achicar

Spanish

Etymology

From a- +‎ chico (“small”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /at͡ʃiˈkaɾ/ [a.t͡ʃiˈkaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧chi‧car

Verb

achicar (first-person singular present achico, first-person singular preterite achiqué, past participle achicado)

  1. (transitive) to make smaller, reduce, minimize
  2. (transitive) to humiliate, make someone feel small
  3. (transitive) to bale out (a boat)
  4. (reflexive) to get smaller, shrink
  5. (reflexive) to eat humble pie

Conjugation
    Conjugation of achicar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive achicar
gerund achicando
past participle masculine feminine
singular achicado achicada
plural achicados achicadas
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 achico achicastú
achicásvos		 achica achicamos achicáis achican
imperfect achicaba achicabas achicaba achicábamos achicabais achicaban
preterite achiqué achicaste achicó achicamos achicasteis achicaron
future achicaré achicarás achicará achicaremos achicaréis achicarán
conditional achicaría achicarías achicaría achicaríamos achicaríais achicarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present achique achiquestú
achiquésvos2		 achique achiquemos achiquéis achiquen
imperfect
(ra)		 achicara achicaras achicara achicáramos achicarais achicaran
imperfect
(se)		 achicase achicases achicase achicásemos achicaseis achicasen
future1 achicare achicares achicare achicáremos achicareis achicaren
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative achicatú
achicávos		 achique achiquemos achicad achiquen
negative no achiques no achique no achiquemos no achiquéis no achiquen

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

    Selected combined forms of achicar (c-qu 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 achicar
dative achicarme achicarte achicarle, achicarse achicarnos achicaros achicarles, achicarse
accusative achicarme achicarte achicarlo, achicarla, achicarse achicarnos achicaros achicarlos, achicarlas, achicarse
with gerund achicando
dative achicándome achicándote achicándole, achicándose achicándonos achicándoos achicándoles, achicándose
accusative achicándome achicándote achicándolo, achicándola, achicándose achicándonos achicándoos achicándolos, achicándolas, achicándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative achica
dative achícame achícate achícale achícanos not used achícales
accusative achícame achícate achícalo, achícala achícanos not used achícalos, achícalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative achicá
dative achicame achicate achicale achicanos not used achicales
accusative achicame achicate achicalo, achicala achicanos not used achicalos, achicalas
with formal second-person singular imperative achique
dative achíqueme not used achíquele, achíquese achíquenos not used achíqueles
accusative achíqueme not used achíquelo, achíquela, achíquese achíquenos not used achíquelos, achíquelas
with first-person plural imperative achiquemos
dative not used achiquémoste achiquémosle achiquémonos achiquémoos achiquémosles
accusative not used achiquémoste achiquémoslo, achiquémosla achiquémonos achiquémoos achiquémoslos, achiquémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative achicad
dative achicadme not used achicadle achicadnos achicaos achicadles
accusative achicadme not used achicadlo, achicadla achicadnos achicaos achicadlos, achicadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative achiquen
dative achíquenme not used achíquenle achíquennos not used achíquenles, achíquense
accusative achíquenme not used achíquenlo, achíquenla achíquennos not used achíquenlos, achíquenlas, achíquense

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