arrancar

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Pronunciation

Verb

arrancar (first-person singular present arranco, first-person singular preterite arranquí, past participle arrancat)

  1. Alternative form of arrencar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of arrancar (first conjugation, c-qu alternation)
infinitive arrancar
gerund arrancant
past participle masculine feminine
singular arrancat arrancada
plural arrancats arrancades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present arranco arranques arranca arranquem arranqueu arranquen
imperfect arrancava arrancaves arrancava arrancàvem arrancàveu arrancaven
future arrancaré arrancaràs arrancarà arrancarem arrancareu arrancaran
preterite arranquí arrancares arrancà arrancàrem arrancàreu arrancaren
conditional arrancaria arrancaries arrancaria arrancaríem arrancaríeu arrancarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present arranqui arranquis arranqui arranquem arranqueu arranquin
imperfect arranqués arranquessis arranqués arranquéssim arranquéssiu arranquessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — arranca arranqui arranquem arranqueu arranquin
negative (no) — no arranquis no arranqui no arranquem no arranqueu no arranquin

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese arrancar, of uncertain origin. Probably from Latin ad- +‎ runcāre.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: ar‧ran‧car

Verb

arrancar (first-person singular present arranco, first-person singular preterite arranquei, past participle arrancado)

  1. (transitive with a or de) to pull, pluck, rip
  2. to yank, jerk
  3. to pull down, tear down
  4. to start (a vehicle)
  5. (intransitive, or transitive with com) to start (a machine, project, etc.)
    Synonym: iniciar
    Arrancámos com o projeto. ― Let's start the project.
  6. (intransitive, computing) to boot
    O computador não arranca. ― The computer doesn't boot.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of arrancar (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 arrancar
Personal arrancar arrancares arrancar arrancarmos arrancardes arrancarem
Gerund
arrancando
Past participle
Masculine arrancado arrancados
Feminine arrancada arrancadas
Indicative
Present arranco arrancas arranca arrancamos arrancais arrancam
Imperfect arrancava arrancavas arrancava arrancávamos arrancáveis arrancavam
Preterite arranquei arrancaste arrancou arrancamos1, arrancámos2 arrancastes arrancaram
Pluperfect arrancara arrancaras arrancara arrancáramos arrancáreis arrancaram
Future arrancarei arrancarás arrancará arrancaremos arrancareis arrancarão
Conditional arrancaria arrancarias arrancaria arrancaríamos arrancaríeis arrancariam
Subjunctive
Present arranque arranques arranque arranquemos arranqueis arranquem
Imperfect arrancasse arrancasses arrancasse arrancássemos arrancásseis arrancassem
Future arrancar arrancares arrancar arrancarmos arrancardes arrancarem
Imperative
Affirmative arranca arranque arranquemos arrancai arranquem
Negative (não) não arranques não arranque não arranquemos não arranqueis não arranquem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Derived terms

Spanish

Etymology

Probably from Latin ad- +‎ runcāre. Compare Catalan arrencar, Romanian arunca and Sicilian arrancari.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aranˈkaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧rran‧car

Verb

arrancar (first-person singular present arranco, first-person singular preterite arranqué, past participle arrancado)

  1. (transitive) to pull out
    • 2016, José Luis Bonet, Cerebro, emociones y estrés, B DE BOOKS, →ISBN:
      Las personas experimentan una sensación creciente de ansiedad y estrés inmediatamente antes de un episodio de arrancarse el pelo, y también si pretende resistir a ese impulso.
      These people experience a growing feeling of anxiety and stress immediately before an episode of pulling out their hair, and also if they attempt to resist that impulse.
  2. (transitive) to unsheathe (a sword, dagger, etc.)
  3. (transitive) to rip, to tear
  4. (transitive, intransitive) to start (a machine)
  5. (intransitive) to get going, get started
  6. (reflexive) to run away

Conjugation

    Conjugation of arrancar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive arrancar
gerund arrancando
past participle masculine feminine
singular arrancado arrancada
plural arrancados arrancadas
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 arranco arrancastú
arrancásvos 		arranca arrancamos arrancáis arrancan
imperfect arrancaba arrancabas arrancaba arrancábamos arrancabais arrancaban
preterite arranqué arrancaste arrancó arrancamos arrancasteis arrancaron
future arrancaré arrancarás arrancará arrancaremos arrancaréis arrancarán
conditional arrancaría arrancarías arrancaría arrancaríamos arrancaríais arrancarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present arranque arranquestú
arranquésvos2 		arranque arranquemos arranquéis arranquen
imperfect
(ra) 		arrancara arrancaras arrancara arrancáramos arrancarais arrancaran
imperfect
(se) 		arrancase arrancases arrancase arrancásemos arrancaseis arrancasen
future1 arrancare arrancares arrancare arrancáremos arrancareis arrancaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative arrancatú
arrancávos 		arranque arranquemos arrancad arranquen
negative no arranques no arranque no arranquemos no arranquéis no arranquen

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

    Selected combined forms of arrancar (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 arrancar
dative arrancarme arrancarte arrancarle, arrancarse arrancarnos arrancaros arrancarles, arrancarse
accusative arrancarme arrancarte arrancarlo, arrancarla, arrancarse arrancarnos arrancaros arrancarlos, arrancarlas, arrancarse
with gerund arrancando
dative arrancándome arrancándote arrancándole, arrancándose arrancándonos arrancándoos arrancándoles, arrancándose
accusative arrancándome arrancándote arrancándolo, arrancándola, arrancándose arrancándonos arrancándoos arrancándolos, arrancándolas, arrancándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative arranca
dative arráncame arráncate arráncale arráncanos not used arráncales
accusative arráncame arráncate arráncalo, arráncala arráncanos not used arráncalos, arráncalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative arrancá
dative arrancame arrancate arrancale arrancanos not used arrancales
accusative arrancame arrancate arrancalo, arrancala arrancanos not used arrancalos, arrancalas
with formal second-person singular imperative arranque
dative arránqueme not used arránquele, arránquese arránquenos not used arránqueles
accusative arránqueme not used arránquelo, arránquela, arránquese arránquenos not used arránquelos, arránquelas
with first-person plural imperative arranquemos
dative not used arranquémoste arranquémosle arranquémonos arranquémoos arranquémosles
accusative not used arranquémoste arranquémoslo, arranquémosla arranquémonos arranquémoos arranquémoslos, arranquémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative arrancad
dative arrancadme not used arrancadle arrancadnos arrancaos arrancadles
accusative arrancadme not used arrancadlo, arrancadla arrancadnos arrancaos arrancadlos, arrancadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative arranquen
dative arránquenme not used arránquenle arránquennos not used arránquenles, arránquense
accusative arránquenme not used arránquenlo, arránquenla arránquennos not used arránquenlos, arránquenlas, arránquense

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