retocar

Catalan

Etymology

From re- +‎ tocar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [rə.tuˈka]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [rə.toˈka]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [re.toˈkaɾ]

Verb

retocar (first-person singular present retoco, first-person singular preterite retoquí, past participle retocat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/

1. to retouch

Conjugation

    Conjugation of retocar (first conjugation, c-qu alternation)

infinitive			retocar
gerund			retocant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		retocat		retocada
		plural		retocats		retocades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	retoco	retoques	retoca	retoquem	retoqueu	retoquen
	imperfect	retocava	retocaves	retocava	retocàvem	retocàveu	retocaven
	future	retocaré	retocaràs	retocarà	retocarem	retocareu	retocaran
	preterite	retoquí	retocares	retocà	retocàrem	retocàreu	retocaren
	conditional	retocaria	retocaries	retocaria	retocaríem	retocaríeu	retocarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	retoqui	retoquis	retoqui	retoquem	retoqueu	retoquin
	imperfect	retoqués	retoquessis	retoqués	retoquéssim	retoquéssiu	retoquessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	retoca	retoqui	retoquem	retoqueu	retoquin
	negative (no)	—	no retoquis	no retoqui	no retoquem	no retoqueu	no retoquin

Derived terms

• retoc

Further reading

• “retocar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “retocar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “retocar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “retocar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Portuguese

Etymology

From re- +‎ tocar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.toˈka(ʁ)/ [he.toˈka(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.toˈka(ʁ)/ [he.toˈka(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ʁe.toˈka(ɾ)/ [he.toˈka(ɾ)]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁe.toˈka(ʁ)/ [χe.toˈka(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.toˈka(ɻ)/ [he.toˈka(ɻ)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.tuˈkaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.tuˈkaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.tuˈka.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: re‧to‧car

Verb

retocar (first-person singular present retoco, first-person singular preterite retoquei, past participle retocado)

1. (transitive) to retouch (to improve something by making small changes)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of retocar (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	retocar
Personal	retocar	retocares	retocar	retocarmos	retocardes	retocarem
Gerund
	retocando
Past participle
Masculine	retocado			retocados
Feminine	retocada			retocadas
Indicative
Present	retoco	retocas	retoca	retocamos	retocais	retocam
Imperfect	retocava	retocavas	retocava	retocávamos	retocáveis	retocavam
Preterite	retoquei	retocaste	retocou	retocamos1, retocámos2	retocastes	retocaram
Pluperfect	retocara	retocaras	retocara	retocáramos	retocáreis	retocaram
Future	retocarei	retocarás	retocará	retocaremos	retocareis	retocarão
Conditional	retocaria	retocarias	retocaria	retocaríamos	retocaríeis	retocariam
Subjunctive
Present	retoque	retoques	retoque	retoquemos	retoqueis	retoquem
Imperfect	retocasse	retocasses	retocasse	retocássemos	retocásseis	retocassem
Future	retocar	retocares	retocar	retocarmos	retocardes	retocarem
Imperative
Affirmative		retoca	retoque	retoquemos	retocai	retoquem
Negative (não)		não retoques	não retoque	não retoquemos	não retoqueis	não retoquem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Spanish

Etymology

From re- +‎ tocar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /retoˈkaɾ/ [re.t̪oˈkaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: re‧to‧car

Verb

retocar (first-person singular present retoco, first-person singular preterite retoqué, past participle retocado)

1. (transitive) to touch up (fix damages to improve the look)

Conjugation

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

infinitive			retocar
gerund			retocando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		retocado		retocada
		plural		retocados		retocadas
		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	retoco	retocastú retocásvos	retoca	retocamos	retocáis	retocan
	imperfect	retocaba	retocabas	retocaba	retocábamos	retocabais	retocaban
	preterite	retoqué	retocaste	retocó	retocamos	retocasteis	retocaron
	future	retocaré	retocarás	retocará	retocaremos	retocaréis	retocarán
	conditional	retocaría	retocarías	retocaría	retocaríamos	retocaríais	retocarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	retoque	retoquestú retoquésvos2	retoque	retoquemos	retoquéis	retoquen
	imperfect (ra)	retocara	retocaras	retocara	retocáramos	retocarais	retocaran
	imperfect (se)	retocase	retocases	retocase	retocásemos	retocaseis	retocasen
	future1	retocare	retocares	retocare	retocáremos	retocareis	retocaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		retocatú retocávos	retoque	retoquemos	retocad	retoquen
	negative		no retoques	no retoque	no retoquemos	no retoquéis	no retoquen

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

    Selected combined forms of retocar (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 retocar
	dative	retocarme	retocarte	retocarle, retocarse	retocarnos	retocaros	retocarles, retocarse
	accusative	retocarme	retocarte	retocarlo, retocarla, retocarse	retocarnos	retocaros	retocarlos, retocarlas, retocarse
with gerund retocando
	dative	retocándome	retocándote	retocándole, retocándose	retocándonos	retocándoos	retocándoles, retocándose
	accusative	retocándome	retocándote	retocándolo, retocándola, retocándose	retocándonos	retocándoos	retocándolos, retocándolas, retocándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative retoca
	dative	retócame	retócate	retócale	retócanos	not used	retócales
	accusative	retócame	retócate	retócalo, retócala	retócanos	not used	retócalos, retócalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative retocá
	dative	retocame	retocate	retocale	retocanos	not used	retocales
	accusative	retocame	retocate	retocalo, retocala	retocanos	not used	retocalos, retocalas
with formal second-person singular imperative retoque
	dative	retóqueme	not used	retóquele, retóquese	retóquenos	not used	retóqueles
	accusative	retóqueme	not used	retóquelo, retóquela, retóquese	retóquenos	not used	retóquelos, retóquelas
with first-person plural imperative retoquemos
	dative	not used	retoquémoste	retoquémosle	retoquémonos	retoquémoos	retoquémosles
	accusative	not used	retoquémoste	retoquémoslo, retoquémosla	retoquémonos	retoquémoos	retoquémoslos, retoquémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative retocad
	dative	retocadme	not used	retocadle	retocadnos	retocaos	retocadles
	accusative	retocadme	not used	retocadlo, retocadla	retocadnos	retocaos	retocadlos, retocadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative retoquen
	dative	retóquenme	not used	retóquenle	retóquennos	not used	retóquenles, retóquense
	accusative	retóquenme	not used	retóquenlo, retóquenla	retóquennos	not used	retóquenlos, retóquenlas, retóquense

Derived terms

• retoque

 

Further reading

• “retocar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28