constar

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cōnstō, cōnstāre (“to stand together; to consist of”). Doublet of costar, which was inherited.

Verb

constar (first-person singular present consto, past participle constat)

1. To consist (of)
2. to be clear or obvious
3. to appear, to figure

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cōnstō, cōnstāre (“to stand together; to consist of”). Doublet of custar, which was inherited.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõs.ˈta(ʁ)/

Verb

constar (first-person singular present indicative consto, past participle constado)

1. (transitive with de) to consist of (to be composed of [the given entities])

   Nossa equipe consta de vinte membros.

   Our team consists of twenty members.

   Synonym: consistir de

2. (intransitive, or transitive with em) to be present (in)

   “Onde está a caneta?” “Não consta.”

   “Where is the pen.” “It is not here.”

3. (dated, intransitive, or transitive with a or an indirect objective pronoun) to be certain, clear or evident (to)

   Isso realmente não me consta.

   This really doesn’t seem obvious to me.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cōnstō, cōnstāre (“to stand together; to consist of”). Doublet of costar, which was inherited.

Verb

constar (first-person singular present consto, first-person singular preterite consté, past participle constado)

1. to be constant, to be concrete, to be certain
2. to consist
3. to be written, to be on record
4. to be or seem evident, clear, obvious to someone

   Used with dative:

   • A mí me consta que hoy día hace mucho frío. - 'It seems to me that it's very cold today'