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Etymology

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From pretext +‎ -ar.

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pretextar (first-person singular present pretexto, first-person singular preterite pretextí, past participle pretextat)(transitive)

  1. to allege
    Synonym: al·legar
  2. to plead, to claim, to give as a pretext

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of pretextar (first conjugation)
infinitive pretextar
gerund pretextant
past participle masculine feminine
singular pretextat pretextada
plural pretextats pretextades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present pretexto pretextes pretexta pretextem pretexteu pretexten
imperfect pretextava pretextaves pretextava pretextàvem pretextàveu pretextaven
future pretextaré pretextaràs pretextarà pretextarem pretextareu pretextaran
preterite pretextí pretextares pretextà pretextàrem pretextàreu pretextaren
conditional pretextaria pretextaries pretextaria pretextaríem pretextaríeu pretextarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present pretexti pretextis pretexti pretextem pretexteu pretextin
imperfect pretextés pretextessis pretextés pretextéssim pretextéssiu pretextessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — pretexta pretexti pretextem pretexteu pretextin
negative (no) — no pretextis no pretexti no pretextem no pretexteu no pretextin

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Etymology

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From pretexto +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

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pretextar (first-person singular present pretexto, first-person singular preterite pretextei, past participle pretextado)

  1. to give as a pretext

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of pretextar (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 pretextar
Personal pretextar pretextares pretextar pretextarmos pretextardes pretextarem
Gerund
pretextando
Past participle
Masculine pretextado pretextados
Feminine pretextada pretextadas
Indicative
Present pretexto pretextas pretexta pretextamos pretextais pretextam
Imperfect pretextava pretextavas pretextava pretextávamos pretextáveis pretextavam
Preterite pretextei pretextaste pretextou pretextamos1, pretextámos2 pretextastes pretextaram
Pluperfect pretextara pretextaras pretextara pretextáramos pretextáreis pretextaram
Future pretextarei pretextarás pretextará pretextaremos pretextareis pretextarão
Conditional pretextaria pretextarias pretextaria pretextaríamos pretextaríeis pretextariam
Subjunctive
Present pretexte pretextes pretexte pretextemos pretexteis pretextem
Imperfect pretextasse pretextasses pretextasse pretextássemos pretextásseis pretextassem
Future pretextar pretextares pretextar pretextarmos pretextardes pretextarem
Imperative
Affirmative pretexta pretexte pretextemos pretextai pretextem
Negative (não) não pretextes não pretexte não pretextemos não pretexteis não pretextem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

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Etymology

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From pretexto +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pɾeteɡsˈtaɾ/ [pɾe.t̪eɣ̞sˈt̪aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: pre‧tex‧tar

Verb

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pretextar (first-person singular present pretexto, first-person singular preterite pretexté, past participle pretextado)

  1. to give as a pretext
    • 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 42:
      Decir o cantar la Maunífica o Magníficat, no precisamente el himno que entonó María en la visita a su prima Isabel, sino una oración o lo que fuere, que la gente supersticiosa que la sabe se niega a comunicar, pretextando ignorarla, y de la cual daremos en otro lugar la única y muy disparatada versión que hemos podido recoger.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of pretextar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive pretextar
gerund pretextando
past participle masculine feminine
singular pretextado pretextada
plural pretextados pretextadas
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 pretexto pretextastú
pretextásvos 		pretexta pretextamos pretextáis pretextan
imperfect pretextaba pretextabas pretextaba pretextábamos pretextabais pretextaban
preterite pretexté pretextaste pretextó pretextamos pretextasteis pretextaron
future pretextaré pretextarás pretextará pretextaremos pretextaréis pretextarán
conditional pretextaría pretextarías pretextaría pretextaríamos pretextaríais pretextarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present pretexte pretextestú
pretextésvos2 		pretexte pretextemos pretextéis pretexten
imperfect
(ra) 		pretextara pretextaras pretextara pretextáramos pretextarais pretextaran
imperfect
(se) 		pretextase pretextases pretextase pretextásemos pretextaseis pretextasen
future1 pretextare pretextares pretextare pretextáremos pretextareis pretextaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative pretextatú
pretextávos 		pretexte pretextemos pretextad pretexten
negative no pretextes no pretexte no pretextemos no pretextéis no pretexten

1Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of pretextar

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 pretextar dative pretextarme pretextarte pretextarle, pretextarse pretextarnos pretextaros pretextarles, pretextarse
accusative pretextarme pretextarte pretextarlo, pretextarla, pretextarse pretextarnos pretextaros pretextarlos, pretextarlas, pretextarse
with gerund pretextando dative pretextándome pretextándote pretextándole, pretextándose pretextándonos pretextándoos pretextándoles, pretextándose
accusative pretextándome pretextándote pretextándolo, pretextándola, pretextándose pretextándonos pretextándoos pretextándolos, pretextándolas, pretextándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative pretexta dative pretéxtame pretéxtate pretéxtale pretéxtanos not used pretéxtales
accusative pretéxtame pretéxtate pretéxtalo, pretéxtala pretéxtanos not used pretéxtalos, pretéxtalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative pretextá dative pretextame pretextate pretextale pretextanos not used pretextales
accusative pretextame pretextate pretextalo, pretextala pretextanos not used pretextalos, pretextalas
with formal second-person singular imperative pretexte dative pretéxteme not used pretéxtele, pretéxtese pretéxtenos not used pretéxteles
accusative pretéxteme not used pretéxtelo, pretéxtela, pretéxtese pretéxtenos not used pretéxtelos, pretéxtelas
with first-person plural imperative pretextemos dative not used pretextémoste pretextémosle pretextémonos pretextémoos pretextémosles
accusative not used pretextémoste pretextémoslo, pretextémosla pretextémonos pretextémoos pretextémoslos, pretextémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative pretextad dative pretextadme not used pretextadle pretextadnos pretextaos pretextadles
accusative pretextadme not used pretextadlo, pretextadla pretextadnos pretextaos pretextadlos, pretextadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative pretexten dative pretéxtenme not used pretéxtenle pretéxtennos not used pretéxtenles, pretéxtense
accusative pretéxtenme not used pretéxtenlo, pretéxtenla pretéxtennos not used pretéxtenlos, pretéxtenlas, pretéxtense

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