salvar

See also: şalvar

English

Noun

salvar (plural salvars)

1. Alternative form of shalwar

Anagrams

• Ravals, alvars, arvals, larvas, lavras, varsal

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan salvar, from Late Latin salvāre (“save”), a verb based on Latin salvus (“safe”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [səlˈβa]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [səlˈva]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [salˈvaɾ]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

salvar (first-person singular present salvo, first-person singular preterite salví, past participle salvat)

1. (transitive) to save, to rescue (to help (somebody) to survive, or rescue (somebody or something) from harm)

   Synonym: rescatar

   • 2020 January 12, “La salut, al límit [Healthcare at the limit]”, in Ara‎:

     És una obvietat dir que amb menys òrgans i menys trasplantaments s'hauran salvat menys vides.

     It's obvious to say that with fewer organs and fewer transplants, fewer lives will have been saved.

2. (transitive, theology) to save (to redeem or protect someone from eternal damnation)

Conjugation

infinitive			salvar
gerund			salvant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		salvat		salvada
		plural		salvats		salvades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	salvo	salves	salva	salvem	salveu	salven
	imperfect	salvava	salvaves	salvava	salvàvem	salvàveu	salvaven
	future	salvaré	salvaràs	salvarà	salvarem	salvareu	salvaran
	preterite	salví	salvares	salvà	salvàrem	salvàreu	salvaren
	conditional	salvaria	salvaries	salvaria	salvaríem	salvaríeu	salvarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	salvi	salvis	salvi	salvem	salveu	salvin
	imperfect	salvés	salvessis	salvés	salvéssim	salvéssiu	salvessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	salva	salvi	salvem	salveu	salvin
	negative (no)	—	no salvis	no salvi	no salvem	no salveu	no salvin

    Conjugation of salvar (first conjugation)

Derived terms

• salvavides

Related terms

• salvador

References

• “salvar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “salvar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “salvar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “salvar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /salˈbaɾ/ [s̺ɑlˈβ̞aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Hyphenation: sal‧var

Verb

salvar (first-person singular present salvo, first-person singular preterite salvei, past participle salvado)

1. to save

Conjugation

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	salvar
Personal	salvar	salvares	salvar	salvarmos	salvardes	salvaren
Gerund
	salvando
Past participle
Masculine	salvado			salvados
Feminine	salvada			salvadas
Indicative
Present	salvo	salvas	salva	salvamos	salvades	salvan
Imperfect	salvaba	salvabas	salvaba	salvabamos	salvabades	salvaban
Preterite	salvei	salvaches	salvou	salvamos	salvastes	salvaron
Pluperfect	salvara	salvaras	salvara	salvaramos	salvarades	salvaran
Future	salvarei	salvarás	salvará	salvaremos	salvaredes	salvarán
Conditional	salvaría	salvarías	salvaría	salvariamos	salvariades	salvarían
Subjunctive
Present	salve	salves	salve	salvemos	salvedes	salven
Imperfect	salvase	salvases	salvase	salvásemos	salvásedes	salvasen
Future	salvar	salvares	salvar	salvarmos	salvardes	salvaren
Imperative
Affirmative		salva	salve	salvemos	salvade	salven
Negative (non)		non salves	non salve	non salvemos	non salvedes	non salven

    Conjugation of salvar

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	salvar
Personal	salvar	salvares	salvar	salvarmos	salvardes	salvarem
Gerund
	salvando
Past participle
Masculine	salvado			salvados
Feminine	salvada			salvadas
Indicative
Present	salvo	salvas	salva	salvamos	salvades, salvais	salvam
Imperfect	salvava	salvavas	salvava	salvávamos	salvávades, salváveis, salvávais1	salvavam
Preterite	salvei	salvaste, salvache1	salvou	salvamos	salvastes	salvárom, salvaram
Pluperfect	salvara	salvaras	salvara	salváramos	salvárades, salváreis, salvárais1	salvaram
Future	salvarei	salvarás	salvará	salvaremos	salvaredes, salvareis	salvarám, salvarão
Conditional	salvaria	salvarias	salvaria	salvaríamos	salvaríades, salvaríeis, salvaríais1	salvariam
Subjunctive
Present	salve	salves	salve	salvemos	salvedes, salveis	salvem
Imperfect	salvasse	salvasses	salvasse	salvássemos	salvássedes, salvásseis	salvassem
Future	salvar	salvares	salvar	salvarmos	salvardes	salvarem
Imperative
Affirmative		salva	salve	salvemos	salvade, salvai	salvem
Negative (nom)		nom salves	nom salve	nom salvemos	nom salvedes, nom salveis	nom salvem

    Reintegrated conjugation of salvar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

¹Less recommended.

