perdonar

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Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan perdonar, from Late Latin perdōnāre.

Pronunciation

Verb

perdonar (first-person singular present perdono, first-person singular preterite perdoní, past participle perdonat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /o/

  1. (transitive) to pardon, forgive, excuse
    Synonyms: disculpar, excusar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of perdonar (first conjugation)
infinitive perdonar
gerund perdonant
past participle masculine feminine
singular perdonat perdonada
plural perdonats perdonades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present perdono perdones perdona perdonem perdoneu perdonen
imperfect perdonava perdonaves perdonava perdonàvem perdonàveu perdonaven
future perdonaré perdonaràs perdonarà perdonarem perdonareu perdonaran
preterite perdoní perdonares perdonà perdonàrem perdonàreu perdonaren
conditional perdonaria perdonaries perdonaria perdonaríem perdonaríeu perdonarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present perdoni perdonis perdoni perdonem perdoneu perdonin
imperfect perdonés perdonessis perdonés perdonéssim perdonéssiu perdonessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — perdona perdoni perdonem perdoneu perdonin
negative (no) — no perdonis no perdoni no perdonem no perdoneu no perdonin

Further reading

Old Occitan

Etymology

From Late Latin perdōnāre.

Verb

perdonar

  1. to pardon; to forgive

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin perdōnāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /peɾdoˈnaɾ/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: per‧do‧nar

Verb

perdonar (first-person singular present perdono, first-person singular preterite perdoné, past participle perdonado)

  1. (transitive) to pardon, excuse, forgive
    Synonyms: disculpar, excusar
    perdona por no contestarte, tío
    sorry I didn't get back to you, man

Conjugation

    Conjugation of perdonar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive perdonar
gerund perdonando
past participle masculine feminine
singular perdonado perdonada
plural perdonados perdonadas
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 perdono perdonastú
perdonásvos 		perdona perdonamos perdonáis perdonan
imperfect perdonaba perdonabas perdonaba perdonábamos perdonabais perdonaban
preterite perdoné perdonaste perdonó perdonamos perdonasteis perdonaron
future perdonaré perdonarás perdonará perdonaremos perdonaréis perdonarán
conditional perdonaría perdonarías perdonaría perdonaríamos perdonaríais perdonarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present perdone perdonestú
perdonésvos2 		perdone perdonemos perdonéis perdonen
imperfect
(ra) 		perdonara perdonaras perdonara perdonáramos perdonarais perdonaran
imperfect
(se) 		perdonase perdonases perdonase perdonásemos perdonaseis perdonasen
future1 perdonare perdonares perdonare perdonáremos perdonareis perdonaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative perdonatú
perdonávos 		perdone perdonemos perdonad perdonen
negative no perdones no perdone no perdonemos no perdonéis no perdonen

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

    Selected combined forms of perdonar

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 perdonar dative perdonarme perdonarte perdonarle, perdonarse perdonarnos perdonaros perdonarles, perdonarse
accusative perdonarme perdonarte perdonarlo, perdonarla, perdonarse perdonarnos perdonaros perdonarlos, perdonarlas, perdonarse
with gerund perdonando dative perdonándome perdonándote perdonándole, perdonándose perdonándonos perdonándoos perdonándoles, perdonándose
accusative perdonándome perdonándote perdonándolo, perdonándola, perdonándose perdonándonos perdonándoos perdonándolos, perdonándolas, perdonándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative perdona dative perdóname perdónate perdónale perdónanos not used perdónales
accusative perdóname perdónate perdónalo, perdónala perdónanos not used perdónalos, perdónalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative perdoná dative perdoname perdonate perdonale perdonanos not used perdonales
accusative perdoname perdonate perdonalo, perdonala perdonanos not used perdonalos, perdonalas
with formal second-person singular imperative perdone dative perdóneme not used perdónele, perdónese perdónenos not used perdóneles
accusative perdóneme not used perdónelo, perdónela, perdónese perdónenos not used perdónelos, perdónelas
with first-person plural imperative perdonemos dative not used perdonémoste perdonémosle perdonémonos perdonémoos perdonémosles
accusative not used perdonémoste perdonémoslo, perdonémosla perdonémonos perdonémoos perdonémoslos, perdonémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative perdonad dative perdonadme not used perdonadle perdonadnos perdonaos perdonadles
accusative perdonadme not used perdonadlo, perdonadla perdonadnos perdonaos perdonadlos, perdonadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative perdonen dative perdónenme not used perdónenle perdónennos not used perdónenles, perdónense
accusative perdónenme not used perdónenlo, perdónenla perdónennos not used perdónenlos, perdónenlas, perdónense

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