tocar

Asturian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *toccō, of Germanic or onomatopoetic origin.

Verb

tocar

  1. to touch
  2. to play (an instrument)

Conjugation

Catalan

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *toccō, of Germanic or onomatopoetic origin. Compare French toucher.

Pronunciation

  • (Balearic) IPA(key): /toˈka/
  • (Central) IPA(key): /tuˈka/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /toˈkaɾ/

Verb

tocar (first-person singular present toco, past participle tocat)

  1. to touch
  2. to feel
  3. to press (a switch, button)
  4. to play (a musical instrument)

Conjugation

Galician

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *toccō, of Germanic or onomatopoetic origin.

Verb

tocar (first-person singular present toco, first-person singular preterite toquei, past participle tocado)

  1. to touch
  2. to play (a musical instrument or a musical recording)
  3. first-person and third-person singular future subjunctive of tocar
  4. first-person and third-person singular personal infinitive of tocar

Conjugation

Derived terms

Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *toccō, of Germanic or onomatopoetic origin. Compare French toucher, Italian toccare, Romanian toca, Spanish tocar.

Pronunciation

Verb

tocar (first-person singular present indicative toco, past participle tocado)

  1. (transitive with em or with no preposition) to touch, to finger, to feel (tactually)
    toquei levemente (em) seu braço ― I slighty touched his arm
  2. (figuratively) to start addressing (a particular subject or issue)
    Já que você tocou nessa questão, vamos continuar
    Since you began talking about that issue, let's continue
  3. to play (a musical instrument)
    ela toca piano muito bem ― she plays the piano very well
  4. to sound, jingle, to honk, to ring (a bell, alarm or similar object)
    Toque a campainha! ― Ring the bell!
    não deveríamos ter tocado o alarme ― we shouldn't have sounded the alarm
  5. (informal) to kick out, to expulse
    alguém precisa tocá-lo daqui ― someone has to kick him out from here

Usage notes

When used transitively in its most frequent sense ("to touch"), the verb tocar is typically followed by the preposition em. Despite its popularity, this addition is completely optional and doesn't alter the verb's meaning.

Conjugation

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:tocar.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /toˈkaɾ/, [t̪oˈkaɾ]

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *toccō, of Germanic or onomatopoetic origin. Compare French toucher, Italian toccare, Portuguese tocar, Romanian toca.

Verb

tocar (first-person singular present toco, first-person singular preterite toqué, past participle tocado)

  1. (transitive) to touch
  2. (transitive) to play (a musical instrument)
    Ella toca el piano.
    She plays the piano.
  3. (transitive) to be someone's time or turn
    Ahora me toca jugar.
    Now it's my turn to play.
  4. (transitive) to knock
    tocar la puerta
    to knock on the door
  5. (transitive) to honk
    tocar la bocina
    to honk the horn
  6. (transitive) to ring
    tocar un timbre
    to ring a doorbell
  7. (transitive) to touch on (mention briefly)
  8. (transitive) to touch (affect emotionally)
Conjugation
  • c becomes qu before e.
    Conjugation of tocar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)edit data
infinitive tocar
gerund tocando
past participle masculine feminine
singular tocado tocada
plural tocados tocadas
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 toco tocastú
tocásvos		 toca tocamos tocáis tocan
imperfect tocaba tocabas tocaba tocábamos tocabais tocaban
preterite toqué tocaste tocó tocamos tocasteis tocaron
future tocaré tocarás tocará tocaremos tocaréis tocarán
conditional tocaría tocarías tocaría tocaríamos tocaríais tocarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present toque toquestú
toquésvos2		 toque toquemos toquéis toquen
imperfect
(ra)		 tocara tocaras tocara tocáramos tocarais tocaran
imperfect
(se)		 tocase tocases tocase tocásemos tocaseis tocasen
future1 tocare tocares tocare tocáremos tocareis tocaren
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative tocatú
tocávos		 toque toquemos tocad toquen
negative no toques no toque no toquemos no toquéis no toquen
  • 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:

► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Spanish_verbs_ending_in_-ar_(conjugation_-car)'>Spanish verbs ending in -ar (conjugation -car)</a>
        Selected combined forms of tocaredit data

    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 tocar
    dative tocarme tocarte tocarle, tocarse tocarnos tocaros tocarles, tocarse
    accusative tocarme tocarte tocarlo, tocarla, tocarse tocarnos tocaros tocarlos, tocarlas, tocarse
    with gerund tocando
    dative tocándome tocándote tocándole, tocándose tocándonos tocándoos tocándoles, tocándose
    accusative tocándome tocándote tocándolo, tocándola, tocándose tocándonos tocándoos tocándolos, tocándolas, tocándose
    with informal second-person singular imperative toca
    dative tócame tócate tócale tócanos not used tócales
    accusative tócame tócate tócalo, tócala tócanos not used tócalos, tócalas
    with formal second-person singular imperative toque
    dative tóqueme not used tóquele, tóquese tóquenos not used tóqueles
    accusative tóqueme not used tóquelo, tóquela, tóquese tóquenos not used tóquelos, tóquelas
    with first-person plural imperative toquemos
    dative not used toquémoste toquémosle toquémonos toquémoos toquémosles
    accusative not used toquémoste toquémoslo, toquémosla toquémonos toquémoos toquémoslos, toquémoslas
    with informal second-person plural imperative tocad
    dative tocadme not used tocadle tocadnos tocaos tocadles
    accusative tocadme not used tocadlo, tocadla tocadnos tocaos tocadlos, tocadlas
    with formal second-person plural imperative toquen
    dative tóquenme not used tóquenle tóquennos not used tóquenles, tóquense
    accusative tóquenme not used tóquenlo, tóquenla tóquennos not used tóquenlos, tóquenlas, tóquense
    Synonyms

    Etymology 2

    From toca (“headscarf, wimple, kind of hat”).

