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Learning the Galician Verbs displayed below is vital to the language. Galician verbs are words that convey action (bring, read, walk, run), or a state of being (exist, stand). In most languages a verb may agree with the person, gender, and/or number of some of its arguments, such as its subject, or object.
- Present Tense
In Galician, verbs take the following endings to form the present tense:
Eu ... -o Nós ... -mos
Ti ... -as/-es Vós ... -des
El/Ela ... -a/-e Eles/Elas ... -an/-en
FALAR (to speak) COMER (to eat) DURMIR (to sleep)
Eu falo Eu como Eu durmo
Ti falas Ti comes Ti dormes
El/Ela fala El/Ela come El/Ela dorme
Nós falamos Nós comemos Nós durmimos
Vós falades Vós comedes Vós durmides
Eles/Elas falan Eles/Elas comen Eles/Elas dormen
These endings can help you a lot, because with them you can conjugate most of verbs into the present tense, you only need the stem of the verb.
- Past Tense
In Galician as well as in English the simple past tense (imperfect) is used to describe past events. The endings for the past tense verbs are:
Eu ... -ei/-ín Nós ... -amos/-emos/-imos
Ti ... -aches/-iches Vós ... -astes/estes
El/Ela ... -ou/-eu/-iu Eles/Elas ... -aron/-eron/-iron
FALAR (to speak) COMER (to eat) DURMIR (to sleep)
Eu falei Eu comín Eu durmín
Ti falaches Ti comiches Ti durmiches
El/Ela falou El/Ela comeu El/Ela durmiu
Nós falamos Nós comemos Nós durmmimos
Vós falastes Vós comestes Vós durmistes
Eles/Elas falaron Eles/Elas comeron Eles/Elas durmiron
So just take any regular verb stem and add it to the endings above.
- Future Tense
To form the future in Galician it’s very easy, just use the whole infinitive verb plus these following ending:
Eu ... -ei Nós ... -emos
Ti ... -ás Vós ... -edes
El/Ela ... -á Eles/Elas ... -án
FALAR (to speak) COMER (to eat) DURMIR (to sleep)
Eu falarei Eu comerei Eu durmirei
Ti falarás Ti comerás Ti durmirás
El/Ela falará El/Ela comerá El/Ela durmirá
Nós falaremos Nós comeremos Nós durmiremos
Vós falaredes Vós comeredes Vós durmiredes
Eles/Elas falarán Eles/Elas comerán Eles/Elas durmirán
This means that you don’t have to worry about the stem of a verb, just take it as an infinitive and add the above future endings to it.
Here are some examples:
| English Verbs | Galician Verbs |
|---|---|
| Verbs | Verbos |
| Past | Pasado |
| I spoke | Eu falei |
| I wrote | Eu escribín |
| I drove | Eu conducín |
| I loved | Eu amei |
| I gave | Eu dei |
| I smiled | Eu sorrín |
| I took | Eu collín |
| he spoke | El falou |
| he wrote | El escribíu |
| he drove | El conducíu |
| he loved | El amou |
| he gave | El deu |
| he smiled | El sorríu |
| he took | El colleu |
| we spoke | Nós falamos |
| we wrote | Nós escribimos |
| we drove | Nós conducimos |
| we loved | Nós amamos |
| we gave | Nós demos |
| we smiled | Nós sorrimos |
| we took | Nós collimos |
| Future | Futuro |
| I will speak | Eu falarei |
| I will write | Eu escribirei |
| I will drive | Eu conducirei |
| I will love | Eu amarei |
| I will give | Eu darei |
| I will smile | Eu sorrirei |
| I will take | Eu collerei |
| he will speak | El falará |
| he will write | El escribirá |
| he will drive | El conducirá |
| he will love | El amará |
| he will give | El dará |
| he will smile | Sorrirá |
| he will take | El collerá |
| we will speak | Nós falaremos |
| we will write | Nós escribiremos |
| we will drive | Nós conduciremos |
| we will love | Nós amaremos |
| we will give | Nós daremos |
| we will smile | sorriremos |
| we will take | Nós colleremos |
| Present | Presente |
| I speak | Eu falo |
| I write | Eu escribo |
| I drive | Eu conduzo |
| I love | Eu amo |
| I give | Eu dou |
| I smile | sorrio |
| I take | Eu collo |
| he speaks | El fala |
| he writes | El escribe |
| he drives | El conduce |
| he loves | El ama |
| he gives | El dá |
| he smiles | sorrí |
| he takes | El colle |
| we speak | Nós falamos |
| we write | Nós escribimos |
| we drive | Nós conducimos |
| we love | Nós amamos |
| we give | Nós damos |
| we smile | sorrimos |
| we take | Nós collemos |
Notice the structure of the Verbs in Galician.
