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catar

See also: Catar, càtar, catâr, and catàr

Asturian

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Etymology

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From Late Latin cattāre (“look at, see”), from Latin captāre (“strive to see, strive to catch with one's eyes”).

Verb

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catar (first-person singular indicative present cato, past participle catáu)

  1. to milk
  2. to search, look for
  3. to gaze
  4. to catch

Conjugation

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Conjugation of catar
infinitive catar
gerund catando
past participle m catáu, f catada, n catao, m pl cataos, f pl cataes
person first singular
yo 		second singular
tu 		third singular
él/elli 		first plural
nosotros/nós 		second plural
vosotros/vós 		third plural
ellos
indicative present cato cates cata catamos catáis caten
imperfect cataba catabes cataba catábemos, catábamos catabeis, catabais cataben
preterite caté catasti, catesti cató catemos catastis, catestis cataron
pluperfect catare, catara catares, cataras catare, catara catáremos, catáramos catareis, catarais cataren, cataran
future cataré catarás catará cataremos cataréis catarán
conditional cataría cataríes cataría cataríemos, cataríamos cataríeis, cataríais cataríen
subjunctive present cate cates, catas cate catemos catéis caten, catan
imperfect catare, catara catares, cataras catare, catara catáremos, catáramos catareis, catarais cataren, cataran
imperative — cata — — catái —

Galician

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese catar, from Late Latin cattāre (“look at, see”), from Latin captāre (“strive to see, strive to catch with one's eyes”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kaˈtaɾ/
  • Hyphenation: ca‧tar

Noun

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catar m (plural catares)

  1. (archaic) gaze

Adverb

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catar

  1. except (for), unless

Verb

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catar (first-person singular present cato, first-person singular preterite catei, past participle catado)

  1. (transitive) to catch
  2. (transitive) to collect
  3. (transitive) to collect honey
    Synonyms: castrar, esmelgar
  4. (transitive) to search
  5. (transitive) to perceive, notice
  6. (pronominal) to realize (become aware of a fact or situation)
    Synonym: decatar
  7. (transitive) to carefully search
    Synonym: procurar
  8. (transitive) to delouse
    Synonym: espiollar
  9. (transitive) to taste; to eat
  10. (intransitive) to take care
    • 1594, anonymous author, Entremés dos pastores:
      Ay Jan cata non te enfermes
      nen sentencies con malicia
      cata que a yalma perdes.
      Oh, John, take care, don't get mad
      Don't speak with malice
      Take care, because you're losing your soul

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of catar
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(ti) 		Third-person
(el / ela / Vde.) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal catar
Personal catar catares catar catarmos catardes cataren
Gerund
catando
Past participle
Masculine catado catados
Feminine catada catadas
Indicative
Present cato catas cata catamos catades catan
Imperfect cataba catabas cataba catabamos catabades cataban
Preterite catei cataches catou catamos catastes cataron
Pluperfect catara cataras catara cataramos catarades cataran
Future catarei catarás catará cataremos cataredes catarán
Conditional cataría catarías cataría catariamos catariades catarían
Subjunctive
Present cate cates cate catemos catedes caten
Imperfect catase catases catase catásemos catásedes catasen
Future catar catares catar catarmos catardes cataren
Imperative
Affirmative cata cate catemos catade caten
Negative (non) non cates non cate non catemos non catedes non caten
    Reintegrated conjugation of catar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(ti / tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal catar
Personal catar catares catar catarmos catardes catarem
Gerund
catando
Past participle
Masculine catado catados
Feminine catada catadas
Indicative
Present cato catas cata catamos catades, catais catam
Imperfect catava catavas catava catávamos catávades, catáveis, catávais1 catavam
Preterite catei cataste, catache1 catou catamos catastes catárom, cataram
Pluperfect catara cataras catara catáramos catárades, catáreis, catárais1 cataram
Future catarei catarás catará cataremos cataredes, catareis catarám, catarão
Conditional cataria catarias cataria cataríamos cataríades, cataríeis, cataríais1 catariam
Subjunctive
Present cate cates cate catemos catedes, cateis catem
Imperfect catasse catasses catasse catássemos catássedes, catásseis catassem
Future catar catares catar catarmos catardes catarem
Imperative
Affirmative cata cate catemos catade, catai catem
Negative (nom) nom cates nom cate nom catemos nom catedes, nom cateis nom catem

1Less recommended.

