Conjugation of dinar in Catalan
dinarto have lunch; to dineregular
Present
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | dino | |
| tu | dines | |
| ell/ella/vostè | dina | |
| nosaltres | dinem | |
| vosaltres | dineu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | dinen |
Common mistakes in the Present
- jo
dinedinoFirst-person singular of regular -ar verbs ends in -o in the present: jo dino.
Passat simplesimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | dinarí | |
| tu | dinares | |
| ell/ella/vostè | dinà | |
| nosaltres | dinàrem | |
| vosaltres | dinàreu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | dinaren |
Common mistakes in the Passat simple
- jo
dinavadinaríLearners often use the imperfect (dinava) for a completed past action. The simple past is jo dinarí; in spoken Catalan, the periphrastic past vaig dinar is also very common.
Imperfetimperfect
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | dinava | |
| tu | dinaves | |
| ell/ella/vostè | dinava | |
| nosaltres | dinàvem | |
| vosaltres | dinàveu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | dinaven |
Futur simplefuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | dinaré | |
| tu | dinaràs | |
| ell/ella/vostè | dinarà | |
| nosaltres | dinarem | |
| vosaltres | dinareu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | dinaran |
Condicionalconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | dinaria | |
| tu | dinaries | |
| ell/ella/vostè | dinaria | |
| nosaltres | dinaríem | |
| vosaltres | dinaríeu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | dinarien |
Subjuntiu presentpresent subjunctive
Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | dini | |
| tu | dinis | |
| ell/ella/vostè | dini | |
| nosaltres | dinem | |
| vosaltres | dineu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | dinin |
Common mistakes in the Subjuntiu present
- jo
dinediniPresent subjunctive for -ar verbs uses -i in the singular (jo dini), not -e.
Subjuntiu imperfetimperfect subjunctive
Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | dinés | |
| tu | dinessis | |
| ell/ella/vostè | dinés | |
| nosaltres | dinéssim | |
| vosaltres | dinéssiu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | dinessin |
Imperatiuimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | dina | |
| ell/ella/vostè | dini | |
| nosaltres | dinem | |
| vosaltres | dineu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | dinin |
Gerundi
The -ing form used for ongoing action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | dinant | |
| tu | dinant | |
| ell/ella/vostè | dinant | |
| nosaltres | dinant | |
| vosaltres | dinant | |
| ells/elles/vostès | dinant |
Participi passatpast participle
The form used in compound tenses and the passive.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | dinat | |
| tu | dinat | |
| ell/ella/vostè | dinat | |
| nosaltres | dinat | |
| vosaltres | dinat | |
| ells/elles/vostès | dinat |
Common mistakes in the Participi passat
- ell/ella/vostè
dinadodinatSpanish interference: Catalan past participles of -ar verbs end in -at (dinat), not -ado.
dinar — frequently asked questions
Is dinar a regular verb?
Yes — dinar is a regular Catalan verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does dinar mean?
dinar is a Catalan verb meaning "to have lunch; to dine".