retrechar

Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *retractare, from Latin retractus, past participle of retraho.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /retɾeˈt͡ʃaɾ/ [re.t̪ɾeˈt͡ʃaɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: re‧tre‧char

Verb

retrechar (first-person singular present retrecho, first-person singular preterite retreché, past participle retrechado)

(of a horse) to go back, to back up
Synonyms: recular, retroceder, recejar

Conjugation

Conjugation of retrechar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			retrechar
gerund			retrechando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		retrechado		retrechada
		plural		retrechados		retrechadas
		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	retrecho	retrechas^{^tú} retrechás^{^vos}	retrecha	retrechamos	retrecháis	retrechan
	imperfect	retrechaba	retrechabas	retrechaba	retrechábamos	retrechabais	retrechaban
	preterite	retreché	retrechaste	retrechó	retrechamos	retrechasteis	retrecharon
	future	retrecharé	retrecharás	retrechará	retrecharemos	retrecharéis	retrecharán
	conditional	retrecharía	retrecharías	retrecharía	retrecharíamos	retrecharíais	retrecharían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	retreche	retreches^{^tú} retrechés^{^vos²}	retreche	retrechemos	retrechéis	retrechen
	imperfect (ra)	retrechara	retrecharas	retrechara	retrecháramos	retrecharais	retrecharan
	imperfect (se)	retrechase	retrechases	retrechase	retrechásemos	retrechaseis	retrechasen
	future¹	retrechare	retrechares	retrechare	retrecháremos	retrechareis	retrecharen

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		retrecha^{^tú} retrechá^{^vos}	retreche	retrechemos	retrechad	retrechen
	negative		no retreches	no retreche	no retrechemos	no retrechéis	no retrechen

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

Selected combined forms of retrechar

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 retrechar	dative	retrecharme	retrecharte	retrecharle, retrecharse	retrecharnos	retrecharos	retrecharles, retrecharse
with infinitive retrechar	accusative	retrecharme	retrecharte	retrecharlo, retrecharla, retrecharse	retrecharnos	retrecharos	retrecharlos, retrecharlas, retrecharse

with gerund retrechando	dative	retrechándome	retrechándote	retrechándole, retrechándose	retrechándonos	retrechándoos	retrechándoles, retrechándose
with gerund retrechando	accusative	retrechándome	retrechándote	retrechándolo, retrechándola, retrechándose	retrechándonos	retrechándoos	retrechándolos, retrechándolas, retrechándose

with informal second-person singular tú imperative retrecha	dative	retréchame	retréchate	retréchale	retréchanos	not used	retréchales
with informal second-person singular tú imperative retrecha	accusative	retréchame	retréchate	retréchalo, retréchala	retréchanos	not used	retréchalos, retréchalas

with informal second-person singular vos imperative retrechá	dative	retrechame	retrechate	retrechale	retrechanos	not used	retrechales
	accusative	retrechame	retrechate	retrechalo, retrechala	retrechanos	not used	retrechalos, retrechalas

with formal second-person singular imperative retreche	dative	retrécheme	not used	retréchele, retréchese	retréchenos	not used	retrécheles
with formal second-person singular imperative retreche	accusative	retrécheme	not used	retréchelo, retréchela, retréchese	retréchenos	not used	retréchelos, retréchelas

with first-person plural imperative retrechemos	dative	not used	retrechémoste	retrechémosle	retrechémonos	retrechémoos	retrechémosles
with first-person plural imperative retrechemos	accusative	not used	retrechémoste	retrechémoslo, retrechémosla	retrechémonos	retrechémoos	retrechémoslos, retrechémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative retrechad	dative	retrechadme	not used	retrechadle	retrechadnos	retrechaos	retrechadles
with informal second-person plural imperative retrechad	accusative	retrechadme	not used	retrechadlo, retrechadla	retrechadnos	retrechaos	retrechadlos, retrechadlas

with formal second-person plural imperative retrechen	dative	retréchenme	not used	retréchenle	retréchennos	not used	retréchenles, retréchense
with formal second-person plural imperative retrechen	accusative	retréchenme	not used	retréchenlo, retréchenla	retréchennos	not used	retréchenlos, retréchenlas, retréchense