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Catalan Grammar - Useful Verbs

Hi Catalan learners! 😊

In today's lesson, we are going to explore some useful verbs in Catalan. Learning these verbs will help you to communicate more effectively and express yourself more clearly.

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Essential Verbs

Here are some essential verbs that you will use frequently in everyday conversation:

• Ser (to be)
• Tenir (to have)
• Fer (to do)
• Dir (to say/tell)
• Veure (to see)
• Poder (to be able to)
• Saber (to know)
• Haver de (to have to/must)

Common Verbs

Here are some common verbs that you may find useful:

• Anar (to go)
• Arribar (to arrive)
• Començar (to begin)
• Continuar (to continue)
• Parar (to stop)
• Esperar (to wait/hope)
• Trobar (to find)
• Entendre (to understand)
• Llegir (to read)
• Escriure (to write)
• Parlar (to speak/talk)

Verbs of Movement

Here are some verbs that describe different types of movement:

• Caminar (to walk)
• Correr (to run)
• Nedar (to swim)
• Saltar (to jump)
• Volar (to fly)
• Conduir (to drive)
• Montar (to ride)
• Pujar (to climb/go up)
• Baixar (to go down)
• Girar (to turn)
• Anar en bicicleta (to ride a bicycle)

Idiomatic Expressions

Here are some common idiomatic expressions in Catalan that use verbs:

• Fer el poble (to do the village) - to walk around and chat with people in a village
• Fer la vista grossa (to make the big view) - to turn a blind eye
• Fer mans i mànigues (to make hands and sleeves) - to make a great effort
• Fer pena (to make pain) - to feel sorry for someone/something
• Fer el mosso (to make the policeman) - to keep an eye on things
• Fer el/la remena (to make the stir) - to make a fuss
• Fer-se enrera (to make oneself back) - to back down
• Fer tard (to make late) - to be late
• Fer costat (to make side) - to support someone/something
• Fer passar gana (to make hunger pass) - to make do with very little food

