Conjugation of regular Catalan verbs.
This is a supplement to the main article on Catalan grammar.
MODELS FOR THE CONJUGATION OF REGULAR CATALAN VERBS MODELS PER A LA CONJUGACIÓ DELS VERBS REGULARS EN CATALÀ |
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PRONOUNS PRONOMS (7) |
FIRST CONJUGATION PRIMERA CONJUGACIÓ |
SECOND CONJUGATION SEGONA CONJUGACIÓ |
THIRD CONJUGATION TERCERA CONJUGACIÓ |
SIMPLE TENSES - TEMPS SIMPLES | |||
INFINITIVE - INFINITIU | |||
cant-ar (1) | perd-re, tém-er | sent-ir, acolor-ir | |
GERUND - GERUNDI | |||
cant-ant | perd-ent, tem-ent | sent-int, acolor-int | |
PARTICIPLE - PARTICIPI (6) | |||
cant-at | perd-ut, tem-ut | sent-it, acolor-it | |
INDICATIVE - INDICATIU | |||
Present - Present | |||
jo | cant-o | perd-o, tem-o | sent-o, acolor-eix-o (3) |
tu | cant-es | perd-s, tem-s | sent-s, acolor-eix-es |
ell/ella/vostè | cant-a | perd, tem | sent, acolor-eix |
nosaltres | cant-em | perd-em, tem-em | sent-im, acolor-im |
vosaltres | cant-eu | perd-eu, tem-eu | sent-iu, acolor-iu |
ells/elles/vostès | cant-en | perd-en, tem-en | sent-en, acolor-eix-en |
Imperfect - Imperfet | |||
jo | cant-av-a | perd-i-a, tem-i-a | sent-i-a, acolor-i-a |
tu | cant-av-es | perd-i-es, tem-i-es | sent-i-es, acolor-i-es |
ell/ella/vostè | cant-av-a | perd-i-a, tem-i-a | sent-i-a, acolor-i-a |
nosaltres | cant-àv-em | perd-í-em, tem-í-em | sent-í-em, acolor-í-em |
vosaltres | cant-àv-eu | perd-í-eu, tem-í-eu | sent-í-eu, acolor-í-eu |
ells/elles/vostès | cant-av-en | perd-i-en, tem-i-en | sent-i-en, acolor-i-en |
Past - Passat (4) | |||
jo | cant-í | perd-í, tem-í | sent-í, acolor-í |
tu | cant-a-res | perd-e-res, tem-e-res | sent-i-res, acolor-i-res |
ell/ella/vostè | cant-à | perd-é, tem-é | sent-í, acolor-í |
nosaltres | cant-à-rem | perd-é-rem, tem-é-rem | sent-í-rem, acolor-í-rem |
vosaltres | cant-à-reu | perd-é-reu, tem-é-reu | sent-í-reu, acolor-í-reu |
ells/elles/vostès | cant-a-ren | perd-e-ren, tem-e-ren | sent-i-ren, acolor-i-ren |
Future - Futur | |||
jo | cant-ar-é | perd-r-é (5), tem-er-é | sent-ir-é, acolor-ir-é |
tu | cant-ar-às | perd-r-às, tem-er-às | sent-ir-às, acolor-ir-às |
ell/ella/vostè | cant-ar-à | perd-r-à, tem-er-à | sent-ir-à, acolor-ir-à |
nosaltres | cant-ar-em | perd-r-em, tem-er-em | sent-ir-em, acolor-ir-em |
vosaltres | cant-ar-eu | perd-r-eu, tem-er-eu | sent-ir-eu, acolor-ir-eu |
ells/elles/vostès | cant-ar-an | perd-r-an, tem-er-an | sent-ir-an, acolor-ir-an |
CONDITIONAL - CONDICIONAL | |||
jo | cant-ar-ia | perd-r-ia (5), tem-er-ia | sent-ir-ia, acolor-ir-ia |
tu | cant-ar-ies | perd-r-ies, tem-er-ies | sent-ir-ies, acolor-ir-ies |
ell/ella/vostè | cant-ar-ia | perd-r-ia, tem-er-ia | sent-ir-ia, acolor-ir-ia |
nosaltres | cant-ar-íem | perd-r-íem, tem-er-íem | sent-ir-íem, acolor-ir-íem |
vosaltres | cant-ar-íeu | perd-r-íeu, tem-er-íeu | sent-ir-íeu, acolor-ir-íeu |
ells/elles/vostès | cant-ar-ien | perd-r-ien, tem-er-ien | sent-ir-ien, acolor-ir-ien |
SUBJUNCTIVE - SUBJUNTIU | |||
Present - Present | |||
jo | cant-i | perd-i, tem-i | sent-i, acolor-eix-i (3) |
tu | cant-is | perd-is, tem-is | sent-is, acolor-eix-is |
ell/ella/vostè | cant-i | perd-i, tem-i | sent-i, acolor-eix-i |
nosaltres | cant-em | perd-em, tem-em | sent-im, acolor-im |
vosaltres | cant-eu | perd-eu, tem-eu | sent-iu, acolor-iu |
