contar

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin computāre, present active infinitive of computō.

Verb

contar

  1. (transitive) count (to enumerate or determine number)

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Catalan

Verb

contar (first-person singular present conto, past participle contat)

  1. To tell, say

Conjugation

Interlingua

Etymology

From Spanish.

Verb

contar

  1. to tell (a story); narrate

Conjugation

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese contar, from Latin computāre, present active infinitive of computō. Doublet of computar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kõ.ˈtaɾ/
  • Hyphenation: con‧tar

Verb

contar (first-person singular present indicative conto, past participle contado)

  1. (transitive with que) to tell that (to convey a given information)
    Eles nos contaram que quase morreram.
    They told us that they almost died.
  2. (transitive) to tell; to narrate (to relate a story or series of events)
    Às vezes precisamos contar umas mentiras.
    Sometimes we need to tell some lies.
  3. (transitive) to count (to determine the quantity of)
    Contei vinte maçãs.
    I counted twenty apples.
  4. (transitive) to be [an amount of time] old; to have [an amount of time] of existence
    O seu primogênito conta já dezoito anos.
    His firstborn is already eighteen years old.
  5. (transitive with com) to rely on; to count on
    Contamos contigo para trazer a munição.
    We are counting on you to bring the ammunition.
  6. (transitive with com or with no preposition (uncommon)) to have at one’s disposal; to have available
    Nosso país conta com um exército medíocre.
    Our country has a mediocre army.
  7. (intransitive) to count; to matter (to be of significance)
    Aquele gol não contou, porque o jogador estava impedido.
    That goal didn’t count, because the player was offside.

Conjugation

Quotations

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

Derived terms

  • contar vantagem

Descendants

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin computāre, present active infinitive of computō. Doublet of computar.

Verb

contar (first-person singular present cuento, first-person singular preterite conté, past participle contado)

  1. to count; to tally
  2. to tell (a story); narrate

contar con

  1. to rely on
  2. to have available
    Contamos con suficiente personal para atenderle apropiadamente.
    We have enough staff available to take good care of you.
  3. to be (a certain number of years of age)
    Cuando contaba trenta años.
    When he was thirty years of age

Conjugation

  • Rule: o becomes a ue in stressed syllables.
    Conjugation of contar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)edit data
infinitive contar
gerund contando
past participle masculine feminine
singular contado contada
plural contados contadas
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 cuento cuentastú
contásvos		 cuenta contamos contáis cuentan
imperfect contaba contabas contaba contábamos contabais contaban
preterite conté contaste contó contamos contasteis contaron
future contaré contarás contará contaremos contaréis contarán
conditional contaría contarías contaría contaríamos contaríais contarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present cuente cuentestú
contésvos2		 cuente contemos contéis cuenten
imperfect
(ra)		 contara contaras contara contáramos contarais contaran
imperfect
(se)		 contase contases contase contásemos contaseis contasen
future1 contare contares contare contáremos contareis contaren
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative cuentatú
contávos		 cuente contemos contad cuenten
negative no cuentes no cuente no contemos no contéis no cuenten
  • 1 Mostly obsolete form, now mainly used in legal jargon.
  • 2 Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

Other verbs with this conjugation:

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        Selected combined forms of contaredit 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 contar
    dative contarme contarte contarle, contarse contarnos contaros contarles, contarse
    accusative contarme contarte contarlo, contarla, contarse contarnos contaros contarlos, contarlas, contarse
    with gerund contando
    dative contándome contándote contándole, contándose contándonos contándoos contándoles, contándose
    accusative contándome contándote contándolo, contándola, contándose contándonos contándoos contándolos, contándolas, contándose
    with informal second-person singular imperative cuenta
    dative cuéntame cuéntate cuéntale cuéntanos not used cuéntales
    accusative cuéntame cuéntate cuéntalo, cuéntala cuéntanos not used cuéntalos, cuéntalas
    with formal second-person singular imperative cuente
    dative cuénteme not used cuéntele, cuéntese cuéntenos not used cuénteles
    accusative cuénteme not used cuéntelo, cuéntela, cuéntese cuéntenos not used cuéntelos, cuéntelas
    with first-person plural imperative contemos
    dative not used contémoste contémosle contémonos contémoos contémosles
    accusative not used contémoste contémoslo, contémosla contémonos contémoos contémoslos, contémoslas
    with informal second-person plural imperative contad
    dative contadme not used contadle contadnos contaos contadles
    accusative contadme not used contadlo, contadla contadnos contaos contadlos, contadlas
    with formal second-person plural imperative cuenten
    dative cuéntenme not used cuéntenle cuéntennos not used cuéntenles, cuéntense
    accusative cuéntenme not used cuéntenlo, cuéntenla cuéntennos not used cuéntenlos, cuéntenlas, cuéntense

    Synonyms

    Venetian

    Etymology

    From Latin computō, computāre (compare Italian contare).

    Verb

    contar

    1. (transitive) to count (all senses)
    2. (transitive) to tell (a story)

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