echar

Asturian

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin iectāre, from Latin iactāre, probably via Spanish echar since it's present also in Western dialects (where *xeitar would be the expected result). Doublet of axeitar, formed from xeitu, western result of Latin iactus

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /eˈt͡ʃaɾ/, [eˈt͡ɕaɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Hyphenation: e‧char

Verb

echar (first-person singular indicative present echo, past participle echáu)

to throw
Synonyms: llanzar, aventar
to throw out, throw away
Synonym: tirar
to throw up, vomit
Synonym: devolver
to emit
Esa flor echa muncha grana
That flower emits a lot of pollen
to kick out, expel
Synonym: espulsar

Echáronlu de la escuela
They expelled him from the school
to send (someone or something in a direction)
Synonym: empobinar

Echáronlu pa la ciudá cola caxa
They sent him to the city with the box
to sprout
Synonyms: biltar, campiar

Los praos echen agora de primavera
The fields sprout now that it is spring
to serve food
Nun m'eches más pote
Don't serve me more stew
to lay down, put to sleep
Echólu na cama
He/She laid him down in bed
to play
Synonym: xugar

¿Echamos una (partida)?
Want to play a (game)?

Echaron una bona partida ayeri
They played a good game yesterday
to sow, plant
Synonym: semar

Esti añu echaron fabes tamién
This year they sowed beans as well
to guess, calculate
Synonym: abarruntar

¿Cuantos años-y eches?
How many years do you guess (he/she is)?

¿Cuanto eches que tien dientro'l bolsu?
How much do you guess she/he has inside her/his pocket?
to spend, use money
Synonym: gastar

Valte más echar les perres en chicolate
It's better if you spend the money in chocolate
to prepare (a meal or clothes) for someone who departs
Échame los pantalones azules que voi a trabayar
Prepare the blue jeans for me, I'm leaving for work

Échame la merienda que marcho
Prepare a meal for me, I'm leaving
to put on, play (a film or TV show)
Tan echando un nuevu programa nesta canal
They are putting on a new show on this channel
to forget, to get out of one's head
Synonyms: posar, escaecer

Nun soi a echar lo que mi dixo
I can't forget what he/she said to me

Conjugation

Conjugation of echar

person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
infinitive		echar
gerund		echando
past participle		m echáu, f echada, n echao, m pl echaos, f pl echaes
indicative	present	echo	eches	echa	echamos	echáis	echen
	imperfect	echaba	echabes	echaba	echábemos, echábamos	echabeis, echabais	echaben
	preterite	eché	echasti, echesti	echó	echemos	echastis, echestis	echaron
	pluperfect	echare, echara	echares, echaras	echare, echara	echáremos, echáramos	echareis, echarais	echaren, echaran
	future	echaré	echarás	echará	echaremos	echaréis	echarán
	conditional	echaría	echaríes	echaría	echaríemos, echaríamos	echaríeis, echaríais	echaríen
subjunctive	present	eche	eches, echas	eche	echemos	echéis	echen, echan
subjunctive	imperfect	echare, echara	echares, echaras	echare, echara	echáremos, echáramos	echareis, echarais	echaren, echaran
imperative		—	echa	—	—	echái	—

Ladino

Alternative forms

ichar (Monastir, Sarajevo)

Verb

echar (Latin spelling)

to throw
to put to bed

Derived terms

echarse

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin iectāre, from Latin iactāre. Doublet of the borrowing jactar. Cognate with Galician xeitar and, more distantly, English jet and jut.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /eˈt͡ʃaɾ/ [eˈt͡ʃaɾ]
Audio (Colombia): (file)
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: e‧char

Verb

echar (first-person singular present echo, first-person singular preterite eché, past participle echado)

(transitive) to throw, toss, cast, jettison (to release an object from one's grasp so that it moves through the air)
Synonym: tirar

