/oɾiˈnaɾ/

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Translation

to urinate

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Word origin

From Latin urinari, from urina ('urine'), related to Greek ouron ('urine').

Origin
Latin
Root
urina
English cognates
urine, urinate

Grammar

Verb type-ar regular

Conjugation

Regular -ar conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yoorinoorinéorinabaorinaréorinaría
túorinasorinasteorinabasorinarásorinarías
él/ella/ud.orinaorinóorinabaorinaráorinaría
nos.orinamosorinamosorinábamosorinaremosorinaríamos
vos.orináisorinasteisorinabaisorinaréisorinaríais
ellos/uds.orinanorinaronorinabanorinaránorinarían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yoorineorinaraorinase
túorinesorinarasorinases
él/ella/ud.orineorinaraorinase
nos.orinemosorináramosorinásemos
vos.orinéisorinaraisorinaseis
ellos/uds.orinenorinaranorinasen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
túorina
ud.orine
nosotrosorinemos
vosotrosorinad
uds.orinen

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
orinando
Past participle
orinado

Examples

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The doctor asked him for a sample before he urinated.

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The dog stopped to urinate at every tree.

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Drinking a lot of water makes you urinate frequently.

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He found it hard to urinate and decided to see a specialist.

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It is not healthy to hold in the need to urinate for so long.

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This word is taught in chapter 38, lesson 4: orinar, orquesta, inspirar and 7 more words.