Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Verb based on Old Spanish tozo (“jest”), of uncertain origin, perhaps pre-Roman. Compare Portuguese retouçar.
retozar (first-person singular present retozo, first-person singular preterite retocé, past participle retozado)
- to frolic, to cavort
1888, Eduardo Acevedo Díaz, Ismael:otros grupos retozando como ganado en el llano- other groups cavorting like cattle on the plain
- to become aroused
- to toss and turn (in bed)
retozar en la cama- toss and turn in bed
Conjugation[edit]
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of retozar (c-z alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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with infinitive retozar
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dative
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retozarme
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retozarte
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retozarle, retozarse
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retozarnos
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retozaros
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retozarles, retozarse
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accusative
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retozarme
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retozarte
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retozarlo, retozarla, retozarse
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retozarnos
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retozaros
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retozarlos, retozarlas, retozarse
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with gerund retozando
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dative
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retozándome
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retozándote
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retozándole, retozándose
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retozándonos
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retozándoos
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retozándoles, retozándose
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accusative
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retozándome
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retozándote
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retozándolo, retozándola, retozándose
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retozándonos
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retozándoos
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retozándolos, retozándolas, retozándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative retoza
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dative
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retózame
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retózate
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retózale
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retózanos
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not used
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retózales
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accusative
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retózame
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retózate
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retózalo, retózala
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retózanos
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not used
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retózalos, retózalas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative retozá
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dative
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retozame
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retozate
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retozale
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retozanos
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not used
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retozales
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accusative
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retozame
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retozate
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retozalo, retozala
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retozanos
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not used
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retozalos, retozalas
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with formal second-person singular imperative retoce
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dative
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retóceme
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not used
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retócele, retócese
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retócenos
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not used
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retóceles
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accusative
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retóceme
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not used
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retócelo, retócela, retócese
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retócenos
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not used
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retócelos, retócelas
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with first-person plural imperative retocemos
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dative
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not used
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retocémoste
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retocémosle
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retocémonos
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retocémoos
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retocémosles
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accusative
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not used
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retocémoste
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retocémoslo, retocémosla
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retocémonos
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retocémoos
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retocémoslos, retocémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative retozad
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dative
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retozadme
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not used
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retozadle
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retozadnos
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retozaos
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retozadles
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accusative
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retozadme
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not used
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retozadlo, retozadla
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retozadnos
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retozaos
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retozadlos, retozadlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative retocen
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dative
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retócenme
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not used
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retócenle
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retócennos
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not used
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retócenles, retócense
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accusative
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retócenme
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not used
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retócenlo, retócenla
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retócennos
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not used
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retócenlos, retócenlas, retócense
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