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valer
valer
Catalan
Alternative forms
Verb
valer (first-person singular present valc, past participle valgut)
Conjugation
infinitive | valer | ||||||
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present participle | valent | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | valgut | valgut | |||||
plural | valguts | valgudes | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès |
|
present | valc | vals | val | valem | valeu | valen | |
imperfect | valia | valies | valia | valíem | valíeu | valien | |
future | valdré | valdràs | valdrà | valdrem | valdreu | valdran | |
preterite | valguí | valgueres | valgué | valguérem | valguéreu | valgueren | |
conditional | valdria | valdries | valdria | valdríem | valdríeu | valdrien | |
subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès |
|
present | valgui | valguis | valgui | valguem | valgueu | valguin | |
imperfect | valgués | valguessis | valgués | valguéssim | valguéssiu | valguessin | |
imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós |
vostès | |
— | val | valgui | valguem | valeu | valguin |
References
- Institut d'Estudis Catalans (1995). Diccionari de la llengua catalana (4th edition). ISBN 84-412-2477-3.
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)
- to be useful
- first-person and third-person singular future subjunctive of valer
- first-person and third-person singular personal infinitive of valer
Conjugation
infinitive | valer | ||||||
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gerund | valendo | ||||||
past participle | singular | plural | |||||
masculine | valido | validos | |||||
feminine | valida | validas | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | eu | ti | el / ela | nós | vós | eles / elas | |
present | vallo | vales | vale | valemos | valedes | valen | |
imperfect | valía | valías | valía | valiamos | valiades | valían | |
preterite | valín | valiches | valeu | valemos | valestes | valeron | |
pluperfect | valera | valeras | valera | valeramos | valerades | valeran | |
future | valerei | valerás | valerá | valeremos | valeredes | valerán | |
conditional | valería | valerías | valería | valeriamos | valeriades | valerían | |
subjunctive | eu | ti | el / ela | nós | vós | eles / elas | |
present | valla | vallas | valla | vallamos | vallades | vallan | |
preterite | valese | valeses | valese | valésemos | valésedes | valesen | |
future | valer | valeres | valer | valermos | valerdes | valeren | |
imperative | eu | ti | el / ela | nós | vós | eles / elas | |
— | vale | — | — | valede | — | ||
personal infinitive | eu | ti | el / ela | nós | vós | eles / elas | |
valer | valeres | valer | valermos | valerdes | valeren |
Old French
Verb
valer
- 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.
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | valer | avoir valé | |||||
gerund | en valant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
present participle | valant | ||||||
past participle | valé | ||||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
simple tenses |
present | val | vales | vale | valons | valez | valent |
imperfect | valoie, valeie, valoe, valeve | valoies, valeies, valoes, valeves | valoit, valeit, valot, valeve | valiiens, valiens | valiiez, valiez | valoient, valeient, valoent, valevent | |
preterite | valai | valas | vala | valames | valastes | valerent | |
future | valerai | valeras | valera | valerons | valeroiz, valereiz, valerez | valeront | |
conditional | valeroie, valereie | valeroies, valereies | valeroit, valereit | valeriiens, valeriens | valeriiez, valeriez | valeroient, valereient | |
compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
past anterior | Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
simple tenses |
present | val | vaus | vaut | valons | valez | valent |
imperfect | valasse | valasses | valast | valissons, valissiens | valissoiz, valissez, valissiez | valassent | |
compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
— | vale | — | valons | valez | — |
References
- (fr) Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (valer)
- valer on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese valer, from Latin valēre, present active infinitive of valeō, from Proto-Indo-European *wal (“be strong”).
Pronunciation
Verb
valer (first-person singular present indicative valho, past participle valido)
- (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
Notes:[edit] | ||||||
Singular | Plural | |||||
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First-person (eu) |
Second-person (tu) |
Third-person (ele / ela / você) |
First-person (nós) |
Second-person (vós) |
Third-person (eles / elas / vocês) |
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Infinitive | ||||||
Impersonal | valer | |||||
Personal | valer | valeres | valer | valermos | valerdes | valerem |
Gerund | ||||||
valendo | ||||||
Past participle | ||||||
Masculine | valido | validos | ||||
Feminine | valida | validas | ||||
Indicative | ||||||
Present | valho | vales | vale val |
valemos | valeis | valem |
Imperfect | valia | valias | valia | valíamos | valíeis | valiam |
Preterite | vali | valeste | valeu | valemos | valestes | valeram |
Pluperfect | valera | valeras | valera | valêramos | valêreis | valeram |
Future | valerei | valerás | valerá | valeremos | valereis | valerão |
Conditional | ||||||
valeria | valerias | valeria | valeríamos | valeríeis | valeriam | |
Subjunctive | ||||||
Present | valha | valhas | valha | valhamos | valhais | valham |
Imperfect | valesse | valesses | valesse | valêssemos | valêsseis | valessem |
Future | valer | valeres | valer | valermos | valerdes | valerem |
Imperative | ||||||
Affirmative | - | vale | valha | valhamos | valei | valham |
Negative (não) | - | valhas | valha | valhamos | valhais | valham |
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)
- to be worth
- ¿Cuánto vale?
