caldre

Catalan

Alternative forms

• caler, calguer

Etymology

Inherited from Latin calēre (“to be hot”), from Proto-Italic *kalēō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱelh₁-. First attested in the 13th century. Compare Occitan caler; for sense evolution, compare dated French chaloir (originally "to be hot," later "to be important, to matter (to someone)").

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈkal.dɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈkal.dɾe]

Verb

caldre (third-person only, third-person singular present cal, third-person singular preterite calgué, past participle calgut)

1. (impersonal) it is needed, it is necessary

   No cal. ― [It is] not necessary.

2. (impersonal, +que +relative clause) to have to, to need to, must

   Cal que vinguin tots. ― They all need to come.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of caldre (second conjugation, irregular, with velar infix, third-person only)

infinitive			caldre
gerund			calent
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		calgut		calguda
		plural		calguts		calgudes
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	—	—	cal	—	—	calen
	imperfect	—	—	calia	—	—	calien
	future	—	—	caldrà	—	—	caldran
	preterite	—	—	calgué	—	—	calgueren
	conditional	—	—	caldria	—	—	caldrien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	—	—	calgui	—	—	calguin
	imperfect	—	—	calgués	—	—	calguessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	—	—	—	—	—
	negative (no)	—	—	—	—	—	—

Related terms

• calent
• calfar
• calor
• escalfar

Further reading

• “caldre” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “caldre” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “caldre” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑl.dre/, [ˈkɑɫ.dre]

Adjective

caldre

1. strong genitive/dative/instrumental feminine singular of cald