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costar
costar
English
Noun
costar (plural costars)
- (acting) A person who shares star billing.
- The once famous actor objected to his costar having a bigger dressing room.
- (acting) A person who slightly lacks the status to be considered a star.
- Alas, always a costar but never a star.
Verb
costar (third-person singular simple present costars, present participle costarring, simple past and past participle costarred)
- to perform with the billing of a costar.
- People thought his career was over but now he will get to costar on Broadway next month.
- 2012 June 3, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Mr. Plow” (season 4, episode 9; originally aired 11/19/1992)”, in (Please provide the title of the work):
- Purchasing a snowplow transforms Homer into a new man. Mr. Burns' laziest employee suddenly becomes an ambitious self-starter who buys ad time on local television at 3:17 A.M (prime viewing hours, Homer gingerly volunteers, for everyone from alcoholics to the unemployable to garden-variety angry loners) and makes a homemade commercial costarring his family.
Anagrams
Asturian
Etymology
From Latin constāre, present active infinitive of constō.
Verb
costar
- to cost (to incur a charge, a price)
Conjugation
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin constāre, present active infinitive of constō.
Verb
costar (first-person singular present costo, past participle costat)
- to cost (have a given price)
- 2009, Jean Grave, Les Aventures d'en Nono:
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Digues, mare, quant costarà un llibre de contes[?]
- Tell me, mother, how much does a story book cost?
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Digues, mare, quant costarà un llibre de contes[?]
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- to be very difficult
Conjugation
infinitive | costar | ||||||
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present participle | costant | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | costat | costada | |||||
plural | costats | costades | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès |
|
present | costo | costes | costa | costem | costeu | costen | |
imperfect | costava | costaves | costava | costàvem | costàveu | costaven | |
future | costaré | costaràs | costarà | costarem | costareu | costaran | |
preterite | costí | costares | costà | costàrem | costàreu | costaren | |
conditional | costaria | costaries | costaria | costaríem | costaríeu | costarien | |
subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès |
|
present | costi | costis | costi | costem | costeu | costin | |
imperfect | costés | costessis | costés | costéssim | costéssiu | costessin | |
imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós |
vostès | |
— | costa | costi | costem | costeu | costin |
Occitan
Etymology
From Latin constāre, present active infinitive of constō.
Verb
costar
- to cost
Conjugation
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | costar | èsser costat | |||||
past participle | costat | - | |||||
gerund | costant | èssent costat | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles | |
present | costi | costas | costa | costam | costatz | costan | |
imperfect | costavi | costavas | costava | costàvem | costàvetz | costavan | |
preterite | costèri | costères | costèt | costèrem | costèretz | costèron | |
future | costarai | costaràs | costarà | costarem | costaretz | costaràn | |
conditional | costariái | costariás | costariá | costariam | costariatz | costarián | |
compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of Aver plus the past participle | |||||
pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of Aver plus the past participle | ||||||
past anterior | Use the preterite tense of Aver plus the past participle | ||||||
future perfect | Use the future tense of Aver plus the past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of Aver plus the past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que ieu | que tu | que el | que nosautres | que vosautres | que eles | |
present | coste | costes | coste | costem | costetz | costen | |
imperfect | costèssi | costèsses | costèsse | costèssem | costèssetz | costèsson | |
compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of Aver plus the past participle | |||||
pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of Aver plus the past participle | ||||||
imperative | - | tu | - | nosautres | vosautres | - | |
costa | costem | costatz |
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | costar | èsser costat | |||||
past participle | costat | - | |||||
gerund | costant | èssent costat | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles | |
present | coste | costes | costa | costam | costatz | coston | |
imperfect | costave | costaves | costava | costaviam | costaviatz | costavon | |
preterite | costere | costeres | costet | costem | costetz | costeron | |
future | costarai | costaràs | costará | costarem | costaretz | costarán | |
conditional | costariá | costariás | costariá | costariam | costariatz | costarián | |
compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of Aver plus the past participle | |||||
pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of Aver plus the past participle | ||||||
past anterior | Use the preterite tense of Aver plus the past participle | ||||||
future perfect | Use the future tense of Aver plus the past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of Aver plus the past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que ieu | que tu | que el | que nosautres | que vosautres | que eles | |
present | coste | costes | coste | costassiam | costassiatz | coston | |
imperfect | costesse | costesses | costesse | costessiam | costessiatz | costesson | |
compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of Aver plus the past participle | |||||
pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of Aver plus the past participle | ||||||
imperative | - | tu | - | nosautres | vosautres | - | |
costa | costassiam | costatz |
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | costar | èsser costat | |||||
past participle | costat | - | |||||
gerund | costant | èssent costat | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles | |
present | costi | costas | costa | costam | costatz | costan | |
imperfect | costavi | costavas | costava | costàvam | costàvatz | costavan | |