ells/elles/vostès | cant-in | perd-in, tem-in | sent-in, acolor-eix-in |
Imperfect - Imperfet | |||
jo | cant-és | perd-és, tem-és | sent-ís, acolor-ís |
tu | cant-ess-is | perd-ess-is, tem-ess-is | sent-iss-is, acolor-iss-is |
ell/ella/vostè | cant-és | perd-és, tem-és | sent-ís, acolor-ís |
nosaltres | cant-éss-im | perd-éss-im, tem-éss-im | sent-íss-im, acolor-íss-im |
vosaltres | cant-éss-iu | perd-éss-iu, tem-éss-iu | sent-íss-iu, acolor-íss-iu |
ells/elles/vostès | cant-ess-in | perd-ess-in, tem-ess-in | sent-iss-in, acolor-iss-in |
IMPERATIVE - IMPERATIU | |||
tu | cant-a | perd, tem | sent, acolor-eix (3) |
vostè | cant-i | perd-i, tem-i | sent-i, acolor-eix-i |
nosaltres | cant-em | perd-em, tem-em | sent-im, acolor-im |
vosaltres | cant-eu | perd-eu, tem-eu | sent-iu, acolor-iu |
vostès | cant-in | perd-in, tem-in | sent-in, acolor-eix-in |
COMPOSITE TENSES - TEMPS COMPOSTOS | |||
INFINITIVE PERFECT - INFINITIU PERFET | |||
haver cantat | haver perdut, haver temut |
haver sentit, haver acolorit |
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GERUND PERFECT - GERUNDI PERFET | |||
havent cantat | havent perdut, havent temut |
havent sentit, havent acolorit |
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INDICATIVE - INDICATIU | |||
Perfect - Perfet | |||
jo | he cantat | he perdut, he temut |
he sentit, he acolorit |
... | ... | ... | ... |
Pluperfect - Plusquamperfet | |||
jo | havia cantat | havia perdut, havia temut |
havia sentit, havia acolorit |
... | ... | ... | ... |
Past Anterior - Passat Anterior (4) | |||
jo | haguí cantat | haguí perdut, haguí temut |
haguí sentit, haguí acolorit |
... | ... | ... | ... |
Periphrastic Past - Passat Perifràstic (4) | |||
jo | vaig cantar | vaig perdre, vaig témer |
vaig sentir, vaig acolorir |
tu | vas cantar | vas perdre, vas témer |
vas sentir, vas acolorir |
ell/ella/vostè | va cantar | va perdre, va témer |
va sentir, va acolorir |
nosaltres | vam cantar | vam perdre, vam témer |
vam sentir, vam acolorir |
vosaltres | vau cantar | vau perdre, vau témer |
vau sentir, vau acolorir |
ells/elles/vostès | van cantar | van perdre, van témer |
van sentir, van acolorir |
Periphrastic Past Anterior - Passat Anterior Perifràstic (4) | |||
jo | vaig haver cantat | vaig haver perdut, vaig haver temut |
vaig haver sentir, vaig haver acolorit |
... | ... | ... | ... |
Future Perfect - Futur Perfet | |||
jo | hauré cantat | hauré perdut, hauré temut |
hauré sentit, hauré acolorit |
... | ... | ... | ... |
CONDITIONAL - CONDICIONAL | |||
Conditional Perfect - Condicional Perfet | |||
jo | hauria cantat | hauria perdut, hauria temut |
hauria sentit, hauria acolorit |
... | ... | ... | ... |
SUBJUNCTIVE - SUBJUNTIU | |||
Periphrastic Past - Passat Perifràstic (4) | |||
jo | vagi cantar | vagi perdre, vagi témer |
vagi sentir, vagi acolorir |
tu | vagis cantar | vagis perdre, vagis témer |
vagis sentir, vagis acolorir |
ell/ella/vostè | vagi cantar | vagi perdre, vagi témer |
vagi sentir, vagi acolorir |
nosaltres | vàgim cantar | vàgim perdre, vàgim témer |
vàgim sentir, vàgim acolorir |
vosaltres | vàgiu cantar | vàgiu perdre, vàgiu témer |
vàgiu sentir, vàgiu acolorir |
ells/elles/vostès | vagin cantar | vagin perdre, vagin témer |
vagin sentir, vagin acolorir |
Perfect - Perfect | |||
jo | hagi cantat | hagi perdut, hagi temut |
hagi sentit, hagi acolorit |
