truncar

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Catalan

Pronunciation

Verb

truncar (first-person singular present trunco, first-person singular preterite trunquí, past participle truncat)

  1. to truncate
  2. to cut short

Conjugation

    Conjugation of truncar (first conjugation, c-qu alternation)
infinitive truncar
gerund truncant
past participle masculine feminine
singular truncat truncada
plural truncats truncades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present trunco trunques trunca trunquem trunqueu trunquen
imperfect truncava truncaves truncava truncàvem truncàveu truncaven
future truncaré truncaràs truncarà truncarem truncareu truncaran
preterite trunquí truncares truncà truncàrem truncàreu truncaren
conditional truncaria truncaries truncaria truncaríem truncaríeu truncarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present trunqui trunquis trunqui trunquem trunqueu trunquin
imperfect trunqués trunquessis trunqués trunquéssim trunquéssiu trunquessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — trunca trunqui trunquem trunqueu trunquin
negative (no) — no trunquis no trunqui no trunquem no trunqueu no trunquin

Further reading

Galician

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɾuŋˈkaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Hyphenation: trun‧car

Verb

truncar (first-person singular present trunco, first-person singular preterite trunquei, past participle truncado)

  1. to truncate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of truncar (c-qu alternation)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(ti) 		Third-person
(el / ela / Vde.) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal truncar
Personal truncar truncares truncar truncarmos truncardes truncaren
Gerund
truncando
Past participle
Masculine truncado truncados
Feminine truncada truncadas
Indicative
Present trunco truncas trunca truncamos truncades truncan
Imperfect truncaba truncabas truncaba truncabamos truncabades truncaban
Preterite trunquei truncaches truncou truncamos truncastes truncaron
Pluperfect truncara truncaras truncara truncaramos truncarades truncaran
Future truncarei truncarás truncará truncaremos truncaredes truncarán
Conditional truncaría truncarías truncaría truncariamos truncariades truncarían
Subjunctive
Present trunque trunques trunque trunquemos trunquedes trunquen
Imperfect truncase truncases truncase truncásemos truncásedes truncasen
Future truncar truncares truncar truncarmos truncardes truncaren
Imperative
Affirmative trunca trunque trunquemos truncade trunquen
Negative (non) non trunques non trunque non trunquemos non trunquedes non trunquen
    Reintegrated conjugation of truncar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(ti / tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal truncar
Personal truncar truncares truncar truncarmos truncardes truncarem
Gerund
truncando
Past participle
Masculine truncado truncados
Feminine truncada truncadas
Indicative
Present trunco truncas trunca truncamos truncades, truncais truncam
Imperfect truncava truncavas truncava truncávamos truncávades, truncáveis, truncávais1 truncavam
Preterite trunquei truncaste, truncache1 truncou truncamos truncastes truncárom, truncaram
Pluperfect truncara truncaras truncara truncáramos truncárades, truncáreis, truncárais1 truncaram
Future truncarei truncarás truncará truncaremos truncaredes, truncareis truncarám, truncarão
Conditional truncaria truncarias truncaria truncaríamos truncaríades, truncaríeis, truncaríais1 truncariam
Subjunctive
Present trunque trunques trunque trunquemos trunquedes, trunqueis trunquem
Imperfect truncasse truncasses truncasse truncássemos truncássedes, truncásseis truncassem
Future truncar truncares truncar truncarmos truncardes truncarem
Imperative
Affirmative trunca trunque trunquemos truncade, truncai trunquem
Negative (nom) nom trunques nom trunque nom trunquemos nom trunquedes, nom trunqueis nom trunquem

1Less recommended.

