# pactar
## Catalan
### Etymology

From pacte +‎ -ar. First attested in 1418.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [pəkˈta]
* IPA: (Valencia) [pakˈtaɾ]

### Verb

pactar (first-person singular present pacto, first-person singular preterite pactí, past participle pactat)
* (intransitive, transitive) to form a pact

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | pactar | pactar | pactar | pactar | pactar |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | pactant | pactant | pactant | pactant | pactant |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | pactat | pactat | pactada | pactada |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | pactats | pactats | pactades | pactades |
| person | person | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| person | person | first | second | third | first | second | third |
| indicative | | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès |
| indicative | present | pacto | pactes | pacta | pactem | pacteu | pacten |
| indicative | imperfect | pactava | pactaves | pactava | pactàvem | pactàveu | pactaven |
| indicative | future | pactaré | pactaràs | pactarà | pactarem | pactareu | pactaran |
| indicative | preterite | pactí | pactares | pactà | pactàrem | pactàreu | pactaren |
| indicative | conditional | pactaria | pactaries | pactaria | pactaríem | pactaríeu | pactarien |
| subjunctive | | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès |
| subjunctive | present | pacti | pactis | pacti | pactem | pacteu | pactin |
| subjunctive | imperfect | pactés | pactessis | pactés | pactéssim | pactéssiu | pactessin |
| imperative | | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès |
| imperative | affirmative | — | pacta | pacti | pactem | pacteu | pactin |
| imperative | negative (no) | — | no pactis | no pacti | no pactem | no pacteu | no pactin |

### References

* ↑ “pactar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

### Further reading

* “pactar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “pactar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “pactar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Portuguese
### Verb

pactar (first-person singular present pacto, first-person singular preterite pactei, past participle pactado)
* Alternative form of pactuar

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

## Spanish
### Etymology

From pacto +‎ -ar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /paɡˈtaɾ/ [paɣ̞ˈt̪aɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: pac‧tar

### Verb

pactar (first-person singular present pacto, first-person singular preterite pacté, past participle pactado)
* (transitive) to agree upon
    Synonyms: acordar, paccionar
* (intransitive) To make an agreement or contract
** 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 48:El deseo o la necesidad de tener dinero arrastran al hombre a pactar con el Diablo.The desire or need for money draws man to make deals with the Devil.

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | pactar | pactar | pactar | pactar | pactar |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | pactando | pactando | pactando | pactando | pactando |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | pactado | pactado | pactada | pactada |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | pactados | pactados | pactadas | pactadas |
| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | 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 |
| indicative | present | pacto | pactas$^{tú}$ pactás$^{vos}$ | pacta | pactamos | pactáis | pactan |
| indicative | imperfect | pactaba | pactabas | pactaba | pactábamos | pactabais | pactaban |
| indicative | preterite | pacté | pactaste | pactó | pactamos | pactasteis | pactaron |
| indicative | future | pactaré | pactarás | pactará | pactaremos | pactaréis | pactarán |
| indicative | conditional | pactaría | pactarías | pactaría | pactaríamos | pactaríais | pactarían |
| subjunctive | | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes |
| subjunctive | present | pacte | pactes$^{tú}$ pactés$^{vos2}$ | pacte | pactemos | pactéis | pacten |
| subjunctive | imperfect (ra) | pactara | pactaras | pactara | pactáramos | pactarais | pactaran |
| subjunctive | imperfect (se) | pactase | pactases | pactase | pactásemos | pactaseis | pactasen |
| subjunctive | future$^1$ | pactare | pactares | pactare | pactáremos | pactareis | pactaren |
| imperative | | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes |
| imperative | affirmative | | pacta$^{tú}$ pactá$^{vos}$ | pacte | pactemos | pactad | pacten |
| imperative | negative | | no pactes | no pacte | no pactemos | no pactéis | no pacten |
$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

#### See also

* acordar

### Further reading

* “pactar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28