- How much is it worth?
- ¿Cuánto vale?
- to be useful or valid
- to be well, healthy
- to be strong
Conjugation
infinitive | valer | ||||||
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gerund | valiendo | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | valido | valida | |||||
plural | validos | validas | |||||
singular | plural | ||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
indicative | yo | tú vos |
él/ella usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes |
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present | valgo | valestú valésvos |
vale | valemos | valéis | valen | |
imperfect | valía | valías | valía | valíamos | valíais | valían | |
preterite | valí | valiste | valió | valimos | valisteis | valieron | |
future | valdré | valdrás | valdrá | valdremos | valdréis | valdrán | |
conditional | valdría | valdrías | valdría | valdríamos | valdríais | valdrían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos |
él/ella usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes |
|
present | valga | valgas | valga | valgamos | valgáis | valgan | |
imperfect (ra) |
valiera | valieras | valiera | valiéramos | valierais | valieran | |
imperfect (se) |
valiese | valieses | valiese | valiésemos | valieseis | valiesen | |
future | valiere | valieres | valiere | valiéremos | valiereis | valieren | |
imperative | — | tú vos |
usted | nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ustedes | |
affirmative | vale, valtú valévos |
valga | valgamos | valed | valgan | ||
negative | no valgas | no valga | no valgamos | no valgáis | no valgan |
Other verbs with this conjugation:
These forms are generated automatically and may not be attested. 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 valer | |||||||
dative | valerme | valerte, valerle | valerle, valerse | valernos | valeros, valerles | valerles, valerse | |
accusative | valerme | valerte, valerlo, valerla | valerlo, valerla, valerse | valernos | valeros, valerlos, valerlas | valerlos, valerlas, valerse | |
with gerund valiendo | |||||||
dative | valiéndome | valiéndote, valiéndole | valiéndole, valiéndose | valiéndonos | valiéndoos, valiéndoles | valiéndoles, valiéndose | |
accusative | valiéndome | valiéndote, valiéndolo, valiéndola | valiéndolo, valiéndola, valiéndose | valiéndonos | valiéndoos, valiéndolos, valiéndolas | valiéndolos, valiéndolas, valiéndose | |
with informal second-person singular imperative vale, val | |||||||
dative | valeme, valme | valete, valele, valte, valle | valele, valle | valenos, valnos | valeos, valeles, valos, valles | valeles, valles | |
accusative | valeme, valme | valete, valelo, valela, valte, vallo, valla | valelo, valela, vallo, valla | valenos, valnos | valeos, valelos, valelas, valos, vallos, vallas | valelos, valelas, vallos, vallas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative valga | |||||||
dative | válgame | válgate, válgale | válgale, válgase | válganos | válgales | válgales, válgase | |
accusative | válgame | válgate, válgalo, válgala | válgalo, válgala, válgase | válganos | válgalos, válgalas | válgalos, válgalas, válgase | |
with first-person plural imperative valgamos | |||||||
dative | not used | valgámosle | valgámosle | valgámonos | valgámosles | valgámosles | |
accusative | not used | valgámoslo, valgámosla | valgámoslo, valgámosla | valgámonos | valgámoslos, valgámoslas | valgámoslos, valgámoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative valed | |||||||
dative | valedme | valedle | valedle | valednos | valeos, valedles | valedles | |
accusative | valedme | valedlo, valedla | valedlo, valedla | valednos | valeos, valedlos, valedlas | valedlos, valedlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative valgan | |||||||
dative | válganme | válgante, válganle | válganle, válganse | válganos | válganles | válganles, válganse | |
accusative | válganme | válgante, válganlo, válganla | válganlo, válganla, válganse | válganos | válganlos, válganlas | válganlos, válganlas, válganse |
Related terms
References
- “valer” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima segunda edición, Real Academia Española, 2001.