maltratar

Asturian

Etymology

From mal- +‎ tratar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maltɾaˈtaɾ/ [mal̪.t̪ɾaˈt̪aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: mal‧tra‧tar

Verb

maltratar (first-person singular indicative present maltrato, past participle maltratáu)

1. to mistreat (treat someone or something roughly or badly)

Conjugation

Conjugation of maltratar

infinitive		maltratar
gerund		maltratando
past participle		m maltratáu, f maltratada, n maltratao, m pl maltrataos, f pl maltrataes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	maltrato	maltrates	maltrata	maltratamos	maltratáis	maltraten
	imperfect	maltrataba	maltratabes	maltrataba	maltratábemos, maltratábamos	maltratabeis, maltratabais	maltrataben
	preterite	maltraté	maltratasti, maltratesti	maltrató	maltratemos	maltratastis, maltratestis	maltrataron
	pluperfect	maltratare, maltratara	maltratares, maltrataras	maltratare, maltratara	maltratáremos, maltratáramos	maltratareis, maltratarais	maltrataren, maltrataran
	future	maltrataré	maltratarás	maltratará	maltrataremos	maltrataréis	maltratarán
	conditional	maltrataría	maltrataríes	maltrataría	maltrataríemos, maltrataríamos	maltrataríeis, maltrataríais	maltrataríen
subjunctive	present	maltrate	maltrates, maltratas	maltrate	maltratemos	maltratéis	maltraten, maltratan
	imperfect	maltratare, maltratara	maltratares, maltrataras	maltratare, maltratara	maltratáremos, maltratáramos	maltratareis, maltratarais	maltrataren, maltrataran
imperative		—	maltrata	—	—	maltratái	—

References

• “maltratar”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN

Galician

Etymology

From mal- + tratar.

Verb

maltratar (first-person singular present maltrato, first-person singular preterite maltratei, past participle maltratado)

1. (transitive) to mistreat (treat someone or something roughly or badly)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of maltratar

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	maltratar
Personal	maltratar	maltratares	maltratar	maltratarmos	maltratardes	maltrataren
Gerund
	maltratando
Past participle
Masculine	maltratado			maltratados
Feminine	maltratada			maltratadas
Indicative
Present	maltrato	maltratas	maltrata	maltratamos	maltratades	maltratan
Imperfect	maltrataba	maltratabas	maltrataba	maltratabamos	maltratabades	maltrataban
Preterite	maltratei	maltrataches	maltratou	maltratamos	maltratastes	maltrataron
Pluperfect	maltratara	maltrataras	maltratara	maltrataramos	maltratarades	maltrataran
Future	maltratarei	maltratarás	maltratará	maltrataremos	maltrataredes	maltratarán
Conditional	maltrataría	maltratarías	maltrataría	maltratariamos	maltratariades	maltratarían
Subjunctive
Present	maltrate	maltrates	maltrate	maltratemos	maltratedes	maltraten
Imperfect	maltratase	maltratases	maltratase	maltratásemos	maltratásedes	maltratasen
Future	maltratar	maltratares	maltratar	maltratarmos	maltratardes	maltrataren
Imperative
Affirmative		maltrata	maltrate	maltratemos	maltratade	maltraten
Negative (non)		non maltrates	non maltrate	non maltratemos	non maltratedes	non maltraten

    Reintegrated conjugation of maltratar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	maltratar
Personal	maltratar	maltratares	maltratar	maltratarmos	maltratardes	maltratarem
Gerund
	maltratando
Past participle
Masculine	maltratado			maltratados
Feminine	maltratada			maltratadas
Indicative
Present	maltrato	maltratas	maltrata	maltratamos	maltratades, maltratais	maltratam
Imperfect	maltratava	maltratavas	maltratava	maltratávamos	maltratávades, maltratáveis, maltratávais1	maltratavam
Preterite	maltratei	maltrataste, maltratache1	maltratou	maltratamos	maltratastes	maltratárom, maltrataram
Pluperfect	maltratara	maltrataras	maltratara	maltratáramos	maltratárades, maltratáreis, maltratárais1	maltrataram
Future	maltratarei	maltratarás	maltratará	maltrataremos	maltrataredes, maltratareis	maltratarám, maltratarão
Conditional	maltrataria	maltratarias	maltrataria	maltrataríamos	maltrataríades, maltrataríeis, maltrataríais1	maltratariam
Subjunctive
Present	maltrate	maltrates	maltrate	maltratemos	maltratedes, maltrateis	maltratem
Imperfect	maltratasse	maltratasses	maltratasse	maltratássemos	maltratássedes, maltratásseis	maltratassem
Future	maltratar	maltratares	maltratar	maltratarmos	maltratardes	maltratarem
Imperative
Affirmative		maltrata	maltrate	maltratemos	maltratade, maltratai	maltratem
Negative (nom)		nom maltrates	nom maltrate	nom maltratemos	nom maltratedes, nom maltrateis	nom maltratem

¹Less recommended.

Related terms

• maltrato

Further reading

• “maltratar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• “maltratar”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *(s)mel-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *(s)molos?

Proto-Italic *malos

Archaic Latin malos

Latin malus

Latin malelbor.

