constar
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cōnstāre (“to stand together; to consist of”). Doublet of costar, which was inherited.
Pronunciation
Verb
constar (first-person singular present consto, first-person singular preterite constí, past participle constat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /ɔ/
Conjugation
infinitive | constar | ||||||
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gerund | constant | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | constat | constada | |||||
plural | constats | constades | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
present | consto | constes | consta | constem | consteu | consten | |
imperfect | constava | constaves | constava | constàvem | constàveu | constaven | |
future | constaré | constaràs | constarà | constarem | constareu | constaran | |
preterite | constí | constares | constà | constàrem | constàreu | constaren | |
conditional | constaria | constaries | constaria | constaríem | constaríeu | constarien | |
subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
present | consti | constis | consti | constem | consteu | constin | |
imperfect | constés | constessis | constés | constéssim | constéssiu | constessin | |
imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós |
vostès | |
affirmative | — | consta | consti | constem | consteu | constin | |
negative (no) | — | no constis | no consti | no constem | no consteu | no constin |
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cōnstāre (“to stand together; to consist of”). Doublet of custar, which was inherited.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kõsˈta(ʁ)/ [kõsˈta(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /kõsˈta(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kõʃˈta(ʁ)/ [kõʃˈta(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kõsˈta(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kõʃˈtaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /kõʃˈta.ɾi/
Verb
constar (first-person singular present consto, first-person singular preterite constei, past participle constado)
- (transitive with de) to consist of (to be composed of [the given entities])
- (intransitive, or transitive with em) to be present (in)
- “Onde está a caneta?” “Não consta.”
- “Where is the pen.” “It is not here.”
- (dated, intransitive, or transitive with a or an indirect objective pronoun) to be certain, clear or evident
- Isso realmente não me consta.
- This really doesn’t seem obvious to me.
- to appear, to figure
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cōnstāre (“to stand together; to consist of”). Doublet of costar, which was inherited.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /konsˈtaɾ/ [kõnsˈt̪aɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: cons‧tar
Verb
constar (first-person singular present consto, first-person singular preterite consté, past participle constado)
- to be or seem evident, clear, obvious
- A mí me consta que hoy día hace mucho frío.
- It seems to me that it's very cold today.
- Consta que es así.
- It is clear that it's so.
- to be written, to be on record
- Eso consta en las actas.
- This is recorded in the minutes.
- (transitive with de) to consist
- Synonym: consistir
- Esta novela consta de tres partes.
- This novel consists of three parts.
Conjugation
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
singular | plural | ||||||
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1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
with infinitive constar | |||||||
dative | constarme | constarte | constarle, constarse | constarnos | constaros | constarles, constarse | |
accusative | constarme | constarte | constarlo, constarla, constarse | constarnos | constaros | constarlos, constarlas, constarse | |
with gerund constando | |||||||
dative | constándome | constándote | constándole, constándose | constándonos | constándoos | constándoles, constándose | |
accusative | constándome | constándote | constándolo, constándola, constándose | constándonos | constándoos | constándolos, constándolas, constándose | |
with informal second-person singular tú imperative consta | |||||||
dative | cónstame | cónstate | cónstale | cónstanos | not used | cónstales | |
accusative | cónstame | cónstate | cónstalo, cónstala | cónstanos | not used | cónstalos, cónstalas | |
with informal second-person singular vos imperative constá | |||||||
dative | constame | constate | constale | constanos | not used | constales | |
accusative | constame | constate | constalo, constala | constanos | not used | constalos, constalas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative conste | |||||||
dative | cónsteme | not used | cónstele, cónstese | cónstenos | not used | cónsteles | |
accusative | cónsteme | not used | cónstelo, cónstela, cónstese | cónstenos | not used | cónstelos, cónstelas | |
with first-person plural imperative constemos | |||||||
dative | not used | constémoste | constémosle | constémonos | constémoos | constémosles | |
accusative | not used | constémoste | constémoslo, constémosla | constémonos | constémoos | constémoslos, constémoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative constad | |||||||
dative | constadme | not used | constadle | constadnos | constaos | constadles | |
accusative | constadme | not used | constadlo, constadla | constadnos | constaos | constadlos, constadlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative consten | |||||||
dative | cónstenme | not used | cónstenle | cónstennos | not used | cónstenles, cónstense | |
accusative | cónstenme | not used | cónstenlo, cónstenla | cónstennos | not used | cónstenlos, cónstenlas, cónstense |
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “constar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014