clonar

Asturian

Etymology

From clon +‎ -ar.

Verb

clonar (first-person singular indicative present clono, past participle clonáu)

1. to clone (create a clone)

Conjugation

Conjugation of clonar

infinitive		clonar
gerund		clonando
past participle		m clonáu, f clonada, n clonao, m pl clonaos, f pl clonaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	clono	clones	clona	clonamos	clonáis	clonen
	imperfect	clonaba	clonabes	clonaba	clonábemos, clonábamos	clonabeis, clonabais	clonaben
	preterite	cloné	clonasti, clonesti	clonó	clonemos	clonastis, clonestis	clonaron
	pluperfect	clonare, clonara	clonares, clonaras	clonare, clonara	clonáremos, clonáramos	clonareis, clonarais	clonaren, clonaran
	future	clonaré	clonarás	clonará	clonaremos	clonaréis	clonarán
	conditional	clonaría	clonaríes	clonaría	clonaríemos, clonaríamos	clonaríeis, clonaríais	clonaríen
subjunctive	present	clone	clones, clonas	clone	clonemos	clonéis	clonen, clonan
	imperfect	clonare, clonara	clonares, clonaras	clonare, clonara	clonáremos, clonáramos	clonareis, clonarais	clonaren, clonaran
imperative		—	clona	—	—	clonái	—

Further reading

• “clonar”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN

Catalan

Etymology

From clon +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Central) [kluˈna]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Northwestern) [kloˈna]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kloˈnaɾ]

• Audio (Barcelona):

  (file)

Verb

clonar (first-person singular present clono, first-person singular preterite cloní, past participle clonat); root stress: (Northern) /o̞/; (Balearic, Central) /ɔ/; (Northwestern, Valencia) /o/

1. to clone

Conjugation

    Central Catalan conjugation of clonar (first conjugation)

infinitive			clonar
gerund			clonant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		clonat		clonada
		plural		clonats		clonades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	clono	clones	clona	clonem	cloneu	clonen
	imperfect	clonava	clonaves	clonava	clonàvem	clonàveu	clonaven
	future	clonaré	clonaràs	clonarà	clonarem	clonareu	clonaran
	preterite	cloní	clonares	clonà	clonàrem	clonàreu	clonaren
	conditional	clonaria	clonaries	clonaria	clonaríem	clonaríeu	clonarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	cloni	clonis	cloni	clonem	cloneu	clonin
	imperfect	clonés	clonessis	clonés	clonéssim	clonéssiu	clonessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	clona	cloni	clonem	cloneu	clonin
	negative (no)	—	no clonis	no cloni	no clonem	no cloneu	no clonin

Further reading

• “clonar”, 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

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kloˈna(ʁ)/ [kloˈna(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kloˈna(ʁ)/ [kloˈna(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /kloˈna(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kloˈna(ʁ)/ [kloˈna(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /kloˈna(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kluˈnaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kluˈnaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kluˈna.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: clo‧nar

Verb

clonar (first-person singular present clono, first-person singular preterite clonei, past participle clonado)

1. to clone (to create a clone)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of clonar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	clonar
Personal	clonar	clonares	clonar	clonarmos	clonardes	clonarem
Gerund
	clonando
Past participle
Masculine	clonado			clonados
Feminine	clonada			clonadas
Indicative
Present	clono	clonas	clona	clonamos	clonais	clonam
Imperfect	clonava	clonavas	clonava	clonávamos	clonáveis	clonavam
Preterite	clonei	clonaste	clonou	clonamos1, clonámos2	clonastes	clonaram
Pluperfect	clonara	clonaras	clonara	clonáramos	clonáreis	clonaram
Future	clonarei	clonarás	clonará	clonaremos	clonareis	clonarão
Conditional	clonaria	clonarias	clonaria	clonaríamos	clonaríeis	clonariam
Subjunctive
Present	clone	clones	clone	clonemos	cloneis	clonem
Imperfect	clonasse	clonasses	clonasse	clonássemos	clonásseis	clonassem
Future	clonar	clonares	clonar	clonarmos	clonardes	clonarem
Imperative
Affirmative		clona	clone	clonemos	clonai	clonem
Negative (não)		não clones	não clone	não clonemos	não cloneis	não clonem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

• “clonar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “clonar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

English clownbor.

Spanish clon

Spanish -ar

Spanish clonar

From clon + -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kloˈnaɾ/ [kloˈnaɾ]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: clo‧nar

Verb

clonar (first-person singular present clono, first-person singular preterite cloné, past participle clonado)

1. (transitive) to clone

Conjugation

    Conjugation of clonar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			clonar
gerund			clonando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		clonado		clonada
		plural		clonados		clonadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	clono	clonastú clonásvos	clona	clonamos	clonáis	clonan
	imperfect	clonaba	clonabas	clonaba	clonábamos	clonabais	clonaban
	preterite	cloné	clonaste	clonó	clonamos	clonasteis	clonaron
	future	clonaré	clonarás	clonará	clonaremos	clonaréis	clonarán
	conditional	clonaría	clonarías	clonaría	clonaríamos	clonaríais	clonarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	clone	clonestú clonésvos2	clone	clonemos	clonéis	clonen
	imperfect (ra)	clonara	clonaras	clonara	clonáramos	clonarais	clonaran
	imperfect (se)	clonase	clonases	clonase	clonásemos	clonaseis	clonasen
	future1	clonare	clonares	clonare	clonáremos	clonareis	clonaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		clonatú clonávos	clone	clonemos	clonad	clonen
	negative		no clones	no clone	no clonemos	no clonéis	no clonen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of clonar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive clonar	dative	clonarme	clonarte	clonarle, clonarse	clonarnos	clonaros	clonarles, clonarse
	accusative	clonarme	clonarte	clonarlo, clonarla, clonarse	clonarnos	clonaros	clonarlos, clonarlas, clonarse
with gerund clonando	dative	clonándome	clonándote	clonándole, clonándose	clonándonos	clonándoos	clonándoles, clonándose
	accusative	clonándome	clonándote	clonándolo, clonándola, clonándose	clonándonos	clonándoos	clonándolos, clonándolas, clonándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative clona	dative	clóname	clónate	clónale	clónanos	not used	clónales
	accusative	clóname	clónate	clónalo, clónala	clónanos	not used	clónalos, clónalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative cloná	dative	cloname	clonate	clonale	clonanos	not used	clonales
	accusative	cloname	clonate	clonalo, clonala	clonanos	not used	clonalos, clonalas
with formal second-person singular imperative clone	dative	clóneme	not used	clónele, clónese	clónenos	not used	clóneles
	accusative	clóneme	not used	clónelo, clónela, clónese	clónenos	not used	clónelos, clónelas
with first-person plural imperative clonemos	dative	not used	clonémoste	clonémosle	clonémonos	clonémoos	clonémosles
	accusative	not used	clonémoste	clonémoslo, clonémosla	clonémonos	clonémoos	clonémoslos, clonémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative clonad	dative	clonadme	not used	clonadle	clonadnos	clonaos	clonadles
	accusative	clonadme	not used	clonadlo, clonadla	clonadnos	clonaos	clonadlos, clonadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative clonen	dative	clónenme	not used	clónenle	clónennos	not used	clónenles, clónense
	accusative	clónenme	not used	clónenlo, clónenla	clónennos	not used	clónenlos, clónenlas, clónense

Derived terms

• clonación

Further reading

• “clonar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025