contestar
Aragonese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin contestārī (“to call to witness”).
Verb
contestar
- to answer (make a reply or response to)
- to answer back
Conjugation
Conjugation of contestar (first conjugation)
| infinitive | contestar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | contestando | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | contestau, contestato | contestada, contestata | |||||
| plural | contestaus, contestatos | contestadas, contestatas | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | yo | tú | él | nusatros nusatras |
vusatros vusatras |
ellos/els ellas | |
| present | contesto | contestas | contesta | contestamos | contestaz | contestan | |
| imperfect | contestaba, contestabe | contestabas | contestaba | contestabanos | contestabaz | contestaban | |
| preterite | contesté | contestés | contestó | contestemos | contestez | contestoron, contestón | |
| future | contestaré | contestarás | contestará | contestaremos | contestarez | contestarán | |
| conditional | contestaría | contestarías | contestaría | contestaríanos | contestaríaz | contestarían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú | él | nusatros nusatras |
vusatros vusatras |
ellos/els ellas | |
| present | conteste | contestes | conteste | contestemos | contestez | contesten | |
| imperfect | contestase | contestases | contestase | contestasenos | contestasez | contestasen | |
| imperative | — | tú | — | — | vusatros vusatras |
— | |
| — | contesta | — | — | contestaz | — | ||
Synonyms
Asturian
Verb
contestar (first-person singular indicative present contesto, past participle contestáu)
- to answer (make a reply or response to)
- to answer back
Conjugation
Conjugation of contestar
Synonyms
Further reading
- “contestar”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
- Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “contestar”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin contestārī.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [kun.təsˈta]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [kon.təsˈta]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [kon.tesˈtaɾ]
Audio (Barcelona): (file) - Homophone: contestà
Verb
contestar (first-person singular present contesto, first-person singular preterite contestí, past participle contestat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/ (ambitransitive)
Conjugation
Conjugation of contestar (first conjugation)
Further reading
- “contestar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “contestar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “contestar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
- “contestar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin contestārī.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.tesˈta(ʁ)/ [kõ.tesˈta(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /kõ.tesˈta(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kõ.teʃˈta(ʁ)/ [kõ.teʃˈta(χ)]
- (Caipira) IPA(key): /kõ.tesˈta(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kõ.tɨʃˈtaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /kõ.tɨʃˈta.ɾi/
- Hyphenation: con‧tes‧tar
Verb
contestar (first-person singular present contesto, first-person singular preterite contestei, past participle contestado)
- (transitive) to challenge, dispute
- (transitive) to contest
- (transitive) to contradict
- (intransitive) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text
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Conjugation
Conjugation of contestar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Further reading
- “contestar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “contestar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026
- “contestar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “contestar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
- “contestar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
- “contestar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin contestārī (“to call to witness”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kontesˈtaɾ/ [kõn̪.t̪esˈt̪aɾ]
Audio (Colombia): (file) - Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: con‧tes‧tar
Verb
contestar (first-person singular present contesto, first-person singular preterite contesté, past participle contestado)
Usage notes
- Contestar is a false friend, and does not mean "to contest". The words for "to contest" in Spanish are contender, concursar.
Conjugation
Conjugation of contestar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Selected combined forms of contestar
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 contestar | dative | contestarme | contestarte | contestarle, contestarse | contestarnos | contestaros | contestarles, contestarse |
| accusative | contestarme | contestarte | contestarlo, contestarla, contestarse | contestarnos | contestaros | contestarlos, contestarlas, contestarse | |
| with gerund contestando | dative | contestándome | contestándote | contestándole, contestándose | contestándonos | contestándoos | contestándoles, contestándose |
| accusative | contestándome | contestándote | contestándolo, contestándola, contestándose | contestándonos | contestándoos | contestándolos, contestándolas, contestándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative contesta | dative | contéstame | contéstate | contéstale | contéstanos | not used | contéstales |
| accusative | contéstame | contéstate | contéstalo, contéstala | contéstanos | not used | contéstalos, contéstalas | |
| with informal second-person singular voseo imperative contestá | dative | contestame | contestate | contestale | contestanos | not used | contestales |
| accusative | contestame | contestate | contestalo, contestala | contestanos | not used | contestalos, contestalas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative conteste | dative | contésteme | not used | contéstele, contéstese | contéstenos | not used | contésteles |
| accusative | contésteme | not used | contéstelo, contéstela, contéstese | contéstenos | not used | contéstelos, contéstelas | |
| with first-person plural imperative contestemos | dative | not used | contestémoste | contestémosle | contestémonos | contestémoos | contestémosles |
| accusative | not used | contestémoste | contestémoslo, contestémosla | contestémonos | contestémoos | contestémoslos, contestémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative contestad | dative | contestadme | not used | contestadle | contestadnos | contestaos | contestadles |
| accusative | contestadme | not used | contestadlo, contestadla | contestadnos | contestaos | contestadlos, contestadlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative contesten | dative | contéstenme | not used | contéstenle | contéstennos | not used | contéstenles, contéstense |
| accusative | contéstenme | not used | contéstenlo, contéstenla | contéstennos | not used | contéstenlos, contéstenlas, contéstense | |
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “contestar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025