# contactar
## Catalan
### Etymology

From contacte +‎ -ar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [kun.təkˈta]
* IPA: (Balearic) [kon.təkˈta]
* IPA: (Valencia) [kon.takˈtaɾ]

### Verb

contactar (first-person singular present contacto, first-person singular preterite contactí, past participle contactat)
* to contact [with amb]
    Com puc contactar amb vosaltres? ― How can I contact you?

#### Related terms

* contacte

### Further reading

* “contactar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “contactar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “contactar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* contatar (Brazil)

### Etymology

From contacto (“contact”) +‎ -ar, from Latin contāctus (“touch, contact”).

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /kõ.takˈta(ʁ)/ [kõ.takˈta(h)], /kõ.ta.kiˈta(ʁ)/ [kõ.ta.kiˈta(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /kõ.takˈta(ʁ)/ [kõ.takˈta(h)], /kõ.ta.kiˈta(ʁ)/ [kõ.ta.kiˈta(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /kõ.takˈta(ɾ)/, /kõ.ta.kiˈta(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /kõ.takˈta(ʁ)/ [kõ.takˈta(χ)], /kõ.ta.kiˈta(ʁ)/ [kõ.ta.kiˈta(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /kõ.takˈta(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /kõ.tɐˈktaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /kõ.tɐˈktaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /kõ.tɐˈkta.ɾi/
* Hyphenation: con‧tac‧tar

### Verb

contactar (first-person singular present contacto, first-person singular preterite contactei, past participle contactado) (European Portuguese spelling)
* (transitive or intransitive) to contact (establish communication with) [transitive or with com ‘someone’]
    Synonym: entrar em contacto
    Como é que o posso contactar? ― How can I reach you?

#### Conjugation

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

#### Related terms

* contacto

### Further reading

* “contactar”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
* “contactar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
* “contactar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* “contactar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
* “contactar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

From contacto +‎ -ar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kontaɡˈtaɾ/ [kõn̪.t̪aɣ̞ˈt̪aɾ]
* Audio (Venezuela):(file)
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: con‧tac‧tar

### Verb

contactar (first-person singular present contacto, first-person singular preterite contacté, past participle contactado)
* (intransitive) to contact, to reach out to [with con ‘someone’]
    Contactaré contigo.I'll contact 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.

#### Related terms

* contacto

#### Further reading

* “contactar”, 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