signar

See also: Signar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin signāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central, Northwestern) [siŋˈna]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [siŋˈnaɾ]

• Audio (Barcelona):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

signar (first-person singular present signo, first-person singular preterite signí, past participle signat)

1. (transitive) to indicate, to point out

   Synonym: assenyalar

2. (transitive) to sign (to write one's signature on)

   Synonym: firmar

Conjugation

    Central Catalan conjugation of signar (first conjugation)

infinitive			signar
gerund			signant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		signat		signada
		plural		signats		signades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	signo	signes	signa	signem	signeu	signen
	imperfect	signava	signaves	signava	signàvem	signàveu	signaven
	future	signaré	signaràs	signarà	signarem	signareu	signaran
	preterite	signí	signares	signà	signàrem	signàreu	signaren
	conditional	signaria	signaries	signaria	signaríem	signaríeu	signarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	signi	signis	signi	signem	signeu	signin
	imperfect	signés	signessis	signés	signéssim	signéssiu	signessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	signa	signi	signem	signeu	signin
	negative (no)	—	no signis	no signi	no signem	no signeu	no signin

Related terms

• assignar
• signant
• signatari
• signatura
• signe

Further reading

• “signar”, 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
• “signar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “signar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “signar”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin signāre. Compare also señar, which may be an inherited doublet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siɡˈnaɾ/ [siɣ̞ˈnaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: sig‧nar

Verb

signar (first-person singular present signo, first-person singular preterite signé, past participle signado)

1. to sign

   Synonym: firmar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of signar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			signar
gerund			signando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		signado		signada
		plural		signados		signadas
		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	signo	signastú signásvos	signa	signamos	signáis	signan
	imperfect	signaba	signabas	signaba	signábamos	signabais	signaban
	preterite	signé	signaste	signó	signamos	signasteis	signaron
	future	signaré	signarás	signará	signaremos	signaréis	signarán
	conditional	signaría	signarías	signaría	signaríamos	signaríais	signarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	signe	signestú signésvos2	signe	signemos	signéis	signen
	imperfect (ra)	signara	signaras	signara	signáramos	signarais	signaran
	imperfect (se)	signase	signases	signase	signásemos	signaseis	signasen
	future1	signare	signares	signare	signáremos	signareis	signaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		signatú signávos	signe	signemos	signad	signen
	negative		no signes	no signe	no signemos	no signéis	no signen

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

    Selected combined forms of signar

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 signar	dative	signarme	signarte	signarle, signarse	signarnos	signaros	signarles, signarse
	accusative	signarme	signarte	signarlo, signarla, signarse	signarnos	signaros	signarlos, signarlas, signarse
with gerund signando	dative	signándome	signándote	signándole, signándose	signándonos	signándoos	signándoles, signándose
	accusative	signándome	signándote	signándolo, signándola, signándose	signándonos	signándoos	signándolos, signándolas, signándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative signa	dative	sígname	sígnate	sígnale	sígnanos	not used	sígnales
	accusative	sígname	sígnate	sígnalo, sígnala	sígnanos	not used	sígnalos, sígnalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative signá	dative	signame	signate	signale	signanos	not used	signales
	accusative	signame	signate	signalo, signala	signanos	not used	signalos, signalas
with formal second-person singular imperative signe	dative	sígneme	not used	sígnele, sígnese	sígnenos	not used	sígneles
	accusative	sígneme	not used	sígnelo, sígnela, sígnese	sígnenos	not used	sígnelos, sígnelas
with first-person plural imperative signemos	dative	not used	signémoste	signémosle	signémonos	signémoos	signémosles
	accusative	not used	signémoste	signémoslo, signémosla	signémonos	signémoos	signémoslos, signémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative signad	dative	signadme	not used	signadle	signadnos	signaos	signadles
	accusative	signadme	not used	signadlo, signadla	signadnos	signaos	signadlos, signadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative signen	dative	sígnenme	not used	sígnenle	sígnennos	not used	sígnenles, sígnense
	accusative	sígnenme	not used	sígnenlo, sígnenla	sígnennos	not used	sígnenlos, sígnenlas, sígnense

Related terms

• asignar
• signatura
• signo

Further reading

• “signar”, 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

Swedish

Verb

signar

1. present indicative of signa