altercar

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin altercor.

Verb

1. to dispute, argue, quarrel

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin altercor. Compare English altercate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alteɾˈkaɾ/ [al̪.t̪eɾˈkaɾ]

Verb

altercar (first-person singular present alterco, first-person singular preterite alterqué, past participle altercado)

1. to dispute, argue, quarrel

   Synonyms: batallar, discutir, disputar, porfiar

Conjugation

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

infinitive			altercar
gerund			altercando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		altercado		altercada
		plural		altercados		altercadas
		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	alterco	altercastú altercásvos	alterca	altercamos	altercáis	altercan
	imperfect	altercaba	altercabas	altercaba	altercábamos	altercabais	altercaban
	preterite	alterqué	altercaste	altercó	altercamos	altercasteis	altercaron
	future	altercaré	altercarás	altercará	altercaremos	altercaréis	altercarán
	conditional	altercaría	altercarías	altercaría	altercaríamos	altercaríais	altercarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	alterque	alterquestú alterquésvos2	alterque	alterquemos	alterquéis	alterquen
	imperfect (ra)	altercara	altercaras	altercara	altercáramos	altercarais	altercaran
	imperfect (se)	altercase	altercases	altercase	altercásemos	altercaseis	altercasen
	future1	altercare	altercares	altercare	altercáremos	altercareis	altercaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		altercatú altercávos	alterque	alterquemos	altercad	alterquen
	negative		no alterques	no alterque	no alterquemos	no alterquéis	no alterquen

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

Derived terms

• altercado

Related terms

• altercación

Further reading

• “altercar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28