More Useful Verbs in Catalan

Verbs in English	Verbs in Catalan	First person in the past	First person in the present	First person in the future
TO OPEN TO FINISH TO WAKE UP TO BELIEVE TO HELP TO LOVE TO LEARN TO DRINK TO KISS TO CALL (TEL.) TO ARRIVE (VEHIC.) TO PUT TO BEGIN TO EAT TO BUY TO KNOW (PLACE TO KNOW (PEOPLE TO GIVE TO LET MUST TO SAY TO SLEEP TO FIND TO TEACH TO ENTER TO UNDERSTAND TO DELIVER TO SEND TO CHOOSE TO WRITE TO HEAR TO WAIT TO FORGET TO BE (PLACE) TO STUDY TO SPEAK TO DO TO CLOSE TO STAY TO LIKE TO GO TO REMEMBER TO READ TO CALL TO IMPROVE TO LIVE TO CHANGE NEED TO SEE TO HEAR TO PAY TO ASK (SOMETHING) TO ASK (QUESTION) CAN NEED TO SEARCH TO WANT TO RECEIVE TO REPEAT TO ANSWER TO RESERVE TO KNOW TO EXIT TO BE (ADJECTIVE) TO TRY TO HAVE TO WORK TO BRING TO SELL TO SEE TO TRAVEL TO COME (ON FOOT) TO COME (BY VEHICLE) TO VISIT TO LIVE TO COME BACK	OBRIR ACABAR DESPERTAR CREURE AJUDAR ESTIMAR APRENDRE BEURE BESAR TRUCAR ARRIBAR POSAR COMENÇAR MENJAR COMPRAR CONÈIXER (PLACE) CONÈIXER (PERSON) DONAR DEIXAR HAVER DE... DIR DORMIR TROBAR ENSENYAR ENTRAR COMPRENDRE LLIURAR ENVIAR ESCOLLIR ESCRIURE ESCOLTAR ESPERAR OBLIDAR ESTAR ESTUDIAR PARLAR FER TANCAR QUEDAR AGRADAR-SE ANAR RECORDAR LLEGIR TRUCAR MILLORAR VIURE CANVIAR PRECISAR VEURE ESCOLTAR PAGAR DEMANAR DEMANAR PODER PRECISAR BUSCAR VOLER REBRE REPETIR RESPONDRE RESERVAR SABER SORTIR SER TEMPTAR TENIR TREBALLAR PORTAR VENDRE VEURE VIATJAR VENIR (A PEU) VENIR (PER VEHICLE) VISITAR VIURE TORNAR	OBRIA ACABAVA DESPERTAVA CREIA AJUDAVA ESTIMAVA APRENIA BEVIA BESAVA TRUCAVA ARRIBAVA POSAVA COMENÇAVA MENJAVA COMPRAVA CONEIXIA CONEIXIA DONAVA DEIXAVA DEIA DORMIA TROBAVA ENSENYAVA ENTRAVA COMPRENIA LLIURAVA ENVIAVA ESCOLLIA ESCRIVIA ESCOLTAVA ESPERAVA OBLIDAVA ESTAVA ESTUDIAVA PARLAVA FEIA TANCAVA QUEDAVA M`AGRADAVA ANAVA RECORDAVA LLEGIA TRUCAVA MILLORAVA VIVIA CANVIAVA PRECISAVA VEIA ESCOLTAVA PAGAVA DEMANAVA DEMANAVA PODIA PRECISAVA BUSCAVA VOLIA REBIA REPETIA RESPONIA RESERVAVA SABIA SORTIA ERA TEMPTAVA TENIA TREBALLAVA PORTAVA VENIA VEIA VIATJAVA VENIA (A PEU) VENIA (PER VEHICLE) VISITAVA VIVIA TORNAVA	OBRO ACABO DESPERTO CREC AJUDO ESTIMO APRENC BEC BESO TRUCO ARRIBO POSO COMENÇO MENJO COMPRO CONEC CONEC DONO DEIXO HE DE... DIC DORMO TROBO ENSENYO ENTRO COMPRENC LLIURO ENVIO ESCULLO ESCRIC ESCOLTO ESPERO OBLIDO ESTIC ESTUDIO PARLO FAIG TANCO QUEDO M`AGRADA VAIG RECORDO LLEGEIXO TRUCO MILLORO VISC CANVIO PRECISO VEIG ESCOLTO PAGO DEMANO DEMANO PUC PRECISO BUSCO VULL REBO REPETEIXO RESPONC RESERVO SÉ SURTO SÓC TEMPTO TINC TREBALLO PORTO VENC VEIG VIATJO VINC (A PEU) VENIA (PER VEHICLE) VISITO VISC TORNO	OBRIRÉ ACABARÉ DESPERTARÉ CREURÉ AJUDARÉ ESTIMARÉ APRENDRÉ BEURÉ BESARÉ TRUCARÉ ARRIBARÉ POSARÉ COMENÇARÉ MENJARÉ COMPRARÉ CONEIXERÉ CONEIXERÉ DONARÉ DEIXARÉ HAURÉ DE ... DIRÉ DORMIRÉ TROBARÉ ENSENYARÉ ENTRARÉ COMPRENDRÉ LLIURARÉ ENVIARÉ ESCOLLIRÉ ESCRIURÉ ESCOLTARÉ ESPERARÉ OBLIDARÉ ESTARÉ ESTUDIARÉ PARLARÉ FARÉ TANCARÉ QUEDARÉ M`AGRADARÁ ANIRÉ RECORDARÉ LLEGIRÉ TRUCARÉ MILLORARÉ VIURÉ CANVIARÉ PRECISARÉ VEURÉ ESCOLTARÉ PAGARÉ DEMANARÉ DEMANARÉ PODRÉ PRECISARÉ BUSCARÉ VOLDRÉ REBRÉ REPETIRÉ RESPONDRÉ RESERVARÉ SABRÉ SORTIRÉ SERÉ TEMPTARÉ TINDRÉ TREBALLARÉ PORTARÉ VENDRÉ VEURÉ VIATJARÉ VINDRÉ (A PEU) VENIA (PER VEHICLE) VISITARÉ VIURÉ TORNARÉ

Conclusion

Learning these useful verbs will greatly enhance your ability to communicate in Catalan. Try to incorporate them into your daily conversations, and you will soon find that you are able to express yourself more clearly and effectively.

I hope you found this lesson helpful. If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to leave a comment below.

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