altercar

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin altercārī.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.teʁˈka(ʁ)/ [aʊ̯.tehˈka(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /aw.teɾˈka(ɾ)/ [aʊ̯.teɾˈka(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /aw.teʁˈka(ʁ)/ [aʊ̯.teχˈka(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.teɻˈka(ɻ)/ [aʊ̯.teɻˈka(ɻ)]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /al.tɨɾˈkaɾ/ [aɫ.tɨɾˈkaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /al.tɨɾˈka.ɾi/ [aɫ.tɨɾˈka.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: al‧ter‧car

Verb

altercar (first-person singular present alterco, first-person singular preterite alterquei, past participle altercado)

  1. to dispute, argue, quarrel

Conjugation

    Conjugation of altercar (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 altercar
Personal altercar altercares altercar altercarmos altercardes altercarem
Gerund
altercando
Past participle
Masculine altercado altercados
Feminine altercada altercadas
Indicative
Present alterco altercas alterca altercamos altercais altercam
Imperfect altercava altercavas altercava altercávamos altercáveis altercavam
Preterite alterquei altercaste altercou altercamos1, altercámos2 altercastes altercaram
Pluperfect altercara altercaras altercara altercáramos altercáreis altercaram
Future altercarei altercarás altercará altercaremos altercareis altercarão
Conditional altercaria altercarias altercaria altercaríamos altercaríeis altercariam
Subjunctive
Present alterque alterques alterque alterquemos alterqueis alterquem
Imperfect altercasse altercasses altercasse altercássemos altercásseis altercassem
Future altercar altercares altercar altercarmos altercardes altercarem
Imperative
Affirmative alterca alterque alterquemos altercai alterquem
Negative (não) não alterques não alterque não alterquemos não alterqueis não alterquem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin altercārī. Compare English altercate.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alteɾˈkaɾ/ [al̪.t̪eɾˈkaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: al‧ter‧car

Verb

altercar (first-person singular present alterco, first-person singular preterite alterqué, past participle altercado)

  1. to dispute, argue, quarrel
    Synonyms: batallar, discutir, disputar, porfiar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of altercar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive altercar
gerund altercando
past participle masculine feminine
singular altercado altercada
plural altercados altercadas
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 alterco altercastú
altercásvos 		alterca altercamos altercáis altercan
imperfect altercaba altercabas altercaba altercábamos altercabais altercaban
preterite alterqué altercaste altercó altercamos altercasteis altercaron
future altercaré altercarás altercará altercaremos altercaréis altercarán
conditional altercaría altercarías altercaría altercaríamos altercaríais altercarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present alterque alterquestú
alterquésvos2 		alterque alterquemos alterquéis alterquen
imperfect
(ra) 		altercara altercaras altercara altercáramos altercarais altercaran
imperfect
(se) 		altercase altercases altercase altercásemos altercaseis altercasen
future1 altercare altercares altercare altercáremos altercareis altercaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative altercatú
altercávos 		alterque alterquemos altercad alterquen
negative no alterques no alterque no alterquemos no alterquéis no alterquen

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

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