rescatar

Asturian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *reexcaptāre, from Latin captāre. Compare Spanish rescatar.

Verb

rescatar (first-person singular indicative present rescato, past participle rescatáu)

1. to rescue

Conjugation

Conjugation of rescatar

infinitive		rescatar
gerund		rescatando
past participle		m rescatáu, f rescatada, n rescatao, m pl rescataos, f pl rescataes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	rescato	rescates	rescata	rescatamos	rescatáis	rescaten
	imperfect	rescataba	rescatabes	rescataba	rescatábemos, rescatábamos	rescatabeis, rescatabais	rescataben
	preterite	rescaté	rescatasti, rescatesti	rescató	rescatemos	rescatastis, rescatestis	rescataron
	pluperfect	rescatare, rescatara	rescatares, rescataras	rescatare, rescatara	rescatáremos, rescatáramos	rescatareis, rescatarais	rescataren, rescataran
	future	rescataré	rescatarás	rescatará	rescataremos	rescataréis	rescatarán
	conditional	rescataría	rescataríes	rescataría	rescataríemos, rescataríamos	rescataríeis, rescataríais	rescataríen
subjunctive	present	rescate	rescates, rescatas	rescate	rescatemos	rescatéis	rescaten, rescatan
	imperfect	rescatare, rescatara	rescatares, rescataras	rescatare, rescatara	rescatáremos, rescatáramos	rescatareis, rescatarais	rescataren, rescataran
imperative		—	rescata	—	—	rescatái	—

Derived terms

• rescate

Further reading

• “rescatar”, 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
• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “rescatar”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Catalan

Etymology

From a mix of recaptar and regatar with the prefix res- instead, or from Vulgar Latin *reexcaptāre, from Latin captāre. Compare Spanish rescatar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [rəs.kəˈta]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [res.kaˈtaɾ]

• Audio (Barcelona):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

rescatar (first-person singular present rescato, first-person singular preterite rescatí, past participle rescatat)

1. to rescue

   Synonym: salvar

2. to ransom
3. to redeem

Conjugation

    Conjugation of rescatar (first conjugation)

infinitive			rescatar
gerund			rescatant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		rescatat		rescatada
		plural		rescatats		rescatades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	rescato	rescates	rescata	rescatem	rescateu	rescaten
	imperfect	rescatava	rescataves	rescatava	rescatàvem	rescatàveu	rescataven
	future	rescataré	rescataràs	rescatarà	rescatarem	rescatareu	rescataran
	preterite	rescatí	rescatares	rescatà	rescatàrem	rescatàreu	rescataren
	conditional	rescataria	rescataries	rescataria	rescataríem	rescataríeu	rescatarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	rescati	rescatis	rescati	rescatem	rescateu	rescatin
	imperfect	rescatés	rescatessis	rescatés	rescatéssim	rescatéssiu	rescatessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	rescata	rescati	rescatem	rescateu	rescatin
	negative (no)	—	no rescatis	no rescati	no rescatem	no rescateu	no rescatin

Derived terms

• rescat
• rescatador

Further reading

• “rescatar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Galician

Alternative forms

• resgatar (reintegrationist)

Etymology

Compare Portuguese resgatar.

Verb

rescatar (first-person singular present rescato, first-person singular preterite rescatei, past participle rescatado)

1. to rescue

Conjugation

    Conjugation of rescatar

	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	rescatar
Personal	rescatar	rescatares	rescatar	rescatarmos	rescatardes	rescataren
Gerund
	rescatando
Past participle
Masculine	rescatado			rescatados
Feminine	rescatada			rescatadas
Indicative
Present	rescato	rescatas	rescata	rescatamos	rescatades	rescatan
Imperfect	rescataba	rescatabas	rescataba	rescatabamos	rescatabades	rescataban
Preterite	rescatei	rescataches	rescatou	rescatamos	rescatastes	rescataron
Pluperfect	rescatara	rescataras	rescatara	rescataramos	rescatarades	rescataran
Future	rescatarei	rescatarás	rescatará	rescataremos	rescataredes	rescatarán
Conditional	rescataría	rescatarías	rescataría	rescatariamos	rescatariades	rescatarían
Subjunctive
Present	rescate	rescates	rescate	rescatemos	rescatedes	rescaten
Imperfect	rescatase	rescatases	rescatase	rescatásemos	rescatásedes	rescatasen
Future	rescatar	rescatares	rescatar	rescatarmos	rescatardes	rescataren
Imperative
Affirmative		rescata	rescate	rescatemos	rescatade	rescaten
Negative (non)		non rescates	non rescate	non rescatemos	non rescatedes	non rescaten

