decantar

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Pronunciation

Verb

decantar (first-person singular present decanto, first-person singular preterite decantí, past participle decantat)

  1. to decant
  2. (reflexive) to opt

Conjugation

    Conjugation of decantar (first conjugation)
infinitive decantar
gerund decantant
past participle masculine feminine
singular decantat decantada
plural decantats decantades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present decanto decantes decanta decantem decanteu decanten
imperfect decantava decantaves decantava decantàvem decantàveu decantaven
future decantaré decantaràs decantarà decantarem decantareu decantaran
preterite decantí decantares decantà decantàrem decantàreu decantaren
conditional decantaria decantaries decantaria decantaríem decantaríeu decantarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present decanti decantis decanti decantem decanteu decantin
imperfect decantés decantessis decantés decantéssim decantéssiu decantessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — decanta decanti decantem decanteu decantin
negative (no) — no decantis no decanti no decantem no decanteu no decantin

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: de‧can‧tar

Verb

decantar (first-person singular present decanto, first-person singular preterite decantei, past participle decantado)

  1. to decant

Conjugation

    Conjugation of decantar (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 decantar
Personal decantar decantares decantar decantarmos decantardes decantarem
Gerund
decantando
Past participle
Masculine decantado decantados
Feminine decantada decantadas
Indicative
Present decanto decantas decanta decantamos decantais decantam
Imperfect decantava decantavas decantava decantávamos decantáveis decantavam
Preterite decantei decantaste decantou decantamos1, decantámos2 decantastes decantaram
Pluperfect decantara decantaras decantara decantáramos decantáreis decantaram
Future decantarei decantarás decantará decantaremos decantareis decantarão
Conditional decantaria decantarias decantaria decantaríamos decantaríeis decantariam
Subjunctive
Present decante decantes decante decantemos decanteis decantem
Imperfect decantasse decantasses decantasse decantássemos decantásseis decantassem
Future decantar decantares decantar decantarmos decantardes decantarem
Imperative
Affirmative decanta decante decantemos decantai decantem
Negative (não) não decantes não decante não decantemos não decanteis não decantem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Derived terms

Spanish

Etymology

From Medieval Latin dēcanthāre, from dē- +‎ canthus (“beak of a cup or jug”), equivalent to Spanish de- + canto (“edge”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dekanˈtaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: de‧can‧tar

Verb

decantar (first-person singular present decanto, first-person singular preterite decanté, past participle decantado)

  1. (transitive) to decant
  2. (transitive) to decide
    • 2023 August 8, Marc Rovira, “ERC y Junts se emplazan a aparcar sus diferencias ante la “oportunidad histórica” de decantar la investidura”, in El País‎:
      ERC y Junts se emplazan a aparcar sus diferencias ante la “oportunidad histórica” de decantar la investidura [title]
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  3. (reflexive, + por) to opt for
    • 2008, Joxean Muñoz, Ez da neutrala:
      Nació en Guatemala en 1974, y aunque en sus inicios se decantó por el mundo de la literatura, encontró en la performance la manera de denunciar la violenta realidad que le ha tocado vivir
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of decantar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive decantar
gerund decantando
past participle masculine feminine
singular decantado decantada
plural decantados decantadas
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 decanto decantastú
decantásvos 		decanta decantamos decantáis decantan
imperfect decantaba decantabas decantaba decantábamos decantabais decantaban
preterite decanté decantaste decantó decantamos decantasteis decantaron
future decantaré decantarás decantará decantaremos decantaréis decantarán
conditional decantaría decantarías decantaría decantaríamos decantaríais decantarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present decante decantestú
decantésvos2 		decante decantemos decantéis decanten
imperfect
(ra) 		decantara decantaras decantara decantáramos decantarais decantaran
imperfect
(se) 		decantase decantases decantase decantásemos decantaseis decantasen
future1 decantare decantares decantare decantáremos decantareis decantaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative decantatú
decantávos 		decante decantemos decantad decanten
negative no decantes no decante no decantemos no decantéis no decanten

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

    Selected combined forms of decantar

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 decantar
dative decantarme decantarte decantarle, decantarse decantarnos decantaros decantarles, decantarse
accusative decantarme decantarte decantarlo, decantarla, decantarse decantarnos decantaros decantarlos, decantarlas, decantarse
with gerund decantando
dative decantándome decantándote decantándole, decantándose decantándonos decantándoos decantándoles, decantándose
accusative decantándome decantándote decantándolo, decantándola, decantándose decantándonos decantándoos decantándolos, decantándolas, decantándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative decanta
dative decántame decántate decántale decántanos not used decántales
accusative decántame decántate decántalo, decántala decántanos not used decántalos, decántalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative decantá
dative decantame decantate decantale decantanos not used decantales
accusative decantame decantate decantalo, decantala decantanos not used decantalos, decantalas
with formal second-person singular imperative decante
dative decánteme not used decántele, decántese decántenos not used decánteles
accusative decánteme not used decántelo, decántela, decántese decántenos not used decántelos, decántelas
with first-person plural imperative decantemos
dative not used decantémoste decantémosle decantémonos decantémoos decantémosles
accusative not used decantémoste decantémoslo, decantémosla decantémonos decantémoos decantémoslos, decantémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative decantad
dative decantadme not used decantadle decantadnos decantaos decantadles
accusative decantadme not used decantadlo, decantadla decantadnos decantaos decantadlos, decantadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative decanten
dative decántenme not used decántenle decántennos not used decántenles, decántense
accusative decántenme not used decántenlo, decántenla decántennos not used decántenlos, decántenlas, decántense

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