contactar

Catalan

Etymology

From contacte +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

Verb

contactar (first-person singular present contacto, first-person singular preterite contactí, past participle contactat)

  1. to contact [with amb]
    Com puc contactar amb vosaltres? ― How can I contact you?

Conjugation

    Conjugation of contactar (first conjugation)
infinitive contactar
gerund contactant
past participle masculine feminine
singular contactat contactada
plural contactats contactades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present contacto contactes contacta contactem contacteu contacten
imperfect contactava contactaves contactava contactàvem contactàveu contactaven
future contactaré contactaràs contactarà contactarem contactareu contactaran
preterite contactí contactares contactà contactàrem contactàreu contactaren
conditional contactaria contactaries contactaria contactaríem contactaríeu contactarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present contacti contactis contacti contactem contacteu contactin
imperfect contactés contactessis contactés contactéssim contactéssiu contactessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — contacta contacti contactem contacteu contactin
negative (no) — no contactis no contacti no contactem no contacteu no contactin

Further reading

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From contacto (“contact”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.takˈta(ʁ)/ [kõ.takˈta(h)], /kõ.ta.kiˈta(ʁ)/ [kõ.ta.kiˈta(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /kõ.takˈta(ɾ)/, /kõ.ta.kiˈta(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kõ.takˈta(ʁ)/ [kõ.takˈta(χ)], /kõ.ta.kiˈta(ʁ)/ [kõ.ta.kiˈta(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.takˈta(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kõ.tɐˈktaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /kõ.tɐˈkta.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: con‧tac‧tar

Verb

contactar (first-person singular present contacto, first-person singular preterite contactei, past participle contactado)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to contact (establish communication with) [transitive or with com ‘someone’]
    Synonym: entrar em contacto
    Como é que o posso contactar? ― How can I reach you?

Usage notes

In Brazil, both the forms contactar and contatar are used. The latter is notably consistent with contato.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of contactar (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 contactar
Personal contactar contactares contactar contactarmos contactardes contactarem
Gerund
contactando
Past participle
Masculine contactado contactados
Feminine contactada contactadas
Indicative
Present contacto contactas contacta contactamos contactais contactam
Imperfect contactava contactavas contactava contactávamos contactáveis contactavam
Preterite contactei contactaste contactou contactamos1, contactámos2 contactastes contactaram
Pluperfect contactara contactaras contactara contactáramos contactáreis contactaram
Future contactarei contactarás contactará contactaremos contactareis contactarão
Conditional contactaria contactarias contactaria contactaríamos contactaríeis contactariam
Subjunctive
Present contacte contactes contacte contactemos contacteis contactem
Imperfect contactasse contactasses contactasse contactássemos contactásseis contactassem
Future contactar contactares contactar contactarmos contactardes contactarem
Imperative
Affirmative contacta contacte contactemos contactai contactem
Negative (não) não contactes não contacte não contactemos não contacteis não contactem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From contacto +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kontaɡˈtaɾ/ [kõn̪.t̪aɣ̞ˈt̪aɾ]
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: con‧tac‧tar

Verb

contactar (first-person singular present contacto, first-person singular preterite contacté, past participle contactado)

  1. (intransitive) to contact, to reach out to [with con ‘someone’]
    Contactaré contigo.
    I'll contact you.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of contactar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive contactar
gerund contactando
past participle masculine feminine
singular contactado contactada
plural contactados contactadas
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 contacto contactastú
contactásvos 		contacta contactamos contactáis contactan
imperfect contactaba contactabas contactaba contactábamos contactabais contactaban
preterite contacté contactaste contactó contactamos contactasteis contactaron
future contactaré contactarás contactará contactaremos contactaréis contactarán
conditional contactaría contactarías contactaría contactaríamos contactaríais contactarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present contacte contactestú
contactésvos2 		contacte contactemos contactéis contacten
imperfect
(ra) 		contactara contactaras contactara contactáramos contactarais contactaran
imperfect
(se) 		contactase contactases contactase contactásemos contactaseis contactasen
future1 contactare contactares contactare contactáremos contactareis contactaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative contactatú
contactávos 		contacte contactemos contactad contacten
negative no contactes no contacte no contactemos no contactéis no contacten

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

    Selected combined forms of contactar

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 contactar dative contactarme contactarte contactarle, contactarse contactarnos contactaros contactarles, contactarse
accusative contactarme contactarte contactarlo, contactarla, contactarse contactarnos contactaros contactarlos, contactarlas, contactarse
with gerund contactando dative contactándome contactándote contactándole, contactándose contactándonos contactándoos contactándoles, contactándose
accusative contactándome contactándote contactándolo, contactándola, contactándose contactándonos contactándoos contactándolos, contactándolas, contactándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative contacta dative contáctame contáctate contáctale contáctanos not used contáctales
accusative contáctame contáctate contáctalo, contáctala contáctanos not used contáctalos, contáctalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative contactá dative contactame contactate contactale contactanos not used contactales
accusative contactame contactate contactalo, contactala contactanos not used contactalos, contactalas
with formal second-person singular imperative contacte dative contácteme not used contáctele, contáctese contáctenos not used contácteles
accusative contácteme not used contáctelo, contáctela, contáctese contáctenos not used contáctelos, contáctelas
with first-person plural imperative contactemos dative not used contactémoste contactémosle contactémonos contactémoos contactémosles
accusative not used contactémoste contactémoslo, contactémosla contactémonos contactémoos contactémoslos, contactémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative contactad dative contactadme not used contactadle contactadnos contactaos contactadles
accusative contactadme not used contactadlo, contactadla contactadnos contactaos contactadlos, contactadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative contacten dative contáctenme not used contáctenle contáctennos not used contáctenles, contáctense
accusative contáctenme not used contáctenlo, contáctenla contáctennos not used contáctenlos, contáctenlas, contáctense

Further reading

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