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echar

Asturian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Late Latin iectāre, from Latin iactāre, probably via Spanish echar since it's present also in Western dialects (where *xeitar would be the expected result). Doublet of axeitar, formed from xeitu, western result of Latin iactus

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /eˈt͡ʃaɾ/, [eˈt͡ɕaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Hyphenation: e‧char

Verb

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echar (first-person singular indicative present echo, past participle echáu)

  1. to throw
    Synonyms: llanzar, aventar
  2. to throw out, throw away
    Synonym: tirar
  3. to throw up, vomit
    Synonym: devolver
  4. to emit
    Esa flor echa muncha grana
    That flower emits a lot of pollen
  5. to kick out, expel
    Synonym: espulsar
    Echáronlu de la escuela
    They expelled him from the school
  6. to send (someone or something in a direction)
    Synonym: empobinar
    Echáronlu pa la ciudá cola caxa
    They sent him to the city with the box
  7. to sprout
    Synonyms: biltar, campiar
    Los praos echen agora de primavera
    The fields sprout now that it is spring
  8. to serve food
    Nun m'eches más pote
    Don't serve me more stew
  9. to lay down, put to sleep
    Echólu na cama
    He/She laid him down in bed
  10. to play
    Synonym: xugar
    ¿Echamos una (partida)?
    Want to play a (game)?
    Echaron una bona partida ayeri
    They played a good game yesterday
  11. to sow, plant
    Synonym: semar
    Esti añu echaron fabes tamién
    This year they sowed beans as well
  12. to guess, calculate
    Synonym: abarruntar
    ¿Cuantos años-y eches?
    How many years do you guess (he/she is)?
    ¿Cuanto eches que tien dientro'l bolsu?
    How much do you guess she/he has inside her/his pocket?
  13. to spend, use money
    Synonym: gastar
    Valte más echar les perres en chicolate
    It's better if you spend the money in chocolate
  14. to prepare (a meal or clothes) for someone who departs
    Échame los pantalones azules que voi a trabayar
    Prepare the blue jeans for me, I'm leaving for work
    Échame la merienda que marcho
    Prepare a meal for me, I'm leaving
  15. to put on, play (a film or TV show)
    Tan echando un nuevu programa nesta canal
    They are putting on a new show on this channel
  16. to forget, to get out of one's head
    Synonyms: posar, escaecer
    Nun soi a echar lo que mi dixo
    I can't forget what he/she said to me

Conjugation

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Conjugation of echar
infinitive echar
gerund echando
past participle m echáu, f echada, n echao, m pl echaos, f pl echaes
person first singular
yo 		second singular
tu 		third singular
él/elli 		first plural
nosotros/nós 		second plural
vosotros/vós 		third plural
ellos
indicative present echo eches echa echamos echáis echen
imperfect echaba echabes echaba echábemos, echábamos echabeis, echabais echaben
preterite eché echasti, echesti echó echemos echastis, echestis echaron
pluperfect echare, echara echares, echaras echare, echara echáremos, echáramos echareis, echarais echaren, echaran
future echaré echarás echará echaremos echaréis echarán
conditional echaría echaríes echaría echaríemos, echaríamos echaríeis, echaríais echaríen
subjunctive present eche eches, echas eche echemos echéis echen, echan
imperfect echare, echara echares, echaras echare, echara echáremos, echáramos echareis, echarais echaren, echaran
imperative — echa — — echái —

Ladino

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Alternative forms

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  • ichar (Monastir, Sarajevo)

Verb

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echar (Latin spelling)

  1. to throw
  2. to put to bed

Derived terms

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Late Latin iectāre, from Latin iactāre. Doublet of the borrowing jactar. Cognate with Galician xeitar and, more distantly, English jet and jut.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /eˈt͡ʃaɾ/ [eˈt͡ʃaɾ]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: e‧char

Verb

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echar (first-person singular present echo, first-person singular preterite eché, past participle echado)