Further reading

• “salvar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• “salvar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English salvation, French sauver, Italian salvare, Spanish salvar, all ultimately from Latin salvāre, present infinitive of salvō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /salˈvar/

Verb

salvar (present tense salvas, past tense salvis, future tense salvos, imperative salvez, conditional salvus)

1. (transitive, theology or not) to save (from danger, peril, sickness), to deliver, rescue
2. to salvage (goods)
3. (computing) to save

Conjugation

Conjugation of salvar

		present		past		future
infinitive		salvar		salvir		salvor
tense		salvas		salvis		salvos
conditional		salvus		—		—
imperative		salvez		—		—
adjective active participle		salvanta		salvinta		salvonta
adverbial active participle		salvante		salvinte		salvonte
nominal active participle	singular	salvanto		salvinto		salvonto
	plural	salvanti		salvinti		salvonti
adjective passive participle		salvata		salvita		salvota
adverbial passive participle		salvate		salvite		salvote
nominal passive participle	singular	salvato		salvito		salvoto
	plural	salvati		salviti		salvoti

Derived terms

• salvanta (“saving, rescuing”)
• salveso (“safety, salvation: state of being saved;”)
• salvinto, salvanto, salvonto (“saver, deliverer; (theol.) Saviour”)
• salvita (“saved, safe”)
• salvo (“saving, salvation, salvaging”)
• salvobuyo (“life-buoy”)
• salvogardar (“to safeguard”)
• salvogardilo (“(instr.) safeguard”)
• salvoletro (“safe-conduct”)

Interlingua

Verb

salvar

1. to save, to rescue
2. to save, to salvage

Conjugation

infinitive		salvar
participle		present	perfect
		salvante	salvate
active		simple	perfect
	present	salva	ha salvate
	past	salvava	habeva salvate
	future	salvara	habera salvate
	conditional	salvarea	haberea salvate
	imperative	salva
passive		simple	perfect
	present	es salvate	ha essite salvate
	past	esseva salvate	habeva essite salvate
	future	essera salvate	habera essite salvate
	conditional	esserea salvate	haberea essite salvate
	imperative	sia salvate

    Conjugation of salvar

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• salver

Noun

salvar m or f

1. indefinite masculine plural of salve

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan salvar, from Late Latin salvāre (“to save”), from Latin salvus.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Languedoc):

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Verb

salvar

1. to save

Conjugation

		simple			compound
infinitive		salvar			aver salvat
gerund		salvant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		salvat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	salvi	salvas	salva	salvam	salvatz	salvan
	imperfect	salvavi	salvavas	salvava	salvàvem	salvàvetz	salvavan
	preterite	salvèri	salvères	salvèt	salvèrem	salvèretz	salvèron
	future	salvarai	salvaràs	salvarà	salvarem	salvaretz	salvaràn
	conditional	salvariái	salvariás	salvariá	salvariam	salvariatz	salvarián
	conditional 2nd form1	salvèra	salvèras	salvèra	salveram	salveratz	salvèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	salve	salves	salve	salvem	salvetz	salven
	imperfect	salvèssi	salvèsses	salvèsse	salvèssem	salvèssetz	salvèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			salva		salvem	salvatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Lengadocian (Central Occitan)

		simple			compound
infinitive		salvar			aver salvat
gerund		salvant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		salvat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	salve	salves	salva	salvam	salvatz	salvon
	imperfect	salvave	salvaves	salvava	salvaviam	salvaviatz	salvavon
	preterite	salvere	salveres	salvet	salvem	salvetz	salveron
	future	salvarai	salvaràs	salvará	salvarem	salvaretz	salvarán
	conditional	salvariá	salvariás	salvariá	salvariam	salvariatz	salvarián
	conditional 2nd form1	salvèra	salvèras	salvèra	salveram	salveratz	salvèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	salve	salves	salve	salvassiam	salvassiatz	salvon
	imperfect	salvesse	salvesses	salvesse	salvessiam	salvessiatz	salvesson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			salva		salvassiam	salvatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Auvernhàs

