contar.
to count; to tally
Meaning & usage
to count; to tally
to tell (a story); narrate
Cuéntame la verdad, o te vas a quedar aquí toda la noche.
to be (a certain number of years of age)
Cuando contaba treinta años.
to rely
to have available
Contamos con suficiente personal para atenderle apropiadamente.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin putus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin putō Latin computāre Spanish contar Inherited from Latin computāre. Doublet of computar. Cognate with English count and compute.
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