quitar
Catalan
Verb
quitar (first-person singular present quito, past participle quitat)
- to absolve; to release (to pronounce free from a penalty, blame, or guilt)
- to compensate (to pay or reward someone in exchange for work done)
Conjugation
infinitive | quitar | ||||||
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present participle | quitant | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | quitat | quitada | |||||
plural | quitats | quitades | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
present | quito | quites | quita | quitem | quiteu | quiten | |
imperfect | quitava | quitaves | quitava | quitàvem | quitàveu | quitaven | |
future | quitaré | quitaràs | quitarà | quitarem | quitareu | quitaran | |
preterite | quití | quitares | quità | quitàrem | quitàreu | quitaren | |
conditional | quitaria | quitaries | quitaria | quitaríem | quitaríeu | quitarien | |
subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
present | quiti | quitis | quiti | quitem | quiteu | quitin | |
imperfect | quités | quitessis | quités | quitéssim | quitéssiu | quitessin | |
imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós |
vostès | |
— | quita | quiti | quitem | quiteu | quitin |
Related terms
Further reading
- “quitar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Galician
Etymology
Probably a semi-learned term derived from Medieval Latin quitāre (“release, discharge, set free”) < Late Latin quietō, quietāre, or from Latin quietus.
Verb
quitar (first-person singular present quito, first-person singular preterite quitei, past participle quitado)
- to remove
- first- and third-person singular future subjunctive of quitar
- first- and third-person singular personal infinitive of quitar
Conjugation
infinitive | quitar | ||||||
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gerund | quitando | ||||||
past participle | singular | plural | |||||
masculine | quitado | quitados | |||||
feminine | quitada | quitadas | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | eu | ti | el / ela / Vde. | nós | vós | eles / elas / Vdes. | |
present | quito | quitas | quita | quitamos | quitades | quitan | |
imperfect | quitaba | quitabas | quitaba | quitabamos | quitabades | quitaban | |
preterite | quitei | quitaches | quitou | quitamos | quitastes | quitaron | |
pluperfect | quitara | quitaras | quitara | quitaramos | quitarades | quitaran | |
future | quitarei | quitarás | quitará | quitaremos | quitaredes | quitarán | |
conditional | quitaría | quitarías | quitaría | quitariamos | quitariades | quitarían | |
subjunctive | eu | ti | el / ela / Vde. | nós | vós | eles / elas / Vdes. | |
present | quite | quites | quite | quitemos | quitedes | quiten | |
preterite | quitase | quitases | quitase | quitásemos | quitásedes | quitasen | |
future | quitar | quitares | quitar | quitarmos | quitardes | quitaren | |
imperative | — | ti | Vde. | nós | vós | Vdes. | |
affirmative | — | quita | quite | quitemos | quitade | quiten | |
negative | — | quites | quite | quitemos | quitedes | quiten | |
personal infinitive | eu | ti | el / ela / Vde. | nós | vós | eles / elas / Vdes. | |
quitar | quitares | quitar | quitarmos | quitardes | quitaren |
Interlingua
Conjugation
infinitive | quitar | ||
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participle | present | perfect | |
quitante | quitate | ||
active | present | simple | perfect |
quita | ha quitate | ||
past | quitava | habeva quitate | |
future | quitara | habera quitate | |
conditional | quitarea | haberea quitate | |
imperative | quita | ||
passive | present | simple | perfect |
es quitate | ha essite quitate | ||
past | esseva quitate | habeva essite quitate | |
future | essera quitate | habera essite quitate | |
conditional | esserea quitate | haberea essite quitate | |
imperative | sia quitate |
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ki.ˈtaɾ/
- Hyphenation: qui‧tar
Etymology 1
From Old Portuguese quitar, from Late Latin quietō, quietāre (“acquit, discharge, release”), from Latin quiētō; it may have come through Old French quitter, although this is uncertain.
Conjugation
Antonyms
- (discharge): cobrar
Conjugation
Romansch
Spanish
Etymology
Probably a semi-learned derivation from Medieval Latin quitāre (“release, discharge, set free”) from Late Latin quietō, quietāre, or from Latin quietus (through an Old Spanish adjective quito, with an abnormal phonological evolution). Compare English quiet and French quitter. See also Spanish quedar and quietar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kiˈtaɾ/, [kiˈt̪aɾ]
Verb
quitar (first-person singular present quito, first-person singular preterite quité, past participle quitado)
Conjugation
infinitive | quitar | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
gerund | quitando | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | quitado | quitada | |||||
plural | quitados | quitadas | |||||
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 | quito | quitastú quitásvos |
quita | quitamos | quitáis | quitan | |
imperfect | quitaba | quitabas | quitaba | quitábamos | quitabais | quitaban | |
preterite | quité | quitaste | quitó | quitamos | quitasteis | quitaron | |
future | quitaré | quitarás | quitará | quitaremos | quitaréis | quitarán | |
conditional | quitaría | quitarías | quitaría | quitaríamos | quitaríais | quitarían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | quite | quitestú quitésvos2 |
quite | quitemos | quitéis | quiten | |
imperfect (ra) |
quitara | quitaras | quitara | quitáramos | quitarais | quitaran | |
imperfect (se) |
quitase | quitases | quitase | quitásemos | quitaseis | quitasen | |
future1 | quitare | quitares | quitare | quitáremos | quitareis | quitaren | |
imperative | — | tú vos |
usted | nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ustedes | |
affirmative | quitatú quitávos |
quite | quitemos | quitad | quiten | ||
negative | no quites | no quite | no quitemos | no quitéis | no quiten |
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 quitar | |||||||
dative | quitarme | quitarte | quitarle, quitarse | quitarnos | quitaros | quitarles, quitarse | |
accusative | quitarme | quitarte | quitarlo, quitarla, quitarse | quitarnos | quitaros | quitarlos, quitarlas, quitarse | |
with gerund quitando | |||||||
dative | quitándome | quitándote | quitándole, quitándose | quitándonos | quitándoos | quitándoles, quitándose | |
accusative | quitándome | quitándote | quitándolo, quitándola, quitándose | quitándonos | quitándoos | quitándolos, quitándolas, quitándose | |
with informal second-person singular imperative quita | |||||||
dative | quítame | quítate | quítale | quítanos | not used | quítales | |
accusative | quítame | quítate | quítalo, quítala | quítanos | not used | quítalos, quítalas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative quite | |||||||
dative | quíteme | not used | quítele, quítese | quítenos | not used | quíteles | |
accusative | quíteme | not used | quítelo, quítela, quítese | quítenos | not used | quítelos, quítelas | |
with first-person plural imperative quitemos | |||||||
dative | not used | quitémoste | quitémosle | quitémonos | quitémoos | quitémosles | |
accusative | not used | quitémoste | quitémoslo, quitémosla | quitémonos | quitémoos | quitémoslos, quitémoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative quitad | |||||||
dative | quitadme | not used | quitadle | quitadnos | quitaos | quitadles | |
accusative | quitadme | not used | quitadlo, quitadla | quitadnos | quitaos | quitadlos, quitadlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative quiten | |||||||
dative | quítenme | not used | quítenle | quítennos | not used | quítenles, quítense | |
accusative | quítenme | not used | quítenlo, quítenla | quítennos | not used | quítenlos, quítenlas, quítense |
Derived terms
Further reading
- “quitar” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.