brincar
Asturian
Verb
brincar (first-person singular indicative present brinco, past participle brincáu)
- Alternative form of blincar
Conjugation
Conjugation of brincar
| infinitive | brincar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | brincando | ||||||
| past participle | m brincáu, f brincada, n brincao, m pl brincaos, f pl brincaes | ||||||
| person | first singular yo | second singular tu | third singular él/elli | first plural nosotros/nós | second plural vosotros/vós | third plural ellos | |
| indicative | present | brinco | brinques | brinca | brincamos | brincáis | brinquen |
| imperfect | brincaba | brincabes | brincaba | brincábemos, brincábamos | brincabeis, brincabais | brincaben | |
| preterite | brinqué | brincasti, brinquesti | brincó | brinquemos | brincastis, brinquestis | brincaron | |
| pluperfect | brincare, brincara | brincares, brincaras | brincare, brincara | brincáremos, brincáramos | brincareis, brincarais | brincaren, brincaran | |
| future | brincaré | brincarás | brincará | brincaremos | brincaréis | brincarán | |
| conditional | brincaría | brincaríes | brincaría | brincaríemos, brincaríamos | brincaríeis, brincaríais | brincaríen | |
| subjunctive | present | brinque | brinques, brincas | brinque | brinquemos | brinquéis | brinquen, brincan |
| imperfect | brincare, brincara | brincares, brincaras | brincare, brincara | brincáremos, brincáramos | brincareis, brincarais | brincaren, brincaran | |
| imperative | — | brinca | — | — | brincái | — | |
Galician
Verb
brincar (first-person singular present brinco, first-person singular preterite brinquei, past participle brincado)
- to play
- to jump around
- first/third-person singular future subjunctive of brincar
- first/third-person singular personal infinitive of brincar
Conjugation
- Note: brinc- are changed to brinqu- before front vowels (e).
Conjugation of brincar
| singular | plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| person | first | second | third | first | second | third |
| Infinitive | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| impersonal | brincar | |||||
| personal | brincar | brincares | brincar | brincarmos | brincardes | brincaren |
| Gerund | ||||||
| brincando | ||||||
| Past participle | singular | plural | ||||
| masculine | brincado | brincados | ||||
| feminine | brincada | brincadas | ||||
| Indicative | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| present | brinco | brincas | brinca | brincamos | brincades | brincan |
| imperfect | brincaba | brincabas | brincaba | brincabamos | brincabades | brincaban |
| preterite | brinquei | brincaches | brincou | brincamos | brincastes | brincaron |
| pluperfect | brincara | brincaras | brincara | brincaramos | brincarades | brincaran |
| future | brincarei | brincarás | brincará | brincaremos | brincaredes | brincarán |
| conditional | brincaría | brincarías | brincaría | brincariamos | brincariades | brincarían |
| Subjunctive | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| present | brinque | brinques | brinque | brinquemos | brinquedes | brinquen |
| preterite | brincase | brincases | brincase | brincásemos | brincásedes | brincasen |
| future | brincar | brincares | brincar | brincarmos | brincardes | brincaren |
| Imperative | – | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| affirmative | – | brinca | brinque | brinquemos | brincade | brinquen |
| negative | – | brinques | brinque | brinquemos | brinquedes | brinquen |
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin vinculum.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /bɾĩˈka(ʁ)/ [bɾĩˈka(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /bɾĩˈka(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /bɾĩˈka(ʁ)/ [bɾĩˈka(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /bɾĩˈka(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /bɾĩˈkaɾ/
- Hyphenation: brin‧car
Verb
brincar (first-person singular present brinco, first-person singular preterite brinquei, past participle brincado)
- to play
Conjugation
Conjugation of brincar (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 | brincar | |||||
| Personal | brincar | brincares | brincar | brincarmos | brincardes | brincarem |
| Gerund | ||||||
| brincando | ||||||
| Past participle | ||||||
| Masculine | brincado | brincados | ||||
| Feminine | brincada | brincadas | ||||
| Indicative | ||||||
| Present | brinco | brincas | brinca | brincamos | brincais | brincam |
| Imperfect | brincava | brincavas | brincava | brincávamos | brincáveis | brincavam |
| Preterite | brinquei | brincaste | brincou | brincamos1, brincámos2 | brincastes | brincaram |
| Pluperfect | brincara | brincaras | brincara | brincáramos | brincáreis | brincaram |
| Future | brincarei | brincarás | brincará | brincaremos | brincareis | brincarão |
| Conditional | ||||||
| brincaria | brincarias | brincaria | brincaríamos | brincaríeis | brincariam | |
| Subjunctive | ||||||
| Present | brinque | brinques | brinque | brinquemos | brinqueis | brinquem |
| Imperfect | brincasse | brincasses | brincasse | brincássemos | brincásseis | brincassem |
| Future | brincar | brincares | brincar | brincarmos | brincardes | brincarem |
| Imperative | ||||||
| Affirmative | brinca | brinque | brinquemos | brincai | brinquem | |
| Negative (não) | não brinques | não brinque | não brinquemos | não brinqueis | não brinquem | |
1Brazil.
