Today’s Spanish word of the day is “citar”.
It’s a verb that can mean “to cite”, “to quote”, “to summon” or “to make an appointment”.
It’s related to the noun “cita”, which means “date”, “appointment” or “quote”.
Some useful phrases involving the word “citar” include:
- Citar una fuente. – To cite a source.
- Citar a alguien. – To summon someone.
- Hacer una cita. – To make an appointment.
The word “citar” comes from Latin citare, meaning “to summon”. This is also the root of several English words including “cite”, “recite”, “citation” and “incite”.
“Citar” is a regular verb, so it’s conjugated in the same way as other regular -ar verbs.
Example sentences
Voy a citar una frase del autor.
I’m going to quote a phrase from the author.
Nos citaron para una entrevista la próxima semana.
We were summoned for an interview next week.
El gato me citó a las 4 AM para su desayuno.
The cat summoned me at 4 AM for his breakfast.
Me gusta citar poemas en mis cartas.
I like to quote poems in my letters.
El juez citó a los testigos.
The judge summoned the witnesses.
