brincar

Asturian

Verb

brincar (first-person singular indicative present brinco, past participle brincáu)

1. alternative form of blincar

Conjugation

Conjugation of brincar

infinitive		brincar
gerund		brincando
past participle		m brincáu, f brincada, n brincao, m pl brincaos, f pl brincaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	brinco	brinques	brinca	brincamos	brincáis	brinquen
	imperfect	brincaba	brincabes	brincaba	brincábemos, brincábamos	brincabeis, brincabais	brincaben
	preterite	brinqué	brincasti, brinquesti	brincó	brinquemos	brincastis, brinquestis	brincaron
	pluperfect	brincare, brincara	brincares, brincaras	brincare, brincara	brincáremos, brincáramos	brincareis, brincarais	brincaren, brincaran
	future	brincaré	brincarás	brincará	brincaremos	brincaréis	brincarán
	conditional	brincaría	brincaríes	brincaría	brincaríemos, brincaríamos	brincaríeis, brincaríais	brincaríen
subjunctive	present	brinque	brinques, brincas	brinque	brinquemos	brinquéis	brinquen, brincan
	imperfect	brincare, brincara	brincares, brincaras	brincare, brincara	brincáremos, brincáramos	brincareis, brincarais	brincaren, brincaran
imperative		—	brinca	—	—	brincái	—

Further reading

• “brincar”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “blincar”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Galician

Verb

brincar (first-person singular present brinco, first-person singular preterite brinquei, past participle brincado)

1. to play
2. to jump around

Conjugation

    Conjugation of brincar (c-qu alternation)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	brincar
Personal	brincar	brincares	brincar	brincarmos	brincardes	brincaren
Gerund
	brincando
Past participle
Masculine	brincado			brincados
Feminine	brincada			brincadas
Indicative
Present	brinco	brincas	brinca	brincamos	brincades	brincan
Imperfect	brincaba	brincabas	brincaba	brincabamos	brincabades	brincaban
Preterite	brinquei	brincaches	brincou	brincamos	brincastes	brincaron
Pluperfect	brincara	brincaras	brincara	brincaramos	brincarades	brincaran
Future	brincarei	brincarás	brincará	brincaremos	brincaredes	brincarán
Conditional	brincaría	brincarías	brincaría	brincariamos	brincariades	brincarían
Subjunctive
Present	brinque	brinques	brinque	brinquemos	brinquedes	brinquen
Imperfect	brincase	brincases	brincase	brincásemos	brincásedes	brincasen
Future	brincar	brincares	brincar	brincarmos	brincardes	brincaren
Imperative
Affirmative		brinca	brinque	brinquemos	brincade	brinquen
Negative (non)		non brinques	non brinque	non brinquemos	non brinquedes	non brinquen

    Reintegrated conjugation of brincar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	brincar
Personal	brincar	brincares	brincar	brincarmos	brincardes	brincarem
Gerund
	brincando
Past participle
Masculine	brincado			brincados
Feminine	brincada			brincadas
Indicative
Present	brinco	brincas	brinca	brincamos	brincades, brincais	brincam
Imperfect	brincava	brincavas	brincava	brincávamos	brincávades, brincáveis, brincávais1	brincavam
Preterite	brinquei	brincaste, brincache1	brincou	brincamos	brincastes	brincárom, brincaram
Pluperfect	brincara	brincaras	brincara	brincáramos	brincárades, brincáreis, brincárais1	brincaram
Future	brincarei	brincarás	brincará	brincaremos	brincaredes, brincareis	brincarám, brincarão
Conditional	brincaria	brincarias	brincaria	brincaríamos	brincaríades, brincaríeis, brincaríais1	brincariam
Subjunctive
Present	brinque	brinques	brinque	brinquemos	brinquedes, brinqueis	brinquem
Imperfect	brincasse	brincasses	brincasse	brincássemos	brincássedes, brincásseis	brincassem
Future	brincar	brincares	brincar	brincarmos	brincardes	brincarem
Imperative
Affirmative		brinca	brinque	brinquemos	brincade, brincai	brinquem
Negative (nom)		nom brinques	nom brinque	nom brinquemos	nom brinquedes, nom brinqueis	nom brinquem

¹Less recommended.

Related terms

• brinca
• brincadeira
• brincador
• brinco

Further reading

• “brincar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• “brincar”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

Portuguese

Etymology

Probably from brinco (“merriment”) +‎ -ar or less likely from Proto-Germanic *blinkaną (“to gleam, glitter, flash”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bɾĩˈka(ʁ)/ [bɾĩˈka(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bɾĩˈka(ʁ)/ [bɾĩˈka(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /bɾĩˈka(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /bɾĩˈka(ʁ)/ [bɾĩˈka(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /bɾĩˈka(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɾĩˈkaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɾĩˈkaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɾĩˈka.ɾi/

• Audio (Portugal (Porto)):

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• Hyphenation: brin‧car

Verb

brincar (first-person singular present brinco, first-person singular preterite brinquei, past participle brincado)

1. to play, as in child's play or "playing around"

   Eles brincam de esconde-esconde. ― They play hide-and-seek.

