contestar
Asturian
Verb
contestar (first-person singular indicative present contesto, past participle contestáu)
- to answer (to make a reply or response to)
- to answer back
Conjugation
Conjugation of contestar
Catalan
Conjugation
Conjugation of contestar (first conjugation)
infinitive | contestar | ||||||
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present participle | contestant | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | contestat | contestada | |||||
plural | contestats | contestades | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
present | contesto | contestes | contesta | contestem | contesteu | contesten | |
imperfect | contestava | contestaves | contestava | contestàvem | contestàveu | contestaven | |
future | contestaré | contestaràs | contestarà | contestarem | contestareu | contestaran | |
preterite | contestí | contestares | contestà | contestàrem | contestàreu | contestaren | |
conditional | contestaria | contestaries | contestaria | contestaríem | contestaríeu | contestarien | |
subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
present | contesti | contestis | contesti | contestem | contesteu | contestin | |
imperfect | contestés | contestessis | contestés | contestéssim | contestéssiu | contestessin | |
imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós |
vostès | |
— | contesta | contesti | contestem | contesteu | contestin |
Synonyms
Further reading
- “contestar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin contestārī, present infinitive of contestor
Verb
contestar (first-person singular present indicative contesto, past participle contestado)
- to challenge, dispute
- to contest
- to contradict
Conjugation
Conjugation of the Portuguese -ar verb contestar
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin contestārī, present infinitive of contestor
Verb
contestar (first-person singular present contesto, first-person singular preterite contesté, past participle contestado)
- to rejoin or reply
- to answer, reply
- to answer back
Usage notes
- Contestar is a false friend, and does not mean "to contest". The words for "to contest" in Spanish are contender, concursar.
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 contestar | |||||||
dative | contestarme | contestarte | contestarle, contestarse | contestarnos | contestaros | contestarles, contestarse | |
accusative | contestarme | contestarte | contestarlo, contestarla, contestarse | contestarnos | contestaros | contestarlos, contestarlas, contestarse | |
with gerund contestando | |||||||
dative | contestándome | contestándote | contestándole, contestándose | contestándonos | contestándoos | contestándoles, contestándose | |
accusative | contestándome | contestándote | contestándolo, contestándola, contestándose | contestándonos | contestándoos | contestándolos, contestándolas, contestándose | |
with informal second-person singular imperative contesta | |||||||
dative | contéstame | contéstate | contéstale | contéstanos | not used | contéstales | |
accusative | contéstame | contéstate | contéstalo, contéstala | contéstanos | not used | contéstalos, contéstalas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative conteste | |||||||
dative | contésteme | not used | contéstele, contéstese | contéstenos | not used | contésteles | |
accusative | contésteme | not used | contéstelo, contéstela, contéstese | contéstenos | not used | contéstelos, contéstelas | |
with first-person plural imperative contestemos | |||||||
dative | not used | contestémoste | contestémosle | contestémonos | contestémoos | contestémosles | |
accusative | not used | contestémoste | contestémoslo, contestémosla | contestémonos | contestémoos | contestémoslos, contestémoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative contestad | |||||||
dative | contestadme | not used | contestadle | contestadnos | contestaos | contestadles | |
accusative | contestadme | not used | contestadlo, contestadla | contestadnos | contestaos | contestadlos, contestadlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative contesten | |||||||
dative | contéstenme | not used | contéstenle | contéstennos | not used | contéstenles, contéstense | |
accusative | contéstenme | not used | contéstenlo, contéstenla | contéstennos | not used | contéstenlos, contéstenlas, contéstense |
Antonyms
- (answer): callar
Derived terms
Further reading
- “contestar” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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