captar
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin captō, captāre, possibly through a form cattare and a reconstruction cap(i)tare, with influence from cap(i)talis[1].
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /kəpˈta/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /kapˈtaɾ/
- Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
Verb
captar (first-person singular present capto, past participle captat)
- (intransitive) to beg (request money)
- (transitive) to pick up, receive (a signal)
- (transitive, takes a reflexive pronoun) to capture (attention, etc.), to win over
Conjugation
Conjugation of captar (first conjugation)
| infinitive | captar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | captant | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | captat | captada | |||||
| plural | captats | captades | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | capto | captes | capta | captem | capteu | capten | |
| imperfect | captava | captaves | captava | captàvem | captàveu | captaven | |
| future | captaré | captaràs | captarà | captarem | captareu | captaran | |
| preterite | captí | captares | captà | captàrem | captàreu | captaren | |
| conditional | captaria | captaries | captaria | captaríem | captaríeu | captarien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | capti | captis | capti | captem | capteu | captin | |
| imperfect | captés | captessis | captés | captéssim | captéssiu | captessin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès | |
| — | capta | capti | captem | capteu | captin | ||
Related terms
- capta
- captació
References
- “captar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
Further reading
- “captar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “captar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “captar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Galician
Verb
captar (first-person singular present capto, first-person singular preterite captei, past participle captado)
- This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text
{{rfdef}}.
Conjugation
Conjugation of captar
| singular | plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| person | first | second | third | first | second | third |
| Infinitive | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| impersonal | captar | |||||
| personal | captar | captares | captar | captarmos | captardes | captaren |
| Gerund | ||||||
| captando | ||||||
| Past participle | singular | plural | ||||
| masculine | captado | captados | ||||
| feminine | captada | captadas | ||||
| Indicative | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| present | capto | captas | capta | captamos | captades | captan |
| imperfect | captaba | captabas | captaba | captabamos | captabades | captaban |
| preterite | captei | captaches | captou | captamos | captastes | captaron |
| pluperfect | captara | captaras | captara | captaramos | captarades | captaran |
| future | captarei | captarás | captará | captaremos | captaredes | captarán |
| conditional | captaría | captarías | captaría | captariamos | captariades | captarían |
| Subjunctive | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| present | capte | captes | capte | captemos | captedes | capten |
| preterite | captase | captases | captase | captásemos | captásedes | captasen |
| future | captar | captares | captar | captarmos | captardes | captaren |
| Imperative | – | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| affirmative | – | capta | capte | captemos | captade | capten |
| negative | – | captes | capte | captemos | captedes | capten |
Further reading
- “captar” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin captāre. Doublet of catar.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kapˈta(ʁ)/ [kapˈta(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /kapˈta(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kapˈta(ʁ)/ [kapˈta(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kapˈta(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐˈptaɾ/
- Hyphenation: cap‧tar
Verb
captar (first-person singular present capto, first-person singular preterite captei, past participle captado)
- to capture
- to catch
- to intercept
- inflection of captar:
- first/third-person singular future subjunctive
- first/third-person singular personal infinitive
Conjugation
Conjugation of captar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
| 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 | captar | |||||
| Personal | captar | captares | captar | captarmos | captardes | captarem |
| Gerund | ||||||
| captando | ||||||
| Past participle | ||||||
| Masculine | captado | captados | ||||
| Feminine | captada | captadas | ||||
| Indicative | ||||||
| Present | capto | captas | capta | captamos | captais | captam |
| Imperfect | captava | captavas | captava | captávamos | captáveis | captavam |
| Preterite | captei | captaste | captou | captamos1, captámos2 | captastes | captaram |
| Pluperfect | captara | captaras | captara | captáramos | captáreis | captaram |
| Future | captarei | captarás | captará | captaremos | captareis | captarão |
| Conditional | ||||||
| captaria | captarias | captaria | captaríamos | captaríeis | captariam | |
| Subjunctive | ||||||
| Present | capte | captes | capte | captemos | capteis | captem |
| Imperfect | captasse | captasses | captasse | captássemos | captásseis | captassem |
| Future | captar | captares | captar | captarmos | captardes | captarem |
| Imperative | ||||||
| Affirmative | capta | capte | captemos | captai | captem | |
| Negative (não) | não captes | não capte | não captemos | não capteis | não captem | |
1Brazil.