2. to act with levity or thoughtlessness

   Brincar com fogo ― play with fire

3. to joke, to kid

   Só estou brincando. ― I'm just kidding.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of brincar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	brincar
Personal	brincar	brincares	brincar	brincarmos	brincardes	brincarem
Gerund
	brincando
Past participle
Masculine	brincado			brincados
Feminine	brincada			brincadas
Indicative
Present	brinco	brincas	brinca	brincamos	brincais	brincam
Imperfect	brincava	brincavas	brincava	brincávamos	brincáveis	brincavam
Preterite	brinquei	brincaste	brincou	brincamos1, brincámos2	brincastes	brincaram
Pluperfect	brincara	brincaras	brincara	brincáramos	brincáreis	brincaram
Future	brincarei	brincarás	brincará	brincaremos	brincareis	brincarão
Conditional	brincaria	brincarias	brincaria	brincaríamos	brincaríeis	brincariam
Subjunctive
Present	brinque	brinques	brinque	brinquemos	brinqueis	brinquem
Imperfect	brincasse	brincasses	brincasse	brincássemos	brincásseis	brincassem
Future	brincar	brincares	brincar	brincarmos	brincardes	brincarem
Imperative
Affirmative		brinca	brinque	brinquemos	brincai	brinquem
Negative (não)		não brinques	não brinque	não brinquemos	não brinqueis	não brinquem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Derived terms

• brincadeira
• brincalhão

Further reading

• “brincar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese brincar, a verb based on Portuguese brinco, from Latin vinculum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɾinˈkaɾ/ [bɾĩŋˈkaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: brin‧car

Verb

brincar (first-person singular present brinco, first-person singular preterite brinqué, past participle brincado)

1. (intransitive) to jump around, leap about, bounce (to propel oneself rapidly upward)

   Synonym: saltar

2. (intransitive) to frolic, gambol (to move about playfully and uninhibitedly)

Conjugation

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

infinitive			brincar
gerund			brincando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		brincado		brincada
		plural		brincados		brincadas
		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	brinco	brincastú brincásvos	brinca	brincamos	brincáis	brincan
	imperfect	brincaba	brincabas	brincaba	brincábamos	brincabais	brincaban
	preterite	brinqué	brincaste	brincó	brincamos	brincasteis	brincaron
	future	brincaré	brincarás	brincará	brincaremos	brincaréis	brincarán
	conditional	brincaría	brincarías	brincaría	brincaríamos	brincaríais	brincarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	brinque	brinquestú brinquésvos2	brinque	brinquemos	brinquéis	brinquen
	imperfect (ra)	brincara	brincaras	brincara	brincáramos	brincarais	brincaran
	imperfect (se)	brincase	brincases	brincase	brincásemos	brincaseis	brincasen
	future1	brincare	brincares	brincare	brincáremos	brincareis	brincaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		brincatú brincávos	brinque	brinquemos	brincad	brinquen
	negative		no brinques	no brinque	no brinquemos	no brinquéis	no brinquen

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

    Selected combined forms of brincar (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 brincar	dative	brincarme	brincarte	brincarle, brincarse	brincarnos	brincaros	brincarles, brincarse
	accusative	brincarme	brincarte	brincarlo, brincarla, brincarse	brincarnos	brincaros	brincarlos, brincarlas, brincarse
with gerund brincando	dative	brincándome	brincándote	brincándole, brincándose	brincándonos	brincándoos	brincándoles, brincándose
	accusative	brincándome	brincándote	brincándolo, brincándola, brincándose	brincándonos	brincándoos	brincándolos, brincándolas, brincándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative brinca	dative	bríncame	bríncate	bríncale	bríncanos	not used	bríncales
	accusative	bríncame	bríncate	bríncalo, bríncala	bríncanos	not used	bríncalos, bríncalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative brincá	dative	brincame	brincate	brincale	brincanos	not used	brincales
	accusative	brincame	brincate	brincalo, brincala	brincanos	not used	brincalos, brincalas
with formal second-person singular imperative brinque	dative	brínqueme	not used	brínquele, brínquese	brínquenos	not used	brínqueles
	accusative	brínqueme	not used	brínquelo, brínquela, brínquese	brínquenos	not used	brínquelos, brínquelas
with first-person plural imperative brinquemos	dative	not used	brinquémoste	brinquémosle	brinquémonos	brinquémoos	brinquémosles
	accusative	not used	brinquémoste	brinquémoslo, brinquémosla	brinquémonos	brinquémoos	brinquémoslos, brinquémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative brincad	dative	brincadme	not used	brincadle	brincadnos	brincaos	brincadles
	accusative	brincadme	not used	brincadlo, brincadla	brincadnos	brincaos	brincadlos, brincadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative brinquen	dative	brínquenme	not used	brínquenle	brínquennos	not used	brínquenles, brínquense
	accusative	brínquenme	not used	brínquenlo, brínquenla	brínquennos	not used	brínquenlos, brínquenlas, brínquense

Related terms

• brinco

Further reading

• “brincar”, 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
• Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1984), “brincar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary]‎^[1] (in Spanish), volume I (A–Ca), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 665