frotar

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Asturian

Verb

frotar (first-person singular indicative present froto, past participle frotáu)

  1. to rub (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Conjugation

Conjugation of frotar
infinitive frotar
gerund frotando
past participle m frotáu, f frotada, n frotao, m pl frotaos, f pl frotaes
person first singular
yo 		second singular
tu 		third singular
él/elli 		first plural
nosotros/nós 		second plural
vosotros/vós 		third plural
ellos
indicative present froto frotes frota frotamos frotáis froten
imperfect frotaba frotabes frotaba frotábemos, frotábamos frotabeis, frotabais frotaben
preterite froté frotasti, frotesti frotó frotemos frotastis, frotestis frotaron
pluperfect frotare, frotara frotares, frotaras frotare, frotara frotáremos, frotáramos frotareis, frotarais frotaren, frotaran
future frotaré frotarás frotará frotaremos frotaréis frotarán
conditional frotaría frotaríes frotaría frotaríemos, frotaríamos frotaríeis, frotaríais frotaríen
subjunctive present frote frotes, frotas frote frotemos frotéis froten, frotan
imperfect frotare, frotara frotares, frotaras frotare, frotara frotáremos, frotáramos frotareis, frotarais frotaren, frotaran
imperative — frota — — frotái —

Synonyms

Ido

Verb

frotar (present tense frotas, past tense frotis, future tense frotos, imperative frotez, conditional frotus)

  1. (transitive) to rub, to scrub

Conjugation

    Conjugation of frotar
present past future
infinitive frotar frotir frotor
tense frotas frotis frotos
conditional frotus
imperative frotez
adjective active participle frotanta frotinta frotonta
adverbial active participle frotante frotinte frotonte
nominal active participle singular frotanto frotinto frotonto
plural frotanti frotinti frotonti
adjective passive participle frotata frotita frotota
adverbial passive participle frotate frotite frotote
nominal passive participle singular frotato frotito frototo
plural frotati frotiti frototi

Related terms

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French frotter.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɾoˈtaɾ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: fro‧tar

Verb

frotar (first-person singular present froto, first-person singular preterite froté, past participle frotado)

  1. to rub

Conjugation

    Conjugation of frotar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive frotar
gerund frotando
past participle masculine feminine
singular frotado frotada
plural frotados frotadas
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 froto frotastú
frotásvos 		frota frotamos frotáis frotan
imperfect frotaba frotabas frotaba frotábamos frotabais frotaban
preterite froté frotaste frotó frotamos frotasteis frotaron
future frotaré frotarás frotará frotaremos frotaréis frotarán
conditional frotaría frotarías frotaría frotaríamos frotaríais frotarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present frote frotestú
frotésvos2 		frote frotemos frotéis froten
imperfect
(ra) 		frotara frotaras frotara frotáramos frotarais frotaran
imperfect
(se) 		frotase frotases frotase frotásemos frotaseis frotasen
future1 frotare frotares frotare frotáremos frotareis frotaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative frotatú
frotávos 		frote frotemos frotad froten
negative no frotes no frote no frotemos no frotéis no froten

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

    Selected combined forms of frotar

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 frotar
dative frotarme frotarte frotarle, frotarse frotarnos frotaros frotarles, frotarse
accusative frotarme frotarte frotarlo, frotarla, frotarse frotarnos frotaros frotarlos, frotarlas, frotarse
with gerund frotando
dative frotándome frotándote frotándole, frotándose frotándonos frotándoos frotándoles, frotándose
accusative frotándome frotándote frotándolo, frotándola, frotándose frotándonos frotándoos frotándolos, frotándolas, frotándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative frota
dative frótame frótate frótale frótanos not used frótales
accusative frótame frótate frótalo, frótala frótanos not used frótalos, frótalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative frotá
dative frotame frotate frotale frotanos not used frotales
accusative frotame frotate frotalo, frotala frotanos not used frotalos, frotalas
with formal second-person singular imperative frote
dative fróteme not used frótele, frótese frótenos not used fróteles
accusative fróteme not used frótelo, frótela, frótese frótenos not used frótelos, frótelas
with first-person plural imperative frotemos
dative not used frotémoste frotémosle frotémonos frotémoos frotémosles
accusative not used frotémoste frotémoslo, frotémosla frotémonos frotémoos frotémoslos, frotémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative frotad
dative frotadme not used frotadle frotadnos frotaos frotadles
accusative frotadme not used frotadlo, frotadla frotadnos frotaos frotadlos, frotadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative froten
dative frótenme not used frótenle frótennos not used frótenles, frótense
accusative frótenme not used frótenlo, frótenla frótennos not used frótenlos, frótenlas, frótense

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