gratar
Catalan
Etymology
Of Germanic origin; probably borrowed from Frankish *kratton, from Proto-Germanic *krattōną, from Proto-Indo-European *gred-, see also English scratch. Compare French gratter, Italian grattare, Sicilian grattari.
Pronunciation
Verb
gratar (first-person singular present grato, first-person singular preterite gratí, past participle gratat)
Conjugation
infinitive | gratar | ||||||
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gerund | gratant | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | gratat | gratada | |||||
plural | gratats | gratades | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
present | grato | grates | grata | gratem | grateu | graten | |
imperfect | gratava | grataves | gratava | gratàvem | gratàveu | grataven | |
future | grataré | grataràs | gratarà | gratarem | gratareu | grataran | |
preterite | gratí | gratares | gratà | gratàrem | gratàreu | grataren | |
conditional | grataria | grataries | grataria | grataríem | grataríeu | gratarien | |
subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
present | grati | gratis | grati | gratem | grateu | gratin | |
imperfect | gratés | gratessis | gratés | gratéssim | gratéssiu | gratessin | |
imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós |
vostès | |
affirmative | — | grata | grati | gratem | grateu | gratin | |
negative (no) | — | no gratis | no grati | no gratem | no grateu | no gratin |
Derived terms
- grata-sòl
- gratabous
- gratacel
- gratacul
- gratada
- gratador
- grataesquena
- gratament
Further reading
- “gratar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “gratar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “gratar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “gratar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Ido
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡraˈtar/
Verb
gratar (present tense gratas, past tense gratis, future tense gratos, imperative gratez, conditional gratus)
Conjugation
present | past | future | |||||
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infinitive | gratar | gratir | grator | ||||
tense | gratas | gratis | gratos | ||||
conditional | gratus | ||||||
imperative | gratez | ||||||
adjective active participle | gratanta | gratinta | gratonta | ||||
adverbial active participle | gratante | gratinte | gratonte | ||||
nominal active participle | singular | gratanto | gratinto | gratonto | |||
plural | gratanti | gratinti | gratonti | ||||
adjective passive participle | gratata | gratita | gratota | ||||
adverbial passive participle | gratate | gratite | gratote | ||||
nominal passive participle | singular | gratato | gratito | gratoto | |||
plural | gratati | gratiti | gratoti |
Derived terms
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Occitan or Provençal gratar (“to scratch”), of Germanic origin, from Proto-Germanic *krattōną, from Proto-Indo-European *gred-, see also English scratch.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡɾaˈtaɾ/ [ɡɾaˈt̪aɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: gra‧tar
Verb
gratar (first-person singular present grato, first-person singular preterite graté, past participle gratado)
- (transitive) to clean or polish with a wire brush
- El herrero grató la pieza de metal para darle un acabado suave.
- The blacksmith polished the piece of metal to give it a smooth finish.
Conjugation
infinitive | gratar | ||||||
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gerund | gratando | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | gratado | gratada | |||||
plural | gratados | gratadas | |||||
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 | grato | gratastú gratásvos |
grata | gratamos | gratáis | gratan | |
imperfect | grataba | gratabas | grataba | gratábamos | gratabais | grataban | |
preterite | graté | grataste | grató | gratamos | gratasteis | grataron | |
future | grataré | gratarás | gratará | grataremos | grataréis | gratarán | |
conditional | grataría | gratarías | grataría | grataríamos | grataríais | gratarían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | grate | gratestú gratésvos2 |
grate | gratemos | gratéis | graten | |
imperfect (ra) |
gratara | grataras | gratara | gratáramos | gratarais | grataran | |
imperfect (se) |
gratase | gratases | gratase | gratásemos | grataseis | gratasen | |
future1 | gratare | gratares | gratare | gratáremos | gratareis | grataren | |
imperative | — | tú vos |
usted | nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ustedes | |
affirmative | gratatú gratávos |
grate | gratemos | gratad | graten | ||
negative | no grates | no grate | no gratemos | no gratéis | no graten |
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
singular | plural | ||||||
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1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
with infinitive gratar | |||||||
dative | gratarme | gratarte | gratarle, gratarse | gratarnos | grataros | gratarles, gratarse | |
accusative | gratarme | gratarte | gratarlo, gratarla, gratarse | gratarnos | grataros | gratarlos, gratarlas, gratarse | |
with gerund gratando | |||||||
dative | gratándome | gratándote | gratándole, gratándose | gratándonos | gratándoos | gratándoles, gratándose | |
accusative | gratándome | gratándote | gratándolo, gratándola, gratándose | gratándonos | gratándoos | gratándolos, gratándolas, gratándose | |
with informal second-person singular tú imperative grata | |||||||
dative | grátame | grátate | grátale | grátanos | not used | grátales | |
accusative | grátame | grátate | grátalo, grátala | grátanos | not used | grátalos, grátalas | |
with informal second-person singular vos imperative gratá | |||||||
dative | gratame | gratate | gratale | gratanos | not used | gratales | |
accusative | gratame | gratate | gratalo, gratala | gratanos | not used | gratalos, gratalas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative grate | |||||||
dative | gráteme | not used | grátele, grátese | grátenos | not used | gráteles | |
accusative | gráteme | not used | grátelo, grátela, grátese | grátenos | not used | grátelos, grátelas | |
with first-person plural imperative gratemos | |||||||
dative | not used | gratémoste | gratémosle | gratémonos | gratémoos | gratémosles | |
accusative | not used | gratémoste | gratémoslo, gratémosla | gratémonos | gratémoos | gratémoslos, gratémoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative gratad | |||||||
dative | gratadme | not used | gratadle | gratadnos | grataos | gratadles | |
accusative | gratadme | not used | gratadlo, gratadla | gratadnos | grataos | gratadlos, gratadlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative graten | |||||||
dative | grátenme | not used | grátenle | grátennos | not used | grátenles, grátense | |
accusative | grátenme | not used | grátenlo, grátenla | grátennos | not used | grátenlos, grátenlas, grátense |
Derived terms
Further reading
- “gratar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014