altercar

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin altercārī.

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

1Brazil.
2Portugal.

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin altercor. 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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