English

Noun

cantar ‎(plural cantars)

1. Alternative spelling of kantar

Anagrams

• arctan

Aragonese

Etymology

From Latin cantāre, present active infinitive of cantō.

Verb

cantar

1. to sing

Conjugation

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin cantāre, present active infinitive of cantō.

Verb

cantar (first-person singular indicative present canto, past participle cantáu)

1. to sing

Conjugation

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /kənˈta/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /kənˈta/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /kanˈtaɾ/
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Etymology

From Old Provençal cantar, chantar, from Latin cantāre, present active infinitive of cantō, frequentative of canō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n- ‎(“to sing”).

Verb

cantar ‎(first-person singular present canto, past participle cantat)

1. to sing

Conjugation

Galician

Etymology

From Old Portuguese cantar, from Latin cantāre, present active infinitive of cantō.

Verb

cantar ‎(first-person singular present canto, first-person singular preterite cantei, past participle cantado)

1. to sing

Conjugation

Interlingua

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kanˈtar/

Verb

cantar

1. to sing

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkan̪ˠt̪ˠəɾˠ]

Verb

cantar

1. present indicative autonomous of can
2. imperative autonomous of can
3. present subjunctive autonomous of can

Mutation

Occitan

Alternative forms

• chantar

Etymology

From Old Provençal cantar, chantar, from Latin cantāre, present active infinitive of cantō, frequentative of canō.

Verb

cantar

1. (Gascony, Languedoc, Provence) to sing

Conjugation

    Lengadocian (Standard Occitan)

		simple			compound
infinitive		cantar			èsser cantat
past participle		cantat			-
gerund		cantant			èssent cantat
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	canti	cantas	canta	cantam	cantatz	cantan
	imperfect	cantavi	cantavas	cantava	cantàvem	cantàvetz	cantavan
	preterite	cantèri	cantères	cantèt	cantèrem	cantèretz	cantèron
	future	cantarai	cantaràs	cantarà	cantarem	cantaretz	cantaràn
conditional		cantariái	cantariás	cantariá	cantariam	cantariatz	cantarián
compound tenses	present perfect	Use the present tense of Aver plus the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of Aver plus the past participle
	past anterior	Use the preterite tense of Aver plus the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of Aver plus the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of Aver plus the past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	cante	cantes	cante	cantem	cantetz	canten
	imperfect	cantèssi	cantèsses	cantèsse	cantèssem	cantèssetz	cantèsson
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of Aver plus the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect subjunctive of Aver plus the past participle
imperative		-	tu	-	nosautres	vosautres	-
			canta		cantem	cantatz

    Auvernhàs

		simple			compound
infinitive		cantar			èsser cantat
past participle		cantat			-
gerund		cantant			èssent cantat
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	cante	cantes	canta	cantam	cantatz	canton
	imperfect	cantave	cantaves	cantava	cantaviam	cantaviatz	cantavon
	preterite	cantere	canteres	cantet	cantem	cantetz	canteron
	future	cantarai	cantaràs	cantará	cantarem	cantaretz	cantarán
conditional		cantariá	cantariás	cantariá	cantariam	cantariatz	cantarián
compound tenses	present perfect	Use the present tense of Aver plus the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of Aver plus the past participle
	past anterior	Use the preterite tense of Aver plus the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of Aver plus the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of Aver plus the past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	cante	cantes	cante	cantassiam	cantassiatz	canton
	imperfect	cantesse	cantesses	cantesse	cantessiam	cantessiatz	cantesson
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of Aver plus the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect subjunctive of Aver plus the past participle
imperative		-	tu	-	nosautres	vosautres	-
			canta		cantassiam	cantatz

    Gascon

		simple			compound
infinitive		cantar			èsser cantat
past participle		cantat			-
gerund		cantant			èssent cantat
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	canti	cantas	canta	cantam	cantatz	cantan
	imperfect	cantavi	cantavas	cantava	cantàvam	cantàvatz	cantavan
	preterite	cantèi	cantès	cantè	cantèm	cantètz	cantèn
	future	cantarèi	cantaràs	cantarà	cantaram	cantaratz	cantaràn
conditional		cantarí	cantarés	cantaré	cantarem	cantaretz	cantarén
compound tenses	present perfect	Use the present tense of Aver plus the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of Aver plus the past participle
	past anterior	Use the preterite tense of Aver plus the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of Aver plus the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of Aver plus the past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	canti	cantes	cante	cantem	cantetz	canten
	imperfect	cantèssi	cantèsses	cantèsse	cantèssem	cantèssetz	cantèssen
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of Aver plus the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect subjunctive of Aver plus the past participle
imperative		-	tu	-	nosautres	vosautres	-
			canta		cantem	cantatz

