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costar

See also: co-star

English edit

Etymology edit

From co- +‎ star.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

costar (plural costars)

  1. (acting) a person who shares star billing
    The once famous actor objected to his costar having a bigger dressing room.
  2. (acting) a person who slightly lacks the status to be considered a star
    Alas, always a costar but never a star.

Verb edit

costar (third-person singular simple present costars, present participle costarring, simple past and past participle costarred)

  1. to perform with the billing of a costar.
    People thought his career was over but now he will get to costar on Broadway next month.
    • 2012 June 3, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Mr. Plow” (season 4, episode 9; originally aired 11/19/1992)”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎[1]:
      Purchasing a snowplow transforms Homer into a new man. Mr. Burns' laziest employee suddenly becomes an ambitious self-starter who buys ad time on local television at 3:17 A.M[sic] (prime viewing hours, Homer gingerly volunteers, for everyone from alcoholics to the unemployable to garden-variety angry loners) and makes a homemade commercial costarring his family.

Anagrams edit

Asturian edit

Etymology edit

From Latin constāre, present active infinitive of constō.

Verb edit

costar (first-person singular indicative present costo, past participle costáu)

  1. to cost (incur a charge, a price)

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of costar
infinitive costar
gerund costando
past participle m costáu, f costada, n costao, m pl costaos, f pl costaes
person first singular
yo 		second singular
tu 		third singular
él/elli 		first plural
nosotros/nós 		second plural
vosotros/vós 		third plural
ellos
indicative present costo costes costa costamos costáis costen
imperfect costaba costabes costaba costábemos, costábamos costabeis, costabais costaben
preterite costé costasti, costesti costó costemos costastis, costestis costaron
pluperfect costare, costara costares, costaras costare, costara costáremos, costáramos costareis, costarais costaren, costaran
future costaré costarás costará costaremos costaréis costarán
conditional costaría costaríes costaría costaríemos, costaríamos costaríeis, costaríais costaríen
subjunctive present coste costes, costas coste costemos costéis costen, costan
imperfect costare, costara costares, costaras costare, costara costáremos, costáramos costareis, costarais costaren, costaran
imperative — costa — — costái —

Catalan edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Latin cōnstāre. Compare Occitan costar, French coûter, Spanish costar. Doublet of constar, a borrowing from Latin.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

costar (first-person singular present costo, first-person singular preterite costí, past participle costat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /ɔ/

  1. to cost (have a given price)
    • 2009, Jean Grave, Les Aventures d'en Nono:
      Digues, mare, quant costarà un llibre de contes[?]
      Tell me, mother, how much does a story book cost?
  2. to be very difficult

Conjugation edit

    Conjugation of costar (first conjugation)
infinitive costar
gerund costant
past participle masculine feminine
singular costat costada
plural costats costades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present costo costes costa costem costeu costen
imperfect costava costaves costava costàvem costàveu costaven
future costaré costaràs costarà costarem costareu costaran
preterite costí costares costà costàrem costàreu costaren
conditional costaria costaries costaria costaríem costaríeu costarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present costi costis costi costem costeu costin
imperfect costés costessis costés costéssim costéssiu costessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — costa costi costem costeu costin
negative (no) — no costis no costi no costem no costeu no costin

References edit

  • “costar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Occitan edit

Etymology edit

From Old Occitan costar, from Latin constāre, present active infinitive of constō.

Pronunciation edit

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Verb edit

costar

  1. to cost

Conjugation edit

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Spanish costar, from Latin cōnstāre. Doublet of constar, a borrowing.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /kosˈtaɾ/ [kosˈt̪aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: cos‧tar

Verb edit

costar (first-person singular present cuesto, first-person singular preterite costé, past participle costado)

  1. to cost
  2. to find something very difficult, to have a hard time with something (the subject and object roles are inverted relative to the English phrasing, like with gustar)
    Cuando estoy de pie, me cuesta respirar.
    When I'm standing, I find it hard to breathe.
    Le cuesta mucho pronunciar esa palabra.
    He has a really hard time pronouncing that word.

