retozar
Spanish
Etymology
Verb based on Old Spanish tozo (“jest”), of uncertain origin, perhaps pre-Roman. Compare Portuguese retouçar.
Verb
retozar (first-person singular present retozo, first-person singular preterite retocé, past participle retozado)
- to frolic, to cavort
- 1888, Eduardo Acevedo Díaz, Ismael:
- otros grupos retozando como ganado en el llano,
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
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- to become aroused
- to toss and turn (in bed)
Conjugation
Conjugation of retozar (c-z alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive | retozar | ||||||
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gerund | retozando | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | retozado | retozada | |||||
plural | retozados | retozadas | |||||
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 | retozo | retozastú retozásvos | retoza | retozamos | retozáis | retozan | |
imperfect | retozaba | retozabas | retozaba | retozábamos | retozabais | retozaban | |
preterite | retocé | retozaste | retozó | retozamos | retozasteis | retozaron | |
future | retozaré | retozarás | retozará | retozaremos | retozaréis | retozarán | |
conditional | retozaría | retozarías | retozaría | retozaríamos | retozaríais | retozarían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | retoce | retocestú retocésvos2 | retoce | retocemos | retocéis | retocen | |
imperfect (ra) | retozara | retozaras | retozara | retozáramos | retozarais | retozaran | |
imperfect (se) | retozase | retozases | retozase | retozásemos | retozaseis | retozasen | |
future1 | retozare | retozares | retozare | retozáremos | retozareis | retozaren | |
imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
affirmative | retozatú retozávos | retoce | retocemos | retozad | retocen | ||
negative | no retoces | no retoce | no retocemos | no retocéis | no retocen |
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of retozar (c-z alternation)
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 retozar | |||||||
dative | retozarme | retozarte | retozarle, retozarse | retozarnos | retozaros | retozarles, retozarse | |
accusative | retozarme | retozarte | retozarlo, retozarla, retozarse | retozarnos | retozaros | retozarlos, retozarlas, retozarse | |
with gerund retozando | |||||||
dative | retozándome | retozándote | retozándole, retozándose | retozándonos | retozándoos | retozándoles, retozándose | |
accusative | retozándome | retozándote | retozándolo, retozándola, retozándose | retozándonos | retozándoos | retozándolos, retozándolas, retozándose | |
with informal second-person singular tú imperative retoza | |||||||
dative | retózame | retózate | retózale | retózanos | not used | retózales | |
accusative | retózame | retózate | retózalo, retózala | retózanos | not used | retózalos, retózalas | |
with informal second-person singular vos imperative retozá | |||||||
dative | retozame | retozate | retozale | retozanos | not used | retozales | |
accusative | retozame | retozate | retozalo, retozala | retozanos | not used | retozalos, retozalas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative retoce | |||||||
dative | retóceme | not used | retócele, retócese | retócenos | not used | retóceles | |
accusative | retóceme | not used | retócelo, retócela, retócese | retócenos | not used | retócelos, retócelas | |
with first-person plural imperative retocemos | |||||||
dative | not used | retocémoste | retocémosle | retocémonos | retocémoos | retocémosles | |
accusative | not used | retocémoste | retocémoslo, retocémosla | retocémonos | retocémoos | retocémoslos, retocémoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative retozad | |||||||
dative | retozadme | not used | retozadle | retozadnos | retozaos | retozadles | |
accusative | retozadme | not used | retozadlo, retozadla | retozadnos | retozaos | retozadlos, retozadlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative retocen | |||||||
dative | retócenme | not used | retócenle | retócennos | not used | retócenles, retócense | |
accusative | retócenme | not used | retócenlo, retócenla | retócennos | not used | retócenlos, retócenlas, retócense |
Derived terms
- retozo
- retozón
References
- Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1985), “retozar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volume IV (Me–Re), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 892
Further reading
- “retozar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014