Conjugation of cuidar in Catalan
cuidarto take care (of), to care forregular
Present
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | cuido | |
| tu | cuides | |
| ell/ella/vostè | cuida | |
| nosaltres | cuidem | |
| vosaltres | cuideu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | cuiden |
Passat simplesimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | cuidí | |
| tu | cuidares | |
| ell/ella/vostè | cuidà | |
| nosaltres | cuidàrem | |
| vosaltres | cuidàreu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | cuidaren |
Common mistakes in the Passat simple
- jo
cuidécuidíSpanish influence: Catalan simple past uses 'cuidí' (not Spanish 'cuidé').
Imperfetimperfect
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | cuidava | |
| tu | cuidaves | |
| ell/ella/vostè | cuidava | |
| nosaltres | cuidàvem | |
| vosaltres | cuidàveu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | cuidaven |
Common mistakes in the Imperfet
- nosaltres
cuidavemcuidàvemMissing accent: write 'cuidàvem' (grave accent on a) in Catalan.
Futur simplefuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | cuidaré | |
| tu | cuidaràs | |
| ell/ella/vostè | cuidarà | |
| nosaltres | cuidarem | |
| vosaltres | cuidareu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | cuidaran |
Condicionalconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | cuidaria | |
| tu | cuidaries | |
| ell/ella/vostè | cuidaria | |
| nosaltres | cuidaríem | |
| vosaltres | cuidaríeu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | cuidarien |
Subjuntiu presentpresent subjunctive
Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | cuidi | |
| tu | cuidis | |
| ell/ella/vostè | cuidi | |
| nosaltres | cuidem | |
| vosaltres | cuideu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | cuidin |
Common mistakes in the Subjuntiu present
- ell/ella/vostè
cuidarcuidiDon't use the infinitive; use the present subjunctive 'cuidi'.
Subjuntiu imperfetimperfect subjunctive
Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | cuidés | |
| tu | cuidessis | |
| ell/ella/vostè | cuidés | |
| nosaltres | cuidéssim | |
| vosaltres | cuidéssiu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | cuidessin |
Imperatiuimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | cuida | |
| ell/ella/vostè | cuidi | |
| nosaltres | cuidem | |
| vosaltres | cuideu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | cuidin |
Common mistakes in the Imperatiu
- tu
cuidiscuidaAffirmative imperative for 'tu' is 'cuida'. 'Cuidis' is subjunctive/negative form (e.g. 'no cuidis'). - vosaltres
cuidaucuideuDialectal variant: central Catalan standard form is 'cuideu' (some dialects use 'cuidau').
Gerundi
The -ing form used for ongoing action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | cuidant | |
| tu | cuidant | |
| ell/ella/vostè | cuidant | |
| nosaltres | cuidant | |
| vosaltres | cuidant | |
| ells/elles/vostès | cuidant |
Participi passatpast participle
The form used in compound tenses and the passive.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | cuidat | |
| tu | cuidat | |
| ell/ella/vostè | cuidat | |
| nosaltres | cuidat | |
| vosaltres | cuidat | |
| ells/elles/vostès | cuidat |
Common mistakes in the Participi passat
- ell/ella/vostè
cuidadocuidatSpanish influence: Catalan past participle is 'cuidat', not Spanish 'cuidado'.
cuidar — frequently asked questions
Is cuidar a regular verb?
Yes — cuidar is a regular Catalan verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does cuidar mean?
cuidar is a Catalan verb meaning "to take care (of), to care for".