raptar

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from French rapt, Italian rapire, Spanish raptar, ultimately from Latin raptus, perfect passive participle of rapiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rap.ˈtar/, /ɾap.ˈtaɾ/

Verb

raptar (present tense raptas, past tense raptis, future tense raptos, imperative raptez, conditional raptus)

1. (transitive) to seize and carry away by violence, pillage, kidnap, ravish

Conjugation

Conjugation of raptar

		present		past		future
infinitive		raptar		raptir		raptor
tense		raptas		raptis		raptos
conditional		raptus		—		—
imperative		raptez		—		—
adjective active participle		raptanta		raptinta		raptonta
adverbial active participle		raptante		raptinte		raptonte
nominal active participle	singular	raptanto		raptinto		raptonto
	plural	raptanti		raptinti		raptonti
adjective passive participle		raptata		raptita		raptota
adverbial passive participle		raptate		raptite		raptote
nominal passive participle	singular	raptato		raptito		raptoto
	plural	raptati		raptiti		raptoti

Derived terms

• raptajo (“booty, plunder”)
• raptanto (“robber, brigand, bandit, highwayman; a single instance”)
• raptema (“rapacious”)
  • raptemeso (“rapacity”)
• raptero (“robber, brigand, bandit, highwayman; on occasions”)
• raptisto (“robber, brigand, bandit, highwayman; sole income”)
• rapto (“rapine, pillage, kidnapping, highway robbery”)
• raptocido (“murder (attended) with robbery”)

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin raptāre.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁa.piˈta(ʁ)/ [ha.piˈta(h)], /ʁapˈta(ʁ)/ [hapˈta(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁa.piˈta(ʁ)/ [ha.piˈta(h)], /ʁapˈta(ʁ)/ [hapˈta(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ʁa.piˈta(ɾ)/ [ha.piˈta(ɾ)], /ʁapˈta(ɾ)/ [hapˈta(ɾ)]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁa.piˈta(ʁ)/ [χa.piˈta(χ)], /ʁapˈta(ʁ)/ [χapˈta(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁapˈta(ɻ)/ [hapˈta(ɻ)], /ʁa.piˈta(ɻ)/ [ha.piˈta(ɻ)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɐˈptaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɐˈptaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɐˈpta.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: rap‧tar

Verb

raptar (first-person singular present rapto, first-person singular preterite raptei, past participle raptado) (transitive)

1. to abduct (capture and keep (someone) imprisoned, demanding something (usually money) in exchange for their life)
2. to prey, snatch (take away with violence, take by force)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of raptar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	raptar
Personal	raptar	raptares	raptar	raptarmos	raptardes	raptarem
Gerund
	raptando
Past participle
Masculine	raptado			raptados
Feminine	raptada			raptadas
Indicative
Present	rapto	raptas	rapta	raptamos	raptais	raptam
Imperfect	raptava	raptavas	raptava	raptávamos	raptáveis	raptavam
Preterite	raptei	raptaste	raptou	raptamos1, raptámos2	raptastes	raptaram
Pluperfect	raptara	raptaras	raptara	raptáramos	raptáreis	raptaram
Future	raptarei	raptarás	raptará	raptaremos	raptareis	raptarão
Conditional	raptaria	raptarias	raptaria	raptaríamos	raptaríeis	raptariam
Subjunctive
Present	rapte	raptes	rapte	raptemos	rapteis	raptem
Imperfect	raptasse	raptasses	raptasse	raptássemos	raptásseis	raptassem
Future	raptar	raptares	raptar	raptarmos	raptardes	raptarem
Imperative
Affirmative		rapta	rapte	raptemos	raptai	raptem
Negative (não)		não raptes	não rapte	não raptemos	não rapteis	não raptem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• rapina
• rapto

Further reading

• “raptar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “raptar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin raptāre, frequentative of rapio, rapire, whence the inherited Old Spanish rabir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rabˈtaɾ/ [raβ̞ˈt̪aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: rap‧tar

Verb

raptar (first-person singular present rapto, first-person singular preterite rapté, past participle raptado)

1. to kidnap; to abduct

   Synonym: secuestrar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of raptar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			raptar
gerund			raptando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		raptado		raptada
		plural		raptados		raptadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	rapto	raptastú raptásvos	rapta	raptamos	raptáis	raptan
	imperfect	raptaba	raptabas	raptaba	raptábamos	raptabais	raptaban
	preterite	rapté	raptaste	raptó	raptamos	raptasteis	raptaron
	future	raptaré	raptarás	raptará	raptaremos	raptaréis	raptarán
	conditional	raptaría	raptarías	raptaría	raptaríamos	raptaríais	raptarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	rapte	raptestú raptésvos2	rapte	raptemos	raptéis	rapten
	imperfect (ra)	raptara	raptaras	raptara	raptáramos	raptarais	raptaran
	imperfect (se)	raptase	raptases	raptase	raptásemos	raptaseis	raptasen
	future1	raptare	raptares	raptare	raptáremos	raptareis	raptaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		raptatú raptávos	rapte	raptemos	raptad	rapten
	negative		no raptes	no rapte	no raptemos	no raptéis	no rapten

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of raptar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive raptar	dative	raptarme	raptarte	raptarle, raptarse	raptarnos	raptaros	raptarles, raptarse
	accusative	raptarme	raptarte	raptarlo, raptarla, raptarse	raptarnos	raptaros	raptarlos, raptarlas, raptarse
with gerund raptando	dative	raptándome	raptándote	raptándole, raptándose	raptándonos	raptándoos	raptándoles, raptándose
	accusative	raptándome	raptándote	raptándolo, raptándola, raptándose	raptándonos	raptándoos	raptándolos, raptándolas, raptándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative rapta	dative	ráptame	ráptate	ráptale	ráptanos	not used	ráptales
	accusative	ráptame	ráptate	ráptalo, ráptala	ráptanos	not used	ráptalos, ráptalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative raptá	dative	raptame	raptate	raptale	raptanos	not used	raptales
	accusative	raptame	raptate	raptalo, raptala	raptanos	not used	raptalos, raptalas
with formal second-person singular imperative rapte	dative	rápteme	not used	ráptele, ráptese	ráptenos	not used	rápteles
	accusative	rápteme	not used	ráptelo, ráptela, ráptese	ráptenos	not used	ráptelos, ráptelas
with first-person plural imperative raptemos	dative	not used	raptémoste	raptémosle	raptémonos	raptémoos	raptémosles
	accusative	not used	raptémoste	raptémoslo, raptémosla	raptémonos	raptémoos	raptémoslos, raptémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative raptad	dative	raptadme	not used	raptadle	raptadnos	raptaos	raptadles
	accusative	raptadme	not used	raptadlo, raptadla	raptadnos	raptaos	raptadlos, raptadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative rapten	dative	ráptenme	not used	ráptenle	ráptennos	not used	ráptenles, ráptense
	accusative	ráptenme	not used	ráptenlo, ráptenla	ráptennos	not used	ráptenlos, ráptenlas, ráptense

Related terms

• rapiña
• rapto

Further reading

• “raptar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10