tronchar

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Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *trunculāre or from troncho, from Latin trunculus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɾonˈt͡ʃaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: tron‧char

Verb

tronchar (first-person singular present troncho, first-person singular preterite tronché, past participle tronchado)

  1. (transitive, reflexive) to snap off
    tronchar una rama
    snap off a branch
  2. (transitive, reflexive) to crack, to split
  3. (reflexive) to laugh out loud, to crack up (usually used in the expression troncharse de risa)
    Synonym: troncharse de risa

Conjugation

    Conjugation of tronchar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive tronchar
gerund tronchando
past participle masculine feminine
singular tronchado tronchada
plural tronchados tronchadas
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 troncho tronchastú
tronchásvos 		troncha tronchamos troncháis tronchan
imperfect tronchaba tronchabas tronchaba tronchábamos tronchabais tronchaban
preterite tronché tronchaste tronchó tronchamos tronchasteis troncharon
future troncharé troncharás tronchará troncharemos troncharéis troncharán
conditional troncharía troncharías troncharía troncharíamos troncharíais troncharían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present tronche tronchestú
tronchésvos2 		tronche tronchemos tronchéis tronchen
imperfect
(ra) 		tronchara troncharas tronchara troncháramos troncharais troncharan
imperfect
(se) 		tronchase tronchases tronchase tronchásemos tronchaseis tronchasen
future1 tronchare tronchares tronchare troncháremos tronchareis troncharen
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative tronchatú
tronchávos 		tronche tronchemos tronchad tronchen
negative no tronches no tronche no tronchemos no tronchéis no tronchen

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

    Selected combined forms of tronchar

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 tronchar
dative troncharme troncharte troncharle, troncharse troncharnos troncharos troncharles, troncharse
accusative troncharme troncharte troncharlo, troncharla, troncharse troncharnos troncharos troncharlos, troncharlas, troncharse
with gerund tronchando
dative tronchándome tronchándote tronchándole, tronchándose tronchándonos tronchándoos tronchándoles, tronchándose
accusative tronchándome tronchándote tronchándolo, tronchándola, tronchándose tronchándonos tronchándoos tronchándolos, tronchándolas, tronchándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative troncha
dative trónchame trónchate trónchale trónchanos not used trónchales
accusative trónchame trónchate trónchalo, trónchala trónchanos not used trónchalos, trónchalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative tronchá
dative tronchame tronchate tronchale tronchanos not used tronchales
accusative tronchame tronchate tronchalo, tronchala tronchanos not used tronchalos, tronchalas
with formal second-person singular imperative tronche
dative tróncheme not used trónchele, trónchese trónchenos not used tróncheles
accusative tróncheme not used trónchelo, trónchela, trónchese trónchenos not used trónchelos, trónchelas
with first-person plural imperative tronchemos
dative not used tronchémoste tronchémosle tronchémonos tronchémoos tronchémosles
accusative not used tronchémoste tronchémoslo, tronchémosla tronchémonos tronchémoos tronchémoslos, tronchémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative tronchad
dative tronchadme not used tronchadle tronchadnos tronchaos tronchadles
accusative tronchadme not used tronchadlo, tronchadla tronchadnos tronchaos tronchadlos, tronchadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative tronchen
dative trónchenme not used trónchenle trónchennos not used trónchenles, trónchense
accusative trónchenme not used trónchenlo, trónchenla trónchennos not used trónchenlos, trónchenlas, trónchense

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