machar
Spanish
Etymology
From macho (“sledgehammer”) + -ar, from Latin marculus (“hammer”), possibly a diminutive of marcus (“hammer”), although the latter is attested late and may be a back-formation from marculus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maˈt͡ʃaɾ/ [maˈt͡ʃaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: ma‧char
Verb
machar (first-person singular present macho, first-person singular preterite maché, past participle machado)
- to grind, to pound
- (reflexive) (Latin America) to get drunk
Conjugation
Conjugation of machar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive | machar | ||||||
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gerund | machando | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | machado | machada | |||||
plural | machados | machadas | |||||
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 | macho | machastú machásvos | macha | machamos | macháis | machan | |
imperfect | machaba | machabas | machaba | machábamos | machabais | machaban | |
preterite | maché | machaste | machó | machamos | machasteis | macharon | |
future | macharé | macharás | machará | macharemos | macharéis | macharán | |
conditional | macharía | macharías | macharía | macharíamos | macharíais | macharían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | mache | machestú machésvos2 | mache | machemos | machéis | machen | |
imperfect (ra) | machara | macharas | machara | macháramos | macharais | macharan | |
imperfect (se) | machase | machases | machase | machásemos | machaseis | machasen | |
future1 | machare | machares | machare | macháremos | machareis | macharen | |
imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
affirmative | machatú machávos | mache | machemos | machad | machen | ||
negative | no maches | no mache | no machemos | no machéis | no machen |
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of machar
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
singular | plural | ||||||
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1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
with infinitive machar | |||||||
dative | macharme | macharte | macharle, macharse | macharnos | macharos | macharles, macharse | |
accusative | macharme | macharte | macharlo, macharla, macharse | macharnos | macharos | macharlos, macharlas, macharse | |
with gerund machando | |||||||
dative | machándome | machándote | machándole, machándose | machándonos | machándoos | machándoles, machándose | |
accusative | machándome | machándote | machándolo, machándola, machándose | machándonos | machándoos | machándolos, machándolas, machándose | |
with informal second-person singular tú imperative macha | |||||||
dative | máchame | máchate | máchale | máchanos | not used | máchales | |
accusative | máchame | máchate | máchalo, máchala | máchanos | not used | máchalos, máchalas | |
with informal second-person singular vos imperative machá | |||||||
dative | machame | machate | machale | machanos | not used | machales | |
accusative | machame | machate | machalo, machala | machanos | not used | machalos, machalas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative mache | |||||||
dative | mácheme | not used | máchele, máchese | máchenos | not used | mácheles | |
accusative | mácheme | not used | máchelo, máchela, máchese | máchenos | not used | máchelos, máchelas | |
with first-person plural imperative machemos | |||||||
dative | not used | machémoste | machémosle | machémonos | machémoos | machémosles | |
accusative | not used | machémoste | machémoslo, machémosla | machémonos | machémoos | machémoslos, machémoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative machad | |||||||
dative | machadme | not used | machadle | machadnos | machaos | machadles | |
accusative | machadme | not used | machadlo, machadla | machadnos | machaos | machadlos, machadlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative machen | |||||||
dative | máchenme | not used | máchenle | máchennos | not used | máchenles, máchense | |
accusative | máchenme | not used | máchenlo, máchenla | máchennos | not used | máchenlos, máchenlas, máchense |
Derived terms
- machacar
- machucar
- macharse
Further reading
- “machar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014