What does operar mean?
operar means to operate (to perform surgery) in English. It is a regular -ar verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to produce, to achieve; to operate (to deal in a commodity).
Spanish verb guide
Operar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn operar, meaning to operate (to perform surgery), through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-argerund: operandoparticiple: operado
Principal forms of operar
- Infinitive
- operar
- Gerund
- operando
- Past participle
- operado
Operar conjugation table
Compare the present, preterite, imperfect, and future forms. Reflexive pronouns are included where the verb requires them.
| Pronoun | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | opero | operé | operaba | operaré |
| tú | operas | operaste | operabas | operarás |
| él / ella / usted | opera | operó | operaba | operará |
| nosotros/as | operamos | operamos | operábamos | operaremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | operan | operaron | operaban | operarán |
Pattern notes
- Operar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with operar
Me operaron a vida o muerte.They operated on me 'till life or death.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
La máquina opera a toda hora.The machine operates around the clock.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
El médico opera dos días a la semana.The doctor operates two days a week.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate operar for yo in the present.
- Use the preterite form for ella.
- Say the nosotros/as imperfect form.
- Write a short sentence in the future.
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