clavar
Asturian
Etymology
From clavu or from Late Latin clāvāre, present active infinitive of clāvō, from Latin clāvus.
Verb
clavar (first-person singular indicative present clavo, past participle claváu)
- (transitive) to nail (employ a nail as a fastener)
Conjugation
infinitive | clavar | ||||||
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gerund | clavando | ||||||
past participle | m claváu, f clavada, n clavao, m pl clavaos, f pl clavaes | ||||||
person | first singular yo |
second singular tu |
third singular él/elli |
first plural nosotros/nós |
second plural vosotros/vós |
third plural ellos | |
indicative | present | clavo | claves | clava | clavamos | claváis | claven |
imperfect | clavaba | clavabes | clavaba | clavábemos, clavábamos | clavabeis, clavabais | clavaben | |
preterite | clavé | clavasti, clavesti | clavó | clavemos | clavastis, clavestis | clavaron | |
pluperfect | clavare, clavara | clavares, clavaras | clavare, clavara | claváremos, claváramos | clavareis, clavarais | clavaren, clavaran | |
future | clavaré | clavarás | clavará | clavaremos | clavaréis | clavarán | |
conditional | clavaría | clavaríes | clavaría | clavaríemos, clavaríamos | clavaríeis, clavaríais | clavaríen | |
subjunctive | present | clave | claves, clavas | clave | clavemos | clavéis | claven, clavan |
imperfect | clavare, clavara | clavares, clavaras | clavare, clavara | claváremos, claváramos | clavareis, clavarais | clavaren, clavaran | |
imperative | — | clava | — | — | clavái | — |
Catalan
Etymology
From Old Occitan [Term?] (compare Occitan clavar), from Late Latin clāvāre, present active infinitive of clāvō (compare Spanish clavar, Portuguese cravar, French clouer, Italian chiavare), from Latin clāvus. Equivalent to clau + -ar.
Conjugation
infinitive | clavar | ||||||
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present participle | clavant | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | clavat | clavada | |||||
plural | clavats | clavades | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
present | clavo | claves | clava | clavem | claveu | claven | |
imperfect | clavava | clavaves | clavava | clavàvem | clavàveu | clavaven | |
future | clavaré | clavaràs | clavarà | clavarem | clavareu | clavaran | |
preterite | claví | clavares | clavà | clavàrem | clavàreu | clavaren | |
conditional | clavaria | clavaries | clavaria | clavaríem | clavaríeu | clavarien | |
subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
present | clavi | clavis | clavi | clavem | claveu | clavin | |
imperfect | clavés | clavessis | clavés | clavéssim | clavéssiu | clavessin | |
imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós |
vostès | |
— | clava | clavi | clavem | claveu | clavin |
Related terms
Further reading
- “clavar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Occitan
Etymology
clau + -ar. Clau reverts back to its Latin root clav, from clāvis (“key”). Alternatively (through Old Occitan [Term?]), from Late Latin clāvāre, present active infinitive of clāvō, from Latin clāvus.
