Conjugation of coidar in Galician
coidarto care for, to look afterregular
Presente
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | coido | |
| ti | coidas | |
| el/ela | coida | |
| nós | coidamos | |
| vós | coidades | |
| eles/elas | coidan |
Pretéritosimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | coidei | |
| ti | coidaches | |
| el/ela | coidou | |
| nós | coidamos | |
| vós | coidastes | |
| eles/elas | coidaron |
Common mistakes in the Pretérito
- eu
coidéicoideiThe preterite first person singular is coidei, without an accent.
Imperfecto
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | coidaba | |
| ti | coidabas | |
| el/ela | coidaba | |
| nós | coidabamos | |
| vós | coidabades | |
| eles/elas | coidaban |
Futurofuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | coidarei | |
| ti | coidarás | |
| el/ela | coidará | |
| nós | coidaremos | |
| vós | coidaredes | |
| eles/elas | coidarán |
Condicionalconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | coidaría | |
| ti | coidarías | |
| el/ela | coidaría | |
| nós | coidariamos | |
| vós | coidariades | |
| eles/elas | coidarían |
Subxuntivo presentepresent subjunctive
Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | coide | |
| ti | coides | |
| el/ela | coide | |
| nós | coidemos | |
| vós | coidedes | |
| eles/elas | coiden |
Subxuntivo imperfectoimperfect subjunctive
Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | coidase | |
| ti | coidases | |
| el/ela | coidase | |
| nós | coidásemos | |
| vós | coidásedes | |
| eles/elas | coidasen |
Common mistakes in the Subxuntivo imperfecto
- nós
coidabamoscoidásemosIn the imperfect subjunctive, the stress pattern changes: coidásemos, not the indicative-like coidabamos.
Imperativoimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ti | coida | |
| el/ela | coide | |
| nós | coidemos | |
| vós | coidade | |
| eles/elas | coiden |
Common mistakes in the Imperativo
- vós
coidadcoidadeThe affirmative imperative for vos is coidade, not coidad.
Xerundiogerund
The -ing form used for ongoing action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | coidando | |
| ti | coidando | |
| el/ela | coidando | |
| nós | coidando | |
| vós | coidando | |
| eles/elas | coidando |
Participiopast participle
The form used in compound tenses and the passive.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | coidado | |
| ti | coidado | |
| el/ela | coidado | |
| nós | coidado | |
| vós | coidado | |
| eles/elas | coidado |
coidar — frequently asked questions
Is coidar a regular verb?
Yes — coidar is a regular Galician verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does coidar mean?
coidar is a Galician verb meaning "to care for, to look after".