caldre

Catalan

From Latin calēre, present active infinitive of caleō, from Proto-Italic *kalēō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱelh₁-. First attested in the 13th century.[1] Compare Occitan caler.

caldre

(impersonal) it is needed, it is necessary
No cal. ― [It is] not necessary.
(impersonal, +que +relative clause) to have to, to need to, must
Cal que vinguin tots. ― They all need to come.

Conjugation of caldre (defective verb used only in third person)

person		singular			plural
infinitive			caldre
present participle			calent
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		calgut (not used adjectivally)		{{{53}}}
		plural		{{{52}}}		{{{54}}}
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	—	—	cal	—	—	calen
	imperfect	—	—	calia	—	—	calien
	future	—	—	caldrà	—	—	caldran
	preterite	—	—	calgué	—	—	calgueren
	conditional	—	—	caldria	—	—	caldrien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	—	—	calgui	—	—	calguin
	imperfect	—	—	calgués	—	—	calguessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
imperative		—	—	—	—	—	—

“caldre”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023