caldre

caldre

Catalan

Alternative forms

• caler, calguer

Etymology

From Latin calēre, present active infinitive of caleō, from Proto-Italic *kalēō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱelh₁-. First attested in the 13th century.[1] Compare Occitan caler.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈkal.dɾə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈkal.dɾe/

Verb

caldre

1. (impersonal) it is needed, it is necessary

   No cal. ― [It is] not necessary.

2. (impersonal, +que +relative clause) to have to, to need to, must

   Cal que vinguin tots. ― They all need to come.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of caldre (defective verb used only in third person)

infinitive			caldre
present participle			calent
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		calgut (not used adjectivally)		{{{53}}}
		plural		{{{52}}}		{{{54}}}
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	—	—	cal	—	—	calen
	imperfect	—	—	calia	—	—	calien
	future	—	—	caldrà	—	—	caldran
	preterite	—	—	calgué	—	—	calgueren
	conditional	—	—	caldria	—	—	caldrien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	—	—	calgui	—	—	calguin
	imperfect	—	—	calgués	—	—	calguessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
		—	—	—	—	—	—

Related terms

• calent
• calfar
• calor
• escalfar

References

1. “caldre”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023

Further reading

• “caldre” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “caldre” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “caldre” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.