Conjugation
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | clavar | èsser clavat | |||||
past participle | clavat | - | |||||
gerund | clavant | èssent clavat | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles | |
present | clavi | clavas | clava | clavam | clavatz | clavan | |
imperfect | clavavi | clavavas | clavava | clavàvem | clavàvetz | clavavan | |
preterite | clavèri | clavères | clavèt | clavèrem | clavèretz | clavèron | |
future | clavarai | clavaràs | clavarà | clavarem | clavaretz | clavaràn | |
conditional | clavariái | clavariás | clavariá | clavariam | clavariatz | clavarián | |
compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of Aver plus the past participle | |||||
pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of Aver plus the past participle | ||||||
past anterior | Use the preterite tense of Aver plus the past participle | ||||||
future perfect | Use the future tense of Aver plus the past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of Aver plus the past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que ieu | que tu | que el | que nosautres | que vosautres | que eles | |
present | clave | claves | clave | clavem | clavetz | claven | |
imperfect | clavèssi | clavèsses | clavèsse | clavèssem | clavèssetz | clavèsson | |
compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of Aver plus the past participle | |||||
pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of Aver plus the past participle | ||||||
imperative | - | tu | - | nosautres | vosautres | - | |
clava | clavem | clavatz |
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | clavar | èsser clavat | |||||
past participle | clavat | - | |||||
gerund | clavant | èssent clavat | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles | |
present | clave | claves | clava | clavam | clavatz | clavon | |
imperfect | clavave | clavaves | clavava | clavaviam | clavaviatz | clavavon | |
preterite | clavere | claveres | clavet | clavem | clavetz | claveron | |
future | clavarai | clavaràs | clavará | clavarem | clavaretz | clavarán | |
conditional | clavariá | clavariás | clavariá | clavariam | clavariatz | clavarián | |
compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of Aver plus the past participle | |||||
pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of Aver plus the past participle | ||||||
past anterior | Use the preterite tense of Aver plus the past participle | ||||||
future perfect | Use the future tense of Aver plus the past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of Aver plus the past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que ieu | que tu | que el | que nosautres | que vosautres | que eles | |
present | clave | claves | clave | clavassiam | clavassiatz | clavon | |
imperfect | clavesse | clavesses | clavesse | clavessiam | clavessiatz | clavesson | |
compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of Aver plus the past participle | |||||
pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of Aver plus the past participle | ||||||
imperative | - | tu | - | nosautres | vosautres | - | |
clava | clavassiam | clavatz |
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | clavar | èsser clavat | |||||
past participle | clavat | - | |||||
gerund | clavant | èssent clavat | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles | |
present | clavi | clavas | clava | clavam | clavatz | clavan | |
imperfect | clavavi | clavavas | clavava | clavàvam | clavàvatz | clavavan | |
preterite | clavèi | clavès | clavè | clavèm | clavètz | clavèn | |
future | clavarèi | clavaràs | clavarà | clavaram | clavaratz | clavaràn | |
conditional | clavarí | clavarés | clavaré | clavarem | clavaretz | clavarén | |
compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of Aver plus the past participle | |||||
pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of Aver plus the past participle | ||||||
past anterior | Use the preterite tense of Aver plus the past participle | ||||||
future perfect | Use the future tense of Aver plus the past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of Aver plus the past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que ieu | que tu | que el | que nosautres | que vosautres | que eles | |
present | clavi | claves | clave | clavem | clavetz | claven | |
imperfect | clavèssi | clavèsses | clavèsse | clavèssem | clavèssetz | clavèssen | |
compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of Aver plus the past participle | |||||
pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of Aver plus the past participle | ||||||
imperative | - | tu | - | nosautres | vosautres | - | |
clava | clavem | clavatz |
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | clavar | èsser clavat | |||||
past participle | clavat | - | |||||
gerund | clavant | èssent clavat | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles | |
present | clave | clavas | clava | clavam | clavatz | clavan | |
imperfect | clavava | clavavas | clavava | clavàvam | clavàvatz | clavavan | |
preterite | clavei | claveras | clavet | clavèram | clavèratz | claveran | |
future | clavarai | clavaràs | clavará | clavarem | clavaretz | clavarán | |
conditional | clavariá | clavariàs | clavariá | clavariam | clavariatz | clavarián | |
compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of Aver plus the past participle | |||||
pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of Aver plus the past participle | ||||||
past anterior | Use the preterite tense of Aver plus the past participle | ||||||
future perfect | Use the future tense of Aver plus the past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of Aver plus the past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que ieu | que tu | que el | que nosautres | que vosautres | que eles | |
present | clave | claves | clave | clavem | clavetz | claven | |
imperfect | clavèsse | clavèsses | clavèsse | clavèssem | clavèssetz | clavèssen | |
compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of Aver plus the past participle | |||||
pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of Aver plus the past participle | ||||||
imperative | - | tu | - | nosautres | vosautres | - | |
clava | clavem | clavatz |
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | clavar | èsser clavat | |||||
past participle | clavat | - | |||||
gerund | clavant | èssent clavat | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles | |
present | clave | claves | clava | clavam | clavatz | clavan | |
imperfect | clavavi | clavavas | clavava | clavàvem | clavàvetz | clavavan | |
preterite | clavère | clavères | clavèt | claveriam | claveriatz | clavèron | |
future | clavarai | clavaràs | clavarà | clavarem | clavaretz | clavaràn | |
conditional | clavariáu | clavariás | clavariá | clavariam | clavariatz | clavarián | |
compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of Aver plus the past participle | |||||
pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of Aver plus the past participle | ||||||
past anterior | Use the preterite tense of Aver plus the past participle | ||||||
future perfect | Use the future tense of Aver plus the past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of Aver plus the past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que ieu | que tu | que el | que nosautres | que vosautres | que eles | |
present | clave | claves | clave | clavem | clavetz | clavan | |
imperfect | clavèsse | clavèsses | clavèsse | clavessiam | clavessiatz | clavèsson | |
compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of Aver plus the past participle | |||||
pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of Aver plus the past participle | ||||||
imperative | - | tu | - | nosautres | vosautres | - | |
clava | clavem | clavatz |
Spanish
Etymology
From clavo or from Late Latin clāvāre, present active infinitive of clāvō, from Latin clāvus. Compare Portuguese cravar.
