verb
- to calm
- derogatory, often, reflexive to be silent, to shut up
- to keep silent
- intransitive to hush, to become silent
- transitive to hush, to make silent
- to not mention
callar
to calm
Meanings
Conjugation
Gerund callando · past participle callado
Indicative
| present | imperfect | preterite | future | conditional | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | callo | callaba | callé | callaré | callaría |
| tú | callas | callabas | callaste | callarás | callarías |
| vos | callás | callabas | callaste | callarás | callarías |
| él, ella, usted | calla | callaba | calló | callará | callaría |
| nosotros | callamos | callábamos | callamos | callaremos | callaríamos |
| vosotros | calláis | callabais | callasteis | callaréis | callaríais |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | callan | callaban | callaron | callarán | callarían |
Subjunctive
| present | imperfect (-ra) | imperfect (-se) | future | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | calle | callara | callase | callare |
| tú | calles | callaras | callases | callares |
| vos | callés | callaras | callases | callares |
| él, ella, usted | calle | callara | callase | callare |
| nosotros | callemos | calláramos | callásemos | calláremos |
| vosotros | calléis | callarais | callaseis | callareis |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | callen | callaran | callasen | callaren |
Imperative
| affirmative | negative | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | calla, cállate | no calles |
| vos | callá, callate | |
| usted | calle | no calle |
| nosotros | callemos, callémonos | no callemos |
| vosotros | callad, callaos | no calléis |
| ustedes | callen | no callen |
In sentences
¡A la calle! Go away! #5101735
Se callaron. They remained silent. #7263720
Te callaste. You kept quiet. #7308238
Calle arriba. Up the street. #860417
Calla y come. Be quiet and eat. #9446410
Suba la calle. Go up the street. #434801