caldre

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Catalan

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Etymology

Inherited from Latin calēre, from Proto-Italic *kalēō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱelh₁-. First attested in the 13th century. Compare Occitan caler.

Pronunciation

Verb

caldre (third-person only, third-person singular present cal, third-person singular preterite calgué, past participle calgut)

  1. (impersonal) it is needed, it is necessary
    No cal. not necessary.
  2. (impersonal, +que +relative clause) to have to, to need to, must
    Cal que vinguin tots.They all need to come.

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References

  1. ^ caldre”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

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