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Spanish
Etymology
From a- + tasco + -ar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /atasˈkaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: a‧tas‧car
Verb
atascar (first-person singular present atasco, first-person singular preterite atasqué, past participle atascado)
- (transitive) to jam, obstruct
- (reflexive) to get stuck
La puerta se ha atascado.- The door has got stuck.
2022 April 20, Álvaro Sánchez, “Netflix se desmorona en Bolsa casi un 40% ahogada por la competencia y las contraseñas compartidas”, in El País:[…] hay 100 millones de hogares que ven sus series y películas gratis usando las claves de amigos y familiares. Y mientras eso sucede, su capacidad de captar nuevos abonados se atasca.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of atascar (c-qu alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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| with infinitive atascar
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| dative
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atascarme
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atascarte
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atascarle, atascarse
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atascarnos
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atascaros
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atascarles, atascarse
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| accusative
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atascarme
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atascarte
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atascarlo, atascarla, atascarse
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atascarnos
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atascaros
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atascarlos, atascarlas, atascarse
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| with gerund atascando
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| dative
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atascándome
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atascándote
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atascándole, atascándose
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atascándonos
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atascándoos
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atascándoles, atascándose
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| accusative
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atascándome
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atascándote
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atascándolo, atascándola, atascándose
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atascándonos
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atascándoos
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atascándolos, atascándolas, atascándose
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| with informal second-person singular tú imperative atasca
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| dative
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atáscame
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atáscate
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atáscale
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atáscanos
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not used
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atáscales
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| accusative
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atáscame
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atáscate
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atáscalo, atáscala
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atáscanos
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not used
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atáscalos, atáscalas
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| with informal second-person singular vos imperative atascá
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| dative
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atascame
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atascate
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atascale
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atascanos
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not used
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atascales
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| accusative
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atascame
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atascate
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atascalo, atascala
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atascanos
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not used
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atascalos, atascalas
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| with formal second-person singular imperative atasque
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| dative
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atásqueme
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not used
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atásquele, atásquese
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atásquenos
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not used
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atásqueles
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| accusative
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atásqueme
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not used
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atásquelo, atásquela, atásquese
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atásquenos
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not used
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atásquelos, atásquelas
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| with first-person plural imperative atasquemos
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| dative
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not used
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atasquémoste
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atasquémosle
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atasquémonos
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atasquémoos
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atasquémosles
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| accusative
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not used
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atasquémoste
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atasquémoslo, atasquémosla
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atasquémonos
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atasquémoos
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atasquémoslos, atasquémoslas
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| with informal second-person plural imperative atascad
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| dative
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atascadme
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not used
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atascadle
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atascadnos
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atascaos
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atascadles
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| accusative
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atascadme
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not used
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atascadlo, atascadla
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atascadnos
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atascaos
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atascadlos, atascadlas
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| with formal second-person plural imperative atasquen
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| dative
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atásquenme
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not used
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atásquenle
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atásquennos
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not used
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atásquenles, atásquense
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| accusative
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atásquenme
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not used
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atásquenlo, atásquenla
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atásquennos
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not used
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atásquenlos, atásquenlas, atásquense
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