retozar

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Spanish

Etymology

Verb based on Old Spanish tozo (“jest”), of uncertain origin, perhaps pre-Roman. Compare Portuguese retouçar.

Verb

retozar (first-person singular present retozo, first-person singular preterite retocé, past participle retozado)

  1. to frolic, to cavort
    • 1888, Eduardo Acevedo Díaz, Ismael:
      otros grupos retozando como ganado en el llano
      other groups cavorting like cattle on the plain
  2. to become aroused
  3. to toss and turn (in bed)
    retozar en la cama
    toss and turn in bed

Conjugation

    Conjugation of retozar (c-z alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive retozar
gerund retozando
past participle masculine feminine
singular retozado retozada
plural retozados retozadas
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 retozo retozastú
retozásvos 		retoza retozamos retozáis retozan
imperfect retozaba retozabas retozaba retozábamos retozabais retozaban
preterite retocé retozaste retozó retozamos retozasteis retozaron
future retozaré retozarás retozará retozaremos retozaréis retozarán
conditional retozaría retozarías retozaría retozaríamos retozaríais retozarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present retoce retocestú
retocésvos2 		retoce retocemos retocéis retocen
imperfect
(ra) 		retozara retozaras retozara retozáramos retozarais retozaran
imperfect
(se) 		retozase retozases retozase retozásemos retozaseis retozasen
future1 retozare retozares retozare retozáremos retozareis retozaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative retozatú
retozávos 		retoce retocemos retozad retocen
negative no retoces no retoce no retocemos no retocéis no retocen

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

    Selected combined forms of retozar (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 retozar
dative retozarme retozarte retozarle, retozarse retozarnos retozaros retozarles, retozarse
accusative retozarme retozarte retozarlo, retozarla, retozarse retozarnos retozaros retozarlos, retozarlas, retozarse
with gerund retozando
dative retozándome retozándote retozándole, retozándose retozándonos retozándoos retozándoles, retozándose
accusative retozándome retozándote retozándolo, retozándola, retozándose retozándonos retozándoos retozándolos, retozándolas, retozándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative retoza
dative retózame retózate retózale retózanos not used retózales
accusative retózame retózate retózalo, retózala retózanos not used retózalos, retózalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative retozá
dative retozame retozate retozale retozanos not used retozales
accusative retozame retozate retozalo, retozala retozanos not used retozalos, retozalas
with formal second-person singular imperative retoce
dative retóceme not used retócele, retócese retócenos not used retóceles
accusative retóceme not used retócelo, retócela, retócese retócenos not used retócelos, retócelas
with first-person plural imperative retocemos
dative not used retocémoste retocémosle retocémonos retocémoos retocémosles
accusative not used retocémoste retocémoslo, retocémosla retocémonos retocémoos retocémoslos, retocémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative retozad
dative retozadme not used retozadle retozadnos retozaos retozadles
accusative retozadme not used retozadlo, retozadla retozadnos retozaos retozadlos, retozadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative retocen
dative retócenme not used retócenle retócennos not used retócenles, retócense
accusative retócenme not used retócenlo, retócenla retócennos not used retócenlos, retócenlas, retócense

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