retozar

Spanish

Etymology

Verb based on Old Spanish tozo (“jest”), of uncertain origin, perhaps pre-Roman. Compare Portuguese retouçar.

Verb

retozar (first-person singular present retozo, first-person singular preterite retocé, past participle retozado)

to frolic, to cavort
- 1888, Eduardo Acevedo Díaz, Ismael:
  otros grupos retozando como ganado en el llano
  other groups cavorting like cattle on the plain
to become aroused
to toss and turn (in bed)
retozar en la cama
toss and turn in bed

Conjugation

Conjugation of retozar (c-z alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			retozar
gerund			retozando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		retozado		retozada
		plural		retozados		retozadas
		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	retozo	retozas^{^tú} retozás^{^vos}	retoza	retozamos	retozáis	retozan
	imperfect	retozaba	retozabas	retozaba	retozábamos	retozabais	retozaban
	preterite	retocé	retozaste	retozó	retozamos	retozasteis	retozaron
	future	retozaré	retozarás	retozará	retozaremos	retozaréis	retozarán
	conditional	retozaría	retozarías	retozaría	retozaríamos	retozaríais	retozarían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	retoce	retoces^{^tú} retocés^{^vos²}	retoce	retocemos	retocéis	retocen
	imperfect (ra)	retozara	retozaras	retozara	retozáramos	retozarais	retozaran
	imperfect (se)	retozase	retozases	retozase	retozásemos	retozaseis	retozasen
	future¹	retozare	retozares	retozare	retozáremos	retozareis	retozaren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		retoza^{^tú} retozá^{^vos}	retoce	retocemos	retozad	retocen
	negative		no retoces	no retoce	no retocemos	no retocéis	no retocen

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

Selected combined forms of retozar (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 retozar	dative	retozarme	retozarte	retozarle, retozarse	retozarnos	retozaros	retozarles, retozarse
with infinitive retozar	accusative	retozarme	retozarte	retozarlo, retozarla, retozarse	retozarnos	retozaros	retozarlos, retozarlas, retozarse

with gerund retozando	dative	retozándome	retozándote	retozándole, retozándose	retozándonos	retozándoos	retozándoles, retozándose
with gerund retozando	accusative	retozándome	retozándote	retozándolo, retozándola, retozándose	retozándonos	retozándoos	retozándolos, retozándolas, retozándose

with informal second-person singular tú imperative retoza	dative	retózame	retózate	retózale	retózanos	not used	retózales
with informal second-person singular tú imperative retoza	accusative	retózame	retózate	retózalo, retózala	retózanos	not used	retózalos, retózalas

with informal second-person singular vos imperative retozá	dative	retozame	retozate	retozale	retozanos	not used	retozales
	accusative	retozame	retozate	retozalo, retozala	retozanos	not used	retozalos, retozalas

with formal second-person singular imperative retoce	dative	retóceme	not used	retócele, retócese	retócenos	not used	retóceles
with formal second-person singular imperative retoce	accusative	retóceme	not used	retócelo, retócela, retócese	retócenos	not used	retócelos, retócelas

with first-person plural imperative retocemos	dative	not used	retocémoste	retocémosle	retocémonos	retocémoos	retocémosles
with first-person plural imperative retocemos	accusative	not used	retocémoste	retocémoslo, retocémosla	retocémonos	retocémoos	retocémoslos, retocémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative retozad	dative	retozadme	not used	retozadle	retozadnos	retozaos	retozadles
with informal second-person plural imperative retozad	accusative	retozadme	not used	retozadlo, retozadla	retozadnos	retozaos	retozadlos, retozadlas

with formal second-person plural imperative retocen	dative	retócenme	not used	retócenle	retócennos	not used	retócenles, retócense
with formal second-person plural imperative retocen	accusative	retócenme	not used	retócenlo, retócenla	retócennos	not used	retócenlos, retócenlas, retócense

Derived terms

References

Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1985) “retozar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), volume IV (Me–Re), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 892