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salvar
salvar
Catalan
Verb
salvar (first-person singular present salvo, past participle salvat)
Conjugation
| infinitive | salvar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | salvant | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | salvat | salvada | |||||
| plural | salvats | salvades | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès |
|
| present | salvo | salves | salva | salvem | salveu | salven | |
| imperfect | salvava | salvaves | salvava | salvàvem | salvàveu | salvaven | |
| future | salvaré | salvaràs | salvarà | salvarem | salvareu | salvaran | |
| preterite | salví | salvares | salvà | salvàrem | salvàreu | salvaren | |
| conditional | salvaria | salvaries | salvaria | salvaríem | salvaríeu | salvarien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès |
|
| present | salvi | salvis | salvi | salvem | salveu | salvin | |
| imperfect | salvés | salvessis | salvés | salvéssim | salvéssiu | salvessin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós |
vostès | |
| — | salva | salvi | salvem | salveu | salvin | ||
Synonyms
Occitan
Etymology
From Late Latin salvāre, present active infinitive of salvō (“I save”), from Latin salvus.
Verb
salvar
- to save
Conjugation
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Old French
Etymology
From Late Latin salvāre, present active infinitive of salvō (“I save”), from Latin salvus.
Verb
salvar
- (9th century) Alternative form of sauver
Usage notes
- Used in the Oaths of Strasbourg
Old Provençal
Etymology
From Late Latin salvāre, present active infinitive of salvō (“I save”), from Latin salvus.
Verb
salvar
- to save (remove something from danger)
Related terms
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese salvar, from Late Latin salvāre, present active infinitive of salvō (“I save”), from Latin salvus (“safe”), from Proto-Indo-European *solo- (“whole”).
Pronunciation
- (Paulista) IPA(key): /saw.ˈva(ɹ)/
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /saw.ˈva(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /saɫ.ˈvaɾ/
- Hyphenation: sal‧var
Verb
salvar (first-person singular present indicative salvo, past participle salvado)
- to save (to help someone to survive; to make sure something isn’t destroyed)
- (computing, Brazil) to save (to write a file to disk)
- (theology) to save (to redeem or protect someone from eternal damnation)
- to greet with a salvo
- (by extension) to greet
Quotations
For usage examples of this term, see Citations:salvar.
Conjugation
Synonyms
- (to help someone survive): ajudar, proteger, resgatar, salvaguardar, socorrer
- (to save a computing file): guardar (Portugal)
- (to redeem): redimir
- (to greet): cumprimentar, saudar
Derived terms
Related terms
Spanish
Etymology
From Late Latin salvāre, present active infinitive of salvō (“I save”), from Latin salvus.
Verb
salvar (first-person singular present salvo, first-person singular preterite salvé, past participle salvado)
Conjugation
| infinitive | salvar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | salvando | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | salvado | salvada | |||||
| plural | salvados | salvadas | |||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| indicative | yo | tú vos |
él/ella usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes |
|
| present | salvo | salvastú salvásvos |
salva | salvamos | salváis | salvan | |
| imperfect | salvaba | salvabas | salvaba | salvábamos | salvabais | salvaban | |
| preterite | salvé | salvaste | salvó | salvamos | salvasteis | salvaron | |
| future | salvaré | salvarás | salvará | salvaremos | salvaréis | salvarán | |
| conditional | salvaría | salvarías | salvaría | salvaríamos | salvaríais | salvarían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos |
él/ella usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes |
|
| present | salve | salvestú salvésvos1 |
salve | salvemos | salvéis | salven | |
| imperfect (ra) |
salvara | salvaras | salvara | salváramos | salvarais | salvaran | |
| imperfect (se) |
salvase | salvases | salvase | salvásemos | salvaseis | salvasen | |
| future | salvare | salvares | salvare | salváremos | salvareis | salvaren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos |
