fincar

Asturian

Verb

fincar (first-person singular indicative present finco, past participle fincáu)

1. to thrust

   Synonyms: clavar, espetar

Conjugation

Conjugation of fincar

infinitive		fincar
gerund		fincando
past participle		m fincáu, f fincada, n fincao, m pl fincaos, f pl fincaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	finco	finces	finca	fincamos	fincáis	fincen
	imperfect	fincaba	fincabes	fincaba	fincábemos, fincábamos	fincabeis, fincabais	fincaben
	preterite	fincé	fincasti, fincesti	fincó	fincemos	fincastis, fincestis	fincaron
	pluperfect	fincare, fincara	fincares, fincaras	fincare, fincara	fincáremos, fincáramos	fincareis, fincarais	fincaren, fincaran
	future	fincaré	fincarás	fincará	fincaremos	fincaréis	fincarán
	conditional	fincaría	fincaríes	fincaría	fincaríemos, fincaríamos	fincaríeis, fincaríais	fincaríen
subjunctive	present	fince	finces, fincas	fince	fincemos	fincéis	fincen, fincan
	imperfect	fincare, fincara	fincares, fincaras	fincare, fincara	fincáremos, fincáramos	fincareis, fincarais	fincaren, fincaran
imperative		—	finca	—	—	fincái	—

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese fincar, from Vulgar Latin *fīg(i)cāre, frequentative based on Latin fīgere (“drive in, fix in place”). Doublet of ficar. Cognate with Portuguese fincar and Spanish hincar. The /n/ may be due to the influence of Latin fingere and its derivatives.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fiŋˈkaɾ]

Verb

fincar (first-person singular present finco, first-person singular preterite finquei, past participle fincado)

1. to thrust

   Synonyms: chantar, espetar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of fincar (c-qu alternation)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	fincar
Personal	fincar	fincares	fincar	fincarmos	fincardes	fincaren
Gerund
	fincando
Past participle
Masculine	fincado			fincados
Feminine	fincada			fincadas
Indicative
Present	finco	fincas	finca	fincamos	fincades	fincan
Imperfect	fincaba	fincabas	fincaba	fincabamos	fincabades	fincaban
Preterite	finquei	fincaches	fincou	fincamos	fincastes	fincaron
Pluperfect	fincara	fincaras	fincara	fincaramos	fincarades	fincaran
Future	fincarei	fincarás	fincará	fincaremos	fincaredes	fincarán
Conditional	fincaría	fincarías	fincaría	fincariamos	fincariades	fincarían
Subjunctive
Present	finque	finques	finque	finquemos	finquedes	finquen
Imperfect	fincase	fincases	fincase	fincásemos	fincásedes	fincasen
Future	fincar	fincares	fincar	fincarmos	fincardes	fincaren
Imperative
Affirmative		finca	finque	finquemos	fincade	finquen
Negative (non)		non finques	non finque	non finquemos	non finquedes	non finquen

    Reintegrated conjugation of fincar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	fincar
Personal	fincar	fincares	fincar	fincarmos	fincardes	fincarem
Gerund
	fincando
Past participle
Masculine	fincado			fincados
Feminine	fincada			fincadas
Indicative
Present	finco	fincas	finca	fincamos	fincades, fincais	fincam
Imperfect	fincava	fincavas	fincava	fincávamos	fincávades, fincáveis, fincávais1	fincavam
Preterite	finquei	fincaste, fincache1	fincou	fincamos	fincastes	fincárom, fincaram
Pluperfect	fincara	fincaras	fincara	fincáramos	fincárades, fincáreis, fincárais1	fincaram
Future	fincarei	fincarás	fincará	fincaremos	fincaredes, fincareis	fincarám, fincarão
Conditional	fincaria	fincarias	fincaria	fincaríamos	fincaríades, fincaríeis, fincaríais1	fincariam
Subjunctive
Present	finque	finques	finque	finquemos	finquedes, finqueis	finquem
Imperfect	fincasse	fincasses	fincasse	fincássemos	fincássedes, fincásseis	fincassem
Future	fincar	fincares	fincar	fincarmos	fincardes	fincarem
Imperative
Affirmative		finca	finque	finquemos	fincade, fincai	finquem
Negative (nom)		nom finques	nom finque	nom finquemos	nom finquedes, nom finqueis	nom finquem

¹Less recommended.

