Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Portuguese contentar, from contento (“content; satisfied”).
Pronunciation[edit]
contentar (first-person singular present indicative contento, past participle contentado)
- (transitive) to content; to satisfy (to make content)
- Synonym: satisfazer
Conjugation[edit]
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
|
contentar
|
Personal
|
contentar
|
contentares
|
contentar
|
contentarmos
|
contentardes
|
contentarem
|
Gerund
|
|
contentando
|
Past participle
|
Masculine
|
contentado
|
contentados
|
Feminine
|
contentada
|
contentadas
|
Indicative
|
Present
|
contento
|
contentas
|
contenta
|
contentamos
|
contentais
|
contentam
|
Imperfect
|
contentava
|
contentavas
|
contentava
|
contentávamos
|
contentáveis
|
contentavam
|
Preterite
|
contentei
|
contentaste
|
contentou
|
contentamos contentámos
|
contentastes
|
contentaram
|
Pluperfect
|
contentara
|
contentaras
|
contentara
|
contentáramos
|
contentáreis
|
contentaram
|
Future
|
contentarei
|
contentarás
|
contentará
|
contentaremos
|
contentareis
|
contentarão
|
Conditional
|
|
contentaria
|
contentarias
|
contentaria
|
contentaríamos
|
contentaríeis
|
contentariam
|
Subjunctive
|
Present
|
contente
|
contentes
|
contente
|
contentemos
|
contenteis
|
contentem
|
Imperfect
|
contentasse
|
contentasses
|
contentasse
|
contentássemos
|
contentásseis
|
contentassem
|
Future
|
contentar
|
contentares
|
contentar
|
contentarmos
|
contentardes
|
contentarem
|
Imperative
|
Affirmative
|
-
|
contenta
|
contente
|
contentemos
|
contentai
|
contentem
|
Negative (não)
|
-
|
contentes
|
contente
|
contentemos
|
contenteis
|
contentem
|
Spanish[edit]
contentar (first-person singular present contento, first-person singular preterite contenté, past participle contentado)
- to please
Conjugation[edit]
1Mostly obsolete form, now mainly used in legal jargon.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of contentar
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 contentar
|
dative
|
contentarme
|
contentarte
|
contentarle, contentarse
|
contentarnos
|
contentaros
|
contentarles, contentarse
|
accusative
|
contentarme
|
contentarte
|
contentarlo, contentarla, contentarse
|
contentarnos
|
contentaros
|
contentarlos, contentarlas, contentarse
|
|
with gerund contentando
|
dative
|
contentándome
|
contentándote
|
contentándole, contentándose
|
contentándonos
|
contentándoos
|
contentándoles, contentándose
|
accusative
|
contentándome
|
contentándote
|
contentándolo, contentándola, contentándose
|
contentándonos
|
contentándoos
|
contentándolos, contentándolas, contentándose
|
|
with informal second-person singular imperative contenta
|
dative
|
conténtame
|
conténtate
|
conténtale
|
conténtanos
|
not used
|
conténtales
|
accusative
|
conténtame
|
conténtate
|
conténtalo, conténtala
|
conténtanos
|
not used
|
conténtalos, conténtalas
|
|
with formal second-person singular imperative contente
|
dative
|
conténteme
|
not used
|
conténtele, conténtese
|
conténtenos
|
not used
|
conténteles
|
accusative
|
conténteme
|
not used
|
conténtelo, conténtela, conténtese
|
conténtenos
|
not used
|
conténtelos, conténtelas
|
|
with first-person plural imperative contentemos
|
dative
|
not used
|
contentémoste
|
contentémosle
|
contentémonos
|
contentémoos
|
contentémosles
|
accusative
|
not used
|
contentémoste
|
contentémoslo, contentémosla
|
contentémonos
|
contentémoos
|
contentémoslos, contentémoslas
|
|
with informal second-person plural imperative contentad
|
dative
|
contentadme
|
not used
|
contentadle
|
contentadnos
|
contentaos
|
contentadles
|
accusative
|
contentadme
|
not used
|
contentadlo, contentadla
|
contentadnos
|
contentaos
|
contentadlos, contentadlas
|
|
with formal second-person plural imperative contenten
|
dative
|
conténtenme
|
not used
|
conténtenle
|
conténtennos
|
not used
|
conténtenles, conténtense
|
accusative
|
conténtenme
|
not used
|
conténtenlo, conténtenla
|
conténtennos
|
not used
|
conténtenlos, conténtenlas, conténtense
|