captivar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin captīvāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [kəp.tiˈβa]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [kəp.tiˈva]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [kap.tiˈvaɾ]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

captivar (first-person singular present captivo, first-person singular preterite captiví, past participle captivat)

1. (transitive) to take captive
2. (transitive, figurative) to captivate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of captivar (first conjugation)

infinitive			captivar
gerund			captivant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		captivat		captivada
		plural		captivats		captivades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	captivo	captives	captiva	captivem	captiveu	captiven
	imperfect	captivava	captivaves	captivava	captivàvem	captivàveu	captivaven
	future	captivaré	captivaràs	captivarà	captivarem	captivareu	captivaran
	preterite	captiví	captivares	captivà	captivàrem	captivàreu	captivaren
	conditional	captivaria	captivaries	captivaria	captivaríem	captivaríeu	captivarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	captivi	captivis	captivi	captivem	captiveu	captivin
	imperfect	captivés	captivessis	captivés	captivéssim	captivéssiu	captivessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	captiva	captivi	captivem	captiveu	captivin
	negative (no)	—	no captivis	no captivi	no captivem	no captiveu	no captivin

Related terms

• captar
• captiu
• captivador

Further reading

• “captivar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.