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Aragonese
Etymology
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Verb
tratar
- (transitive) to try
References
Asturian
Verb
tratar
- to treat (behave in a certain way)
- to treat (act to a person in a certain way)
- to treat (an illness, problem etc.)
- to trade; to deal (in, with something)
- to touch (talk about)
- (reflexive) to deal (with); to be involved (in, with)
- to try
- to threaten
Conjugation
Conjugation of tratar
infinitive
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tratar
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gerund
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tratando
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past participle
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m tratáu, f tratada, n tratao, m pl trataos, f pl trataes
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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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trato
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trates
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trata
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tratamos
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tratáis
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traten
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imperfect
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trataba
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tratabes
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trataba
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tratábemos, tratábamos
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tratabeis, tratabais
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trataben
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preterite
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traté
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tratasti, tratesti
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trató
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tratemos
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tratastis, tratestis
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trataron
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pluperfect
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tratare, tratara
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tratares, trataras
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tratare, tratara
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tratáremos, tratáramos
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tratareis, tratarais
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trataren, trataran
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future
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trataré
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tratarás
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tratará
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trataremos
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trataréis
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tratarán
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conditional
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trataría
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trataríes
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trataría
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trataríemos, trataríamos
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trataríeis, trataríais
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trataríen
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subjunctive
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present
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trate
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trates, tratas
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trate
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tratemos
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tratéis
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traten, tratan
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imperfect
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tratare, tratara
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tratares, trataras
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tratare, tratara
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tratáremos, tratáramos
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tratareis, tratarais
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trataren, trataran
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imperative
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—
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trata
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—
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—
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tratái
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—
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Galician
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Latin tractāre, present active infinitive of tractō (“I drag; I handle; I practice”), from tractus (“dragged”), perfect passive participle of trahō (“I drag; I extract”), from Proto-Indo-European *tragʰ- (“to draw, drag”).
Verb
tratar (first-person singular present trato, first-person singular preterite tratei, past participle tratado)
- to deal
- to treat in an attempt to cure
Conjugation
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Singular
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Plural
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First-person (eu)
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Second-person (ti / tu)
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Third-person (ele / ela / você)
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First-person (nós)
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Second-person (vós)
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Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
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Infinitive
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Impersonal
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tratar
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Personal
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tratar
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tratares
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tratar
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tratarmos
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tratardes
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tratarem
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Gerund
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tratando
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Past participle
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Masculine
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tratado
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tratados
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Feminine
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tratada
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tratadas
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Indicative
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Present
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trato
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tratas
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trata
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tratamos
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tratades, tratais
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tratam
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Imperfect
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tratava
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tratavas
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tratava
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tratávamos
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tratávades, tratáveis, tratávais1
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tratavam
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Preterite
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tratei
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trataste, tratache1
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tratou
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tratamos
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tratastes
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tratárom, trataram
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Pluperfect
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tratara
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trataras
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tratara
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tratáramos
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tratárades, tratáreis, tratárais1
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trataram
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Future
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tratarei
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tratarás
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tratará
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trataremos
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trataredes, tratareis
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tratarám, tratarão
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Conditional
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trataria
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tratarias
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trataria
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trataríamos
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trataríades, trataríeis, trataríais1
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tratariam
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Subjunctive
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Present
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trate
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trates
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trate
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tratemos
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tratedes, trateis
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tratem
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Imperfect
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tratasse
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tratasses
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tratasse
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tratássemos
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tratássedes, tratásseis
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tratassem
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Future
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tratar
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tratares
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tratar
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tratarmos
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tratardes
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tratarem
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Imperative
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Affirmative
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trata
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trate
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tratemos
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tratade, tratai
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tratem
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Negative (nom)
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nom trates
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nom trate
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nom tratemos
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nom tratedes, nom trateis
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nom tratem
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Related terms
Further reading
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Semi-learned form modified from older tractar, borrowed from Latin tractāre (“to drag; to handle; to practice”), from tractus (“dragged”), perfect passive participle of trahō (“to drag; to extract”), from Proto-Indo-European *tragʰ- (“to draw, drag”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Hyphenation: tra‧tar
Verb
tratar (first-person singular present trato, first-person singular preterite tratei, past participle tratado)
- (transitive with de or with no preposition (more common)) to treat (to handle, deal with or behave towards in a specific way)
Vi um senhor tratando seus filhos muito mal.- I saw a gentleman treating his children very badly.
- (transitive with de or with no preposition (more common)) to treat (to apply medical care to a person)
A enfermeira tratou as vítimas da explosão.- The nurse treated the victims of the explosion.
- (transitive with de or with no preposition (more common)) to treat (to apply medical care in order to eliminate a condition)
O oncologista quis que eu usasse químio para tratar o câncer.- The oncologist wanted me to use chemo to treat the cancer.
- (transitive) to treat (to subject to a chemical or other action)
Tratei o meu cabelo com um xampu importado.- I treated my hair with an imported shampoo.
