masticar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin masticāre. Doublet of mastegar, which is inherited.

Pronunciation

Verb

masticar (first-person singular present mastico, first-person singular preterite mastiquí, past participle masticat)

  1. (transitive) to chew
    Synonym: mastegar

Conjugation
    Conjugation of masticar (first conjugation, c-qu alternation)
infinitive masticar
gerund masticant
past participle masculine feminine
singular masticat masticada
plural masticats masticades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present mastico mastiques mastica mastiquem mastiqueu mastiquen
imperfect masticava masticaves masticava masticàvem masticàveu masticaven
future masticaré masticaràs masticarà masticarem masticareu masticaran
preterite mastiquí masticares masticà masticàrem masticàreu masticaren
conditional masticaria masticaries masticaria masticaríem masticaríeu masticarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present mastiqui mastiquis mastiqui mastiquem mastiqueu mastiquin
imperfect mastiqués mastiquessis mastiqués mastiquéssim mastiquéssiu mastiquessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós		 vostès
affirmative — mastica mastiqui mastiquem mastiqueu mastiquin
negative (no) — no mastiquis no mastiqui no mastiquem no mastiqueu no mastiquin

Further reading

Anagrams
  • trascami, trascamí

Interlingua

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mas.tiˈkar/

Verb

masticar

  1. to chew

Conjugation
    Conjugation of masticar
infinitive masticar
participle present perfect
masticante masticate
active simple perfect
present mastica ha masticate
past masticava habeva masticate
future masticara habera masticate
conditional masticarea haberea masticate
imperative mastica
passive simple perfect
present es masticate ha essite masticate
past esseva masticate habeva essite masticate
future essera masticate habera essite masticate
conditional esserea masticate haberea essite masticate
imperative sia masticate

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin masticāre. The word mascar derives from the same source, but is a direct descendant while masticar is a later loanword. Cognate with English masticate.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mastiˈkaɾ/ [mas.t̪iˈkaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: mas‧ti‧car

Verb

masticar (first-person singular present mastico, first-person singular preterite mastiqué, past participle masticado)

  1. to chew
  2. to think (about an idea)

Conjugation
    Conjugation of masticar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive masticar
gerund masticando
past participle masculine feminine
singular masticado masticada
plural masticados masticadas
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 mastico masticastú
masticásvos		 mastica masticamos masticáis mastican
imperfect masticaba masticabas masticaba masticábamos masticabais masticaban
preterite mastiqué masticaste masticó masticamos masticasteis masticaron
future masticaré masticarás masticará masticaremos masticaréis masticarán
conditional masticaría masticarías masticaría masticaríamos masticaríais masticarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present mastique mastiquestú
mastiquésvos2		 mastique mastiquemos mastiquéis mastiquen
imperfect
(ra)		 masticara masticaras masticara masticáramos masticarais masticaran
imperfect
(se)		 masticase masticases masticase masticásemos masticaseis masticasen
future1 masticare masticares masticare masticáremos masticareis masticaren
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative masticatú
masticávos		 mastique mastiquemos masticad mastiquen
negative no mastiques no mastique no mastiquemos no mastiquéis no mastiquen

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

    Selected combined forms of masticar (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 masticar
dative masticarme masticarte masticarle, masticarse masticarnos masticaros masticarles, masticarse
accusative masticarme masticarte masticarlo, masticarla, masticarse masticarnos masticaros masticarlos, masticarlas, masticarse
with gerund masticando
dative masticándome masticándote masticándole, masticándose masticándonos masticándoos masticándoles, masticándose
accusative masticándome masticándote masticándolo, masticándola, masticándose masticándonos masticándoos masticándolos, masticándolas, masticándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative mastica
dative mastícame mastícate mastícale mastícanos not used mastícales
accusative mastícame mastícate mastícalo, mastícala mastícanos not used mastícalos, mastícalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative masticá
dative masticame masticate masticale masticanos not used masticales
accusative masticame masticate masticalo, masticala masticanos not used masticalos, masticalas
with formal second-person singular imperative mastique
dative mastíqueme not used mastíquele, mastíquese mastíquenos not used mastíqueles
accusative mastíqueme not used mastíquelo, mastíquela, mastíquese mastíquenos not used mastíquelos, mastíquelas
with first-person plural imperative mastiquemos
dative not used mastiquémoste mastiquémosle mastiquémonos mastiquémoos mastiquémosles
accusative not used mastiquémoste mastiquémoslo, mastiquémosla mastiquémonos mastiquémoos mastiquémoslos, mastiquémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative masticad
dative masticadme not used masticadle masticadnos masticaos masticadles
accusative masticadme not used masticadlo, masticadla masticadnos masticaos masticadlos, masticadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative mastiquen
dative mastíquenme not used mastíquenle mastíquennos not used mastíquenles, mastíquense
accusative mastíquenme not used mastíquenlo, mastíquenla mastíquennos not used mastíquenlos, mastíquenlas, mastíquense

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