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valer

valer

See also: valêr, Valér, and Våler

Catalan

Alternative forms

Verb

valer (first-person singular present valc, past participle valgut)

  1. to be worth
  2. to be useful

Conjugation

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Galician

Etymology

From Latin valēre, present active infinitive of valeō (I am worth).

Verb

valer (first-person singular present vallo, first-person singular preterite valín, past participle valido)

  1. to be useful
  2. first-person and third-person singular future subjunctive of valer
  3. first-person and third-person singular personal infinitive of valer

Conjugation


Norman

Etymology

From Latin valeō, valēre (be worth).

Verb

valer

  1. (Jersey) to be worth

Old French

Verb

valer

  1. to drop (to allow to fall)

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-als, *-alt are modified to aus, aut. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese valer, from Latin valēre, present active infinitive of valeō, from Proto-Indo-European *wal (be strong).

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /vɐˈleɾ/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /vaˈle(ʁ)/
  • Hyphenation: va‧ler

Verb

valer (first-person singular present indicative valho, past participle valido)

  1. (transitive) to be worth, valid or acceptable
    Quanto é que isto vale? ― How much is it worth?
    Vale tudo. ― Anything goes.
    Não vale deixar o rei em xeque. ― It is not permitted to leave the king under check.
    Esse jogador não vale nada. ― That player is worthless / sucks.

Conjugation


Spanish

Etymology

From Latin valēre, present active infinitive of valeō (I am worth). Compare English value.

Verb

valer (first-person singular present valgo, first-person singular preterite valí, past participle valido)

  1. to be worth
    ¿Cuánto vale?
    How much is it worth?
  2. to be useful or valid
  3. to be well, healthy
  4. to be strong

Conjugation

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