luchar
Occitan
Etymology
From Old Occitan, from Vulgar Latin luctāre, from Latin luctārī, present active infinitive of luctor (“struggle”). Compare Catalan lluitar, French lutter, Portuguese lutar.
Pronunciation
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Verb
luchar
- to combat; to battle
Conjugation
Lengadocian (Central Occitan)| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | luchar | aver luchat | |||||
| gerund | luchant | use gerund of aver + past participle | |||||
| past participle | luchat | — | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles | |
| present | luchi | luchas | lucha | lucham | luchatz | luchan | |
| imperfect | luchavi | luchavas | luchava | luchàvem | luchàvetz | luchavan | |
| preterite | luchèri | luchères | luchèt | luchèrem | luchèretz | luchèron | |
| future | lucharai | lucharàs | lucharà | lucharem | lucharetz | lucharàn | |
| conditional | luchariái | luchariás | luchariá | luchariam | luchariatz | lucharián | |
| conditional 2nd form1 | luchèra | luchèras | luchèra | lucheram | lucheratz | luchèran | |
| compound tenses | present perfect | use the present tense of aver + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | use the future tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que ieu | que tu | que el | que nosautres | que vosautres | que eles | |
| present | luche | luches | luche | luchem | luchetz | luchen | |
| imperfect | luchèssi | luchèsses | luchèsse | luchèssem | luchèssetz | luchèsson | |
| compound tenses | past | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — | |
| lucha | luchem | luchatz | 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects | ||||
Auvernhàs| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | luchar | aver luchat | |||||
| gerund | luchant | use gerund of aver + past participle | |||||
| past participle | luchat | — | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles | |
| present | luche | luches | lucha | lucham | luchatz | luchon | |
| imperfect | luchave | luchaves | luchava | luchaviam | luchaviatz | luchavon | |
| preterite | luchere | lucheres | luchet | luchem | luchetz | lucheron | |
| future | lucharai | lucharàs | luchará | lucharem | lucharetz | lucharán | |
| conditional | luchariá | luchariás | luchariá | luchariam | luchariatz | lucharián | |
| conditional 2nd form1 | luchèra | luchèras | luchèra | lucheram | lucheratz | luchèran | |
| compound tenses | present perfect | use the present tense of aver + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | use the future tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que ieu | que tu | que el | que nosautres | que vosautres | que eles | |
| present | luche | luches | luche | luchassiam | luchassiatz | luchon | |
| imperfect | luchesse | luchesses | luchesse | luchessiam | luchessiatz | luchesson | |
| compound tenses | past | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — | |
| lucha | luchassiam | luchatz | 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects | ||||
Gascon| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | luchar | aver luchat | |||||
| gerund | luchant | use gerund of aver + past participle | |||||
| past participle | luchat | — | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles | |
| present | luchi | luchas | lucha | lucham | luchatz | luchan | |
| imperfect | luchavi | luchavas | luchava | luchàvam | luchàvatz | luchavan | |
| preterite | luchèi | luchès | luchè | luchèm | luchètz | luchèn | |
| future | lucharèi | lucharàs | lucharà | lucharam | lucharatz | lucharàn | |
| conditional | lucharí | lucharés | lucharé | lucharem | lucharetz | lucharén | |
| conditional 2nd form1 | luchèra | luchèras | luchèra | lucheram | lucheratz | luchèran | |
| compound tenses | present perfect | use the present tense of aver + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | use the future tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que ieu | que tu | que el | que nosautres | que vosautres | que eles | |
| present | luchi | luches | luche | luchem | luchetz | luchen | |
| imperfect | luchèssi | luchèsses | luchèsse | luchèssem | luchèssetz | luchèssen | |
| compound tenses | past | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — | |
| lucha | luchem | luchatz | 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects | ||||
Lemosin| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | luchar | aver luchat | |||||
| gerund | luchant | use gerund of aver + past participle | |||||
| past participle | luchat | — | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles | |
| present | luche | luchas | lucha | lucham | luchatz | luchan | |
| imperfect | luchava | luchavas | luchava | luchàvam | luchàvatz | luchavan | |
| preterite | luchei | lucheras | luchet | luchèram | luchèratz | lucheran | |
| future | lucharai | lucharàs | luchará | lucharem | lucharetz | lucharán | |
| conditional | luchariá | luchariàs | luchariá | luchariam | luchariatz | lucharián | |
| conditional 2nd form1 | luchèra | luchèras | luchèra | lucheram | lucheratz | luchèran | |
| compound tenses | present perfect | use the present tense of aver + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | use the future tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que ieu | que tu | que el | que nosautres | que vosautres | que eles | |
| present | luche | luches | luche | luchem | luchetz | luchen | |
| imperfect | luchèsse | luchèsses | luchèsse | luchèssem | luchèssetz | luchèssen | |
| compound tenses | past | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — | |
| lucha | luchem | luchatz | 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects | ||||
