rentar
Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Old Catalan reentar, from Late Latin recentāre, from Latin recentem (“new”).
Pronunciation
Verb
rentar (first-person singular present rento, first-person singular preterite rentí, past participle rentat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/
Conjugation
Conjugation of rentar (first conjugation)
| infinitive | rentar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | rentant | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | rentat | rentada | |||||
| plural | rentats | rentades | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
| present | rento | rentes | renta | rentem | renteu | renten | |
| imperfect | rentava | rentaves | rentava | rentàvem | rentàveu | rentaven | |
| future | rentaré | rentaràs | rentarà | rentarem | rentareu | rentaran | |
| preterite | rentí | rentares | rentà | rentàrem | rentàreu | rentaren | |
| conditional | rentaria | rentaries | rentaria | rentaríem | rentaríeu | rentarien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
| present | renti | rentis | renti | rentem | renteu | rentin | |
| imperfect | rentés | rentessis | rentés | rentéssim | rentéssiu | rentessin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós |
vostès | |
| affirmative | — | renta | renti | rentem | renteu | rentin | |
| negative (no) | — | no rentis | no renti | no rentem | no renteu | no rentin | |
Derived terms
- rentable
- rentacaps
- rentacares
- rentacotxes
- rentada
- rentadís
- rentadissa
- rentador
- rentadora
- rentament
- rentapeus
- rentaplats
- rentar el cervell
- rentar-se'n les mans
- rentar-se'n les mans com Pilat
- rentavaixella
Related terms
Further reading
- “rentar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁẽˈta(ʁ)/ [hẽˈta(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ʁẽˈta(ɾ)/ [hẽˈta(ɾ)]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁẽˈta(ʁ)/ [χẽˈta(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁẽˈta(ɻ)/ [hẽˈta(ɻ)]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁẽˈtaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁẽˈta.ɾi/
Verb
rentar (first-person singular present rento, first-person singular preterite rentei, past participle rentado)
- (intransitive) to pass by
- (figurative, intransitive, colloquial) to boast of one's strength, to tout oneself [with a ‘to someone’]
- (intransitive) to court, to woo, to flirt with, to give compliments [with a ‘to someone’]
- (transitive) to provoke, to challenge
- (transitive, Portugal, Algarve) to insult
- (reflexive, Portugal, regional, vulgar) to fart noisily
Conjugation
Conjugation of rentar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Conjugation of rentar-se (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
References
- “rentar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
- “rentar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
- “rentar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /renˈtaɾ/ [rẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: ren‧tar
Verb
rentar (first-person singular present rento, first-person singular preterite renté, past participle rentado)
- (Latin America, transitive) to rent
- to be worth it, to be worthwhile
- Synonym: valer la pena
Conjugation
Conjugation of rentar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
| infinitive | rentar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | rentando | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | rentado | rentada | |||||
| plural | rentados | rentadas | |||||
| 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 | rento | rentastú rentásvos |
renta | rentamos | rentáis | rentan | |
| imperfect | rentaba | rentabas | rentaba | rentábamos | rentabais | rentaban | |
| preterite | renté | rentaste | rentó | rentamos | rentasteis | rentaron | |
| future | rentaré | rentarás | rentará | rentaremos | rentaréis | rentarán | |
| conditional | rentaría | rentarías | rentaría | rentaríamos | rentaríais | rentarían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | rente | rentestú rentésvos2 |
rente | rentemos | rentéis | renten | |
| imperfect (ra) |
rentara | rentaras | rentara | rentáramos | rentarais | rentaran | |
| imperfect (se) |
rentase | rentases | rentase | rentásemos | rentaseis | rentasen | |
| future1 | rentare | rentares | rentare | rentáremos | rentareis | rentaren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos |
usted | nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ustedes | |
| affirmative | rentatú rentávos |
rente | rentemos | rentad | renten | ||
| negative | no rentes | no rente | no rentemos | no rentéis | no renten | ||
Selected combined forms of rentar
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 rentar | dative | rentarme | rentarte | rentarle, rentarse | rentarnos | rentaros | rentarles, rentarse |
| accusative | rentarme | rentarte | rentarlo, rentarla, rentarse | rentarnos | rentaros | rentarlos, rentarlas, rentarse | |
| with gerund rentando | dative | rentándome | rentándote | rentándole, rentándose | rentándonos | rentándoos | rentándoles, rentándose |
| accusative | rentándome | rentándote | rentándolo, rentándola, rentándose | rentándonos | rentándoos | rentándolos, rentándolas, rentándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative renta | dative | réntame | réntate | réntale | réntanos | not used | réntales |
| accusative | réntame | réntate | réntalo, réntala | réntanos | not used | réntalos, réntalas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative rentá | dative | rentame | rentate | rentale | rentanos | not used | rentales |
| accusative | rentame | rentate | rentalo, rentala | rentanos | not used | rentalos, rentalas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative rente | dative | rénteme | not used | réntele, réntese | réntenos | not used | rénteles |
| accusative | rénteme | not used | réntelo, réntela, réntese | réntenos | not used | réntelos, réntelas | |
| with first-person plural imperative rentemos | dative | not used | rentémoste | rentémosle | rentémonos | rentémoos | rentémosles |
| accusative | not used | rentémoste | rentémoslo, rentémosla | rentémonos | rentémoos | rentémoslos, rentémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative rentad | dative | rentadme | not used | rentadle | rentadnos | rentaos | rentadles |
| accusative | rentadme | not used | rentadlo, rentadla | rentadnos | rentaos | rentadlos, rentadlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative renten | dative | réntenme | not used | réntenle | réntennos | not used | réntenles, réntense |
| accusative | réntenme | not used | réntenlo, réntenla | réntennos | not used | réntenlos, réntenlas, réntense | |
Related terms
Further reading
- “rentar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
- “rentar”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010
- No me renta, estoy de chill - El Independiente