decretar

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [də.kɾəˈta]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [de.kɾeˈtaɾ]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Verb

decretar (first-person singular present decreto, first-person singular preterite decretí, past participle decretat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/

1. to decree

Conjugation

    Conjugation of decretar (first conjugation)

infinitive			decretar
gerund			decretant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		decretat		decretada
		plural		decretats		decretades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	decreto	decretes	decreta	decretem	decreteu	decreten
	imperfect	decretava	decretaves	decretava	decretàvem	decretàveu	decretaven
	future	decretaré	decretaràs	decretarà	decretarem	decretareu	decretaran
	preterite	decretí	decretares	decretà	decretàrem	decretàreu	decretaren
	conditional	decretaria	decretaries	decretaria	decretaríem	decretaríeu	decretarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	decreti	decretis	decreti	decretem	decreteu	decretin
	imperfect	decretés	decretessis	decretés	decretéssim	decretéssiu	decretessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	decreta	decreti	decretem	decreteu	decretin
	negative (no)	—	no decretis	no decreti	no decretem	no decreteu	no decretin

Interlingua

Verb

decretar

1. to decree

Conjugation

    Conjugation of decretar

infinitive		decretar
participle		present	perfect
		decretante	decretate
active		simple	perfect
	present	decreta	ha decretate
	past	decretava	habeva decretate
	future	decretara	habera decretate
	conditional	decretarea	haberea decretate
	imperative	decreta	—
passive		simple	perfect
	present	es decretate	ha essite decretate
	past	esseva decretate	habeva essite decretate
	future	essera decretate	habera essite decretate
	conditional	esserea decretate	haberea essite decretate
	imperative	sia decretate	—

Related terms

• decreto

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

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

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.kɾɨˈtaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.kɾɨˈtaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.kɾɨˈta.ɾi/

Verb

decretar (first-person singular present decreto, first-person singular preterite decretei, past participle decretado)

1. to decree
2. to enact

Conjugation

    Conjugation of decretar (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	decretar
Personal	decretar	decretares	decretar	decretarmos	decretardes	decretarem
Gerund
	decretando
Past participle
Masculine	decretado			decretados
Feminine	decretada			decretadas
Indicative
Present	decreto	decretas	decreta	decretamos	decretais	decretam
Imperfect	decretava	decretavas	decretava	decretávamos	decretáveis	decretavam
Preterite	decretei	decretaste	decretou	decretamos1, decretámos2	decretastes	decretaram
Pluperfect	decretara	decretaras	decretara	decretáramos	decretáreis	decretaram
Future	decretarei	decretarás	decretará	decretaremos	decretareis	decretarão
Conditional	decretaria	decretarias	decretaria	decretaríamos	decretaríeis	decretariam
Subjunctive
Present	decrete	decretes	decrete	decretemos	decreteis	decretem
Imperfect	decretasse	decretasses	decretasse	decretássemos	decretásseis	decretassem
Future	decretar	decretares	decretar	decretarmos	decretardes	decretarem
Imperative
Affirmative		decreta	decrete	decretemos	decretai	decretem
Negative (não)		não decretes	não decrete	não decretemos	não decreteis	não decretem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:decretar.

Further reading

• “decretar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “decretar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dekɾeˈtaɾ/ [d̪e.kɾeˈt̪aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: de‧cre‧tar

Verb

decretar (first-person singular present decreto, first-person singular preterite decreté, past participle decretado)

1. to decree

Conjugation

    Conjugation of decretar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			decretar
gerund			decretando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		decretado		decretada
		plural		decretados		decretadas
		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	decreto	decretastú decretásvos	decreta	decretamos	decretáis	decretan
	imperfect	decretaba	decretabas	decretaba	decretábamos	decretabais	decretaban
	preterite	decreté	decretaste	decretó	decretamos	decretasteis	decretaron
	future	decretaré	decretarás	decretará	decretaremos	decretaréis	decretarán
	conditional	decretaría	decretarías	decretaría	decretaríamos	decretaríais	decretarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	decrete	decretestú decretésvos2	decrete	decretemos	decretéis	decreten
	imperfect (ra)	decretara	decretaras	decretara	decretáramos	decretarais	decretaran
	imperfect (se)	decretase	decretases	decretase	decretásemos	decretaseis	decretasen
	future1	decretare	decretares	decretare	decretáremos	decretareis	decretaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		decretatú decretávos	decrete	decretemos	decretad	decreten
	negative		no decretes	no decrete	no decretemos	no decretéis	no decreten

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

    Selected combined forms of decretar

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 decretar	dative	decretarme	decretarte	decretarle, decretarse	decretarnos	decretaros	decretarles, decretarse
	accusative	decretarme	decretarte	decretarlo, decretarla, decretarse	decretarnos	decretaros	decretarlos, decretarlas, decretarse
with gerund decretando	dative	decretándome	decretándote	decretándole, decretándose	decretándonos	decretándoos	decretándoles, decretándose
	accusative	decretándome	decretándote	decretándolo, decretándola, decretándose	decretándonos	decretándoos	decretándolos, decretándolas, decretándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative decreta	dative	decrétame	decrétate	decrétale	decrétanos	not used	decrétales
	accusative	decrétame	decrétate	decrétalo, decrétala	decrétanos	not used	decrétalos, decrétalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative decretá	dative	decretame	decretate	decretale	decretanos	not used	decretales
	accusative	decretame	decretate	decretalo, decretala	decretanos	not used	decretalos, decretalas
with formal second-person singular imperative decrete	dative	decréteme	not used	decrétele, decrétese	decrétenos	not used	decrételes
	accusative	decréteme	not used	decrételo, decrétela, decrétese	decrétenos	not used	decrételos, decrételas
with first-person plural imperative decretemos	dative	not used	decretémoste	decretémosle	decretémonos	decretémoos	decretémosles
	accusative	not used	decretémoste	decretémoslo, decretémosla	decretémonos	decretémoos	decretémoslos, decretémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative decretad	dative	decretadme	not used	decretadle	decretadnos	decretaos	decretadles
	accusative	decretadme	not used	decretadlo, decretadla	decretadnos	decretaos	decretadlos, decretadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative decreten	dative	decrétenme	not used	decrétenle	decrétennos	not used	decrétenles, decrétense
	accusative	decrétenme	not used	decrétenlo, decrétenla	decrétennos	not used	decrétenlos, decrétenlas, decrétense

Further reading

• “decretar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024