consultar

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin cōnsultāre (“to deliberate, consult”), frequentative of cōnsulere (“to consult, deliberate, consider, reflect upon, ask advice”).

Verb

consultar (first-person singular indicative present consulto, past participle consultáu)

1. to consult, ask

Conjugation

Conjugation of consultar

infinitive		consultar
gerund		consultando
past participle		m consultáu, f consultada, n consultao, m pl consultaos, f pl consultaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	consulto	consultes	consulta	consultamos	consultáis	consulten
	imperfect	consultaba	consultabes	consultaba	consultábemos, consultábamos	consultabeis, consultabais	consultaben
	preterite	consulté	consultasti, consultesti	consultó	consultemos	consultastis, consultestis	consultaron
	pluperfect	consultare, consultara	consultares, consultaras	consultare, consultara	consultáremos, consultáramos	consultareis, consultarais	consultaren, consultaran
	future	consultaré	consultarás	consultará	consultaremos	consultaréis	consultarán
	conditional	consultaría	consultaríes	consultaría	consultaríemos, consultaríamos	consultaríeis, consultaríais	consultaríen
subjunctive	present	consulte	consultes, consultas	consulte	consultemos	consultéis	consulten, consultan
	imperfect	consultare, consultara	consultares, consultaras	consultare, consultara	consultáremos, consultáramos	consultareis, consultarais	consultaren, consultaran
imperative		—	consulta	—	—	consultái	—

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin cōnsultāre (“to deliberate, consult”), frequentative of cōnsulere (“to consult, deliberate, consider, reflect upon, ask advice”).

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /kon.sulˈta/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /kun.sulˈta/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /kon.sulˈtaɾ/
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

consultar (first-person singular present consulto, past participle consultat)

1. to consult

Conjugation

Conjugation of consultar (first conjugation)

infinitive			consultar
present participle			consultant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		consultat		consultada
		plural		consultats		consultades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	consulto	consultes	consulta	consultem	consulteu	consulten
	imperfect	consultava	consultaves	consultava	consultàvem	consultàveu	consultaven
	future	consultaré	consultaràs	consultarà	consultarem	consultareu	consultaran
	preterite	consultí	consultares	consultà	consultàrem	consultàreu	consultaren
	conditional	consultaria	consultaries	consultaria	consultaríem	consultaríeu	consultarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	consulti	consultis	consulti	consultem	consulteu	consultin
	imperfect	consultés	consultessis	consultés	consultéssim	consultéssiu	consultessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
		—	consulta	consulti	consultem	consulteu	consultin

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin cōnsultāre (“to deliberate, consult”), frequentative of cōnsulere (“to consult, deliberate, consider, reflect upon, ask advice”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.suw.ˈta(ʁ)/
• (Paulista) IPA^(key): /kõ.suw.ˈta(ɹ)/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.suw.ˈta(ɻ)/
• (Carioca) IPA^(key): /kõ.suw.ˈta(χ)/

Verb

consultar (first-person singular present indicative consulto, past participle consultado)

1. to consult (ask advice)
2. to check, look up, refer to
3. first-person singular (eu) personal infinitive of consultar
4. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) personal infinitive of consultar
5. first-person singular (eu) future subjunctive of consultar
6. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) future subjunctive of consultar

Conjugation

  Conjugation of the Portuguese -ar verb consultar

Notes:[edit] This is a regular verb of the -ar group. Verbs with this conjugation include: amar, cantar, gritar, marchar, mostrar, nadar, parar, participar, retirar, separar, viajar.
	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	consultar
Personal	consultar	consultares	consultar	consultarmos	consultardes	consultarem
Gerund
	consultando
Past participle
Masculine	consultado			consultados
Feminine	consultada			consultadas
Indicative
Present	consulto	consultas	consulta	consultamos	consultais	consultam
Imperfect	consultava	consultavas	consultava	consultávamos	consultáveis	consultavam
Preterite	consultei	consultaste	consultou	consultamos consultámos	consultastes	consultaram
Pluperfect	consultara	consultaras	consultara	consultáramos	consultáreis	consultaram
Future	consultarei	consultarás	consultará	consultaremos	consultareis	consultarão
Conditional
	consultaria	consultarias	consultaria	consultaríamos	consultaríeis	consultariam
Subjunctive
Present	consulte	consultes	consulte	consultemos	consulteis	consultem
Imperfect	consultasse	consultasses	consultasse	consultássemos	consultásseis	consultassem
Future	consultar	consultares	consultar	consultarmos	consultardes	consultarem
Imperative
Affirmative	-	consulta	consulte	consultemos	consultai	consultem
Negative (não)	-	consultes	consulte	consultemos	consulteis	consultem

