contar

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin computāre, present active infinitive of computō.

Verb

contar (first-person singular indicative present conto, past participle contáu)

1. (transitive) count (enumerate or determine a number)

Conjugation

Conjugation of contar

infinitive		contar
gerund		contando
past participle		m contáu, f contada, n contao, m pl contaos, f pl contaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	conto	contes	conta	contamos	contáis	conten
	imperfect	contaba	contabes	contaba	contábemos, contábamos	contabeis, contabais	contaben
	preterite	conté	contasti, contesti	contó	contemos	contastis, contestis	contaron
	pluperfect	contare, contara	contares, contaras	contare, contara	contáremos, contáramos	contareis, contarais	contaren, contaran
	future	contaré	contarás	contará	contaremos	contaréis	contarán
	conditional	contaría	contaríes	contaría	contaríemos, contaríamos	contaríeis, contaríais	contaríen
subjunctive	present	conte	contes, contas	conte	contemos	contéis	conten, contan
	imperfect	contare, contara	contares, contaras	contare, contara	contáremos, contáramos	contareis, contarais	contaren, contaran
imperative		—	conta	—	—	contái	—

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [kunˈta]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [konˈta]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [konˈtaɾ]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

contar (first-person singular present conto, first-person singular preterite contí, past participle contat)

1. to tell, say

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Interlingua

Etymology

From Spanish.

Verb

contar

1. to tell (a story); narrate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of contar

infinitive		contar
participle		present	perfect
		contante	contate
active		simple	perfect
	present	conta	ha contate
	past	contava	habeva contate
	future	contara	habera contate
	conditional	contarea	haberea contate
	imperative	conta
passive		simple	perfect
	present	es contate	ha essite contate
	past	esseva contate	habeva essite contate
	future	essera contate	habera essite contate
	conditional	esserea contate	haberea essite contate
	imperative	sia contate

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese contar, from Latin computāre, present active infinitive of computō. Doublet of computar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kõ.ˈtaɾ/
• IPA^(key): /kõ.ˈta(ʁ)/
• Hyphenation: con‧tar

Verb

1. Template:indtr to tell that (to convey a given information)

   Eles nos contaram que quase morreram. ― They told us that they almost died.

2. (transitive) to tell; to narrate (to relate a story or series of events)

   Às vezes precisamos contar umas mentiras. ― Sometimes we need to tell some lies.

3. (transitive) to count (to determine the quantity of)

   Contei vinte maçãs. ― I counted twenty apples.

4. (transitive) to be [an amount of time] old; to have [an amount of time] of existence

   O seu primogênito conta já dezoito anos. ― His firstborn is already eighteen years old.

5. Template:indtr to rely on; to count on

   Contamos contigo para trazer a munição. ― We are counting on you to bring the ammunition.

6. Template:indtr to have at one’s disposal; to have available

   Nosso país conta com um exército medíocre. ― Our country has a mediocre army.

7. (intransitive) to count; to matter (to be of significance)

   Aquele gol não contou, porque o jogador estava impedido. ― That goal didn’t count, because the player was offside.

8. Template:pt-verb-form-of

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:contar.

Derived terms

• contar vantagem

Descendants

• Kabuverdianu: konta

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin computāre, present active infinitive of computō. Doublet of computar. Cognate with English count.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /konˈtaɾ/ [kõn̪ˈt̪aɾ]

Verb

1. to count; to tally
2. to tell (a story); narrate

   Synonyms: narrar, relatar, platicar

3. to be (a certain number of years of age)

   Cuando contaba treinta años. ― When he was thirty years of age

contar con

1. to rely on
2. to have available

   Contamos con suficiente personal para atenderle apropiadamente. ― We have enough staff available to take good care of you.

Derived terms

• cuentachistes
• cuentacuentos
• cuentagotas
• cuentakilómetros
• cuentarrevoluciones
• cuéntaselo a Rita
• los casis no cuentan
• ser habas contadas
• si yo te contara
• y para de contar
• ¿qué te cuentas?

 

Related terms

• contabilidad
• contador
• cuenta
• cuento
• descontar
• descuento

 

Anagrams

• cantor
• cartón
• contra
• cortan
• tranco

 

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Venetian

Etymology

From Latin computō, computāre (compare Italian contare).

Verb

contar

1. (transitive) to count (all senses)
2. (transitive) to tell (a story)