# aguaitar
## Catalan
### Etymology

From a- +‎ guaitar, borrowed from Frankish *wahtōn, *wahtjan (“to watch, guard”), derivative of *wahta (“guard, watch”), from Proto-Germanic *wahtwō (“guard, watch”), from Proto-Indo-European *weǵ- (“to be fresh, cheerful, awake”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ə.ɣwəjˈta]
* IPA: (Valencia) [a.ɣwajˈtaɾ]
* Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

### Verb

aguaitar (first-person singular present aguaito, first-person singular preterite aguaití, past participle aguaitat)
* to pay attention
* to spy on, to prowl
* to observe

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | aguaitar | aguaitar | aguaitar | aguaitar | aguaitar |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | aguaitant | aguaitant | aguaitant | aguaitant | aguaitant |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | aguaitat | aguaitat | aguaitada | aguaitada |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | aguaitats | aguaitats | aguaitades | aguaitades |
| person | person | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| person | person | first | second | third | first | second | third |
| indicative | | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès |
| indicative | present | aguaito | aguaites | aguaita | aguaitem | aguaiteu | aguaiten |
| indicative | imperfect | aguaitava | aguaitaves | aguaitava | aguaitàvem | aguaitàveu | aguaitaven |
| indicative | future | aguaitaré | aguaitaràs | aguaitarà | aguaitarem | aguaitareu | aguaitaran |
| indicative | preterite | aguaití | aguaitares | aguaità | aguaitàrem | aguaitàreu | aguaitaren |
| indicative | conditional | aguaitaria | aguaitaries | aguaitaria | aguaitaríem | aguaitaríeu | aguaitarien |
| subjunctive | | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès |
| subjunctive | present | aguaiti | aguaitis | aguaiti | aguaitem | aguaiteu | aguaitin |
| subjunctive | imperfect | aguaités | aguaitessis | aguaités | aguaitéssim | aguaitéssiu | aguaitessin |
| imperative | | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès |
| imperative | affirmative | — | aguaita | aguaiti | aguaitem | aguaiteu | aguaitin |
| imperative | negative (no) | — | no aguaitis | no aguaiti | no aguaitem | no aguaiteu | no aguaitin |

#### Descendants

* → Spanish: aguaitar

### Further reading

* “aguaitar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan aguaitar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aɡwaiˈtaɾ/ [a.ɣ̞wai̯ˈt̪aɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: a‧guai‧tar

### Verb

aguaitar (first-person singular present aguaito, first-person singular preterite aguaité, past participle aguaitado)
* to pay attention, take care
    Synonyms: cuidar, guardar
* to look
    Synonym: mirar
* to spy on
    Synonyms: espiar, cachar
* to observe
    Synonym: observar
* (Latin America) to wait
    Synonyms: esperar, aguardar

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | aguaitar | aguaitar | aguaitar | aguaitar | aguaitar |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | aguaitando | aguaitando | aguaitando | aguaitando | aguaitando |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | aguaitado | aguaitado | aguaitada | aguaitada |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | aguaitados | aguaitados | aguaitadas | aguaitadas |
| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | 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 |
| indicative | present | aguaito | aguaitas$^{tú}$ aguaitás$^{vos}$ | aguaita | aguaitamos | aguaitáis | aguaitan |
| indicative | imperfect | aguaitaba | aguaitabas | aguaitaba | aguaitábamos | aguaitabais | aguaitaban |
| indicative | preterite | aguaité | aguaitaste | aguaitó | aguaitamos | aguaitasteis | aguaitaron |
| indicative | future | aguaitaré | aguaitarás | aguaitará | aguaitaremos | aguaitaréis | aguaitarán |
| indicative | conditional | aguaitaría | aguaitarías | aguaitaría | aguaitaríamos | aguaitaríais | aguaitarían |
| subjunctive | | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes |
| subjunctive | present | aguaite | aguaites$^{tú}$ aguaités$^{vos2}$ | aguaite | aguaitemos | aguaitéis | aguaiten |
| subjunctive | imperfect (ra) | aguaitara | aguaitaras | aguaitara | aguaitáramos | aguaitarais | aguaitaran |
| subjunctive | imperfect (se) | aguaitase | aguaitases | aguaitase | aguaitásemos | aguaitaseis | aguaitasen |
| subjunctive | future$^1$ | aguaitare | aguaitares | aguaitare | aguaitáremos | aguaitareis | aguaitaren |
| imperative | | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes |
| imperative | affirmative | | aguaita$^{tú}$ aguaitá$^{vos}$ | aguaite | aguaitemos | aguaitad | aguaiten |
| imperative | negative | | no aguaites | no aguaite | no aguaitemos | no aguaitéis | no aguaiten |
$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

### Further reading

* “aguaitar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014