constar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cōnstō, cōnstāre (“to stand together; to consist of”). Doublet of costar, which was inherited.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [kunsˈta]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [konsˈta]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [konsˈtaɾ]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

constar (first-person singular present consto, first-person singular preterite constí, past participle constat)

1. to consist (of)
2. to be clear or obvious
3. to appear, to figure

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cōnstō, cōnstāre (“to stand together; to consist of”). Doublet of custar, which was inherited.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kõs.ˈta(ʁ)/

Verb

1. Template:indtr to consist of (to be composed of [the given entities])

   Nossa equipe consta de vinte membros.

   Our team consists of twenty members.

   Synonym: consistir de

2. Template:indtr to be present (in)

   “Onde está a caneta?” “Não consta.”

   “Where is the pen.” “It is not here.”

3. Template:indtr to be certain, clear or evident (to)

   Isso realmente não me consta.

   This really doesn’t seem obvious to me.

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cōnstō, cōnstāre (“to stand together; to consist of”). Doublet of costar, which was inherited.

Verb

1. to be constant, to be concrete, to be certain
2. to consist
3. to be written, to be on record
4. to be or seem evident, clear, obvious to someone

   Used with dative:

   • A mí me consta que hoy día hace mucho frío. - 'It seems to me that it's very cold today'

Related terms

• constante
• constancia
• consistir en