reclamar

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin reclāmāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [rə.kləˈma]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [re.klaˈmaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [re.klaˈma]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
• Hyphenation: re‧cla‧mar

Verb

reclamar (first-person singular present reclamo, first-person singular preterite reclamí, past participle reclamat)

1. (transitive) to claim
2. (transitive) to demand
3. (transitive) to call (a bird)
4. (intransitive) to protest

Conjugation

    Central Catalan conjugation of reclamar (first conjugation)

infinitive			reclamar
gerund			reclamant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		reclamat		reclamada
		plural		reclamats		reclamades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	reclamo	reclames	reclama	reclamem	reclameu	reclamen
	imperfect	reclamava	reclamaves	reclamava	reclamàvem	reclamàveu	reclamaven
	future	reclamaré	reclamaràs	reclamarà	reclamarem	reclamareu	reclamaran
	preterite	reclamí	reclamares	reclamà	reclamàrem	reclamàreu	reclamaren
	conditional	reclamaria	reclamaries	reclamaria	reclamaríem	reclamaríeu	reclamarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	reclami	reclamis	reclami	reclamem	reclameu	reclamin
	imperfect	reclamés	reclamessis	reclamés	reclaméssim	reclaméssiu	reclamessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	reclama	reclami	reclamem	reclameu	reclamin
	negative (no)	—	no reclamis	no reclami	no reclamem	no reclameu	no reclamin

Derived terms

• reclam

Related terms

• reclamació
• clamar

Further reading

• “reclamar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Italic *wre-

Latin re-

Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-m-

Proto-Indo-European *kl̥h₁m-

Proto-Italic *klām-der.

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -ō

Latin clāmō

Latin reclāmārelbor.

Portuguese reclamar

Learned borrowing from Latin reclāmāre.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.klaˈma(ʁ)/ [he.klaˈma(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.klaˈma(ʁ)/ [he.klaˈma(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ʁe.klaˈma(ɾ)/ [he.klaˈma(ɾ)]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁe.klaˈma(ʁ)/ [χe.klaˈma(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ʁe.klaˈma(ɻ)/ [he.klaˈma(ɻ)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.klɐˈmaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.klɐˈmaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.klɐˈma.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: re‧cla‧mar

Verb

reclamar (first-person singular present reclamo, first-person singular preterite reclamei, past participle reclamado)

1. to complain
   • 2023, Djalma do Nascimento Sousa, chapter V, in Memórias do Sul do Maranhão, Maranhão, page 106:

     Reclamar por algo errado para o pobre é uma ofensa grave, pois não quer mudar, porque já criou o seu universo mundano […]

     Complaining about something being wrong for the poor is a serious offense, because they don't want to change, because they've already created their worldly universe […] .

2. to claim

Conjugation

    Conjugation of reclamar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	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	reclamar
Personal	reclamar	reclamares	reclamar	reclamarmos	reclamardes	reclamarem
Gerund
	reclamando
Past participle
Masculine	reclamado			reclamados
Feminine	reclamada			reclamadas
Indicative
Present	reclamo	reclamas	reclama	reclamamos	reclamais	reclamam
Imperfect	reclamava	reclamavas	reclamava	reclamávamos	reclamáveis	reclamavam
Preterite	reclamei	reclamaste	reclamou	reclamamos1, reclamámos2	reclamastes	reclamaram
Pluperfect	reclamara	reclamaras	reclamara	reclamáramos	reclamáreis	reclamaram
Future	reclamarei	reclamarás	reclamará	reclamaremos	reclamareis	reclamarão
Conditional	reclamaria	reclamarias	reclamaria	reclamaríamos	reclamaríeis	reclamariam
Subjunctive
Present	reclame	reclames	reclame	reclamemos	reclameis	reclamem
Imperfect	reclamasse	reclamasses	reclamasse	reclamássemos	reclamásseis	reclamassem
Future	reclamar	reclamares	reclamar	reclamarmos	reclamardes	reclamarem
Imperative
Affirmative		reclama	reclame	reclamemos	reclamai	reclamem
Negative (não)		não reclames	não reclame	não reclamemos	não reclameis	não reclamem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:reclamar.

