substanciar
Portuguese
Etymology
From substância (“substance”) + -ar.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /su.bis.tɐ̃.siˈa(ʁ)/ [su.bis.tɐ̃.sɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /su.bis.tɐ̃ˈsja(ʁ)/ [su.bis.tɐ̃ˈsja(h)], /subs.tɐ̃.siˈa(ʁ)/ [subs.tɐ̃.sɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /subs.tɐ̃ˈsja(ʁ)/ [subs.tɐ̃ˈsja(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /su.bis.tɐ̃.siˈa(ɾ)/ [su.bis.tɐ̃.sɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /su.bis.tɐ̃ˈsja(ɾ)/, /subs.tɐ̃.siˈa(ɾ)/ [subs.tɐ̃.sɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /subs.tɐ̃ˈsja(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /su.biʃ.tɐ̃.siˈa(ʁ)/ [su.biʃ.tɐ̃.sɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /su.biʃ.tɐ̃ˈsja(ʁ)/ [su.biʃ.tɐ̃ˈsja(χ)], /subʃ.tɐ̃.siˈa(ʁ)/ [subʃ.tɐ̃.sɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /subʃ.tɐ̃ˈsja(ʁ)/ [subʃ.tɐ̃ˈsja(χ)]
- (Caipira) IPA(key): /su.bis.tɐ̃.siˈa(ɻ)/ [su.bis.tɐ̃.sɪˈa(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /su.bis.tɐ̃ˈsja(ɻ)/, /subs.tɐ̃.siˈa(ɻ)/ [subs.tɐ̃.sɪˈa(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /subs.tɐ̃ˈsja(ɻ)/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /subs.tɐ̃.siˈa(ʁ)/ [subs.tɐ̃.sɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /subs.tɐ̃ˈsja(ʁ)/ [subs.tɐ̃ˈsja(h)], /su.bis.tɐ̃.siˈa(ʁ)/ [su.bis.tɐ̃.sɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /su.bis.tɐ̃ˈsja(ʁ)/ [su.bis.tɐ̃ˈsja(h)]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /subʃ.tɐ̃ˈsjaɾ/ [suβʃ.tɐ̃ˈsjaɾ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /subʃ.tɐ̃ˈsja.ɾi/ [suβʃ.tɐ̃ˈsja.ɾi]
Verb
substanciar (first-person singular present substancio, first-person singular preterite substanciei, past participle substanciado)
- (transitive) to substantiate (to verify something by supplying evidence)
- (transitive) to substantiate (to give substance (substantiability, firmness) to something)
Conjugation
Conjugation of substanciar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Further reading
- “substanciar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “substanciar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /substanˈθjaɾ/ [suβ̞s.t̪ãn̟ˈθjaɾ] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
- IPA(key): /substanˈsjaɾ/ [suβ̞s.t̪ãnˈsjaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: subs‧tan‧ciar
Verb
substanciar (first-person singular present substancio, first-person singular preterite substancié, past participle substanciado)
- (transitive) alternative spelling of sustanciar
Conjugation
Conjugation of substanciar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Selected combined forms of substanciar
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| with infinitive substanciar | dative | substanciarme | substanciarte | substanciarle, substanciarse | substanciarnos | substanciaros | substanciarles, substanciarse |
| accusative | substanciarme | substanciarte | substanciarlo, substanciarla, substanciarse | substanciarnos | substanciaros | substanciarlos, substanciarlas, substanciarse | |
| with gerund substanciando | dative | substanciándome | substanciándote | substanciándole, substanciándose | substanciándonos | substanciándoos | substanciándoles, substanciándose |
| accusative | substanciándome | substanciándote | substanciándolo, substanciándola, substanciándose | substanciándonos | substanciándoos | substanciándolos, substanciándolas, substanciándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative substancia | dative | substánciame | substánciate | substánciale | substáncianos | not used | substánciales |
| accusative | substánciame | substánciate | substáncialo, substánciala | substáncianos | not used | substáncialos, substáncialas | |
| with informal second-person singular voseo imperative substanciá | dative | substanciame | substanciate | substanciale | substancianos | not used | substanciales |
| accusative | substanciame | substanciate | substancialo, substanciala | substancianos | not used | substancialos, substancialas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative substancie | dative | substáncieme | not used | substánciele, substánciese | substáncienos | not used | substáncieles |
| accusative | substáncieme | not used | substáncielo, substánciela, substánciese | substáncienos | not used | substáncielos, substáncielas | |
| with first-person plural imperative substanciemos | dative | not used | substanciémoste | substanciémosle | substanciémonos | substanciémoos | substanciémosles |
| accusative | not used | substanciémoste | substanciémoslo, substanciémosla | substanciémonos | substanciémoos | substanciémoslos, substanciémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative substanciad | dative | substanciadme | not used | substanciadle | substanciadnos | substanciaos | substanciadles |
| accusative | substanciadme | not used | substanciadlo, substanciadla | substanciadnos | substanciaos | substanciadlos, substanciadlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative substancien | dative | substáncienme | not used | substáncienle | substánciennos | not used | substáncienles, substánciense |
| accusative | substáncienme | not used | substáncienlo, substáncienla | substánciennos | not used | substáncienlos, substáncienlas, substánciense | |
Further reading
- “substanciar”, 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