retorcer
Spanish
Etymology
From re- + torcer, or from Vulgar Latin *retorcēre, from Latin retorqueo, retorquēre. Cognate with English retort.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /retoɾˈθeɾ/ [re.t̪oɾˈθeɾ]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /retoɾˈseɾ/ [re.t̪oɾˈseɾ]
- Rhymes: -eɾ
- Syllabification: re‧tor‧cer
Verb
retorcer (first-person singular present retuerzo, first-person singular preterite retorcí, past participle retorcido)
Conjugation
Conjugation of retorcer (o-ue alternation; c-z alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Selected combined forms of retorcer (o-ue alternation; 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 retorcer | |||||||
| dative | retorcerme | retorcerte | retorcerle, retorcerse | retorcernos | retorceros | retorcerles, retorcerse | |
| accusative | retorcerme | retorcerte | retorcerlo, retorcerla, retorcerse | retorcernos | retorceros | retorcerlos, retorcerlas, retorcerse | |
| with gerund retorciendo | |||||||
| dative | retorciéndome | retorciéndote | retorciéndole, retorciéndose | retorciéndonos | retorciéndoos | retorciéndoles, retorciéndose | |
| accusative | retorciéndome | retorciéndote | retorciéndolo, retorciéndola, retorciéndose | retorciéndonos | retorciéndoos | retorciéndolos, retorciéndolas, retorciéndose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative retuerce | |||||||
| dative | retuérceme | retuércete | retuércele | retuércenos | not used | retuérceles | |
| accusative | retuérceme | retuércete | retuércelo, retuércela | retuércenos | not used | retuércelos, retuércelas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative retorcé | |||||||
| dative | retorceme | retorcete | retorcele | retorcenos | not used | retorceles | |
| accusative | retorceme | retorcete | retorcelo, retorcela | retorcenos | not used | retorcelos, retorcelas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative retuerza | |||||||
| dative | retuérzame | not used | retuérzale, retuérzase | retuérzanos | not used | retuérzales | |
| accusative | retuérzame | not used | retuérzalo, retuérzala, retuérzase | retuérzanos | not used | retuérzalos, retuérzalas | |
| with first-person plural imperative retorzamos | |||||||
| dative | not used | retorzámoste | retorzámosle | retorzámonos | retorzámoos | retorzámosles | |
| accusative | not used | retorzámoste | retorzámoslo, retorzámosla | retorzámonos | retorzámoos | retorzámoslos, retorzámoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative retorced | |||||||
| dative | retorcedme | not used | retorcedle | retorcednos | retorceos | retorcedles | |
| accusative | retorcedme | not used | retorcedlo, retorcedla | retorcednos | retorceos | retorcedlos, retorcedlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative retuerzan | |||||||
| dative | retuérzanme | not used | retuérzanle | retuérzannos | not used | retuérzanles, retuérzanse | |
| accusative | retuérzanme | not used | retuérzanlo, retuérzanla | retuérzannos | not used | retuérzanlos, retuérzanlas, retuérzanse | |
Derived terms
- retorcedura
- retorcido
- retorcimiento
Further reading
- “retorcer”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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