Conjugation of donar in Catalan
donarto giveregular
Present
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | dono | |
| tu | dones | |
| ell/ella/vostè | dóna | |
| nosaltres | donem | |
| vosaltres | doneu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | donen |
Common mistakes in the Present
- ell/ella/vostè
donadónaMissing accent: the 3rd-person singular present is 'dóna' (stress on ó).
Passat simplesimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | doní | |
| tu | donares | |
| ell/ella/vostè | donà | |
| nosaltres | donàrem | |
| vosaltres | donàreu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | donaren |
Common mistakes in the Passat simple
- jo
donédoníInfluenced by Spanish. The Catalan simple past 1st-person singular is 'doní', not 'doné'.
Imperfetimperfect
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | donava | |
| tu | donaves | |
| ell/ella/vostè | donava | |
| nosaltres | donàvem | |
| vosaltres | donàveu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | donaven |
Common mistakes in the Imperfet
- nosaltres
donavemdonàvemMissing accent: write 'donàvem' with a grave accent on à.
Futur simplefuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | donaré | |
| tu | donaràs | |
| ell/ella/vostè | donarà | |
| nosaltres | donarem | |
| vosaltres | donareu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | donaran |
Common mistakes in the Futur simple
- tu
donarasdonaràsMissing accent and wrong vowel: the future 2nd-person is 'donaràs' (with à).
Condicionalconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | donaria | |
| tu | donaries | |
| ell/ella/vostè | donaria | |
| nosaltres | donaríem | |
| vosaltres | donaríeu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | donarien |
Common mistakes in the Condicional
- nosaltres
donariemdonaríemMissing accent: write 'donaríem' (accent on í).
Subjuntiu presentpresent subjunctive
Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | doni | |
| tu | donis | |
| ell/ella/vostè | doni | |
| nosaltres | donem | |
| vosaltres | doneu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | donin |
Subjuntiu imperfetimperfect subjunctive
Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | donés | |
| tu | donessis | |
| ell/ella/vostè | donés | |
| nosaltres | donéssim | |
| vosaltres | donéssiu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | donessin |
Common mistakes in the Subjuntiu imperfet
- tu
donarasdonessisSpanish interference. Catalan imperfect subjunctive uses forms like 'donessis' (or the alternative 'donares'), not 'donaras'.
Imperatiuimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | dóna | |
| ell/ella/vostè | doni | |
| nosaltres | donem | |
| vosaltres | doneu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | donin |
Gerundi
The -ing form used for ongoing action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | donant | |
| tu | donant | |
| ell/ella/vostè | donant | |
| nosaltres | donant | |
| vosaltres | donant | |
| ells/elles/vostès | donant |
Participi passatpast participle
The form used in compound tenses and the passive.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | donat | |
| tu | donat | |
| ell/ella/vostè | donat | |
| nosaltres | donat | |
| vosaltres | donat | |
| ells/elles/vostès | donat |
donar — frequently asked questions
Is donar a regular verb?
Yes — donar is a regular Catalan verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does donar mean?
donar is a Catalan verb meaning "to give".