📚 Language Studio & Grammar Reference
Catalan for Beginners • Català
Essential grammar rules, gender agreement tables, and an interactive verb conjugator covering regular, inchoative, and irregular paradigms.
Interactive Tool
Interactive Verb Conjugator
Explore present and periphrastic past tense forms across regular, inchoative, and irregular Catalan verbs.
💡 Verb Tips:
• -ar verbs form the vast majority of Catalan verbs.
• -ir verbs are mostly inchoative (taking -eixo, -eixes).
• Spoken past uses vaig + infinitive.
Select a verb from the dropdown to see full personal conjugations.
Essential Grammar Rules
🏷️ Definite Articles (Els articles definits)
the| Gender | Singular | Plural | Before Vowel / H |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masculine | el | els | l' |
| Feminine | la | les | l' |
📌 Apostrophization: Use l' before masculine words starting with a vowel or 'h' (e.g., l'home, l'amic) and feminine words starting with a vowel/h (e.g., l'aigua, l'hora), except unstressed i/u (e.g., la universitat).
🤝 Noun & Adjective Agreement
Adjectives in Catalan agree in both gender (masculine / feminine) and number (singular / plural) with the noun they describe.
| Form | Masculine | Feminine | English Translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | el cotxe blanc | la casa blanca | the white car / the white house |
| Plural | els cotxes blancs | les cases blanques | the white cars / the white houses |
⚙️ Regular Verb Conjugations (Present Indicative)
1st: -ar (e.g. parlar)
joparl-o
tuparl-es
ell/ellaparl-a
nosaltresparl-em
vosaltresparl-eu
ells/ellesparl-en
2nd: -er / -re (e.g. témer)
jotem-o
tutem-s
ell/ellatem
nosaltrestem-em
vosaltrestem-eu
ells/ellestem-en
3rd: -ir (e.g. sentir)
josent-o
tusent-s
ell/ellasent
nosaltressent-im
vosaltressent-iu
ells/ellessent-en