Portuguese mal-

Portuguese tratar

Portuguese maltratar

From mal- + tratar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maw.tɾaˈta(ʁ)/ [maʊ̯.tɾaˈta(h)]

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mal.tɾɐˈtaɾ/ [maɫ.tɾɐˈtaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mal.tɾɐˈtaɾ/ [maɫ.tɾɐˈtaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mal.tɾɐˈta.ɾi/ [maɫ.tɾɐˈta.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: mal‧tra‧tar

Verb

maltratar (first-person singular present maltrato, first-person singular preterite maltratei, past participle maltratado)

1. (transitive) to mistreat (treat someone or something roughly or badly)

   Synonym: destratar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of maltratar (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	maltratar
Personal	maltratar	maltratares	maltratar	maltratarmos	maltratardes	maltratarem
Gerund
	maltratando
Past participle
Masculine	maltratado			maltratados
Feminine	maltratada			maltratadas
Indicative
Present	maltrato	maltratas	maltrata	maltratamos	maltratais	maltratam
Imperfect	maltratava	maltratavas	maltratava	maltratávamos	maltratáveis	maltratavam
Preterite	maltratei	maltrataste	maltratou	maltratamos1, maltratámos2	maltratastes	maltrataram
Pluperfect	maltratara	maltrataras	maltratara	maltratáramos	maltratáreis	maltrataram
Future	maltratarei	maltratarás	maltratará	maltrataremos	maltratareis	maltratarão
Conditional	maltrataria	maltratarias	maltrataria	maltrataríamos	maltrataríeis	maltratariam
Subjunctive
Present	maltrate	maltrates	maltrate	maltratemos	maltrateis	maltratem
Imperfect	maltratasse	maltratasses	maltratasse	maltratássemos	maltratásseis	maltratassem
Future	maltratar	maltratares	maltratar	maltratarmos	maltratardes	maltratarem
Imperative
Affirmative		maltrata	maltrate	maltratemos	maltratai	maltratem
Negative (não)		não maltrates	não maltrate	não maltratemos	não maltrateis	não maltratem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• maus-tratos

Further reading

• “maltratar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “maltratar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *(s)mel-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *(s)molos?

Proto-Italic *malos

Archaic Latin malos

Latin malus

Latin maleder.

Spanish mal-

Spanish tratar

Spanish maltratar

From mal- + tratar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maltɾaˈtaɾ/ [mal̪.t̪ɾaˈt̪aɾ]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: mal‧tra‧tar

Verb

maltratar (first-person singular present maltrato, first-person singular preterite maltraté, past participle maltratado)

1. (transitive) to mistreat (treat someone or something roughly or badly)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of maltratar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			maltratar
gerund			maltratando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		maltratado		maltratada
		plural		maltratados		maltratadas
		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	maltrato	maltratastú maltratásvos	maltrata	maltratamos	maltratáis	maltratan
	imperfect	maltrataba	maltratabas	maltrataba	maltratábamos	maltratabais	maltrataban
	preterite	maltraté	maltrataste	maltrató	maltratamos	maltratasteis	maltrataron
	future	maltrataré	maltratarás	maltratará	maltrataremos	maltrataréis	maltratarán
	conditional	maltrataría	maltratarías	maltrataría	maltrataríamos	maltrataríais	maltratarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	maltrate	maltratestú maltratésvos2	maltrate	maltratemos	maltratéis	maltraten
	imperfect (ra)	maltratara	maltrataras	maltratara	maltratáramos	maltratarais	maltrataran
	imperfect (se)	maltratase	maltratases	maltratase	maltratásemos	maltrataseis	maltratasen
	future1	maltratare	maltratares	maltratare	maltratáremos	maltratareis	maltrataren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		maltratatú maltratávos	maltrate	maltratemos	maltratad	maltraten
	negative		no maltrates	no maltrate	no maltratemos	no maltratéis	no maltraten

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

    Selected combined forms of maltratar

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 maltratar	dative	maltratarme	maltratarte	maltratarle, maltratarse	maltratarnos	maltrataros	maltratarles, maltratarse
	accusative	maltratarme	maltratarte	maltratarlo, maltratarla, maltratarse	maltratarnos	maltrataros	maltratarlos, maltratarlas, maltratarse
with gerund maltratando	dative	maltratándome	maltratándote	maltratándole, maltratándose	maltratándonos	maltratándoos	maltratándoles, maltratándose
	accusative	maltratándome	maltratándote	maltratándolo, maltratándola, maltratándose	maltratándonos	maltratándoos	maltratándolos, maltratándolas, maltratándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative maltrata	dative	maltrátame	maltrátate	maltrátale	maltrátanos	not used	maltrátales
	accusative	maltrátame	maltrátate	maltrátalo, maltrátala	maltrátanos	not used	maltrátalos, maltrátalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative maltratá	dative	maltratame	maltratate	maltratale	maltratanos	not used	maltratales
	accusative	maltratame	maltratate	maltratalo, maltratala	maltratanos	not used	maltratalos, maltratalas
with formal second-person singular imperative maltrate	dative	maltráteme	not used	maltrátele, maltrátese	maltrátenos	not used	maltráteles
	accusative	maltráteme	not used	maltrátelo, maltrátela, maltrátese	maltrátenos	not used	maltrátelos, maltrátelas
with first-person plural imperative maltratemos	dative	not used	maltratémoste	maltratémosle	maltratémonos	maltratémoos	maltratémosles
	accusative	not used	maltratémoste	maltratémoslo, maltratémosla	maltratémonos	maltratémoos	maltratémoslos, maltratémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative maltratad	dative	maltratadme	not used	maltratadle	maltratadnos	maltrataos	maltratadles
	accusative	maltratadme	not used	maltratadlo, maltratadla	maltratadnos	maltrataos	maltratadlos, maltratadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative maltraten	dative	maltrátenme	not used	maltrátenle	maltrátennos	not used	maltrátenles, maltrátense
	accusative	maltrátenme	not used	maltrátenlo, maltrátenla	maltrátennos	not used	maltrátenlos, maltrátenlas, maltrátense

Derived terms

• maltratador
• maltratamiento
• maltrato

Further reading

• “maltratar”, 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