dreçar

Catalan

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *drectiare, contraction of *directiare, a frequentative of dirigo (“I lay straight”). Cognate to Old French drecer, Italian drizzare.

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /dɾəˈsa/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /dɾeˈsaɾ/

Verb

dreçar (first-person singular present dreço, past participle dreçat)

(intransitive) to go straight
(transitive) to straighten, to set upright
(transitive) to erect, to construct
(reflexive) to straighten up, to stand up straight

Conjugation

Conjugation of dreçar (first conjugation)

person		singular			plural
infinitive			dreçar
present participle			dreçant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		dreçat		dreçada
		plural		dreçats		dreçades
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	dreço	dreces	dreça	drecem	dreceu	drecen
	imperfect	dreçava	dreçaves	dreçava	dreçàvem	dreçàveu	dreçaven
	future	dreçaré	dreçaràs	dreçarà	dreçarem	dreçareu	dreçaran
	preterite	drecí	dreçares	dreçà	dreçàrem	dreçàreu	dreçaren
	conditional	dreçaria	dreçaries	dreçaria	dreçaríem	dreçaríeu	dreçarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	dreci	drecis	dreci	drecem	dreceu	drecin
	imperfect	drecés	drecessis	drecés	drecéssim	drecéssiu	drecessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
imperative		—	dreça	dreci	drecem	dreceu	drecin

Derived terms

Related terms

dirigir
dret

Further reading

“dreçar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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