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Acatar: A Very Obedient Verb

No acato límites.

I don't obey limits.

Caption 33, Babasónicos - Carismático

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The verb acatar means "to respect," "to observe," "to comply with" or "to defer to." For the lyrics quoted above, we translate: "I don't obey limits."

Here are some other examples of the verb in context:

Deben acatar la ley.
They ought to follow the law.

El gobierno acata la decision final.
The government respects the final decision.

 

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Acatar is conjugated the same way as hablar. In other words, it follows the rules (acata las reglas) of a regular -ar verb.

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