		simple			compound
infinitive		salvar			aver salvat
gerund		salvant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		salvat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	salvi	salvas	salva	salvam	salvatz	salvan
	imperfect	salvavi	salvavas	salvava	salvàvam	salvàvatz	salvavan
	preterite	salvèi	salvès	salvè	salvèm	salvètz	salvèn
	future	salvarèi	salvaràs	salvarà	salvaram	salvaratz	salvaràn
	conditional	salvarí	salvarés	salvaré	salvarem	salvaretz	salvarén
	conditional 2nd form1	salvèra	salvèras	salvèra	salveram	salveratz	salvèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	salvi	salves	salve	salvem	salvetz	salven
	imperfect	salvèssi	salvèsses	salvèsse	salvèssem	salvèssetz	salvèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			salva		salvem	salvatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Gascon

		simple			compound
infinitive		salvar			aver salvat
gerund		salvant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		salvat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	salve	salvas	salva	salvam	salvatz	salvan
	imperfect	salvava	salvavas	salvava	salvàvam	salvàvatz	salvavan
	preterite	salvei	salveras	salvet	salvèram	salvèratz	salveran
	future	salvarai	salvaràs	salvará	salvarem	salvaretz	salvarán
	conditional	salvariá	salvariàs	salvariá	salvariam	salvariatz	salvarián
	conditional 2nd form1	salvèra	salvèras	salvèra	salveram	salveratz	salvèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	salve	salves	salve	salvem	salvetz	salven
	imperfect	salvèsse	salvèsses	salvèsse	salvèssem	salvèssetz	salvèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			salva		salvem	salvatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Lemosin

		simple			compound
infinitive		salvar			aver salvat
gerund		salvant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		salvat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	salve	salves	salva	salvam	salvatz	salvan
	imperfect	salvavi	salvavas	salvava	salvàvem	salvàvetz	salvavan
	preterite	salvère	salvères	salvèt	salveriam	salveriatz	salvèron
	future	salvarai	salvaràs	salvarà	salvarem	salvaretz	salvaràn
	conditional	salvariáu	salvariás	salvariá	salvariam	salvariatz	salvarián
	conditional 2nd form1	salvèra	salvèras	salvèra	salveram	salveratz	salvèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	salve	salves	salve	salvem	salvetz	salvan
	imperfect	salvèsse	salvèsses	salvèsse	salvessiam	salvessiatz	salvèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			salva		salvem	salvatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Provençau

Old French

Alternative forms

• salver
• sauver

Etymology

From Late Latin salvāre (“to save”), from Latin salvus.

Verb

salvar

1. (9th century) Alternative form of sauver

Usage notes

• Used in the Oaths of Strasbourg

Descendants

• French: sauver

Old Occitan

Etymology

From Late Latin salvāre (“to save”), from Latin salvus.

Verb

salvar

1. to save (remove something from danger)

Derived terms

• salvador
• salvament

Descendants

• Catalan: salvar

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese salvar, from Late Latin salvāre (“to save”), from Latin salvus (“safe”), from Proto-Indo-European *solo- (“whole”).

Pronunciation

 

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

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /salˈvaɾ/ [saɫˈvaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /salˈvaɾ/ [saɫˈvaɾ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /salˈbaɾ/ [saɫˈβaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /salˈva.ɾi/ [saɫˈva.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: sal‧var

Verb

salvar (first-person singular present salvo, first-person singular preterite salvei, past participle salvado, short past participle salvo)

1. (transitive) to save (to help someone to survive; to make sure something isn’t destroyed)

   Synonyms: ajudar, proteger, resgatar, salvaguardar, socorrer

   • 2008, Priscila Ferraz, nuvem de pó, Marco Zero, →ISBN, page 58:

