captar

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin captāre, possibly through a form cattare and a reconstruction cap(i)tare, with influence from cap(i)talis.

Pronunciation

Verb

captar (first-person singular present capto, first-person singular preterite captí, past participle captat)

  1. (intransitive) to beg (request money)
    Synonym: mendicar
  2. (transitive) to pick up, receive (a signal)
    Synonym: rebre
  3. (transitive, takes a reflexive pronoun) to capture (attention, etc.), to win over
    Synonyms: obtenir, guanyar-se

Conjugation

    Conjugation of captar (first conjugation)
infinitive captar
gerund 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
affirmative — capta capti captem capteu captin
negative (no) — no captis no capti no captem no capteu no captin

Related terms

References

  1. ^ “captar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

Further reading

Galician

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kapˈtaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Hyphenation: cap‧tar

Verb

captar (first-person singular present capto, first-person singular preterite captei, past participle captado)

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Conjugation

    Conjugation of captar
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 captar
Personal captar captares captar captarmos captardes captaren
Gerund
captando
Past participle
Masculine captado captados
Feminine captada captadas
Indicative
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
Present capte captes capte captemos captedes capten
Imperfect captase captases captase captásemos captásedes captasen
Future captar captares captar captarmos captardes captaren
Imperative
Affirmative capta capte captemos captade capten
Negative (non) non captes non capte non captemos non captedes non capten
    Reintegrated conjugation of captar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)
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 captar
Personal captar captares captar captarmos captardes captarem
Gerund
captando
Past participle
Masculine captado captados
Feminine captada captadas
Indicative
Present capto captas capta captamos captades, captais captam
Imperfect captava captavas captava captávamos captávades, captáveis, captávais1 captavam
Preterite captei captaste, captache1 captou captamos captastes captárom, captaram
Pluperfect captara captaras captara captáramos captárades, captáreis, captárais1 captaram
Future captarei captarás captará captaremos captaredes, captareis captarám, captarão
Conditional captaria captarias captaria captaríamos captaríades, captaríeis, captaríais1 captariam
Subjunctive
Present capte captes capte captemos captedes, capteis captem
Imperfect captasse captasses captasse captássemos captássedes, captásseis captassem
Future captar captares captar captarmos captardes captarem
Imperative
Affirmative capta capte captemos captade, captai captem
Negative (nom) nom captes nom capte nom captemos nom captedes, nom capteis nom captem

1Less recommended.

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin captāre. Doublet of catar.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: cap‧tar

Verb

captar (first-person singular present capto, first-person singular preterite captei, past participle captado)

  1. to capture
  2. to catch
  3. to intercept

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

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Derived terms

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian kaptár.

Noun

captar n (plural captare)

  1. 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. Doublet of catar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kabˈtaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: cap‧tar

Verb

captar (first-person singular present capto, first-person singular preterite capté, past participle captado)

  1. 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

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Further reading

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