Conjugation of descansar in Catalan
Present
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | descanso | |
| tu | descanses | |
| ell/ella/vostè | descansa | |
| nosaltres | descansem | |
| vosaltres | descanseu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | descansen |
Common mistakes in the Present
- tu
descansasdescansesIn Catalan, -ar verbs take -es in the 2nd person singular present: descanses.
Passat simplesimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | descansí | |
| tu | descansares | |
| ell/ella/vostè | descansà | |
| nosaltres | descansàrem | |
| vosaltres | descansàreu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | descansaren |
Imperfetimperfect
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | descansava | |
| tu | descansaves | |
| ell/ella/vostè | descansava | |
| nosaltres | descansàvem | |
| vosaltres | descansàveu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | descansaven |
Futur simplefuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | descansaré | |
| tu | descansaràs | |
| ell/ella/vostè | descansarà | |
| nosaltres | descansarem | |
| vosaltres | descansareu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | descansaran |
Condicionalconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | descansaria | |
| tu | descansaries | |
| ell/ella/vostè | descansaria | |
| nosaltres | descansaríem | |
| vosaltres | descansaríeu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | descansarien |
Subjuntiu presentpresent subjunctive
Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | descansi | |
| tu | descansis | |
| ell/ella/vostè | descansi | |
| nosaltres | descansem | |
| vosaltres | descanseu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | descansin |
Common mistakes in the Subjuntiu present
- vosaltres
descanséisdescanseuThis is Spanish-looking. In Catalan, the 2nd person plural subjunctive is descanseu.
Subjuntiu imperfetimperfect subjunctive
Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | descansés | |
| tu | descansessis | |
| ell/ella/vostè | descansés | |
| nosaltres | descanséssim | |
| vosaltres | descanséssiu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | descansessin |
Imperatiuimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | descansa | |
| ell/ella/vostè | descansi | |
| nosaltres | descansem | |
| vosaltres | descanseu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | descansin |
Common mistakes in the Imperatiu
- tu
descansesdescansaThe affirmative tu imperative uses the 3rd person singular present indicative form: descansa.
Gerundi
The -ing form used for ongoing action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | descansant | |
| tu | descansant | |
| ell/ella/vostè | descansant | |
| nosaltres | descansant | |
| vosaltres | descansant | |
| ells/elles/vostès | descansant |
Participi passatpast participle
The form used in compound tenses and the passive.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | descansat | |
| tu | descansat | |
| ell/ella/vostè | descansat | |
| nosaltres | descansat | |
| vosaltres | descansat | |
| ells/elles/vostès | descansat |
descansar — frequently asked questions
Is descansar a regular verb?
Yes — descansar is a regular Catalan verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does descansar mean?
descansar is a Catalan verb meaning "to rest, to relax".