Conjugation of estalviar in Catalan
estalviarto save, to spareregular
Present
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | estalvio | |
| tu | estalvies | |
| ell/ella/vostè | estalvia | |
| nosaltres | estalviem | |
| vosaltres | estalvieu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | estalvien |
Common mistakes in the Present
- tu
estalviasestalviesThe 2nd person singular present is estalvies, not a simple -as ending.
Passat simplesimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | estalvií | |
| tu | estalviares | |
| ell/ella/vostè | estalvià | |
| nosaltres | estalviàrem | |
| vosaltres | estalviàreu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | estalviaren |
Imperfetimperfect
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | estalviava | |
| tu | estalviaves | |
| ell/ella/vostè | estalviava | |
| nosaltres | estalviàvem | |
| vosaltres | estalviàveu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | estalviaven |
Futur simplefuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | estalviaré | |
| tu | estalviaràs | |
| ell/ella/vostè | estalviarà | |
| nosaltres | estalviarem | |
| vosaltres | estalviareu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | estalviaran |
Condicionalconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | estalviaria | |
| tu | estalviaries | |
| ell/ella/vostè | estalviaria | |
| nosaltres | estalviaríem | |
| vosaltres | estalviaríeu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | estalviarien |
Subjuntiu presentpresent subjunctive
Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | estalviï | |
| tu | estalviïs | |
| ell/ella/vostè | estalviï | |
| nosaltres | estalviem | |
| vosaltres | estalvieu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | estalviïn |
Common mistakes in the Subjuntiu present
- jo
estalviaestalviïUse the subjunctive form estalviï, with the diaeresis to show the stressed vowel sequence. - tu
estalviaestalviïsThe 2nd person singular present subjunctive is estalviïs, not the indicative form.
Subjuntiu imperfetimperfect subjunctive
Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | estalviés | |
| tu | estalviessis | |
| ell/ella/vostè | estalviés | |
| nosaltres | estalviéssim | |
| vosaltres | estalviéssiu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | estalviessin |
Imperatiuimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | estalvia | |
| ell/ella/vostè | estalviï | |
| nosaltres | estalviem | |
| vosaltres | estalvieu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | estalviïn |
Common mistakes in the Imperatiu
- tu
estalvia'testalviaUnless a reflexive pronoun is needed, the imperative here is just estalvia. - ell/ella/vostè
estalviaestalviïThe formal/singular imperative uses the subjunctive form estalviï.
Gerundi
The -ing form used for ongoing action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | estalviant | |
| tu | estalviant | |
| ell/ella/vostè | estalviant | |
| nosaltres | estalviant | |
| vosaltres | estalviant | |
| ells/elles/vostès | estalviant |
Participi passatpast participle
The form used in compound tenses and the passive.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | estalviat | |
| tu | estalviat | |
| ell/ella/vostè | estalviat | |
| nosaltres | estalviat | |
| vosaltres | estalviat | |
| ells/elles/vostès | estalviat |
estalviar — frequently asked questions
Is estalviar a regular verb?
Yes — estalviar is a regular Catalan verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does estalviar mean?
estalviar is a Catalan verb meaning "to save, to spare".