decantar

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [də.kənˈta]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [de.kanˈtaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [de.kanˈta]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Verb

decantar (first-person singular present decanto, first-person singular preterite decantí, past participle decantat)

1. to decant
2. (reflexive) to opt [with per ‘for’]

Conjugation

    Central Catalan conjugation of decantar (first conjugation)

infinitive			decantar
gerund			decantant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		decantat		decantada
		plural		decantats		decantades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	decanto	decantes	decanta	decantem	decanteu	decanten
	imperfect	decantava	decantaves	decantava	decantàvem	decantàveu	decantaven
	future	decantaré	decantaràs	decantarà	decantarem	decantareu	decantaran
	preterite	decantí	decantares	decantà	decantàrem	decantàreu	decantaren
	conditional	decantaria	decantaries	decantaria	decantaríem	decantaríeu	decantarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	decanti	decantis	decanti	decantem	decanteu	decantin
	imperfect	decantés	decantessis	decantés	decantéssim	decantéssiu	decantessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	decanta	decanti	decantem	decanteu	decantin
	negative (no)	—	no decantis	no decanti	no decantem	no decanteu	no decantin

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.kɐ̃ˈta(ʁ)/ [de.kɐ̃ˈta(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.kɐ̃ˈta(ʁ)/ [de.kɐ̃ˈta(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /de.kɐ̃ˈta(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /de.kɐ̃ˈta(ʁ)/ [de.kɐ̃ˈta(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /de.kɐ̃ˈta(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.kɐ̃ˈtaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.kɐ̃ˈtaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.kɐ̃ˈta.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: de‧can‧tar

Verb

decantar (first-person singular present decanto, first-person singular preterite decantei, past participle decantado)

1. to decant

Conjugation

    Conjugation of decantar (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	decantar
Personal	decantar	decantares	decantar	decantarmos	decantardes	decantarem
Gerund
	decantando
Past participle
Masculine	decantado			decantados
Feminine	decantada			decantadas
Indicative
Present	decanto	decantas	decanta	decantamos	decantais	decantam
Imperfect	decantava	decantavas	decantava	decantávamos	decantáveis	decantavam
Preterite	decantei	decantaste	decantou	decantamos1, decantámos2	decantastes	decantaram
Pluperfect	decantara	decantaras	decantara	decantáramos	decantáreis	decantaram
Future	decantarei	decantarás	decantará	decantaremos	decantareis	decantarão
Conditional	decantaria	decantarias	decantaria	decantaríamos	decantaríeis	decantariam
Subjunctive
Present	decante	decantes	decante	decantemos	decanteis	decantem
Imperfect	decantasse	decantasses	decantasse	decantássemos	decantásseis	decantassem
Future	decantar	decantares	decantar	decantarmos	decantardes	decantarem
Imperative
Affirmative		decanta	decante	decantemos	decantai	decantem
Negative (não)		não decantes	não decante	não decantemos	não decanteis	não decantem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Derived terms

• decantação

Further reading

• “decantar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “decantar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From Medieval Latin dēcanthāre, from dē- +‎ canthus (“beak of a cup or jug”), equivalent to Spanish de- + canto (“edge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dekanˈtaɾ/ [d̪e.kãn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: de‧can‧tar

Verb

decantar (first-person singular present decanto, first-person singular preterite decanté, past participle decantado)

1. (transitive) to decant
2. (transitive) to decide
   • 2023 August 8, Marc Rovira, “ERC y Junts se emplazan a aparcar sus diferencias ante la “oportunidad histórica” de decantar la investidura”, in El País‎^[1], Madrid: Ediciones El País, S.L., →ISSN, archived from the original on 4 March 2026:

     ERC y Junts se emplazan a aparcar sus diferencias ante la “oportunidad histórica” de decantar la investidura [title]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

3. (reflexive, + por) to opt for
   • 2008, Joxean Muñoz, Ez da neutrala:

     Nació en Guatemala en 1974, y aunque en sus inicios se decantó por el mundo de la literatura, encontró en la performance la manera de denunciar la violenta realidad que le ha tocado vivir

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of decantar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			decantar
gerund			decantando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		decantado		decantada
		plural		decantados		decantadas
		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	decanto	decantastú decantásvos	decanta	decantamos	decantáis	decantan
	imperfect	decantaba	decantabas	decantaba	decantábamos	decantabais	decantaban
	preterite	decanté	decantaste	decantó	decantamos	decantasteis	decantaron
	future	decantaré	decantarás	decantará	decantaremos	decantaréis	decantarán
	conditional	decantaría	decantarías	decantaría	decantaríamos	decantaríais	decantarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	decante	decantestú decantésvos2	decante	decantemos	decantéis	decanten
	imperfect (ra)	decantara	decantaras	decantara	decantáramos	decantarais	decantaran
	imperfect (se)	decantase	decantases	decantase	decantásemos	decantaseis	decantasen
	future1	decantare	decantares	decantare	decantáremos	decantareis	decantaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		decantatú decantávos	decante	decantemos	decantad	decanten
	negative		no decantes	no decante	no decantemos	no decantéis	no decanten

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

    Selected combined forms of decantar

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 decantar	dative	decantarme	decantarte	decantarle, decantarse	decantarnos	decantaros	decantarles, decantarse
	accusative	decantarme	decantarte	decantarlo, decantarla, decantarse	decantarnos	decantaros	decantarlos, decantarlas, decantarse
with gerund decantando	dative	decantándome	decantándote	decantándole, decantándose	decantándonos	decantándoos	decantándoles, decantándose
	accusative	decantándome	decantándote	decantándolo, decantándola, decantándose	decantándonos	decantándoos	decantándolos, decantándolas, decantándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative decanta	dative	decántame	decántate	decántale	decántanos	not used	decántales
	accusative	decántame	decántate	decántalo, decántala	decántanos	not used	decántalos, decántalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative decantá	dative	decantame	decantate	decantale	decantanos	not used	decantales
	accusative	decantame	decantate	decantalo, decantala	decantanos	not used	decantalos, decantalas
with formal second-person singular imperative decante	dative	decánteme	not used	decántele, decántese	decántenos	not used	decánteles
	accusative	decánteme	not used	decántelo, decántela, decántese	decántenos	not used	decántelos, decántelas
with first-person plural imperative decantemos	dative	not used	decantémoste	decantémosle	decantémonos	decantémoos	decantémosles
	accusative	not used	decantémoste	decantémoslo, decantémosla	decantémonos	decantémoos	decantémoslos, decantémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative decantad	dative	decantadme	not used	decantadle	decantadnos	decantaos	decantadles
	accusative	decantadme	not used	decantadlo, decantadla	decantadnos	decantaos	decantadlos, decantadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative decanten	dative	decántenme	not used	decántenle	decántennos	not used	decántenles, decántense
	accusative	decántenme	not used	decántenlo, decántenla	decántennos	not used	decántenlos, decántenlas, decántense

Related terms

• decantador

Further reading

• “decantar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026