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citar

to cite, to quote, to summon

s i t a ɾ
cit cite or mention + ar -ar infinitive (1st conjugation)
verb Rare #35,592
to cite, to quote Often used for citing sources (books, articles, authors) or quoting someone’s words.
PO: No seu trabalho, você precisa citar as fontes.
EN: In your paper, you need to cite the sources.
to summon Used in legal/official contexts, meaning to order someone to appear (e.g., in court).
PO: O juiz decidiu citar o réu.
EN: The judge decided to summon the defendant.
Conjugation of citar
citar
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
First citar —
Third citar —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First cite —
Third cite —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Third cite —

Para citar nosso poeta maior.

To quote our greatest poet.

— A História Pessoal de David Copperfield (2019)

Ele não quis citar nomes.

He didn't want to name names.

Eu não quero citar nomes.

I don't want to name names.

Já vi muito vivo citar morto, é a primeira vez que vejo um morto citar vivo.

I've seen many living people quote dead people, but this is the first time I've seen a dead person quote a living person.

— O Auto da Compadecida (2000)

Aposto que não sabe citar um filme meu.

I bet you can't name one of my films.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Sounds similar to

sentar s ẽ t a ɾ ditar d i t a ɾ