- (transitive with com or a reciprocal pronoun) to treat; to negotiate with
Nós nos tratamos pela Internet.- We negotiated with one another via the Internet.
- (ditransitive, with the indirect object taking por or como or de) to address someone with a specific form of address
Reis devem ser tratados como “Vossa Majestade”.- Kings must be addressed as “Your Majesty”.
- (takes a reflexive pronoun) to behave (to conduct oneself in a given way)
Seus filhos se trataram bem no funeral.- Your children behaved well in the funeral.
- (transitive with de or with no preposition (more common)) to take care of; to care for (to attend to the needs of)
Depois que ficou velho, mandou o filho tratar do negócio da família.- After he got old, he told his son to care for the family business.
- (takes a reflexive pronoun, transitive with de) to be about; to have as its subject
Este artigo se trata da guerra.- This article is about the war.
- (transitive with de) to talk about; to discuss
O professor tratou de matrizes.- The professor discussed matrices.
- (auxiliary with de and a verb in the impersonal infinitive) to do something promptly; usually used to emphasise orders
Trate de terminar suas tarefas.- Finish your chores once and for all.
- (Brazil, transitive) to feed (to give someone, especially an animal, food to eat)
O gato miava alto para que eu o tratasse.- The cat was meowing loudly so that I would feed him.
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Synonyms
- (to apply medical care to): curar, medicar
- (to negotiate with): acertar, combinar, marcar, negociar (com)
- (to address): dirigir-se a
- (to behave): comportar-se, portar-se, proceder
- (to care for): cuidar de
- (to be about): ser sobre
- (to talk about): discutir sobre, falar sobre, discorrer sobre
- (to feed): alimentar, nutrir, dar de comer a/para
Derived terms
Related terms
Spanish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Latin tractāre (“to drag; to handle; to practice”), from tractus (“dragged”), perfect passive participle of trahō (“to drag; to extract”), from Proto-Indo-European *tragʰ- (“to draw, drag”). Cf. also the obsolete or regional inherited doublet trechar (“to cut open and salt eels being dried and cured”). Cognate to English treat and Portuguese tratar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɾaˈtaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: tra‧tar
Verb
tratar (first-person singular present trato, first-person singular preterite traté, past participle tratado)
- (transitive) to treat (to handle, behave toward in a specific way)
- (transitive) to treat (to apply medical care)
- (transitive) to treat (to submit to a chemical action)
- (transitive) to address, to refer to as
- (transitive with con) to deal with
- (transitive with de) to try, to try to, to seek to, to attempt to, to strive to, to endeavor to
- Synonyms: intentar, probar
- (reflexive, transitive with de) to be about, to concern; to be
No se trata de ti todo el tiempo.- It's not about you all the time.
2020 October 11, Alejandro Ciriza, El País:Se trata de su victoria 100 en París- It's victory number 100 in Paris
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 tratar
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 tratar
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dative
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tratarme
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tratarte
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tratarle, tratarse
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tratarnos
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trataros
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tratarles, tratarse
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accusative
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tratarme
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tratarte
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tratarlo, tratarla, tratarse
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tratarnos
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trataros
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tratarlos, tratarlas, tratarse
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with gerund tratando
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dative
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tratándome
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tratándote
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tratándole, tratándose
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tratándonos
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tratándoos
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tratándoles, tratándose
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accusative
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tratándome
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tratándote
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tratándolo, tratándola, tratándose
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tratándonos
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tratándoos
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tratándolos, tratándolas, tratándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative trata
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dative
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trátame
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trátate
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trátale
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trátanos
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not used
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trátales
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accusative
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trátame
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trátate
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trátalo, trátala
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trátanos
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not used
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trátalos, trátalas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative tratá
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dative
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tratame
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tratate
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tratale
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tratanos
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not used
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tratales
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accusative
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tratame
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tratate
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tratalo, tratala
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tratanos
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not used
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tratalos, tratalas
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with formal second-person singular imperative trate
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dative
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tráteme
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not used
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trátele, trátese
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trátenos
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not used
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tráteles
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accusative
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tráteme
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not used
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trátelo, trátela, trátese
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trátenos
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not used
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trátelos, trátelas
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with first-person plural imperative tratemos
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dative
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not used
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tratémoste
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tratémosle
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tratémonos
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tratémoos
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tratémosles
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accusative
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not used
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tratémoste
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tratémoslo, tratémosla
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tratémonos
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tratémoos
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tratémoslos, tratémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative tratad
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dative
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tratadme
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not used
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tratadle
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tratadnos
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trataos
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tratadles
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accusative
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tratadme
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not used
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tratadlo, tratadla
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tratadnos
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trataos
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tratadlos, tratadlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative traten
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dative
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trátenme
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not used
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trátenle
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trátennos
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not used
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trátenles, trátense
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accusative
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trátenme
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not used
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trátenlo, trátenla
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trátennos
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not used
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trátenlos, trátenlas, trátense
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Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
References