    Lemosin

		simple			compound
infinitive		cantar			èsser cantat
past participle		cantat			-
gerund		cantant			èssent cantat
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	cante	cantas	canta	cantam	cantatz	cantan
	imperfect	cantava	cantavas	cantava	cantàvam	cantàvatz	cantavan
	preterite	cantei	canteras	cantet	cantèram	cantèratz	canteran
	future	cantarai	cantaràs	cantará	cantarem	cantaretz	cantarán
conditional		cantariá	cantariàs	cantariá	cantariam	cantariatz	cantarián
compound tenses	present perfect	Use the present tense of Aver plus the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of Aver plus the past participle
	past anterior	Use the preterite tense of Aver plus the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of Aver plus the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of Aver plus the past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	cante	cantes	cante	cantem	cantetz	canten
	imperfect	cantèsse	cantèsses	cantèsse	cantèssem	cantèssetz	cantèssen
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of Aver plus the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect subjunctive of Aver plus the past participle
imperative		-	tu	-	nosautres	vosautres	-
			canta		cantem	cantatz

    Provençau

		simple			compound
infinitive		cantar			èsser cantat
past participle		cantat			-
gerund		cantant			èssent cantat
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	cante	cantes	canta	cantam	cantatz	cantan
	imperfect	cantavi	cantavas	cantava	cantàvem	cantàvetz	cantavan
	preterite	cantère	cantères	cantèt	canteriam	canteriatz	cantèron
	future	cantarai	cantaràs	cantarà	cantarem	cantaretz	cantaràn
conditional		cantariáu	cantariás	cantariá	cantariam	cantariatz	cantarián
compound tenses	present perfect	Use the present tense of Aver plus the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of Aver plus the past participle
	past anterior	Use the preterite tense of Aver plus the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of Aver plus the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of Aver plus the past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	cante	cantes	cante	cantem	cantetz	cantan
	imperfect	cantèsse	cantèsses	cantèsse	cantessiam	cantessiatz	cantèsson
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of Aver plus the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect subjunctive of Aver plus the past participle
imperative		-	tu	-	nosautres	vosautres	-
			canta		cantem	cantatz

Old Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin cantāre, present active infinitive of cantō, frequentative of canō ‎(“I sing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kã.ˈtaɾ/

Verb

cantar

1. to sing (to produce music with one’s voice)
   • 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 6 (facsimile):

     Eſta e como ſanta maria reſſucitou ao menỹo que o Judeu matara por que cantaua Gaude uirgo maria.

     This one is how Holy Mary resurrected the boy who the Jew had killed because he sang Gaude Virgo Maria.

Descendants

• Fala: cantal
• Galician: cantar
• Portuguese: cantar

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese cantar, from Latin cantāre, present active infinitive of cantō, frequentative of canō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n-.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ̃ˈtaɾ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɐ̃ˈta(ɾ)/
• Hyphenation: can‧tar

Verb

cantar ‎(first-person singular present indicative canto, past participle cantado)

1. (transitive) to sing, to say musically

   Começarei cantando meu último sucesso, e então a próxima música será uma surpresa.‎

   I will start singing my last hit, then the next song is a surprise.

2. (intransitive) to sing (express sounds musically through the voice)

   Enquanto passava pelo jardim, pude ouvir um pássaro cantar.‎

   While I was walking through the garden, I could hear a bird singing.

3. (transitive) to say with rhythm, chant

   Enquanto tomava minhas medidas, ele cantava baixinho para si mesmo os números.‎

   While taking my measures, he was chanting the numbers to himself in a soft voice.

4. (transitive, colloquial) to seduce by flattery

   As únicas coisas que ele faz o dia todo são comer, dormir, e cantar meninas.‎

   The only things he does all day are eat, sleep and seduce girls.

5. First-person singular (eu) future subjunctive of cantar
6. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) future subjunctive of cantar
7. First-person singular (eu) personal infinitive of cantar
8. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) personal infinitive of cantar

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:cantar.

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (to seduce): seduzir

Related terms

Romansch

Alternative forms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Vallader) chantar
• (Puter) chanter

Etymology

From Latin cantō, cantāre.

Verb

cantar

1. (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) to sing

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin cantāre, present active infinitive of cantō, frequentative of canō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kanˈtar/

Verb

cantar ‎(first-person singular present canto, first-person singular preterite canté, past participle cantado)

1. to sing

Conjugation

Related terms

Noun

cantar m ‎(plural cantares)

1. A type of shanty or popular song.

Venetian

Etymology

From Latin cantāre, present active infinitive of cantō, frequentative of canō. Compare Italian cantare.

Verb

cantar

1. to sing

Conjugation

• Venetian conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.