  1. (transitive) to throw, toss, cast, jettison (to release an object from one's grasp so that it moves through the air)
    Synonym: tirar
    Echa los dados.
    Throw the dice.
  2. (transitive) to pour (to cause to flow in a stream from a container)
    Echó el agua fuera del vaso.
    He poured the water outside the glass.
  3. (transitive) to put in, add
    Yo le echo aceite a la ensalada.
    I add oil to the salad.
  4. (transitive) to let out
    Échalo todo.
    Let it all out.
  5. (transitive) to discharge
  6. (transitive) to dump
  7. (transitive) to emit, give off, send out
    Ese animal es extraño. Echa luz cuando se siente atacado.
    That animal is weird. It gives off light when it feels attacked.
  8. (transitive) to kick out, expel, throw out, to send packing (to forcibly remove)
    Me echaron de la fiesta.
    They kicked me out of the party.
  9. (transitive) to expel (to remove from membership)
    Te vamos a echar del club de lectura.
    We're going to expel you from the reading club.
  10. (transitive) to fire, dismiss (to terminate employment)
    Al pobre lo han echado del trabajo.
    They fired the poor thing from work.
  11. (transitive) to play (to participate in a sport)
    Echamos un partido.
    We're playing a match.
  12. (transitive) to sprout (to cause to grow from a seed)
  13. (transitive) to take, have (a look at)
    Échale un ojo.
    Take a look at it.
  14. (transitive) to mail, post (to send through the mail/post)
  15. (transitive) to give, bestow (a blessing); to put (a curse) on
    Esa mujer me echó un mal de ojo.
    That woman gave me the evil eye.
  16. (transitive) to turn (a key); to slide (a bolt)
  17. (intransitive) to start off, begin
  18. (reflexive) to throw oneself
  19. (reflexive) to lie down (to assume a reclining position)
    Estaba muy cansada, así que me eché en el sofa.
    I was very tired, so I lay down on the couch.
  20. (reflexive) to put on
    Échate crema solar cuando vayas a la playa.
    Put sunscreen on when you go to the beach.
  21. (reflexive) to begin
    Se echó a llorar.
    He began to cry.
  22. (reflexive, of birds) to sit on eggs
  23. (reflexive) to give in, to yield
  24. (reflexive, Andalusia) to take a nap, to sleep
    Cuando llegue a casa me voy a echar una siesta que no veas.
    When I get home I'm going to take a nap you couldn't even imagine.
    Deberías echarte un rato que te veo cansado.
    You should sleep for a while. You look tired

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of echar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive echar
gerund echando
past participle masculine feminine
singular echado echada
plural echados echadas
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 echo echastú
echásvos 		echa echamos echáis echan
imperfect echaba echabas echaba echábamos echabais echaban
preterite eché echaste echó echamos echasteis echaron
future echaré echarás echará echaremos echaréis echarán
conditional echaría echarías echaría echaríamos echaríais echarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present eche echestú
echésvos2 		eche echemos echéis echen
imperfect
(ra) 		echara echaras echara echáramos echarais echaran
imperfect
(se) 		echase echases echase echásemos echaseis echasen
future1 echare echares echare echáremos echareis echaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative echatú
echávos 		eche echemos echad echen
negative no eches no eche no echemos no echéis no echen

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of echar

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 echar
dative echarme echarte echarle, echarse echarnos echaros echarles, echarse
accusative echarme echarte echarlo, echarla, echarse echarnos echaros echarlos, echarlas, echarse
with gerund echando
dative echándome echándote echándole, echándose echándonos echándoos echándoles, echándose
accusative echándome echándote echándolo, echándola, echándose echándonos echándoos echándolos, echándolas, echándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative echa
dative échame échate échale échanos not used échales
accusative échame échate échalo, échala échanos not used échalos, échalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative echá
dative echame echate echale echanos not used echales
accusative echame echate echalo, echala echanos not used echalos, echalas
with formal second-person singular imperative eche
dative écheme not used échele, échese échenos not used écheles
accusative écheme not used échelo, échela, échese échenos not used échelos, échelas
with first-person plural imperative echemos
dative not used echémoste echémosle echémonos echémoos echémosles
accusative not used echémoste echémoslo, echémosla echémonos echémoos echémoslos, echémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative echad
dative echadme not used echadle echadnos echaos echadles
accusative echadme not used echadlo, echadla echadnos echaos echadlos, echadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative echen
dative échenme not used échenle échennos not used échenles, échense
accusative échenme not used échenlo, échenla échennos not used échenlos, échenlas, échense

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • → Tagalog: itsa

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