excavar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin excavāre.

Pronunciation

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) to excavate, to dig

Conjugation
    Conjugation of excavar (first conjugation)
infinitive excavar
gerund 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
affirmative — excava excavi excavem excaveu excavin
negative (no) — no excavis no excavi no excavem no excaveu no excavin

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin excavāre. Doublet of escavar.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /eɡskaˈbaɾ/ [eɣ̞s.kaˈβ̞aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: ex‧ca‧var

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)
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

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

    Selected combined forms of excavar

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 tú imperative excava
dative excávame excávate excávale excávanos not used excávales
accusative excávame excávate excávalo, excávala excávanos not used excávalos, excávalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative excavá
dative excavame excavate excavale excavanos not used excavales
accusative excavame excavate excavalo, excavala excavanos not used excavalos, excavalas
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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