Derived terms

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References

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Old Galician-Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Late Latin cattāre (“look at, see”), from Latin captāre (“strive to see, strive to catch with one's eyes”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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catar

  1. to look; to observe; to examine
  2. to look for
  3. to consider
  4. to care
    • 1370, Ramón Lorenzo, editor, Crónica Troiana, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 533:
      Et moytas uegadas cõteçe que hay algũus que nõ catã senõ porlo que he sua prol
      And many times it happens that there are some than don't care but for their own interest
    • 1370, Ramón Lorenzo, editor, Crónica Troiana, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 297:
      cata ben tua fazẽda, de tal maneyra que todos digã que de bon padre que seýo bon fillo
      take good care of your possessions and responsibilities, so that everyone says that of a good father came a good son

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of catar
infinitive simple catar
compound infinitive of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
gerund simple catando
compound gerund of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
past participle singular plural
masculine catado catados
feminine catada catadas
present participle catante catantes
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative mood eu
ei 		tu el~ele
ela
vossa mercee 		nos
nos outros
nos outras 		vos
vos outros
vos outras 		eles
elas
simple
tenses 		present cato catas cata catamos catades catan
imperfect catava catavas catava catavamos, catávamos catavades, catávades catavan
preterite catei cataste, catasche, catache catou catamos catastes cataron
pluperfect catara cataras catara cataramos, catáramos catarades, catárades cataran
future catarei catarás catará cataremos cataredes catarán
conditional cataria catarias cataria catariamos, cataríamos catariades, cataríades catarian
compound
tenses 		present perfect present of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
present imperfect imperfect of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
past anterior preterite of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
pluperfect simple pluperfect of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
future perfect future of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
subjunctive mood eu
ei 		tu el~ele
ela
vossa mercee 		nos
nos outros
nos outras 		vos
vos outros
vos outras 		eles
elas
simple
tenses 		present cate cates cate catemos catedes caten
preterite catasse catasses catasse catássemos catássedes catassen
future catar catares catar catarmos catardes cataren
compound
tenses 		present perfect present subjunctive of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
pluperfect preterite subjunctive of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
future perfect future subjunctive of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
imperative mood — tu vossa mercee nos
nos outros
nos outras 		vos
vos outros
vos outras 		—
affirmative — cata cate catemos catade —
negative — non cates non cate non catemos non catedes —
personal infinitive eu
ei 		tu el~ele
ela
vossa mercee 		nos
nos outros
nos outras 		vos
vos outros
vos outras 		eles
elas
catar catares catar catarmos catardes cataren

1 Its alternative spelling, aver, can be used as well.

2 Teer and ter were used too, though all 3 were less common than forms of "haver".

Descendants

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  • Galician: catar
  • Portuguese: catar

Noun

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catar m (plural catares)

  1. gaze

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Portuguese

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Etymology 1

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From Late Latin cattāre (“look at, see”), from Latin captāre (“strive to see, strive to catch with one's eyes”). Compare Galician, Asturian, and Spanish catar, Doublet of captar, a borrowing from Latin.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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catar (first-person singular present cato, first-person singular preterite catei, past participle catado)

  1. (transitive) to gather; to glean; to collect (get multiple things)
    Synonyms: colher, recolher
    Vamos catar as maçãs da árvore? ― Let’s gather apples from the tree?
  2. (transitive) to pick up (collect an object, especially from the ground)
    Synonym: pegar
    Deixei cair a carta, pode catá-la para mim? ― I dropped the letter, can you pick it up for me?
  3. (transitive) to look for; to search for (try to find something)
    Synonyms: procurar, buscar
    Passei o dia catando o livro. ― I spent the day looking for the book.
  4. (slang, transitive) to pick up (start a short romantic relationship with)
    Synonym: pegar
    Ele catou duas raparigas na festa. ― He picked up two chicks at the party.
  5. (transitive) to clean something by removing defective elements one by one
    Synonym: selecionar
    Cate o feijão antes de o cozinhar. ― Remove the rotten beans before cooking them.
  6. (transitive, Rio Grande do Sul) to find
    Synonyms: achar, encontrar
    Catei esse vídeo no YouTube. ― I found that video on YouTube.
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  • Sixth meaning possibly influenced by Venetan.
Conjugation
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    Conjugation of catar (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 catar
Personal catar catares catar catarmos catardes catarem
Gerund
catando
Past participle
Masculine catado catados
Feminine catada catadas
Indicative
Present cato catas cata catamos catais catam
Imperfect catava catavas catava catávamos catáveis catavam
Preterite catei cataste catou catamos1, catámos2 catastes cataram
Pluperfect catara cataras catara catáramos catáreis cataram
Future catarei catarás catará cataremos catareis catarão
Conditional cataria catarias cataria cataríamos cataríeis catariam
Subjunctive
Present cate cates cate catemos cateis catem
Imperfect catasse catasses catasse catássemos catásseis catassem
Future catar catares catar catarmos catardes catarem
Imperative
Affirmative cata cate catemos catai catem
Negative (não) não cates não cate não catemos não cateis não catem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

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Etymology 2

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From Persian قطار (qatâr), from Arabic قِطَار (qiṭār, “train”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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catar m (plural catares)

  1. a train of camels
    Synonym: cáfila

Etymology 3

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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catar m (plural catares)

  1. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) (very rare) Alternative form of cátaro

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  1. ^ “catar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
  2. ^ “catar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French catarrhe, from Latin catarrhus.

