gatar
Portuguese, verb/ɡaˈta(ʁ)/
gatar is a Portuguese verb meaning “to fail, to flunk(an exam)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does gatar mean in English?
verb
- 1
Portugalslangto fail, to flunk(an exam)
- 2
Portugalslangto fail, to flunk (a course)
- 3
Portugalto make a mistake, to go wrong
- 4
Portugalto repair (a ceramic piece) by means of wires (gatos)
- 5
Portugalto shape (a vessel) into a curve by means of an iron utensil (gato)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of gatar
- gato first-person present singular
- gatei first-person preterite singular
- gatado participle past
- gatares infinitive second-person singular
- gatarmos first-person infinitive plural
- gatardes infinitive plural second-person
- gatarem infinitive plural third-person
- gatando gerund
- gatados masculine participle past
- gatada feminine participle past
- gatadas feminine participle past
- gatas indicative present second-person
- gata indicative present singular
- gatamos first-person indicative plural
- gatais indicative plural present
- gatam indicative plural present
- gatava first-person imperfect indicative
- gatavas imperfect indicative second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gatar?
- Brazil /ɡaˈta(ʁ)/
- Brazil [ɡaˈta(h)]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.