# obrar
## Catalan
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin operāre. Doublet of operar, a borrowing.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [uˈβɾa]
* IPA: (Balearic) [oˈbɾa]
* IPA: (Valencia) [oˈbɾaɾ]

### Verb

obrar (first-person singular present obro, first-person singular preterite obrí, past participle obrat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/
* to work (to shape, form or improve a material)
* to act, to behave
* to work (to function correctly)

#### Related terms

* obra
* obrer

### Further reading

* “obrar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## Galician
### Etymology

From Late Latin operāre, from Latin operārī.

### Verb

obrar (first-person singular present obro, first-person singular preterite obrei, past participle obrado)
* to act, accomplish
    Synonym: actuar
* to cause, to produce (an effect)
* to construct, build
    Synonyms: construír, edificar
* (vulgar) to defecate
    Synonyms: defecar, cagar

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

#### Related terms

* obra
* obradoiro
* obreiro

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin operāre, from Latin operārī. Doublet of operar, a borrowing.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /oˈbɾa(ʁ)/ [oˈbɾa(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /oˈbɾa(ʁ)/ [oˈbɾa(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /oˈbɾa(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /oˈbɾa(ʁ)/ [oˈbɾa(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /oˈbɾa(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɔˈbɾaɾ/ [ɔˈβɾaɾ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɔˈbɾaɾ/ [ɔˈβɾaɾ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ɔˈbɾa.ɾi/ [ɔˈβɾa.ɾi]
* Hyphenation: o‧brar

### Verb

obrar (first-person singular present obro, first-person singular preterite obrei, past participle obrado)
* (intransitive) to work (to perform a work or labour)
    Synonym: trabalhar
* (intransitive, informal, humorous) to defecate
    Synonyms: defecar, (vulgar) cagar

#### Conjugation

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

#### Related terms

* obra
* obreiro

### Further reading

* “obrar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
* “obrar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin operāre, from Latin operārī. Doublet of operar, a borrowing.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /oˈbɾaɾ/ [oˈβ̞ɾaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: o‧brar

### Verb

obrar (first-person singular present obro, first-person singular preterite obré, past participle obrado)
* to act, to behave
    Synonyms: actuar, comportar, portar
* to work (to function correctly)
    Synonyms: funcionar, marchar, andar

#### 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

* capacidad de obrar

#### Related terms

* huebra
* obra
* obrador
* obrero

### Further reading

* “obrar”, 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

### Anagrams

* barro
* borra
* robar