# pensar
## Asturian
### Etymology

From Latin pēnsāre. Doublet of pesar.

### Verb

pensar (first-person singular indicative present penso, past participle pensáu)
* to think

#### Derived terms

* pensamientu

## Catalan
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin pēnsāre. First attested in the 12th century. Doublet of pesar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [pənˈsa]
* IPA: (Valencia) [penˈsaɾ]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

### Verb

pensar (first-person singular present penso, first-person singular preterite pensí, past participle pensat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/
* to think
* to think about, to think of, to have in mind [with en]
* to think about, to be of the opinion about [with de]
* to remember, to reminisce over [with a]

#### Derived terms

* ni pensar-hi
* pensa
* pensada
* pensador
* pensament

### References

* ↑ “pensar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025

### Further reading

* “pensar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “pensar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “pensar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Franco-Provençal
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin pensāre. Doublet of pesar (“to weigh”)

### Verb

pensar (ORB, broad)
* to think

### References

* penser in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
* pensar in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu

## Galician
### Etymology

From Latin pēnsāre. Doublet of pesar.

### Verb

pensar (first-person singular present penso, first-person singular preterite pensei, past participle pensado)
* to think

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

#### Derived terms

* pensamento

## Ido
### Etymology

From French penser, Italian pensare, Spanish pensar, all ultimately from Latin pēnsāre.

### Verb

pensar (present tense pensas, past tense pensis, future tense pensos, imperative pensez, conditional pensus)
* to think

#### Conjugation
## Interlingua
### Verb

pensar
* to think

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | pensar | pensar |
| participle | participle | present | perfect |
| participle | participle | pensante | pensate |
| active | | simple | perfect |
| active | present | pensa | ha pensate |
| active | past | pensava | habeva pensate |
| active | future | pensara | habera pensate |
| active | conditional | pensarea | haberea pensate |
| active | imperative | pensa | |
| passive | | simple | perfect |
| passive | present | es pensate | ha essite pensate |
| passive | past | esseva pensate | habeva essite pensate |
| passive | future | essera pensate | habera essite pensate |
| passive | conditional | esserea pensate | haberea essite pensate |
| passive | imperative | sia pensate | |

## Ladino
### Etymology

From Latin pēnsāre. Doublet of pesar.

### Verb

pensar (Hebrew spelling פינסאר)
* to think
** 2000, David Altabé, “Ay koza triste en ser Sefaradi”, in Esther Benbassa, editor, Les Sépharades en littérature, page 164:Ay koza triste en ser Sefaradi, i pensar en las sivdades ke deshi, las glories del pasado ke pedri, i la soledad en ke me kayiThere is something sad in being Sephardi and thinking of the cities that I've left, the glories of the past that I've lost and the loneliness into which I've fallen

## Mirandese
### Etymology

From Latin pēnsāre. Doublet of pesar.

### Pronunciation

* (Central): /pɐ̃s̺aɾ/
* Audio (Central):(file)
* (Sendinese/Raiano): /pẽs̺aɾ/

### Verb

pensar
* to think

#### Related terms

* pensamiento

## Old Spanish
### Etymology

From Latin pēnsāre. Doublet of pesar.

### Verb

pensar
* to think
** c. 1140, “Cantar primero. Destierro del Cid”, in Cantar de Mio Cid:Allí piensan de aguijar, allí sueltan las riendas.There they think of prodding, there they loosen the reins.

#### Descendants

* Ladino: pensar
* Spanish: pensar

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From Latin pēnsāre. Doublet of pesar.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /pẽˈsa(ʁ)/ [pẽˈsa(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /pẽˈsa(ʁ)/ [pẽˈsa(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /pẽˈsa(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /pẽˈsa(ʁ)/ [pẽˈsa(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /pẽˈsa(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /pẽˈsaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /pẽˈsaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /pẽˈsa.ɾi/
* Hyphenation: pen‧sar

### Verb

pensar (first-person singular present penso, first-person singular preterite pensei, past participle pensado)
* to think (communicate to oneself in one’s mind)
* to conceive, intend
    As lojas foram pensadas exclusivamente para turistas.The shops have been conceived exclusively for tourists.

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

#### Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:pensar.

#### Related terms

* pensamento

## Sabir
### Etymology

From Spanish pensar (“to think”).

### Verb

pensar
* to think

### References

* Feissat et Demonchy, Dictionnaire de la Langue Franque, ou Petit Mauresque

## Spanish
### Etymology

Old Spanish pensar, from Latin pēnsāre. Doublet of pesar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /penˈsaɾ/ [pẽnˈsaɾ]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: pen‧sar

### Verb

pensar (first-person singular present pienso, first-person singular preterite pensé, past participle pensado)
* to think
    Pienso, luego existo.I think, therefore I am.(René Descartes)(translated from the original Latin to Spanish)
* to hold an opinion
    Synonym: creer
    ¿Piensas que la historia es buena?Do you think that history is good?
* to reflect upon a situation
* to intend, to plan
    Nunca pensé lastimarte.I never meant to hurt you
    No pienso afeitarme hasta que llegue el verano.I won't shave until Summer
* to think about
    ¿Por qué no pensé en eso antes?Why didn't I think of that before?

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

#### Derived terms

* dar que pensar
* despensar
* dos cabezas piensan mejor que una
* el día menos pensado
* grandes mentes piensan igual
* malpensar
* ni pensarlo
* pensar dos veces
* pensar en la inmortalidad del cangrejo
* pensar en lo excusado
* piensa el ladrón que todos son de su condición
* piensa mal y acertarás
* pienso, luego existo
* repensar
* sin pensar

#### Related terms

* pensamiento
* pensativo
* pesar
* peso

#### Descendants

* Sabir: pensar

### See also

* creer
* opinar

### Further reading

* “pensar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Venetan
### Etymology

From Latin pēnsāre. Doublet of pexar.

### Verb

pensar
* (intransitive) to think

#### Conjugation

* Venetan conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.