chancar

Spanish

Etymology

Adapted borrowing of Quechua ch'amqay (“to crush”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃanˈkaɾ/ [t͡ʃãŋˈkaɾ]
Audio (Peru): (file)
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: chan‧car

Verb

chancar (first-person singular present chanco, first-person singular preterite chanqué, past participle chancado)

(South America) to crush

Conjugation

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

		singular			plural
infinitive			chancar
gerund			chancando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		chancado		chancada
		plural		chancados		chancadas
		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	chanco	chancas^{^tú} chancás^{^vos}	chanca	chancamos	chancáis	chancan
	imperfect	chancaba	chancabas	chancaba	chancábamos	chancabais	chancaban
	preterite	chanqué	chancaste	chancó	chancamos	chancasteis	chancaron
	future	chancaré	chancarás	chancará	chancaremos	chancaréis	chancarán
	conditional	chancaría	chancarías	chancaría	chancaríamos	chancaríais	chancarían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	chanque	chanques^{^tú} chanqués^{^vos²}	chanque	chanquemos	chanquéis	chanquen
	imperfect (ra)	chancara	chancaras	chancara	chancáramos	chancarais	chancaran
	imperfect (se)	chancase	chancases	chancase	chancásemos	chancaseis	chancasen
	future¹	chancare	chancares	chancare	chancáremos	chancareis	chancaren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		chanca^{^tú} chancá^{^vos}	chanque	chanquemos	chancad	chanquen
	negative		no chanques	no chanque	no chanquemos	no chanquéis	no chanquen

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

Selected combined forms of chancar (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 chancar	dative	chancarme	chancarte	chancarle, chancarse	chancarnos	chancaros	chancarles, chancarse
with infinitive chancar	accusative	chancarme	chancarte	chancarlo, chancarla, chancarse	chancarnos	chancaros	chancarlos, chancarlas, chancarse

with gerund chancando	dative	chancándome	chancándote	chancándole, chancándose	chancándonos	chancándoos	chancándoles, chancándose
with gerund chancando	accusative	chancándome	chancándote	chancándolo, chancándola, chancándose	chancándonos	chancándoos	chancándolos, chancándolas, chancándose

with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative chanca	dative	cháncame	cháncate	cháncale	cháncanos	not used	cháncales
	accusative	cháncame	cháncate	cháncalo, cháncala	cháncanos	not used	cháncalos, cháncalas

with informal second-person singular voseo imperative chancá	dative	chancame	chancate	chancale	chancanos	not used	chancales
	accusative	chancame	chancate	chancalo, chancala	chancanos	not used	chancalos, chancalas

with formal second-person singular imperative chanque	dative	chánqueme	not used	chánquele, chánquese	chánquenos	not used	chánqueles
with formal second-person singular imperative chanque	accusative	chánqueme	not used	chánquelo, chánquela, chánquese	chánquenos	not used	chánquelos, chánquelas

with first-person plural imperative chanquemos	dative	not used	chanquémoste	chanquémosle	chanquémonos	chanquémoos	chanquémosles
with first-person plural imperative chanquemos	accusative	not used	chanquémoste	chanquémoslo, chanquémosla	chanquémonos	chanquémoos	chanquémoslos, chanquémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative chancad	dative	chancadme	not used	chancadle	chancadnos	chancaos	chancadles
with informal second-person plural imperative chancad	accusative	chancadme	not used	chancadlo, chancadla	chancadnos	chancaos	chancadlos, chancadlas

with formal second-person plural imperative chanquen	dative	chánquenme	not used	chánquenle	chánquennos	not used	chánquenles, chánquense
with formal second-person plural imperative chanquen	accusative	chánquenme	not used	chánquenlo, chánquenla	chánquennos	not used	chánquenlos, chánquenlas, chánquense

Derived terms

chancón