... | ... | ... | ... |
Pluperfect - Plusquamperfet | |||
jo | hagués cantat | hagués perdut, hagués temut |
hagués sentit, hagués acolorit |
... | ... | ... | ... |
Periphrastic Past Anterior - Passat Anterior Perifràstic (4) | |||
jo | vagi haver cantat | vagi haver perdut, vagi haver temut |
vagi haver sentit, vagi haver acolorit |
... | ... | ... | ... |
- (1) Division with a hyphen in each of the forms indicates the root or "lexeme", the portion specific to the particular conjugation, and the ending (known in Catalan as the "desinènci", a word most often seen in the plural "desinències").
- (2) When verbs of the first conjugation have roots that end in c, ç, g, j, gu, or qu before endings that begin with e or i, there is an orthographic alteration to qu, c, gu, g, gü, and qü, respectively. For example:
- "tancar" ==> "tanques"
- "caçar" ==> "caces"
- "furgar" ==> "furgues"
- "rajar" ==> "rages"
- "obliquar" ==> "obliqües"
- (3) The infix -eix- is found in the majority of third-conjugation verbs. Such verbs are known as "verbs incoatius". The third person singular and the third person plural of the present indicative, the subjunctive, and the imperative affix -eix- between the root (lexeme) and the morpheme (or grameme) that constitutes the ending. This pattern is so nearly universal that it is possible to list the exceptions explicitly: "ajupir", "bullir", "collir", "cosir", "cruixir", "dormir", "eixir", "escopir", "esmunyir", "fugir", "grunyir", "morir", "munyir", "obrir", "omplir", "pruir", "pudir", "retrunyir", "sentir", "sortir", "tenir", "tossir", "venir", and verbs that derive from these by adding prefixes, with the "exceptions to the exception" being "assentir" and "dissentir", which have the -eix- infix. "Mentir", "consumir", "resumir", and "brunzir" can be conjugated either way, although the form with the -eix- is considered more correct. "Lluir" is conjugated two ways: without -eix- when it is used in the literal sense of "to emit light", with -eix- when it us used figuratively: "to look good", "to show off", or "to be successful".
- (4) The past, also known as the preterite, is rarely used in the spoken and written language and the same applies for the past anterior in both indicative and subjunctive moods (because it has the past form of haver in the composite form). In the modern language, the periphrastic past and the periphrastic past anterior replace the past and the past anterior. The main auxiliary verb is anar, but one must pay attention that it is conjugated in a slightly different way than the actual anar (a non-auxiliary verb expressing the meaning to go).
- (5) Verbs whose infinitives end in re omit the last vowel in the future and the conditional conjugations, immediately before the suffixed desinències.
- (6) The participle must match the noun in grammatical gender (masculine or feminine) and number (singular or plural).
- (7) The pronouns are omitted in the spoken and written language, except only where to clear up the ambiguity and that is usually when the conjugated verbs look similar (ex.: the conjugated first and third person singulars in the imperfect). The pronouns may also be used to empathize the verbs. In this list, the pronouns only serve as a guide for each grammatical person.
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