gratar

See also: grătar

Catalan

Etymology

Of Germanic origin; probably borrowed from Frankish *kratton, from Proto-Germanic *krattōną. Compare French gratter, Italian grattare, Sicilian grattari.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ɡɾəˈta/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ɡɾaˈtaɾ/
• Homophone: gratà
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

gratar (first-person singular present grato, past participle gratat)

1. to scratch (with the nails)

   Synonym: rascar

Conjugation

Conjugation of gratar (first conjugation)

infinitive			gratar
present participle			gratant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		gratat		gratada
		plural		gratats		gratades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	grato	grates	grata	gratem	grateu	graten
	imperfect	gratava	grataves	gratava	gratàvem	gratàveu	grataven
	future	grataré	grataràs	gratarà	gratarem	gratareu	grataran
	preterite	gratí	gratares	gratà	gratàrem	gratàreu	grataren
	conditional	grataria	grataries	grataria	grataríem	grataríeu	gratarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	grati	gratis	grati	gratem	grateu	gratin
	imperfect	gratés	gratessis	gratés	gratéssim	gratéssiu	gratessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
		—	grata	grati	gratem	grateu	gratin

Derived terms

• gratabous
• gratacel
• gratament

 

Further reading

• “gratar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “gratar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2022
• “gratar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “gratar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto grati, English grate, French gratter, Italian grattare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡraˈtar/

Verb

gratar (present tense gratas, past tense gratis, future tense gratos, imperative gratez, conditional gratus)

1. (transitive) to scrape (against), scratch (lightly)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of gratar

		present		past		future
infinitive		gratar		gratir		grator
tense		gratas		gratis		gratos
conditional		gratus
imperative		gratez
adjective active participle		gratanta		gratinta		gratonta
adverbial active participle		gratante		gratinte		gratonte
nominal active participle	singular	gratanto		gratinto		gratonto
	plural	gratanti		gratinti		gratonti
adjective passive participle		gratata		gratita		gratota
adverbial passive participle		gratate		gratite		gratote
nominal passive participle	singular	gratato		gratito		gratoto
	plural	gratati		gratiti		gratoti

Derived terms

• gratigar