     Nem é preciso dizer que o jantar foi um verdadeiro desastre. O arroz ficou empedrado, tipo “unidos venceremos”, a carne virou uma “sola de sapato”, salvou-se mais ou menos a salada, mesmo assim porque Cláudia não quis comentar nada a respeito de uma lesma que viu na alface mal lavada.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. (transitive, computing, Brazil) to save (to write a file to disk)

   Synonym: guardar (Portugal)

   • 2011 May, Rodrigo Estevam, “Análise – Samurai Warriors Chronicles”, in Nintendo Blast (Coleção Nintendo Blast; ano 2), number 20, GameBlast, E aí, vale a pena?, page 35:

     Apesar de as fases serem enormes e terem uma duração máxima de 60 minutos, existe o recurso de quick save. Afinal, não faria sentido e não seria nada cômodo comprar um jogo portátil que não se pode jogar a qualquer hora e em qualquer lugar, sem precisar se preocupar em achar um save point ou terminar a fase para poder salvar.

     Despite the levels being enormous and having a max duration of 60 minutes, the quick save option exists. After all, it would make no sense and wouldn't be any convenient buying a portable game that you can't play anytime anywhere, without worring about finding a save point or finishing the level to be able to save.

3. (transitive, theology) to save (to redeem or protect someone from eternal damnation)

   Synonym: redimir

4. (transitive) to greet with a salvo
5. (transitive, by extension) to greet

   Synonyms: cumprimentar, saudar

Conjugation

	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	salvar
Personal	salvar	salvares	salvar	salvarmos	salvardes	salvarem
Gerund
	salvando
Short past participle
Masculine	salvo1			salvos1
Feminine	salva1			salvas1
Long past participle
Masculine	salvado2			salvados2
Feminine	salvada2			salvadas2
Indicative
Present	salvo	salvas	salva	salvamos	salvais	salvam
Imperfect	salvava	salvavas	salvava	salvávamos	salváveis	salvavam
Preterite	salvei	salvaste	salvou	salvamos3, salvámos4	salvastes	salvaram
Pluperfect	salvara	salvaras	salvara	salváramos	salváreis	salvaram
Future	salvarei	salvarás	salvará	salvaremos	salvareis	salvarão
Conditional	salvaria	salvarias	salvaria	salvaríamos	salvaríeis	salvariam
Subjunctive
Present	salve	salves	salve	salvemos	salveis	salvem
Imperfect	salvasse	salvasses	salvasse	salvássemos	salvásseis	salvassem
Future	salvar	salvares	salvar	salvarmos	salvardes	salvarem
Imperative
Affirmative		salva	salve	salvemos	salvai	salvem
Negative (não)		não salves	não salve	não salvemos	não salveis	não salvem

    Conjugation of salvar (irregular short past participle) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

¹Usually used with auxiliary verbs ser and estar.
²Usually used with auxiliary verbs haver and ter.
³Brazilian Portuguese.
⁴European Portuguese.

Derived terms

• salva-vidas
• salvamento
• salve-se quem puder

Related terms

• salva
• salvação
• salvado
• salvador
• salvamento
• salvo

Further reading

• “salvar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish salvar, from Late Latin salvāre (“to save”), from Latin salvus. Compare French sauver, Italian salvare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /salˈbaɾ/ [salˈβ̞aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: sal‧var

Verb

salvar (first-person singular present salvo, first-person singular preterite salvé, past participle salvado)

1. to save
2. to rescue
3. to salvage
4. (formal) to cover (a distance)

Conjugation

infinitive			salvar
gerund			salvando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		salvado		salvada
		plural		salvados		salvadas
		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	salvo	salvastú salvásvos	salva	salvamos	salváis	salvan
	imperfect	salvaba	salvabas	salvaba	salvábamos	salvabais	salvaban
	preterite	salvé	salvaste	salvó	salvamos	salvasteis	salvaron
	future	salvaré	salvarás	salvará	salvaremos	salvaréis	salvarán
	conditional	salvaría	salvarías	salvaría	salvaríamos	salvaríais	salvarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	salve	salvestú salvésvos2	salve	salvemos	salvéis	salven
	imperfect (ra)	salvara	salvaras	salvara	salváramos	salvarais	salvaran
	imperfect (se)	salvase	salvases	salvase	salvásemos	salvaseis	salvasen
	future1	salvare	salvares	salvare	salváremos	salvareis	salvaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		salvatú salvávos	salve	salvemos	salvad	salven
	negative		no salves	no salve	no salvemos	no salvéis	no salven

