flotar

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Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French flotter. First attested in 1851.

Pronunciation

Verb

flotar (first-person singular present floto, first-person singular preterite flotí, past participle flotat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /ɔ/

  1. (intransitive) to float
    Synonym: surar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of flotar (first conjugation)
infinitive flotar
gerund flotant
past participle masculine feminine
singular flotat flotada
plural flotats flotades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present floto flotes flota flotem floteu floten
imperfect flotava flotaves flotava flotàvem flotàveu flotaven
future flotaré flotaràs flotarà flotarem flotareu flotaran
preterite flotí flotares flotà flotàrem flotàreu flotaren
conditional flotaria flotaries flotaria flotaríem flotaríeu flotarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present floti flotis floti flotem floteu flotin
imperfect flotés flotessis flotés flotéssim flotéssiu flotessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — flota floti flotem floteu flotin
negative (no) — no flotis no floti no flotem no floteu no flotin

References

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

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Icelandic

Noun

flotar

  1. indefinite nominative plural of floti

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French flotter, of Germanic origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /floˈtaɾ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: flo‧tar

Verb

flotar (first-person singular present floto, first-person singular preterite floté, past participle flotado)

  1. to float
    Synonym: sobrenadar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of flotar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive flotar
gerund flotando
past participle masculine feminine
singular flotado flotada
plural flotados flotadas
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 floto flotastú
flotásvos 		flota flotamos flotáis flotan
imperfect flotaba flotabas flotaba flotábamos flotabais flotaban
preterite floté flotaste flotó flotamos flotasteis flotaron
future flotaré flotarás flotará flotaremos flotaréis flotarán
conditional flotaría flotarías flotaría flotaríamos flotaríais flotarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present flote flotestú
flotésvos2 		flote flotemos flotéis floten
imperfect
(ra) 		flotara flotaras flotara flotáramos flotarais flotaran
imperfect
(se) 		flotase flotases flotase flotásemos flotaseis flotasen
future1 flotare flotares flotare flotáremos flotareis flotaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative flotatú
flotávos 		flote flotemos flotad floten
negative no flotes no flote no flotemos no flotéis no floten

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of flotar

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 flotar
dative flotarme flotarte flotarle, flotarse flotarnos flotaros flotarles, flotarse
accusative flotarme flotarte flotarlo, flotarla, flotarse flotarnos flotaros flotarlos, flotarlas, flotarse
with gerund flotando
dative flotándome flotándote flotándole, flotándose flotándonos flotándoos flotándoles, flotándose
accusative flotándome flotándote flotándolo, flotándola, flotándose flotándonos flotándoos flotándolos, flotándolas, flotándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative flota
dative flótame flótate flótale flótanos not used flótales
accusative flótame flótate flótalo, flótala flótanos not used flótalos, flótalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative flotá
dative flotame flotate flotale flotanos not used flotales
accusative flotame flotate flotalo, flotala flotanos not used flotalos, flotalas
with formal second-person singular imperative flote
dative flóteme not used flótele, flótese flótenos not used flóteles
accusative flóteme not used flótelo, flótela, flótese flótenos not used flótelos, flótelas
with first-person plural imperative flotemos
dative not used flotémoste flotémosle flotémonos flotémoos flotémosles
accusative not used flotémoste flotémoslo, flotémosla flotémonos flotémoos flotémoslos, flotémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative flotad
dative flotadme not used flotadle flotadnos flotaos flotadles
accusative flotadme not used flotadlo, flotadla flotadnos flotaos flotadlos, flotadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative floten
dative flótenme not used flótenle flótennos not used flótenles, flótense
accusative flótenme not used flótenlo, flótenla flótennos not used flótenlos, flótenlas, flótense

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