2Portugal.
Related terms
- captação
- capturar
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Hungarian kaptár.
Noun
captar n (plural captare)
- beehive cover
Declension
Declension of captar
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) captar | captarul | (niște) captare | captarele |
| genitive/dative | (unui) captar | captarului | (unor) captare | captarelor |
| vocative | captarule | captarelor | ||
References
- captar in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin captāre, present active infinitive of captō. Doublet of catar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kabˈtaɾ/ [kaβ̞ˈt̪aɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: cap‧tar
Verb
captar (first-person singular present capto, first-person singular preterite capté, past participle captado)
- to capture, perceive, register, understand
- Synonyms: cachar, comprender, entender
Conjugation
Conjugation of captar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
| infinitive | captar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | captando | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | captado | captada | |||||
| plural | captados | captadas | |||||
| 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 | capto | captastú captásvos | capta | captamos | captáis | captan | |
| imperfect | captaba | captabas | captaba | captábamos | captabais | captaban | |
| preterite | capté | captaste | captó | captamos | captasteis | captaron | |
| future | captaré | captarás | captará | captaremos | captaréis | captarán | |
| conditional | captaría | captarías | captaría | captaríamos | captaríais | captarían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | capte | captestú captésvos2 | capte | captemos | captéis | capten | |
| imperfect (ra) | captara | captaras | captara | captáramos | captarais | captaran | |
| imperfect (se) | captase | captases | captase | captásemos | captaseis | captasen | |
| future1 | captare | captares | captare | captáremos | captareis | captaren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
| affirmative | captatú captávos | capte | captemos | captad | capten | ||
| negative | no captes | no capte | no captemos | no captéis | no capten | ||
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of captar
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 captar | |||||||
| dative | captarme | captarte | captarle, captarse | captarnos | captaros | captarles, captarse | |
| accusative | captarme | captarte | captarlo, captarla, captarse | captarnos | captaros | captarlos, captarlas, captarse | |
| with gerund captando | |||||||
| dative | captándome | captándote | captándole, captándose | captándonos | captándoos | captándoles, captándose | |
| accusative | captándome | captándote | captándolo, captándola, captándose | captándonos | captándoos | captándolos, captándolas, captándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative capta | |||||||
| dative | cáptame | cáptate | cáptale | cáptanos | not used | cáptales | |
| accusative | cáptame | cáptate | cáptalo, cáptala | cáptanos | not used | cáptalos, cáptalas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative captá | |||||||
| dative | captame | captate | captale | captanos | not used | captales | |
| accusative | captame | captate | captalo, captala | captanos | not used | captalos, captalas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative capte | |||||||
| dative | cápteme | not used | cáptele, cáptese | cáptenos | not used | cápteles | |
| accusative | cápteme | not used | cáptelo, cáptela, cáptese | cáptenos | not used | cáptelos, cáptelas | |
| with first-person plural imperative captemos | |||||||
| dative | not used | captémoste | captémosle | captémonos | captémoos | captémosles | |
| accusative | not used | captémoste | captémoslo, captémosla | captémonos | captémoos | captémoslos, captémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative captad | |||||||
| dative | captadme | not used | captadle | captadnos | captaos | captadles | |
| accusative | captadme | not used | captadlo, captadla | captadnos | captaos | captadlos, captadlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative capten | |||||||
| dative | cáptenme | not used | cáptenle | cáptennos | not used | cáptenles, cáptense | |
| accusative | cáptenme | not used | cáptenlo, cáptenla | cáptennos | not used | cáptenlos, cáptenlas, cáptense | |
Related terms
- captación
- captura
- capturar
Further reading
- “captar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014