compactar

Catalan

Etymology

From compacte +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Central) [kum.pəkˈta]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [kom.pəkˈta]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kom.pakˈtaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [kom.pakˈta]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Verb

compactar (first-person singular present compacto, first-person singular preterite compactí, past participle compactat)

1. (transitive) to compact (to make more dense)
2. (transitive, computing) to compress (to encode information using fewer bits)

Conjugation

    Central Catalan conjugation of compactar (first conjugation)

infinitive			compactar
gerund			compactant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		compactat		compactada
		plural		compactats		compactades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	compacto	compactes	compacta	compactem	compacteu	compacten
	imperfect	compactava	compactaves	compactava	compactàvem	compactàveu	compactaven
	future	compactaré	compactaràs	compactarà	compactarem	compactareu	compactaran
	preterite	compactí	compactares	compactà	compactàrem	compactàreu	compactaren
	conditional	compactaria	compactaries	compactaria	compactaríem	compactaríeu	compactarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	compacti	compactis	compacti	compactem	compacteu	compactin
	imperfect	compactés	compactessis	compactés	compactéssim	compactéssiu	compactessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	compacta	compacti	compactem	compacteu	compactin
	negative (no)	—	no compactis	no compacti	no compactem	no compacteu	no compactin

Further reading

• “compactar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “compactar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “compactar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin compactuslbor.

Portuguese compacto

Portuguese -ar

Portuguese compactar

From compacto + -ar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.pa.kiˈta(ʁ)/ [kõ.pa.kiˈta(h)], /kõ.pakˈta(ʁ)/ [kõ.pakˈta(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.pa.kiˈta(ʁ)/ [kõ.pa.kiˈta(h)], /kõ.pakˈta(ʁ)/ [kõ.pakˈta(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /kõ.pa.kiˈta(ɾ)/, /kõ.pakˈta(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kõ.pa.kiˈta(ʁ)/ [kõ.pa.kiˈta(χ)], /kõ.pakˈta(ʁ)/ [kõ.pakˈta(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /kõ.pa.kiˈta(ɻ)/, /kõ.pakˈta(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.pɐkˈtaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.pɐkˈtaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.pɐkˈta.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: com‧pac‧tar

Verb

compactar (first-person singular present compacto, first-person singular preterite compactei, past participle compactado)

1. (transitive) to compact (make more dense)
2. (transitive, computing) to compress (encode information using fewer bits)

   Synonyms: comprimir, zipar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of compactar (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	compactar
Personal	compactar	compactares	compactar	compactarmos	compactardes	compactarem
Gerund
	compactando
Past participle
Masculine	compactado			compactados
Feminine	compactada			compactadas
Indicative
Present	compacto	compactas	compacta	compactamos	compactais	compactam
Imperfect	compactava	compactavas	compactava	compactávamos	compactáveis	compactavam
Preterite	compactei	compactaste	compactou	compactamos1, compactámos2	compactastes	compactaram
Pluperfect	compactara	compactaras	compactara	compactáramos	compactáreis	compactaram
Future	compactarei	compactarás	compactará	compactaremos	compactareis	compactarão
Conditional	compactaria	compactarias	compactaria	compactaríamos	compactaríeis	compactariam
Subjunctive
Present	compacte	compactes	compacte	compactemos	compacteis	compactem
Imperfect	compactasse	compactasses	compactasse	compactássemos	compactásseis	compactassem
Future	compactar	compactares	compactar	compactarmos	compactardes	compactarem
Imperative
Affirmative		compacta	compacte	compactemos	compactai	compactem
Negative (não)		não compactes	não compacte	não compactemos	não compacteis	não compactem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin compāctusder.

Spanish compacto

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 compactar

From compacto + -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kompaɡˈtaɾ/ [kõm.paɣ̞ˈt̪aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: com‧pac‧tar

Verb

compactar (first-person singular present compacto, first-person singular preterite compacté, past participle compactado)

1. (transitive) to compact (make more dense)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of compactar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			compactar
gerund			compactando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		compactado		compactada
		plural		compactados		compactadas
		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	compacto	compactastú compactásvos	compacta	compactamos	compactáis	compactan
	imperfect	compactaba	compactabas	compactaba	compactábamos	compactabais	compactaban
	preterite	compacté	compactaste	compactó	compactamos	compactasteis	compactaron
	future	compactaré	compactarás	compactará	compactaremos	compactaréis	compactarán
	conditional	compactaría	compactarías	compactaría	compactaríamos	compactaríais	compactarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	compacte	compactestú compactésvos2	compacte	compactemos	compactéis	compacten
	imperfect (ra)	compactara	compactaras	compactara	compactáramos	compactarais	compactaran
	imperfect (se)	compactase	compactases	compactase	compactásemos	compactaseis	compactasen
	future1	compactare	compactares	compactare	compactáremos	compactareis	compactaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		compactatú compactávos	compacte	compactemos	compactad	compacten
	negative		no compactes	no compacte	no compactemos	no compactéis	no compacten

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

    Selected combined forms of compactar

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 compactar	dative	compactarme	compactarte	compactarle, compactarse	compactarnos	compactaros	compactarles, compactarse
	accusative	compactarme	compactarte	compactarlo, compactarla, compactarse	compactarnos	compactaros	compactarlos, compactarlas, compactarse
with gerund compactando	dative	compactándome	compactándote	compactándole, compactándose	compactándonos	compactándoos	compactándoles, compactándose
	accusative	compactándome	compactándote	compactándolo, compactándola, compactándose	compactándonos	compactándoos	compactándolos, compactándolas, compactándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative compacta	dative	compáctame	compáctate	compáctale	compáctanos	not used	compáctales
	accusative	compáctame	compáctate	compáctalo, compáctala	compáctanos	not used	compáctalos, compáctalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative compactá	dative	compactame	compactate	compactale	compactanos	not used	compactales
	accusative	compactame	compactate	compactalo, compactala	compactanos	not used	compactalos, compactalas
with formal second-person singular imperative compacte	dative	compácteme	not used	compáctele, compáctese	compáctenos	not used	compácteles
	accusative	compácteme	not used	compáctelo, compáctela, compáctese	compáctenos	not used	compáctelos, compáctelas
with first-person plural imperative compactemos	dative	not used	compactémoste	compactémosle	compactémonos	compactémoos	compactémosles
	accusative	not used	compactémoste	compactémoslo, compactémosla	compactémonos	compactémoos	compactémoslos, compactémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative compactad	dative	compactadme	not used	compactadle	compactadnos	compactaos	compactadles
	accusative	compactadme	not used	compactadlo, compactadla	compactadnos	compactaos	compactadlos, compactadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative compacten	dative	compáctenme	not used	compáctenle	compáctennos	not used	compáctenles, compáctense
	accusative	compáctenme	not used	compáctenlo, compáctenla	compáctennos	not used	compáctenlos, compáctenlas, compáctense

Further reading

• “compactar”, 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