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tocar

Aragonese

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Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin *toccāre, *tuccāre, of Germanic or onomatopoeic origin.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /toˈka(ɾ)/
  • Syllabification: to‧car
  • Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

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tocar

  1. (transitive) to touch

Conjugation

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Asturian

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Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin *toccāre, *tuccāre, of Germanic or onomatopoeic origin.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /toˈkaɾ/ [t̪oˈkaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: to‧car

Verb

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

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

Conjugation

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Conjugation of tocar
infinitive tocar
gerund tocando
past participle m tocáu, f tocada, n tocao, m pl tocaos, f pl tocaes
person first singular
yo 		second singular
tu 		third singular
él/elli 		first plural
nosotros/nós 		second plural
vosotros/vós 		third plural
ellos
indicative present toco toques toca tocamos tocáis toquen
imperfect tocaba tocabes tocaba tocábemos, tocábamos tocabeis, tocabais tocaben
preterite toqué tocasti, toquesti tocó toquemos tocastis, toquestis tocaron
pluperfect tocare, tocara tocares, tocaras tocare, tocara tocáremos, tocáramos tocareis, tocarais tocaren, tocaran
future tocaré tocarás tocará tocaremos tocaréis tocarán
conditional tocaría tocaríes tocaría tocaríemos, tocaríamos tocaríeis, tocaríais tocaríen
subjunctive present toque toques, tocas toque toquemos toquéis toquen, tocan
imperfect tocare, tocara tocares, tocaras tocare, tocara tocáremos, tocáramos tocareis, tocarais tocaren, tocaran
imperative — toca — — tocái —

Further reading

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  • “tocar” in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana. Xosé Lluis García Arias. →ISBN.

Catalan

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Etymology

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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *toccāre, *tuccāre, of Germanic or onomatopoeic origin.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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tocar (first-person singular present toco, first-person singular preterite toquí, past participle tocat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/

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

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of tocar (first conjugation, c-qu alternation)
infinitive tocar
gerund tocant
past participle masculine feminine
singular tocat tocada
plural tocats tocades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present toco toques toca toquem toqueu toquen
imperfect tocava tocaves tocava tocàvem tocàveu tocaven
future tocaré tocaràs tocarà tocarem tocareu tocaran
preterite toquí tocares tocà tocàrem tocàreu tocaren
conditional tocaria tocaries tocaria tocaríem tocaríeu tocarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present toqui toquis toqui toquem toqueu toquin
imperfect toqués toquessis toqués toquéssim toquéssiu toquessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — toca toqui toquem toqueu toquin
negative (no) — no toquis no toqui no toquem no toqueu no toquin

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Further reading

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Galician

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese tocar, from Vulgar Latin *toccāre, *tuccāre, of Germanic or onomatopoeic origin.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /toˈkaɾ/ [t̪oˈkɑɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Hyphenation: to‧car

Verb

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

  1. to touch
    Synonym: tanguer
    • 1454, E. Cal Pardo, editor, Colección diplomática medieval do arquivo da catedral de Mondoñedo, Santiago: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 315:
      Para o qual o dito Ferrnand Dourado fezo juramento solepne aos santo euangeos en hun libro misal que tocou con suas maos
      For which said Fernando Dourado swore a solemn oath to the Holy Gospels in a missal book that he touched with his hands
  2. to play (a musical instrument or a musical recording)
    Synonym: tanguer
  3. (intransitive) to knock
    Synonym: petar
    Quen toca na porta? ― Who's knocking on the door?
  4. to ring
    Synonym: tanguer
  5. (impersonal) to be awarded; to win, obtain
    Ó que máis tarda menos lle toca (proverb) ― He who delays more gets less
  6. (impersonal) to be someone's time or turn
    Tócame! ― It's my turn!

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of tocar (c-qu alternation)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(ti) 		Third-person
(el / ela / Vde.) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal tocar
Personal tocar tocares tocar tocarmos tocardes tocaren
Gerund
tocando
Past participle
Masculine tocado tocados
Feminine tocada tocadas
Indicative
Present toco tocas toca tocamos tocades tocan
Imperfect tocaba tocabas tocaba tocabamos tocabades tocaban
Preterite toquei tocaches tocou tocamos tocastes tocaron
Pluperfect tocara tocaras tocara tocaramos tocarades tocaran
Future tocarei tocarás tocará tocaremos tocaredes tocarán
Conditional tocaría tocarías tocaría tocariamos tocariades tocarían
Subjunctive
Present toque toques toque toquemos toquedes toquen
Imperfect tocase tocases tocase tocásemos tocásedes tocasen
Future tocar tocares tocar tocarmos tocardes tocaren
Imperative
Affirmative toca toque toquemos tocade toquen
Negative (non) non toques non toque non toquemos non toquedes non toquen
    Reintegrated conjugation of tocar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(ti / tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal tocar
Personal tocar tocares tocar tocarmos tocardes tocarem
Gerund
tocando
Past participle
Masculine tocado tocados
Feminine tocada tocadas
Indicative
Present toco tocas toca tocamos tocades, tocais tocam
Imperfect tocava tocavas tocava tocávamos tocávades, tocáveis, tocávais1 tocavam
Preterite toquei tocaste, tocache1 tocou tocamos tocastes tocárom, tocaram
Pluperfect tocara tocaras tocara tocáramos tocárades, tocáreis, tocárais1 tocaram
Future tocarei tocarás tocará tocaremos tocaredes, tocareis tocarám, tocarão
Conditional tocaria tocarias tocaria tocaríamos tocaríades, tocaríeis, tocaríais1 tocariam
Subjunctive
Present toque toques toque toquemos toquedes, toqueis toquem
Imperfect tocasse tocasses tocasse tocássemos tocássedes, tocásseis tocassem
Future tocar tocares tocar tocarmos tocardes tocarem
Imperative
Affirmative toca toque toquemos tocade, tocai toquem
Negative (nom) nom toques nom toque nom toquemos nom toquedes, nom toqueis nom toquem

1Less recommended.

