befar

Catalan

Etymology

From befa +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [bəˈfa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [beˈfaɾ]

Verb

befar (first-person singular present befo, first-person singular preterite befí, past participle befat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

1. (transitive) to jeer, to taunt

Conjugation

    Conjugation of befar (first conjugation)

infinitive			befar
gerund			befant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		befat		befada
		plural		befats		befades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	befo	befes	befa	befem	befeu	befen
	imperfect	befava	befaves	befava	befàvem	befàveu	befaven
	future	befaré	befaràs	befarà	befarem	befareu	befaran
	preterite	befí	befares	befà	befàrem	befàreu	befaren
	conditional	befaria	befaries	befaria	befaríem	befaríeu	befarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	befi	befis	befi	befem	befeu	befin
	imperfect	befés	befessis	befés	beféssim	beféssiu	befessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	befa	befi	befem	befeu	befin
	negative (no)	—	no befis	no befi	no befem	no befeu	no befin

Further reading

• “befar”, 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