venjar

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan venjar, from Latin vindicāre. Doublet of vindicar, a borrowing from Latin.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (Central) [bəɲˈʒa]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [vəɲˈʒa]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [veɲˈd͡ʒaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

venjar (first-person singular present venjo, first-person singular preterite vengí, past participle venjat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencian) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

  1. to avenge

Conjugation
    Conjugation of venjar (first conjugation, j-g alternation)
infinitive venjar
gerund venjant
past participle masculine feminine
singular venjat venjada
plural venjats venjades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present venjo venges venja vengem vengeu vengen
imperfect venjava venjaves venjava venjàvem venjàveu venjaven
future venjaré venjaràs venjarà venjarem venjareu venjaran
preterite vengí venjares venjà venjàrem venjàreu venjaren
conditional venjaria venjaries venjaria venjaríem venjaríeu venjarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present vengi vengis vengi vengem vengeu vengin
imperfect vengés vengessis vengés vengéssim vengéssiu vengessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós		 vostès
affirmative — venja vengi vengem vengeu vengin
negative (no) — no vengis no vengi no vengem no vengeu no vengin

Derived terms
  • venjador

References

Old Occitan

Etymology

From Latin vindicāre, present active infinitive of vindicō. Closely related to Old French and Anglo-Norman vengier.

Verb

venjar

  1. (reflexive, se venjar) to avenge oneself, to take revenge

Descendants
  • Occitan: venjar
    Languedocien: vengar
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