acatar

Catalan

Etymology

First attested in 1521,[1] hence probably borrowed from Spanish acatar.

Verb

acatar (first-person singular present acato, first-person singular preterite acatí, past participle acatat)

  1. (transitive) to comply with, to abide by

Conjugation
    Conjugation of acatar (first conjugation)
infinitive acatar
gerund acatant
past participle masculine feminine
singular acatat acatada
plural acatats acatades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present acato acates acata acatem acateu acaten
imperfect acatava acataves acatava acatàvem acatàveu acataven
future acataré acataràs acatarà acatarem acatareu acataran
preterite acatí acatares acatà acatàrem acatàreu acataren
conditional acataria acataries acataria acataríem acataríeu acatarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present acati acatis acati acatem acateu acatin
imperfect acatés acatessis acatés acatéssim acatéssiu acatessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós		 vostès
affirmative — acata acati acatem acateu acatin
negative (no) — no acatis no acati no acatem no acateu no acatin

Derived terms

References
  1. “acatar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese acatar, from Vulgar Latin *accattāre, from Late Latin cattāre, from Latin captāre. Compare Galician and Spanish acatar.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.kaˈta(ʁ)/ [a.kaˈta(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.kaˈta(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.kaˈta(ʁ)/ [a.kaˈta(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.kaˈta(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.kɐˈtaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.kɐˈta.ɾi/

Verb

acatar (first-person singular present acato, first-person singular preterite acatei, past participle acatado)

  1. (transitive) to observe
  2. (transitive) to respect, worship
    Synonym: respeitar
  3. (transitive) to obey, heed, comply
    Synonym: cumprir

Conjugation
    Conjugation of acatar (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 acatar
Personal acatar acatares acatar acatarmos acatardes acatarem
Gerund
acatando
Past participle
Masculine acatado acatados
Feminine acatada acatadas
Indicative
Present acato acatas acata acatamos acatais acatam
Imperfect acatava acatavas acatava acatávamos acatáveis acatavam
Preterite acatei acataste acatou acatamos1, acatámos2 acatastes acataram
Pluperfect acatara acataras acatara acatáramos acatáreis acataram
Future acatarei acatarás acatará acataremos acatareis acatarão
Conditional acataria acatarias acataria acataríamos acataríeis acatariam
Subjunctive
Present acate acates acate acatemos acateis acatem
Imperfect acatasse acatasses acatasse acatássemos acatásseis acatassem
Future acatar acatares acatar acatarmos acatardes acatarem
Imperative
Affirmative acata acate acatemos acatai acatem
Negative (não) não acates não acate não acatemos não acateis não acatem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Derived terms

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish acatar ("look at closely, consider", later "pay homage to"),[1] from Vulgar Latin *accattāre, from Late Latin cattāre, from Latin captāre. Compare Portuguese acatar.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /akaˈtaɾ/ [a.kaˈt̪aɾ]
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧ca‧tar

Verb

acatar (first-person singular present acato, first-person singular preterite acaté, past participle acatado)

  1. (transitive) to comply with, to obey
    Synonyms: cumplir, obedecer

Conjugation
    Conjugation of acatar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive acatar
gerund acatando
past participle masculine feminine
singular acatado acatada
plural acatados acatadas
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 acato acatastú
acatásvos		 acata acatamos acatáis acatan
imperfect acataba acatabas acataba acatábamos acatabais acataban
preterite acaté acataste acató acatamos acatasteis acataron
future acataré acatarás acatará acataremos acataréis acatarán
conditional acataría acatarías acataría acataríamos acataríais acatarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present acate acatestú
acatésvos2		 acate acatemos acatéis acaten
imperfect
(ra)		 acatara acataras acatara acatáramos acatarais acataran
imperfect
(se)		 acatase acatases acatase acatásemos acataseis acatasen
future1 acatare acatares acatare acatáremos acatareis acataren
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative acatatú
acatávos		 acate acatemos acatad acaten
negative no acates no acate no acatemos no acatéis no acaten

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of acatar

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 acatar
dative acatarme acatarte acatarle, acatarse acatarnos acataros acatarles, acatarse
accusative acatarme acatarte acatarlo, acatarla, acatarse acatarnos acataros acatarlos, acatarlas, acatarse
with gerund acatando
dative acatándome acatándote acatándole, acatándose acatándonos acatándoos acatándoles, acatándose
accusative acatándome acatándote acatándolo, acatándola, acatándose acatándonos acatándoos acatándolos, acatándolas, acatándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative acata
dative acátame acátate acátale acátanos not used acátales
accusative acátame acátate acátalo, acátala acátanos not used acátalos, acátalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative acatá
dative acatame acatate acatale acatanos not used acatales
accusative acatame acatate acatalo, acatala acatanos not used acatalos, acatalas
with formal second-person singular imperative acate
dative acáteme not used acátele, acátese acátenos not used acáteles
accusative acáteme not used acátelo, acátela, acátese acátenos not used acátelos, acátelas
with first-person plural imperative acatemos
dative not used acatémoste acatémosle acatémonos acatémoos acatémosles
accusative not used acatémoste acatémoslo, acatémosla acatémonos acatémoos acatémoslos, acatémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative acatad
dative acatadme not used acatadle acatadnos acataos acatadles
accusative acatadme not used acatadlo, acatadla acatadnos acataos acatadlos, acatadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative acaten
dative acátenme not used acátenle acátennos not used acátenles, acátense
accusative acátenme not used acátenlo, acátenla acátennos not used acátenlos, acátenlas, acátense

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Catalan: acatar

References
  1. Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1984) “catar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes I (A–Ca), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 921

Further reading
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