citar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin citāre (“to summon”), from cieō (“move, stir”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [siˈta]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [siˈtaɾ]
  • Audio (Catalonia):(file)

Verb

citar (first-person singular present cito, first-person singular preterite cití, past participle citat)

  1. (transitive) to summon, gather together
  2. (transitive) to quote, cite

Conjugation

    Conjugation of citar (first conjugation)
infinitive citar
gerund citant
past participle masculine feminine
singular citat citada
plural citats citades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present cito cites cita citem citeu citen
imperfect citava citaves citava citàvem citàveu citaven
future citaré citaràs citarà citarem citareu citaran
preterite cití citares cità citàrem citàreu citaren
conditional citaria citaries citaria citaríem citaríeu citarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present citi citis citi citem citeu citin
imperfect cités citessis cités citéssim citéssiu citessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — cita citi citem citeu citin
negative (no) — no citis no citi no citem no citeu no citin

Derived terms

Further reading

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto citi, English cite, French citer, German zitieren, Italian citare, Russian цити́ровать (citírovatʹ), Spanish citar, all ultimately from Latin citāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡siˈtar/

Verb

citar (present tense citas, past tense citis, future tense citos, imperative citez, conditional citus)

  1. (transitive) to cite, to quote

Conjugation

Conjugation of citar
present past future
infinitive citar citir citor
tense citas citis citos
conditional citus — —
imperative citez — —
adjective active participle citanta citinta citonta
adverbial active participle citante citinte citonte
nominal
active participle 		singular citanto citinto citonto
plural citanti citinti citonti
adjective passive participle citata citita citota
adverbial passive participle citate citite citote
nominal
passive participle 		singular citato citito citoto
plural citati cititi citoti

Derived terms

  • citato (“author cited”)
  • cito (“citing, citation”)
  • citajo (“citation, text cited”)

See also

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin citāre (“to summon”), from cieō (“move, stir”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /siˈta(ʁ)/ [siˈta(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /siˈta(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /siˈta(ʁ)/ [siˈta(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /siˈta(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /siˈtaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /siˈta.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: ci‧tar

Verb

citar (first-person singular present cito, first-person singular preterite citei, past participle citado)

  1. (transitive) to summon
    Synonyms: chamar, clamar, intimar
  2. (transitive) to cite, quote (refer to a statement that has been made by someone else)
    Synonym: referir

Conjugation

    Conjugation of citar (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 citar
Personal citar citares citar citarmos citardes citarem
Gerund
citando
Past participle
Masculine citado citados
Feminine citada citadas
Indicative
Present cito citas cita citamos citais citam
Imperfect citava citavas citava citávamos citáveis citavam
Preterite citei citaste citou citamos1, citámos2 citastes citaram
Pluperfect citara citaras citara citáramos citáreis citaram
Future citarei citarás citará citaremos citareis citarão
Conditional citaria citarias citaria citaríamos citaríeis citariam
Subjunctive
Present cite cites cite citemos citeis citem
Imperfect citasse citasses citasse citássemos citásseis citassem
Future citar citares citar citarmos citardes citarem
Imperative
Affirmative cita cite citemos citai citem
Negative (não) não cites não cite não citemos não citeis não citem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Derived terms

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin citāre (“to summon”), from cieō (“move, stir”). Cognate with English cite.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θiˈtaɾ/ [θiˈt̪aɾ] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /siˈtaɾ/ [siˈt̪aɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: ci‧tar

Verb

citar (first-person singular present cito, first-person singular preterite cité, past participle citado)

  1. (transitive) to cite
  2. (transitive) to summon
  3. (transitive) to schedule, make an appointment

Conjugation

    Conjugation of citar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive citar
gerund citando
past participle masculine feminine
singular citado citada
plural citados citadas
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 cito citastú
citásvos 		cita citamos citáis citan
imperfect citaba citabas citaba citábamos citabais citaban
preterite cité citaste citó citamos citasteis citaron
future citaré citarás citará citaremos citaréis citarán
conditional citaría citarías citaría citaríamos citaríais citarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present cite citestú
citésvos2 		cite citemos citéis citen
imperfect
(ra) 		citara citaras citara citáramos citarais citaran
imperfect
(se) 		citase citases citase citásemos citaseis citasen
future1 citare citares citare citáremos citareis citaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative citatú
citávos 		cite citemos citad citen
negative no cites no cite no citemos no citéis no citen

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of citar

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 citar dative citarme citarte citarle, citarse citarnos citaros citarles, citarse
accusative citarme citarte citarlo, citarla, citarse citarnos citaros citarlos, citarlas, citarse
with gerund citando dative citándome citándote citándole, citándose citándonos citándoos citándoles, citándose
accusative citándome citándote citándolo, citándola, citándose citándonos citándoos citándolos, citándolas, citándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative cita dative cítame cítate cítale cítanos not used cítales
accusative cítame cítate cítalo, cítala cítanos not used cítalos, cítalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative citá dative citame citate citale citanos not used citales
accusative citame citate citalo, citala citanos not used citalos, citalas
with formal second-person singular imperative cite dative cíteme not used cítele, cítese cítenos not used cíteles
accusative cíteme not used cítelo, cítela, cítese cítenos not used cítelos, cítelas
with first-person plural imperative citemos dative not used citémoste citémosle citémonos citémoos citémosles
accusative not used citémoste citémoslo, citémosla citémonos citémoos citémoslos, citémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative citad dative citadme not used citadle citadnos citaos citadles
accusative citadme not used citadlo, citadla citadnos citaos citadlos, citadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative citen dative cítenme not used cítenle cítennos not used cítenles, cítense
accusative cítenme not used cítenlo, cítenla cítennos not used cítenlos, cítenlas, cítense

Further reading

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