toser

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See also: töser

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin tussīre with a change in verb class.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /toˈseɾ/
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: to‧ser

Verb

toser (first-person singular present toso, first-person singular preterite tosí, past participle tosido)

  1. to cough
  2. (figurative) to hold a candle (to someone); to compete (with someone); to touch (be as good as)
    nadie le puede toser
    nobody is anywhere near as good as him
    • 20 August 2023, Jordi Quixano, “España se hace inmortal con la conquista de su primer Mundial femenino”, in El País‎:
      no hay quien le tosa ni le quite el balón o la identidad.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of toser (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive toser
gerund tosiendo
past participle masculine feminine
singular tosido tosida
plural tosidos tosidas
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 toso tosestú
tosésvos 		tose tosemos toséis tosen
imperfect tosía tosías tosía tosíamos tosíais tosían
preterite tosí tosiste tosió tosimos tosisteis tosieron
future toseré toserás toserá toseremos toseréis toserán
conditional tosería toserías tosería toseríamos toseríais toserían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present tosa tosastú
tosásvos2 		tosa tosamos tosáis tosan
imperfect
(ra) 		tosiera tosieras tosiera tosiéramos tosierais tosieran
imperfect
(se) 		tosiese tosieses tosiese tosiésemos tosieseis tosiesen
future1 tosiere tosieres tosiere tosiéremos tosiereis tosieren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative tosetú
tosévos 		tosa tosamos tosed tosan
negative no tosas no tosa no tosamos no tosáis no tosan

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

    Selected combined forms of toser

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 toser dative toserme toserte toserle, toserse tosernos toseros toserles, toserse
accusative toserme toserte toserlo, toserla, toserse tosernos toseros toserlos, toserlas, toserse
with gerund tosiendo dative tosiéndome tosiéndote tosiéndole, tosiéndose tosiéndonos tosiéndoos tosiéndoles, tosiéndose
accusative tosiéndome tosiéndote tosiéndolo, tosiéndola, tosiéndose tosiéndonos tosiéndoos tosiéndolos, tosiéndolas, tosiéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative tose dative tóseme tósete tósele tósenos not used tóseles
accusative tóseme tósete tóselo, tósela tósenos not used tóselos, tóselas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative tosé dative toseme tosete tosele tosenos not used toseles
accusative toseme tosete toselo, tosela tosenos not used toselos, toselas
with formal second-person singular imperative tosa dative tósame not used tósale, tósase tósanos not used tósales
accusative tósame not used tósalo, tósala, tósase tósanos not used tósalos, tósalas
with first-person plural imperative tosamos dative not used tosámoste tosámosle tosámonos tosámoos tosámosles
accusative not used tosámoste tosámoslo, tosámosla tosámonos tosámoos tosámoslos, tosámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative tosed dative tosedme not used tosedle tosednos toseos tosedles
accusative tosedme not used tosedlo, tosedla tosednos toseos tosedlos, tosedlas
with formal second-person plural imperative tosan dative tósanme not used tósanle tósannos not used tósanles, tósanse
accusative tósanme not used tósanlo, tósanla tósannos not used tósanlos, tósanlas, tósanse

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