cantare

See also: cantaré and cântare

Asturian

Verb

cantare

1. first-person singular pluperfect indicative of cantar
2. third-person singular pluperfect indicative of cantar
3. first-person singular imperfect subjunctive of cantar
4. third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of cantar

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin cantāre, present active infinitive of cantō, frequentative of canō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n-. Cognate with French chanter, Occitan cantar, Spanish cantar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kanˈta.re/

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• Rhymes: -are
• Hyphenation: can‧tà‧re

Verb

cantàre (first-person singular present cànto, first-person singular past historic cantài, past participle cantàto, auxiliary avere)

1. (transitive, intransitive) to sing [auxiliary avere]

Conjugation

    Conjugation of cantare

infinitive	cantare
auxiliary verb		avere	gerund		cantando
present participle		cantante	past participle		cantato
person	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	io	tu	lui/lei, esso/essa	noi	voi	loro, essi/esse
present	canto	canti	canta	cantiamo	cantate	cantano
imperfect	cantavo	cantavi	cantava	cantavamo	cantavate	cantavano
past historic	cantai	cantasti	cantò	cantammo	cantaste	cantarono
future	canterò	canterai	canterà	canteremo	canterete	canteranno
conditional	io	tu	lui/lei, esso/essa	noi	voi	loro, essi/esse
present	canterei	canteresti	canterebbe	canteremmo	cantereste	canterebbero
subjunctive	che io	che tu	che lui/che lei, che esso/che essa	che noi	che voi	che loro, che essi/che esse
present	canti	canti	canti	cantiamo	cantiate	cantino
imperfect	cantassi	cantassi	cantasse	cantassimo	cantaste	cantassero
imperative	—	tu	Lei	noi	voi	Loro
		canta, non cantare	canti	cantiamo	cantate	cantino

Related terms

Related terms

• cantabile
• cantante
• cantastorie
• cantata
• cantatore
• cantautore

• canterino
• cantico
• cantilena
• canto
• canzone

Descendants

• Greek: κανταλώ (kantaló) (Italiot dialect)

Anagrams

• antrace, arcante, cantera, canterà, crenata

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Latin

Verb

cantāre

1. present active infinitive of cantō
2. second-person singular present passive imperative of cantō
3. second-person singular present passive indicative of cantō

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Sardinian

Etymology

From Latin cantāre, present active infinitive of cantō, frequentative of canō.

Verb

cantare

1. (Logudorese, Nuorese, Limba Sarda Comuna, transitive, intransitive) to sing

Conjugation

• Logudorese conjugation:

    Conjugation of cantare (Logudorese)

infinitive	simple	cantare
	compound	àere + past participle
gerund	simple	cantende
	compound	aende + past participle
past participle		cantadu
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		deo, eo	tue	issu/issa/isse	nois	bois	issos/issas
(simple tenses)	present	canto	cantas	cantat	cantamus	cantades	cantant
	imperfect	cantaia, cantaio	cantaias	cantaiat	cantaiamus	cantaiazis	cantaiant
	future	apo a cantare	as a cantare	at a cantare	amus a cantare	azis a cantare	ant a cantare
(compound tenses)	present perfect	present indicative of àere + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect indicative of àere + past participle
	future perfect	future of àere + past participle
conditional		deo, eo	tue	issu/issa/isse	nois	bois	issos/issas
present		dia cantare	dias cantare	diat cantare	diemus cantare	diedas cantare	diant cantare
perfect		present conditional of àere + past participle
subjunctive		chi deo, chi eo	chi tue	chi issu/issa/isse	chi nois	chi bois	chi issos/issas
(simple tenses)	present	cante	cantes	cantet	cantemus	cantedas	cantent
	imperfect	cantere	canteres	canteret	canteremus	canterezis	canterent
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of àere + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of àere + past participle
imperative		deo, eo	tue	issu/issa/isse	nois	bois	issos/issas
		—	canta	cantet	cantemus	cantade	cantent

• Nuorese conjugation:

    Conjugation of cantare (Nuorese)

infinitive	simple	cantare
	compound	àere + past participle
gerund	simple	cantende
	compound	aende + past participle
past participle		cantau
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		dego, deo	tue	issu/issa	nois	bois	issos/issas
(simple tenses)	present	canto	cantas	cantat	cantamus	cantaes	cantant
	imperfect	cantabo	cantabas	cantabat	cantabamus	cantabazes	cantabant
	future	apo a cantare	as a cantare	at a cantare	amus a cantare	azis a cantare	ant a cantare
(compound tenses)	present perfect	present indicative of àere + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect indicative of àere + past participle
	future perfect	future of àere + past participle
conditional		dego, deo	tue	issu/issa	nois	bois	issos/issas
present		dia cantare	dias cantare	diat cantare	diamus cantare	diazes cantare	diant cantare
perfect		present conditional of àere + past participle
subjunctive		chi dego, chi deo	chi tue	chi issu/issa	chi nois	chi bois	chi issos/issas
(simple tenses)	present	cante	cantes	cantet	cantemus	cantezas	cantent
	imperfect	cantere	canteres	canteret	canteremus	canterezis	canterent
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of àere + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of àere + past participle
imperative		dego, deo	tue	issu/issa	nois	bois	issos/issas
		—	canta	cantet	cantemus	cantae	cantent

• Conjugation according to the Limba Sarda Comuna:

    Conjugation of cantare (Limba Sarda Comuna)

infinitive	simple	cantare
	compound	àere + past participle
gerund	simple	cantende
	compound	aende + past participle
past participle		cantadu
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		deo	tue	issu/issa/isse	nois	bois	issos/issas
(simple tenses)	present	canto	cantas	cantat	cantamus	cantades	cantant
	imperfect	cantaia	cantaias	cantaiat	cantaìamus	cantaiais	cantaiant
	future	apo a cantare	as a cantare	at a cantare	amus a cantare	ais a cantare	ant a cantare
(compound tenses)	present perfect	present indicative of àere + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect indicative of àere + past participle
	future perfect	future of àere + past participle
conditional		deo	tue	issu/issa/isse	nois	bois	issos/issas
present		dia cantare	dias cantare	diat cantare	diamus cantare	diais cantare	diant cantare
perfect		present conditional of àere + past participle
subjunctive		chi deo	chi tue	chi issu/issa/isse	chi nois	chi bois	chi issos/issas
(simple tenses)	present	cante	cantes	cantet	cantemus	canteis	cantent
	imperfect	cantare	cantares	cantaret	cantaremus	cantareis	cantarent
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of àere + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of àere + past participle
imperative		deo	tue	issu/issa/isse	nois	bois	issos/issas
		—	canta	cantet	cantemus	cantade	cantent

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Spanish

Verb

cantare

1. First-person singular (yo) future subjunctive form of cantar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) future subjunctive form of cantar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) future subjunctive form of cantar.