achicar

Spanish

Etymology

From chico (“small”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /at͡ʃiˈkaɾ/

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)

Conjugation

  • c becomes qu before e.
    Conjugation of achicar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)edit data
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
  • 1 Mostly obsolete form, now mainly used in legal jargon.
  • 2 Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

Other verbs with this conjugation:

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