achatar

Franco-Provençal

Verb

achatar (Old Dauphinois)

1. Alternative form of achetar (“to buy”) documented in the following location(s): Grenoble

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd

Proto-Italic *ad

Proto-Italic *ad-

Latin ad-

Old Galician-Portuguese a-

Portuguese a-

Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-

Proto-Indo-European *-us

Proto-Indo-European *pléth₂us

Proto-Hellenic *plətús

Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús)bor.

Vulgar Latin *plattus

Old Spanish chato

Spanish chatobor.?

Portuguese chato

Proto-Italic *-āzi

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Latin -ereinflu.

Latin -āre

Old Galician-Portuguese -ar

Portuguese -ar

Portuguese achatar

From a- + chato + -ar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ʃaˈta(ʁ)/ [a.ʃaˈta(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ʃaˈta(ʁ)/ [a.ʃaˈta(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /a.ʃaˈta(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.ʃaˈta(ʁ)/ [a.ʃaˈta(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /a.ʃaˈta(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ʃɐˈtaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ʃɐˈtaɾ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐt.ʃɐˈtaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ʃɐˈta.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: a‧cha‧tar

Verb

achatar (first-person singular present achato, first-person singular preterite achatei, past participle achatado)

1. to flatten
2. to squash

Conjugation

    Conjugation of achatar (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	achatar
Personal	achatar	achatares	achatar	achatarmos	achatardes	achatarem
Gerund
	achatando
Past participle
Masculine	achatado			achatados
Feminine	achatada			achatadas
Indicative
Present	achato	achatas	achata	achatamos	achatais	achatam
Imperfect	achatava	achatavas	achatava	achatávamos	achatáveis	achatavam
Preterite	achatei	achataste	achatou	achatamos1, achatámos2	achatastes	achataram
Pluperfect	achatara	achataras	achatara	achatáramos	achatáreis	achataram
Future	achatarei	achatarás	achatará	achataremos	achatareis	achatarão
Conditional	achataria	achatarias	achataria	achataríamos	achataríeis	achatariam
Subjunctive
Present	achate	achates	achate	achatemos	achateis	achatem
Imperfect	achatasse	achatasses	achatasse	achatássemos	achatásseis	achatassem
Future	achatar	achatares	achatar	achatarmos	achatardes	achatarem
Imperative
Affirmative		achata	achate	achatemos	achatai	achatem
Negative (não)		não achates	não achate	não achatemos	não achateis	não achatem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

• “achatar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “achatar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd

Proto-Italic *ad

Proto-Italic *ad-

Latin ad-

Spanish a-

Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-

Proto-Indo-European *-us

Proto-Indo-European *pléth₂us

Proto-Hellenic *plətús

Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús)bor.

Vulgar Latin *plattus

Old Spanish chato

Spanish chato

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -āre

Old Spanish -ar

Spanish -ar

Spanish achatar

From a- + chato + -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /at͡ʃaˈtaɾ/ [a.t͡ʃaˈt̪aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧cha‧tar

Verb

achatar (first-person singular present achato, first-person singular preterite achaté, past participle achatado)

1. (transitive) to flatten

Conjugation

    Conjugation of achatar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			achatar
gerund			achatando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		achatado		achatada
		plural		achatados		achatadas
		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	achato	achatastú achatásvos	achata	achatamos	achatáis	achatan
	imperfect	achataba	achatabas	achataba	achatábamos	achatabais	achataban
	preterite	achaté	achataste	acható	achatamos	achatasteis	achataron
	future	achataré	achatarás	achatará	achataremos	achataréis	achatarán
	conditional	achataría	achatarías	achataría	achataríamos	achataríais	achatarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	achate	achatestú achatésvos2	achate	achatemos	achatéis	achaten
	imperfect (ra)	achatara	achataras	achatara	achatáramos	achatarais	achataran
	imperfect (se)	achatase	achatases	achatase	achatásemos	achataseis	achatasen
	future1	achatare	achatares	achatare	achatáremos	achatareis	achataren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		achatatú achatávos	achate	achatemos	achatad	achaten
	negative		no achates	no achate	no achatemos	no achatéis	no achaten

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of achatar

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 achatar	dative	achatarme	achatarte	achatarle, achatarse	achatarnos	achataros	achatarles, achatarse
	accusative	achatarme	achatarte	achatarlo, achatarla, achatarse	achatarnos	achataros	achatarlos, achatarlas, achatarse
with gerund achatando	dative	achatándome	achatándote	achatándole, achatándose	achatándonos	achatándoos	achatándoles, achatándose
	accusative	achatándome	achatándote	achatándolo, achatándola, achatándose	achatándonos	achatándoos	achatándolos, achatándolas, achatándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative achata	dative	achátame	achátate	achátale	achátanos	not used	achátales
	accusative	achátame	achátate	achátalo, achátala	achátanos	not used	achátalos, achátalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative achatá	dative	achatame	achatate	achatale	achatanos	not used	achatales
	accusative	achatame	achatate	achatalo, achatala	achatanos	not used	achatalos, achatalas
with formal second-person singular imperative achate	dative	acháteme	not used	achátele, achátese	achátenos	not used	acháteles
	accusative	acháteme	not used	achátelo, achátela, achátese	achátenos	not used	achátelos, achátelas
with first-person plural imperative achatemos	dative	not used	achatémoste	achatémosle	achatémonos	achatémoos	achatémosles
	accusative	not used	achatémoste	achatémoslo, achatémosla	achatémonos	achatémoos	achatémoslos, achatémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative achatad	dative	achatadme	not used	achatadle	achatadnos	achataos	achatadles
	accusative	achatadme	not used	achatadlo, achatadla	achatadnos	achataos	achatadlos, achatadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative achaten	dative	achátenme	not used	achátenle	achátennos	not used	achátenles, achátense
	accusative	achátenme	not used	achátenlo, achátenla	achátennos	not used	achátenlos, achátenlas, achátense

Derived terms

• achatamiento

Further reading

• “achatar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025