machar

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin marculus, diminutive of marcus (“hammer”), related to malleus (“mallet”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /maˈt͡ʃaɾ/

Verb

machar (first-person singular present macho, first-person singular preterite maché, past participle machado)

  1. to grind, to pound

Conjugation
        Conjugation of machar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)edit data
    infinitive machar
    gerund machando
    past participle masculine feminine
    singular machado machada
    plural machados machadas
    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 macho machastú
    machásvos    		 macha machamos macháis machan
    imperfect machaba machabas machaba machábamos machabais machaban
    preterite maché machaste machó machamos machasteis macharon
    future macharé macharás machará macharemos macharéis macharán
    conditional macharía macharías macharía macharíamos macharíais macharían
    subjunctive yo tú
    vos    		 él/ella/ello
    usted    		 nosotros
    nosotras    		 vosotros
    vosotras    		 ellos/ellas
    ustedes
    present mache machestú
    machésvos2    		 mache machemos machéis machen
    imperfect
    (ra)    		 machara macharas machara macháramos macharais macharan
    imperfect
    (se)    		 machase machases machase machásemos machaseis machasen
    future1 machare machares machare macháremos machareis macharen
    imperative — tú
    vos    		 usted nosotros
    nosotras    		 vosotros
    vosotras    		 ustedes
    affirmative machatú
    machávos    		 mache machemos machad machen
    negative no maches no mache no machemos no machéis no machen
    • 1 Mostly obsolete form, now mainly used in legal jargon.
    • 2 Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
          Selected combined forms of macharedit data

      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 machar
      dative macharme macharte macharle, macharse macharnos macharos macharles, macharse
      accusative macharme macharte macharlo, macharla, macharse macharnos macharos macharlos, macharlas, macharse
      with gerund machando
      dative machándome machándote machándole, machándose machándonos machándoos machándoles, machándose
      accusative machándome machándote machándolo, machándola, machándose machándonos machándoos machándolos, machándolas, machándose
      with informal second-person singular imperative macha
      dative máchame máchate máchale máchanos not used máchales
      accusative máchame máchate máchalo, máchala máchanos not used máchalos, máchalas
      with formal second-person singular imperative mache
      dative mácheme not used máchele, máchese máchenos not used mácheles
      accusative mácheme not used máchelo, máchela, máchese máchenos not used máchelos, máchelas
      with first-person plural imperative machemos
      dative not used machémoste machémosle machémonos machémoos machémosles
      accusative not used machémoste machémoslo, machémosla machémonos machémoos machémoslos, machémoslas
      with informal second-person plural imperative machad
      dative machadme not used machadle machadnos machaos machadles
      accusative machadme not used machadlo, machadla machadnos machaos machadlos, machadlas
      with formal second-person plural imperative machen
      dative máchenme not used máchenle máchennos not used máchenles, máchense
      accusative máchenme not used máchenlo, máchenla máchennos not used máchenlos, máchenlas, máchense

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