convocar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin convocāre, present active infinitive of convocō (“I assemble; I convene, convoke; I summon, muster”), from con- + vocō (“I call, summon, invoke”).

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /kom.voˈka/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /kum.buˈka/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /kom.voˈkaɾ/

Verb

convocar (first-person singular present convoco, past participle convocat)

1. To summon, convene, bring together, assemble

Conjugation

Conjugation of convocar (first conjugation)

infinitive			convocar
present participle			convocant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		convocat		convocada
		plural		convocats		convocades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	convoco	convoques	convoca	convoquem	convoqueu	convoquen
	imperfect	convocava	convocaves	convocava	convocàvem	convocàveu	convocaven
	future	convocaré	convocaràs	convocarà	convocarem	convocareu	convocaran
	preterite	convoquí	convocares	convocà	convocàrem	convocàreu	convocaren
	conditional	convocaria	convocaries	convocaria	convocaríem	convocaríeu	convocarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	convoqui	convoquis	convoqui	convoquem	convoqueu	convoquin
	imperfect	convoqués	convoquessis	convoqués	convoquéssim	convoquéssiu	convoquessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
		—	convoca	convoqui	convoquem	convoqueu	convoquin

Related terms

• convocació

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin convocāre, present active infinitive of convocō (“I assemble; I convene, convoke; I summon, muster”), from con- + vocō (“I call, summon, invoke”).

Verb

convocar (first-person singular present indicative convoco, past participle convocado)

1. to convene, convoke
2. to summon, muster, assemble

Conjugation

  Conjugation of the Portuguese -ar verb convocar

Notes:[edit] This is a regular verb of the -ar group. The last letter c is changed to qu, depending on the following vowel, resulting in these three possible sequences: -ca-, -que- and -co-. Verbs with this conjugation include: brincar, buscar, pecar, trancar.
	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	convocar
Personal	convocar	convocares	convocar	convocarmos	convocardes	convocarem
Gerund
	convocando
Past participle
Masculine	convocado			convocados
Feminine	convocada			convocadas
Indicative
Present	convoco	convocas	convoca	convocamos	convocais	convocam
Imperfect	convocava	convocavas	convocava	convocávamos	convocáveis	convocavam
Preterite	convoquei	convocaste	convocou	convocamos convocámos	convocastes	convocaram
Pluperfect	convocara	convocaras	convocara	convocáramos	convocáreis	convocaram
Future	convocarei	convocarás	convocará	convocaremos	convocareis	convocarão
Conditional
	convocaria	convocarias	convocaria	convocaríamos	convocaríeis	convocariam
Subjunctive
Present	convoque	convoques	convoque	convoquemos	convoqueis	convoquem
Imperfect	convocasse	convocasses	convocasse	convocássemos	convocásseis	convocassem
Future	convocar	convocares	convocar	convocarmos	convocardes	convocarem
Imperative
Affirmative	-	convoca	convoque	convoquemos	convocai	convoquem
Negative (não)	-	convoques	convoque	convoquemos	convoqueis	convoquem

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:convocar.

Related terms

• convocação
• evocar
• invocar
• provocar

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin convocāre, present active infinitive of convocō (“I assemble; I convene, convoke; I summon, muster”), from con- + vocō (“I call, summon, invoke”).

Verb

convocar (first-person singular present convoco, first-person singular preterite convoqué, past participle convocado)

1. to call, convene
2. to call up, enlist

Conjugation

• c becomes qu before e.

    Conjugation of convocar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)^{edit data}

infinitive			convocar
gerund			convocando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		convocado		convocada
		plural		convocados		convocadas
		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	convoco	convocastú convocásvos	convoca	convocamos	convocáis	convocan
	imperfect	convocaba	convocabas	convocaba	convocábamos	convocabais	convocaban
	preterite	convoqué	convocaste	convocó	convocamos	convocasteis	convocaron
	future	convocaré	convocarás	convocará	convocaremos	convocaréis	convocarán
	conditional	convocaría	convocarías	convocaría	convocaríamos	convocaríais	convocarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	convoque	convoquestú convoquésvos2	convoque	convoquemos	convoquéis	convoquen
	imperfect (ra)	convocara	convocaras	convocara	convocáramos	convocarais	convocaran
	imperfect (se)	convocase	convocases	convocase	convocásemos	convocaseis	convocasen
	future1	convocare	convocares	convocare	convocáremos	convocareis	convocaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		convocatú convocávos	convoque	convoquemos	convocad	convoquen
	negative		no convoques	no convoque	no convoquemos	no convoquéis	no convoquen

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

Other verbs with this conjugation:

► Spanish verbs ending in -ar (conjugation -car)

    Selected combined forms of convocar^{edit data}

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 convocar
	dative	convocarme	convocarte	convocarle, convocarse	convocarnos	convocaros	convocarles, convocarse
	accusative	convocarme	convocarte	convocarlo, convocarla, convocarse	convocarnos	convocaros	convocarlos, convocarlas, convocarse
with gerund convocando
	dative	convocándome	convocándote	convocándole, convocándose	convocándonos	convocándoos	convocándoles, convocándose
	accusative	convocándome	convocándote	convocándolo, convocándola, convocándose	convocándonos	convocándoos	convocándolos, convocándolas, convocándose
with informal second-person singular imperative convoca
	dative	convócame	convócate	convócale	convócanos	not used	convócales
	accusative	convócame	convócate	convócalo, convócala	convócanos	not used	convócalos, convócalas
with formal second-person singular imperative convoque
	dative	convóqueme	not used	convóquele, convóquese	convóquenos	not used	convóqueles
	accusative	convóqueme	not used	convóquelo, convóquela, convóquese	convóquenos	not used	convóquelos, convóquelas
with first-person plural imperative convoquemos
	dative	not used	convoquémoste	convoquémosle	convoquémonos	convoquémoos	convoquémosles
	accusative	not used	convoquémoste	convoquémoslo, convoquémosla	convoquémonos	convoquémoos	convoquémoslos, convoquémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative convocad
	dative	convocadme	not used	convocadle	convocadnos	convocaos	convocadles
	accusative	convocadme	not used	convocadlo, convocadla	convocadnos	convocaos	convocadlos, convocadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative convoquen
	dative	convóquenme	not used	convóquenle	convóquennos	not used	convóquenles, convóquense
	accusative	convóquenme	not used	convóquenlo, convóquenla	convóquennos	not used	convóquenlos, convóquenlas, convóquense

Related terms

• convocación
• convocatoria
• desconvocar