toser
See also: töser
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Latin tussīre with a change in verb class.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /toˈseɾ/ [t̪oˈseɾ]
- Rhymes: -eɾ
- Syllabification: to‧ser
Verb
toser (first-person singular present toso, first-person singular preterite tosí, past participle tosido)
- to cough
- (figurative) to hold a candle (to someone); to compete (with someone); to touch (be as good as)
- nadie le puede toser
- nobody is anywhere near as good as him
Conjugation
Conjugation of toser (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive | toser | ||||||
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gerund | tosiendo | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | tosido | tosida | |||||
plural | tosidos | tosidas | |||||
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 | toso | tosestú tosésvos | tose | tosemos | toséis | tosen | |
imperfect | tosía | tosías | tosía | tosíamos | tosíais | tosían | |
preterite | tosí | tosiste | tosió | tosimos | tosisteis | tosieron | |
future | toseré | toserás | toserá | toseremos | toseréis | toserán | |
conditional | tosería | toserías | tosería | toseríamos | toseríais | toserían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | tosa | tosastú tosásvos2 | tosa | tosamos | tosáis | tosan | |
imperfect (ra) | tosiera | tosieras | tosiera | tosiéramos | tosierais | tosieran | |
imperfect (se) | tosiese | tosieses | tosiese | tosiésemos | tosieseis | tosiesen | |
future1 | tosiere | tosieres | tosiere | tosiéremos | tosiereis | tosieren | |
imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
affirmative | tosetú tosévos | tosa | tosamos | tosed | tosan | ||
negative | no tosas | no tosa | no tosamos | no tosáis | no tosan |
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of toser
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 toser | |||||||
dative | toserme | toserte | toserle, toserse | tosernos | toseros | toserles, toserse | |
accusative | toserme | toserte | toserlo, toserla, toserse | tosernos | toseros | toserlos, toserlas, toserse | |
with gerund tosiendo | |||||||
dative | tosiéndome | tosiéndote | tosiéndole, tosiéndose | tosiéndonos | tosiéndoos | tosiéndoles, tosiéndose | |
accusative | tosiéndome | tosiéndote | tosiéndolo, tosiéndola, tosiéndose | tosiéndonos | tosiéndoos | tosiéndolos, tosiéndolas, tosiéndose | |
with informal second-person singular tú imperative tose | |||||||
dative | tóseme | tósete | tósele | tósenos | not used | tóseles | |
accusative | tóseme | tósete | tóselo, tósela | tósenos | not used | tóselos, tóselas | |
with informal second-person singular vos imperative tosé | |||||||
dative | toseme | tosete | tosele | tosenos | not used | toseles | |
accusative | toseme | tosete | toselo, tosela | tosenos | not used | toselos, toselas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative tosa | |||||||
dative | tósame | not used | tósale, tósase | tósanos | not used | tósales | |
accusative | tósame | not used | tósalo, tósala, tósase | tósanos | not used | tósalos, tósalas | |
with first-person plural imperative tosamos | |||||||
dative | not used | tosámoste | tosámosle | tosámonos | tosámoos | tosámosles | |
accusative | not used | tosámoste | tosámoslo, tosámosla | tosámonos | tosámoos | tosámoslos, tosámoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative tosed | |||||||
dative | tosedme | not used | tosedle | tosednos | toseos | tosedles | |
accusative | tosedme | not used | tosedlo, tosedla | tosednos | toseos | tosedlos, tosedlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative tosan | |||||||
dative | tósanme | not used | tósanle | tósannos | not used | tósanles, tósanse | |
accusative | tósanme | not used | tósanlo, tósanla | tósannos | not used | tósanlos, tósanlas, tósanse |
Related terms
- tos
- tosferina
Further reading
- “toser”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Anagrams
- estro
- resto
- restó
- retos
- teros
- terso