Conjugation of trobar in Catalan
trobarto find, to meetregular
Present
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | trobo | |
| tu | trobes | |
| ell/ella/vostè | troba | |
| nosaltres | trobem | |
| vosaltres | trobeu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | troben |
Common mistakes in the Present
- jo
trobtroboThe first-person singular present needs the thematic vowel: trobo. - nosaltres
trobamtrobemUse the standard Catalan ending -em: trobem.
Passat simplesimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | trobí | |
| tu | trobares | |
| ell/ella/vostè | trobà | |
| nosaltres | trobàrem | |
| vosaltres | trobàreu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | trobaren |
Imperfetimperfect
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | trobava | |
| tu | trobaves | |
| ell/ella/vostè | trobava | |
| nosaltres | trobàvem | |
| vosaltres | trobàveu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | trobaven |
Futur simplefuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | trobaré | |
| tu | trobaràs | |
| ell/ella/vostè | trobarà | |
| nosaltres | trobarem | |
| vosaltres | trobareu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | trobaran |
Condicionalconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | trobaria | |
| tu | trobaries | |
| ell/ella/vostè | trobaria | |
| nosaltres | trobaríem | |
| vosaltres | trobaríeu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | trobarien |
Subjuntiu presentpresent subjunctive
Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | trobi | |
| tu | trobis | |
| ell/ella/vostè | trobi | |
| nosaltres | trobem | |
| vosaltres | trobeu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | trobin |
Common mistakes in the Subjuntiu present
- jo
trobotrobiPresent subjunctive changes to trobi, not the indicative trobo.
Subjuntiu imperfetimperfect subjunctive
Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | trobés | |
| tu | trobessis | |
| ell/ella/vostè | trobés | |
| nosaltres | trobéssim | |
| vosaltres | trobéssiu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | trobessin |
Imperatiuimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | troba | |
| ell/ella/vostè | trobi | |
| nosaltres | trobem | |
| vosaltres | trobeu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | trobin |
Common mistakes in the Imperatiu
- tu
trobestrobaThe affirmative tú imperative is troba, not the present indicative.
Gerundi
The -ing form used for ongoing action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | trobant | |
| tu | trobant | |
| ell/ella/vostè | trobant | |
| nosaltres | trobant | |
| vosaltres | trobant | |
| ells/elles/vostès | trobant |
Participi passatpast participle
The form used in compound tenses and the passive.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | trobat | |
| tu | trobat | |
| ell/ella/vostè | trobat | |
| nosaltres | trobat | |
| vosaltres | trobat | |
| ells/elles/vostès | trobat |
trobar — frequently asked questions
Is trobar a regular verb?
Yes — trobar is a regular Catalan verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does trobar mean?
trobar is a Catalan verb meaning "to find, to meet".