Verb
clavar (first-person singular present clavo, first-person singular preterite clavé, past participle clavado)
- to nail
Conjugation
infinitive | clavar | ||||||
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gerund | clavando | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | clavado | clavada | |||||
plural | clavados | clavadas | |||||
singular | plural | ||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
indicative | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | clavo | clavastú clavásvos |
clava | clavamos | claváis | clavan | |
imperfect | clavaba | clavabas | clavaba | clavábamos | clavabais | clavaban | |
preterite | clavé | clavaste | clavó | clavamos | clavasteis | clavaron | |
future | clavaré | clavarás | clavará | clavaremos | clavaréis | clavarán | |
conditional | clavaría | clavarías | clavaría | clavaríamos | clavaríais | clavarían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | clave | clavestú clavésvos2 |
clave | clavemos | clavéis | claven | |
imperfect (ra) |
clavara | clavaras | clavara | claváramos | clavarais | clavaran | |
imperfect (se) |
clavase | clavases | clavase | clavásemos | clavaseis | clavasen | |
future1 | clavare | clavares | clavare | claváremos | clavareis | clavaren | |
imperative | — | tú vos |
usted | nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ustedes | |
affirmative | clavatú clavávos |
clave | clavemos | clavad | claven | ||
negative | no claves | no clave | no clavemos | no clavéis | no claven |
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
singular | plural | ||||||
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1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
with infinitive clavar | |||||||
dative | clavarme | clavarte | clavarle, clavarse | clavarnos | clavaros | clavarles, clavarse | |
accusative | clavarme | clavarte | clavarlo, clavarla, clavarse | clavarnos | clavaros | clavarlos, clavarlas, clavarse | |
with gerund clavando | |||||||
dative | clavándome | clavándote | clavándole, clavándose | clavándonos | clavándoos | clavándoles, clavándose | |
accusative | clavándome | clavándote | clavándolo, clavándola, clavándose | clavándonos | clavándoos | clavándolos, clavándolas, clavándose | |
with informal second-person singular imperative clava | |||||||
dative | clávame | clávate | clávale | clávanos | not used | clávales | |
accusative | clávame | clávate | clávalo, clávala | clávanos | not used | clávalos, clávalas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative clave | |||||||
dative | cláveme | not used | clávele, clávese | clávenos | not used | cláveles | |
accusative | cláveme | not used | clávelo, clávela, clávese | clávenos | not used | clávelos, clávelas | |
with first-person plural imperative clavemos | |||||||
dative | not used | clavémoste | clavémosle | clavémonos | clavémoos | clavémosles | |
accusative | not used | clavémoste | clavémoslo, clavémosla | clavémonos | clavémoos | clavémoslos, clavémoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative clavad | |||||||
dative | clavadme | not used | clavadle | clavadnos | clavaos | clavadles | |
accusative | clavadme | not used | clavadlo, clavadla | clavadnos | clavaos | clavadlos, clavadlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative claven | |||||||
dative | clávenme | not used | clávenle | clávennos | not used | clávenles, clávense | |
accusative | clávenme | not used | clávenlo, clávenla | clávennos | not used | clávenlos, clávenlas, clávense |
Related terms
Further reading
- “clavar” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.