acariciar

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Catalan

Etymology

From a- +‎ carícia +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

Verb

acariciar (first-person singular present acaricio, first-person singular preterite acaricií, past participle acariciat)

  1. to caress
  2. to stroke, pet

Conjugation

    Conjugation of acariciar (first conjugation)
infinitive acariciar
gerund acariciant
past participle masculine feminine
singular acariciat acariciada
plural acariciats acariciades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present acaricio acaricies acaricia acariciem acaricieu acaricien
imperfect acariciava acariciaves acariciava acariciàvem acariciàveu acariciaven
future acariciaré acariciaràs acariciarà acariciarem acariciareu acariciaran
preterite acaricií acariciares acaricià acariciàrem acariciàreu acariciaren
conditional acariciaria acariciaries acariciaria acariciaríem acariciaríeu acariciarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present acariciï acariciïs acariciï acariciem acaricieu acariciïn
imperfect acariciés acariciessis acariciés acariciéssim acariciéssiu acariciessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — acaricia acariciï acariciem acaricieu acariciïn
negative (no) — no acariciïs no acariciï no acariciem no acaricieu no acariciïn

Portuguese

Etymology

From a- +‎ carícia +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ka.ɾi.siˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /a.ka.ɾiˈsja(ʁ)/
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.ka.ɾi.siˈa(ɾ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /a.ka.ɾiˈsja(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.ka.ɾi.siˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /a.ka.ɾiˈsja(ʁ)/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ka.ɾi.siˈa(ɻ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /a.ka.ɾiˈsja(ɻ)/
 

  • Hyphenation: a‧ca‧ri‧ci‧ar

Verb

acariciar (first-person singular present acaricio, first-person singular preterite acariciei, past participle acariciado)

  1. (transitive) to stroke (to move one's hand or an object over the surface of)
  2. (transitive) to pet (fondle (an animal))
  3. (transitive) to pet (fondle (another person) amorously)
  4. (transitive) to caress (touch or kiss lovingly)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of acariciar (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 acariciar
Personal acariciar acariciares acariciar acariciarmos acariciardes acariciarem
Gerund
acariciando
Past participle
Masculine acariciado acariciados
Feminine acariciada acariciadas
Indicative
Present acaricio acaricias acaricia acariciamos acariciais acariciam
Imperfect acariciava acariciavas acariciava acariciávamos acariciáveis acariciavam
Preterite acariciei acariciaste acariciou acariciamos1, acariciámos2 acariciastes acariciaram
Pluperfect acariciara acariciaras acariciara acariciáramos acariciáreis acariciaram
Future acariciarei acariciarás acariciará acariciaremos acariciareis acariciarão
Conditional acariciaria acariciarias acariciaria acariciaríamos acariciaríeis acariciariam
Subjunctive
Present acaricie acaricies acaricie acariciemos acaricieis acariciem
Imperfect acariciasse acariciasses acariciasse acariciássemos acariciásseis acariciassem
Future acariciar acariciares acariciar acariciarmos acariciardes acariciarem
Imperative
Affirmative acaricia acaricie acariciemos acariciai acariciem
Negative (não) não acaricies não acaricie não acariciemos não acaricieis não acariciem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From a- +‎ caricia +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /akaɾiˈθjaɾ/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /akaɾiˈsjaɾ/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧ca‧ri‧ciar

Verb

acariciar (first-person singular present acaricio, first-person singular preterite acaricié, past participle acariciado)

  1. to caress
    Synonyms: hacer cariño, regalonear
  2. to fondle
  3. to stroke
  4. to pet

Conjugation

    Conjugation of acariciar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive acariciar
gerund acariciando
past participle masculine feminine
singular acariciado acariciada
plural acariciados acariciadas
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 acaricio acariciastú
acariciásvos 		acaricia acariciamos acariciáis acarician
imperfect acariciaba acariciabas acariciaba acariciábamos acariciabais acariciaban
preterite acaricié acariciaste acarició acariciamos acariciasteis acariciaron
future acariciaré acariciarás acariciará acariciaremos acariciaréis acariciarán
conditional acariciaría acariciarías acariciaría acariciaríamos acariciaríais acariciarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present acaricie acariciestú
acariciésvos2 		acaricie acariciemos acariciéis acaricien
imperfect
(ra) 		acariciara acariciaras acariciara acariciáramos acariciarais acariciaran
imperfect
(se) 		acariciase acariciases acariciase acariciásemos acariciaseis acariciasen
future1 acariciare acariciares acariciare acariciáremos acariciareis acariciaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative acariciatú
acariciávos 		acaricie acariciemos acariciad acaricien
negative no acaricies no acaricie no acariciemos no acariciéis no acaricien

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

    Selected combined forms of acariciar

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 acariciar
dative acariciarme acariciarte acariciarle, acariciarse acariciarnos acariciaros acariciarles, acariciarse
accusative acariciarme acariciarte acariciarlo, acariciarla, acariciarse acariciarnos acariciaros acariciarlos, acariciarlas, acariciarse
with gerund acariciando
dative acariciándome acariciándote acariciándole, acariciándose acariciándonos acariciándoos acariciándoles, acariciándose
accusative acariciándome acariciándote acariciándolo, acariciándola, acariciándose acariciándonos acariciándoos acariciándolos, acariciándolas, acariciándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative acaricia
dative acaríciame acaríciate acaríciale acarícianos not used acaríciales
accusative acaríciame acaríciate acarícialo, acaríciala acarícianos not used acarícialos, acarícialas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative acariciá
dative acariciame acariciate acariciale acaricianos not used acariciales
accusative acariciame acariciate acaricialo, acariciala acaricianos not used acaricialos, acaricialas
with formal second-person singular imperative acaricie
dative acarícieme not used acaríciele, acaríciese acarícienos not used acarícieles
accusative acarícieme not used acarícielo, acaríciela, acaríciese acarícienos not used acarícielos, acarícielas
with first-person plural imperative acariciemos
dative not used acariciémoste acariciémosle acariciémonos acariciémoos acariciémosles
accusative not used acariciémoste acariciémoslo, acariciémosla acariciémonos acariciémoos acariciémoslos, acariciémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative acariciad
dative acariciadme not used acariciadle acariciadnos acariciaos acariciadles
accusative acariciadme not used acariciadlo, acariciadla acariciadnos acariciaos acariciadlos, acariciadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative acaricien
dative acarícienme not used acarícienle acaríciennos not used acarícienles, acaríciense
accusative acarícienme not used acarícienlo, acarícienla acaríciennos not used acarícienlos, acarícienlas, acaríciense

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