Provençau| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | luchar | aver luchat | |||||
| gerund | luchant | use gerund of aver + past participle | |||||
| past participle | luchat | — | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles | |
| present | luche | luches | lucha | lucham | luchatz | luchan | |
| imperfect | luchavi | luchavas | luchava | luchàvem | luchàvetz | luchavan | |
| preterite | luchère | luchères | luchèt | lucheriam | lucheriatz | luchèron | |
| future | lucharai | lucharàs | lucharà | lucharem | lucharetz | lucharàn | |
| conditional | luchariáu | luchariás | luchariá | luchariam | luchariatz | lucharián | |
| conditional 2nd form1 | luchèra | luchèras | luchèra | lucheram | lucheratz | luchèran | |
| compound tenses | present perfect | use the present tense of aver + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | use the future tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que ieu | que tu | que el | que nosautres | que vosautres | que eles | |
| present | luche | luches | luche | luchem | luchetz | luchan | |
| imperfect | luchèsse | luchèsses | luchèsse | luchessiam | luchessiatz | luchèsson | |
| compound tenses | past | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — | |
| lucha | luchem | luchatz | 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects | ||||
Spanish
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *luctāre, from Latin luctārī, present active infinitive of luctor (“struggle”), from *lewg- (“to bend, twist”). Compare Portuguese lutar, Catalan lluitar, French lutter, Italian lottare, Romanian lupta.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /luˈt͡ʃaɾ/ [luˈt͡ʃaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: lu‧char
Verb
luchar (first-person singular present lucho, first-person singular preterite luché, past participle luchado)
- to fight, to battle, to do battle
- luchar por sobrevivir ― to fight to survive
- Synonyms: pelear, lidiar
- to struggle, to strive, to contend, to grapple
- (sports) to wrestle
Conjugation
Conjugation of luchar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
| infinitive | luchar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | luchando | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | luchado | luchada | |||||
| plural | luchados | luchadas | |||||
| 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 | lucho | luchastú luchásvos | lucha | luchamos | lucháis | luchan | |
| imperfect | luchaba | luchabas | luchaba | luchábamos | luchabais | luchaban | |
| preterite | luché | luchaste | luchó | luchamos | luchasteis | lucharon | |
| future | lucharé | lucharás | luchará | lucharemos | lucharéis | lucharán | |
| conditional | lucharía | lucharías | lucharía | lucharíamos | lucharíais | lucharían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | luche | luchestú luchésvos2 | luche | luchemos | luchéis | luchen | |
| imperfect (ra) | luchara | lucharas | luchara | lucháramos | lucharais | lucharan | |
| imperfect (se) | luchase | luchases | luchase | luchásemos | luchaseis | luchasen | |
| future1 | luchare | luchares | luchare | lucháremos | luchareis | lucharen | |
| imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
| affirmative | luchatú luchávos | luche | luchemos | luchad | luchen | ||
| negative | no luches | no luche | no luchemos | no luchéis | no luchen | ||
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of luchar
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 luchar | |||||||
| dative | lucharme | lucharte | lucharle, lucharse | lucharnos | lucharos | lucharles, lucharse | |
| accusative | lucharme | lucharte | lucharlo, lucharla, lucharse | lucharnos | lucharos | lucharlos, lucharlas, lucharse | |
| with gerund luchando | |||||||
| dative | luchándome | luchándote | luchándole, luchándose | luchándonos | luchándoos | luchándoles, luchándose | |
| accusative | luchándome | luchándote | luchándolo, luchándola, luchándose | luchándonos | luchándoos | luchándolos, luchándolas, luchándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative lucha | |||||||
| dative | lúchame | lúchate | lúchale | lúchanos | not used | lúchales | |
| accusative | lúchame | lúchate | lúchalo, lúchala | lúchanos | not used | lúchalos, lúchalas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative luchá | |||||||
| dative | luchame | luchate | luchale | luchanos | not used | luchales | |
| accusative | luchame | luchate | luchalo, luchala | luchanos | not used | luchalos, luchalas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative luche | |||||||
| dative | lúcheme | not used | lúchele, lúchese | lúchenos | not used | lúcheles | |
| accusative | lúcheme | not used | lúchelo, lúchela, lúchese | lúchenos | not used | lúchelos, lúchelas | |
| with first-person plural imperative luchemos | |||||||
| dative | not used | luchémoste | luchémosle | luchémonos | luchémoos | luchémosles | |
| accusative | not used | luchémoste | luchémoslo, luchémosla | luchémonos | luchémoos | luchémoslos, luchémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative luchad | |||||||
| dative | luchadme | not used | luchadle | luchadnos | luchaos | luchadles | |
| accusative | luchadme | not used | luchadlo, luchadla | luchadnos | luchaos | luchadlos, luchadlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative luchen | |||||||
| dative | lúchenme | not used | lúchenle | lúchennos | not used | lúchenles, lúchense | |
| accusative | lúchenme | not used | lúchenlo, lúchenla | lúchennos | not used | lúchenlos, lúchenlas, lúchense | |
Related terms
- lucha
- luchador
- lucha libre
Further reading
- “luchar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014