Conjugation of comer in Catalan
Present
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | menjo | |
| tu | menges | |
| ell/ella/vostè | menja | |
| nosaltres | mengem | |
| vosaltres | mengeu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | mengen |
Common mistakes in the Present
- jo
comomenjoLearners often use the Spanish 'como'; in Catalan the first-person singular is 'menjo'. - tu
comesmengesDon't use the Spanish form 'comes'; Catalan uses 'menges'.
Passat simplesimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | vaig menjar | |
| tu | vas menjar | |
| ell/ella/vostè | va menjar | |
| nosaltres | vam menjar | |
| vosaltres | vau menjar | |
| ells/elles/vostès | van menjar |
Common mistakes in the Passat simple
- jo
menjàvaig menjarSome learners confuse the literary simple past with the periphrastic form. In spoken Catalan prefer 'vaig menjar' for past events.
Imperfetimperfect
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | menjava | |
| tu | menjaves | |
| ell/ella/vostè | menjava | |
| nosaltres | menjàvem | |
| vosaltres | menjàveu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | menjaven |
Futur simplefuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | menjaré | |
| tu | menjaràs | |
| ell/ella/vostè | menjarà | |
| nosaltres | menjarem | |
| vosaltres | menjareu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | menjaran |
Condicionalconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | menjaria | |
| tu | menjaries | |
| ell/ella/vostè | menjaria | |
| nosaltres | menjaríem | |
| vosaltres | menjaríeu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | menjarien |
Subjuntiu presentpresent subjunctive
Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | mengi | |
| tu | mengis | |
| ell/ella/vostè | mengi | |
| nosaltres | mengem | |
| vosaltres | mengeu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | mengin |
Subjuntiu imperfetimperfect subjunctive
Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | mengés | |
| tu | mengessis | |
| ell/ella/vostè | mengés | |
| nosaltres | mengéssim | |
| vosaltres | mengéssiu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | mengessin |
Common mistakes in the Subjuntiu imperfet
- tu
menjessismengessisCatalan uses 'mengessis' (with stem 'meng-'), not 'menjessis'.
Imperatiuimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | menja | |
| ell/ella/vostè | mengi | |
| nosaltres | mengem | |
| vosaltres | mengeu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | mengin |
Gerundi
The -ing form used for ongoing action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | menjant | |
| tu | menjant | |
| ell/ella/vostè | menjant | |
| nosaltres | menjant | |
| vosaltres | menjant | |
| ells/elles/vostès | menjant |
Participi passatpast participle
The form used in compound tenses and the passive.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | menjat | |
| tu | menjat | |
| ell/ella/vostè | menjat | |
| nosaltres | menjat | |
| vosaltres | menjat | |
| ells/elles/vostès | menjat |
comer — frequently asked questions
Is comer a regular verb?
Yes — comer is a regular Catalan verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does comer mean?
comer is a Catalan verb meaning "to eat".