menar

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan menar, from Latin mināre, collateral form of minārī.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [məˈna]

IPA^(key): (Valencia) [meˈnaɾ]

Verb

menar (first-person singular present meno, first-person singular preterite mení, past participle menat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

(transitive) to lead; to guide; to direct

Conjugation

More information infinitive, gerund ...

person		singular			plural
infinitive			menar
gerund			menant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		menat		menada
		plural		menats		menades
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	meno	menes	mena	menem	meneu	menen
	imperfect	menava	menaves	menava	menàvem	menàveu	menaven
	future	menaré	menaràs	menarà	menarem	menareu	menaran
	preterite	mení	menares	menà	menàrem	menàreu	menaren
	conditional	menaria	menaries	menaria	menaríem	menaríeu	menarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	meni	menis	meni	menem	meneu	menin
	imperfect	menés	menessis	menés	menéssim	menéssiu	menessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	mena	meni	menem	meneu	menin
	negative (no)	—	no menis	no meni	no menem	no meneu	no menin

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Conjugation of menar (first conjugation)

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References

“menar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“menar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
“menar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“menar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

		simple			compound
infinitive		menar			avêr menâ
gerund		menent			avêr menâ
auxiliary verb		avêr
past participle		masculine			feminine
	singular	menâ			menâye
	plural	menâs			menâyes
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
indicative		jo	te	il	nos	vos	ils
	present	mèno	mènes	mène	menens	menâds	mènont
	imperfect	menâvo	menâves	menâve	menâvans	menâvâds	menâvant
	preterite	mené	menés	menat	menens, menérens	menétes	menéront
	future	meneré	menerés	menerat	menerens	meneréds	meneront
	conditional	menerê	menerês	menerêt	menerans	menerâds	menerant
compound tenses	present perfect	present indicative of avêr + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect indicative of avêr + past participle
	past anterior	preterite indicative of avêr + past participle
	future perfect	future indicative of avêr + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional of avêr + past participle
subjunctive		que jo	que te	qu'il	que nos	que vos	qu'ils
	present	mèno	mènes	mène	menens	menâds	mènont
	imperfect	menésso	menésses	menésse	menéssens	menésséds	menéssont
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avêr + past participle
compound tenses	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avêr + past participle
imperative		—	te	—	nos	vos	—
			mèna		menens	menâds

		simple			compound
infinitive		menar			aver menat
gerund		menant			*use gerund of aver* + past participle**
past participle		menat			—
person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	meni	menas	mena	menam	menatz	menan
	imperfect	menavi	menavas	menava	menàvem	menàvetz	menavan
	preterite	menèri	menères	menèt	menèrem	menèretz	menèron
	future	menarai	menaràs	menarà	menarem	menaretz	menaràn
	conditional	menariái	menariás	menariá	menariam	menariatz	menarián
	conditional 2nd form¹	menèra	menèras	menèra	meneram	meneratz	menèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	mene	menes	mene	menem	menetz	menen
	imperfect	menèssi	menèsses	menèsse	menèssem	menèssetz	menèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
compound tenses	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
imperative			mena		menem	menatz	¹Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

		simple			compound
infinitive		menar			aver menat
gerund		menant			*use gerund of aver* + past participle**
past participle		menat			—
person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	mene	menes	mena	menam	menatz	menon
	imperfect	menave	menaves	menava	menaviam	menaviatz	menavon
	preterite	menere	meneres	menet	menem	menetz	meneron
	future	menarai	menaràs	menará	menarem	menaretz	menarán
	conditional	menariá	menariás	menariá	menariam	menariatz	menarián
	conditional 2nd form¹	menèra	menèras	menèra	meneram	meneratz	menèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	mene	menes	mene	menassiam	menassiatz	menon
	imperfect	menesse	menesses	menesse	menessiam	menessiatz	menesson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
compound tenses	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
imperative			mena		menassiam	menatz	¹Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

		simple			compound
infinitive		menar			aver menat
gerund		menant			*use gerund of aver* + past participle**
past participle		menat			—
person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	meni	menas	mena	menam	menatz	menan
	imperfect	menavi	menavas	menava	menàvam	menàvatz	menavan
	preterite	menèi	menès	menè	menèm	menètz	menèn
	future	menarèi	menaràs	menarà	menaram	menaratz	menaràn
	conditional	menarí	menarés	menaré	menarem	menaretz	menarén
	conditional 2nd form¹	menèra	menèras	menèra	meneram	meneratz	menèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	meni	menes	mene	menem	menetz	menen
	imperfect	menèssi	menèsses	menèsse	menèssem	menèssetz	menèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
compound tenses	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
imperative			mena		menem	menatz	¹Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

		simple			compound
infinitive		menar			aver menat
gerund		menant			*use gerund of aver* + past participle**
past participle		menat			—
person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	mene	menas	mena	menam	menatz	menan
	imperfect	menava	menavas	menava	menàvam	menàvatz	menavan
	preterite	menei	meneras	menet	menèram	menèratz	meneran
	future	menarai	menaràs	menará	menarem	menaretz	menarán
	conditional	menariá	menariàs	menariá	menariam	menariatz	menarián
	conditional 2nd form¹	menèra	menèras	menèra	meneram	meneratz	menèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	mene	menes	mene	menem	menetz	menen
	imperfect	menèsse	menèsses	menèsse	menèssem	menèssetz	menèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
compound tenses	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
imperative			mena		menem	menatz	¹Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

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		singular			plural
infinitive			menar
gerund			menando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		menado		menada
		plural		menados		menadas
		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	meno	menas^{^tú} menás^{^vos}	mena	menamos	menáis	menan
	imperfect	menaba	menabas	menaba	menábamos	menabais	menaban
	preterite	mené	menaste	menó	menamos	menasteis	menaron
	future	menaré	menarás	menará	menaremos	menaréis	menarán
	conditional	menaría	menarías	menaría	menaríamos	menaríais	menarían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	mene	menes^{^tú} menés^{^vos²}	mene	menemos	menéis	menen
	imperfect (ra)	menara	menaras	menara	menáramos	menarais	menaran
	imperfect (se)	menase	menases	menase	menásemos	menaseis	menasen
	future¹	menare	menares	menare	menáremos	menareis	menaren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		mena^{^tú} mená^{^vos}	mene	menemos	menad	menen
	negative		no menes	no mene	no menemos	no menéis	no menen

person	singular			plural
infinitive	menar
auxiliary verb		aver	gerund		menando
past participle		menà
person	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	mi	ti	eło / eła	noialtri / noialtre	voialtri / voialtre	łuri / łore
present	meno	(te) meni	(el/ła) mena	menémo, menòn	mené	(i/łe) mena
imperfect	menava	(te) menavi	(el/ła) menava	menàvimo	menavi	(i/łe) menava
future	menarò	(te) menarè	(el/ła) menarà	menarémo	menarè	(i/łe) menarà
conditional	menarìa	(te) menarisi	(el/ła) menarìa	menarìsimo	menarisi	(i/łe) menarìa
subjunctive	che mi	che ti	che eło / eła	che noialtri / noialtre	che voialtri / voialtre	che łuri / łore
present	mene, mena	(te) meni	(el/ła) mene, (el/ła) mena	menémo, menone	mené	(i/łe) mene, (i/łe) mena
imperfect	menase	(te) menasi	(el/ła) menase	menàsimo	menasi	(i/łe) menase
imperative	—	ti	eło / eła	noialtri / noialtre	voialtri / voialtre	łuri / łore
imperative	—	(te) mena	(el/ła) mena, (el/ła) mene	menémo	mené	(i/łe) mena, (i/łe) mene