apocar

Catalan

Etymology

a- +‎ poc +‎ -ar

Pronunciation

Verb

apocar (first-person singular present apoco, past participle apocat)

  1. (transitive) to diminish, to reduce
  2. (transitive, figuratively) to belittle, to humiliate
    Synonyms: rebaixar, humiliar
  3. (takes a reflexive pronoun, intransitive) to diminish, to shrink
  4. (takes a reflexive pronoun, figuratively) to belittle oneself
    Synonym: encongir-se

Conjugation
Conjugation of apocar (first conjugation)
infinitive apocar
present participle apocant
past participle masculine feminine
singular apocat apocada
plural apocats apocades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present apoco apoques apoca apoquem apoqueu apoquen
imperfect apocava apocaves apocava apocàvem apocàveu apocaven
future apocaré apocaràs apocarà apocarem apocareu apocaran
preterite apoquí apocares apocà apocàrem apocàreu apocaren
conditional apocaria apocaries apocaria apocaríem apocaríeu apocarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present apoqui apoquis apoqui apoquem apoqueu apoquin
imperfect apoqués apoquessis apoqués apoquéssim apoquéssiu apoquessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós		 vostès
— apoca apoqui apoquem apoqueu apoquin

Derived terms
  • apocat
  • apocament

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

a- +‎ poco +‎ -ar

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /apoˈkaɾ/ [a.poˈkaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧po‧car

Verb

apocar (first-person singular present apoco, first-person singular preterite apoqué, past participle apocado)

  1. to shorten; to curtail
  2. to belittle

Conjugation
    Conjugation of apocar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive apocar
gerund apocando
past participle masculine feminine
singular apocado apocada
plural apocados apocadas
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 apoco apocastú
apocásvos		 apoca apocamos apocáis apocan
imperfect apocaba apocabas apocaba apocábamos apocabais apocaban
preterite apoqué apocaste apocó apocamos apocasteis apocaron
future apocaré apocarás apocará apocaremos apocaréis apocarán
conditional apocaría apocarías apocaría apocaríamos apocaríais apocarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present apoque apoquestú
apoquésvos2		 apoque apoquemos apoquéis apoquen
imperfect
(ra)		 apocara apocaras apocara apocáramos apocarais apocaran
imperfect
(se)		 apocase apocases apocase apocásemos apocaseis apocasen
future1 apocare apocares apocare apocáremos apocareis apocaren
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative apocatú
apocávos		 apoque apoquemos apocad apoquen
negative no apoques no apoque no apoquemos no apoquéis no apoquen

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

    Selected combined forms of apocar (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 apocar
dative apocarme apocarte apocarle, apocarse apocarnos apocaros apocarles, apocarse
accusative apocarme apocarte apocarlo, apocarla, apocarse apocarnos apocaros apocarlos, apocarlas, apocarse
with gerund apocando
dative apocándome apocándote apocándole, apocándose apocándonos apocándoos apocándoles, apocándose
accusative apocándome apocándote apocándolo, apocándola, apocándose apocándonos apocándoos apocándolos, apocándolas, apocándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative apoca
dative apócame apócate apócale apócanos not used apócales
accusative apócame apócate apócalo, apócala apócanos not used apócalos, apócalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative apocá
dative apocame apocate apocale apocanos not used apocales
accusative apocame apocate apocalo, apocala apocanos not used apocalos, apocalas
with formal second-person singular imperative apoque
dative apóqueme not used apóquele, apóquese apóquenos not used apóqueles
accusative apóqueme not used apóquelo, apóquela, apóquese apóquenos not used apóquelos, apóquelas
with first-person plural imperative apoquemos
dative not used apoquémoste apoquémosle apoquémonos apoquémoos apoquémosles
accusative not used apoquémoste apoquémoslo, apoquémosla apoquémonos apoquémoos apoquémoslos, apoquémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative apocad
dative apocadme not used apocadle apocadnos apocaos apocadles
accusative apocadme not used apocadlo, apocadla apocadnos apocaos apocadlos, apocadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative apoquen
dative apóquenme not used apóquenle apóquennos not used apóquenles, apóquense
accusative apóquenme not used apóquenlo, apóquenla apóquennos not used apóquenlos, apóquenlas, apóquense

Derived terms

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