botonar

Catalan

Etymology

From botó +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Central) [bu.tuˈna]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Northwestern) [bo.toˈna]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [bo.toˈnaɾ]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

botonar (first-person singular present botono, first-person singular preterite botoní, past participle botonat); root stress: (Northern) /u/; (Balearic, Central, Northwestern, Valencia) /o/

1. (transitive) to button
2. (intransitive) to bud

   Synonym: borronar

Conjugation

    Central Catalan conjugation of botonar (first conjugation)

infinitive			botonar
gerund			botonant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		botonat		botonada
		plural		botonats		botonades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	botono	botones	botona	botonem	botoneu	botonen
	imperfect	botonava	botonaves	botonava	botonàvem	botonàveu	botonaven
	future	botonaré	botonaràs	botonarà	botonarem	botonareu	botonaran
	preterite	botoní	botonares	botonà	botonàrem	botonàreu	botonaren
	conditional	botonaria	botonaries	botonaria	botonaríem	botonaríeu	botonarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	botoni	botonis	botoni	botonem	botoneu	botonin
	imperfect	botonés	botonessis	botonés	botonéssim	botonéssiu	botonessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	botona	botoni	botonem	botoneu	botonin
	negative (no)	—	no botonis	no botoni	no botonem	no botoneu	no botonin

Derived terms

• desbotonar

Further reading

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

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /botoˈnaɾ/ [bo.t̪oˈnaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: bo‧to‧nar

Verb

botonar (first-person singular present botono, first-person singular preterite botoné, past participle botonado)

1. rare form of abotonar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of botonar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			botonar
gerund			botonando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		botonado		botonada
		plural		botonados		botonadas
		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	botono	botonastú botonásvos	botona	botonamos	botonáis	botonan
	imperfect	botonaba	botonabas	botonaba	botonábamos	botonabais	botonaban
	preterite	botoné	botonaste	botonó	botonamos	botonasteis	botonaron
	future	botonaré	botonarás	botonará	botonaremos	botonaréis	botonarán
	conditional	botonaría	botonarías	botonaría	botonaríamos	botonaríais	botonarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	botone	botonestú botonésvos2	botone	botonemos	botonéis	botonen
	imperfect (ra)	botonara	botonaras	botonara	botonáramos	botonarais	botonaran
	imperfect (se)	botonase	botonases	botonase	botonásemos	botonaseis	botonasen
	future1	botonare	botonares	botonare	botonáremos	botonareis	botonaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		botonatú botonávos	botone	botonemos	botonad	botonen
	negative		no botones	no botone	no botonemos	no botonéis	no botonen

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

    Selected combined forms of botonar

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 botonar	dative	botonarme	botonarte	botonarle, botonarse	botonarnos	botonaros	botonarles, botonarse
	accusative	botonarme	botonarte	botonarlo, botonarla, botonarse	botonarnos	botonaros	botonarlos, botonarlas, botonarse
with gerund botonando	dative	botonándome	botonándote	botonándole, botonándose	botonándonos	botonándoos	botonándoles, botonándose
	accusative	botonándome	botonándote	botonándolo, botonándola, botonándose	botonándonos	botonándoos	botonándolos, botonándolas, botonándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative botona	dative	botóname	botónate	botónale	botónanos	not used	botónales
	accusative	botóname	botónate	botónalo, botónala	botónanos	not used	botónalos, botónalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative botoná	dative	botoname	botonate	botonale	botonanos	not used	botonales
	accusative	botoname	botonate	botonalo, botonala	botonanos	not used	botonalos, botonalas
with formal second-person singular imperative botone	dative	botóneme	not used	botónele, botónese	botónenos	not used	botóneles
	accusative	botóneme	not used	botónelo, botónela, botónese	botónenos	not used	botónelos, botónelas
with first-person plural imperative botonemos	dative	not used	botonémoste	botonémosle	botonémonos	botonémoos	botonémosles
	accusative	not used	botonémoste	botonémoslo, botonémosla	botonémonos	botonémoos	botonémoslos, botonémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative botonad	dative	botonadme	not used	botonadle	botonadnos	botonaos	botonadles
	accusative	botonadme	not used	botonadlo, botonadla	botonadnos	botonaos	botonadlos, botonadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative botonen	dative	botónenme	not used	botónenle	botónennos	not used	botónenles, botónense
	accusative	botónenme	not used	botónenlo, botónenla	botónennos	not used	botónenlos, botónenlas, botónense