preterite | costèi | costès | costè | costèm | costètz | costèn | |
future | costarèi | costaràs | costarà | costaram | costaratz | costaràn | |
conditional | costarí | costarés | costaré | costarem | costaretz | costarén | |
compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of Aver plus the past participle | |||||
pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of Aver plus the past participle | ||||||
past anterior | Use the preterite tense of Aver plus the past participle | ||||||
future perfect | Use the future tense of Aver plus the past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of Aver plus the past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que ieu | que tu | que el | que nosautres | que vosautres | que eles | |
present | costi | costes | coste | costem | costetz | costen | |
imperfect | costèssi | costèsses | costèsse | costèssem | costèssetz | costèssen | |
compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of Aver plus the past participle | |||||
pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of Aver plus the past participle | ||||||
imperative | - | tu | - | nosautres | vosautres | - | |
costa | costem | costatz |
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | costar | èsser costat | |||||
past participle | costat | - | |||||
gerund | costant | èssent costat | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles | |
present | coste | costas | costa | costam | costatz | costan | |
imperfect | costava | costavas | costava | costàvam | costàvatz | costavan | |
preterite | costei | costeras | costet | costèram | costèratz | costeran | |
future | costarai | costaràs | costará | costarem | costaretz | costarán | |
conditional | costariá | costariàs | costariá | costariam | costariatz | costarián | |
compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of Aver plus the past participle | |||||
pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of Aver plus the past participle | ||||||
past anterior | Use the preterite tense of Aver plus the past participle | ||||||
future perfect | Use the future tense of Aver plus the past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of Aver plus the past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que ieu | que tu | que el | que nosautres | que vosautres | que eles | |
present | coste | costes | coste | costem | costetz | costen | |
imperfect | costèsse | costèsses | costèsse | costèssem | costèssetz | costèssen | |
compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of Aver plus the past participle | |||||
pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of Aver plus the past participle | ||||||
imperative | - | tu | - | nosautres | vosautres | - | |
costa | costem | costatz |
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | costar | èsser costat | |||||
past participle | costat | - | |||||
gerund | costant | èssent costat | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles | |
present | coste | costes | costa | costam | costatz | costan | |
imperfect | costavi | costavas | costava | costàvem | costàvetz | costavan | |
preterite | costère | costères | costèt | costeriam | costeriatz | costèron | |
future | costarai | costaràs | costarà | costarem | costaretz | costaràn | |
conditional | costariáu | costariás | costariá | costariam | costariatz | costarián | |
compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of Aver plus the past participle | |||||
pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of Aver plus the past participle | ||||||
past anterior | Use the preterite tense of Aver plus the past participle | ||||||
future perfect | Use the future tense of Aver plus the past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of Aver plus the past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que ieu | que tu | que el | que nosautres | que vosautres | que eles | |
present | coste | costes | coste | costem | costetz | costan | |
imperfect | costèsse | costèsses | costèsse | costessiam | costessiatz | costèsson | |
compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of Aver plus the past participle | |||||
pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of Aver plus the past participle | ||||||
imperative | - | tu | - | nosautres | vosautres | - | |
costa | costem | costatz |
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin constāre, present active infinitive of constō.
Verb
costar (first-person singular present cuesto, first-person singular preterite costé, past participle costado)
- to cost
- to find (something) very difficult, to have a hard time with something
- Cuando estoy de pie, me cuesta respirar.
- When I'm standing, I find it hard to breathe.
- Le cuesta mucho pronunciar esa palabra.
- He has a really hard time pronouncing that word.
- Cuando estoy de pie, me cuesta respirar.
Conjugation
- Rule: o becomes a ue in stressed syllables.
infinitive | costar | ||||||
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gerund | costando | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | costado | costada | |||||
plural | costados | costadas | |||||
singular | plural | ||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
indicative | yo | tú vos |
él/ella usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes |
|
present | cuesto | cuestastú costásvos |
cuesta | costamos | costáis | cuestan | |
imperfect | costaba | costabas | costaba | costábamos | costabais | costaban | |
preterite | costé | costaste | costó | costamos | costasteis | costaron | |
future | costaré | costarás | costará | costaremos | costaréis | costarán | |
conditional | costaría | costarías | costaría | costaríamos | costaríais | costarían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos |
él/ella usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes |
|
present | cueste | cuestes | cueste | costemos | costéis | cuesten | |
imperfect (ra) |
costara | costaras | costara | costáramos | costarais | costaran | |
imperfect (se) |
costase | costases | costase | costásemos | costaseis | costasen | |
future | costare | costares | costare | costáremos | costareis | costaren | |
imperative | — | tú vos |
usted | nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ustedes | |
affirmative | cuestatú costávos |
cueste | costemos | costad | cuesten | ||
negative | no cuestes | no cueste | no costemos | no costéis | no cuesten |
Other verbs with this conjugation:
These forms are generated automatically and may not be attested. Pronoun usage varies by region.
