fregar
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
fregar (first-person singular present frego, first-person singular preterite freguí, past participle fregat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencian) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/
- (transitive, intransitive) to rub
- (transitive) to graze, to brush
- (transitive) to wash (dishes)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of fregar (first conjugation, g-gu alternation)
infinitive | fregar | ||||||
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gerund | fregant | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | fregat | fregada | |||||
plural | fregats | fregades | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
present | frego | fregues | frega | freguem | fregueu | freguen | |
imperfect | fregava | fregaves | fregava | fregàvem | fregàveu | fregaven | |
future | fregaré | fregaràs | fregarà | fregarem | fregareu | fregaran | |
preterite | freguí | fregares | fregà | fregàrem | fregàreu | fregaren | |
conditional | fregaria | fregaries | fregaria | fregaríem | fregaríeu | fregarien | |
subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
present | fregui | freguis | fregui | freguem | fregueu | freguin | |
imperfect | fregués | freguessis | fregués | freguéssim | freguéssiu | freguessin | |
imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós |
vostès | |
affirmative | — | frega | fregui | freguem | fregueu | freguin | |
negative (no) | — | no freguis | no fregui | no freguem | no fregueu | no freguin |
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “fregar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “fregar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “fregar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “fregar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Galician edit
Etymology edit
Attested since the 15th century. From Latin fricāre, present active infinitive of fricō. Compare English fray.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
fregar (first-person singular present frego, first-person singular preterite freguei, past participle fregado)
- to wash (dishes, clothes)
- to scrub, brush
- to rub, graze
- 1409, J. L. Pensado Tomé, editor, Rufus, Jordanus: Tratado de Albeitaria, Santiago de Compostela: Centro Ramón Piñeiro, page 109:
- Et teña a cabeça cuberta senpre con pano de llaã et hu[n]teno ameude fregandoo adefora con manteiga
- And he should have his head always covered with a wool cloth and they should smear him often, rubbing him outside with lard
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of fregar (g-gu alternation)
Reintegrated conjugation of fregar (g-gu alternation) (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)
1Less recommended.
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
References edit
- “fregar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “fregar” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “fregar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “fregar” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
- “fregar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “fregar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Spanish fregar, from Latin fricāre. Compare English fray, Italian fregare.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
fregar (first-person singular present friego, first-person singular preterite fregué, past participle fregado)
- to wash (dishes)
- Ponte a fregar los platos, que ya hay muchos.
- Start doing the dishes, there's already a lot.
- to scrub
- fregar el suelo ― to scrub the floor
- (colloquial, Latin America) to peeve, annoy
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of fregar (e-ie alternation; g-gu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive | fregar | ||||||
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gerund | fregando | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | fregado | fregada | |||||
plural | fregados | fregadas | |||||
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 | friego | friegastú fregásvos |
friega | fregamos | fregáis | friegan | |
imperfect | fregaba | fregabas | fregaba | fregábamos | fregabais | fregaban | |
preterite | fregué | fregaste | fregó | fregamos | fregasteis | fregaron | |
future | fregaré | fregarás | fregará | fregaremos | fregaréis | fregarán | |
conditional | fregaría | fregarías | fregaría | fregaríamos | fregaríais | fregarían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | friegue | frieguestú freguésvos2 |
friegue | freguemos | freguéis | frieguen | |
imperfect (ra) |
fregara | fregaras | fregara | fregáramos | fregarais | fregaran | |
imperfect (se) |
fregase | fregases | fregase | fregásemos | fregaseis | fregasen | |
future1 | fregare | fregares | fregare | fregáremos | fregareis | fregaren | |
imperative | — | tú vos |
usted | nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ustedes | |
affirmative | friegatú fregávos |
friegue | freguemos | fregad | frieguen | ||
negative | no friegues | no friegue | no freguemos | no freguéis | no frieguen |
Selected combined forms of fregar (e-ie alternation; g-gu alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “fregar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014