tornar
Tornar is a Portuguese verb with several related meanings. The principal senses are to turn or rotate something, to become or to change into something (often expressed with tornar-se), and to render or make a state or condition occur. It is a regular -ar verb, following the standard conjugation patterns of the -ar class.
- Physical turning: used when directing the movement of an object, such as turning a key or a
- Change of state: the pronominal form tornar-se expresses a transformation or transition, roughly equating to “to
- Causative or resulting sense: can be used with adjectives or nouns to express making something so.
- Tornar is a regular -ar verb, so its present, past, and future forms follow the standard -ar
- In everyday language, especially for the meaning “to turn” physically, you may encounter synonyms like virar
- The reflexive form tornar-se is the typical way to express a change of state or status in
- The word derives from Romance language roots related to turning or twisting, common to verbs that