captar

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin captāre, possibly through a form cattare and a reconstruction cap(i)tare, with influence from cap(i)talis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [kəpˈta]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kapˈtaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [kapˈta]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

captar (first-person singular present capto, first-person singular preterite captí, past participle captat)

1. (intransitive) to beg (request money)

   Synonym: mendicar

2. (transitive) to pick up, receive (a signal)

   Synonym: rebre

3. (transitive, pronominal) to capture (attention, etc.), to win over

   Synonyms: obtenir, guanyar-se

Conjugation

    Central Catalan conjugation of captar (first conjugation)

infinitive			captar
gerund			captant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		captat		captada
		plural		captats		captades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	capto	captes	capta	captem	capteu	capten
	imperfect	captava	captaves	captava	captàvem	captàveu	captaven
	future	captaré	captaràs	captarà	captarem	captareu	captaran
	preterite	captí	captares	captà	captàrem	captàreu	captaren
	conditional	captaria	captaries	captaria	captaríem	captaríeu	captarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	capti	captis	capti	captem	capteu	captin
	imperfect	captés	captessis	captés	captéssim	captéssiu	captessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	capta	capti	captem	capteu	captin
	negative (no)	—	no captis	no capti	no captem	no capteu	no captin

Related terms

• capta
• captació

Further reading

• “captar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “captar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “captar”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kapˈtaɾ/ [kɑpˈt̪aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Hyphenation: cap‧tar

Verb

captar (first-person singular present capto, first-person singular preterite captei, past participle captado)

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Conjugation

    Conjugation of captar

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	captar
Personal	captar	captares	captar	captarmos	captardes	captaren
Gerund
	captando
Past participle
Masculine	captado			captados
Feminine	captada			captadas
Indicative
Present	capto	captas	capta	captamos	captades	captan
Imperfect	captaba	captabas	captaba	captabamos	captabades	captaban
Preterite	captei	captaches	captou	captamos	captastes	captaron
Pluperfect	captara	captaras	captara	captaramos	captarades	captaran
Future	captarei	captarás	captará	captaremos	captaredes	captarán
Conditional	captaría	captarías	captaría	captariamos	captariades	captarían
Subjunctive
Present	capte	captes	capte	captemos	captedes	capten
Imperfect	captase	captases	captase	captásemos	captásedes	captasen
Future	captar	captares	captar	captarmos	captardes	captaren
Imperative
Affirmative		capta	capte	captemos	captade	capten
Negative (non)		non captes	non capte	non captemos	non captedes	non capten

    Reintegrated conjugation of captar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	captar
Personal	captar	captares	captar	captarmos	captardes	captarem
Gerund
	captando
Past participle
Masculine	captado			captados
Feminine	captada			captadas
Indicative
Present	capto	captas	capta	captamos	captades, captais	captam
Imperfect	captava	captavas	captava	captávamos	captávades, captáveis, captávais1	captavam
Preterite	captei	captaste, captache1	captou	captamos	captastes	captárom, captaram
Pluperfect	captara	captaras	captara	captáramos	captárades, captáreis, captárais1	captaram
Future	captarei	captarás	captará	captaremos	captaredes, captareis	captarám, captarão
Conditional	captaria	captarias	captaria	captaríamos	captaríades, captaríeis, captaríais1	captariam
Subjunctive
Present	capte	captes	capte	captemos	captedes, capteis	captem
Imperfect	captasse	captasses	captasse	captássemos	captássedes, captásseis	captassem
Future	captar	captares	captar	captarmos	captardes	captarem
Imperative
Affirmative		capta	capte	captemos	captade, captai	captem
Negative (nom)		nom captes	nom capte	nom captemos	nom captedes, nom capteis	nom captem

¹Less recommended.

Further reading

• “captar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• “captar”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

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Proto-Indo-European *kap-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti

Proto-Italic *kapjō

Archaic Latin kapiō

Latin capiō

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Italic *-tos

Latin -tus

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -ō

Latin -tō

Latin captārelbor.