Below is a list of the conjugated Verbs in the present past and future in Galician placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Galician vocabulary.
| English Verbs | Galician Verbs |
|---|---|
| I can accept that | Podo aceptalo |
| she added it | Ela o engadiu |
| we admit it | Nós admitimos |
| they advised him | Eles o advertiron |
| I can agree with that | Podo estar de acordo con iso |
| she allows it | Ela o permite |
| we announce it | Nós o anunciamos |
| I can apologize | Podo desculpar |
| she appears today | Ela aparece hoxe |
| they arranged that | Eles acordaron que |
| I can arrive tomorrow | Podo chegar mañá |
| she can ask him | Pode pedirlle |
| she attaches that | Ela engade que |
| we attack them | Nós os atacamos |
| they avoid her | Eles a evitan |
| I can bake it | Podo preparalo |
| she is like him | Ela é coma el |
| we beat it | Nós o vencemos |
| they became happy | Puxéronse ledos |
| I can begin that | Podo comezalo |
| we borrowed money | Prestamos diñeiro |
| they breathe air | respiran ar |
| I can bring it | Podo traelo |
| I can build that | Podo construilo |
| she buys food | Ela compra comida |
| we calculate it | Nós calculámolo |
| they carry it | Eles o levan |
| they don't cheat | Eles non enganan |
| she chooses him | Ela o escolleu |
| we close it | Pechámolo |
| he comes here | el ven aquí |
| I can compare that | Podo comparalo |
| she competes with me | Ela compite comigo |
| we complain about it | Queixámosnos |
| they continued reading | eles continuaron lendo |
| he cried about that | ela chorou con iso |
| I can decide now | Podo decidir agora |
| she described it to me | ela describiumo |
| we disagree about it | nós non estamos dacordo con iso |
| they disappeared quickly | eles desapareceron rapidamente |
| I discovered that | Eu descubrín que |
| she dislikes that | A ela non lle gusta que |
| we do it | facemos |
| they dream about it | eles soñan con iso |
| I earned | eu gañei |
| he eats a lot | el come moito |
| we enjoyed that | nos gusta que |
| they entered here | eles entraron aquí |
| he escaped that | el escapou de que |
| I can explain that | Podo explicalo |
| she feels that too | Sinteo tamén |
| we fled from there | fuximos de alí |
| they will fly tomorrow | eles voarán mañá |
| I can follow you | Podo seguirte |
| she forgot me | ela me esqueceu |
| we forgive him | nós o esquecimos a el |
| I can give her that | Podo perdoarllo |
| she goes there | ela vai aí |
| we greeted them | Saudámolos |
| I hate that | eu odio que |
| I can hear it | Podo escoitalo |
| she imagine that | ela imaxina que |
| we invited them | nós invitámolos |
| I know him | o coñezo |
| she learned it | ela o aprendeu |
| we leave now | ímonos agora |
| they lied about him | eles mentiron sobre el |
| I can listen to that | podo escoitar iso |
| she lost that | ela perdeu o que |
| we made it yesterday | o fixemos onte |
| they met him | o encontraron |
| I misspell that | eu escribo mal que |
| I always pray | eu sempre rezo |
| she prefers that | ela prefire que |
| we protected them | nos protexímolos |
| they will punish her | eles castigarana |
| I can put it there | eu podo poñelo alí |
| she will read it | ela leeráo |
| we received that | recibimos que |
| they refuse to talk | eles néganse a falar |
| I remember that | Lembro que |
| she repeats that | ela repite que |
| we see it | o vemos |
| they sell it | o venden |
| I sent that yesterday | envieino onte |
| he shaved his beard | afeitou a súa barba |
| it shrunk quickly | encolleuse rapidamente |
| we will sing it | cantarémolo |
| they sat there | sentáronse aquí |
| I can speak it | podo dicilo |
| she spends money | ela gasta os cartos |
| we suffered from that | nós sufrímolo desde aquela |
| they suggest that | eles suxiren que |
| I surprised him | sorprendino |
| she took that | ela colleu que |
| we teach it | aprendímolo |
| they told us | dixéronnnos |
| she thanked him | agradeceulle |
| I can think about it | podo pensar niso |
| she threw it | ela tirouno |
| we understand that | entendemos que |
| they want that | eles queren que |
| I can wear it | Podo usalo |
| she writes that | Ela escribe que |
| we talk about it | falamos sobre isto |
| they have it | eles teñen |
| I watched it | Eu asistir-lo |
| I will talk about it | Vou falar sobre iso |
| he bought that yesterday | que comprou onte |
| we finished it | que rematou |
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