traficar

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian trafficare. By surface analysis, tráfico +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
 

Verb

traficar (first-person singular present trafico, first-person singular preterite trafiquei, past participle traficado)

  1. to traffic (to engage in illegal trade)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of traficar (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 traficar
Personal traficar traficares traficar traficarmos traficardes traficarem
Gerund
traficando
Past participle
Masculine traficado traficados
Feminine traficada traficadas
Indicative
Present trafico traficas trafica traficamos traficais traficam
Imperfect traficava traficavas traficava traficávamos traficáveis traficavam
Preterite trafiquei traficaste traficou traficamos1, traficámos2 traficastes traficaram
Pluperfect traficara traficaras traficara traficáramos traficáreis traficaram
Future traficarei traficarás traficará traficaremos traficareis traficarão
Conditional traficaria traficarias traficaria traficaríamos traficaríeis traficariam
Subjunctive
Present trafique trafiques trafique trafiquemos trafiqueis trafiquem
Imperfect traficasse traficasses traficasse traficássemos traficásseis traficassem
Future traficar traficares traficar traficarmos traficardes traficarem
Imperative
Affirmative trafica trafique trafiquemos traficai trafiquem
Negative (não) não trafiques não trafique não trafiquemos não trafiqueis não trafiquem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian trafficare.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɾafiˈkaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: tra‧fi‧car

Verb

traficar (first-person singular present trafico, first-person singular preterite trafiqué, past participle traficado)

  1. (Latin America) to smuggle
    Synonym: contrabandear
  2. (Latin America) to traffic (illegal trade or exchange of goods)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of traficar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive traficar
gerund traficando
past participle masculine feminine
singular traficado traficada
plural traficados traficadas
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 trafico traficastú
traficásvos 		trafica traficamos traficáis trafican
imperfect traficaba traficabas traficaba traficábamos traficabais traficaban
preterite trafiqué traficaste traficó traficamos traficasteis traficaron
future traficaré traficarás traficará traficaremos traficaréis traficarán
conditional traficaría traficarías traficaría traficaríamos traficaríais traficarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present trafique trafiquestú
trafiquésvos2 		trafique trafiquemos trafiquéis trafiquen
imperfect
(ra) 		traficara traficaras traficara traficáramos traficarais traficaran
imperfect
(se) 		traficase traficases traficase traficásemos traficaseis traficasen
future1 traficare traficares traficare traficáremos traficareis traficaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative traficatú
traficávos 		trafique trafiquemos traficad trafiquen
negative no trafiques no trafique no trafiquemos no trafiquéis no trafiquen

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

    Selected combined forms of traficar (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 traficar
dative traficarme traficarte traficarle, traficarse traficarnos traficaros traficarles, traficarse
accusative traficarme traficarte traficarlo, traficarla, traficarse traficarnos traficaros traficarlos, traficarlas, traficarse
with gerund traficando
dative traficándome traficándote traficándole, traficándose traficándonos traficándoos traficándoles, traficándose
accusative traficándome traficándote traficándolo, traficándola, traficándose traficándonos traficándoos traficándolos, traficándolas, traficándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative trafica
dative trafícame trafícate trafícale trafícanos not used trafícales
accusative trafícame trafícate trafícalo, trafícala trafícanos not used trafícalos, trafícalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative traficá
dative traficame traficate traficale traficanos not used traficales
accusative traficame traficate traficalo, traficala traficanos not used traficalos, traficalas
with formal second-person singular imperative trafique
dative trafíqueme not used trafíquele, trafíquese trafíquenos not used trafíqueles
accusative trafíqueme not used trafíquelo, trafíquela, trafíquese trafíquenos not used trafíquelos, trafíquelas
with first-person plural imperative trafiquemos
dative not used trafiquémoste trafiquémosle trafiquémonos trafiquémoos trafiquémosles
accusative not used trafiquémoste trafiquémoslo, trafiquémosla trafiquémonos trafiquémoos trafiquémoslos, trafiquémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative traficad
dative traficadme not used traficadle traficadnos traficaos traficadles
accusative traficadme not used traficadlo, traficadla traficadnos traficaos traficadlos, traficadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative trafiquen
dative trafíquenme not used trafíquenle trafíquennos not used trafíquenles, trafíquense
accusative trafíquenme not used trafíquenlo, trafíquenla trafíquennos not used trafíquenlos, trafíquenlas, trafíquense

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