Conjugation edit

    Conjugation of costar (o-ue alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive costar
gerund costando
past participle masculine feminine
singular costado costada
plural costados costadas
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 cuesto cuestastú
costásvos 		cuesta costamos costáis cuestan
imperfect costaba costabas costaba costábamos costabais costaban
preterite costé costaste costó costamos costasteis costaron
future costaré costarás costará costaremos costaréis costarán
conditional costaría costarías costaría costaríamos costaríais costarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present cueste cuestestú
costésvos2 		cueste costemos costéis cuesten
imperfect
(ra) 		costara costaras costara costáramos costarais costaran
imperfect
(se) 		costase costases costase costásemos costaseis costasen
future1 costare costares costare costáremos costareis costaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative cuestatú
costávos 		cueste costemos costad cuesten
negative no cuestes no cueste no costemos no costéis no cuesten

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

    Selected combined forms of costar (o-ue alternation)

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 costar
dative costarme costarte costarle, costarse costarnos costaros costarles, costarse
accusative costarme costarte costarlo, costarla, costarse costarnos costaros costarlos, costarlas, costarse
with gerund costando
dative costándome costándote costándole, costándose costándonos costándoos costándoles, costándose
accusative costándome costándote costándolo, costándola, costándose costándonos costándoos costándolos, costándolas, costándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative cuesta
dative cuéstame cuéstate cuéstale cuéstanos not used cuéstales
accusative cuéstame cuéstate cuéstalo, cuéstala cuéstanos not used cuéstalos, cuéstalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative costá
dative costame costate costale costanos not used costales
accusative costame costate costalo, costala costanos not used costalos, costalas
with formal second-person singular imperative cueste
dative cuésteme not used cuéstele, cuéstese cuéstenos not used cuésteles
accusative cuésteme not used cuéstelo, cuéstela, cuéstese cuéstenos not used cuéstelos, cuéstelas
with first-person plural imperative costemos
dative not used costémoste costémosle costémonos costémoos costémosles
accusative not used costémoste costémoslo, costémosla costémonos costémoos costémoslos, costémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative costad
dative costadme not used costadle costadnos costaos costadles
accusative costadme not used costadlo, costadla costadnos costaos costadlos, costadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative cuesten
dative cuéstenme not used cuéstenle cuéstennos not used cuéstenles, cuéstense
accusative cuéstenme not used cuéstenlo, cuéstenla cuéstennos not used cuéstenlos, cuéstenlas, cuéstense

Derived terms edit

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Further reading edit

Venetian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Latin constāre, present active infinitive of constō. Compare Italian costare.

Verb edit

costar

  1. (intransitive) to cost

Conjugation edit

  • Venetian conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of costar (first conjugation)
infinitive costar
auxiliary verb èser gerund costando
past participle costà
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative mi ti eło / eła noialtri / noialtre voialtri / voialtre łuri / łore
present costo (te) costi (el/ła) costa costémo, costòn costé (i/łe) costa
imperfect costava (te) costavi (el/ła) costava costàvimo costavi (i/łe) costava
future costarò (te) costarè (el/ła) costarà costarémo costarè (i/łe) costarà
conditional mi ti eło / eła noialtri / noialtre voialtri / voialtre łuri / łore
present costarìa (te) costarisi (el/ła) costarìa costarìsimo costarisi (i/łe) costarìa
subjunctive che mi che ti che eło / eła che noialtri / noialtre che voialtri / voialtre che łuri / łore
present coste, costa (te) costi (el/ła) coste, (el/ła) costa costémo, costone costé (i/łe) coste, (i/łe) costa
imperfect costase (te) costasi (el/ła) costase costàsimo costasi (i/łe) costase
imperative — ti eło / eła noialtri / noialtre voialtri / voialtre łuri / łore
— (te) costa (el/ła) costa, (el/ła) coste costémo costé (i/łe) costa, (i/łe) coste
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