conectar

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [koːˈnɛk.tar]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [koˈnɛk.tar]

Verb

cōnectar

1. first-person singular future passive indicative of cōnectō

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• conetar (Portugal)
• connectar (pre-standardization spelling)

Etymology

From English connect, from Latin cōnectō (“to connect”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.nekˈta(ʁ)/ [ko.nekˈta(h)]

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.nɛˈktaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.nɛˈktaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.nɛˈkta.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: co‧nec‧tar

Verb

conectar (first-person singular present conecto, first-person singular preterite conectei, past participle conectado)

1. (transitive) to connect (join two or more pieces)

   Synonyms: unir, ligar, juntar, vincular

   Antonyms: desconectar, separar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of conectar (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	conectar
Personal	conectar	conectares	conectar	conectarmos	conectardes	conectarem
Gerund
	conectando
Past participle
Masculine	conectado			conectados
Feminine	conectada			conectadas
Indicative
Present	conecto	conectas	conecta	conectamos	conectais	conectam
Imperfect	conectava	conectavas	conectava	conectávamos	conectáveis	conectavam
Preterite	conectei	conectaste	conectou	conectamos1, conectámos2	conectastes	conectaram
Pluperfect	conectara	conectaras	conectara	conectáramos	conectáreis	conectaram
Future	conectarei	conectarás	conectará	conectaremos	conectareis	conectarão
Conditional	conectaria	conectarias	conectaria	conectaríamos	conectaríeis	conectariam
Subjunctive
Present	conecte	conectes	conecte	conectemos	conecteis	conectem
Imperfect	conectasse	conectasses	conectasse	conectássemos	conectásseis	conectassem
Future	conectar	conectares	conectar	conectarmos	conectardes	conectarem
Imperative
Affirmative		conecta	conecte	conectemos	conectai	conectem
Negative (não)		não conectes	não conecte	não conectemos	não conecteis	não conectem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• reconectar

Related terms

• conectado
• conectivo
• conector
• conexão
• conexivo
• conexo

Further reading

• “conectar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “conectar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “conectar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “conectar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English connect, from Latin conēctere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koneɡˈtaɾ/ [ko.neɣ̞ˈt̪aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: co‧nec‧tar

Verb

conectar (first-person singular present conecto, first-person singular preterite conecté, past participle conectado)

1. (transitive) to connect, connect up, link
2. (transitive, electronics) to plug in, connect

   Synonym: enchufar

3. (transitive, electronics) to wire
4. (transitive) to hook up (colloquial)
5. (intransitive) to click (i.e. get along well)
6. (reflexive) to connect, get connected

Conjugation

    Conjugation of conectar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			conectar
gerund			conectando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		conectado		conectada
		plural		conectados		conectadas
		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	conecto	conectastú conectásvos	conecta	conectamos	conectáis	conectan
	imperfect	conectaba	conectabas	conectaba	conectábamos	conectabais	conectaban
	preterite	conecté	conectaste	conectó	conectamos	conectasteis	conectaron
	future	conectaré	conectarás	conectará	conectaremos	conectaréis	conectarán
	conditional	conectaría	conectarías	conectaría	conectaríamos	conectaríais	conectarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	conecte	conectestú conectésvos2	conecte	conectemos	conectéis	conecten
	imperfect (ra)	conectara	conectaras	conectara	conectáramos	conectarais	conectaran
	imperfect (se)	conectase	conectases	conectase	conectásemos	conectaseis	conectasen
	future1	conectare	conectares	conectare	conectáremos	conectareis	conectaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		conectatú conectávos	conecte	conectemos	conectad	conecten
	negative		no conectes	no conecte	no conectemos	no conectéis	no conecten

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

    Selected combined forms of conectar

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 conectar	dative	conectarme	conectarte	conectarle, conectarse	conectarnos	conectaros	conectarles, conectarse
	accusative	conectarme	conectarte	conectarlo, conectarla, conectarse	conectarnos	conectaros	conectarlos, conectarlas, conectarse
with gerund conectando	dative	conectándome	conectándote	conectándole, conectándose	conectándonos	conectándoos	conectándoles, conectándose
	accusative	conectándome	conectándote	conectándolo, conectándola, conectándose	conectándonos	conectándoos	conectándolos, conectándolas, conectándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative conecta	dative	conéctame	conéctate	conéctale	conéctanos	not used	conéctales
	accusative	conéctame	conéctate	conéctalo, conéctala	conéctanos	not used	conéctalos, conéctalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative conectá	dative	conectame	conectate	conectale	conectanos	not used	conectales
	accusative	conectame	conectate	conectalo, conectala	conectanos	not used	conectalos, conectalas
with formal second-person singular imperative conecte	dative	conécteme	not used	conéctele, conéctese	conéctenos	not used	conécteles
	accusative	conécteme	not used	conéctelo, conéctela, conéctese	conéctenos	not used	conéctelos, conéctelas
with first-person plural imperative conectemos	dative	not used	conectémoste	conectémosle	conectémonos	conectémoos	conectémosles
	accusative	not used	conectémoste	conectémoslo, conectémosla	conectémonos	conectémoos	conectémoslos, conectémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative conectad	dative	conectadme	not used	conectadle	conectadnos	conectaos	conectadles
	accusative	conectadme	not used	conectadlo, conectadla	conectadnos	conectaos	conectadlos, conectadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative conecten	dative	conéctenme	not used	conéctenle	conéctennos	not used	conéctenles, conéctense
	accusative	conéctenme	not used	conéctenlo, conéctenla	conéctennos	not used	conéctenlos, conéctenlas, conéctense

Related terms

• anexar
• anexionar
• anexo
• conectable
• conector
• conexión
• desconectar
• interconectar
• nexo
• reconectar

Further reading

• “conectar”, 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