cantar

See also: cântar

English

Noun

cantar (plural cantars)

  1. Alternative spelling of kantar

Anagrams

Aragonese

Etymology

From Latin cantāre, present active infinitive of cantō.

Verb

cantar

  1. to sing

Conjugation

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin cantāre, present active infinitive of cantō.

Verb

cantar (first-person singular indicative present canto, past participle cantáu)

  1. to sing

Conjugation

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Occitan cantar, chantar, from Latin cantāre, present active infinitive of cantō, frequentative of canō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n- (“to sing”).

Pronunciation

  • (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /kənˈta/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /kanˈtaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

cantar (first-person singular present canto, past participle cantat)

  1. to sing

Conjugation

Galician

Etymology

From Old Portuguese cantar, from Latin cantāre, present active infinitive of cantō.

Verb

cantar (first-person singular present canto, first-person singular preterite cantei, past participle cantado)

  1. to sing

Conjugation

Interlingua

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kanˈtar/

Verb

cantar

  1. to sing

Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkan̪ˠt̪ˠəɾˠ]

Verb

cantar

  1. present indicative autonomous of can
  2. imperative autonomous of can
  3. present subjunctive autonomous of can

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cantar chantar gcantar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Occitan

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Occitan cantar, chantar, from Latin cantāre, present active infinitive of cantō, frequentative of canō.

Verb

cantar

  1. (Gascony, Languedoc, Provence) to sing

Conjugation

    Auvernhàs
simple compound
infinitive cantar èsser cantat
past participle cantat -
gerund cantant èssent cantat
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ieu tu el nosautres vosautres eles
present cante cantes canta cantam cantatz canton
imperfect cantave cantaves cantava cantaviam cantaviatz cantavon
preterite cantere canteres cantet cantem cantetz canteron
future cantarai cantaràs cantará cantarem cantaretz cantarán
conditional cantariá cantariás cantariá cantariam cantariatz cantarián
compound
tenses		 present perfect Use the present tense of Aver plus the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of Aver plus the past participle
past anterior Use the preterite tense of Aver plus the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of Aver plus the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of Aver plus the past participle
subjunctive que ieu que tu que el que nosautres que vosautres que eles
present cante cantes cante cantassiam cantassiatz canton
imperfect cantesse cantesses cantesse cantessiam cantessiatz cantesson
compound
tenses		 past Use the present subjunctive of Aver plus the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect subjunctive of Aver plus the past participle
imperative - tu - nosautres vosautres -
canta cantassiam cantatz
    Gascon
simple compound
infinitive cantar èsser cantat
past participle cantat -
gerund cantant èssent cantat
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ieu tu el nosautres vosautres eles
present canti cantas canta cantam cantatz cantan
imperfect cantavi cantavas cantava cantàvam cantàvatz cantavan
preterite cantèi cantès cantè cantèm cantètz cantèn
future cantarèi cantaràs cantarà cantaram cantaratz cantaràn
conditional cantarí cantarés cantaré cantarem cantaretz cantarén
compound
tenses		 present perfect Use the present tense of Aver plus the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of Aver plus the past participle
past anterior Use the preterite tense of Aver plus the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of Aver plus the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of Aver plus the past participle
subjunctive que ieu que tu que el que nosautres que vosautres que eles
present canti cantes cante cantem cantetz canten
imperfect cantèssi cantèsses cantèsse cantèssem cantèssetz cantèssen
compound
tenses		 past Use the present subjunctive of Aver plus the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect subjunctive of Aver plus the past participle
imperative - tu - nosautres vosautres -
canta cantem cantatz
    Lemosin
simple compound
infinitive cantar èsser cantat
past participle cantat -
gerund cantant èssent cantat
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ieu tu el nosautres vosautres eles
present cante cantas canta cantam cantatz cantan
imperfect cantava cantavas cantava cantàvam cantàvatz cantavan
preterite cantei canteras cantet cantèram cantèratz canteran
future cantarai cantaràs cantará cantarem cantaretz cantarán
conditional cantariá cantariàs cantariá cantariam cantariatz cantarián
compound
tenses		 present perfect Use the present tense of Aver plus the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of Aver plus the past participle
past anterior Use the preterite tense of Aver plus the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of Aver plus the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of Aver plus the past participle
subjunctive que ieu que tu que el que nosautres que vosautres que eles
present cante cantes cante cantem cantetz canten
imperfect cantèsse cantèsses cantèsse cantèssem cantèssetz cantèssen
compound
tenses		 past Use the present subjunctive of Aver plus the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect subjunctive of Aver plus the past participle
imperative - tu - nosautres vosautres -
canta cantem cantatz
    Provençau
simple compound
infinitive cantar èsser cantat
past participle cantat -
gerund cantant èssent cantat
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ieu tu el nosautres vosautres eles
present cante cantes canta cantam cantatz cantan
imperfect cantavi cantavas cantava cantàvem cantàvetz cantavan
preterite cantère cantères cantèt canteriam canteriatz cantèron
future cantarai cantaràs cantarà cantarem cantaretz cantaràn
conditional cantariáu cantariás cantariá cantariam cantariatz cantarián
compound
tenses		 present perfect Use the present tense of Aver plus the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of Aver plus the past participle
past anterior Use the preterite tense of Aver plus the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of Aver plus the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of Aver plus the past participle
subjunctive que ieu que tu que el que nosautres que vosautres que eles
present cante cantes cante cantem cantetz cantan
imperfect cantèsse cantèsses cantèsse cantessiam cantessiatz cantèsson
compound
tenses		 past Use the present subjunctive of Aver plus the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect subjunctive of Aver plus the past participle
imperative - tu - nosautres vosautres -
canta cantem cantatz

