fregar
Catalan
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editVerb
editfregar (first-person singular present frego, first-person singular preterite freguí, past participle fregat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/
- (transitive, intransitive) to rub
- (transitive) to graze, to brush
- (transitive) to wash (dishes)
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of fregar (first conjugation, g-gu alternation)
infinitive | fregar | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
gerund | fregant | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | fregat | fregada | |||||
plural | fregats | fregades | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
present | frego | fregues | frega | freguem | fregueu | freguen | |
imperfect | fregava | fregaves | fregava | fregàvem | fregàveu | fregaven | |
future | fregaré | fregaràs | fregarà | fregarem | fregareu | fregaran | |
preterite | freguí | fregares | fregà | fregàrem | fregàreu | fregaren | |
conditional | fregaria | fregaries | fregaria | fregaríem | fregaríeu | fregarien | |
subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
present | fregui | freguis | fregui | freguem | fregueu | freguin | |
imperfect | fregués | freguessis | fregués | freguéssim | freguéssiu | freguessin | |
imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós |
vostès | |
affirmative | — | frega | fregui | freguem | fregueu | freguin | |
negative (no) | — | no freguis | no fregui | no freguem | no fregueu | no freguin |
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “fregar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “fregar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “fregar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “fregar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Galician
editEtymology
editAttested since the 15th century. From Latin fricāre, present active infinitive of fricō. Compare English fray.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editfregar (first-person singular present frego, first-person singular preterite freguei, past participle fregado)
- to wash (dishes, clothes)
- to scrub, brush
- to rub, graze
- 1409, J. L. Pensado Tomé, editor, Rufus, Jordanus: Tratado de Albeitaria, Santiago de Compostela: Centro Ramón Piñeiro, page 109:
- Et teña a cabeça cuberta senpre con pano de llaã et hu[n]teno ameude fregandoo adefora con manteiga
- And he should have his head always covered with a wool cloth and they should smear him often, rubbing him outside with lard
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of fregar (g-gu alternation)
Reintegrated conjugation of fregar (g-gu alternation) (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)
1Less recommended.
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editReferences
edit- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “fregar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “fregar”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “fregar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- “fregar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “fregar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “fregar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Spanish
editEtymology
editInherited from Old Spanish fregar, from Latin fricāre. Compare English fray, Italian fregare.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editfregar (first-person singular present friego, first-person singular preterite fregué, past participle fregado)
- to wash (dishes)
- Ponte a fregar los platos, que ya hay muchos.
- Start doing the dishes, there's already a lot.
- to scrub
- fregar el suelo ― to scrub the floor
- (colloquial, Latin America) to peeve, annoy
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of fregar (e-ie alternation; g-gu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive | fregar | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
gerund | fregando | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | fregado | fregada | |||||
plural | fregados | fregadas | |||||
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 | friego | friegastú fregásvos |
friega | fregamos | fregáis | friegan | |
imperfect | fregaba | fregabas | fregaba | fregábamos | fregabais | fregaban | |
preterite | fregué | fregaste | fregó | fregamos | fregasteis | fregaron | |
future | fregaré | fregarás | fregará | fregaremos | fregaréis | fregarán | |
conditional | fregaría | fregarías | fregaría | fregaríamos | fregaríais | fregarían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | friegue | frieguestú freguésvos2 |
friegue | freguemos | freguéis | frieguen | |
imperfect (ra) |
fregara | fregaras | fregara | fregáramos | fregarais | fregaran | |
imperfect (se) |
fregase | fregases | fregase | fregásemos | fregaseis | fregasen | |
future1 | fregare | fregares | fregare | fregáremos | fregareis | fregaren | |
imperative | — | tú vos |
usted | nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ustedes | |
affirmative | friegatú fregávos |
friegue | freguemos | fregad | frieguen | ||
negative | no friegues | no friegue | no freguemos | no freguéis | no frieguen |
Selected combined forms of fregar (e-ie alternation; g-gu alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editFurther reading
edit- “fregar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28
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