anchar
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin ampliō. Doublet of ampliar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /anˈt͡ʃaɾ/ [ãnʲˈt͡ʃaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: an‧char
Verb
anchar (first-person singular present ancho, first-person singular preterite anché, past participle anchado)
- (transitive, colloquial) to expand
- Synonym: ensanchar
Conjugation
Conjugation of anchar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive | anchar | ||||||
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gerund | anchando | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | anchado | anchada | |||||
plural | anchados | anchadas | |||||
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 | ancho | anchastú anchásvos | ancha | anchamos | ancháis | anchan | |
imperfect | anchaba | anchabas | anchaba | anchábamos | anchabais | anchaban | |
preterite | anché | anchaste | anchó | anchamos | anchasteis | ancharon | |
future | ancharé | ancharás | anchará | ancharemos | ancharéis | ancharán | |
conditional | ancharía | ancharías | ancharía | ancharíamos | ancharíais | ancharían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | anche | anchestú anchésvos2 | anche | anchemos | anchéis | anchen | |
imperfect (ra) | anchara | ancharas | anchara | ancháramos | ancharais | ancharan | |
imperfect (se) | anchase | anchases | anchase | anchásemos | anchaseis | anchasen | |
future1 | anchare | anchares | anchare | ancháremos | anchareis | ancharen | |
imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
affirmative | anchatú anchávos | anche | anchemos | anchad | anchen | ||
negative | no anches | no anche | no anchemos | no anchéis | no anchen |
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of anchar
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 anchar | |||||||
dative | ancharme | ancharte | ancharle, ancharse | ancharnos | ancharos | ancharles, ancharse | |
accusative | ancharme | ancharte | ancharlo, ancharla, ancharse | ancharnos | ancharos | ancharlos, ancharlas, ancharse | |
with gerund anchando | |||||||
dative | anchándome | anchándote | anchándole, anchándose | anchándonos | anchándoos | anchándoles, anchándose | |
accusative | anchándome | anchándote | anchándolo, anchándola, anchándose | anchándonos | anchándoos | anchándolos, anchándolas, anchándose | |
with informal second-person singular tú imperative ancha | |||||||
dative | ánchame | ánchate | ánchale | ánchanos | not used | ánchales | |
accusative | ánchame | ánchate | ánchalo, ánchala | ánchanos | not used | ánchalos, ánchalas | |
with informal second-person singular vos imperative anchá | |||||||
dative | anchame | anchate | anchale | anchanos | not used | anchales | |
accusative | anchame | anchate | anchalo, anchala | anchanos | not used | anchalos, anchalas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative anche | |||||||
dative | áncheme | not used | ánchele, ánchese | ánchenos | not used | áncheles | |
accusative | áncheme | not used | ánchelo, ánchela, ánchese | ánchenos | not used | ánchelos, ánchelas | |
with first-person plural imperative anchemos | |||||||
dative | not used | anchémoste | anchémosle | anchémonos | anchémoos | anchémosles | |
accusative | not used | anchémoste | anchémoslo, anchémosla | anchémonos | anchémoos | anchémoslos, anchémoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative anchad | |||||||
dative | anchadme | not used | anchadle | anchadnos | anchaos | anchadles | |
accusative | anchadme | not used | anchadlo, anchadla | anchadnos | anchaos | anchadlos, anchadlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative anchen | |||||||
dative | ánchenme | not used | ánchenle | ánchennos | not used | ánchenles, ánchense | |
accusative | ánchenme | not used | ánchenlo, ánchenla | ánchennos | not used | ánchenlos, ánchenlas, ánchense |
Further reading
- “anchar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014