Further reading

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
 

Verb

truncar (first-person singular present trunco, first-person singular preterite trunquei, past participle truncado)

  1. (transitive) to truncate (shorten something as if by cutting off part of it)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of truncar (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 truncar
Personal truncar truncares truncar truncarmos truncardes truncarem
Gerund
truncando
Past participle
Masculine truncado truncados
Feminine truncada truncadas
Indicative
Present trunco truncas trunca truncamos truncais truncam
Imperfect truncava truncavas truncava truncávamos truncáveis truncavam
Preterite trunquei truncaste truncou truncamos1, truncámos2 truncastes truncaram
Pluperfect truncara truncaras truncara truncáramos truncáreis truncaram
Future truncarei truncarás truncará truncaremos truncareis truncarão
Conditional truncaria truncarias truncaria truncaríamos truncaríeis truncariam
Subjunctive
Present trunque trunques trunque trunquemos trunqueis trunquem
Imperfect truncasse truncasses truncasse truncássemos truncásseis truncassem
Future truncar truncares truncar truncarmos truncardes truncarem
Imperative
Affirmative trunca trunque trunquemos truncai trunquem
Negative (não) não trunques não trunque não trunquemos não trunqueis não trunquem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Related terms

Further reading

  • “truncar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin truncāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɾunˈkaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: trun‧car

Verb

truncar (first-person singular present trunco, first-person singular preterite trunqué, past participle truncado)

  1. to truncate, to cut off, to cut on one side
    El nuevo edificio de la Tate Gallery presenta una fachada truncada.
    The new Tate Gallery building features a truncated facade.
  2. to be disappointing to one's expectacions
    Sus ilusiones se vieron truncadas.
    His hopes were shattered.
  3. to interrupt and not let further develop
    Una novela sobre unos refugiados que vieron truncadas sus vidas por la guerra.
    A novel about a group of refugees whose lives were cut short by the war.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of truncar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive truncar
gerund truncando
past participle masculine feminine
singular truncado truncada
plural truncados truncadas
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 trunco truncastú
truncásvos 		trunca truncamos truncáis truncan
imperfect truncaba truncabas truncaba truncábamos truncabais truncaban
preterite trunqué truncaste truncó truncamos truncasteis truncaron
future truncaré truncarás truncará truncaremos truncaréis truncarán
conditional truncaría truncarías truncaría truncaríamos truncaríais truncarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present trunque trunquestú
trunquésvos2 		trunque trunquemos trunquéis trunquen
imperfect
(ra) 		truncara truncaras truncara truncáramos truncarais truncaran
imperfect
(se) 		truncase truncases truncase truncásemos truncaseis truncasen
future1 truncare truncares truncare truncáremos truncareis truncaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative truncatú
truncávos 		trunque trunquemos truncad trunquen
negative no trunques no trunque no trunquemos no trunquéis no trunquen

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

    Selected combined forms of truncar (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 truncar
dative truncarme truncarte truncarle, truncarse truncarnos truncaros truncarles, truncarse
accusative truncarme truncarte truncarlo, truncarla, truncarse truncarnos truncaros truncarlos, truncarlas, truncarse
with gerund truncando
dative truncándome truncándote truncándole, truncándose truncándonos truncándoos truncándoles, truncándose
accusative truncándome truncándote truncándolo, truncándola, truncándose truncándonos truncándoos truncándolos, truncándolas, truncándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative trunca
dative trúncame trúncate trúncale trúncanos not used trúncales
accusative trúncame trúncate trúncalo, trúncala trúncanos not used trúncalos, trúncalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative truncá
dative truncame truncate truncale truncanos not used truncales
accusative truncame truncate truncalo, truncala truncanos not used truncalos, truncalas
with formal second-person singular imperative trunque
dative trúnqueme not used trúnquele, trúnquese trúnquenos not used trúnqueles
accusative trúnqueme not used trúnquelo, trúnquela, trúnquese trúnquenos not used trúnquelos, trúnquelas
with first-person plural imperative trunquemos
dative not used trunquémoste trunquémosle trunquémonos trunquémoos trunquémosles
accusative not used trunquémoste trunquémoslo, trunquémosla trunquémonos trunquémoos trunquémoslos, trunquémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative truncad
dative truncadme not used truncadle truncadnos truncaos truncadles
accusative truncadme not used truncadlo, truncadla truncadnos truncaos truncadlos, truncadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative trunquen
dative trúnquenme not used trúnquenle trúnquennos not used trúnquenles, trúnquense
accusative trúnquenme not used trúnquenlo, trúnquenla trúnquennos not used trúnquenlos, trúnquenlas, trúnquense

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