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contar
🇪🇸 Spanish verb
contar
— to count (objects/ money/ people)
contar · contando · contado
infinitive · gerund · participle
+con
+para
+[objetos/dinero/personas]
+[historia/chiste/secreto]
Meanings of
contar
1
to count (objects/ money/ people)
+[objetos/ dinero/ personas]
El niño aprendió a contar hasta cien.
The child learned to count to one hundred.
2
to tell (a story/ joke/ secret)
+[historia/ chiste/ secreto]
Mi abuela nos contó una historia muy divertida.
My grandmother told us a very funny story.
3
to count on (someone/ support/ help)
+[con + persona/ apoyo/ ayuda]
Siempre puedes contar con mi ayuda cuando la necesites.
You can always count on my help when you need it.
4
to have (residents/ facilities/ resources)
+[con + habitantes/ instalaciones/ recursos]
La ciudad cuenta con más de dos millones de habitantes.
The city has more than two million inhabitants.
Synonyms
decir · say
explicar · explain
comentar · mention
narrar · narrate
Antonyms
callar · silence
ocultar · hide
guardar · keep
Reflexive
contarse
1
to be counted among; to be considered one of
+[entre]
Se cuenta entre los mejores guitarristas del país.
He is counted among the best guitarists in the country.
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