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
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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