lavar

Ido

Verb

lavar (present tense lavas, past tense lavis, future tense lavos, imperative lavez, conditional lavus)

1. (transitive) to wash

Conjugation

Conjugation of lavar

	present	past	future
tense	lavas	lavis	lavos
perfect		lavabis	lavabos
infinitive	lavar	lavir	lavor
active participle	lavanta	lavinta	lavonta
nominal active participle	lavanto pl. lavanti	lavinto pl. lavinti	lavonto pl. lavonti
adverbial active participle	lavante	lavinte	lavonte
passive participle	lavata	lavita	lavota
nominal passive participle	lavato pl. lavati	lavito pl. laviti	lavoto pl. lavoti
adverbial passive participle	lavate	lavite	lavote
imperative	lavez	lavabez
conditional	lavus	lavabus

Derived terms

• laverio

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin lavāre, present active infinitive of lavō (“I wash”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA: /lɐˈvaɾ/

Verb

lavar (first-person singular present indicative lavo, past participle lavado)

1. to wash (to clean with water)

Conjugation

  Conjugation of the Portuguese -ar verb lavar

Notes:

• This is a regular verb of the -ar group.
• Verbs with this conjugation include: amar, cantar, gritar, marchar, mostrar, nadar, parar, participar, retirar, separar, viajar.

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	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele/ela/você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles/elas/vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	lavar
Personal	lavar	lavares	lavar	lavarmos	lavardes	lavarem
Gerund
	lavando
Past participle
Masculine	lavado			lavados
Feminine	lavada			lavadas
Indicative
Present	lavo	lavas	lava	lavamos	lavais	lavam
Imperfect	lavava	lavavas	lavava	lavávamos	laváveis	lavavam
Preterite	lavei	lavaste	lavou	lavamos lavámos	lavastes	lavaram
Pluperfect	lavara	lavaras	lavara	laváramos	laváreis	lavaram
Future	lavarei	lavarás	lavará	lavaremos	lavareis	lavarão
Conditional	lavaria	lavarias	lavaria	lavaríamos	lavaríeis	lavariam
Subjunctive
Present	lave	laves	lave	lavemos	laveis	lavem
Imperfect	lavasse	lavasses	lavasse	lavássemos	lavásseis	lavassem
Future	lavar	lavares	lavar	lavarmos	lavardes	lavarem
Imperative
Affirmative	lave	lava	lave	lavemos	lavai	lavem
Negative (não)	lave	laves	lave	lavemos	laveis	lavem

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin lavāre, present active infinitive of lavō (“I wash”).

Verb

lavar (first-person singular present lavo, first-person singular preterite lavé, past participle lavado)

1. (transitive) to wash
2. (transitive) to wipe, clear (disgrace, doubt etc)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of lavar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			lavar
gerund			lavando
past participle			lavado
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú	él/ella usted	nosotros	vosotros	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	lavo	lavas	lava	lavamos	laváis	lavan
	imperfect	lavaba	lavabas	lavaba	lavábamos	lavabais	lavaban
	preterite	lavé	lavaste	lavó	lavamos	lavasteis	lavaron
	future	lavaré	lavarás	lavará	lavaremos	lavaréis	lavarán
	conditional	lavaría	lavarías	lavaría	lavaríamos	lavaríais	lavarían
subjunctive		yo	tú	él/ella usted	nosotros	vosotros	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	lave	laves	lave	lavemos	lavéis	laven
	imperfect (ra)	lavara	lavaras	lavara	laváramos	lavarais	lavaran
	imperfect (se)	lavase	lavases	lavase	lavásemos	lavaseis	lavasen
	future	lavare	lavares	lavare	laváremos	lavareis	lavaren
imperative		—	tú	usted	nosotros	vosotros	ustedes
	affirmative		lava	lave	lavemos	lavad	laven
	negative		no laves	no lave	no lavemos	no lavéis	no laven

Related terms

lavable lavabo lavada lavado lavador lavadora

lavadura lavaje lavandería lavarse lavatorio loción

Derived terms

lavacoches lavamanos m

lavaplatos m lavavajillas m

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Swedish

Noun

lavar

1. indefinite plural of lav
2. indefinite plural of lave