Forms
- present (yo)
- contento
- preterite (yo)
- contenté
- past participle
- contentado
Similar words
agradar
contentar means to satisfy or make someone content, fulfilling a specific want; agradar means to please or be pleasing to someone, in general.
complacer
complacer implies more effort to please by fulfilling someone's wishes; contentar is a simpler satisfaction, making someone content.
Similar in other languages
Portuguese
agradar
agradar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to please."
Portuguese
comprazer
comprazer is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to please."
Practice
1 What does contentar mean?
to please
2 Fill the gap: Es difícil ___ a todos.
Full sentence: Es difícil contentar a todos. (It's hard to please everyone.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches contentar?
contentar: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.