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
Conjugation of clavar
| infinitive | clavar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | |
Related terms
- clavu
Catalan
Etymology
From Late Latin clāvāre, present active infinitive of clāvō (compare Occitan clavar, Spanish clavar, Portuguese cravar, French clouer, Italian chiavare), from Latin clāvus. Equivalent to, but not synchronically derivable from, clau (“[a] nail”) + -ar.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /kləˈva/
- (Central) IPA(key): /kləˈba/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /klaˈvaɾ/
Verb
clavar (first-person singular present clavo, past participle clavat)
- (transitive) to nail
- (transitive) to pin
- (transitive) to attach, stick
- Synonym: fixar
Conjugation
Conjugation of clavar (first conjugation)
| infinitive | clavar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- clau
Further reading
- “clavar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “clavar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “clavar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
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.
Pronunciation
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Verb
clavar
- to lock
- (figuratively) to lock; to close
- to nail
Conjugation
Lengadocian (Central Occitan)| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | clavar | aver clavat | |||||
| gerund | clavant | use gerund of aver + past participle | |||||
| past participle | 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 | |
| conditional 2nd form1 | clavèra | clavèras | clavèra | claveram | claveratz | clavèran | |
| compound tenses | present perfect | use the present tense of aver + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | use the future tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | use the conditional tense of aver + 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 + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — | |
| clava | clavem | clavatz | 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects | ||||
Auvernhàs| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | clavar | aver clavat | |||||
| gerund | clavant | use gerund of aver + past participle | |||||
| past participle | 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 | |
| conditional 2nd form1 | clavèra | clavèras | clavèra | claveram | claveratz | clavèran | |
| compound tenses | present perfect | use the present tense of aver + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | use the future tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | use the conditional tense of aver + 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 + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — | |
| clava | clavassiam | clavatz | 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects | ||||
Gascon| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | clavar | aver clavat | |||||
| gerund | clavant | use gerund of aver + past participle | |||||
| past participle | 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 | |
| conditional 2nd form1 | clavèra | clavèras | clavèra | claveram | claveratz | clavèran | |
| compound tenses | present perfect | use the present tense of aver + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | use the future tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | use the conditional tense of aver + 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 + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — | |
| clava | clavem | clavatz | 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects | ||||
Lemosin| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | clavar | aver clavat | |||||
| gerund | clavant | use gerund of aver + past participle | |||||
| past participle | 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 | |
| conditional 2nd form1 | clavèra | clavèras | clavèra | claveram | claveratz | clavèran | |
| compound tenses | present perfect | use the present tense of aver + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | use the future tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | use the conditional tense of aver + 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 + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — | |
| clava | clavem | clavatz | 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects | ||||
Provençau| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | clavar | aver clavat | |||||
| gerund | clavant | use gerund of aver + past participle | |||||
| past participle | 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 | |
| conditional 2nd form1 | clavèra | clavèras | clavèra | claveram | claveratz | clavèran | |
| compound tenses | present perfect | use the present tense of aver + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | use the future tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | use the conditional tense of aver + 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 + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — | |
| clava | clavem | clavatz | 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects | ||||
Spanish
Etymology
From clavo or from Late Latin clāvāre, present active infinitive of clāvō, from Latin clāvus. Compare Portuguese cravar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /klaˈbaɾ/ [klaˈβ̞aɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: cla‧var
Verb
clavar (first-person singular present clavo, first-person singular preterite clavé, past participle clavado)
- to nail, to pin, to stick
Conjugation
Conjugation of clavar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
| infinitive | clavar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of clavar
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 tú imperative clava | |||||||
| dative | clávame | clávate | clávale | clávanos | not used | clávales | |
| accusative | clávame | clávate | clávalo, clávala | clávanos | not used | clávalos, clávalas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative clavá | |||||||
| dative | clavame | clavate | clavale | clavanos | not used | clavales | |
| accusative | clavame | clavate | clavalo, clavala | clavanos | not used | clavalos, clavalas | |
| 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 | |
Derived terms
- clavársela
Related terms
- clavo
Further reading
- “clavar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014