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/

  1. to consist (of)
  2. to be clear or obvious
  3. to appear, to figure

Conjugation
    Conjugation of constar (first conjugation)
infinitive constar
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)

  1. (transitive with de) to consist of (to be composed of [the given entities])
    Synonym: consistir de
    Nossa equipe consta de vinte membros.
    Our team consists of twenty members.
  2. (intransitive, or transitive with em) to be present (in)
    “Onde está a caneta?” “Não consta.”
    “Where is the pen.” “It is not here.”
  3. (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.
  4. to appear, to figure

Conjugation
    Conjugation of constar (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 constar
Personal constar constares constar constarmos constardes constarem
Gerund
constando
Past participle
Masculine constado constados
Feminine constada constadas
Indicative
Present consto constas consta constamos constais constam
Imperfect constava constavas constava constávamos constáveis constavam
Preterite constei constaste constou constamos1, constámos2 constastes constaram
Pluperfect constara constaras constara constáramos constáreis constaram
Future constarei constarás constará constaremos constareis constarão
Conditional constaria constarias constaria constaríamos constaríeis constariam
Subjunctive
Present conste constes conste constemos consteis constem
Imperfect constasse constasses constasse constássemos constásseis constassem
Future constar constares constar constarmos constardes constarem
Imperative
Affirmative consta conste constemos constai constem
Negative (não) não constes não conste não constemos não consteis não constem

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)

  1. 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.
  2. to be written, to be on record
    Eso consta en las actas.
    This is recorded in the minutes.
  3. (transitive with de) to consist
    Synonym: consistir
    Esta novela consta de tres partes.
    This novel consists of three parts.

Conjugation
    Conjugation of constar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive constar
gerund constando
past participle masculine feminine
singular constado constada
plural constados constadas
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 consto constastú
constásvos		 consta constamos constáis constan
imperfect constaba constabas constaba constábamos constabais constaban
preterite consté constaste constó constamos constasteis constaron
future constaré constarás constará constaremos constaréis constarán
conditional constaría constarías constaría constaríamos constaríais constarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present conste constestú
constésvos2		 conste constemos constéis consten
imperfect
(ra)		 constara constaras constara constáramos constarais constaran
imperfect
(se)		 constase constases constase constásemos constaseis constasen
future1 constare constares constare constáremos constareis constaren
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative constatú
constávos		 conste constemos constad consten
negative no constes no conste no constemos no constéis no consten

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

    Selected combined forms of constar

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 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

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