donar
Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Latin donāre. Replaced older dar. Compare Occitan donar, French donner, Sicilian dunari.
Pronunciation
Verb
donar (first-person singular present dono, first-person singular preterite doní, past participle donat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /o/
- to give
Conjugation
| infinitive | donar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | donant | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | donat | donada | |||||
| plural | donats | donades | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
| present | dono | dones | dona | donem | doneu | donen | |
| imperfect | donava | donaves | donava | donàvem | donàveu | donaven | |
| future | donaré | donaràs | donarà | donarem | donareu | donaran | |
| preterite | doní | donares | donà | donàrem | donàreu | donaren | |
| conditional | donaria | donaries | donaria | donaríem | donaríeu | donarien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
| present | doni | donis | doni | donem | doneu | donin | |
| imperfect | donés | donessis | donés | donéssim | donéssiu | donessin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós |
vostès | |
| affirmative | — | dona | doni | donem | doneu | donin | |
| negative (no) | — | no donis | no doni | no donem | no doneu | no donin | |
Derived terms
- donable
- donada
- donant
- donar a conèixer
- donar a menjar
- donar la volta
- donar per descomptat
- donar volta
- donar voltes
- donar-se
- donar-se per vençut
- donat
Related terms
Further reading
- “donar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “donar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
- “donar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “donar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Franco-Provençal
Etymology
Verb
donar (ORB, broad)
References
- donar in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu
Further information
- ALF: Atlas Linguistique de la France[1] [Linguistic Atlas of France] – map 417: “donné” – on lig-tdcge.imag.fr
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “donare”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 3: D–F, page 136
Ido
Etymology
From Esperanto doni, from French donner, Italian donare, Spanish donar, from Latin dōnāre.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /doˈnar/
Verb
donar (present tense donas, past tense donis, future tense donos, imperative donez, conditional donus)
- (transitive) to give
Conjugation
| present | past | future | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | donar | donir | donor | ||||
| tense | donas | donis | donos | ||||
| conditional | donus | — | — | ||||
| imperative | donez | — | — | ||||
| adjective active participle | donanta | doninta | dononta | ||||
| adverbial active participle | donante | doninte | dononte | ||||
| nominal active participle |
singular | donanto | doninto | dononto | |||
| plural | donanti | doninti | dononti | ||||
| adjective passive participle | donata | donita | donota | ||||
| adverbial passive participle | donate | donite | donote | ||||
| nominal passive participle |
singular | donato | donito | donoto | |||
| plural | donati | doniti | donoti | ||||
Derived terms
See also
Occitan
Etymology
From Old Occitan donar, from Latin donāre.
Pronunciation
Audio (Languedoc): (file)
Verb
donar
- to give
Conjugation
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | donar | aver donat | |||||
| gerund | donant | use gerund of aver + past participle | |||||
| past participle | donat | — | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles | |
| present | dòni, doni | dònas, donas | dòna, dona | donam | donatz | dònan, donan | |
| imperfect | donavi | donavás | donava | donàvem | donàvetz | donavan | |
| preterite | donèri | donères | donèt | donèrem | donèretz | donèron | |
| future | donarai | donaràs | donarà | donarem | donaretz | donaràn | |
| conditional | donariái | donariás | donariá | donariam | donariatz | donarián | |
| conditional 2nd form1 | |||||||
| compound tenses |
present perfect | use the present tense of aver + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | use the future tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que ieu | que tu | que el | que nosautres | que vosautres | que eles | |
| present | dòne, done | dònes, dones | dòne, done | donem | donetz | dònen, donen | |
| imperfect | donèsse | donèsses | donèsse | donèssem | donèssetz | donèsson | |
| compound tenses |
past | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — | |
| dòna, dona | donem | donatz | 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects | ||||
Old High German
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *þunr, whence also Old Saxon thunar, Old Frisian thuner, Old English þunor.
Noun
donar m
Declension
| case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | donar | donarā, donara |
| accusative | donar | donarā, donara |
| genitive | donares | donaro |
| dative | donare | donarum |
| instrumental | donaru | — |
Related terms
- Donar (“god of thunder”)
Descendants
Old Occitan
Etymology
Verb
donar
- to give
Descendants
- Occitan: donar
References
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “donāre”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 3: D–F, page 136
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /doˈnaɾ/ [d̪oˈnaɾ]
Audio (Bolivia): (file) Audio (Colombia): (file) - Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: do‧nar
Verb
donar (first-person singular present dono, first-person singular preterite doné, past participle donado)
- to donate
Conjugation
| infinitive | donar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | donando | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | donado | donada | |||||
| plural | donados | donadas | |||||
| 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 | dono | donastú donásvos |
dona | donamos | donáis | donan | |
| imperfect | donaba | donabas | donaba | donábamos | donabais | donaban | |
| preterite | doné | donaste | donó | donamos | donasteis | donaron | |
| future | donaré | donarás | donará | donaremos | donaréis | donarán | |
| conditional | donaría | donarías | donaría | donaríamos | donaríais | donarían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | done | donestú donésvos2 |
done | donemos | donéis | donen | |
| imperfect (ra) |
donara | donaras | donara | donáramos | donarais | donaran | |
| imperfect (se) |
donase | donases | donase | donásemos | donaseis | donasen | |
| future1 | donare | donares | donare | donáremos | donareis | donaren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos |
usted | nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ustedes | |
| affirmative | donatú donávos |
done | donemos | donad | donen | ||
| negative | no dones | no done | no donemos | no donéis | no donen | ||
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 donar | dative | donarme | donarte | donarle, donarse | donarnos | donaros | donarles, donarse |
| accusative | donarme | donarte | donarlo, donarla, donarse | donarnos | donaros | donarlos, donarlas, donarse | |
| with gerund donando | dative | donándome | donándote | donándole, donándose | donándonos | donándoos | donándoles, donándose |
| accusative | donándome | donándote | donándolo, donándola, donándose | donándonos | donándoos | donándolos, donándolas, donándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative dona | dative | dóname | dónate | dónale | dónanos | not used | dónales |
| accusative | dóname | dónate | dónalo, dónala | dónanos | not used | dónalos, dónalas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative doná | dative | doname | donate | donale | donanos | not used | donales |
| accusative | doname | donate | donalo, donala | donanos | not used | donalos, donalas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative done | dative | dóneme | not used | dónele, dónese | dónenos | not used | dóneles |
| accusative | dóneme | not used | dónelo, dónela, dónese | dónenos | not used | dónelos, dónelas | |
| with first-person plural imperative donemos | dative | not used | donémoste | donémosle | donémonos | donémoos | donémosles |
| accusative | not used | donémoste | donémoslo, donémosla | donémonos | donémoos | donémoslos, donémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative donad | dative | donadme | not used | donadle | donadnos | donaos | donadles |
| accusative | donadme | not used | donadlo, donadla | donadnos | donaos | donadlos, donadlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative donen | dative | dónenme | not used | dónenle | dónennos | not used | dónenles, dónense |
| accusative | dónenme | not used | dónenlo, dónenla | dónennos | not used | dónenlos, dónenlas, dónense | |
Related terms
Descendants
- Papiamentu: duna
Further reading
- “donar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
Swedish
Verb
donar
- present indicative of dona