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Asturian
Verb
contestar (first-person singular indicative present contesto, past participle contestáu)
- to answer (make a reply or response to)
- to answer back
Conjugation
Conjugation of contestar
infinitive
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contestar
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gerund
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contestando
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past participle
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m contestáu, f contestada, n contestao, m pl contestaos, f pl contestaes
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person
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first singular yo
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second singular tu
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third singular él/elli
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first plural nosotros/nós
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second plural vosotros/vós
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third plural ellos
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indicative
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present
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contesto
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contestes
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contesta
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contestamos
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contestáis
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contesten
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imperfect
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contestaba
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contestabes
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contestaba
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contestábemos, contestábamos
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contestabeis, contestabais
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contestaben
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preterite
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contesté
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contestasti, contestesti
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contestó
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contestemos
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contestastis, contestestis
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contestaron
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pluperfect
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contestare, contestara
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contestares, contestaras
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contestare, contestara
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contestáremos, contestáramos
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contestareis, contestarais
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contestaren, contestaran
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future
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contestaré
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contestarás
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contestará
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contestaremos
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contestaréis
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contestarán
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conditional
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contestaría
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contestaríes
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contestaría
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contestaríemos, contestaríamos
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contestaríeis, contestaríais
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contestaríen
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subjunctive
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present
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conteste
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contestes, contestas
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conteste
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contestemos
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contestéis
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contesten, contestan
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imperfect
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contestare, contestara
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contestares, contestaras
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contestare, contestara
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contestáremos, contestáramos
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contestareis, contestarais
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contestaren, contestaran
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imperative
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—
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contesta
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—
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—
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contestái
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—
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Synonyms
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin contestārī.
Pronunciation
Verb
contestar (first-person singular present contesto, first-person singular preterite contestí, past participle contestat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /e/ (transitive, intransitive)
- to answer, to reply
- Synonym: respondre
Conjugation
Further reading
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin contestārī.
Pronunciation
Verb
contestar (first-person singular present contesto, first-person singular preterite contestei, past participle contestado)
- (transitive) to challenge, dispute
- (transitive) to contest
- (transitive) to contradict
- (intransitive) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text
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Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Further reading
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin contestārī (“to call to witness”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kontesˈtaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: con‧tes‧tar
Verb
contestar (first-person singular present contesto, first-person singular preterite contesté, past participle contestado)
- to reply, retort, answer, respond
- Synonyms: responder, replicar
- Antonym: callar
Usage notes
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of contestar
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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with infinitive contestar
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dative
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contestarme
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contestarte
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contestarle, contestarse
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contestarnos
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contestaros
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contestarles, contestarse
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accusative
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contestarme
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contestarte
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contestarlo, contestarla, contestarse
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contestarnos
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contestaros
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contestarlos, contestarlas, contestarse
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with gerund contestando
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dative
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contestándome
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contestándote
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contestándole, contestándose
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contestándonos
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contestándoos
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contestándoles, contestándose
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accusative
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contestándome
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contestándote
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contestándolo, contestándola, contestándose
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contestándonos
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contestándoos
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contestándolos, contestándolas, contestándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative contesta
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dative
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contéstame
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contéstate
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contéstale
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contéstanos
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not used
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contéstales
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accusative
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contéstame
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contéstate
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contéstalo, contéstala
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contéstanos
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not used
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contéstalos, contéstalas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative contestá
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dative
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contestame
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contestate
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contestale
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contestanos
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not used
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contestales
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accusative
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contestame
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contestate
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contestalo, contestala
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contestanos
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not used
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contestalos, contestalas
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with formal second-person singular imperative conteste
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dative
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contésteme
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not used
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contéstele, contéstese
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contéstenos
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not used
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contésteles
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accusative
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contésteme
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not used
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contéstelo, contéstela, contéstese
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contéstenos
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not used
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contéstelos, contéstelas
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with first-person plural imperative contestemos
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dative
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not used
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contestémoste
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contestémosle
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contestémonos
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contestémoos
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contestémosles
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accusative
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not used
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contestémoste
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contestémoslo, contestémosla
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contestémonos
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contestémoos
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contestémoslos, contestémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative contestad
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dative
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contestadme
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not used
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contestadle
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contestadnos
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contestaos
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contestadles
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accusative
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contestadme
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not used
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contestadlo, contestadla
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contestadnos
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contestaos
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contestadlos, contestadlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative contesten
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dative
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contéstenme
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not used
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contéstenle
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contéstennos
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not used
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contéstenles, contéstense
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accusative
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contéstenme
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not used
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contéstenlo, contéstenla
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contéstennos
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not used
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contéstenlos, contéstenlas, contéstense
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Derived terms
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