callar

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Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin chalāre, from Ancient Greek χαλάω (khaláō).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

callar (first-person singular present callo, past participle callat)

  1. (intransitive) to be silent, to be quiet
  2. (intransitive) to hush, to stop talking, to become silent
  3. (transitive) to hush, to make silent
  4. (transitive) to say nothing about, to not mention

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of callar (first conjugation)
infinitive callar
present participle callant
past participle masculine feminine
singular callat callada
plural callats callades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present callo calles calla callem calleu callen
imperfect callava callaves callava callàvem callàveu callaven
future callaré callaràs callarà callarem callareu callaran
preterite callí callares callà callàrem callàreu callaren
conditional callaria callaries callaria callaríem callaríeu callarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present calli callis calli callem calleu callin
imperfect callés callessis callés calléssim calléssiu callessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
— calla calli callem calleu callin

Galician[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese, from Latin coagulare (“coagulate”). Cognate with Portuguese coalhar and Spanish cuajar.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

callar (first-person singular present callo, first-person singular preterite callei, past participle callado)

  1. to curdle, solidify
    • c1300, R. Martínez López (ed.), General Estoria. Versión gallega del siglo XIV. Oviedo: Archivum, page 183:
      desque entra o verão, por que estonçes se começã a rreter et deslyr as neues et as geadas que o poder do frio tem coalladas
      as soon as summer starts, because it's then that there begin to thaw and thin the snows and frosts that the power of the cold maintains curdled
  2. to coagulate

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of callar
singular plural
person first second third first second third
Infinitive eu ti el/ela/Vde. nós vós eles/elas/Vdes.
impersonal callar
personal callar callares callar callarmos callardes callaren
Gerund
callando
Past participle singular plural
masculine callado callados
feminine callada calladas
Indicative eu ti el/ela/Vde. nós vós eles/elas/Vdes.
present callo callas calla callamos callades callan
imperfect callaba callabas callaba callabamos callabades callaban
preterite callei callaches callou callamos callastes callaron
pluperfect callara callaras callara callaramos callarades callaran
future callarei callarás callará callaremos callaredes callarán
conditional callaría callarías callaría callariamos callariades callarían
Subjunctive eu ti el/ela/Vde. nós vós eles/elas/Vdes.
present calle calles calle callemos calledes callen
preterite callase callases callase callásemos callásedes callasen
future callar callares callar callarmos callardes callaren
Imperative – ti el/ela/Vde. nós vós eles/elas/Vdes.
affirmative – calla calle callemos callade callen
negative – calles calle callemos calledes callen

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • “coallar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “coall” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “callar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “callar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “callar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Vulgar Latin *callō, from Latin chalō, from Ancient Greek χαλάω (khaláō). Compare Portuguese calar.

Pronunciation[edit]

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /kaˈʝaɾ/, [kaˈʝaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /kaˈʎaɾ/, [kaˈʎaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kaˈʃaɾ/, [kaˈʃaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kaˈʒaɾ/, [kaˈʒaɾ]
  • Audio (Colombia)(file)

    • Verb[edit]

    callar (first-person singular present callo, first-person singular preterite callé, past participle callado)

    1. to calm
      Synonyms: calmar, tranquilizar
    2. (reflexive) to be silent, to shut up
      ¿Por qué no te callas?
      Why don’t you shut up?
    3. to keep silent
    4. (intransitive) to hush, to become silent
    5. (transitive) to hush, to make silent
    6. to not mention

    Conjugation[edit]

        Conjugation of callar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
    infinitive callar
    gerund callando
    past participle masculine feminine
    singular callado callada
    plural callados calladas
    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 callo callastú
    callásvos     		calla callamos calláis callan
    imperfect callaba callabas callaba callábamos callabais callaban
    preterite callé callaste calló callamos callasteis callaron
    future callaré callarás callará callaremos callaréis callarán
    conditional callaría callarías callaría callaríamos callaríais callarían
    subjunctive yo tú
    vos     		él/ella/ello
    usted     		nosotros
    nosotras     		vosotros
    vosotras     		ellos/ellas
    ustedes
    present calle callestú
    callésvos2     		calle callemos calléis callen
    imperfect
    (ra)     		callara callaras callara calláramos callarais callaran
    imperfect
    (se)     		callase callases callase callásemos callaseis callasen
    future1 callare callares callare calláremos callareis callaren
    imperative — tú
    vos     		usted nosotros
    nosotras     		vosotros
    vosotras     		ustedes
    affirmative callatú
    callávos     		calle callemos callad callen
    negative no calles no calle no callemos no calléis no callen

