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retractar (first-person singular present retracto, first-person singular preterite retractei, past participle retractado)
- Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1990) of retratar. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.
Conjugation
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1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Etymology
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Borrowed from Late Latin retractāre.
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /retɾaɡˈtaɾ/ [re.t̪ɾaɣ̞ˈt̪aɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: re‧trac‧tar
retractar (first-person singular present retracto, first-person singular preterite retracté, past participle retractado)
- to retract, to take back (one's words)
- (reflexive) to retract, to recant, to take back (one's words)
Conjugation
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1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of retractar
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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with infinitive retractar
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dative
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retractarme
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retractarte
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retractarle, retractarse
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retractarnos
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retractaros
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retractarles, retractarse
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accusative
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retractarme
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retractarte
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retractarlo, retractarla, retractarse
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retractarnos
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retractaros
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retractarlos, retractarlas, retractarse
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with gerund retractando
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dative
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retractándome
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retractándote
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retractándole, retractándose
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retractándonos
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retractándoos
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retractándoles, retractándose
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accusative
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retractándome
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retractándote
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retractándolo, retractándola, retractándose
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retractándonos
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retractándoos
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retractándolos, retractándolas, retractándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative retracta
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dative
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retráctame
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retráctate
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retráctale
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retráctanos
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not used
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retráctales
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accusative
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retráctame
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retráctate
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retráctalo, retráctala
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retráctanos
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not used
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retráctalos, retráctalas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative retractá
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dative
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retractame
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retractate
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retractale
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retractanos
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not used
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retractales
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accusative
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retractame
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retractate
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retractalo, retractala
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retractanos
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not used
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retractalos, retractalas
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with formal second-person singular imperative retracte
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dative
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retrácteme
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not used
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retráctele, retráctese
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retráctenos
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not used
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retrácteles
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accusative
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retrácteme
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not used
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retráctelo, retráctela, retráctese
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retráctenos
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not used
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retráctelos, retráctelas
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with first-person plural imperative retractemos
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dative
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not used
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retractémoste
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retractémosle
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retractémonos
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retractémoos
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retractémosles
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accusative
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not used
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retractémoste
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retractémoslo, retractémosla
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retractémonos
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retractémoos
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retractémoslos, retractémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative retractad
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dative
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retractadme
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not used
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retractadle
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retractadnos
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retractaos
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retractadles
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accusative
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retractadme
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not used
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retractadlo, retractadla
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retractadnos
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retractaos
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retractadlos, retractadlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative retracten
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dative
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retráctenme
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not used
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retráctenle
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retráctennos
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not used
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retráctenles, retráctense
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accusative
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retráctenme
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not used
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retráctenlo, retráctenla
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retráctennos
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not used
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retráctenlos, retráctenlas, retráctense
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