remolcar

Asturian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *remurclāre, *remulculāre < remulcāre, from Latin remulcum (“towrope”).

Verb

remolcar (first-person singular indicative present remolco, past participle remolcáu)

1. to tow (pull something using a line)

Conjugation

Conjugation of remolcar

infinitive		remolcar
gerund		remolcando
past participle		m remolcáu, f remolcada, n remolcao, m pl remolcaos, f pl remolcaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	remolco	remolques	remolca	remolcamos	remolcáis	remolquen
	imperfect	remolcaba	remolcabes	remolcaba	remolcábemos, remolcábamos	remolcabeis, remolcabais	remolcaben
	preterite	remolqué	remolcasti, remolquesti	remolcó	remolquemos	remolcastis, remolquestis	remolcaron
	pluperfect	remolcare, remolcara	remolcares, remolcaras	remolcare, remolcara	remolcáremos, remolcáramos	remolcareis, remolcarais	remolcaren, remolcaran
	future	remolcaré	remolcarás	remolcará	remolcaremos	remolcaréis	remolcarán
	conditional	remolcaría	remolcaríes	remolcaría	remolcaríemos, remolcaríamos	remolcaríeis, remolcaríais	remolcaríen
subjunctive	present	remolque	remolques, remolcas	remolque	remolquemos	remolquéis	remolquen, remolcan
	imperfect	remolcare, remolcara	remolcares, remolcaras	remolcare, remolcara	remolcáremos, remolcáramos	remolcareis, remolcarais	remolcaren, remolcaran
imperative		—	remolca	—	—	remolcái	—

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin remulcāre (“to tow”), from Latin remulcum (“towrope”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [rə.mulˈka]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [rə.molˈka]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [re.molˈkaɾ]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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• Homophone: remolcà
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

remolcar (first-person singular present remolco, first-person singular preterite remolquí, past participle remolcat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /o/

1. (transitive) to tow (pull something using a line)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of remolcar (first conjugation, c-qu alternation)

infinitive			remolcar
gerund			remolcant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		remolcat		remolcada
		plural		remolcats		remolcades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	remolco	remolques	remolca	remolquem	remolqueu	remolquen
	imperfect	remolcava	remolcaves	remolcava	remolcàvem	remolcàveu	remolcaven
	future	remolcaré	remolcaràs	remolcarà	remolcarem	remolcareu	remolcaran
	preterite	remolquí	remolcares	remolcà	remolcàrem	remolcàreu	remolcaren
	conditional	remolcaria	remolcaries	remolcaria	remolcaríem	remolcaríeu	remolcarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	remolqui	remolquis	remolqui	remolquem	remolqueu	remolquin
	imperfect	remolqués	remolquessis	remolqués	remolquéssim	remolquéssiu	remolquessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	remolca	remolqui	remolquem	remolqueu	remolquin
	negative (no)	—	no remolquis	no remolqui	no remolquem	no remolqueu	no remolquin

Derived terms

• remolc
• remolcador
• remolcament

 

Further reading

• “remolcar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “remolcar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “remolcar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “remolcar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *remurclāre, *remulculāre < remulcāre, from Latin remulcum (“towrope”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /remolˈkaɾ/ [re.molˈkaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: re‧mol‧car

Verb

remolcar (first-person singular present remolco, first-person singular preterite remolqué, past participle remolcado)

1. to tow, take in tow

Conjugation

    Conjugation of remolcar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			remolcar
gerund			remolcando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		remolcado		remolcada
		plural		remolcados		remolcadas
		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	remolco	remolcastú remolcásvos	remolca	remolcamos	remolcáis	remolcan
	imperfect	remolcaba	remolcabas	remolcaba	remolcábamos	remolcabais	remolcaban
	preterite	remolqué	remolcaste	remolcó	remolcamos	remolcasteis	remolcaron
	future	remolcaré	remolcarás	remolcará	remolcaremos	remolcaréis	remolcarán
	conditional	remolcaría	remolcarías	remolcaría	remolcaríamos	remolcaríais	remolcarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	remolque	remolquestú remolquésvos2	remolque	remolquemos	remolquéis	remolquen
	imperfect (ra)	remolcara	remolcaras	remolcara	remolcáramos	remolcarais	remolcaran
	imperfect (se)	remolcase	remolcases	remolcase	remolcásemos	remolcaseis	remolcasen
	future1	remolcare	remolcares	remolcare	remolcáremos	remolcareis	remolcaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		remolcatú remolcávos	remolque	remolquemos	remolcad	remolquen
	negative		no remolques	no remolque	no remolquemos	no remolquéis	no remolquen

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

    Selected combined forms of remolcar (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 remolcar
	dative	remolcarme	remolcarte	remolcarle, remolcarse	remolcarnos	remolcaros	remolcarles, remolcarse
	accusative	remolcarme	remolcarte	remolcarlo, remolcarla, remolcarse	remolcarnos	remolcaros	remolcarlos, remolcarlas, remolcarse
with gerund remolcando
	dative	remolcándome	remolcándote	remolcándole, remolcándose	remolcándonos	remolcándoos	remolcándoles, remolcándose
	accusative	remolcándome	remolcándote	remolcándolo, remolcándola, remolcándose	remolcándonos	remolcándoos	remolcándolos, remolcándolas, remolcándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative remolca
	dative	remólcame	remólcate	remólcale	remólcanos	not used	remólcales
	accusative	remólcame	remólcate	remólcalo, remólcala	remólcanos	not used	remólcalos, remólcalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative remolcá
	dative	remolcame	remolcate	remolcale	remolcanos	not used	remolcales
	accusative	remolcame	remolcate	remolcalo, remolcala	remolcanos	not used	remolcalos, remolcalas
with formal second-person singular imperative remolque
	dative	remólqueme	not used	remólquele, remólquese	remólquenos	not used	remólqueles
	accusative	remólqueme	not used	remólquelo, remólquela, remólquese	remólquenos	not used	remólquelos, remólquelas
with first-person plural imperative remolquemos
	dative	not used	remolquémoste	remolquémosle	remolquémonos	remolquémoos	remolquémosles
	accusative	not used	remolquémoste	remolquémoslo, remolquémosla	remolquémonos	remolquémoos	remolquémoslos, remolquémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative remolcad
	dative	remolcadme	not used	remolcadle	remolcadnos	remolcaos	remolcadles
	accusative	remolcadme	not used	remolcadlo, remolcadla	remolcadnos	remolcaos	remolcadlos, remolcadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative remolquen
	dative	remólquenme	not used	remólquenle	remólquennos	not used	remólquenles, remólquense
	accusative	remólquenme	not used	remólquenlo, remólquenla	remólquennos	not used	remólquenlos, remólquenlas, remólquense

Related terms

• remolcador
• remolque

 

Further reading

• “remolcar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28