compor

Galician

Alternative forms

• compoñer

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese compõer, from Latin compōnere, present active infinitive of compōno.

Verb

compor (first-person singular present compoño, first-person singular preterite compuxen, past participle composto)
compor (first-person singular present componho, first-person singular preterite compugem or compus, past participle composto, reintegrationist norm)

1. to compose, assemble
2. to repair

Usage notes

While compoñer is the more widespread form of this verb, some Galician-speaking regions favor the form compor and the correspondingly different conjugation.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of compor (irregular)

	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	compor
Personal	compor	compores	compor	compormos	compordes	comporen
Gerund
	compondo
Past participle
Masculine	composto			compostos
Feminine	composta			compostas
Indicative
Present	compoño	compós	compón	compomos	compondes	compón
Imperfect	compuña	compuñas	compuña	compuñamos	compuñades	compuñan
Preterite	compuxen	compuxeches	compuxo	compuxemos	compuxestes	compuxeron
Pluperfect	compuxera	compuxeras	compuxera	compuxeramos	compuxerades	compuxeran
Future	comporei	comporás	comporá	comporemos	comporedes	comporán
Conditional	comporía	comporías	comporía	comporiamos	comporiades	comporían
Subjunctive
Present	compoña	compoñas	compoña	compoñamos	compoñades	compoñan
Imperfect	compuxese	compuxeses	compuxese	compuxésemos	compuxésedes	compuxesen
Future	compuxer	compuxeres	compuxer	compuxermos	compuxerdes	compuxeren
Imperative
Affirmative		compón	compoña	compoñamos	componde	compoñan
Negative (non)		non compoñas	non compoña	non compoñamos	non compoñades	non compoñan

    Reintegrated conjugation of compor (irregular) (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	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	compor
Personal	compor	compores	compor	compormos	compordes	comporem
Gerund
	compondo
Past participle
Masculine	composto			compostos
Feminine	composta			compostas
Indicative
Present	componho	compós, compões, compons1	compom, compõe	compomos	compondes	componhem, compõem, compóm1
Imperfect	compunha	compunhas	compunha	compúnhamos	compúnhades, compúnheis, compúnhais1	compunham
Preterite	compugem, compus	compugeste, compuseste, compugeche1	compujo, compôs	compugemos, compusemos	compugestes, compusestes	compugérom, compuseram
Pluperfect	compugera, compusera	compugeras, compuseras	compugera, compusera	compugéramos, compuséramos	compugérades, compuséreis, compugérais1	compugeram, compuseram
Future	comporei	comporás	comporá	comporemos	comporedes, comporeis	comporám, comporão
Conditional	comporia	comporias	comporia	comporíamos	comporíades, comporíeis, comporíais1	comporiam
Subjunctive
Present	componha	componhas	componha	componhamos	componhades, componhais	componham
Imperfect	compugesse, compusesse	compugesses, compusesses	compugesse, compusesse	compugéssemos, compuséssemos	compugéssedes, compusésseis	compugessem, compusessem
Future	compuger, compuser	compugeres, compuseres	compuger, compuser	compugermos, compusermos	compugerdes, compuserdes	compugerem, compuserem
Imperative
Affirmative		compom, compõe	componha	componhamos	componde	componham
Negative (nom)		nom componhas	nom componha	nom componhamos	nom componhades, nom componhais	nom componham

¹Less recommended.

Related terms

• antepor
• apor
• composición
• compositor
• composto
• contrapor
• depor
• descompor
• dispor
• expor
• impor
• indispor
• opor
• pór
• predispor
• presupor
• propor
• recompor
• repor
• superpor
• supor
• traspor
• xustapor

 

Further reading

• “compor”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
• “compor” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese compõer, from Latin compōnere.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõˈpoʁ/ [kõˈpoh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõˈpoʁ/ [kõˈpoh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /kõˈpoɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kõˈpoʁ/ [kõˈpoχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõˈpoɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõˈpoɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõˈpoɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõˈpo.ɾi/

• Rhymes: (Portugal, São Paulo) -oɾ, (Brazil) -oʁ
• Hyphenation: com‧por

Verb

compor (first-person singular present componho, first-person singular preterite compus, past participle composto)

1. (transitive) to compose

Conjugation

    Conjugation of compor (irregular) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	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	compor
Personal	compor	compores	compor	compormos	compordes	comporem
Gerund
	compondo
Past participle
Masculine	composto			compostos
Feminine	composta			compostas
Indicative
Present	componho	compões	compõe	compomos	compondes	compõem
Imperfect	compunha	compunhas	compunha	compúnhamos	compúnheis	compunham
Preterite	compus	compuseste	compôs	compusemos	compusestes	compuseram
Pluperfect	compusera	compuseras	compusera	compuséramos	compuséreis	compuseram
Future	comporei	comporás	comporá	comporemos	comporeis	comporão
Conditional	comporia	comporias	comporia	comporíamos	comporíeis	comporiam
Subjunctive
Present	componha	componhas	componha	componhamos	componhais	componham
Imperfect	compusesse	compusesses	compusesse	compuséssemos	compusésseis	compusessem
Future	compuser	compuseres	compuser	compusermos	compuserdes	compuserem
Imperative
Affirmative		compõe	componha	componhamos	componde	componham
Negative (não)		não componhas	não componha	não componhamos	não componhais	não componham

Derived terms

• componente
• componista
• componível
• composição
• compositor
• composto

 

Related terms

• compósito
• pôr