Conjugation of estimar in Catalan
estimarto love; to likeregular
Present
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | estimo | |
| tu | estimes | |
| ell/ella/vostè | estima | |
| nosaltres | estimem | |
| vosaltres | estimeu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | estimen |
Common mistakes in the Present
- tu
estimasestimesFor verbs in -ar, the 2nd person singular present is usually -es: estimes. - ells/elles/vostès
estimanestimenThe 3rd person plural present is -en: estimen.
Passat simplesimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | estimí | |
| tu | estimares | |
| ell/ella/vostè | estimà | |
| nosaltres | estimàrem | |
| vosaltres | estimàreu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | estimaren |
Imperfetimperfect
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | estimava | |
| tu | estimaves | |
| ell/ella/vostè | estimava | |
| nosaltres | estimàvem | |
| vosaltres | estimàveu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | estimaven |
Futur simplefuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | estimaré | |
| tu | estimaràs | |
| ell/ella/vostè | estimarà | |
| nosaltres | estimarem | |
| vosaltres | estimareu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | estimaran |
Condicionalconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | estimaria | |
| tu | estimaries | |
| ell/ella/vostè | estimaria | |
| nosaltres | estimaríem | |
| vosaltres | estimaríeu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | estimarien |
Subjuntiu presentpresent subjunctive
Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | estimi | |
| tu | estimis | |
| ell/ella/vostè | estimi | |
| nosaltres | estimem | |
| vosaltres | estimeu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | estimin |
Common mistakes in the Subjuntiu present
- nosaltres
estimamestimemThe standard 1st person plural subjunctive is igual to the present indicative: estimem.
Subjuntiu imperfetimperfect subjunctive
Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | estimés | |
| tu | estimessis | |
| ell/ella/vostè | estimés | |
| nosaltres | estiméssim | |
| vosaltres | estiméssiu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | estimessin |
Imperatiuimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | estima | |
| ell/ella/vostè | estimi | |
| nosaltres | estimem | |
| vosaltres | estimeu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | estimin |
Common mistakes in the Imperatiu
- tu
estima'testimaThat form adds a reflexive clitic; the base imperative is simply estima.
Gerundi
The -ing form used for ongoing action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | estimant | |
| tu | estimant | |
| ell/ella/vostè | estimant | |
| nosaltres | estimant | |
| vosaltres | estimant | |
| ells/elles/vostès | estimant |
Participi passatpast participle
The form used in compound tenses and the passive.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | estimat | |
| tu | estimat | |
| ell/ella/vostè | estimat | |
| nosaltres | estimat | |
| vosaltres | estimat | |
| ells/elles/vostès | estimat |
estimar — frequently asked questions
Is estimar a regular verb?
Yes — estimar is a regular Catalan verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does estimar mean?
estimar is a Catalan verb meaning "to love; to like".