opinar

Borrowed from Latin opīnārī.

• IPA^(key): (Central) [u.piˈna]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [o.piˈna]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [o.piˈnaɾ]

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opinar (first-person singular present opino, first-person singular preterite opiní, past participle opinat)(ambitransitive)

1. to opine

• opinable
• opinió
• opiniós

• “opinar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Learned borrowing from Latin opīnārī.

opinar (first-person singular present opino, first-person singular preterite opinei, past participle opinado)

1. to opine (to have or express an opinion)

• opinião

• “opinar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “opinar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

From Latin opīnārī.

• IPA^(key): /opiˈnaɾ/ [o.piˈnaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: o‧pi‧nar

opinar (first-person singular present opino, first-person singular preterite opiné, past participle opinado)

1. to think; to be of the opinion

   Creo que eso sería mejor, ¿y tú qué opinas?

   I think that would be better; what do you think?

2. to express one's opinion; to opine

   Todos tenemos el derecho de opinar.

   We all have the right to express our opinions.

When it precedes the conjunction que and a clause, the affirmative form can only be used before the indicative mood, and the use of the subjunctive is grammatically incorrect. The subjunctive mood can be used after interrogative or negative sentences to express doubt. The use of the indicative mood in these cases is grammatically incorrect.

• pensar
• creer

• “opinar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025