retorcer
Spanish
Etymology
From re- + torcer, or from Vulgar Latin *retorcēre, from Latin retorquēre. Cognate with English retort.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /retoɾˈθeɾ/ [re.t̪oɾˈθeɾ] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /retoɾˈseɾ/ [re.t̪oɾˈseɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
- 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
Related terms
Further reading
- “retorcer”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024