candidatar

Portuguese

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Latin candidātusbor.

Portuguese candidato

Portuguese -ar

Portuguese candidatar

From candidato + -ar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɐ̃.d͡ʒi.daˈta(ʁ)/ [kɐ̃.d͡ʒi.daˈta(h)]

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ̃.di.dɐˈtaɾ/ [kɐ̃.di.ðɐˈtaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ̃.di.dɐˈtaɾ/ [kɐ̃.di.ðɐˈtaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ̃.di.dɐˈta.ɾi/

Verb

candidatar (first-person singular present candidato, first-person singular preterite candidatei, past participle candidatado)

1. (transitive) to enrol someone or something as a candidate

   O Silva candidatou seu filho a presidente na eleição da escola.

   Silva enrolled his son as a candidate for president in the school election.

2. (pronominal) to run (to be a candidate in an election)

   Ninguém quis se candidatar a prefeito.

   Nobody wanted to run for mayor.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of candidatar (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	candidatar
Personal	candidatar	candidatares	candidatar	candidatarmos	candidatardes	candidatarem
Gerund
	candidatando
Past participle
Masculine	candidatado			candidatados
Feminine	candidatada			candidatadas
Indicative
Present	candidato	candidatas	candidata	candidatamos	candidatais	candidatam
Imperfect	candidatava	candidatavas	candidatava	candidatávamos	candidatáveis	candidatavam
Preterite	candidatei	candidataste	candidatou	candidatamos1, candidatámos2	candidatastes	candidataram
Pluperfect	candidatara	candidataras	candidatara	candidatáramos	candidatáreis	candidataram
Future	candidatarei	candidatarás	candidatará	candidataremos	candidatareis	candidatarão
Conditional	candidataria	candidatarias	candidataria	candidataríamos	candidataríeis	candidatariam
Subjunctive
Present	candidate	candidates	candidate	candidatemos	candidateis	candidatem
Imperfect	candidatasse	candidatasses	candidatasse	candidatássemos	candidatásseis	candidatassem
Future	candidatar	candidatares	candidatar	candidatarmos	candidatardes	candidatarem
Imperative
Affirmative		candidata	candidate	candidatemos	candidatai	candidatem
Negative (não)		não candidates	não candidate	não candidatemos	não candidateis	não candidatem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

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Latin candidātusbor.

Spanish candidato

Spanish -ar

Spanish candidatar

From candidato + -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kandidaˈtaɾ/ [kãn̪.d̪i.ð̞aˈt̪aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: can‧di‧da‧tar

Verb

candidatar (first-person singular present candidato, first-person singular preterite candidaté, past participle candidatado)

1. to enrol as a candidate
2. (reflexive) to run (as a candidate)

   Synonym: candidatear

Conjugation

    Conjugation of candidatar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			candidatar
gerund			candidatando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		candidatado		candidatada
		plural		candidatados		candidatadas
		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	candidato	candidatastú candidatásvos	candidata	candidatamos	candidatáis	candidatan
	imperfect	candidataba	candidatabas	candidataba	candidatábamos	candidatabais	candidataban
	preterite	candidaté	candidataste	candidató	candidatamos	candidatasteis	candidataron
	future	candidataré	candidatarás	candidatará	candidataremos	candidataréis	candidatarán
	conditional	candidataría	candidatarías	candidataría	candidataríamos	candidataríais	candidatarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	candidate	candidatestú candidatésvos2	candidate	candidatemos	candidatéis	candidaten
	imperfect (ra)	candidatara	candidataras	candidatara	candidatáramos	candidatarais	candidataran
	imperfect (se)	candidatase	candidatases	candidatase	candidatásemos	candidataseis	candidatasen
	future1	candidatare	candidatares	candidatare	candidatáremos	candidatareis	candidataren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		candidatatú candidatávos	candidate	candidatemos	candidatad	candidaten
	negative		no candidates	no candidate	no candidatemos	no candidatéis	no candidaten

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

    Selected combined forms of candidatar

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 candidatar	dative	candidatarme	candidatarte	candidatarle, candidatarse	candidatarnos	candidataros	candidatarles, candidatarse
	accusative	candidatarme	candidatarte	candidatarlo, candidatarla, candidatarse	candidatarnos	candidataros	candidatarlos, candidatarlas, candidatarse
with gerund candidatando	dative	candidatándome	candidatándote	candidatándole, candidatándose	candidatándonos	candidatándoos	candidatándoles, candidatándose
	accusative	candidatándome	candidatándote	candidatándolo, candidatándola, candidatándose	candidatándonos	candidatándoos	candidatándolos, candidatándolas, candidatándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative candidata	dative	candidátame	candidátate	candidátale	candidátanos	not used	candidátales
	accusative	candidátame	candidátate	candidátalo, candidátala	candidátanos	not used	candidátalos, candidátalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative candidatá	dative	candidatame	candidatate	candidatale	candidatanos	not used	candidatales
	accusative	candidatame	candidatate	candidatalo, candidatala	candidatanos	not used	candidatalos, candidatalas
with formal second-person singular imperative candidate	dative	candidáteme	not used	candidátele, candidátese	candidátenos	not used	candidáteles
	accusative	candidáteme	not used	candidátelo, candidátela, candidátese	candidátenos	not used	candidátelos, candidátelas
with first-person plural imperative candidatemos	dative	not used	candidatémoste	candidatémosle	candidatémonos	candidatémoos	candidatémosles
	accusative	not used	candidatémoste	candidatémoslo, candidatémosla	candidatémonos	candidatémoos	candidatémoslos, candidatémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative candidatad	dative	candidatadme	not used	candidatadle	candidatadnos	candidataos	candidatadles
	accusative	candidatadme	not used	candidatadlo, candidatadla	candidatadnos	candidataos	candidatadlos, candidatadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative candidaten	dative	candidátenme	not used	candidátenle	candidátennos	not used	candidátenles, candidátense
	accusative	candidátenme	not used	candidátenlo, candidátenla	candidátennos	not used	candidátenlos, candidátenlas, candidátense

Further reading

• “candidatar”, 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