What does percatar mean?
percatar means to notice, to observe in English. It is a regular -ar verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to notice, to realize; to take into account, to note.
Spanish verb guide
Percatar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn percatar, meaning to notice, to observe, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-argerund: percatandoparticiple: percatado
Principal forms of percatar
- Infinitive
- percatar
- Gerund
- percatando
- Past participle
- percatado
Percatar conjugation table
Compare the present, preterite, imperfect, and future forms. Reflexive pronouns are included where the verb requires them.
| Pronoun | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | percato | percaté | percataba | percataré |
| tú | percatas | percataste | percatabas | percatarás |
| él / ella / usted | percata | percató | percataba | percatará |
| nosotros/as | percatamos | percatamos | percatábamos | percataremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | percatan | percataron | percataban | percatarán |
Pattern notes
- Percatar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with percatar
Nadie se percató de su ausencia.Nobody noticed her absence.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
¿Te percataste de alguna cosa extraña?Did you notice anything unusual?Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ambos, Tom y Mary, se percataron de John al mismo tiempo.Tom and Mary both noticed John at the same time.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate percatar for yo in the present.
- Use the preterite form for ella.
- Say the nosotros/as imperfect form.
- Write a short sentence in the future.
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