gojar

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ɡuˈʒa]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ɡoˈʒa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ɡoˈd͡ʒaɾ]

Etymology 1

From goja +‎ -ar.

Verb

gojar (first-person singular present gojo, first-person singular preterite gogí, past participle gojat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/

1. (transitive) to bewitch

   Synonyms: fetillar, encisar, maleficiar, embruixar, fadar, encantar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of gojar (first conjugation, j-g alternation)

infinitive			gojar
gerund			gojant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		gojat		gojada
		plural		gojats		gojades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	gojo	goges	goja	gogem	gogeu	gogen
	imperfect	gojava	gojaves	gojava	gojàvem	gojàveu	gojaven
	future	gojaré	gojaràs	gojarà	gojarem	gojareu	gojaran
	preterite	gogí	gojares	gojà	gojàrem	gojàreu	gojaren
	conditional	gojaria	gojaries	gojaria	gojaríem	gojaríeu	gojarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	gogi	gogis	gogi	gogem	gogeu	gogin
	imperfect	gogés	gogessis	gogés	gogéssim	gogéssiu	gogessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	goja	gogi	gogem	gogeu	gogin
	negative (no)	—	no gogis	no gogi	no gogem	no gogeu	no gogin

Further reading

• “gojar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “gojar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “gojar”, 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

Etymology 2

From goig +‎ -ar.

Verb

gojar (first-person singular present gojo, first-person singular preterite gogí, past participle gojat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/

1. (transitive, intransitive or reflexive; archaic or dialectal) to enjoy; to benefit (from)

   Synonym: gaudir

Conjugation

    Conjugation of gojar (first conjugation, j-g alternation)

infinitive			gojar
gerund			gojant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		gojat		gojada
		plural		gojats		gojades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	gojo	goges	goja	gogem	gogeu	gogen
	imperfect	gojava	gojaves	gojava	gojàvem	gojàveu	gojaven
	future	gojaré	gojaràs	gojarà	gojarem	gojareu	gojaran
	preterite	gogí	gojares	gojà	gojàrem	gojàreu	gojaren
	conditional	gojaria	gojaries	gojaria	gojaríem	gojaríeu	gojarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	gogi	gogis	gogi	gogem	gogeu	gogin
	imperfect	gogés	gogessis	gogés	gogéssim	gogéssiu	gogessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	goja	gogi	gogem	gogeu	gogin
	negative (no)	—	no gogis	no gogi	no gogem	no gogeu	no gogin

Further reading

• “gojar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “gojar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “gojar”, 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