singular | plural | ||||||
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1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
with infinitive costar | |||||||
dative | costarme | costarte, costarle | costarle, costarse | costarnos | costaros, costarles | costarles, costarse | |
accusative | costarme | costarte, costarlo, costarla | costarlo, costarla, costarse | costarnos | costaros, costarlos, costarlas | costarlos, costarlas, costarse | |
with gerund costando | |||||||
dative | costándome | costándote, costándole | costándole, costándose | costándonos | costándoos, costándoles | costándoles, costándose | |
accusative | costándome | costándote, costándolo, costándola | costándolo, costándola, costándose | costándonos | costándoos, costándolos, costándolas | costándolos, costándolas, costándose | |
with informal second-person singular imperative cuesta | |||||||
dative | cuéstame | cuéstate, cuéstale | cuéstale | cuéstanos | cuéstaos, cuéstales | cuéstales | |
accusative | cuéstame | cuéstate, cuéstalo, cuéstala | cuéstalo, cuéstala | cuéstanos | cuéstaos, cuéstalos, cuéstalas | cuéstalos, cuéstalas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative cueste | |||||||
dative | cuésteme | cuéstete, cuéstele | cuéstele, cuéstese | cuéstenos | cuésteles | cuésteles, cuéstese | |
accusative | cuésteme | cuéstete, cuéstelo, cuéstela | cuéstelo, cuéstela, cuéstese | cuéstenos | cuéstelos, cuéstelas | cuéstelos, cuéstelas, cuéstese | |
with first-person plural imperative costemos | |||||||
dative | not used | costémosle | costémosle | costémonos | costémosles | costémosles | |
accusative | not used | costémoslo, costémosla | costémoslo, costémosla | costémonos | costémoslos, costémoslas | costémoslos, costémoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative costad | |||||||
dative | costadme | costadle | costadle | costadnos | costaos, costadles | costadles | |
accusative | costadme | costadlo, costadla | costadlo, costadla | costadnos | costaos, costadlos, costadlas | costadlos, costadlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative cuesten | |||||||
dative | cuéstenme | cuéstente, cuéstenle | cuéstenle, cuéstense | cuéstenos | cuéstenles | cuéstenles, cuéstense | |
accusative | cuéstenme | cuéstente, cuéstenlo, cuéstenla | cuéstenlo, cuéstenla, cuéstense | cuéstenos | cuéstenlos, cuéstenlas | cuéstenlos, cuéstenlas, cuéstense |
Related terms
Venetian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin constāre, present active infinitive of constō. Compare Italian costare.
Verb
costar
- (intransitive) to cost
Conjugation
- Venetian conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
infinitive | costar | |||||
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auxiliary verb | èser | gerund | costando | |||
past participle | costà | |||||
person | singular | plural | ||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | |
indicative | mi | ti | eło / eła | noialtri / noialtre | voialtri / voialtre | łuri / łore |
present | costo | (te) costi | (el/ła) costa | costémo, costòn | costé | (i/łe) costa |
imperfect | costava | (te) costavi | (el/ła) costava | costàvimo | costavi | (i/łe) costava |
future | costarò | (te) costarè | (el/ła) costarà | costarémo | costarè | (i/łe) costarà |
conditional | mi | ti | eło / eła | noialtri / noialtre | voialtri / voialtre | łuri / łore |
present | costarìa | (te) costarisi | (el/ła) costarìa | costarìsimo | costarisi | (i/łe) costarìa |
subjunctive | che mi | che ti | che eło / eła | che noialtri / noialtre | che voialtri / voialtre | che łuri / łore |
present | coste, costa | (te) costi | (el/ła) coste, (el/ła) costa | costémo, costone | costé | (i/łe) coste, (i/łe) costa |
imperfect | costase | (te) costasi | (el/ła) costase | costàsimo | costasi | (i/łe) costase |
imperative | — | ti | eło / eła | noialtri / noialtre | voialtri / voialtre | łuri / łore |
— | (te) costa | (el/ła) costa, (el/ła) coste | costémo | costé | (i/łe) costa, (i/łe) coste |