Portuguese captar

Learned borrowing from Latin captāre. Doublet of catar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kapˈta(ʁ)/ [kapˈta(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kapˈta(ʁ)/ [kapˈta(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /kapˈta(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kapˈta(ʁ)/ [kapˈta(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /kapˈta(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐpˈtaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐpˈtaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐpˈta.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: cap‧tar

Verb

captar (first-person singular present capto, first-person singular preterite captei, past participle captado)

1. to capture
2. to catch
3. to intercept

Conjugation

    Conjugation of captar (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	captar
Personal	captar	captares	captar	captarmos	captardes	captarem
Gerund
	captando
Past participle
Masculine	captado			captados
Feminine	captada			captadas
Indicative
Present	capto	captas	capta	captamos	captais	captam
Imperfect	captava	captavas	captava	captávamos	captáveis	captavam
Preterite	captei	captaste	captou	captamos1, captámos2	captastes	captaram
Pluperfect	captara	captaras	captara	captáramos	captáreis	captaram
Future	captarei	captarás	captará	captaremos	captareis	captarão
Conditional	captaria	captarias	captaria	captaríamos	captaríeis	captariam
Subjunctive
Present	capte	captes	capte	captemos	capteis	captem
Imperfect	captasse	captasses	captasse	captássemos	captásseis	captassem
Future	captar	captares	captar	captarmos	captardes	captarem
Imperative
Affirmative		capta	capte	captemos	captai	captem
Negative (não)		não captes	não capte	não captemos	não capteis	não captem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Derived terms

• captação

Related terms

• capturar

Further reading

• “captar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “captar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian kaptár.

Noun

captar n (plural captare)

1. beehive cover

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	captar	captarul	captare	captarele
genitive-dative	captar	captarului	captare	captarelor
vocative	captarule		captarelor

References

• captar in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

substratebor.?

Proto-Indo-European *kap-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti

Proto-Italic *kapjō

Archaic Latin kapiō

Latin capiō

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Italic *-tos

Latin -tus

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -ō

Latin -tō

Latin captārelbor.

Spanish captar

Learned borrowing from Latin captāre. Doublet of catar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kabˈtaɾ/ [kaβ̞ˈt̪aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: cap‧tar

Verb

captar (first-person singular present capto, first-person singular preterite capté, past participle captado)

1. to capture, perceive, register, understand

   Synonyms: cachar, comprender, entender

Conjugation

    Conjugation of captar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			captar
gerund			captando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		captado		captada
		plural		captados		captadas
		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	capto	captastú captásvos	capta	captamos	captáis	captan
	imperfect	captaba	captabas	captaba	captábamos	captabais	captaban
	preterite	capté	captaste	captó	captamos	captasteis	captaron
	future	captaré	captarás	captará	captaremos	captaréis	captarán
	conditional	captaría	captarías	captaría	captaríamos	captaríais	captarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	capte	captestú captésvos2	capte	captemos	captéis	capten
	imperfect (ra)	captara	captaras	captara	captáramos	captarais	captaran
	imperfect (se)	captase	captases	captase	captásemos	captaseis	captasen
	future1	captare	captares	captare	captáremos	captareis	captaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		captatú captávos	capte	captemos	captad	capten
	negative		no captes	no capte	no captemos	no captéis	no capten

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of captar

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 captar	dative	captarme	captarte	captarle, captarse	captarnos	captaros	captarles, captarse
	accusative	captarme	captarte	captarlo, captarla, captarse	captarnos	captaros	captarlos, captarlas, captarse
with gerund captando	dative	captándome	captándote	captándole, captándose	captándonos	captándoos	captándoles, captándose
	accusative	captándome	captándote	captándolo, captándola, captándose	captándonos	captándoos	captándolos, captándolas, captándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative capta	dative	cáptame	cáptate	cáptale	cáptanos	not used	cáptales
	accusative	cáptame	cáptate	cáptalo, cáptala	cáptanos	not used	cáptalos, cáptalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative captá	dative	captame	captate	captale	captanos	not used	captales
	accusative	captame	captate	captalo, captala	captanos	not used	captalos, captalas
with formal second-person singular imperative capte	dative	cápteme	not used	cáptele, cáptese	cáptenos	not used	cápteles
	accusative	cápteme	not used	cáptelo, cáptela, cáptese	cáptenos	not used	cáptelos, cáptelas
with first-person plural imperative captemos	dative	not used	captémoste	captémosle	captémonos	captémoos	captémosles
	accusative	not used	captémoste	captémoslo, captémosla	captémonos	captémoos	captémoslos, captémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative captad	dative	captadme	not used	captadle	captadnos	captaos	captadles
	accusative	captadme	not used	captadlo, captadla	captadnos	captaos	captadlos, captadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative capten	dative	cáptenme	not used	cáptenle	cáptennos	not used	cáptenles, cáptense
	accusative	cáptenme	not used	cáptenlo, cáptenla	cáptennos	not used	cáptenlos, cáptenlas, cáptense

Derived terms

• captador

Related terms

• captación
• captura
• capturar

Further reading

• “captar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026