Catalan Word of the Day
portar
/por-TAR/ • verb — 4th of May, 2026
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Meaning: to carry; to bring; to wear; to have been doing something (when used with a gerund to express duration)
Examples
- Pots portar aquesta ampolla de suc, si us plau?
(Can you bring this bottle of juice, please?) - Ella porta una jaqueta vermella.
(She is wearing a red jacket.) - Porto set anys vivint a Barcelona.
(I've been living in Barcelona for seven years.)
Synonyms
- dur
- carregar
Portar is very common and versatile. Use it for carrying or bringing objects (Porta la maleta), for wearing clothes (Porta ulleres), and with a gerund to indicate how long someone has been doing something (Porto treballant des de dilluns = I've been working since Monday). Context and conjugation clarify the meaning.
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