Noun

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catar n (plural cataruri)

  1. catarrh

Declension

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Declension of catar
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) catar catarul (niște) cataruri catarurile
genitive/dative (unui) catar catarului (unor) cataruri catarurilor
vocative catarule catarurilor

Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Spanish catar, from Late Latin cattāre (“look at, see”), from Latin captāre (“strive to see, strive to catch with one's eyes”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kaˈtaɾ/ [kaˈt̪aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: ca‧tar

Verb

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catar (first-person singular present cato, first-person singular preterite caté, past participle catado)

  1. (transitive) to taste (wine)
  2. (transitive) to sample (an appetizer)
  3. (transitive) to examine, look at
  4. (intransitive, dated) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of catar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive catar
gerund catando
past participle masculine feminine
singular catado catada
plural catados catadas
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 cato catastú
catásvos 		cata catamos catáis catan
imperfect cataba catabas cataba catábamos catabais cataban
preterite caté cataste cató catamos catasteis cataron
future cataré catarás catará cataremos cataréis catarán
conditional cataría catarías cataría cataríamos cataríais catarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present cate catestú
catésvos2 		cate catemos catéis caten
imperfect
(ra) 		catara cataras catara catáramos catarais cataran
imperfect
(se) 		catase catases catase catásemos cataseis catasen
future1 catare catares catare catáremos catareis cataren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative catatú
catávos 		cate catemos catad caten
negative no cates no cate no catemos no catéis no caten

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

    Selected combined forms of catar

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 catar
dative catarme catarte catarle, catarse catarnos cataros catarles, catarse
accusative catarme catarte catarlo, catarla, catarse catarnos cataros catarlos, catarlas, catarse
with gerund catando
dative catándome catándote catándole, catándose catándonos catándoos catándoles, catándose
accusative catándome catándote catándolo, catándola, catándose catándonos catándoos catándolos, catándolas, catándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative cata
dative cátame cátate cátale cátanos not used cátales
accusative cátame cátate cátalo, cátala cátanos not used cátalos, cátalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative catá
dative catame catate catale catanos not used catales
accusative catame catate catalo, catala catanos not used catalos, catalas
with formal second-person singular imperative cate
dative cáteme not used cátele, cátese cátenos not used cáteles
accusative cáteme not used cátelo, cátela, cátese cátenos not used cátelos, cátelas
with first-person plural imperative catemos
dative not used catémoste catémosle catémonos catémoos catémosles
accusative not used catémoste catémoslo, catémosla catémonos catémoos catémoslos, catémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative catad
dative catadme not used catadle catadnos cataos catadles
accusative catadme not used catadlo, catadla catadnos cataos catadlos, catadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative caten
dative cátenme not used cátenle cátennos not used cátenles, cátense
accusative cátenme not used cátenlo, cátenla cátennos not used cátenlos, cátenlas, cátense

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Venetan

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Etymology

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From Latin captāre.

Verb

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catar

  1. (transitive) to find

Conjugation

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  • Venetan conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of catar (first conjugation)
infinitive catar
auxiliary verb aver gerund catando
past participle catà
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative mi ti eło / eła noialtri / noialtre voialtri / voialtre łuri / łore
present cato (te) cati (el/ła) cata catémo, catòn caté (i/łe) cata
imperfect catava (te) catavi (el/ła) catava catàvimo catavi (i/łe) catava
future catarò (te) catarè (el/ła) catarà catarémo catarè (i/łe) catarà
conditional mi ti eło / eła noialtri / noialtre voialtri / voialtre łuri / łore
present catarìa (te) catarisi (el/ła) catarìa catarìsimo catarisi (i/łe) catarìa
subjunctive che mi che ti che eło / eła che noialtri / noialtre che voialtri / voialtre che łuri / łore
present cate, cata (te) cati (el/ła) cate, (el/ła) cata catémo, catone caté (i/łe) cate, (i/łe) cata
imperfect catase (te) catasi (el/ła) catase catàsimo catasi (i/łe) catase
imperative — ti eło / eła noialtri / noialtre voialtri / voialtre łuri / łore
— (te) cata (el/ła) cata, (el/ła) cate catémo caté (i/łe) cata, (i/łe) cate
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Descendants

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  • →? Dalmatian: catur (“find”)
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