perdonar

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Occitan perdonar, from Vulgar Latin *perdonāre (compare Occitan and Spanish perdonar, Portuguese perdoar, French pardonner, Italian perdonare), from Latin per- + donāre, a loan-translation of a Germanic word represented by Frankish *firgeban (“to forgive, give up completely”), from *fir- + *geban. Akin to Old High German fargeban, firgeban (“to forgive”), Old English forġiefan (“to forgive”). More at forgive.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /pəɾ.doˈna/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /pər.duˈna/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /peɾ.doˈnaɾ/
• Homophone: perdonà
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

perdonar (first-person singular present perdono, past participle perdonat)

1. (transitive) to pardon, forgive, excuse

   Synonyms: disculpar, excusar

Conjugation

Conjugation of perdonar (first conjugation)

infinitive			perdonar
present participle			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
		—	perdona	perdoni	perdonem	perdoneu	perdonin

Related terms

• imperdonable
• perdó m
• perdonable

 

Further reading

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

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Old Occitan

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *perdonāre.

Verb

perdonar

1. to pardon; to forgive

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Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *perdonāre (compare Occitan and Spanish perdonar, Portuguese perdoar, French pardonner, Italian perdonare), from Latin per- + donāre, a calque of a Germanic word represented by Frankish *firgeban (“to forgive, give up completely”), from *fir- + *geban. Akin to Old High German fargeban, firgeban (“to forgive”), Old English forġiefan (“to forgive”). More at forgive.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /perdoˈnaɾ/, [perðoˈnaɾ]

Verb

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

1. (transitive) to pardon, excuse, forgive

   Synonyms: disculpar, excusar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of perdonar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)^{edit data}

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

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

    Selected combined forms of perdonar^{edit data}

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 imperative perdona
	dative	perdóname	perdónate	perdónale	perdónanos	not used	perdónales
	accusative	perdóname	perdónate	perdónalo, perdónala	perdónanos	not used	perdónalos, perdónalas
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

Related terms

• imperdonable
• perdón
• perdonable
• perdonavidas