    Reintegrated conjugation of rescatar (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	rescatar
Personal	rescatar	rescatares	rescatar	rescatarmos	rescatardes	rescatarem
Gerund
	rescatando
Past participle
Masculine	rescatado			rescatados
Feminine	rescatada			rescatadas
Indicative
Present	rescato	rescatas	rescata	rescatamos	rescatades, rescatais	rescatam
Imperfect	rescatava	rescatavas	rescatava	rescatávamos	rescatávades, rescatáveis, rescatávais1	rescatavam
Preterite	rescatei	rescataste, rescatache1	rescatou	rescatamos	rescatastes	rescatárom, rescataram
Pluperfect	rescatara	rescataras	rescatara	rescatáramos	rescatárades, rescatáreis, rescatárais1	rescataram
Future	rescatarei	rescatarás	rescatará	rescataremos	rescataredes, rescatareis	rescatarám, rescatarão
Conditional	rescataria	rescatarias	rescataria	rescataríamos	rescataríades, rescataríeis, rescataríais1	rescatariam
Subjunctive
Present	rescate	rescates	rescate	rescatemos	rescatedes, rescateis	rescatem
Imperfect	rescatasse	rescatasses	rescatasse	rescatássemos	rescatássedes, rescatásseis	rescatassem
Future	rescatar	rescatares	rescatar	rescatarmos	rescatardes	rescatarem
Imperative
Affirmative		rescata	rescate	rescatemos	rescatade, rescatai	rescatem
Negative (nom)		nom rescates	nom rescate	nom rescatemos	nom rescatedes, nom rescateis	nom rescatem

¹Less recommended.

Derived terms

• rescate

Further reading

• “rescatar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *reexcaptāre, from Latin captāre. Compare English rechase and recatch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reskaˈtaɾ/ [res.kaˈt̪aɾ]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: res‧ca‧tar

Verb

rescatar (first-person singular present rescato, first-person singular preterite rescaté, past participle rescatado)

1. (transitive) to rescue

Conjugation

    Conjugation of rescatar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			rescatar
gerund			rescatando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		rescatado		rescatada
		plural		rescatados		rescatadas
		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	rescato	rescatastú rescatásvos	rescata	rescatamos	rescatáis	rescatan
	imperfect	rescataba	rescatabas	rescataba	rescatábamos	rescatabais	rescataban
	preterite	rescaté	rescataste	rescató	rescatamos	rescatasteis	rescataron
	future	rescataré	rescatarás	rescatará	rescataremos	rescataréis	rescatarán
	conditional	rescataría	rescatarías	rescataría	rescataríamos	rescataríais	rescatarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	rescate	rescatestú rescatésvos2	rescate	rescatemos	rescatéis	rescaten
	imperfect (ra)	rescatara	rescataras	rescatara	rescatáramos	rescatarais	rescataran
	imperfect (se)	rescatase	rescatases	rescatase	rescatásemos	rescataseis	rescatasen
	future1	rescatare	rescatares	rescatare	rescatáremos	rescatareis	rescataren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		rescatatú rescatávos	rescate	rescatemos	rescatad	rescaten
	negative		no rescates	no rescate	no rescatemos	no rescatéis	no rescaten

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

    Selected combined forms of rescatar

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 rescatar	dative	rescatarme	rescatarte	rescatarle, rescatarse	rescatarnos	rescataros	rescatarles, rescatarse
	accusative	rescatarme	rescatarte	rescatarlo, rescatarla, rescatarse	rescatarnos	rescataros	rescatarlos, rescatarlas, rescatarse
with gerund rescatando	dative	rescatándome	rescatándote	rescatándole, rescatándose	rescatándonos	rescatándoos	rescatándoles, rescatándose
	accusative	rescatándome	rescatándote	rescatándolo, rescatándola, rescatándose	rescatándonos	rescatándoos	rescatándolos, rescatándolas, rescatándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative rescata	dative	rescátame	rescátate	rescátale	rescátanos	not used	rescátales
	accusative	rescátame	rescátate	rescátalo, rescátala	rescátanos	not used	rescátalos, rescátalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative rescatá	dative	rescatame	rescatate	rescatale	rescatanos	not used	rescatales
	accusative	rescatame	rescatate	rescatalo, rescatala	rescatanos	not used	rescatalos, rescatalas
with formal second-person singular imperative rescate	dative	rescáteme	not used	rescátele, rescátese	rescátenos	not used	rescáteles
	accusative	rescáteme	not used	rescátelo, rescátela, rescátese	rescátenos	not used	rescátelos, rescátelas
with first-person plural imperative rescatemos	dative	not used	rescatémoste	rescatémosle	rescatémonos	rescatémoos	rescatémosles
	accusative	not used	rescatémoste	rescatémoslo, rescatémosla	rescatémonos	rescatémoos	rescatémoslos, rescatémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative rescatad	dative	rescatadme	not used	rescatadle	rescatadnos	rescataos	rescatadles
	accusative	rescatadme	not used	rescatadlo, rescatadla	rescatadnos	rescataos	rescatadlos, rescatadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative rescaten	dative	rescátenme	not used	rescátenle	rescátennos	not used	rescátenles, rescátense
	accusative	rescátenme	not used	rescátenlo, rescátenla	rescátennos	not used	rescátenlos, rescátenlas, rescátense

Derived terms

• rescatador
• rescate

Related terms

• captar

Further reading

• “rescatar”, 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