regulares

Regulares is the plural form of regular in Spanish and Portuguese, where it functions as both an adjective and a noun in different contexts. In linguistic and grammatical discussions, regulares often refers to verbs or forms that follow predictable, rule-based patterns, as opposed to irregular ones that do not.

In linguistics, regulares denotes verbs or forms that can be produced by consistent rules without deviations. This concept helps describe how a language’s grammar can be learned and applied; irregular forms are those that do not conform to the standard patterns for a given class.

In Spanish, verbos regulares are those that conjugate according to fixed endings in each of the three conjugation groups: -ar, -er, and -ir. Examples include hablar (to speak), comer (to eat), and vivir (to live). In the present tense, regular -ar verbs typically end in -o, -as, -a, -amos, -áis, -an; regular -er verbs end in -o, -es, -e, -emos, -éis, -en; regular -ir verbs end in -o, -es, -e, -imos, -ís, -en, with other tenses following similarly regular patterns.

In Portuguese, regulares also refer to verbs that form their conjugations through standard endings for -ar, -er, and -ir verbs, such as cantar, comer, and partir, though regional differences may apply to certain tenses and accents.

Historically, Regulares (capitalized) refers to the Regulares Indígenas, elite Moorish troops recruited by Spain for service in the Spanish protectorate in Morocco and later used in the Rif War. The term is used in historical and military contexts to describe these specific units.

The etymology traces to Latin regularis, via Old French reguler, reflecting the common Romance-language root for rule-based, orderly patterns.