Old Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin cantāre, present active infinitive of cantō, frequentative of canō (“I sing”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kã.ˈtaɾ/

Verb

cantar

  1. to sing (to produce music with one’s voice)

Descendants

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese cantar, from Latin cantāre, present active infinitive of cantō, frequentative of canō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n-.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ̃ˈtaɾ/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kɐ̃ˈta(ɾ)/
  • Hyphenation: can‧tar

Verb

cantar (first-person singular present indicative canto, past participle cantado)

  1. (transitive) to sing, to say musically
    Começarei cantando meu último sucesso, e então a próxima música será uma surpresa.
    I will start singing my last hit, then the next song is a surprise.
  2. (intransitive) to sing (express sounds musically through the voice)
    Enquanto passava pelo jardim, pude ouvir um pássaro cantar.
    While I was walking through the garden, I could hear a bird singing.
  3. (transitive) to say with rhythm, chant
    Enquanto tomava minhas medidas, ele cantava baixinho para si mesmo os números.
    While taking my measures, he was chanting the numbers to himself in a soft voice.
  4. (transitive, colloquial) to seduce by flattery
    As únicas coisas que ele faz o dia todo são comer, dormir, e cantar meninas.
    The only things he does all day are eat, sleep and seduce girls.

Conjugation

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:cantar.

Synonyms

Romansch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin cantō, cantāre.

Verb

cantar

  1. (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) to sing

Conjugation

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin cantāre, present active infinitive of cantō, frequentative of canō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kanˈtaɾ/, [kãn̪ˈt̪aɾ]

Verb

cantar (first-person singular present canto, first-person singular preterite canté, past participle cantado)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to sing

