evocar
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ēvocare, present active infinitive of ēvocō (“I call out, I summon”).
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /ə.voˈka/
- (Central) IPA(key): /ə.buˈka/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /e.voˈkaɾ/
- Homophone: evocà
- Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
Verb
evocar (first-person singular present evoco, past participle evocat)
- (transitive) to evoke
- Synonym: suggerir
Conjugation
Conjugation of evocar (first conjugation)
| infinitive | evocar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | evocant | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | evocat | evocada | |||||
| plural | evocats | evocades | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | evoco | evoques | evoca | evoquem | evoqueu | evoquen | |
| imperfect | evocava | evocaves | evocava | evocàvem | evocàveu | evocaven | |
| future | evocaré | evocaràs | evocarà | evocarem | evocareu | evocaran | |
| preterite | evoquí | evocares | evocà | evocàrem | evocàreu | evocaren | |
| conditional | evocaria | evocaries | evocaria | evocaríem | evocaríeu | evocarien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | evoqui | evoquis | evoqui | evoquem | evoqueu | evoquin | |
| imperfect | evoqués | evoquessis | evoqués | evoquéssim | evoquéssiu | evoquessin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès | |
| — | evoca | evoqui | evoquem | evoqueu | evoquin | ||
Related terms
- advocar
- convocar
- evocació
- invocar
- provocar
- revocar
Further reading
- “evocar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “evocar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “evocar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “evocar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Galician
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ēvocare, present active infinitive of ēvocō (“I call out, I summon”).
Verb
evocar (first-person singular present evoco, first-person singular preterite evoquei, past participle evocado)
- to evoke
Conjugation
- Note: evoc- are changed to evoqu- before front vowels (e).
Conjugation of evocar
| singular | plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| person | first | second | third | first | second | third |
| Infinitive | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| impersonal | evocar | |||||
| personal | evocar | evocares | evocar | evocarmos | evocardes | evocaren |
| Gerund | ||||||
| evocando | ||||||
| Past participle | singular | plural | ||||
| masculine | evocado | evocados | ||||
| feminine | evocada | evocadas | ||||
| Indicative | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| present | evoco | evocas | evoca | evocamos | evocades | evocan |
| imperfect | evocaba | evocabas | evocaba | evocabamos | evocabades | evocaban |
| preterite | evoquei | evocaches | evocou | evocamos | evocastes | evocaron |
| pluperfect | evocara | evocaras | evocara | evocaramos | evocarades | evocaran |
| future | evocarei | evocarás | evocará | evocaremos | evocaredes | evocarán |
| conditional | evocaría | evocarías | evocaría | evocariamos | evocariades | evocarían |
| Subjunctive | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| present | evoque | evoques | evoque | evoquemos | evoquedes | evoquen |
| preterite | evocase | evocases | evocase | evocásemos | evocásedes | evocasen |
| future | evocar | evocares | evocar | evocarmos | evocardes | evocaren |
| Imperative | – | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| affirmative | – | evoca | evoque | evoquemos | evocade | evoquen |
| negative | – | evoques | evoque | evoquemos | evoquedes | evoquen |
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ēvocāre (“to call out, to summon”), from ex (“out”) + vocō (“to call”), from vōx (“voice”), from Proto-Indo-European *wōkʷs (“speech, voice”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /e.voˈka(ʁ)/ [e.voˈka(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /e.voˈka(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /e.voˈka(ʁ)/ [e.voˈka(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /e.voˈka(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /i.vuˈkaɾ/
Verb
evocar (first-person singular present evoco, first-person singular preterite evoquei, past participle evocado)
- to evoke (cause the manifestation of something (emotion, picture, etc.) in someone's mind or imagination)
- to remember
- Synonyms: lembrar, recordar
- Antonyms: esquecer, deslembrar
Conjugation
Conjugation of evocar (c-qu alternation) (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 | evocar | |||||
| Personal | evocar | evocares | evocar | evocarmos | evocardes | evocarem |
| Gerund | ||||||
| evocando | ||||||
| Past participle | ||||||
| Masculine | evocado | evocados | ||||
| Feminine | evocada | evocadas | ||||
| Indicative | ||||||
| Present | evoco | evocas | evoca | evocamos | evocais | evocam |
| Imperfect | evocava | evocavas | evocava | evocávamos | evocáveis | evocavam |
| Preterite | evoquei | evocaste | evocou | evocamos1, evocámos2 | evocastes | evocaram |
| Pluperfect | evocara | evocaras | evocara | evocáramos | evocáreis | evocaram |
| Future | evocarei | evocarás | evocará | evocaremos | evocareis | evocarão |
| Conditional | ||||||
| evocaria | evocarias | evocaria | evocaríamos | evocaríeis | evocariam | |
| Subjunctive | ||||||
| Present | evoque | evoques | evoque | evoquemos | evoqueis | evoquem |
| Imperfect | evocasse | evocasses | evocasse | evocássemos | evocásseis | evocassem |
| Future | evocar | evocares | evocar | evocarmos | evocardes | evocarem |
| Imperative | ||||||
| Affirmative | evoca | evoque | evoquemos | evocai | evoquem | |
| Negative (não) | não evoques | não evoque | não evoquemos | não evoqueis | não evoquem | |
1Brazil.
