remachar

Spanish

Etymology

From remache +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /remaˈt͡ʃaɾ/ [re.maˈt͡ʃaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: re‧ma‧char

Verb

remachar (first-person singular present remacho, first-person singular preterite remaché, past participle remachado)

1. to rivet
2. (tennis) to smash
3. to stress, to emphasize

   Synonym: recalcar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of remachar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			remachar
gerund			remachando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		remachado		remachada
		plural		remachados		remachadas
		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	remacho	remachastú remachásvos	remacha	remachamos	remacháis	remachan
	imperfect	remachaba	remachabas	remachaba	remachábamos	remachabais	remachaban
	preterite	remaché	remachaste	remachó	remachamos	remachasteis	remacharon
	future	remacharé	remacharás	remachará	remacharemos	remacharéis	remacharán
	conditional	remacharía	remacharías	remacharía	remacharíamos	remacharíais	remacharían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	remache	remachestú remachésvos2	remache	remachemos	remachéis	remachen
	imperfect (ra)	remachara	remacharas	remachara	remacháramos	remacharais	remacharan
	imperfect (se)	remachase	remachases	remachase	remachásemos	remachaseis	remachasen
	future1	remachare	remachares	remachare	remacháremos	remachareis	remacharen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		remachatú remachávos	remache	remachemos	remachad	remachen
	negative		no remaches	no remache	no remachemos	no remachéis	no remachen

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

    Selected combined forms of remachar

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 remachar	dative	remacharme	remacharte	remacharle, remacharse	remacharnos	remacharos	remacharles, remacharse
	accusative	remacharme	remacharte	remacharlo, remacharla, remacharse	remacharnos	remacharos	remacharlos, remacharlas, remacharse
with gerund remachando	dative	remachándome	remachándote	remachándole, remachándose	remachándonos	remachándoos	remachándoles, remachándose
	accusative	remachándome	remachándote	remachándolo, remachándola, remachándose	remachándonos	remachándoos	remachándolos, remachándolas, remachándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative remacha	dative	remáchame	remáchate	remáchale	remáchanos	not used	remáchales
	accusative	remáchame	remáchate	remáchalo, remáchala	remáchanos	not used	remáchalos, remáchalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative remachá	dative	remachame	remachate	remachale	remachanos	not used	remachales
	accusative	remachame	remachate	remachalo, remachala	remachanos	not used	remachalos, remachalas
with formal second-person singular imperative remache	dative	remácheme	not used	remáchele, remáchese	remáchenos	not used	remácheles
	accusative	remácheme	not used	remáchelo, remáchela, remáchese	remáchenos	not used	remáchelos, remáchelas
with first-person plural imperative remachemos	dative	not used	remachémoste	remachémosle	remachémonos	remachémoos	remachémosles
	accusative	not used	remachémoste	remachémoslo, remachémosla	remachémonos	remachémoos	remachémoslos, remachémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative remachad	dative	remachadme	not used	remachadle	remachadnos	remachaos	remachadles
	accusative	remachadme	not used	remachadlo, remachadla	remachadnos	remachaos	remachadlos, remachadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative remachen	dative	remáchenme	not used	remáchenle	remáchennos	not used	remáchenles, remáchense
	accusative	remáchenme	not used	remáchenlo, remáchenla	remáchennos	not used	remáchenlos, remáchenlas, remáchense

Derived terms

• remachador
• remachadora
• remachar el clavo

Further reading

• “remachar”, 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