arranchar

Spanish

Etymology

From a- +‎ French ranger (“to order, arrange”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aranˈt͡ʃaɾ/, [a.rãnʲˈt͡ʃaɾ]

Verb

arranchar (first-person singular present arrancho, first-person singular preterite arranché, past participle arranchado)

1. (nautical) to skirt (the coast)
2. (reflexive) to get together (for a meal)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of arranchar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			arranchar
gerund			arranchando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		arranchado		arranchada
		plural		arranchados		arranchadas
		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	arrancho	arranchastú arranchásvos	arrancha	arranchamos	arrancháis	arranchan
	imperfect	arranchaba	arranchabas	arranchaba	arranchábamos	arranchabais	arranchaban
	preterite	arranché	arranchaste	arranchó	arranchamos	arranchasteis	arrancharon
	future	arrancharé	arrancharás	arranchará	arrancharemos	arrancharéis	arrancharán
	conditional	arrancharía	arrancharías	arrancharía	arrancharíamos	arrancharíais	arrancharían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	arranche	arranchestú arranchésvos2	arranche	arranchemos	arranchéis	arranchen
	imperfect (ra)	arranchara	arrancharas	arranchara	arrancháramos	arrancharais	arrancharan
	imperfect (se)	arranchase	arranchases	arranchase	arranchásemos	arranchaseis	arranchasen
	future1	arranchare	arranchares	arranchare	arrancháremos	arranchareis	arrancharen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		arranchatú arranchávos	arranche	arranchemos	arranchad	arranchen
	negative		no arranches	no arranche	no arranchemos	no arranchéis	no arranchen

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

    Selected combined forms of arranchar

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 arranchar
	dative	arrancharme	arrancharte	arrancharle, arrancharse	arrancharnos	arrancharos	arrancharles, arrancharse
	accusative	arrancharme	arrancharte	arrancharlo, arrancharla, arrancharse	arrancharnos	arrancharos	arrancharlos, arrancharlas, arrancharse
with gerund arranchando
	dative	arranchándome	arranchándote	arranchándole, arranchándose	arranchándonos	arranchándoos	arranchándoles, arranchándose
	accusative	arranchándome	arranchándote	arranchándolo, arranchándola, arranchándose	arranchándonos	arranchándoos	arranchándolos, arranchándolas, arranchándose
with informal second-person singular imperative arrancha
	dative	arránchame	arránchate	arránchale	arránchanos	not used	arránchales
	accusative	arránchame	arránchate	arránchalo, arránchala	arránchanos	not used	arránchalos, arránchalas
with formal second-person singular imperative arranche
	dative	arráncheme	not used	arránchele, arránchese	arránchenos	not used	arráncheles
	accusative	arráncheme	not used	arránchelo, arránchela, arránchese	arránchenos	not used	arránchelos, arránchelas
with first-person plural imperative arranchemos
	dative	not used	arranchémoste	arranchémosle	arranchémonos	arranchémoos	arranchémosles
	accusative	not used	arranchémoste	arranchémoslo, arranchémosla	arranchémonos	arranchémoos	arranchémoslos, arranchémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative arranchad
	dative	arranchadme	not used	arranchadle	arranchadnos	arranchaos	arranchadles
	accusative	arranchadme	not used	arranchadlo, arranchadla	arranchadnos	arranchaos	arranchadlos, arranchadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative arranchen
	dative	arránchenme	not used	arránchenle	arránchennos	not used	arránchenles, arránchense
	accusative	arránchenme	not used	arránchenlo, arránchenla	arránchennos	not used	arránchenlos, arránchenlas, arránchense

Derived terms

• arranchador

Further reading

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