becar
See also: bećar
Catalan
Etymology
From beca (“scholarship”) + -ar.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /bəˈka/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /beˈkaɾ/
- Homophones: becà, vacà, vacar
- Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
Verb
becar (first-person singular present beco, past participle becat)
- to grant a scholarship
Conjugation
Conjugation of becar (first conjugation)
| infinitive | becar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | becant | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | becat | becada | |||||
| plural | becats | becades | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | beco | beques | beca | bequem | bequeu | bequen | |
| imperfect | becava | becaves | becava | becàvem | becàveu | becaven | |
| future | becaré | becaràs | becarà | becarem | becareu | becaran | |
| preterite | bequí | becares | becà | becàrem | becàreu | becaren | |
| conditional | becaria | becaries | becaria | becaríem | becaríeu | becarien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | bequi | bequis | bequi | bequem | bequeu | bequin | |
| imperfect | bequés | bequessis | bequés | bequéssim | bequéssiu | bequessin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès | |
| — | beca | bequi | bequem | bequeu | bequin | ||
Anagrams
- acerb, breca, caber, cabre, Cabré, carbè, cebar, rabec
Romanian
Etymology
From French bécarre.
Noun
becar m (plural becari)
- (music) natural (sign)
Declension
Declension of becar
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) becar | becarul | (niște) becari | becarii |
| genitive/dative | (unui) becar | becarului | (unor) becari | becarilor |
| vocative | becarule | becarilor | ||
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /beˈkaɾ/ [beˈkaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: be‧car
Verb
becar (first-person singular present beco, first-person singular preterite bequé, past participle becado)
- to grant a stipend or scholarship for studying
Conjugation
Conjugation of becar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
| infinitive | becar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | becando | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | becado | becada | |||||
| plural | becados | becadas | |||||
| 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 | beco | becastú becásvos | beca | becamos | becáis | becan | |
| imperfect | becaba | becabas | becaba | becábamos | becabais | becaban | |
| preterite | bequé | becaste | becó | becamos | becasteis | becaron | |
| future | becaré | becarás | becará | becaremos | becaréis | becarán | |
| conditional | becaría | becarías | becaría | becaríamos | becaríais | becarían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | beque | bequestú bequésvos2 | beque | bequemos | bequéis | bequen | |
| imperfect (ra) | becara | becaras | becara | becáramos | becarais | becaran | |
| imperfect (se) | becase | becases | becase | becásemos | becaseis | becasen | |
| future1 | becare | becares | becare | becáremos | becareis | becaren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
| affirmative | becatú becávos | beque | bequemos | becad | bequen | ||
| negative | no beques | no beque | no bequemos | no bequéis | no bequen | ||
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of becar (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 becar | |||||||
| dative | becarme | becarte | becarle, becarse | becarnos | becaros | becarles, becarse | |
| accusative | becarme | becarte | becarlo, becarla, becarse | becarnos | becaros | becarlos, becarlas, becarse | |
| with gerund becando | |||||||
| dative | becándome | becándote | becándole, becándose | becándonos | becándoos | becándoles, becándose | |
| accusative | becándome | becándote | becándolo, becándola, becándose | becándonos | becándoos | becándolos, becándolas, becándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative beca | |||||||
| dative | bécame | bécate | bécale | bécanos | not used | bécales | |
| accusative | bécame | bécate | bécalo, bécala | bécanos | not used | bécalos, bécalas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative becá | |||||||
| dative | became | becate | becale | becanos | not used | becales | |
| accusative | became | becate | becalo, becala | becanos | not used | becalos, becalas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative beque | |||||||
| dative | béqueme | not used | béquele, béquese | béquenos | not used | béqueles | |
| accusative | béqueme | not used | béquelo, béquela, béquese | béquenos | not used | béquelos, béquelas | |
| with first-person plural imperative bequemos | |||||||
| dative | not used | bequémoste | bequémosle | bequémonos | bequémoos | bequémosles | |
| accusative | not used | bequémoste | bequémoslo, bequémosla | bequémonos | bequémoos | bequémoslos, bequémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative becad | |||||||
| dative | becadme | not used | becadle | becadnos | becaos | becadles | |
| accusative | becadme | not used | becadlo, becadla | becadnos | becaos | becadlos, becadlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative bequen | |||||||
| dative | béquenme | not used | béquenle | béquennos | not used | béquenles, béquense | |
| accusative | béquenme | not used | béquenlo, béquenla | béquennos | not used | béquenlos, béquenlas, béquense | |
Related terms
- beca
- becado
- becario
Further reading
- “becar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Venetian
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)Compare Italian beccare.
Verb
becar
- (transitive) to prick
- (transitive) to sting, bite
- (transitive) to prickle, scratch
- (transitive) to peck
Conjugation
- Venetian conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of becar (first conjugation)
| infinitive | becar | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| auxiliary verb | aver | gerund | becando | |||
| past participle | becà | |||||
| person | singular | plural | ||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| indicative | mi | ti | eło / eła | noialtri / noialtre | voialtri / voialtre | łuri / łore |
| present | beco | (te) bechi | (el/ła) beca | bechémo, becòn | beché | (i/łe) beca |
| imperfect | becava | (te) becavi | (el/ła) becava | becàvimo | becavi | (i/łe) becava |
| future | becarò | (te) becarè | (el/ła) becarà | becarémo | becarè | (i/łe) becarà |
| conditional | mi | ti | eło / eła | noialtri / noialtre | voialtri / voialtre | łuri / łore |
| present | becarìa | (te) becarisi | (el/ła) becarìa | becarìsimo | becarisi | (i/łe) becarìa |
| subjunctive | che mi | che ti | che eło / eła | che noialtri / noialtre | che voialtri / voialtre | che łuri / łore |
| present | beche, beca | (te) bechi | (el/ła) beche, (el/ła) beca | bechémo, becone | beché | (i/łe) beche, (i/łe) beca |
| imperfect | becase | (te) becasi | (el/ła) becase | becàsimo | becasi | (i/łe) becase |
| imperative | — | ti | eło / eła | noialtri / noialtre | voialtri / voialtre | łuri / łore |
| — | (te) beca | (el/ła) beca, (el/ła) beche | bechémo | beché | (i/łe) beca, (i/łe) beche | |
Related terms
- becarse
- beco