    Verb

    tocar (first-person singular present toco, first-person singular preterite toqué, past participle tocado)

    1. to comb or dress one's hair
    2. to don a hat, scarf or other head covering
    Conjugation
    • c becomes qu before e.
        Conjugation of tocar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)edit data
    infinitive tocar
    gerund tocando
    past participle masculine feminine
    singular tocado tocada
    plural tocados tocadas
    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 toco tocastú
    tocásvos    		 toca tocamos tocáis tocan
    imperfect tocaba tocabas tocaba tocábamos tocabais tocaban
    preterite toqué tocaste tocó tocamos tocasteis tocaron
    future tocaré tocarás tocará tocaremos tocaréis tocarán
    conditional tocaría tocarías tocaría tocaríamos tocaríais tocarían
    subjunctive yo tú
    vos    		 él/ella/ello
    usted    		 nosotros
    nosotras    		 vosotros
    vosotras    		 ellos/ellas
    ustedes
    present toque toquestú
    toquésvos2    		 toque toquemos toquéis toquen
    imperfect
    (ra)    		 tocara tocaras tocara tocáramos tocarais tocaran
    imperfect
    (se)    		 tocase tocases tocase tocásemos tocaseis tocasen
    future1 tocare tocares tocare tocáremos tocareis tocaren
    imperative — tú
    vos    		 usted nosotros
    nosotras    		 vosotros
    vosotras    		 ustedes
    affirmative tocatú
    tocávos    		 toque toquemos tocad toquen
    negative no toques no toque no toquemos no toquéis no toquen
    • 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:

    ► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Spanish_verbs_ending_in_-ar_(conjugation_-car)'>Spanish verbs ending in -ar (conjugation -car)</a>
          Selected combined forms of tocaredit data

      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 tocar
      dative tocarme tocarte tocarle, tocarse tocarnos tocaros tocarles, tocarse
      accusative tocarme tocarte tocarlo, tocarla, tocarse tocarnos tocaros tocarlos, tocarlas, tocarse
      with gerund tocando
      dative tocándome tocándote tocándole, tocándose tocándonos tocándoos tocándoles, tocándose
      accusative tocándome tocándote tocándolo, tocándola, tocándose tocándonos tocándoos tocándolos, tocándolas, tocándose
      with informal second-person singular imperative toca
      dative tócame tócate tócale tócanos not used tócales
      accusative tócame tócate tócalo, tócala tócanos not used tócalos, tócalas
      with formal second-person singular imperative toque
      dative tóqueme not used tóquele, tóquese tóquenos not used tóqueles
      accusative tóqueme not used tóquelo, tóquela, tóquese tóquenos not used tóquelos, tóquelas
      with first-person plural imperative toquemos
      dative not used toquémoste toquémosle toquémonos toquémoos toquémosles
      accusative not used toquémoste toquémoslo, toquémosla toquémonos toquémoos toquémoslos, toquémoslas
      with informal second-person plural imperative tocad
      dative tocadme not used tocadle tocadnos tocaos tocadles
      accusative tocadme not used tocadlo, tocadla tocadnos tocaos tocadlos, tocadlas
      with formal second-person plural imperative toquen
      dative tóquenme not used tóquenle tóquennos not used tóquenles, tóquense
      accusative tóquenme not used tóquenlo, tóquenla tóquennos not used tóquenlos, tóquenlas, tóquense

      Further reading

      Venetian

      Etymology

      From Vulgar Latin *toccō, of Germanic or onomatopoetic origin. Compare Italian toccare.

      Verb

      tocar

      1. (transitive) to touch

      Conjugation

      • Venetian conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
      Conjugation of tocar (first conjugation)
      infinitive tocar
      auxiliary verb aver gerund tocando
      past participle tocà
      person singular plural
      first second third first second third
      indicative mi ti eło / eła noialtri / noialtre voialtri / voialtre łuri / łore
      present toco (te) tochi (el/ła) toca tochémo, tocòn toché (i/łe) toca
      imperfect tocava (te) tocavi (el/ła) tocava tocàvimo tocavi (i/łe) tocava
      future tocarò (te) tocarè (el/ła) tocarà tocarémo tocarè (i/łe) tocarà
      conditional mi ti eło / eła noialtri / noialtre voialtri / voialtre łuri / łore
      present tocarìa (te) tocarisi (el/ła) tocarìa tocarìsimo tocarisi (i/łe) tocarìa
      subjunctive che mi che ti che eło / eła che noialtri / noialtre che voialtri / voialtre che łuri / łore
      present toche, toca (te) tochi (el/ła) toche, (el/ła) toca tochémo, tocone toché (i/łe) toche, (i/łe) toca
      imperfect tocase (te) tocasi (el/ła) tocase tocàsimo tocasi (i/łe) tocase
      imperative — ti eło / eła noialtri / noialtre voialtri / voialtre łuri / łore
      — (te) toca (el/ła) toca, (el/ła) toche tochémo toché (i/łe) toca, (i/łe) toche

      Synonyms

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