retocar
Catalan
Etymology
re- + tocar
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /rə.toˈka/
- (Central) IPA(key): /rə.tuˈka/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /re.toˈkaɾ/
Verb
retocar (first-person singular present retoco, past participle retocat)
- to retouch
Conjugation
Conjugation of retocar (first conjugation)
| infinitive | retocar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | retocant | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | retocat | retocada | |||||
| plural | retocats | retocades | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | retoco | retoques | retoca | retoquem | retoqueu | retoquen | |
| imperfect | retocava | retocaves | retocava | retocàvem | retocàveu | retocaven | |
| future | retocaré | retocaràs | retocarà | retocarem | retocareu | retocaran | |
| preterite | retoquí | retocares | retocà | retocàrem | retocàreu | retocaren | |
| conditional | retocaria | retocaries | retocaria | retocaríem | retocaríeu | retocarien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | retoqui | retoquis | retoqui | retoquem | retoqueu | retoquin | |
| imperfect | retoqués | retoquessis | retoqués | retoquéssim | retoquéssiu | retoquessin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès | |
| — | retoca | retoqui | retoquem | retoqueu | retoquin | ||
Derived terms
- retoc
Further reading
- “retocar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “retocar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “retocar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “retocar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Portuguese
Etymology
From re- + tocar.
Verb
retocar (first-person singular present retoco, first-person singular preterite retoquei, past participle retocado)
- (transitive) to retouch (to improve something by making small changes)
Conjugation
Conjugation of retocar (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 | retocar | |||||
| Personal | retocar | retocares | retocar | retocarmos | retocardes | retocarem |
| Gerund | ||||||
| retocando | ||||||
| Past participle | ||||||
| Masculine | retocado | retocados | ||||
| Feminine | retocada | retocadas | ||||
| Indicative | ||||||
| Present | retoco | retocas | retoca | retocamos | retocais | retocam |
| Imperfect | retocava | retocavas | retocava | retocávamos | retocáveis | retocavam |
| Preterite | retoquei | retocaste | retocou | retocamos1, retocámos2 | retocastes | retocaram |
| Pluperfect | retocara | retocaras | retocara | retocáramos | retocáreis | retocaram |
| Future | retocarei | retocarás | retocará | retocaremos | retocareis | retocarão |
| Conditional | ||||||
| retocaria | retocarias | retocaria | retocaríamos | retocaríeis | retocariam | |
| Subjunctive | ||||||
| Present | retoque | retoques | retoque | retoquemos | retoqueis | retoquem |
| Imperfect | retocasse | retocasses | retocasse | retocássemos | retocásseis | retocassem |
| Future | retocar | retocares | retocar | retocarmos | retocardes | retocarem |
| Imperative | ||||||
| Affirmative | retoca | retoque | retoquemos | retocai | retoquem | |
| Negative (não) | não retoques | não retoque | não retoquemos | não retoqueis | não retoquem | |
1Brazil.
2Portugal.
Spanish
Etymology
re- + tocar
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /retoˈkaɾ/ [re.t̪oˈkaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: re‧to‧car
Verb
retocar (first-person singular present retoco, first-person singular preterite retoqué, past participle retocado)
- (transitive) to touch up (fix damages to improve the look)
Conjugation
Conjugation of retocar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
| infinitive | retocar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | retocando | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | retocado | retocada | |||||
| plural | retocados | retocadas | |||||
| 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 | retoco | retocastú retocásvos | retoca | retocamos | retocáis | retocan | |
| imperfect | retocaba | retocabas | retocaba | retocábamos | retocabais | retocaban | |
| preterite | retoqué | retocaste | retocó | retocamos | retocasteis | retocaron | |
| future | retocaré | retocarás | retocará | retocaremos | retocaréis | retocarán | |
| conditional | retocaría | retocarías | retocaría | retocaríamos | retocaríais | retocarían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | retoque | retoquestú retoquésvos2 | retoque | retoquemos | retoquéis | retoquen | |
| imperfect (ra) | retocara | retocaras | retocara | retocáramos | retocarais | retocaran | |
| imperfect (se) | retocase | retocases | retocase | retocásemos | retocaseis | retocasen | |
| future1 | retocare | retocares | retocare | retocáremos | retocareis | retocaren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
| affirmative | retocatú retocávos | retoque | retoquemos | retocad | retoquen | ||
| negative | no retoques | no retoque | no retoquemos | no retoquéis | no retoquen | ||
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of retocar (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 retocar | |||||||
| dative | retocarme | retocarte | retocarle, retocarse | retocarnos | retocaros | retocarles, retocarse | |
| accusative | retocarme | retocarte | retocarlo, retocarla, retocarse | retocarnos | retocaros | retocarlos, retocarlas, retocarse | |
| with gerund retocando | |||||||
| dative | retocándome | retocándote | retocándole, retocándose | retocándonos | retocándoos | retocándoles, retocándose | |
| accusative | retocándome | retocándote | retocándolo, retocándola, retocándose | retocándonos | retocándoos | retocándolos, retocándolas, retocándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative retoca | |||||||
| dative | retócame | retócate | retócale | retócanos | not used | retócales | |
| accusative | retócame | retócate | retócalo, retócala | retócanos | not used | retócalos, retócalas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative retocá | |||||||
| dative | retocame | retocate | retocale | retocanos | not used | retocales | |
| accusative | retocame | retocate | retocalo, retocala | retocanos | not used | retocalos, retocalas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative retoque | |||||||
| dative | retóqueme | not used | retóquele, retóquese | retóquenos | not used | retóqueles | |
| accusative | retóqueme | not used | retóquelo, retóquela, retóquese | retóquenos | not used | retóquelos, retóquelas | |
| with first-person plural imperative retoquemos | |||||||
| dative | not used | retoquémoste | retoquémosle | retoquémonos | retoquémoos | retoquémosles | |
| accusative | not used | retoquémoste | retoquémoslo, retoquémosla | retoquémonos | retoquémoos | retoquémoslos, retoquémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative retocad | |||||||
| dative | retocadme | not used | retocadle | retocadnos | retocaos | retocadles | |
| accusative | retocadme | not used | retocadlo, retocadla | retocadnos | retocaos | retocadlos, retocadlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative retoquen | |||||||
| dative | retóquenme | not used | retóquenle | retóquennos | not used | retóquenles, retóquense | |
| accusative | retóquenme | not used | retóquenlo, retóquenla | retóquennos | not used | retóquenlos, retóquenlas, retóquense | |
Derived terms
- retoque
Further reading
- “retocar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014