Related terms

• consulente
• consulta
• consultado
• consultor
• consultoria
• consultório

 

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin cōnsultāre (“to deliberate, consult”), frequentative of cōnsulere (“to consult, deliberate, consider, reflect upon, ask advice”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /konsulˈtaɾ/, [kõnsul̪ˈt̪aɾ]

Verb

consultar (first-person singular present consulto, first-person singular preterite consulté, past participle consultado)

1. to consult

Conjugation

    Conjugation of consultar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)^{edit data}

infinitive			consultar
gerund			consultando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		consultado		consultada
		plural		consultados		consultadas
		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	consulto	consultastú consultásvos	consulta	consultamos	consultáis	consultan
	imperfect	consultaba	consultabas	consultaba	consultábamos	consultabais	consultaban
	preterite	consulté	consultaste	consultó	consultamos	consultasteis	consultaron
	future	consultaré	consultarás	consultará	consultaremos	consultaréis	consultarán
	conditional	consultaría	consultarías	consultaría	consultaríamos	consultaríais	consultarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	consulte	consultestú consultésvos2	consulte	consultemos	consultéis	consulten
	imperfect (ra)	consultara	consultaras	consultara	consultáramos	consultarais	consultaran
	imperfect (se)	consultase	consultases	consultase	consultásemos	consultaseis	consultasen
	future1	consultare	consultares	consultare	consultáremos	consultareis	consultaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		consultatú consultávos	consulte	consultemos	consultad	consulten
	negative		no consultes	no consulte	no consultemos	no consultéis	no consulten

• ¹ Mostly obsolete form, now mainly used in legal jargon.
• ² Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of consultar^{edit data}

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 consultar
	dative	consultarme	consultarte	consultarle, consultarse	consultarnos	consultaros	consultarles, consultarse
	accusative	consultarme	consultarte	consultarlo, consultarla, consultarse	consultarnos	consultaros	consultarlos, consultarlas, consultarse
with gerund consultando
	dative	consultándome	consultándote	consultándole, consultándose	consultándonos	consultándoos	consultándoles, consultándose
	accusative	consultándome	consultándote	consultándolo, consultándola, consultándose	consultándonos	consultándoos	consultándolos, consultándolas, consultándose
with informal second-person singular imperative consulta
	dative	consúltame	consúltate	consúltale	consúltanos	not used	consúltales
	accusative	consúltame	consúltate	consúltalo, consúltala	consúltanos	not used	consúltalos, consúltalas
with formal second-person singular imperative consulte
	dative	consúlteme	not used	consúltele, consúltese	consúltenos	not used	consúlteles
	accusative	consúlteme	not used	consúltelo, consúltela, consúltese	consúltenos	not used	consúltelos, consúltelas
with first-person plural imperative consultemos
	dative	not used	consultémoste	consultémosle	consultémonos	consultémoos	consultémosles
	accusative	not used	consultémoste	consultémoslo, consultémosla	consultémonos	consultémoos	consultémoslos, consultémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative consultad
	dative	consultadme	not used	consultadle	consultadnos	consultaos	consultadles
	accusative	consultadme	not used	consultadlo, consultadla	consultadnos	consultaos	consultadlos, consultadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative consulten
	dative	consúltenme	not used	consúltenle	consúltennos	not used	consúltenles, consúltense
	accusative	consúltenme	not used	consúltenlo, consúltenla	consúltennos	not used	consúltenlos, consúltenlas, consúltense

Derived terms

• consultar con la almohada