drenar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French drainer, from English drain.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [dɾəˈna]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [dɾeˈnaɾ]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

drenar (first-person singular present dreno, first-person singular preterite drení, past participle drenat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/

1. to drain

Conjugation

    Conjugation of drenar (first conjugation)

infinitive			drenar
gerund			drenant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		drenat		drenada
		plural		drenats		drenades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	dreno	drenes	drena	drenem	dreneu	drenen
	imperfect	drenava	drenaves	drenava	drenàvem	drenàveu	drenaven
	future	drenaré	drenaràs	drenarà	drenarem	drenareu	drenaran
	preterite	drení	drenares	drenà	drenàrem	drenàreu	drenaren
	conditional	drenaria	drenaries	drenaria	drenaríem	drenaríeu	drenarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	dreni	drenis	dreni	drenem	dreneu	drenin
	imperfect	drenés	drenessis	drenés	drenéssim	drenéssiu	drenessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	drena	dreni	drenem	dreneu	drenin
	negative (no)	—	no drenis	no dreni	no drenem	no dreneu	no drenin

Related terms

• drenatge

Further reading

• “drenar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “drenar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “drenar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “drenar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• drainar (dated)

Etymology

Borrowed from French drainer, from English drain.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /dɾeˈna(ʁ)/ [dɾeˈna(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /dɾeˈna(ʁ)/ [dɾeˈna(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /dɾeˈna(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /dɾeˈna(ʁ)/ [dɾeˈna(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /dɾeˈna(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɾɨˈnaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɾɨˈnaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɾɨˈna.ɾi/

Verb

drenar (first-person singular present dreno, first-person singular preterite drenei, past participle drenado)

1. to drain (cause liquid to flow out of)
2. to drain (dry out a wet place)

   Synonym: secar

3. to drain (deplete of energy)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of drenar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	drenar
Personal	drenar	drenares	drenar	drenarmos	drenardes	drenarem
Gerund
	drenando
Past participle
Masculine	drenado			drenados
Feminine	drenada			drenadas
Indicative
Present	dreno	drenas	drena	drenamos	drenais	drenam
Imperfect	drenava	drenavas	drenava	drenávamos	drenáveis	drenavam
Preterite	drenei	drenaste	drenou	drenamos1, drenámos2	drenastes	drenaram
Pluperfect	drenara	drenaras	drenara	drenáramos	drenáreis	drenaram
Future	drenarei	drenarás	drenará	drenaremos	drenareis	drenarão
Conditional	drenaria	drenarias	drenaria	drenaríamos	drenaríeis	drenariam
Subjunctive
Present	drene	drenes	drene	drenemos	dreneis	drenem
Imperfect	drenasse	drenasses	drenasse	drenássemos	drenásseis	drenassem
Future	drenar	drenares	drenar	drenarmos	drenardes	drenarem
Imperative
Affirmative		drena	drene	drenemos	drenai	drenem
Negative (não)		não drenes	não drene	não drenemos	não dreneis	não drenem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• drenagem

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French drainer, from English drain.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɾeˈnaɾ/ [d̪ɾeˈnaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: dre‧nar

Verb

drenar (first-person singular present dreno, first-person singular preterite drené, past participle drenado)

1. to drain

   Synonym: desaguar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of drenar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			drenar
gerund			drenando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		drenado		drenada
		plural		drenados		drenadas
		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	dreno	drenastú drenásvos	drena	drenamos	drenáis	drenan
	imperfect	drenaba	drenabas	drenaba	drenábamos	drenabais	drenaban
	preterite	drené	drenaste	drenó	drenamos	drenasteis	drenaron
	future	drenaré	drenarás	drenará	drenaremos	drenaréis	drenarán
	conditional	drenaría	drenarías	drenaría	drenaríamos	drenaríais	drenarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	drene	drenestú drenésvos2	drene	drenemos	drenéis	drenen
	imperfect (ra)	drenara	drenaras	drenara	drenáramos	drenarais	drenaran
	imperfect (se)	drenase	drenases	drenase	drenásemos	drenaseis	drenasen
	future1	drenare	drenares	drenare	drenáremos	drenareis	drenaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		drenatú drenávos	drene	drenemos	drenad	drenen
	negative		no drenes	no drene	no drenemos	no drenéis	no drenen

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

    Selected combined forms of drenar

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 drenar
	dative	drenarme	drenarte	drenarle, drenarse	drenarnos	drenaros	drenarles, drenarse
	accusative	drenarme	drenarte	drenarlo, drenarla, drenarse	drenarnos	drenaros	drenarlos, drenarlas, drenarse
with gerund drenando
	dative	drenándome	drenándote	drenándole, drenándose	drenándonos	drenándoos	drenándoles, drenándose
	accusative	drenándome	drenándote	drenándolo, drenándola, drenándose	drenándonos	drenándoos	drenándolos, drenándolas, drenándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative drena
	dative	dréname	drénate	drénale	drénanos	not used	drénales
	accusative	dréname	drénate	drénalo, drénala	drénanos	not used	drénalos, drénalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative drená
	dative	drename	drenate	drenale	drenanos	not used	drenales
	accusative	drename	drenate	drenalo, drenala	drenanos	not used	drenalos, drenalas
with formal second-person singular imperative drene
	dative	dréneme	not used	drénele, drénese	drénenos	not used	dréneles
	accusative	dréneme	not used	drénelo, drénela, drénese	drénenos	not used	drénelos, drénelas
with first-person plural imperative drenemos
	dative	not used	drenémoste	drenémosle	drenémonos	drenémoos	drenémosles
	accusative	not used	drenémoste	drenémoslo, drenémosla	drenémonos	drenémoos	drenémoslos, drenémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative drenad
	dative	drenadme	not used	drenadle	drenadnos	drenaos	drenadles
	accusative	drenadme	not used	drenadlo, drenadla	drenadnos	drenaos	drenadlos, drenadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative drenen
	dative	drénenme	not used	drénenle	drénennos	not used	drénenles, drénense
	accusative	drénenme	not used	drénenlo, drénenla	drénennos	not used	drénenlos, drénenlas, drénense

Related terms

• drenaje

 

Further reading

• “drenar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014