captarverb
Captar means to grasp, to understand or to capture in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as capta, captó and captan.
- to grasp, to understand, to capture
No pude captar lo que él dijo.
I couldn't catch what he said.
El panel solar capta energía solar.
The solar panel captures solar energy.
Su nuevo sombrero captó mi atención.
Her new hat caught my attention.
Las cámaras no suelen captar la realidad.
Cameras don't tend to capture reality.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| capta | he, she, it | Present |
| captó | he, she, it | Preterite |
| captan | they | Present |
| captando | Gerund | |
| captaron | they | Preterite |
| capte | he, she, it | Present subjunctive |
| captamos | we | Present or preterite |
| captará | he, she, it | Future |
| capten | they | Present subjunctive |
| captaba | he, she, it | Imperfect |
| captarán | they | Future |