cravar

Portuguese

Etymology

cravo +‎ -ar, from Old Portuguese cravo (“nail”), from Latin clāvus (“nail”), or from the Late Latin clāvāre, present active infinitive of clāvō.

Pronunciation

• (Paulista) IPA^(key): /kɾa.ˈva(ɹ)/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɾa.ˈva(ɻ)/
• (Carioca) IPA^(key): /kɾa.ˈva(χ)/

Verb

cravar (first-person singular present indicative cravo, past participle cravado)

1. to stick firmly
2. to nail

Conjugation

  Conjugation of the Portuguese -ar verb cravar

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	cravar
Personal	cravar	cravares	cravar	cravarmos	cravardes	cravarem
Gerund
	cravando
Past participle
Masculine	cravado			cravados
Feminine	cravada			cravadas
Indicative
Present	cravo	cravas	crava	cravamos	cravais	cravam
Imperfect	cravava	cravavas	cravava	cravávamos	craváveis	cravavam
Preterite	cravei	cravaste	cravou	cravamos cravámos	cravastes	cravaram
Pluperfect	cravara	cravaras	cravara	craváramos	craváreis	cravaram
Future	cravarei	cravarás	cravará	cravaremos	cravareis	cravarão
Conditional	cravaria	cravarias	cravaria	cravaríamos	cravaríeis	cravariam
Subjunctive
Present	crave	craves	crave	cravemos	craveis	cravem
Imperfect	cravasse	cravasses	cravasse	cravássemos	cravásseis	cravassem
Future	cravar	cravares	cravar	cravarmos	cravardes	cravarem
Imperative
Affirmative	crave	crava	crave	cravemos	cravai	cravem
Negative (não)	crave	craves	crave	cravemos	craveis	cravem

Synonyms

• (stick): fixar, fincar, grudar
• (nail): pregar, cravejar

Related terms

• cravação
• cravado
• cravador

• cravadura
• craveiro
• cravo