caldre

Catalan

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Latin calēre, from Proto-Italic *kalēō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱelh₁-. First attested in the 13th century.[1] Compare Occitan caler.

Pronunciation

Verb

caldre (third-person only, third-person singular present cal, third-person singular preterite calgué, past participle calgut)

  1. (impersonal) it is needed, it is necessary
    No cal.[It is] not necessary.
  2. (impersonal, +que +relative clause) to have to, to need to, must
    Cal que vinguin tots.They all need to come.

Conjugation

References

  1. caldre”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

Further reading

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