excavar

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin excavo.

Pronunciation
  • (Balearic) IPA(key): /əks.kəˈva/
  • (Central) IPA(key): /əks.kəˈba/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /eks.kaˈvaɾ/

Verb

excavar (first-person singular present excavo, past participle excavat)

  1. (transitive) to excavate, to dig

Conjugation
Conjugation of excavar (first conjugation)
infinitive excavar
present participle excavant
past participle masculine feminine
singular excavat excavada
plural excavats excavades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present excavo excaves excava excavem excaveu excaven
imperfect excavava excavaves excavava excavàvem excavàveu excavaven
future excavaré excavaràs excavarà excavarem excavareu excavaran
preterite excaví excavares excavà excavàrem excavàreu excavaren
conditional excavaria excavaries excavaria excavaríem excavaríeu excavarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present excavi excavis excavi excavem excaveu excavin
imperfect excavés excavessis excavés excavéssim excavéssiu excavessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós		 vostès
— excava excavi excavem excaveu excavin

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin excavāre, present active infinitive of excavō. Doublet of escavar.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ekskaˈbaɾ/, [ekskaˈβaɾ]

Verb

excavar (first-person singular present excavo, first-person singular preterite excavé, past participle excavado)

  1. to excavate, dig

Conjugation
        Conjugation of excavar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)edit data
    infinitive excavar
    gerund excavando
    past participle masculine feminine
    singular excavado excavada
    plural excavados excavadas
    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 excavo excavastú
    excavásvos    		 excava excavamos excaváis excavan
    imperfect excavaba excavabas excavaba excavábamos excavabais excavaban
    preterite excavé excavaste excavó excavamos excavasteis excavaron
    future excavaré excavarás excavará excavaremos excavaréis excavarán
    conditional excavaría excavarías excavaría excavaríamos excavaríais excavarían
    subjunctive yo tú
    vos    		 él/ella/ello
    usted    		 nosotros
    nosotras    		 vosotros
    vosotras    		 ellos/ellas
    ustedes
    present excave excavestú
    excavésvos2    		 excave excavemos excavéis excaven
    imperfect
    (ra)    		 excavara excavaras excavara excaváramos excavarais excavaran
    imperfect
    (se)    		 excavase excavases excavase excavásemos excavaseis excavasen
    future1 excavare excavares excavare excaváremos excavareis excavaren
    imperative — tú
    vos    		 usted nosotros
    nosotras    		 vosotros
    vosotras    		 ustedes
    affirmative excavatú
    excavávos    		 excave excavemos excavad excaven
    negative no excaves no excave no excavemos no excavéis no excaven
    • 1 Mostly obsolete form, now mainly used in legal jargon.
    • 2 Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
          Selected combined forms of excavaredit data

      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 excavar
      dative excavarme excavarte excavarle, excavarse excavarnos excavaros excavarles, excavarse
      accusative excavarme excavarte excavarlo, excavarla, excavarse excavarnos excavaros excavarlos, excavarlas, excavarse
      with gerund excavando
      dative excavándome excavándote excavándole, excavándose excavándonos excavándoos excavándoles, excavándose
      accusative excavándome excavándote excavándolo, excavándola, excavándose excavándonos excavándoos excavándolos, excavándolas, excavándose
      with informal second-person singular imperative excava
      dative excávame excávate excávale excávanos not used excávales
      accusative excávame excávate excávalo, excávala excávanos not used excávalos, excávalas
      with formal second-person singular imperative excave
      dative excáveme not used excávele, excávese excávenos not used excáveles
      accusative excáveme not used excávelo, excávela, excávese excávenos not used excávelos, excávelas
      with first-person plural imperative excavemos
      dative not used excavémoste excavémosle excavémonos excavémoos excavémosles
      accusative not used excavémoste excavémoslo, excavémosla excavémonos excavémoos excavémoslos, excavémoslas
      with informal second-person plural imperative excavad
      dative excavadme not used excavadle excavadnos excavaos excavadles
      accusative excavadme not used excavadlo, excavadla excavadnos excavaos excavadlos, excavadlas
      with formal second-person plural imperative excaven
      dative excávenme not used excávenle excávennos not used excávenles, excávense
      accusative excávenme not used excávenlo, excávenla excávennos not used excávenlos, excávenlas, excávense

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