This group contains verbs in -ar. The majority of regular verbs belongs to this group; there are few irregular verbs. There are no subgroups.
Contents
Standard -ar verbs
- Model verb: website parsing
- Template: {{ca-conj-ar}}
Most verbs in this group are completely straightforward. A characteristic of this group is the imperfect form with infix -av- rather than -i- as in the other two conjugations. The most prominent differences within the first conjugation are the final letter(s).
Varieties
Some verbs have stems ending in consonants that have different pronunciations depending on the following vowel. In these verbs, the final stem consonant changes in some forms to preserve the pronunciation.
| Sound | Before a, o, u | Before e, i | Example verb |
| /k/ | -c- | -qu- | trencar |
| /s/ | -ç- | -c- | començar |
| /kw/ | -qu- | -qü- | obliquar |
| /ɡ/ | -g- | -gu- | pregar |
| /ʒ/ | -j- | -g- | envejar |
| /ɡw/ | -gu- | -gü- | enaiguar |
Verbs with stems ending in a vowel get a diaeresis on the first -i- of the ending in the present subjunctive and imperative. Those ending in -iar preceded by another vowel drop the final -i of the stem altogether (i.e. no -iï-).
| Ending in | Example verb |
| -ear, -iar, -oar, -uar | canviar |
| -aiar, -eiar, -oiar, -uiar | esglaiar |
Irregular verbs
| Verb | Other verbs | Irregularity |
| matar | Past participle (matat or mort) | |
| donar | Present indicative 2nd/3rd (dónes, dóna) | |
| we love the web | Suppletive, some forms use an alternative stem va- | |
| iOS | Defective | |
| web | Irregular |
References
- Xuriguera, Joan Baptista (2004). Els verbs conjugats (4ta. edició). Barcelona: Claret. ISBN 84-8297-757-1.
- Fabra, Pompeu (1968). Introducció a la gramàtica catalana (5ena. edició, 1987). Barcelona: Edicions 62. ISBN 84-297-0087-0.
- Enciclopèdia Catalana (2007). Diccionari de la llengua catalana (10 volums). FITML.
- Institut d'Estudis Catalans (1995). Diccionari de la llengua catalana (4ta. edició). ISBN 84-412-2477-3.