cautivar

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin captivāre. Cognate with English captivate.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kautiˈbaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: cau‧ti‧var

Verb

cautivar (first-person singular present cautivo, first-person singular preterite cautivé, past participle cautivado)

  1. (transitive) to captivate, to enthral, to enthrall, to charm, to enchant, to mesmerize, to rapture, to entice
    El bardo, con su canción, cautivó a la princesa.
    The bard, by way of his song, captivated the princess.
  2. (transitive) to take prisoner
  3. (transitive) to capture, to win over

Conjugation

    Conjugation of cautivar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive cautivar
gerund cautivando
past participle masculine feminine
singular cautivado cautivada
plural cautivados cautivadas
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 cautivo cautivastú
cautivásvos 		cautiva cautivamos cautiváis cautivan
imperfect cautivaba cautivabas cautivaba cautivábamos cautivabais cautivaban
preterite cautivé cautivaste cautivó cautivamos cautivasteis cautivaron
future cautivaré cautivarás cautivará cautivaremos cautivaréis cautivarán
conditional cautivaría cautivarías cautivaría cautivaríamos cautivaríais cautivarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present cautive cautivestú
cautivésvos2 		cautive cautivemos cautivéis cautiven
imperfect
(ra) 		cautivara cautivaras cautivara cautiváramos cautivarais cautivaran
imperfect
(se) 		cautivase cautivases cautivase cautivásemos cautivaseis cautivasen
future1 cautivare cautivares cautivare cautiváremos cautivareis cautivaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative cautivatú
cautivávos 		cautive cautivemos cautivad cautiven
negative no cautives no cautive no cautivemos no cautivéis no cautiven

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

    Selected combined forms of cautivar

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 cautivar
dative cautivarme cautivarte cautivarle, cautivarse cautivarnos cautivaros cautivarles, cautivarse
accusative cautivarme cautivarte cautivarlo, cautivarla, cautivarse cautivarnos cautivaros cautivarlos, cautivarlas, cautivarse
with gerund cautivando
dative cautivándome cautivándote cautivándole, cautivándose cautivándonos cautivándoos cautivándoles, cautivándose
accusative cautivándome cautivándote cautivándolo, cautivándola, cautivándose cautivándonos cautivándoos cautivándolos, cautivándolas, cautivándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative cautiva
dative cautívame cautívate cautívale cautívanos not used cautívales
accusative cautívame cautívate cautívalo, cautívala cautívanos not used cautívalos, cautívalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative cautivá
dative cautivame cautivate cautivale cautivanos not used cautivales
accusative cautivame cautivate cautivalo, cautivala cautivanos not used cautivalos, cautivalas
with formal second-person singular imperative cautive
dative cautíveme not used cautívele, cautívese cautívenos not used cautíveles
accusative cautíveme not used cautívelo, cautívela, cautívese cautívenos not used cautívelos, cautívelas
with first-person plural imperative cautivemos
dative not used cautivémoste cautivémosle cautivémonos cautivémoos cautivémosles
accusative not used cautivémoste cautivémoslo, cautivémosla cautivémonos cautivémoos cautivémoslos, cautivémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative cautivad
dative cautivadme not used cautivadle cautivadnos cautivaos cautivadles
accusative cautivadme not used cautivadlo, cautivadla cautivadnos cautivaos cautivadlos, cautivadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative cautiven
dative cautívenme not used cautívenle cautívennos not used cautívenles, cautívense
accusative cautívenme not used cautívenlo, cautívenla cautívennos not used cautívenlos, cautívenlas, cautívense

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