usted | nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ustedes | |
| affirmative | salvatú salvávos |
salve | salvemos | salvad | salven | ||
| negative | no salves | no salve | no salvemos | no salvéis | no salven | ||
These forms are generated automatically and may not be attested. Pronoun usage varies by region.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| with infinitive salvar | |||||||
| dative | salvarme | salvarte, salvarle | salvarle, salvarse | salvarnos | salvaros, salvarles | salvarles, salvarse | |
| accusative | salvarme | salvarte, salvarlo, salvarla | salvarlo, salvarla, salvarse | salvarnos | salvaros, salvarlos, salvarlas | salvarlos, salvarlas, salvarse | |
| with gerund salvando | |||||||
| dative | salvándome | salvándote, salvándole | salvándole, salvándose | salvándonos | salvándoos, salvándoles | salvándoles, salvándose | |
| accusative | salvándome | salvándote, salvándolo, salvándola | salvándolo, salvándola, salvándose | salvándonos | salvándoos, salvándolos, salvándolas | salvándolos, salvándolas, salvándose | |
| with informal second-person singular imperative salva | |||||||
| dative | salvame | salvate, salvale | salvale | salvanos | salvaos, salvales | salvales | |
| accusative | salvame | salvate, salvalo, salvala | salvalo, salvala | salvanos | salvaos, salvalos, salvalas | salvalos, salvalas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative salve | |||||||
| dative | sálveme | sálvete, sálvele | sálvele, sálvese | sálvenos | sálveles | sálveles, sálvese | |
| accusative | sálveme | sálvete, sálvelo, sálvela | sálvelo, sálvela, sálvese | sálvenos | sálvelos, sálvelas | sálvelos, sálvelas, sálvese | |
| with first-person plural imperative salvemos | |||||||
| dative | not used | salvémosle | salvémosle | salvémonos | salvémosles | salvémosles | |
| accusative | not used | salvémoslo, salvémosla | salvémoslo, salvémosla | salvémonos | salvémoslos, salvémoslas | salvémoslos, salvémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative salvad | |||||||
| dative | salvadme | salvadle | salvadle | salvadnos | salvaos, salvadles | salvadles | |
| accusative | salvadme | salvadlo, salvadla | salvadlo, salvadla | salvadnos | salvaos, salvadlos, salvadlas | salvadlos, salvadlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative salven | |||||||
| dative | sálvenme | sálvente, sálvenle | sálvenle, sálvense | sálvenos | sálvenles | sálvenles, sálvense | |
| accusative | sálvenme | sálvente, sálvenlo, sálvenla | sálvenlo, sálvenla, sálvense | sálvenos | sálvenlos, sálvenlas | sálvenlos, sálvenlas, sálvense | |
Related terms
See also
Venetian
Etymology
From Late Latin salvāre, present active infinitive of salvō (“I save”), from Latin salvus. Compare Italian salvare.
Verb
salvar
- (transitive) to save
Conjugation
- Venetian conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
| infinitive | salvar | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| auxiliary verb | aver | gerund | salvando | |||
| past participle | salvà | |||||
| person | singular | plural | ||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| indicative | mi | ti | eło / eła | noialtri / noialtre | voialtri / voialtre | łuri / łore |
| present | salvo | (te) salvi | (el/ła) salva | salvémo, salvòn | salvé | (i/łe) salva |
| imperfect | salvava | (te) salvavi | (el/ła) salvava | salvàvimo | salvavi | (i/łe) salvava |
| future | salvarò | (te) salvarè | (el/ła) salvarà | salvarémo | salvarè | (i/łe) salvarà |
| conditional | mi | ti | eło / eła | noialtri / noialtre | voialtri / voialtre | łuri / łore |
| present | salvarìa | (te) salvarisi | (el/ła) salvarìa | salvarìsimo | salvarisi | (i/łe) salvarìa |
| subjunctive | che mi | che ti | che eło / eła | che noialtri / noialtre | che voialtri / voialtre | che łuri / łore |
| present | salve, salva | (te) salvi | (el/ła) salve, (el/ła) salva | salvémo, salvone | salvé | (i/łe) salve, (i/łe) salva |
| imperfect | salvase | (te) salvasi | (el/ła) salvase | salvàsimo | salvasi | (i/łe) salvase |
| imperative | — | ti | eło / eła | noialtri / noialtre | voialtri / voialtre | łuri / łore |
| — | (te) salva | (el/ła) salva, (el/ła) salve | salvémo | salvé | (i/łe) salva, (i/łe) salve | |