2Portugal.
Related terms
- advogar
- convocar
- evocação
- evocado
- evocativo
- evocatório
- evocável
- invocar
- revogar
- voz
References
- “evocar” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
- “evocar” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ēvocare, present active infinitive of ēvocō (“to callout, I summon”), from ex (“out”) + vocō (“to call”), from vōx (“voice”), from Proto-Indo-European *wōkʷs (“speech, voice”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eboˈkaɾ/ [e.β̞oˈkaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: e‧vo‧car
Verb
evocar (first-person singular present evoco, first-person singular preterite evoqué, past participle evocado)
- to evoke, to conjure
- Synonym: conjurar
Conjugation
Conjugation of evocar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
| infinitive | evocar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | evocando | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | evocado | evocada | |||||
| plural | evocados | evocadas | |||||
| 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 | evoco | evocastú evocásvos | evoca | evocamos | evocáis | evocan | |
| imperfect | evocaba | evocabas | evocaba | evocábamos | evocabais | evocaban | |
| preterite | evoqué | evocaste | evocó | evocamos | evocasteis | evocaron | |
| future | evocaré | evocarás | evocará | evocaremos | evocaréis | evocarán | |
| conditional | evocaría | evocarías | evocaría | evocaríamos | evocaríais | evocarían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | evoque | evoquestú evoquésvos2 | evoque | evoquemos | evoquéis | evoquen | |
| imperfect (ra) | evocara | evocaras | evocara | evocáramos | evocarais | evocaran | |
| imperfect (se) | evocase | evocases | evocase | evocásemos | evocaseis | evocasen | |
| future1 | evocare | evocares | evocare | evocáremos | evocareis | evocaren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
| affirmative | evocatú evocávos | evoque | evoquemos | evocad | evoquen | ||
| negative | no evoques | no evoque | no evoquemos | no evoquéis | no evoquen | ||
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of evocar (c-qu alternation)
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 evocar | |||||||
| dative | evocarme | evocarte | evocarle, evocarse | evocarnos | evocaros | evocarles, evocarse | |
| accusative | evocarme | evocarte | evocarlo, evocarla, evocarse | evocarnos | evocaros | evocarlos, evocarlas, evocarse | |
| with gerund evocando | |||||||
| dative | evocándome | evocándote | evocándole, evocándose | evocándonos | evocándoos | evocándoles, evocándose | |
| accusative | evocándome | evocándote | evocándolo, evocándola, evocándose | evocándonos | evocándoos | evocándolos, evocándolas, evocándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative evoca | |||||||
| dative | evócame | evócate | evócale | evócanos | not used | evócales | |
| accusative | evócame | evócate | evócalo, evócala | evócanos | not used | evócalos, evócalas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative evocá | |||||||
| dative | evocame | evocate | evocale | evocanos | not used | evocales | |
| accusative | evocame | evocate | evocalo, evocala | evocanos | not used | evocalos, evocalas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative evoque | |||||||
| dative | evóqueme | not used | evóquele, evóquese | evóquenos | not used | evóqueles | |
| accusative | evóqueme | not used | evóquelo, evóquela, evóquese | evóquenos | not used | evóquelos, evóquelas | |
| with first-person plural imperative evoquemos | |||||||
| dative | not used | evoquémoste | evoquémosle | evoquémonos | evoquémoos | evoquémosles | |
| accusative | not used | evoquémoste | evoquémoslo, evoquémosla | evoquémonos | evoquémoos | evoquémoslos, evoquémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative evocad | |||||||
| dative | evocadme | not used | evocadle | evocadnos | evocaos | evocadles | |
| accusative | evocadme | not used | evocadlo, evocadla | evocadnos | evocaos | evocadlos, evocadlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative evoquen | |||||||
| dative | evóquenme | not used | evóquenle | evóquennos | not used | evóquenles, evóquense | |
| accusative | evóquenme | not used | evóquenlo, evóquenla | evóquennos | not used | evóquenlos, evóquenlas, evóquense | |
Related terms
- abogar
- convocar
- evocación
- invocar
- provocar
- revocar
Further reading
- “evocar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014