retorcer

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Spanish

Etymology

From re- +‎ torcer, or from Vulgar Latin *retorcēre, from Latin retorquēre. Cognate with English retort.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /retoɾˈθeɾ/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /retoɾˈseɾ/
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: re‧tor‧cer

Verb

retorcer (first-person singular present retuerzo, first-person singular preterite retorcí, past participle retorcido)

  1. to wring
  2. to squirm, wriggle, writhe
  3. to twist

Conjugation

    Conjugation of retorcer (o-ue alternation; c-z alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive retorcer
gerund retorciendo
past participle masculine feminine
singular retorcido retorcida
plural retorcidos retorcidas
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 retuerzo retuercestú
retorcésvos 		retuerce retorcemos retorcéis retuercen
imperfect retorcía retorcías retorcía retorcíamos retorcíais retorcían
preterite retorcí retorciste retorció retorcimos retorcisteis retorcieron
future retorceré retorcerás retorcerá retorceremos retorceréis retorcerán
conditional retorcería retorcerías retorcería retorceríamos retorceríais retorcerían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present retuerza retuerzastú
retorzásvos2 		retuerza retorzamos retorzáis retuerzan
imperfect
(ra) 		retorciera retorcieras retorciera retorciéramos retorcierais retorcieran
imperfect
(se) 		retorciese retorcieses retorciese retorciésemos retorcieseis retorciesen
future1 retorciere retorcieres retorciere retorciéremos retorciereis retorcieren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative retuercetú
retorcévos 		retuerza retorzamos retorced retuerzan
negative no retuerzas no retuerza no retorzamos no retorzáis no retuerzan

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

    Selected combined forms of retorcer (o-ue alternation; c-z 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 retorcer dative retorcerme retorcerte retorcerle, retorcerse retorcernos retorceros retorcerles, retorcerse
accusative retorcerme retorcerte retorcerlo, retorcerla, retorcerse retorcernos retorceros retorcerlos, retorcerlas, retorcerse
with gerund retorciendo dative retorciéndome retorciéndote retorciéndole, retorciéndose retorciéndonos retorciéndoos retorciéndoles, retorciéndose
accusative retorciéndome retorciéndote retorciéndolo, retorciéndola, retorciéndose retorciéndonos retorciéndoos retorciéndolos, retorciéndolas, retorciéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative retuerce dative retuérceme retuércete retuércele retuércenos not used retuérceles
accusative retuérceme retuércete retuércelo, retuércela retuércenos not used retuércelos, retuércelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative retorcé dative retorceme retorcete retorcele retorcenos not used retorceles
accusative retorceme retorcete retorcelo, retorcela retorcenos not used retorcelos, retorcelas
with formal second-person singular imperative retuerza dative retuérzame not used retuérzale, retuérzase retuérzanos not used retuérzales
accusative retuérzame not used retuérzalo, retuérzala, retuérzase retuérzanos not used retuérzalos, retuérzalas
with first-person plural imperative retorzamos dative not used retorzámoste retorzámosle retorzámonos retorzámoos retorzámosles
accusative not used retorzámoste retorzámoslo, retorzámosla retorzámonos retorzámoos retorzámoslos, retorzámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative retorced dative retorcedme not used retorcedle retorcednos retorceos retorcedles
accusative retorcedme not used retorcedlo, retorcedla retorcednos retorceos retorcedlos, retorcedlas
with formal second-person plural imperative retuerzan dative retuérzanme not used retuérzanle retuérzannos not used retuérzanles, retuérzanse
accusative retuérzanme not used retuérzanlo, retuérzanla retuérzannos not used retuérzanlos, retuérzanlas, retuérzanse

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