passou-se de vez. ― She went off the deep end.

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	passar
Personal	passar	passares	passar	passarmos	passardes	passarem
Gerund
	passando
Past participle
Masculine	passado			passados
Feminine	passada			passadas
Indicative
Present	passo	passas	passa	passamos	passais	passam
Imperfect	passava	passavas	passava	passávamos	passáveis	passavam
Preterite	passei	passaste	passou	passamos1, passámos2	passastes	passaram
Pluperfect	passara	passaras	passara	passáramos	passáreis	passaram
Future	passarei	passarás	passará	passaremos	passareis	passarão
Conditional	passaria	passarias	passaria	passaríamos	passaríeis	passariam
Subjunctive
Present	passe	passes	passe	passemos	passeis	passem
Imperfect	passasse	passasses	passasse	passássemos	passásseis	passassem
Future	passar	passares	passar	passarmos	passardes	passarem
Imperative
Affirmative		passa	passe	passemos	passai	passem
Negative (não)		não passes	não passe	não passemos	não passeis	não passem

    Conjugation of passar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:passar.

Derived terms

• deixar passar
• fazer-se passar por
• ferro de passar
• passação
• passada
• passamento
• passar a mão
• passar a noite em claro
• passar a perna
• passar batido
• passar bem
• passar de ano
• passar dos limites
• passar em branco
• passar pano
• passar por
• passar vergonha
• passatempo
• perpassar
• ultrapassar

 

Related terms

• impasse
• passagem
• passarela
• passo

 

Further reading

• “passar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “passar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024

Spanish

Verb

passar (first-person singular present passo, first-person singular preterite passé, past participle passado)

1. Obsolete spelling of pasar.

Swedish

Noun

passar

1. indefinite plural of pass

Verb

passar

1. present indicative of passa

Anagrams

• aspars, raspas, sparas