recuar

Galician

Alternative forms

• arrecuar

Etymology

From re- +‎ cu (“ass, back”). Compare Portuguese recuar, Spanish recular, French reculer and English recoil.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rekuˈaɾ/

Verb

recuar (first-person singular present recúo, first-person singular preterite recuei, past participle recuado)
recuar (first-person singular present recuo, first-person singular preterite recuei, past participle recuado, reintegrationist norm)

1. to recede, to get back

   Synonyms: cear, desandar, estear, retroceder

2. to retreat; to desist

   Synonym: desistir

3. to recoil

Conjugation

    Conjugation of recuar (u becomes ú when stressed)

	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	recuar
Personal	recuar	recuares	recuar	recuarmos	recuardes	recuaren
Gerund
	recuando
Past participle
Masculine	recuado			recuados
Feminine	recuada			recuadas
Indicative
Present	recúo	recúas	recúa	recuamos	recuades	recúan
Imperfect	recuaba	recuabas	recuaba	recuabamos	recuabades	recuaban
Preterite	recuei	recuaches	recuou	recuamos	recuastes	recuaron
Pluperfect	recuara	recuaras	recuara	recuaramos	recuarades	recuaran
Future	recuarei	recuarás	recuará	recuaremos	recuaredes	recuarán
Conditional	recuaría	recuarías	recuaría	recuariamos	recuariades	recuarían
Subjunctive
Present	recúe	recúes	recúe	recuemos	recuedes	recúen
Imperfect	recuase	recuases	recuase	recuásemos	recuásedes	recuasen
Future	recuar	recuares	recuar	recuarmos	recuardes	recuaren
Imperative
Affirmative		recúa	recúe	recuemos	recuade	recúen
Negative (non)		non recúes	non recúe	non recuemos	non recuedes	non recúen

    Reintegrated conjugation of recuar (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	recuar
Personal	recuar	recuares	recuar	recuarmos	recuardes	recuarem
Gerund
	recuando
Past participle
Masculine	recuado			recuados
Feminine	recuada			recuadas
Indicative
Present	recuo	recuas	recua	recuamos	recuades, recuais	recuam
Imperfect	recuava	recuavas	recuava	recuávamos	recuávades, recuáveis, recuávais1	recuavam
Preterite	recuei	recuaste, recuache1	recuou	recuamos	recuastes	recuárom, recuaram
Pluperfect	recuara	recuaras	recuara	recuáramos	recuárades, recuáreis, recuárais1	recuaram
Future	recuarei	recuarás	recuará	recuaremos	recuaredes, recuareis	recuarám, recuarão
Conditional	recuaria	recuarias	recuaria	recuaríamos	recuaríades, recuaríeis, recuaríais1	recuariam
Subjunctive
Present	recue	recues	recue	recuemos	recuedes, recueis	recuem
Imperfect	recuasse	recuasses	recuasse	recuássemos	recuássedes, recuásseis	recuassem
Future	recuar	recuares	recuar	recuarmos	recuardes	recuarem
Imperative
Affirmative		recua	recue	recuemos	recuade, recuai	recuem
Negative (nom)		nom recues	nom recue	nom recuemos	nom recuedes, nom recueis	nom recuem

¹Less recommended.

Related terms

• cu

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022), “recuar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018), “recu”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “recuar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “recuar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “recuar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology

From re- +‎ cu +‎ -ar. Compare Spanish and Catalan recular, French reculer.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.kuˈa(ʁ)/ [he.kʊˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /ʁeˈkwa(ʁ)/ [heˈkwa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.kuˈa(ʁ)/ [he.kʊˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /ʁeˈkwa(ʁ)/ [heˈkwa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ʁe.kuˈa(ɾ)/ [he.kʊˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /ʁeˈkwa(ɾ)/ [heˈkwa(ɾ)]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁe.kuˈa(ʁ)/ [χe.kʊˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /ʁeˈkwa(ʁ)/ [χeˈkwa(χ)]
  • (Porto Alegre) IPA^(key): /ʁe.kuˈa(ɻ)/ [he.kʊˈa(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /ʁeˈkwa(ɻ)/ [heˈkwa(ɻ)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨˈkwaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨˈkwaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨˈkwa.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: re‧cu‧ar

Verb

recuar (first-person singular present recuo, first-person singular preterite recuei, past participle recuado)

1. to recede, retreat
2. to indent
3. to recoil, flinch

Conjugation

    Conjugation of recuar (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	recuar
Personal	recuar	recuares	recuar	recuarmos	recuardes	recuarem
Gerund
	recuando
Past participle
Masculine	recuado			recuados
Feminine	recuada			recuadas
Indicative
Present	recuo	recuas	recua	recuamos	recuais	recuam
Imperfect	recuava	recuavas	recuava	recuávamos	recuáveis	recuavam
Preterite	recuei	recuaste	recuou	recuamos1, recuámos2	recuastes	recuaram
Pluperfect	recuara	recuaras	recuara	recuáramos	recuáreis	recuaram
Future	recuarei	recuarás	recuará	recuaremos	recuareis	recuarão
Conditional	recuaria	recuarias	recuaria	recuaríamos	recuaríeis	recuariam
Subjunctive
Present	recue	recues	recue	recuemos	recueis	recuem
Imperfect	recuasse	recuasses	recuasse	recuássemos	recuásseis	recuassem
Future	recuar	recuares	recuar	recuarmos	recuardes	recuarem
Imperative
Affirmative		recua	recue	recuemos	recuai	recuem
Negative (não)		não recues	não recue	não recuemos	não recueis	não recuem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.