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References

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Further reading

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Occitan

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin *toccāre, *tuccāre, of Germanic or onomatopoeic origin.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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tocar

  1. to touch
  2. to play (a musical instrument)

Conjugation

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese [Term?], from Vulgar Latin *toccāre, *tuccāre, of Germanic or onomatopoeic origin.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: to‧car

Verb

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

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to touch, to finger, to feel (tactually) [transitive or with em ‘something’]
    Toquei levemente (em) seu braço ― I slighty touched his arm
    Synonyms: sentir, dedilhar, roçar, apalpar, pôr a mão
  2. (intransitive, figurative) to start addressing [with em ‘a particular subject or issue’]
    Já que você tocou nessa questão, vamos continuar ― Since you began talking about that issue, let's continue
  3. (transitive) to play (a musical instrument)
    Ela toca piano muito bem ― She plays the piano very well
  4. (transitive) to sound, jingle, to honk, to ring (a bell, alarm, horn or similar object)
    Toque a campainha! ― Ring the bell!
    Não deveríamos ter tocado o alarme. ― We shouldn't have sounded the alarm.
    Synonym: soar (alarm)
    Synonyms: badalar, bater (bell)
  5. (transitive, Brazil, informal) to kick out, to expulse
    Alguém precisa tocá-lo daqui ― Someone has to kick him out from here
  6. (reflexive, Brazil, informal) to become aware; to realize or perceive
    Só me toquei depois. ― I only realized it later.
    Synonyms: ligar, dar-se conta

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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

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    Conjugation of tocar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal tocar
Personal tocar tocares tocar tocarmos tocardes tocarem
Gerund
tocando
Past participle
Masculine tocado tocados
Feminine tocada tocadas
Indicative
Present toco tocas toca tocamos tocais tocam
Imperfect tocava tocavas tocava tocávamos tocáveis tocavam
Preterite toquei tocaste tocou tocamos1, tocámos2 tocastes tocaram
Pluperfect tocara tocaras tocara tocáramos tocáreis tocaram
Future tocarei tocarás tocará tocaremos tocareis tocarão
Conditional tocaria tocarias tocaria tocaríamos tocaríeis tocariam
Subjunctive
Present toque toques toque toquemos toqueis toquem
Imperfect tocasse tocasses tocasse tocássemos tocásseis tocassem
Future tocar tocares tocar tocarmos tocardes tocarem
Imperative
Affirmative toca toque toquemos tocai toquem
Negative (não) não toques não toque não toquemos não toqueis não toquem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Quotations

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:tocar.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Macanese: tocâ

Further reading

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *toccāre, *tuccāre, of Germanic or onomatopoeic origin.

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) to touch
    Toca esta tela. ― Touch this cloth.
  2. (transitive) to play (a musical instrument)
    Ella toca el piano. ― She plays the piano.
  3. (impersonal, intransitive) to be someone's time or turn
    Synonyms: seguir, ser el siguiente
    Ahora me toca jugar. ― Now it's my turn to play.
    le toca a él ― it's his turn
  4. (impersonal, intransitive) to have to do something, be obligated to do
    Le tocó aprender hebreo. ― She had to learn Hebrew. (It was necessary (for) her to learn Hebrew)
    Deberías estudiar para que no te toque ir a la escuela de verano. ― You should study so you don't have to go to summer school.
  5. (transitive) to knock
    tocar la puerta ― to knock on the door
  6. (transitive) to honk
    tocar la bocina ― to honk the horn
  7. (transitive) to ring
    tocar un timbre ― to ring a doorbell
  8. (transitive) to touch on (mention briefly)
    Vamos a tocar el tema de las finanzas personales. ― We're going to touch on the topic of personal finance.
  9. (intransitive) to touch (affect emotionally)
    Sinceramente la película me tocó. ― To be honest, the movie [deeply] touched me.
    Esa triste historia le tocó. ― That sad story touched him.
  10. (transitive, baseball) to bunt
Conjugation
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    Conjugation of tocar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
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

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

    Selected combined forms of tocar (c-qu alternation)

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 tú imperative toca dative tócame tócate tócale tócanos not used tócales
accusative tócame tócate tócalo, tócala tócanos not used tócalos, tócalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative tocá dative tocame tocate tocale tocanos not used tocales
accusative tocame tocate tocalo, tocala tocanos not used tocalos, tocalas
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
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Etymology 2

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

Verb

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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
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    Conjugation of tocar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
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

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

    Selected combined forms of tocar (c-qu alternation)

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 tú imperative toca dative tócame tócate tócale tócanos not used tócales
accusative tócame tócate tócalo, tócala tócanos not used tócalos, tócalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative tocá dative tocame tocate tocale tocanos not used tocales
accusative tocame tocate tocalo, tocala tocanos not used tocalos, tocalas
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
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Anagrams

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Venetan

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Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin *toccāre, *tuccāre, of Germanic or onomatopoeic origin.

Verb

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tocar

  1. (transitive) to touch

Conjugation

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* Venetan 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 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

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