    Conjugation of salvar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive salvar	dative	salvarme	salvarte	salvarle, salvarse	salvarnos	salvaros	salvarles, salvarse
	accusative	salvarme	salvarte	salvarlo, salvarla, salvarse	salvarnos	salvaros	salvarlos, salvarlas, salvarse
with gerund salvando	dative	salvándome	salvándote	salvándole, salvándose	salvándonos	salvándoos	salvándoles, salvándose
	accusative	salvándome	salvándote	salvándolo, salvándola, salvándose	salvándonos	salvándoos	salvándolos, salvándolas, salvándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative salva	dative	sálvame	sálvate	sálvale	sálvanos	not used	sálvales
	accusative	sálvame	sálvate	sálvalo, sálvala	sálvanos	not used	sálvalos, sálvalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative salvá	dative	salvame	salvate	salvale	salvanos	not used	salvales
	accusative	salvame	salvate	salvalo, salvala	salvanos	not used	salvalos, salvalas
with formal second-person singular imperative salve	dative	sálveme	not used	sálvele, sálvese	sálvenos	not used	sálveles
	accusative	sálveme	not used	sálvelo, sálvela, sálvese	sálvenos	not used	sálvelos, sálvelas
with first-person plural imperative salvemos	dative	not used	salvémoste	salvémosle	salvémonos	salvémoos	salvémosles
	accusative	not used	salvémoste	salvémoslo, salvémosla	salvémonos	salvémoos	salvémoslos, salvémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative salvad	dative	salvadme	not used	salvadle	salvadnos	salvaos	salvadles
	accusative	salvadme	not used	salvadlo, salvadla	salvadnos	salvaos	salvadlos, salvadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative salven	dative	sálvenme	not used	sálvenle	sálvennos	not used	sálvenles, sálvense
	accusative	sálvenme	not used	sálvenlo, sálvenla	sálvennos	not used	sálvenlos, sálvenlas, sálvense

    Selected combined forms of salvar

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

Derived terms

• salvabarros
• salvaguardia
• salvamanteles
• salvamento
• salvapantallas
• salvaplatos
• salvar la brecha (“to bridge the gap”)
• salvar la cara
• salvar las apariencias
• salvar los muebles
• salvavidas
• sálvese quien pueda

Related terms

• salva
• salvación
• salvado
• salvador
• salvamiento
• salvo

See also

• guardar
• rescatar

Further reading

• “salvar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Venetan

Etymology

From Late Latin salvāre (“to save”), from Latin salvus. Compare Italian salvare.

Verb

salvar

1. (transitive) to save

Conjugation

* Venetan conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

infinitive	salvar
auxiliary verb		aver	gerund		salvando
past participle		salvà
person	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	mi	ti	eło / eła	noialtri / noialtre	voialtri / voialtre	łuri / łore
present	salvo	(te) salvi	(el/ła) salva	salvémo, salvòn	salvé	(i/łe) salva
imperfect	salvava	(te) salvavi	(el/ła) salvava	salvàvimo	salvavi	(i/łe) salvava
future	salvarò	(te) salvarè	(el/ła) salvarà	salvarémo	salvarè	(i/łe) salvarà
conditional	salvarìa	(te) salvarisi	(el/ła) salvarìa	salvarìsimo	salvarisi	(i/łe) salvarìa
subjunctive	che mi	che ti	che eło / eła	che noialtri / noialtre	che voialtri / voialtre	che łuri / łore
present	salve, salva	(te) salvi	(el/ła) salve, (el/ła) salva	salvémo, salvone	salvé	(i/łe) salve, (i/łe) salva
imperfect	salvase	(te) salvasi	(el/ła) salvase	salvàsimo	salvasi	(i/łe) salvase
imperative	—	ti	eło / eła	noialtri / noialtre	voialtri / voialtre	łuri / łore
	—	(te) salva	(el/ła) salva, (el/ła) salve	salvémo	salvé	(i/łe) salva, (i/łe) salve

Conjugation of salvar (first conjugation)