Present of -ar Verbs

Level 1

Regular -ar verbs take the same six endings.

How It Works

Personparlarcantar
ieuparlicanti
tuparlascantas
el, elaparlacanta
nosautresparlamcantam
vosautres, vosparlatzcantatz
eles, elasparlancantan

The -i of the first person is typical of Languedocien. Spanish and Catalan end in -o, and Provençal ends in -e, so check yourself on parli.

The present covers "I speak" and "I am speaking": Parli occitan. Because the ending shows the person, the pronoun is usually left out.

A few -ar verbs change their stem vowel or spelling (demòri but demoram, mangi but manjam). The endings stay the same.

Examples (5)

  1. Canti a l'ostal.

    I sing at home.

    Cantar takes -i for I.

  2. Parlas plan.

    You speak well.

    Parlar takes -as for tu.

  3. Maria manja aicí.

    Maria eats here.

    Manjar takes -a for he or she.

  4. Parlam amb Joan.

    We are speaking with Joan.

    The ending -am shows we.

  5. Cantan en occitan.

    They sing in Occitan.

    The ending -an shows they.

Common Mistakes

  • Using the Spanish or Catalan ending for I.

    Parlo occitan.
    Parli occitan.

    Languedocien ends the I form of -ar verbs in -i, not -o.

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Present of -ar VerbsLevel 1

Learn This First

Regular -ar verbs take endings on a stem, so the infinitive and the six slots of èsser come first.

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Patterns that build on this one.

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