signar
See also: Signar
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin signāre, present active infinitive of signō.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /siɡˈna/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /siɡˈnaɾ/
- Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
Verb
signar (first-person singular present signo, past participle signat)
- (transitive) to indicate, to point out
- Synonym: assenyalar
- (transitive) to sign (to write one's signature on)
- Synonym: firmar
Conjugation
Conjugation of signar (first conjugation)
| infinitive | signar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | signant | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | signat | signada | |||||
| plural | signats | signades | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | signo | signes | signa | signem | signeu | signen | |
| imperfect | signava | signaves | signava | signàvem | signàveu | signaven | |
| future | signaré | signaràs | signarà | signarem | signareu | signaran | |
| preterite | signí | signares | signà | signàrem | signàreu | signaren | |
| conditional | signaria | signaries | signaria | signaríem | signaríeu | signarien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | signi | signis | signi | signem | signeu | signin | |
| imperfect | signés | signessis | signés | signéssim | signéssiu | signessin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès | |
| — | signa | signi | signem | signeu | signin | ||
Related terms
- assignar
- signant
- signatari
- signatura
- signe
Further reading
- “signar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “signar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “signar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “signar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin signāre, present active infinitive of signō. Compare also señar, which may be an inherited doublet.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /siɡˈnaɾ/ [siɣ̞ˈnaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: sig‧nar
Verb
signar (first-person singular present signo, first-person singular preterite signé, past participle signado)
- to sign
- Synonym: firmar
Conjugation
Conjugation of signar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
| infinitive | signar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | signando | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | signado | signada | |||||
| plural | signados | signadas | |||||
| 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 | signo | signastú signásvos | signa | signamos | signáis | signan | |
| imperfect | signaba | signabas | signaba | signábamos | signabais | signaban | |
| preterite | signé | signaste | signó | signamos | signasteis | signaron | |
| future | signaré | signarás | signará | signaremos | signaréis | signarán | |
| conditional | signaría | signarías | signaría | signaríamos | signaríais | signarían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | signe | signestú signésvos2 | signe | signemos | signéis | signen | |
| imperfect (ra) | signara | signaras | signara | signáramos | signarais | signaran | |
| imperfect (se) | signase | signases | signase | signásemos | signaseis | signasen | |
| future1 | signare | signares | signare | signáremos | signareis | signaren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
| affirmative | signatú signávos | signe | signemos | signad | signen | ||
| negative | no signes | no signe | no signemos | no signéis | no signen | ||
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of signar
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 signar | |||||||
| dative | signarme | signarte | signarle, signarse | signarnos | signaros | signarles, signarse | |
| accusative | signarme | signarte | signarlo, signarla, signarse | signarnos | signaros | signarlos, signarlas, signarse | |
| with gerund signando | |||||||
| dative | signándome | signándote | signándole, signándose | signándonos | signándoos | signándoles, signándose | |
| accusative | signándome | signándote | signándolo, signándola, signándose | signándonos | signándoos | signándolos, signándolas, signándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative signa | |||||||
| dative | sígname | sígnate | sígnale | sígnanos | not used | sígnales | |
| accusative | sígname | sígnate | sígnalo, sígnala | sígnanos | not used | sígnalos, sígnalas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative signá | |||||||
| dative | signame | signate | signale | signanos | not used | signales | |
| accusative | signame | signate | signalo, signala | signanos | not used | signalos, signalas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative signe | |||||||
| dative | sígneme | not used | sígnele, sígnese | sígnenos | not used | sígneles | |
| accusative | sígneme | not used | sígnelo, sígnela, sígnese | sígnenos | not used | sígnelos, sígnelas | |
| with first-person plural imperative signemos | |||||||
| dative | not used | signémoste | signémosle | signémonos | signémoos | signémosles | |
| accusative | not used | signémoste | signémoslo, signémosla | signémonos | signémoos | signémoslos, signémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative signad | |||||||
| dative | signadme | not used | signadle | signadnos | signaos | signadles | |
| accusative | signadme | not used | signadlo, signadla | signadnos | signaos | signadlos, signadlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative signen | |||||||
| dative | sígnenme | not used | sígnenle | sígnennos | not used | sígnenles, sígnense | |
| accusative | sígnenme | not used | sígnenlo, sígnenla | sígnennos | not used | sígnenlos, sígnenlas, sígnense | |
Related terms
- asignar
- signatura
- signo
Further reading
- “signar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014