Conjugation of cuinar in Catalan
cuinarto cookregular
Present
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | cuino | |
| tu | cuines | |
| ell/ella/vostè | cuina | |
| nosaltres | cuinem | |
| vosaltres | cuineu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | cuinen |
Common mistakes in the Present
- vosaltres
cuinaucuineuDialectal form (-au) exists, but standard Catalan uses 'cuineu' for vosaltres.
Passat simplesimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | cuiní | |
| tu | cuinares | |
| ell/ella/vostè | cuinà | |
| nosaltres | cuinàrem | |
| vosaltres | cuinàreu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | cuinaren |
Common mistakes in the Passat simple
- jo
vaig cuinarcuiníMany speakers use the periphrastic past 'vaig cuinar' in speech; the literary simple past (passat simple) is 'cuiní'.
Imperfetimperfect
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | cuinava | |
| tu | cuinaves | |
| ell/ella/vostè | cuinava | |
| nosaltres | cuinàvem | |
| vosaltres | cuinàveu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | cuinaven |
Futur simplefuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | cuinaré | |
| tu | cuinaràs | |
| ell/ella/vostè | cuinarà | |
| nosaltres | cuinarem | |
| vosaltres | cuinareu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | cuinaran |
Condicionalconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | cuinaria | |
| tu | cuinaries | |
| ell/ella/vostè | cuinaria | |
| nosaltres | cuinaríem | |
| vosaltres | cuinaríeu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | cuinarien |
Subjuntiu presentpresent subjunctive
Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | cuini | |
| tu | cuinis | |
| ell/ella/vostè | cuini | |
| nosaltres | cuinem | |
| vosaltres | cuineu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | cuinin |
Subjuntiu imperfetimperfect subjunctive
Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | cuinés | |
| tu | cuinessis | |
| ell/ella/vostè | cuinés | |
| nosaltres | cuinéssim | |
| vosaltres | cuinéssiu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | cuinessin |
Common mistakes in the Subjuntiu imperfet
- tu
cuinarascuinessisSpanish-influenced form 'cuinaras' is incorrect in Catalan; use 'cuinessis' (or the Catalan '-ra' variant 'cuinara').
Imperatiuimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | cuina | |
| ell/ella/vostè | cuini | |
| nosaltres | cuinem | |
| vosaltres | cuineu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | cuinin |
Common mistakes in the Imperatiu
- tu
cuinescuinaLearners often use the present indicative 'cuines' instead of the imperative 'cuina' (imperative drops the final -s).
Gerundi
The -ing form used for ongoing action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | cuinant | |
| tu | cuinant | |
| ell/ella/vostè | cuinant | |
| nosaltres | cuinant | |
| vosaltres | cuinant | |
| ells/elles/vostès | cuinant |
Participi passatpast participle
The form used in compound tenses and the passive.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | cuinat | |
| tu | cuinat | |
| ell/ella/vostè | cuinat | |
| nosaltres | cuinat | |
| vosaltres | cuinat | |
| ells/elles/vostès | cuinat |
Common mistakes in the Participi passat
- ell/ella/vostè
cuinadacuinatThe default past participle (masculine singular) is 'cuinat'; change to 'cuinada' only when agreeing with a feminine noun.
cuinar — frequently asked questions
Is cuinar a regular verb?
Yes — cuinar is a regular Catalan verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does cuinar mean?
cuinar is a Catalan verb meaning "to cook".