# dictar
## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dictāre.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [dikˈta]
* IPA: (Valencia) [dikˈtaɾ]
* Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

### Verb

dictar (first-person singular present dicto, first-person singular preterite dictí, past participle dictat)
* to dictate

#### Related terms

* dictador

## Interlingua
### Verb

dictar
* to dictate

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | dictar | dictar |
| participle | participle | present | perfect |
| participle | participle | dictante | dictate |
| active | | simple | perfect |
| active | present | dicta | ha dictate |
| active | past | dictava | habeva dictate |
| active | future | dictara | habera dictate |
| active | conditional | dictarea | haberea dictate |
| active | imperative | dicta | |
| passive | | simple | perfect |
| passive | present | es dictate | ha essite dictate |
| passive | past | esseva dictate | habeva essite dictate |
| passive | future | essera dictate | habera essite dictate |
| passive | conditional | esserea dictate | haberea essite dictate |
| passive | imperative | sia dictate | |

#### Related terms

* dictato

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dictāre.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /diɡˈtaɾ/ [d̪iɣ̞ˈt̪aɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: dic‧tar

### Verb

dictar (first-person singular present dicto, first-person singular preterite dicté, past participle dictado)
* (transitive, intransitive) to dictate
    dictar una oración ― dictate a sentence
* (transitive) to pronounce
* (transitive)to give; to deliver (i.e. a lecture)
* (law, transitive) to lay down
    dictar la ley ― lay down the law
    dictar la sentence ― deliver the sentence
** 1854, Antonio Cánovas del Castillo, La campana de Huesca:El rey de armas se encogió de hombros, y sin atreverse ya a contrarrestar la voluntad poderosa del almogávar, comenzó a dictar la sentencia, aunque no sin dudar y balbucir, y detenerse como quien obra de mala gana.The King of Arms shrugged his shoulders, and not daring to counteract the mighty will of the almogavar, began to lay down the sentence, not without spluttering and pausing like a reticent worker.
** 2015 September 29, “Latinoamérica, tres procesos. ¿Cuántos líderes?”, in El País‎:Asimismo, ha dictado Estados de Excepción (restricción de derechos políticos y militarización) en estados fronterizos que pudiera afectar cerca de 38 diputados a elegir, todo lo cual perturba el escenario electoral.Likewise, it has passed States of Exception (restrictions of political rights and militarization) in border states which could affect the voting of nearly 38 representatives, all of which disturbs the electoral scene.
** 2015 October 8, “El Supremo dicta la inviolabilidad del dormitorio de los soldados”, in El País‎:El Supremo dicta la inviolabilidad del dormitorio de los soldadosThe Supreme Court lays down the inviolability of the soldiers' dormitory
** 2016 January, “Venezuela: La ilegitimidad política”, in El Nacional‎:No sólo basta la licitud de la acción política para que sea acatada por los subordinados; es decir, que sea dictada o ejercida bajo determinadas normas legales sino que tenga un reconocimiento por parte de los ciudadanos como justa, razonable y equitativa.It's not enough that a political act simply be legal for subordinates to comply with it; that is, it can't just be be dictated or exercised under certain legal norms but also must be recognized by the citizens as just, reasonable, and equitable.

#### Conjugation

$^1$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.

#### Related terms

* dechado
* dictador

### Further reading

* “dictar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10