Echa los dados.
Throw the dice.
(transitive) to pour (to cause to flow in a stream from a container)
Echó el agua fuera del vaso.
He poured the water outside the glass.
(transitive) to put in, add
Yo le echo aceite a la ensalada.
I add oil to the salad.
(transitive) to let out
Échalo todo.
Let it all out.
(transitive) to discharge
(transitive) to dump
(transitive) to emit, give off, send out
Ese animal es extraño. Echa luz cuando se siente atacado.
That animal is weird. It gives off light when it feels attacked.
(transitive) to kick out, expel, throw out, to send packing (to forcibly remove)
Me echaron de la fiesta.
They kicked me out of the party.
(transitive) to expel (to remove from membership)
Te vamos a echar del club de lectura.
We're going to expel you from the reading club.
(transitive) to fire, dismiss (to terminate employment)
Al pobre lo han echado del trabajo.
They fired the poor thing from work.
(transitive) to play (to participate in a sport)
Echamos un partido.
We're playing a match.
(transitive) to sprout (to cause to grow from a seed)
(transitive) to take, have (a look at)
Échale un ojo.
Take a look at it.
(transitive) to mail, post (to send through the mail/post)
(transitive) to give, bestow (a blessing); to put (a curse) on
Esa mujer me echó un mal de ojo.
That woman gave me the evil eye.
(transitive) to turn (a key); to slide (a bolt)
(intransitive) to start off, begin
(reflexive) to throw oneself
(reflexive) to lie down (to assume a reclining position)
Estaba muy cansada, así que me eché en el sofa.
I was very tired, so I lay down on the couch.
(reflexive) to put on
Échate crema solar cuando vayas a la playa.
Put sunscreen on when you go to the beach.
(reflexive) to begin
Se echó a llorar.
He began to cry.
(reflexive, of birds) to sit on eggs
(reflexive) to give in, to yield
(reflexive, Andalusia) to take a nap, to sleep
Cuando llegue a casa me voy a echar una siesta que no veas.
When I get home I'm going to take a nap you couldn't even imagine.

Deberías echarte un rato que te veo cansado.
You should sleep for a while. You look tired

Conjugation

Conjugation of echar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			echar
gerund			echando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		echado		echada
		plural		echados		echadas
		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	echo	echas^{^tú} echás^{^vos}	echa	echamos	echáis	echan
	imperfect	echaba	echabas	echaba	echábamos	echabais	echaban
	preterite	eché	echaste	echó	echamos	echasteis	echaron
	future	echaré	echarás	echará	echaremos	echaréis	echarán
	conditional	echaría	echarías	echaría	echaríamos	echaríais	echarían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	eche	eches^{^tú} echés^{^vos²}	eche	echemos	echéis	echen
	imperfect (ra)	echara	echaras	echara	echáramos	echarais	echaran
	imperfect (se)	echase	echases	echase	echásemos	echaseis	echasen
	future¹	echare	echares	echare	echáremos	echareis	echaren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		echa^{^tú} echá^{^vos}	eche	echemos	echad	echen
	negative		no eches	no eche	no echemos	no echéis	no echen

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

Selected combined forms of echar

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 echar
	dative	echarme	echarte	echarle, echarse	echarnos	echaros	echarles, echarse
	accusative	echarme	echarte	echarlo, echarla, echarse	echarnos	echaros	echarlos, echarlas, echarse

with gerund echando
	dative	echándome	echándote	echándole, echándose	echándonos	echándoos	echándoles, echándose
	accusative	echándome	echándote	echándolo, echándola, echándose	echándonos	echándoos	echándolos, echándolas, echándose

with informal second-person singular tú imperative echa
	dative	échame	échate	échale	échanos	not used	échales
	accusative	échame	échate	échalo, échala	échanos	not used	échalos, échalas

with informal second-person singular vos imperative echá
	dative	echame	echate	echale	echanos	not used	echales
	accusative	echame	echate	echalo, echala	echanos	not used	echalos, echalas

with formal second-person singular imperative eche
	dative	écheme	not used	échele, échese	échenos	not used	écheles
	accusative	écheme	not used	échelo, échela, échese	échenos	not used	échelos, échelas

with first-person plural imperative echemos
	dative	not used	echémoste	echémosle	echémonos	echémoos	echémosles
	accusative	not used	echémoste	echémoslo, echémosla	echémonos	echémoos	echémoslos, echémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative echad
	dative	echadme	not used	echadle	echadnos	echaos	echadles
	accusative	echadme	not used	echadlo, echadla	echadnos	echaos	echadlos, echadlas

with formal second-person plural imperative echen
	dative	échenme	not used	échenle	échennos	not used	échenles, échense
	accusative	échenme	not used	échenlo, échenla	échennos	not used	échenlos, échenlas, échense

Derived terms

Descendants

→ Tagalog: itsa

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Asturian

Etymology

Pronunciation

Verb

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