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From Old Galician-Portuguese decatar ("to perceive, notice", 14th century), from *decattare, from Latin de- + captāre (“to seize, catch”). Compare Spanish percatar.

IPA^(key): /dekaˈtaɾ/ [d̪e.kɑˈt̪aɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Hyphenation: de‧ca‧tar

decatar (first-person singular present decato, first-person singular preterite decatei, past participle decatado)

to realize (to become aware of a fact or situation)

	Singular	Plural
First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	decatar
Personal	decatar	decatares	decatar	decatarmos	decatardes	decatarem
Gerund
	decatando
Past participle
Masculine	decatado	decatados
Feminine	decatada	decatadas
Indicative
Present	decato	decatas	decata	decatamos	decatades, decatais	decatam
Imperfect	decatava	decatavas	decatava	decatávamos	decatávades, decatáveis, decatávais¹	decatavam
Preterite	decatei	decataste, decatache¹	decatou	decatamos	decatastes	decatárom, decataram
Pluperfect	decatara	decataras	decatara	decatáramos	decatárades, decatáreis, decatárais¹	decataram
Future	decatarei	decatarás	decatará	decataremos	decataredes, decatareis	decatarám, decatarão
Conditional	decataria	decatarias	decataria	decataríamos	decataríades, decataríeis, decataríais¹	decatariam
Subjunctive
Present	decate	decates	decate	decatemos	decatedes, decateis	decatem
Imperfect	decatasse	decatasses	decatasse	decatássemos	decatássedes, decatásseis	decatassem
Future	decatar	decatares	decatar	decatarmos	decatardes	decatarem
Imperative
Affirmative		decata	decate	decatemos	decatade, decatai	decatem
Negative (nom)	nom decates	nom decate	nom decatemos	nom decatedes, nom decateis	nom decatem

catar

Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “decatar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “decat”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “decatar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “decatar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
“decatar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “decatar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Old Galician-Portuguese

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From *decattare, from Latin de- + captāre (“to seize, catch”). First attested in the 14th century.

decatar

(Galicia) to perceive, to notice; to realize
- 2025 February 21, Kevin M. Parker, editor, Historia Troyana:
  Et basteçerõ moy bem os muros et as torres de armas et de cõpañas em tal maneyra que acõmo quer que viesem, nõ se decatasem de trayçom
  And they plentifully provided the walls and towers of weapons and troops, in such a manner that no matter how they would come, they wouldn't notice the treason
(Galicia) to be on one's guard

Conjugation of decatar

compound	infinitive of haver¹ or tẽer² + past participle
infinitive	simple	decatar
gerund	simple	decatando
compound	gerund of haver¹ or tẽer² + past participle
past participle		singular	plural
masculine	decatado	decatados
feminine	decatada	decatadas
present participle	decatante	decatantes
person	singular	plural
first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative mood	eu ei	tu	el~ele ela vossa mercee	nos nos outros nos outras	vos vos outros vos outras	eles elas
simple tenses	present	decato	decatas	decata	decatamos	decatades	decatan
imperfect	decatava	decatavas	decatava	decatavamos, decatávamos	decatavades, decatávades	decatavan
preterite	decatei	decataste, decatasche, decatache	decatou	decatamos	decatastes	decataron
pluperfect	decatara	decataras	decatara	decataramos, decatáramos	decatarades, decatárades	decataran
future	decatarei	decatarás	decatará	decataremos	decataredes	decatarán
conditional	decataria	decatarias	decataria	decatariamos, decataríamos	decatariades, decataríades	decatarian
compound tenses	present perfect	present of haver¹ or tẽer² + past participle
present imperfect	imperfect of haver¹ or tẽer² + past participle
past anterior	preterite of haver¹ or tẽer² + past participle
pluperfect	simple pluperfect of haver¹ or tẽer² + past participle
future perfect	future of haver¹ or tẽer² + past participle
conditional perfect	conditional of haver¹ or tẽer² + past participle
subjunctive mood	eu ei	tu	el~ele ela vossa mercee	nos nos outros nos outras	vos vos outros vos outras	eles elas
simple tenses	present	decate	decates	decate	decatemos	decatedes	decaten
preterite	decatasse	decatasses	decatasse	decatassemos, decatássemos	decatassedes, decatássedes	decatassen
future	decatar	decatares	decatar	decatarmos	decatardes	decataren
compound tenses	present perfect	present subjunctive of haver¹ or tẽer² + past participle
pluperfect	preterite subjunctive of haver¹ or tẽer² + past participle
future perfect	future subjunctive of haver¹ or tẽer² + past participle
imperative mood	—	tu	vossa mercee	nos nos outros nos outras	vos vos outros vos outras	—
affirmative	—	decata	decate	decatemos	decatade	—
negative	—	non decates	non decate	non decatemos	non decatedes	—
personal infinitive	eu ei	tu	el~ele ela vossa mercee	nos nos outros nos outras	vos vos outros vos outras	eles elas
decatar	decatares	decatar	decatarmos	decatardes	decataren
¹ Its alternative spelling, aver, can be used as well. ² teer and ter were used too, though all 3 were less common than forms of "haver".

Galician: decatar

Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “decatar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “decat”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

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