caçar

Catalan

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Etymology

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Inherited fromVulgar Latin*captiāre, fromLatincaptus.

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key):(Central,Balearic)[kəˈsa]
IPA^(key):(Valencia)[kaˈsaɾ]
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Verb

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caçar (first-person singular presentcaço,first-person singular preteritecací,past participlecaçat)

tohunt, tochase(prey; someone)
tocatch(wind of; grasp)

Conjugation

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Conjugation ofcaçar (first conjugation, ç-c alternation)

person		singular			plural
infinitive			caçar
gerund			caçant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		caçat		caçada
		plural		caçats		caçades
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	caço	caces	caça	cacem	caceu	cacen
	imperfect	caçava	caçaves	caçava	caçàvem	caçàveu	caçaven
	future	caçaré	caçaràs	caçarà	caçarem	caçareu	caçaran
	preterite	cací	caçares	caçà	caçàrem	caçàreu	caçaren
	conditional	caçaria	caçaries	caçaria	caçaríem	caçaríeu	caçarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	caci	cacis	caci	cacem	caceu	cacin
	imperfect	cacés	cacessis	cacés	cacéssim	cacéssiu	cacessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	caça	caci	cacem	caceu	cacin
	negative (no)	—	no cacis	no caci	no cacem	no caceu	no cacin

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Occitan

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Etymology

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FromOld Occitancassar, fromVulgar Latin*captiāre, fromLatincaptus.

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key):[kaˈsa]
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Verb

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caçar

tohunt
(by extension) tosearch; tolook for

Conjugation

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Lengadocian (Central Occitan)

		simple			compound
infinitive		caçar			avercaçat
gerund		caçant			use gerund ofaver + past participle
past participle		caçat			—
person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	caci	caças	caça	caçam	caçatz	caçan
	imperfect	caçavi	caçavas	caçava	caçàvem	caçàvetz	caçavan
	preterite	cacèri	cacères	cacèt	cacèrem	cacèretz	cacèron
	future	caçarai	caçaràs	caçarà	caçarem	caçaretz	caçaràn
	conditional	caçariái	caçariás	caçariá	caçariam	caçariatz	caçarián
	conditional 2nd form¹	cacèra	cacèras	cacèra	caceram	caceratz	cacèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense ofaver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense ofaver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense ofaver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense ofaver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense ofaver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	cace	caces	cace	cacem	cacetz	cacen
	imperfect	cacèssi	cacèsses	cacèsse	cacèssem	cacèssetz	cacèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive ofaver + past participle
compound tenses	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive ofaver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
imperative			caça		cacem	caçatz	¹Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

Auvernhàs

		simple			compound
infinitive		caçar			avercaçat
gerund		caçant			use gerund ofaver + past participle
past participle		caçat			—
person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	cace	caces	caça	caçam	caçatz	caçon
	imperfect	caçave	caçaves	caçava	caçaviam	caçaviatz	caçavon
	preterite	cacere	caceres	cacet	cacem	cacetz	caceron
	future	caçarai	caçaràs	caçará	caçarem	caçaretz	caçarán
	conditional	caçariá	caçariás	caçariá	caçariam	caçariatz	caçarián
	conditional 2nd form¹	cacèra	cacèras	cacèra	caceram	caceratz	cacèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense ofaver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense ofaver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense ofaver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense ofaver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense ofaver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	cace	caces	cace	caçassiam	caçassiatz	caçon
	imperfect	cacesse	cacesses	cacesse	cacessiam	cacessiatz	cacesson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive ofaver + past participle
compound tenses	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive ofaver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
imperative			caça		caçassiam	caçatz	¹Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

Gascon

		simple			compound
infinitive		caçar			avercaçat
gerund		caçant			use gerund ofaver + past participle
past participle		caçat			—
person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	caci	caças	caça	caçam	caçatz	caçan
	imperfect	caçavi	caçavas	caçava	caçàvam	caçàvatz	caçavan
	preterite	cacèi	cacès	cacè	cacèm	cacètz	cacèn
	future	caçarèi	caçaràs	caçarà	caçaram	caçaratz	caçaràn
	conditional	caçarí	caçarés	caçaré	caçarem	caçaretz	caçarén
	conditional 2nd form¹	cacèra	cacèras	cacèra	caceram	caceratz	cacèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense ofaver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense ofaver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense ofaver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense ofaver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense ofaver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	caci	caces	cace	cacem	cacetz	cacen
	imperfect	cacèssi	cacèsses	cacèsse	cacèssem	cacèssetz	cacèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive ofaver + past participle
compound tenses	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive ofaver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
imperative			caça		cacem	caçatz	¹Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

