Polyglot Dictionary

recitar

/resiˈtaɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
recito
preterite (yo)
recité
past participle
recitado

Meaning

  1. to recite

    • Recitó un poema.

      She recited a poem.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

declamar

declamar implies reciting with dramatic, theatrical delivery; recitar is more general, to recite a poem or something from memory.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

declamar

declamar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to recite."

Portuguese

recitar

recitar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to recite."

Practice

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