achicar

achicar

Spanish

Etymology

From a- +‎ chico (“small”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /at͡ʃiˈkaɾ/ [a.t͡ʃiˈkaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧chi‧car

Verb

achicar (first-person singular present achico, first-person singular preterite achiqué, past participle achicado)

1. (transitive) to make smaller, reduce, minimize
2. (transitive) to humiliate, make someone feel small
3. (transitive) to bale out (a boat)
4. (reflexive) to get smaller, shrink
5. (reflexive) to eat humble pie

Conjugation

    Conjugation of achicar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			achicar
gerund			achicando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		achicado		achicada
		plural		achicados		achicadas
		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	achico	achicastú achicásvos	achica	achicamos	achicáis	achican
	imperfect	achicaba	achicabas	achicaba	achicábamos	achicabais	achicaban
	preterite	achiqué	achicaste	achicó	achicamos	achicasteis	achicaron
	future	achicaré	achicarás	achicará	achicaremos	achicaréis	achicarán
	conditional	achicaría	achicarías	achicaría	achicaríamos	achicaríais	achicarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	achique	achiquestú achiquésvos2	achique	achiquemos	achiquéis	achiquen
	imperfect (ra)	achicara	achicaras	achicara	achicáramos	achicarais	achicaran
	imperfect (se)	achicase	achicases	achicase	achicásemos	achicaseis	achicasen
	future1	achicare	achicares	achicare	achicáremos	achicareis	achicaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		achicatú achicávos	achique	achiquemos	achicad	achiquen
	negative		no achiques	no achique	no achiquemos	no achiquéis	no achiquen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of achicar (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 achicar
	dative	achicarme	achicarte	achicarle, achicarse	achicarnos	achicaros	achicarles, achicarse
	accusative	achicarme	achicarte	achicarlo, achicarla, achicarse	achicarnos	achicaros	achicarlos, achicarlas, achicarse
with gerund achicando
	dative	achicándome	achicándote	achicándole, achicándose	achicándonos	achicándoos	achicándoles, achicándose
	accusative	achicándome	achicándote	achicándolo, achicándola, achicándose	achicándonos	achicándoos	achicándolos, achicándolas, achicándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative achica
	dative	achícame	achícate	achícale	achícanos	not used	achícales
	accusative	achícame	achícate	achícalo, achícala	achícanos	not used	achícalos, achícalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative achicá
	dative	achicame	achicate	achicale	achicanos	not used	achicales
	accusative	achicame	achicate	achicalo, achicala	achicanos	not used	achicalos, achicalas
with formal second-person singular imperative achique
	dative	achíqueme	not used	achíquele, achíquese	achíquenos	not used	achíqueles
	accusative	achíqueme	not used	achíquelo, achíquela, achíquese	achíquenos	not used	achíquelos, achíquelas
with first-person plural imperative achiquemos
	dative	not used	achiquémoste	achiquémosle	achiquémonos	achiquémoos	achiquémosles
	accusative	not used	achiquémoste	achiquémoslo, achiquémosla	achiquémonos	achiquémoos	achiquémoslos, achiquémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative achicad
	dative	achicadme	not used	achicadle	achicadnos	achicaos	achicadles
	accusative	achicadme	not used	achicadlo, achicadla	achicadnos	achicaos	achicadlos, achicadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative achiquen
	dative	achíquenme	not used	achíquenle	achíquennos	not used	achíquenles, achíquense
	accusative	achíquenme	not used	achíquenlo, achíquenla	achíquennos	not used	achíquenlos, achíquenlas, achíquense

Derived terms

• achicadura
• achicamiento
• achicarse

See also

• acobardarse
• ciscarse

Further reading

• “achicar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014