donar
Catalan
Pronunciation
Verb
donar (first-person singular present dono, first-person singular preterite doní, past participle donat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /o/
- to give
Conjugation
infinitive | donar | ||||||
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gerund | donant | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | donat | donada | |||||
plural | donats | donades | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
present | dono | dones | dona | donem | doneu | donen | |
imperfect | donava | donaves | donava | donàvem | donàveu | donaven | |
future | donaré | donaràs | donarà | donarem | donareu | donaran | |
preterite | doní | donares | donà | donàrem | donàreu | donaren | |
conditional | donaria | donaries | donaria | donaríem | donaríeu | donarien | |
subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
present | doni | donis | doni | donem | doneu | donin | |
imperfect | donés | donessis | donés | donéssim | donéssiu | donessin | |
imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós |
vostès | |
affirmative | — | dona | doni | donem | doneu | donin | |
negative (no) | — | no donis | no doni | no donem | no doneu | no donin |
Derived terms
- donable
- donada
- donant
- donar a conèixer
- donar a menjar
- donar la volta
- donar per descomptat
- donar volta
- donar voltes
- donar-se
- donar-se per vençut
- donat
Further reading
- “donar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “donar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “donar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “donar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Ido
Etymology
From Esperanto doni, from French donner, Italian donare, Spanish donar, from Latin dōnāre, present active infinitive of dōnō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /doˈnar/
Verb
donar (present tense donas, past tense donis, future tense donos, imperative donez, conditional donus)
- (transitive) to give
Conjugation
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present | past | future | ||||
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infinitive | donar | donir | donor | ||||
tense | donas | donis | donos | ||||
conditional | donus | ||||||
imperative | donez | ||||||
adjective active participle | donanta | doninta | dononta | ||||
adverbial active participle | donante | doninte | dononte | ||||
nominal active participle | singular | donanto | doninto | dononto | |||
plural | donanti | doninti | dononti | ||||
adjective passive participle | donata | donita | donota | ||||
adverbial passive participle | donate | donite | donote | ||||
nominal passive participle | singular | donato | donito | donoto | |||
plural | donati | doniti | donoti |
See also
Occitan
Etymology
From Old Occitan donar, from Latin donāre, present active infinitive of dōnō.
Pronunciation
Audio (Languedocien) (file)
Conjugation

simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | donar | aver donat | |||||
gerund | donant | use gerund of aver + past participle | |||||
past participle | donat | — | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles | |
present | dòni, doni | dònas, donas | dòna, dona | donam | donatz | dònan, donan | |
imperfect | donavi | donavás | donava | donàvem | donàvetz | donavan | |
preterite | donèri | donères | donèt | donèrem | donèretz | donèron | |
future | donarai | donaràs | donarà | donarem | donaretz | donaràn | |
conditional | donariái | donariás | donariá | donariam | donariatz | donarián | |
conditional 2nd form1 | {{{49}}} | {{{50}}} | {{{51}}} | {{{52}}} | {{{53}}} | {{{54}}} | |
compound tenses |
present perfect | use the present tense of aver + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
past anterior | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
future perfect | use the future tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que ieu | que tu | que el | que nosautres | que vosautres | que eles | |
present | dòne, done | dònes, dones | dòne, done | donem | donetz | dònen, donen | |
imperfect | donèsse | donèsses | donèsse | donèssem | donèssetz | donèsson | |
compound tenses |
past | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | ||||||
imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — | |
dòna, dona | donem | donatz | 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects | ||||
Old High German
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *þunr, whence also Old Saxon thunar, Old Frisian thuner, Old English þunor.
Declension
Related terms
- Donar (“god of thunder”)
Old Occitan
Descendants
- Occitan: donar
References
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “donāre”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 3: D–F, page 136
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /doˈnaɾ/ [d̪oˈnaɾ]
Audio (Bolivia): (file) Audio (Colombia): (file) - Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: do‧nar
Verb
donar (first-person singular present dono, first-person singular preterite doné, past participle donado)
- to donate
Conjugation
infinitive | donar | ||||||
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gerund | donando | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | donado | donada | |||||
plural | donados | donadas | |||||
singular | plural | ||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
indicative | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | dono | donastú donásvos |
dona | donamos | donáis | donan | |
imperfect | donaba | donabas | donaba | donábamos | donabais | donaban | |
preterite | doné | donaste | donó | donamos | donasteis | donaron | |
future | donaré | donarás | donará | donaremos | donaréis | donarán | |
conditional | donaría | donarías | donaría | donaríamos | donaríais | donarían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | done | donestú donésvos2 |
done | donemos | donéis | donen | |
imperfect (ra) |
donara | donaras | donara | donáramos | donarais | donaran | |
imperfect (se) |
donase | donases | donase | donásemos | donaseis | donasen | |
future1 | donare | donares | donare | donáremos | donareis | donaren | |
imperative | — | tú vos |
usted | nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ustedes | |
affirmative | donatú donávos |
done | donemos | donad | donen | ||
negative | no dones | no done | no donemos | no donéis | no donen |
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
singular | plural | ||||||
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1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
with infinitive donar | |||||||
dative | donarme | donarte | donarle, donarse | donarnos | donaros | donarles, donarse | |
accusative | donarme | donarte | donarlo, donarla, donarse | donarnos | donaros | donarlos, donarlas, donarse | |
with gerund donando | |||||||
dative | donándome | donándote | donándole, donándose | donándonos | donándoos | donándoles, donándose | |
accusative | donándome | donándote | donándolo, donándola, donándose | donándonos | donándoos | donándolos, donándolas, donándose | |
with informal second-person singular tú imperative dona | |||||||
dative | dóname | dónate | dónale | dónanos | not used | dónales | |
accusative | dóname | dónate | dónalo, dónala | dónanos | not used | dónalos, dónalas | |
with informal second-person singular vos imperative doná | |||||||
dative | doname | donate | donale | donanos | not used | donales | |
accusative | doname | donate | donalo, donala | donanos | not used | donalos, donalas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative done | |||||||
dative | dóneme | not used | dónele, dónese | dónenos | not used | dóneles | |
accusative | dóneme | not used | dónelo, dónela, dónese | dónenos | not used | dónelos, dónelas | |
with first-person plural imperative donemos | |||||||
dative | not used | donémoste | donémosle | donémonos | donémoos | donémosles | |
accusative | not used | donémoste | donémoslo, donémosla | donémonos | donémoos | donémoslos, donémoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative donad | |||||||
dative | donadme | not used | donadle | donadnos | donaos | donadles | |
accusative | donadme | not used | donadlo, donadla | donadnos | donaos | donadlos, donadlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative donen | |||||||
dative | dónenme | not used | dónenle | dónennos | not used | dónenles, dónense | |
accusative | dónenme | not used | dónenlo, dónenla | dónennos | not used | dónenlos, dónenlas, dónense |
Descendants
- Papiamentu: duna
Further reading
- “donar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014