retozar

Spanish

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin retundere, infinitive of Latin retundō (“I strike, I beat, I dull”) (whence English retuse), where striking acquired playful connotations.

Verb

retozar (first-person singular present retozo, first-person singular preterite retocé, past participle retozado)

to frolic, to cavort
to become aroused
to toss and turn (in bed)

Conjugation

Rule: z becomes a c before e.

Conjugation of retozar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)^{edit data}

		singular			plural
infinitive			retozar
gerund			retozando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		retozado		retozada
		plural		retozados		retozadas
		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	retozo	retozas^tú retozás^{^vos}	retoza	retozamos	retozáis	retozan
	imperfect	retozaba	retozabas	retozaba	retozábamos	retozabais	retozaban
	preterite	retocé	retozaste	retozó	retozamos	retozasteis	retozaron
	future	retozaré	retozarás	retozará	retozaremos	retozaréis	retozarán
	conditional	retozaría	retozarías	retozaría	retozaríamos	retozaríais	retozarían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	retoce	retoces^{^tú} retocés^{^vos²}	retoce	retocemos	retocéis	retocen
	imperfect (ra)	retozara	retozaras	retozara	retozáramos	retozarais	retozaran
	imperfect (se)	retozase	retozases	retozase	retozásemos	retozaseis	retozasen
	future¹	retozare	retozares	retozare	retozáremos	retozareis	retozaren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		retoza^{^tú} retozá^{^vos}	retoce	retocemos	retozad	retocen
	negative		no retoces	no retoce	no retocemos	no retocéis	no retocen

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

Other verbs with this conjugation:

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Selected combined forms of retozar^{edit 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 retozar
	dative	retozarme	retozarte	retozarle, retozarse	retozarnos	retozaros	retozarles, retozarse
	accusative	retozarme	retozarte	retozarlo, retozarla, retozarse	retozarnos	retozaros	retozarlos, retozarlas, retozarse

with gerund retozando
	dative	retozándome	retozándote	retozándole, retozándose	retozándonos	retozándoos	retozándoles, retozándose
	accusative	retozándome	retozándote	retozándolo, retozándola, retozándose	retozándonos	retozándoos	retozándolos, retozándolas, retozándose

with informal second-person singular imperative retoza
	dative	retózame	retózate	retózale	retózanos	not used	retózales
	accusative	retózame	retózate	retózalo, retózala	retózanos	not used	retózalos, retózalas

with formal second-person singular imperative retoce
	dative	retóceme	not used	retócele, retócese	retócenos	not used	retóceles
	accusative	retóceme	not used	retócelo, retócela, retócese	retócenos	not used	retócelos, retócelas

with first-person plural imperative retocemos
	dative	not used	retocémoste	retocémosle	retocémonos	retocémoos	retocémosles
	accusative	not used	retocémoste	retocémoslo, retocémosla	retocémonos	retocémoos	retocémoslos, retocémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative retozad
	dative	retozadme	not used	retozadle	retozadnos	retozaos	retozadles
	accusative	retozadme	not used	retozadlo, retozadla	retozadnos	retozaos	retozadlos, retozadlas

with formal second-person plural imperative retocen
	dative	retócenme	not used	retócenle	retócennos	not used	retócenles, retócense
	accusative	retócenme	not used	retócenlo, retócenla	retócennos	not used	retócenlos, retócenlas, retócense

Derived terms

retozo

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