ercer
Spanish
Verb
ercer (first-person singular present erzo, first-person singular preterite ercí, past participle ercido)
- (archaic) synonym of levantar
Conjugation
Conjugation of ercer (c-z alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
| infinitive | ercer | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | erciendo | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | ercido | ercida | |||||
| plural | ercidos | ercidas | |||||
| 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 | erzo | ercestú ercésvos |
erce | ercemos | ercéis | ercen | |
| imperfect | ercía | ercías | ercía | ercíamos | ercíais | ercían | |
| preterite | ercí | erciste | erció | ercimos | ercisteis | ercieron | |
| future | erceré | ercerás | ercerá | erceremos | erceréis | ercerán | |
| conditional | ercería | ercerías | ercería | erceríamos | erceríais | ercerían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | erza | erzastú erzásvos2 |
erza | erzamos | erzáis | erzan | |
| imperfect (ra) |
erciera | ercieras | erciera | erciéramos | ercierais | ercieran | |
| imperfect (se) |
erciese | ercieses | erciese | erciésemos | ercieseis | erciesen | |
| future1 | erciere | ercieres | erciere | erciéremos | erciereis | ercieren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos |
usted | nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ustedes | |
| affirmative | ercetú ercévos |
erza | erzamos | erced | erzan | ||
| negative | no erzas | no erza | no erzamos | no erzáis | no erzan | ||
Selected combined forms of ercer (c-z 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 ercer | dative | ercerme | ercerte | ercerle, ercerse | ercernos | erceros | ercerles, ercerse |
| accusative | ercerme | ercerte | ercerlo, ercerla, ercerse | ercernos | erceros | ercerlos, ercerlas, ercerse | |
| with gerund erciendo | dative | erciéndome | erciéndote | erciéndole, erciéndose | erciéndonos | erciéndoos | erciéndoles, erciéndose |
| accusative | erciéndome | erciéndote | erciéndolo, erciéndola, erciéndose | erciéndonos | erciéndoos | erciéndolos, erciéndolas, erciéndose | |
| with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative erce | dative | érceme | ércete | ércele | ércenos | not used | érceles |
| accusative | érceme | ércete | ércelo, ércela | ércenos | not used | ércelos, ércelas | |
| with informal second-person singular voseo imperative ercé | dative | erceme | ercete | ercele | ercenos | not used | erceles |
| accusative | erceme | ercete | ercelo, ercela | ercenos | not used | ercelos, ercelas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative erza | dative | érzame | not used | érzale, érzase | érzanos | not used | érzales |
| accusative | érzame | not used | érzalo, érzala, érzase | érzanos | not used | érzalos, érzalas | |
| with first-person plural imperative erzamos | dative | not used | erzámoste | erzámosle | erzámonos | erzámoos | erzámosles |
| accusative | not used | erzámoste | erzámoslo, erzámosla | erzámonos | erzámoos | erzámoslos, erzámoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative erced | dative | ercedme | not used | ercedle | ercednos | erceos | ercedles |
| accusative | ercedme | not used | ercedlo, ercedla | ercednos | erceos | ercedlos, ercedlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative erzan | dative | érzanme | not used | érzanle | érzannos | not used | érzanles, érzanse |
| accusative | érzanme | not used | érzanlo, érzanla | érzannos | not used | érzanlos, érzanlas, érzanse | |
Further reading
- “ercer”, 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