saldar

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian saldare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /salˈdaɾ/ [sal̪ˈd̪aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: sal‧dar

Verb

saldar (first-person singular present saldo, first-person singular preterite saldé, past participle saldado)

1. to settle, to resolve
2. (reflexive, with "con") to claim (e.g. a life)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of saldar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			saldar
gerund			saldando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		saldado		saldada
		plural		saldados		saldadas
		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	saldo	saldastú saldásvos	salda	saldamos	saldáis	saldan
	imperfect	saldaba	saldabas	saldaba	saldábamos	saldabais	saldaban
	preterite	saldé	saldaste	saldó	saldamos	saldasteis	saldaron
	future	saldaré	saldarás	saldará	saldaremos	saldaréis	saldarán
	conditional	saldaría	saldarías	saldaría	saldaríamos	saldaríais	saldarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	salde	saldestú saldésvos2	salde	saldemos	saldéis	salden
	imperfect (ra)	saldara	saldaras	saldara	saldáramos	saldarais	saldaran
	imperfect (se)	saldase	saldases	saldase	saldásemos	saldaseis	saldasen
	future1	saldare	saldares	saldare	saldáremos	saldareis	saldaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		saldatú saldávos	salde	saldemos	saldad	salden
	negative		no saldes	no salde	no saldemos	no saldéis	no salden

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of saldar

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 saldar
	dative	saldarme	saldarte	saldarle, saldarse	saldarnos	saldaros	saldarles, saldarse
	accusative	saldarme	saldarte	saldarlo, saldarla, saldarse	saldarnos	saldaros	saldarlos, saldarlas, saldarse
with gerund saldando
	dative	saldándome	saldándote	saldándole, saldándose	saldándonos	saldándoos	saldándoles, saldándose
	accusative	saldándome	saldándote	saldándolo, saldándola, saldándose	saldándonos	saldándoos	saldándolos, saldándolas, saldándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative salda
	dative	sáldame	sáldate	sáldale	sáldanos	not used	sáldales
	accusative	sáldame	sáldate	sáldalo, sáldala	sáldanos	not used	sáldalos, sáldalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative saldá
	dative	saldame	saldate	saldale	saldanos	not used	saldales
	accusative	saldame	saldate	saldalo, saldala	saldanos	not used	saldalos, saldalas
with formal second-person singular imperative salde
	dative	sáldeme	not used	sáldele, sáldese	sáldenos	not used	sáldeles
	accusative	sáldeme	not used	sáldelo, sáldela, sáldese	sáldenos	not used	sáldelos, sáldelas
with first-person plural imperative saldemos
	dative	not used	saldémoste	saldémosle	saldémonos	saldémoos	saldémosles
	accusative	not used	saldémoste	saldémoslo, saldémosla	saldémonos	saldémoos	saldémoslos, saldémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative saldad
	dative	saldadme	not used	saldadle	saldadnos	saldaos	saldadles
	accusative	saldadme	not used	saldadlo, saldadla	saldadnos	saldaos	saldadlos, saldadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative salden
	dative	sáldenme	not used	sáldenle	sáldennos	not used	sáldenles, sáldense
	accusative	sáldenme	not used	sáldenlo, sáldenla	sáldennos	not used	sáldenlos, sáldenlas, sáldense

Related terms

• saldo

 

Further reading

• “saldar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28