Conjugation

        Conjugation of cantar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)edit data
    infinitive cantar
    gerund cantando
    past participle masculine feminine
    singular cantado cantada
    plural cantados cantadas
    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 canto cantastú
    cantásvos    		 canta cantamos cantáis cantan
    imperfect cantaba cantabas cantaba cantábamos cantabais cantaban
    preterite canté cantaste cantó cantamos cantasteis cantaron
    future cantaré cantarás cantará cantaremos cantaréis cantarán
    conditional cantaría cantarías cantaría cantaríamos cantaríais cantarían
    subjunctive yo tú
    vos    		 él/ella/ello
    usted    		 nosotros
    nosotras    		 vosotros
    vosotras    		 ellos/ellas
    ustedes
    present cante cantestú
    cantésvos2    		 cante cantemos cantéis canten
    imperfect
    (ra)    		 cantara cantaras cantara cantáramos cantarais cantaran
    imperfect
    (se)    		 cantase cantases cantase cantásemos cantaseis cantasen
    future1 cantare cantares cantare cantáremos cantareis cantaren
    imperative — tú
    vos    		 usted nosotros
    nosotras    		 vosotros
    vosotras    		 ustedes
    affirmative cantatú
    cantávos    		 cante cantemos cantad canten
    negative no cantes no cante no cantemos no cantéis no canten
    • 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 cantaredit 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 cantar
      dative cantarme cantarte cantarle, cantarse cantarnos cantaros cantarles, cantarse
      accusative cantarme cantarte cantarlo, cantarla, cantarse cantarnos cantaros cantarlos, cantarlas, cantarse
      with gerund cantando
      dative cantándome cantándote cantándole, cantándose cantándonos cantándoos cantándoles, cantándose
      accusative cantándome cantándote cantándolo, cantándola, cantándose cantándonos cantándoos cantándolos, cantándolas, cantándose
      with informal second-person singular imperative canta
      dative cántame cántate cántale cántanos not used cántales
      accusative cántame cántate cántalo, cántala cántanos not used cántalos, cántalas
      with formal second-person singular imperative cante
      dative cánteme not used cántele, cántese cántenos not used cánteles
      accusative cánteme not used cántelo, cántela, cántese cántenos not used cántelos, cántelas
      with first-person plural imperative cantemos
      dative not used cantémoste cantémosle cantémonos cantémoos cantémosles
      accusative not used cantémoste cantémoslo, cantémosla cantémonos cantémoos cantémoslos, cantémoslas
      with informal second-person plural imperative cantad
      dative cantadme not used cantadle cantadnos cantaos cantadles
      accusative cantadme not used cantadlo, cantadla cantadnos cantaos cantadlos, cantadlas
      with formal second-person plural imperative canten
      dative cántenme not used cántenle cántennos not used cántenles, cántense
      accusative cántenme not used cántenlo, cántenla cántennos not used cántenlos, cántenlas, cántense

      Noun

      cantar m (plural cantares)

      1. A type of shanty or popular song.

      Further reading

      Venetian

      Etymology

      From Latin cantāre, present active infinitive of cantō, frequentative of canō. Compare Italian cantare.

      Verb

      cantar

      1. to sing

      Conjugation

      • Venetian conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
      Conjugation of cantar (first conjugation)
      infinitive cantar
      auxiliary verb aver gerund cantando
      past participle cantà
      person singular plural
      first second third first second third
      indicative mi ti eło / eła noialtri / noialtre voialtri / voialtre łuri / łore
      present canto (te) canti (el/ła) canta cantémo, cantòn canté (i/łe) canta
      imperfect cantava (te) cantavi (el/ła) cantava cantàvimo cantavi (i/łe) cantava
      future cantarò (te) cantarè (el/ła) cantarà cantarémo cantarè (i/łe) cantarà
      conditional mi ti eło / eła noialtri / noialtre voialtri / voialtre łuri / łore
      present cantarìa (te) cantarisi (el/ła) cantarìa cantarìsimo cantarisi (i/łe) cantarìa
      subjunctive che mi che ti che eło / eła che noialtri / noialtre che voialtri / voialtre che łuri / łore
      present cante, canta (te) canti (el/ła) cante, (el/ła) canta cantémo, cantone canté (i/łe) cante, (i/łe) canta
      imperfect cantase (te) cantasi (el/ła) cantase cantàsimo cantasi (i/łe) cantase
      imperative — ti eło / eła noialtri / noialtre voialtri / voialtre łuri / łore
      — (te) canta (el/ła) canta, (el/ła) cante cantémo canté (i/łe) canta, (i/łe) cante
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