Derived terms

• fincón

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “fincar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “finq”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “fincar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “fincar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “fincar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “fincar”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2025
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “fincar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese fincar, from Vulgar Latin *fīg(i)cāre, frequentative based on Latin fīgere (“drive in, fix in place”). Doublet of ficar. The -n- may be due to the influence of Latin fingere and its derivatives.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fĩˈka(ʁ)/ [fĩˈka(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fĩˈka(ʁ)/ [fĩˈka(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /fĩˈka(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /fĩˈka(ʁ)/ [fĩˈka(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /fĩˈka(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fĩˈkaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fĩˈkaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fĩˈka.ɾi/

Verb

fincar (first-person singular present finco, first-person singular preterite finquei, past participle fincado)

1. to stick in

Conjugation

    Conjugation of fincar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	fincar
Personal	fincar	fincares	fincar	fincarmos	fincardes	fincarem
Gerund
	fincando
Past participle
Masculine	fincado			fincados
Feminine	fincada			fincadas
Indicative
Present	finco	fincas	finca	fincamos	fincais	fincam
Imperfect	fincava	fincavas	fincava	fincávamos	fincáveis	fincavam
Preterite	finquei	fincaste	fincou	fincamos1, fincámos2	fincastes	fincaram
Pluperfect	fincara	fincaras	fincara	fincáramos	fincáreis	fincaram
Future	fincarei	fincarás	fincará	fincaremos	fincareis	fincarão
Conditional	fincaria	fincarias	fincaria	fincaríamos	fincaríeis	fincariam
Subjunctive
Present	finque	finques	finque	finquemos	finqueis	finquem
Imperfect	fincasse	fincasses	fincasse	fincássemos	fincásseis	fincassem
Future	fincar	fincares	fincar	fincarmos	fincardes	fincarem
Imperative
Affirmative		finca	finque	finquemos	fincai	finquem
Negative (não)		não finques	não finque	não finquemos	não finqueis	não finquem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

• “fincar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “fincar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /finˈkaɾ/ [fĩŋˈkaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: fin‧car

Etymology 1

Verb

fincar (first-person singular present finco, first-person singular preterite finqué, past participle fincado)

1. (transitive) archaic form of hincar (“to thrust, stick, plant, cultivate”)

Derived terms

• afincar
• finca

Etymology 2

From finca +‎ -ar.

Verb

fincar (first-person singular present finco, first-person singular preterite finqué, past participle fincado)

1. (intransitive) to acquire fincas

Conjugation

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

infinitive			fincar
gerund			fincando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		fincado		fincada
		plural		fincados		fincadas
		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	finco	fincastú fincásvos	finca	fincamos	fincáis	fincan
	imperfect	fincaba	fincabas	fincaba	fincábamos	fincabais	fincaban
	preterite	finqué	fincaste	fincó	fincamos	fincasteis	fincaron
	future	fincaré	fincarás	fincará	fincaremos	fincaréis	fincarán
	conditional	fincaría	fincarías	fincaría	fincaríamos	fincaríais	fincarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	finque	finquestú finquésvos2	finque	finquemos	finquéis	finquen
	imperfect (ra)	fincara	fincaras	fincara	fincáramos	fincarais	fincaran
	imperfect (se)	fincase	fincases	fincase	fincásemos	fincaseis	fincasen
	future1	fincare	fincares	fincare	fincáremos	fincareis	fincaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		fincatú fincávos	finque	finquemos	fincad	finquen
	negative		no finques	no finque	no finquemos	no finquéis	no finquen

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

    Selected combined forms of fincar (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 fincar	dative	fincarme	fincarte	fincarle, fincarse	fincarnos	fincaros	fincarles, fincarse
	accusative	fincarme	fincarte	fincarlo, fincarla, fincarse	fincarnos	fincaros	fincarlos, fincarlas, fincarse
with gerund fincando	dative	fincándome	fincándote	fincándole, fincándose	fincándonos	fincándoos	fincándoles, fincándose
	accusative	fincándome	fincándote	fincándolo, fincándola, fincándose	fincándonos	fincándoos	fincándolos, fincándolas, fincándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative finca	dative	fíncame	fíncate	fíncale	fíncanos	not used	fíncales
	accusative	fíncame	fíncate	fíncalo, fíncala	fíncanos	not used	fíncalos, fíncalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative fincá	dative	fincame	fincate	fincale	fincanos	not used	fincales
	accusative	fincame	fincate	fincalo, fincala	fincanos	not used	fincalos, fincalas
with formal second-person singular imperative finque	dative	fínqueme	not used	fínquele, fínquese	fínquenos	not used	fínqueles
	accusative	fínqueme	not used	fínquelo, fínquela, fínquese	fínquenos	not used	fínquelos, fínquelas
with first-person plural imperative finquemos	dative	not used	finquémoste	finquémosle	finquémonos	finquémoos	finquémosles
	accusative	not used	finquémoste	finquémoslo, finquémosla	finquémonos	finquémoos	finquémoslos, finquémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative fincad	dative	fincadme	not used	fincadle	fincadnos	fincaos	fincadles
	accusative	fincadme	not used	fincadlo, fincadla	fincadnos	fincaos	fincadlos, fincadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative finquen	dative	fínquenme	not used	fínquenle	fínquennos	not used	fínquenles, fínquense
	accusative	fínquenme	not used	fínquenlo, fínquenla	fínquennos	not used	fínquenlos, fínquenlas, fínquense

Further reading

• “fincar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025