becar

See also: bećar

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [bəˈka]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [beˈkaɾ]
• Homophones: becà, vacà, vacar
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Etymology 1

From beca (“scholarship”) +‎ -ar.

Verb

becar (first-person singular present beco, first-person singular preterite bequí, past participle becat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

1. to grant a scholarship

Conjugation

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

infinitive			becar
gerund			becant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		becat		becada
		plural		becats		becades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	beco	beques	beca	bequem	bequeu	bequen
	imperfect	becava	becaves	becava	becàvem	becàveu	becaven
	future	becaré	becaràs	becarà	becarem	becareu	becaran
	preterite	bequí	becares	becà	becàrem	becàreu	becaren
	conditional	becaria	becaries	becaria	becaríem	becaríeu	becarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	bequi	bequis	bequi	bequem	bequeu	bequin
	imperfect	bequés	bequessis	bequés	bequéssim	bequéssiu	bequessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	beca	bequi	bequem	bequeu	bequin
	negative (no)	—	no bequis	no bequi	no bequem	no bequeu	no bequin

Etymology 2

Verb

becar (first-person singular present beco, first-person singular preterite bequí, past participle becat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/ (intransitive)

1. to snooze, to nap
2. to get distracted, to make a mistake

Conjugation

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

infinitive			becar
gerund			becant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		becat		becada
		plural		becats		becades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	beco	beques	beca	bequem	bequeu	bequen
	imperfect	becava	becaves	becava	becàvem	becàveu	becaven
	future	becaré	becaràs	becarà	becarem	becareu	becaran
	preterite	bequí	becares	becà	becàrem	becàreu	becaren
	conditional	becaria	becaries	becaria	becaríem	becaríeu	becarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	bequi	bequis	bequi	bequem	bequeu	bequin
	imperfect	bequés	bequessis	bequés	bequéssim	bequéssiu	bequessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	beca	bequi	bequem	bequeu	bequin
	negative (no)	—	no bequis	no bequi	no bequem	no bequeu	no bequin

Anagrams

• acerb, breca, caber, cabre, Cabré, carbè, cebar, rabec

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French bécarre.

Noun

becar m (plural becari)

1. (music) natural (sign)

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	becar	becarul		becari	becarii
genitive-dative	becar	becarului		becari	becarilor
vocative	becarule			becarilor

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈkaɾ/ [beˈkaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: be‧car

Verb

becar (first-person singular present beco, first-person singular preterite bequé, past participle becado)

1. to grant a stipend or scholarship for studying

Conjugation

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

infinitive			becar
gerund			becando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		becado		becada
		plural		becados		becadas
		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	beco	becastú becásvos	beca	becamos	becáis	becan
	imperfect	becaba	becabas	becaba	becábamos	becabais	becaban
	preterite	bequé	becaste	becó	becamos	becasteis	becaron
	future	becaré	becarás	becará	becaremos	becaréis	becarán
	conditional	becaría	becarías	becaría	becaríamos	becaríais	becarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	beque	bequestú bequésvos2	beque	bequemos	bequéis	bequen
	imperfect (ra)	becara	becaras	becara	becáramos	becarais	becaran
	imperfect (se)	becase	becases	becase	becásemos	becaseis	becasen
	future1	becare	becares	becare	becáremos	becareis	becaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		becatú becávos	beque	bequemos	becad	bequen
	negative		no beques	no beque	no bequemos	no bequéis	no bequen

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

    Selected combined forms of becar (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 becar	dative	becarme	becarte	becarle, becarse	becarnos	becaros	becarles, becarse
	accusative	becarme	becarte	becarlo, becarla, becarse	becarnos	becaros	becarlos, becarlas, becarse
with gerund becando	dative	becándome	becándote	becándole, becándose	becándonos	becándoos	becándoles, becándose
	accusative	becándome	becándote	becándolo, becándola, becándose	becándonos	becándoos	becándolos, becándolas, becándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative beca	dative	bécame	bécate	bécale	bécanos	not used	bécales
	accusative	bécame	bécate	bécalo, bécala	bécanos	not used	bécalos, bécalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative becá	dative	became	becate	becale	becanos	not used	becales
	accusative	became	becate	becalo, becala	becanos	not used	becalos, becalas
with formal second-person singular imperative beque	dative	béqueme	not used	béquele, béquese	béquenos	not used	béqueles
	accusative	béqueme	not used	béquelo, béquela, béquese	béquenos	not used	béquelos, béquelas
with first-person plural imperative bequemos	dative	not used	bequémoste	bequémosle	bequémonos	bequémoos	bequémosles
	accusative	not used	bequémoste	bequémoslo, bequémosla	bequémonos	bequémoos	bequémoslos, bequémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative becad	dative	becadme	not used	becadle	becadnos	becaos	becadles
	accusative	becadme	not used	becadlo, becadla	becadnos	becaos	becadlos, becadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative bequen	dative	béquenme	not used	béquenle	béquennos	not used	béquenles, béquense
	accusative	béquenme	not used	béquenlo, béquenla	béquennos	not used	béquenlos, béquenlas, béquense

Related terms

• beca
• becado
• becario

Further reading

• “becar”, 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

Venetan

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare Italian beccare.

Verb

becar

1. (transitive) to prick
2. (transitive) to sting, bite
3. (transitive) to prickle, scratch
4. (transitive) to peck

Conjugation

* Venetan conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Conjugation of becar (first conjugation)

infinitive	becar
auxiliary verb		aver	gerund		becando
past participle		becà
person	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	mi	ti	eło / eła	noialtri / noialtre	voialtri / voialtre	łuri / łore
present	beco	(te) bechi	(el/ła) beca	bechémo, becòn	beché	(i/łe) beca
imperfect	becava	(te) becavi	(el/ła) becava	becàvimo	becavi	(i/łe) becava
future	becarò	(te) becarè	(el/ła) becarà	becarémo	becarè	(i/łe) becarà
conditional	becarìa	(te) becarisi	(el/ła) becarìa	becarìsimo	becarisi	(i/łe) becarìa
subjunctive	che mi	che ti	che eło / eła	che noialtri / noialtre	che voialtri / voialtre	che łuri / łore
present	beche, beca	(te) bechi	(el/ła) beche, (el/ła) beca	bechémo, becone	beché	(i/łe) beche, (i/łe) beca
imperfect	becase	(te) becasi	(el/ła) becase	becàsimo	becasi	(i/łe) becase
imperative	—	ti	eło / eła	noialtri / noialtre	voialtri / voialtre	łuri / łore
	—	(te) beca	(el/ła) beca, (el/ła) beche	bechémo	beché	(i/łe) beca, (i/łe) beche

Related terms

• becarse
• beco