    1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
    2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

        Selected combined forms of callar

    These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

    singular plural
    1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
    with infinitive callar
    dative callarme callarte callarle, callarse callarnos callaros callarles, callarse
    accusative callarme callarte callarlo, callarla, callarse callarnos callaros callarlos, callarlas, callarse
    with gerund callando
    dative callándome callándote callándole, callándose callándonos callándoos callándoles, callándose
    accusative callándome callándote callándolo, callándola, callándose callándonos callándoos callándolos, callándolas, callándose
    with informal second-person singular tú imperative calla
    dative cállame cállate cállale cállanos not used cállales
    accusative cállame cállate cállalo, cállala cállanos not used cállalos, cállalas
    with informal second-person singular vos imperative callá
    dative callame callate callale callanos not used callales
    accusative callame callate callalo, callala callanos not used callalos, callalas
    with formal second-person singular imperative calle
    dative cálleme not used cállele, cállese cállenos not used cálleles
    accusative cálleme not used cállelo, cállela, cállese cállenos not used cállelos, cállelas
    with first-person plural imperative callemos
    dative not used callémoste callémosle callémonos callémoos callémosles
    accusative not used callémoste callémoslo, callémosla callémonos callémoos callémoslos, callémoslas
    with informal second-person plural imperative callad
    dative calladme not used calladle calladnos callaos calladles
    accusative calladme not used calladlo, calladla calladnos callaos calladlos, calladlas
    with formal second-person plural imperative callen
    dative cállenme not used cállenle cállennos not used cállenles, cállense
    accusative cállenme not used cállenlo, cállenla cállennos not used cállenlos, cállenlas, cállense
        Conjugation of callarse (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
    infinitive callarse
    gerund callándose
    past participle masculine feminine
    singular callado callada
    plural callados calladas
    singular plural
    1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
    personal non-finite yo tú
    vos     		él/ella/ello
    usted     		nosotros
    nosotras     		vosotros
    vosotras     		ellos/ellas
    ustedes
    infinitive callarme callarte callarse callarnos callaros callarse
    gerund callándome callándote callándose callándonos callándoos callándose
    indicative yo tú
    vos     		él/ella/ello
    usted     		nosotros
    nosotras     		vosotros
    vosotras     		ellos/ellas
    ustedes
    present me callo te callastú
    te callásvos     		se calla nos callamos os calláis se callan
    imperfect me callaba te callabas se callaba nos callábamos os callabais se callaban
    preterite me callé te callaste se calló nos callamos os callasteis se callaron
    future me callaré te callarás se callará nos callaremos os callaréis se callarán
    conditional me callaría te callarías se callaría nos callaríamos os callaríais se callarían
    subjunctive yo tú
    vos     		él/ella/ello
    usted     		nosotros
    nosotras     		vosotros
    vosotras     		ellos/ellas
    ustedes
    present me calle te callestú
    te callésvos2     		se calle nos callemos os calléis se callen
    imperfect
    (ra)     		me callara te callaras se callara nos calláramos os callarais se callaran
    imperfect
    (se)     		me callase te callases se callase nos callásemos os callaseis se callasen
    future1 me callare te callares se callare nos calláremos os callareis se callaren
    imperative — tú
    vos     		usted nosotros
    nosotras     		vosotros
    vosotras     		ustedes
    affirmative cállatetú
    callatevos     		cállese callémonos callaos cállense
    negative no te calles no se calle no nos callemos no os calléis no se callen

    1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
    2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Derived terms[edit]

    Further reading[edit]

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