Lemosin

		simple			compound
infinitive		caçar			avercaçat
gerund		caçant			use gerund ofaver + past participle
past participle		caçat			—
person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	cace	caças	caça	caçam	caçatz	caçan
	imperfect	caçava	caçavas	caçava	caçàvam	caçàvatz	caçavan
	preterite	cacei	caceras	cacet	cacèram	cacèratz	caceran
	future	caçarai	caçaràs	caçará	caçarem	caçaretz	caçarán
	conditional	caçariá	caçariàs	caçariá	caçariam	caçariatz	caçarián
	conditional 2nd form¹	cacèra	cacèras	cacèra	caceram	caceratz	cacèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense ofaver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense ofaver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense ofaver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense ofaver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense ofaver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	cace	caces	cace	cacem	cacetz	cacen
	imperfect	cacèsse	cacèsses	cacèsse	cacèssem	cacèssetz	cacèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive ofaver + past participle
compound tenses	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive ofaver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
imperative			caça		cacem	caçatz	¹Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

Provençau

		simple			compound
infinitive		caçar			avercaçat
gerund		caçant			use gerund ofaver + past participle
past participle		caçat			—
person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	cace	caces	caça	caçam	caçatz	caçan
	imperfect	caçavi	caçavas	caçava	caçàvem	caçàvetz	caçavan
	preterite	cacère	cacères	cacèt	caceriam	caceriatz	cacèron
	future	caçarai	caçaràs	caçarà	caçarem	caçaretz	caçaràn
	conditional	caçariáu	caçariás	caçariá	caçariam	caçariatz	caçarián
	conditional 2nd form¹	cacèra	cacèras	cacèra	caceram	caceratz	cacèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense ofaver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense ofaver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense ofaver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense ofaver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense ofaver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	cace	caces	cace	cacem	cacetz	caçan
	imperfect	cacèsse	cacèsses	cacèsse	cacessiam	cacessiatz	cacèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive ofaver + past participle
compound tenses	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive ofaver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
imperative			caça		cacem	caçatz	¹Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

Portuguese

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Etymology

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FromOld Galician-Portuguesecaçar, fromVulgar Latin*captiāre, fromLatincaptus.

Pronunciation

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(Brazil)IPA^(key):/kaˈsa(ʁ)/[kaˈsa(h)]

(Brazil)IPA^(key):/kaˈsa(ʁ)/[kaˈsa(h)]
- (São Paulo)IPA^(key):/kaˈsa(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro)IPA^(key):/kaˈsa(ʁ)/[kaˈsa(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil)IPA^(key):/kaˈsa(ɻ)/

(Portugal)IPA^(key):/kɐˈsaɾ/

(Portugal)IPA^(key):/kɐˈsaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal)IPA^(key):/kɐˈsa.ɾi/

Homophone:cassar
Hyphenation:ca‧çar

Verb

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caçar (first-person singular presentcaço,first-person singular preteritecacei,past participlecaçado)

tohunt(chase down prey)

Conjugation

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Conjugation ofcaçar (c-ç alternation) (SeeAppendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele /ela /você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles /elas /vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	caçar
Personal	caçar	caçares	caçar	caçarmos	caçardes	caçarem
Gerund
	caçando
Past participle
Masculine	caçado			caçados
Feminine	caçada			caçadas
Indicative
Present	caço	caças	caça	caçamos	caçais	caçam
Imperfect	caçava	caçavas	caçava	caçávamos	caçáveis	caçavam
Preterite	cacei	caçaste	caçou	caçamos¹,caçámos²	caçastes	caçaram
Pluperfect	caçara	caçaras	caçara	caçáramos	caçáreis	caçaram
Future	caçarei	caçarás	caçará	caçaremos	caçareis	caçarão
Conditional	caçaria	caçarias	caçaria	caçaríamos	caçaríeis	caçariam
Subjunctive
Present	cace	caces	cace	cacemos	caceis	cacem
Imperfect	caçasse	caçasses	caçasse	caçássemos	caçásseis	caçassem
Future	caçar	caçares	caçar	caçarmos	caçardes	caçarem
Imperative
Affirmative		caça	cace	cacemos	caçai	cacem
Negative (não)		não caces	não cace	não cacemos	não caceis	não cacem