abrochar

See also: abróchar

Spanish

Etymology

From a- +‎ broche +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abɾoˈt͡ʃaɾ/ [a.β̞ɾoˈt͡ʃaɾ]

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• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧bro‧char

Verb

abrochar (first-person singular present abrocho, first-person singular preterite abroché, past participle abrochado)

1. (transitive, reflexive) to button, fasten, buckle, zip up
2. (Latin America) to staple
3. (Argentina, Mexico, Ecuador, Guatemala, slang, vulgar, also reflexive) to fuck

Conjugation

    Conjugation of abrochar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			abrochar
gerund			abrochando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		abrochado		abrochada
		plural		abrochados		abrochadas
		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	abrocho	abrochastú abrochásvos	abrocha	abrochamos	abrocháis	abrochan
	imperfect	abrochaba	abrochabas	abrochaba	abrochábamos	abrochabais	abrochaban
	preterite	abroché	abrochaste	abrochó	abrochamos	abrochasteis	abrocharon
	future	abrocharé	abrocharás	abrochará	abrocharemos	abrocharéis	abrocharán
	conditional	abrocharía	abrocharías	abrocharía	abrocharíamos	abrocharíais	abrocharían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	abroche	abrochestú abrochésvos2	abroche	abrochemos	abrochéis	abrochen
	imperfect (ra)	abrochara	abrocharas	abrochara	abrocháramos	abrocharais	abrocharan
	imperfect (se)	abrochase	abrochases	abrochase	abrochásemos	abrochaseis	abrochasen
	future1	abrochare	abrochares	abrochare	abrocháremos	abrochareis	abrocharen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		abrochatú abrochávos	abroche	abrochemos	abrochad	abrochen
	negative		no abroches	no abroche	no abrochemos	no abrochéis	no abrochen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of abrochar

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 abrochar	dative	abrocharme	abrocharte	abrocharle, abrocharse	abrocharnos	abrocharos	abrocharles, abrocharse
	accusative	abrocharme	abrocharte	abrocharlo, abrocharla, abrocharse	abrocharnos	abrocharos	abrocharlos, abrocharlas, abrocharse
with gerund abrochando	dative	abrochándome	abrochándote	abrochándole, abrochándose	abrochándonos	abrochándoos	abrochándoles, abrochándose
	accusative	abrochándome	abrochándote	abrochándolo, abrochándola, abrochándose	abrochándonos	abrochándoos	abrochándolos, abrochándolas, abrochándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative abrocha	dative	abróchame	abróchate	abróchale	abróchanos	not used	abróchales
	accusative	abróchame	abróchate	abróchalo, abróchala	abróchanos	not used	abróchalos, abróchalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative abrochá	dative	abrochame	abrochate	abrochale	abrochanos	not used	abrochales
	accusative	abrochame	abrochate	abrochalo, abrochala	abrochanos	not used	abrochalos, abrochalas
with formal second-person singular imperative abroche	dative	abrócheme	not used	abróchele, abróchese	abróchenos	not used	abrócheles
	accusative	abrócheme	not used	abróchelo, abróchela, abróchese	abróchenos	not used	abróchelos, abróchelas
with first-person plural imperative abrochemos	dative	not used	abrochémoste	abrochémosle	abrochémonos	abrochémoos	abrochémosles
	accusative	not used	abrochémoste	abrochémoslo, abrochémosla	abrochémonos	abrochémoos	abrochémoslos, abrochémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative abrochad	dative	abrochadme	not used	abrochadle	abrochadnos	abrochaos	abrochadles
	accusative	abrochadme	not used	abrochadlo, abrochadla	abrochadnos	abrochaos	abrochadlos, abrochadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative abrochen	dative	abróchenme	not used	abróchenle	abróchennos	not used	abróchenles, abróchense
	accusative	abróchenme	not used	abróchenlo, abróchenla	abróchennos	not used	abróchenlos, abróchenlas, abróchense

Derived terms

• abrochador

Related terms

• abrocharse

Further reading

• “abrochar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

Anagrams

• borracha