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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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present | past | future | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
