retocar
Catalan
Etymology
Pronunciation
Verb
retocar (first-person singular present retoco, first-person singular preterite retoquí, past participle retocat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/
- to retouch
Conjugation
Conjugation of retocar (first conjugation, c-qu alternation)
infinitive | retocar | ||||||
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gerund | retocant | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | retocat | retocada | |||||
plural | retocats | retocades | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
present | retoco | retoques | retoca | retoquem | retoqueu | retoquen | |
imperfect | retocava | retocaves | retocava | retocàvem | retocàveu | retocaven | |
future | retocaré | retocaràs | retocarà | retocarem | retocareu | retocaran | |
preterite | retoquí | retocares | retocà | retocàrem | retocàreu | retocaren | |
conditional | retocaria | retocaries | retocaria | retocaríem | retocaríeu | retocarien | |
subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
present | retoqui | retoquis | retoqui | retoquem | retoqueu | retoquin | |
imperfect | retoqués | retoquessis | retoqués | retoquéssim | retoquéssiu | retoquessin | |
imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós |
vostès | |
affirmative | — | retoca | retoqui | retoquem | retoqueu | retoquin | |
negative (no) | — | no retoquis | no retoqui | no retoquem | no retoqueu | no retoquin |
Derived terms
Further reading
- “retocar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “retocar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
- “retocar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “retocar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁe.toˈka(ʁ)/ [he.toˈka(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ʁe.toˈka(ɾ)/ [he.toˈka(ɾ)]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁe.toˈka(ʁ)/ [χe.toˈka(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁe.toˈka(ɻ)/ [he.toˈka(ɻ)]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɨ.tuˈkaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɨ.tuˈka.ɾi/
- Hyphenation: re‧to‧car
Verb
retocar (first-person singular present retoco, first-person singular preterite retoquei, past participle retocado)
- (transitive) to retouch (to improve something by making small changes)
Conjugation
Conjugation of retocar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /retoˈkaɾ/ [re.t̪oˈkaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: re‧to‧car
Verb
retocar (first-person singular present retoco, first-person singular preterite retoqué, past participle retocado)
- (transitive) to touch up (fix damages to improve the look)
Conjugation
Conjugation of retocar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Selected combined forms of retocar (c-qu 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 retocar | dative | retocarme | retocarte | retocarle, retocarse | retocarnos | retocaros | retocarles, retocarse |
accusative | retocarme | retocarte | retocarlo, retocarla, retocarse | retocarnos | retocaros | retocarlos, retocarlas, retocarse | |
with gerund retocando | dative | retocándome | retocándote | retocándole, retocándose | retocándonos | retocándoos | retocándoles, retocándose |
accusative | retocándome | retocándote | retocándolo, retocándola, retocándose | retocándonos | retocándoos | retocándolos, retocándolas, retocándose | |
with informal second-person singular tú imperative retoca | dative | retócame | retócate | retócale | retócanos | not used | retócales |
accusative | retócame | retócate | retócalo, retócala | retócanos | not used | retócalos, retócalas | |
with informal second-person singular vos imperative retocá | dative | retocame | retocate | retocale | retocanos | not used | retocales |
accusative | retocame | retocate | retocalo, retocala | retocanos | not used | retocalos, retocalas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative retoque | dative | retóqueme | not used | retóquele, retóquese | retóquenos | not used | retóqueles |
accusative | retóqueme | not used | retóquelo, retóquela, retóquese | retóquenos | not used | retóquelos, retóquelas | |
with first-person plural imperative retoquemos | dative | not used | retoquémoste | retoquémosle | retoquémonos | retoquémoos | retoquémosles |
accusative | not used | retoquémoste | retoquémoslo, retoquémosla | retoquémonos | retoquémoos | retoquémoslos, retoquémoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative retocad | dative | retocadme | not used | retocadle | retocadnos | retocaos | retocadles |
accusative | retocadme | not used | retocadlo, retocadla | retocadnos | retocaos | retocadlos, retocadlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative retoquen | dative | retóquenme | not used | retóquenle | retóquennos | not used | retóquenles, retóquense |
accusative | retóquenme | not used | retóquenlo, retóquenla | retóquennos | not used | retóquenlos, retóquenlas, retóquense |
Derived terms
Further reading
- “retocar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024