constar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cōnstāre (“to stand together; to consist of”). Doublet of costar, which was inherited.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [kunsˈta]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [konsˈta]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [konsˈtaɾ]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

constar (first-person singular present consto, first-person singular preterite constí, past participle constat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/

1. to consist (of)
2. to be clear or obvious
3. to appear, to figure

Conjugation

    Conjugation of constar (first conjugation)

infinitive			constar
gerund			constant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		constat		constada
		plural		constats		constades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	consto	constes	consta	constem	consteu	consten
	imperfect	constava	constaves	constava	constàvem	constàveu	constaven
	future	constaré	constaràs	constarà	constarem	constareu	constaran
	preterite	constí	constares	constà	constàrem	constàreu	constaren
	conditional	constaria	constaries	constaria	constaríem	constaríeu	constarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	consti	constis	consti	constem	consteu	constin
	imperfect	constés	constessis	constés	constéssim	constéssiu	constessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	consta	consti	constem	consteu	constin
	negative (no)	—	no constis	no consti	no constem	no consteu	no constin

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cōnstāre (“to stand together; to consist of”). Doublet of custar, which was inherited.

Pronunciation

 

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

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõʃˈtaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõʃˈtaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõʃˈta.ɾi/

Verb

constar (first-person singular present consto, first-person singular preterite constei, past participle constado)

1. (intransitive) to consist, to be comprised or composed [with de ‘of’]

   Synonym: consistir de

   Nossa equipe consta de vinte membros.

   Our team consists of twenty members.

2. (intransitive) to be present [with em ‘in’]

   “Onde está a caneta?” “Não consta.”

   “Where is the pen.” “It is not here.”

3. (intransitive, dated) to be certain, clear or evident [with a or indirect object pronoun ‘to someone’]

   Isso realmente não me consta.

   This really doesn’t seem obvious to me.

4. to appear, to figure

Conjugation

    Conjugation of constar (See Appendix: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	constar
Personal	constar	constares	constar	constarmos	constardes	constarem
Gerund
	constando
Past participle
Masculine	constado			constados
Feminine	constada			constadas
Indicative
Present	consto	constas	consta	constamos	constais	constam
Imperfect	constava	constavas	constava	constávamos	constáveis	constavam
Preterite	constei	constaste	constou	constamos1, constámos2	constastes	constaram
Pluperfect	constara	constaras	constara	constáramos	constáreis	constaram
Future	constarei	constarás	constará	constaremos	constareis	constarão
Conditional	constaria	constarias	constaria	constaríamos	constaríeis	constariam
Subjunctive
Present	conste	constes	conste	constemos	consteis	constem
Imperfect	constasse	constasses	constasse	constássemos	constásseis	constassem
Future	constar	constares	constar	constarmos	constardes	constarem
Imperative
Affirmative		consta	conste	constemos	constai	constem
Negative (não)		não constes	não conste	não constemos	não consteis	não constem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cōnstāre (“to stand together; to consist of”). Doublet of costar, which was inherited.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /konsˈtaɾ/ [kõnsˈt̪aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: cons‧tar

Verb

constar (first-person singular present consto, first-person singular preterite consté, past participle constado)

1. to be or seem evident, clear, obvious

   A mí me consta que hoy día hace mucho frío.

   It seems to me that it's very cold today.

   Consta que es así.

   It is clear that it's so.

2. to be written, to be on record

   Eso consta en las actas.

   This is recorded in the minutes.

3. (intransitive) to consist, to be comprised or composed [with de ‘of’]

   Synonym: consistir

   Esta novela consta de tres partes.

   This novel consists of three parts.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of constar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			constar
gerund			constando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		constado		constada
		plural		constados		constadas
		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	consto	constastú constásvos	consta	constamos	constáis	constan
	imperfect	constaba	constabas	constaba	constábamos	constabais	constaban
	preterite	consté	constaste	constó	constamos	constasteis	constaron
	future	constaré	constarás	constará	constaremos	constaréis	constarán
	conditional	constaría	constarías	constaría	constaríamos	constaríais	constarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	conste	constestú constésvos2	conste	constemos	constéis	consten
	imperfect (ra)	constara	constaras	constara	constáramos	constarais	constaran
	imperfect (se)	constase	constases	constase	constásemos	constaseis	constasen
	future1	constare	constares	constare	constáremos	constareis	constaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		constatú constávos	conste	constemos	constad	consten
	negative		no constes	no conste	no constemos	no constéis	no consten

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

    Selected combined forms of constar

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 constar
	dative	constarme	constarte	constarle, constarse	constarnos	constaros	constarles, constarse
	accusative	constarme	constarte	constarlo, constarla, constarse	constarnos	constaros	constarlos, constarlas, constarse
with gerund constando
	dative	constándome	constándote	constándole, constándose	constándonos	constándoos	constándoles, constándose
	accusative	constándome	constándote	constándolo, constándola, constándose	constándonos	constándoos	constándolos, constándolas, constándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative consta
	dative	cónstame	cónstate	cónstale	cónstanos	not used	cónstales
	accusative	cónstame	cónstate	cónstalo, cónstala	cónstanos	not used	cónstalos, cónstalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative constá
	dative	constame	constate	constale	constanos	not used	constales
	accusative	constame	constate	constalo, constala	constanos	not used	constalos, constalas
with formal second-person singular imperative conste
	dative	cónsteme	not used	cónstele, cónstese	cónstenos	not used	cónsteles
	accusative	cónsteme	not used	cónstelo, cónstela, cónstese	cónstenos	not used	cónstelos, cónstelas
with first-person plural imperative constemos
	dative	not used	constémoste	constémosle	constémonos	constémoos	constémosles
	accusative	not used	constémoste	constémoslo, constémosla	constémonos	constémoos	constémoslos, constémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative constad
	dative	constadme	not used	constadle	constadnos	constaos	constadles
	accusative	constadme	not used	constadlo, constadla	constadnos	constaos	constadlos, constadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative consten
	dative	cónstenme	not used	cónstenle	cónstennos	not used	cónstenles, cónstense
	accusative	cónstenme	not used	cónstenlo, cónstenla	cónstennos	not used	cónstenlos, cónstenlas, cónstense

Derived terms

• que conste

 

Related terms

• consistir en
• constancia
• constante

 

Further reading

• “constar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28