Derived terms

• reclamação
• reclamão

Related terms

• clamar

Further reading

• “reclamar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “reclamar”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), São Paulo: 7Graus, 2009–2026
• “reclamar”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “reclamar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Italic *wre-

Latin re-

Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-m-

Proto-Indo-European *kl̥h₁m-

Proto-Italic *klām-der.

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -ō

Latin clāmō

Latin reclāmārelbor.

Spanish reclamar

Learned borrowing from Latin reclāmāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reklaˈmaɾ/ [re.klaˈmaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: re‧cla‧mar

Verb

reclamar (first-person singular present reclamo, first-person singular preterite reclamé, past participle reclamado)

1. to reclaim, to recover possession of
2. to claim, to ask for, to demand
3. to lure (with a decoy or whistle while hunting)
4. to look for (a criminal), to summon (a witness)
5. to protest, to complain, to object, to clamor, to reclaim
6. (poetic) to resound
7. (nautical) to hoist taut

Conjugation

    Conjugation of reclamar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			reclamar
gerund			reclamando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		reclamado		reclamada
		plural		reclamados		reclamadas
		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	reclamo	reclamastú reclamásvos	reclama	reclamamos	reclamáis	reclaman
	imperfect	reclamaba	reclamabas	reclamaba	reclamábamos	reclamabais	reclamaban
	preterite	reclamé	reclamaste	reclamó	reclamamos	reclamasteis	reclamaron
	future	reclamaré	reclamarás	reclamará	reclamaremos	reclamaréis	reclamarán
	conditional	reclamaría	reclamarías	reclamaría	reclamaríamos	reclamaríais	reclamarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	reclame	reclamestú reclamésvos2	reclame	reclamemos	reclaméis	reclamen
	imperfect (ra)	reclamara	reclamaras	reclamara	reclamáramos	reclamarais	reclamaran
	imperfect (se)	reclamase	reclamases	reclamase	reclamásemos	reclamaseis	reclamasen
	future1	reclamare	reclamares	reclamare	reclamáremos	reclamareis	reclamaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		reclamatú reclamávos	reclame	reclamemos	reclamad	reclamen
	negative		no reclames	no reclame	no reclamemos	no reclaméis	no reclamen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of reclamar

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 reclamar	dative	reclamarme	reclamarte	reclamarle, reclamarse	reclamarnos	reclamaros	reclamarles, reclamarse
	accusative	reclamarme	reclamarte	reclamarlo, reclamarla, reclamarse	reclamarnos	reclamaros	reclamarlos, reclamarlas, reclamarse
with gerund reclamando	dative	reclamándome	reclamándote	reclamándole, reclamándose	reclamándonos	reclamándoos	reclamándoles, reclamándose
	accusative	reclamándome	reclamándote	reclamándolo, reclamándola, reclamándose	reclamándonos	reclamándoos	reclamándolos, reclamándolas, reclamándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative reclama	dative	reclámame	reclámate	reclámale	reclámanos	not used	reclámales
	accusative	reclámame	reclámate	reclámalo, reclámala	reclámanos	not used	reclámalos, reclámalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative reclamá	dative	reclamame	reclamate	reclamale	reclamanos	not used	reclamales
	accusative	reclamame	reclamate	reclamalo, reclamala	reclamanos	not used	reclamalos, reclamalas
with formal second-person singular imperative reclame	dative	reclámeme	not used	reclámele, reclámese	reclámenos	not used	reclámeles
	accusative	reclámeme	not used	reclámelo, reclámela, reclámese	reclámenos	not used	reclámelos, reclámelas
with first-person plural imperative reclamemos	dative	not used	reclamémoste	reclamémosle	reclamémonos	reclamémoos	reclamémosles
	accusative	not used	reclamémoste	reclamémoslo, reclamémosla	reclamémonos	reclamémoos	reclamémoslos, reclamémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative reclamad	dative	reclamadme	not used	reclamadle	reclamadnos	reclamaos	reclamadles
	accusative	reclamadme	not used	reclamadlo, reclamadla	reclamadnos	reclamaos	reclamadlos, reclamadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative reclamen	dative	reclámenme	not used	reclámenle	reclámennos	not used	reclámenles, reclámense
	accusative	reclámenme	not used	reclámenlo, reclámenla	reclámennos	not used	reclámenlos, reclámenlas, reclámense

Related terms

• clamar
• reclamación
• reclamante
• reclamarse
• reclame
• reclamo

Further reading

• “reclamar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025