2Portugal.
Derived terms
- brincadeira
- brincalhão
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese brincar, a verb based on Portuguese brinco, from Latin vinculum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɾinˈkaɾ/ [bɾĩŋˈkaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: brin‧car
Verb
brincar (first-person singular present brinco, first-person singular preterite brinqué, past participle brincado)
- (intransitive) to jump around, leap about, bounce (to propel oneself rapidly upward)
- Synonym: saltar
- (intransitive) to frolic, gambol (to move about playfully and uninhibitedly)
Conjugation
Conjugation of brincar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
| infinitive | brincar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | brincando | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | brincado | brincada | |||||
| plural | brincados | brincadas | |||||
| 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 | brinco | brincastú brincásvos | brinca | brincamos | brincáis | brincan | |
| imperfect | brincaba | brincabas | brincaba | brincábamos | brincabais | brincaban | |
| preterite | brinqué | brincaste | brincó | brincamos | brincasteis | brincaron | |
| future | brincaré | brincarás | brincará | brincaremos | brincaréis | brincarán | |
| conditional | brincaría | brincarías | brincaría | brincaríamos | brincaríais | brincarían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | brinque | brinquestú brinquésvos2 | brinque | brinquemos | brinquéis | brinquen | |
| imperfect (ra) | brincara | brincaras | brincara | brincáramos | brincarais | brincaran | |
| imperfect (se) | brincase | brincases | brincase | brincásemos | brincaseis | brincasen | |
| future1 | brincare | brincares | brincare | brincáremos | brincareis | brincaren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
| affirmative | brincatú brincávos | brinque | brinquemos | brincad | brinquen | ||
| negative | no brinques | no brinque | no brinquemos | no brinquéis | no brinquen | ||
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of brincar (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 brincar | |||||||
| dative | brincarme | brincarte | brincarle, brincarse | brincarnos | brincaros | brincarles, brincarse | |
| accusative | brincarme | brincarte | brincarlo, brincarla, brincarse | brincarnos | brincaros | brincarlos, brincarlas, brincarse | |
| with gerund brincando | |||||||
| dative | brincándome | brincándote | brincándole, brincándose | brincándonos | brincándoos | brincándoles, brincándose | |
| accusative | brincándome | brincándote | brincándolo, brincándola, brincándose | brincándonos | brincándoos | brincándolos, brincándolas, brincándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative brinca | |||||||
| dative | bríncame | bríncate | bríncale | bríncanos | not used | bríncales | |
| accusative | bríncame | bríncate | bríncalo, bríncala | bríncanos | not used | bríncalos, bríncalas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative brincá | |||||||
| dative | brincame | brincate | brincale | brincanos | not used | brincales | |
| accusative | brincame | brincate | brincalo, brincala | brincanos | not used | brincalos, brincalas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative brinque | |||||||
| dative | brínqueme | not used | brínquele, brínquese | brínquenos | not used | brínqueles | |
| accusative | brínqueme | not used | brínquelo, brínquela, brínquese | brínquenos | not used | brínquelos, brínquelas | |
| with first-person plural imperative brinquemos | |||||||
| dative | not used | brinquémoste | brinquémosle | brinquémonos | brinquémoos | brinquémosles | |
| accusative | not used | brinquémoste | brinquémoslo, brinquémosla | brinquémonos | brinquémoos | brinquémoslos, brinquémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative brincad | |||||||
| dative | brincadme | not used | brincadle | brincadnos | brincaos | brincadles | |
| accusative | brincadme | not used | brincadlo, brincadla | brincadnos | brincaos | brincadlos, brincadlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative brinquen | |||||||
| dative | brínquenme | not used | brínquenle | brínquennos | not used | brínquenles, brínquense | |
| accusative | brínquenme | not used | brínquenlo, brínquenla | brínquennos | not used | brínquenlos, brínquenlas, brínquense | |
Related terms
- brinco
Further reading
- “brincar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
- Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1984), “brincar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volume I (A–Ca), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 665