provocar

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prōvocāre.

Pronunciation

Verb

provocar (first-person singular present provoco, first-person singular preterite provoquí, past participle provocat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /ɔ/

  1. to provoke, bring on

Conjugation

    Conjugation of provocar (first conjugation, c-qu alternation)
infinitive provocar
gerund provocant
past participle masculine feminine
singular provocat provocada
plural provocats provocades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present provoco provoques provoca provoquem provoqueu provoquen
imperfect provocava provocaves provocava provocàvem provocàveu provocaven
future provocaré provocaràs provocarà provocarem provocareu provocaran
preterite provoquí provocares provocà provocàrem provocàreu provocaren
conditional provocaria provocaries provocaria provocaríem provocaríeu provocarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present provoqui provoquis provoqui provoquem provoqueu provoquin
imperfect provoqués provoquessis provoqués provoquéssim provoquéssiu provoquessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — provoca provoqui provoquem provoqueu provoquin
negative (no) — no provoquis no provoqui no provoquem no provoqueu no provoquin

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prōvocāre.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: pro‧vo‧car

Verb

provocar (first-person singular present provoco, first-person singular preterite provoquei, past participle provocado)

  1. to provoke (all senses)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of provocar (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 provocar
Personal provocar provocares provocar provocarmos provocardes provocarem
Gerund
provocando
Past participle
Masculine provocado provocados
Feminine provocada provocadas
Indicative
Present provoco provocas provoca provocamos provocais provocam
Imperfect provocava provocavas provocava provocávamos provocáveis provocavam
Preterite provoquei provocaste provocou provocamos1, provocámos2 provocastes provocaram
Pluperfect provocara provocaras provocara provocáramos provocáreis provocaram
Future provocarei provocarás provocará provocaremos provocareis provocarão
Conditional provocaria provocarias provocaria provocaríamos provocaríeis provocariam
Subjunctive
Present provoque provoques provoque provoquemos provoqueis provoquem
Imperfect provocasse provocasses provocasse provocássemos provocásseis provocassem
Future provocar provocares provocar provocarmos provocardes provocarem
Imperative
Affirmative provoca provoque provoquemos provocai provoquem
Negative (não) não provoques não provoque não provoquemos não provoqueis não provoquem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prōvocāre. Cognate with English provoke.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɾoboˈkaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: pro‧vo‧car

Verb

provocar (first-person singular present provoco, first-person singular preterite provoqué, past participle provocado)

  1. to cause or provoke, to prompt
  2. to tease sexually
  3. (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, takes a reflexive pronoun) to fancy, would like
    Synonyms: antojar, apetecer, gustar, tener ganas de, tincar
    ¿Te provoca café? ― Would you like coffee?

Conjugation

    Conjugation of provocar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive provocar
gerund provocando
past participle masculine feminine
singular provocado provocada
plural provocados provocadas
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 provoco provocastú
provocásvos 		provoca provocamos provocáis provocan
imperfect provocaba provocabas provocaba provocábamos provocabais provocaban
preterite provoqué provocaste provocó provocamos provocasteis provocaron
future provocaré provocarás provocará provocaremos provocaréis provocarán
conditional provocaría provocarías provocaría provocaríamos provocaríais provocarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present provoque provoquestú
provoquésvos2 		provoque provoquemos provoquéis provoquen
imperfect
(ra) 		provocara provocaras provocara provocáramos provocarais provocaran
imperfect
(se) 		provocase provocases provocase provocásemos provocaseis provocasen
future1 provocare provocares provocare provocáremos provocareis provocaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative provocatú
provocávos 		provoque provoquemos provocad provoquen
negative no provoques no provoque no provoquemos no provoquéis no provoquen

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

    Selected combined forms of provocar (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 provocar
dative provocarme provocarte provocarle, provocarse provocarnos provocaros provocarles, provocarse
accusative provocarme provocarte provocarlo, provocarla, provocarse provocarnos provocaros provocarlos, provocarlas, provocarse
with gerund provocando
dative provocándome provocándote provocándole, provocándose provocándonos provocándoos provocándoles, provocándose
accusative provocándome provocándote provocándolo, provocándola, provocándose provocándonos provocándoos provocándolos, provocándolas, provocándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative provoca
dative provócame provócate provócale provócanos not used provócales
accusative provócame provócate provócalo, provócala provócanos not used provócalos, provócalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative provocá
dative provocame provocate provocale provocanos not used provocales
accusative provocame provocate provocalo, provocala provocanos not used provocalos, provocalas
with formal second-person singular imperative provoque
dative provóqueme not used provóquele, provóquese provóquenos not used provóqueles
accusative provóqueme not used provóquelo, provóquela, provóquese provóquenos not used provóquelos, provóquelas
with first-person plural imperative provoquemos
dative not used provoquémoste provoquémosle provoquémonos provoquémoos provoquémosles
accusative not used provoquémoste provoquémoslo, provoquémosla provoquémonos provoquémoos provoquémoslos, provoquémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative provocad
dative provocadme not used provocadle provocadnos provocaos provocadles
accusative provocadme not used provocadlo, provocadla provocadnos provocaos provocadlos, provocadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative provoquen
dative provóquenme not used provóquenle provóquennos not used provóquenles, provóquense
accusative provóquenme not used provóquenlo, provóquenla provóquennos not used provóquenlos, provóquenlas, provóquense

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