jactar

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Verb

jactar

  1. only used in es ... jactar, syntactic variant of jactar-se, infinitive of jactar-se

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin iactāre. Compare the inherited archaic doublet jeitar (“to throw”).

Verb

jactar (first-person singular present jacto, first-person singular preterite jactei, past participle jactado)

  1. to boast
  2. (reflexive) to show off (to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging)
    Synonym: mostrar-se

Conjugation

    Conjugation of jactar (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 jactar
Personal jactar jactares jactar jactarmos jactardes jactarem
Gerund
jactando
Past participle
Masculine jactado jactados
Feminine jactada jactadas
Indicative
Present jacto jactas jacta jactamos jactais jactam
Imperfect jactava jactavas jactava jactávamos jactáveis jactavam
Preterite jactei jactaste jactou jactamos1, jactámos2 jactastes jactaram
Pluperfect jactara jactaras jactara jactáramos jactáreis jactaram
Future jactarei jactarás jactará jactaremos jactareis jactarão
Conditional jactaria jactarias jactaria jactaríamos jactaríeis jactariam
Subjunctive
Present jacte jactes jacte jactemos jacteis jactem
Imperfect jactasse jactasses jactasse jactássemos jactásseis jactassem
Future jactar jactares jactar jactarmos jactardes jactarem
Imperative
Affirmative jacta jacte jactemos jactai jactem
Negative (não) não jactes não jacte não jactemos não jacteis não jactem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin iactāre. Doublet of the inherited echar. Cognate with English jet and jut.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xaɡˈtaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: jac‧tar

Verb

jactar (first-person singular present jacto, first-person singular preterite jacté, past participle jactado)

  1. (transitive, obsolete) to move or shake
  2. (reflexive) to boast; brag
    Synonyms: fanfarronear, presumir

Conjugation

    Conjugation of jactar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive jactar
gerund jactando
past participle masculine feminine
singular jactado jactada
plural jactados jactadas
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 jacto jactastú
jactásvos 		jacta jactamos jactáis jactan
imperfect jactaba jactabas jactaba jactábamos jactabais jactaban
preterite jacté jactaste jactó jactamos jactasteis jactaron
future jactaré jactarás jactará jactaremos jactaréis jactarán
conditional jactaría jactarías jactaría jactaríamos jactaríais jactarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present jacte jactestú
jactésvos2 		jacte jactemos jactéis jacten
imperfect
(ra) 		jactara jactaras jactara jactáramos jactarais jactaran
imperfect
(se) 		jactase jactases jactase jactásemos jactaseis jactasen
future1 jactare jactares jactare jactáremos jactareis jactaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative jactatú
jactávos 		jacte jactemos jactad jacten
negative no jactes no jacte no jactemos no jactéis no jacten

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

    Selected combined forms of jactar

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 jactar
dative jactarme jactarte jactarle, jactarse jactarnos jactaros jactarles, jactarse
accusative jactarme jactarte jactarlo, jactarla, jactarse jactarnos jactaros jactarlos, jactarlas, jactarse
with gerund jactando
dative jactándome jactándote jactándole, jactándose jactándonos jactándoos jactándoles, jactándose
accusative jactándome jactándote jactándolo, jactándola, jactándose jactándonos jactándoos jactándolos, jactándolas, jactándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative jacta
dative jáctame jáctate jáctale jáctanos not used jáctales
accusative jáctame jáctate jáctalo, jáctala jáctanos not used jáctalos, jáctalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative jactá
dative jactame jactate jactale jactanos not used jactales
accusative jactame jactate jactalo, jactala jactanos not used jactalos, jactalas
with formal second-person singular imperative jacte
dative jácteme not used jáctele, jáctese jáctenos not used jácteles
accusative jácteme not used jáctelo, jáctela, jáctese jáctenos not used jáctelos, jáctelas
with first-person plural imperative jactemos
dative not used jactémoste jactémosle jactémonos jactémoos jactémosles
accusative not used jactémoste jactémoslo, jactémosla jactémonos jactémoos jactémoslos, jactémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative jactad
dative jactadme not used jactadle jactadnos jactaos jactadles
accusative jactadme not used jactadlo, jactadla jactadnos jactaos jactadlos, jactadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative jacten
dative jáctenme not used jáctenle jáctennos not used jáctenles, jáctense
accusative jáctenme not used jáctenlo, jáctenla jáctennos not used jáctenlos, jáctenlas, jáctense

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