Spanish Conversation · Level 72
60 words
Spanish word
datar
Pronunciation
IPA/daˈtaɾ/
Meaning
- verbdate
Example
Por favor, datar este documento.
Please date this document.
More examples
La factura ya data de 2018.
The invoice already dates from 2018.
Core concept
A document stamped with a date.
Common phrases
datar la factura
date the invoice
datar un contrato
date a contract
datar de 1995
date from 1995
Similar words
fechar: Adds a date to letters or documents in everyday, nontechnical use.
Definition in Spanish
Poner o fijar una fecha en un documento, objeto o registro para indicar cuándo ocurrió o fue creado.
Word origin
From Latin datum 'given', via medieval Latin where a verb sense 'to assign a date' develops, and in Spanish it means to put a date on a record.
Usage tips
- Used mainly in formal or archival contexts; in everyday speech speakers often say 'fechar' or 'poner la fecha' or use the phrase 'firmar y fechar' when noting a document's date.
Other meanings
- date fromverb
Related words
- datadodatedadjective