# contar
## Asturian
### Etymology

From Latin computāre.

### Verb

contar (first-person singular indicative present conto, past participle contáu)
* (transitive) count (enumerate or determine a number)

#### Conjugation
## Catalan
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin computāre. Compare Occitan contar, French conter.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [kunˈta]
* IPA: (Balearic) [konˈta]
* IPA: (Valencia) [konˈtaɾ]
* Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

### Verb

contar (first-person singular present conto, first-person singular preterite contí, past participle contat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /o/
* (transitive) to tell, to say

#### Conjugation
### Further reading

* “contar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
* “contar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “contar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “contar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## Galician
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese contar, from Latin computāre. Doublet of computar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /konˈtaɾ/ [kon̪ˈt̪aɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Hyphenation: con‧tar

### Verb

contar (first-person singular present conto, first-person singular preterite contei, past participle contado)
* (transitive) to count; to compute
    Synonyms: computar, osmar
** 1280, Clarinda de Azevedo Maia, editor, História do galego-português. Estado linguístico da Galiza e do Noroeste de Portugal do século XII ao século XVI, Coimbra: I.N.I.C, page 186:oſ quaeſ dez anos deſuſu ditos que am de uíír ſe deuẽ a contar deſte dia ena era deſta cartasaid ten aforementioned years to come must be counted from this day of the date of this charter
* (transitive) to tell, recount, narrate
    Avó, cóntame un conto! ― Gandfather, tell me a story!
* (intransitive) to count, matter (to be of significance)
* (intransitive) to rely, to count [with con ‘on’]

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

#### Derived terms

* descontar
* recontar

#### Related terms

* computar
* cómputo
* conta
* conto

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “contar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “contar”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “contar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “contar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “contar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Interlingua
### Etymology

From Spanish contar.

### Verb

contar
* to tell (a story); to narrate

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | contar | contar |
| participle | participle | present | perfect |
| participle | participle | contante | contate |
| active | | simple | perfect |
| active | present | conta | ha contate |
| active | past | contava | habeva contate |
| active | future | contara | habera contate |
| active | conditional | contarea | haberea contate |
| active | imperative | conta | |
| passive | | simple | perfect |
| passive | present | es contate | ha essite contate |
| passive | past | esseva contate | habeva essite contate |
| passive | future | essera contate | habera essite contate |
| passive | conditional | esserea contate | haberea essite contate |
| passive | imperative | sia contate | |

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese contar, from Latin computāre. Doublet of computar.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /kõˈta(ʁ)/ [kõˈta(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /kõˈta(ʁ)/ [kõˈta(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /kõˈta(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /kõˈta(ʁ)/ [kõˈta(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /kõˈta(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /kõˈtaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /kõˈtaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /kõˈta.ɾi/
* Hyphenation: con‧tar

### Verb

contar (first-person singular present conto, first-person singular preterite contei, past participle contado)
* (transitive) to tell (to convey given information) [with que ‘that’]
    Eles nos contaram que quase morreram. ― They told us that they almost died.
* (transitive) to tell; to narrate (relate a story or series of events)
    Às vezes precisamos contar umas mentiras. ― Sometimes we need to tell some lies.
* (transitive) to count (determine the quantity of)
    Contei vinte maçãs. ― I counted twenty apples.
* (transitive) to be [an amount of time] old; to have [an amount of time] of existence
    O seu primeiro filho conta já dezoito anos. ― His firstborn is already eighteen years old.
* (intransitive) to rely, to count [with com ‘on’]
    Contamos contigo para trazer a munição. ― We are counting on you to bring the ammunition.
* (intransitive or transitive) to have at one’s disposal; to have available [with com or (uncommon) direct object ‘something’]
    Nosso país conta com um exército medíocre. ― Our country has a mediocre army.
* (intransitive) to count; to matter (be of significance)
    Aquele ponto não contou, porque o jogador fez falta. ― That point didn’t count, because the player made a foul.

#### Conjugation

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

#### Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:contar.

#### Derived terms

* contável
* contar vantagem

#### Descendants

* Kabuverdianu: konta

### Further reading

* “contar”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
* “contar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
* “contar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
* “contar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* “contar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
* “contar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin computāre. Doublet of computar. Cognate with English count and compute.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /konˈtaɾ/ [kõn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: con‧tar

### Verb

contar (first-person singular present cuento, first-person singular preterite conté, past participle contado)
* (transitive) to count; to tally
* (transitive) to tell (a story); narrate
    Synonyms: narrar, relatar, platicar
* (transitive) to be (a certain number of years of age)
    Cuando contaba treinta años.When he was thirty years of age
* (intransitive) to rely [with con ‘on’]
* (intransitive) to have available [with con]
    Contamos con suficiente personal para atenderle apropiadamente.We have enough staff available to take good care of you.

#### 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.

#### Derived terms

* cuentachistes
* cuentacuentos
* cuentagotas
* cuentakilómetros
* cuentarrevoluciones
* cuéntaselo a Rita
* los casis no cuentan
* me lo dices o me lo cuentas
* ser habas contadas
* si yo te contara
* y para de contar
* y pare usted de contar
* ¿qué me cuentas?
* ¿qué te cuentas?

#### Related terms

* contabilidad
* contador
* cuenta
* cuento
* descontar
* descuento

### Further reading

* “contar”, 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

### Anagrams

* contra, cantor, cortan, tranco, cartón

## Venetan
### Etymology

From Latin computō, computāre (compare Italian contare).

### Verb

contar
* (transitive) to count (all senses)
* (transitive) to tell (a story)