eructar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ēructāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ə.ɾukˈta]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [e.ɾukˈtaɾ]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Verb

eructar (first-person singular present eructo, first-person singular preterite eructí, past participle eructat)

1. to belch, burp

   Synonym: rotar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of eructar (first conjugation)

infinitive			eructar
gerund			eructant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		eructat		eructada
		plural		eructats		eructades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	eructo	eructes	eructa	eructem	eructeu	eructen
	imperfect	eructava	eructaves	eructava	eructàvem	eructàveu	eructaven
	future	eructaré	eructaràs	eructarà	eructarem	eructareu	eructaran
	preterite	eructí	eructares	eructà	eructàrem	eructàreu	eructaren
	conditional	eructaria	eructaries	eructaria	eructaríem	eructaríeu	eructarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	eructi	eructis	eructi	eructem	eructeu	eructin
	imperfect	eructés	eructessis	eructés	eructéssim	eructéssiu	eructessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	eructa	eructi	eructem	eructeu	eructin
	negative (no)	—	no eructis	no eructi	no eructem	no eructeu	no eructin

Related terms

• eructació
• eructe

Galician

Etymology

From Latin ēructāre.

Verb

eructar (first-person singular present eructo, first-person singular preterite eructei, past participle eructado)

1. to belch, burp

   Synonym: arrotar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of eructar

	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	eructar
Personal	eructar	eructares	eructar	eructarmos	eructardes	eructaren
Gerund
	eructando
Past participle
Masculine	eructado			eructados
Feminine	eructada			eructadas
Indicative
Present	eructo	eructas	eructa	eructamos	eructades	eructan
Imperfect	eructaba	eructabas	eructaba	eructabamos	eructabades	eructaban
Preterite	eructei	eructaches	eructou	eructamos	eructastes	eructaron
Pluperfect	eructara	eructaras	eructara	eructaramos	eructarades	eructaran
Future	eructarei	eructarás	eructará	eructaremos	eructaredes	eructarán
Conditional	eructaría	eructarías	eructaría	eructariamos	eructariades	eructarían
Subjunctive
Present	eructe	eructes	eructe	eructemos	eructedes	eructen
Imperfect	eructase	eructases	eructase	eructásemos	eructásedes	eructasen
Future	eructar	eructares	eructar	eructarmos	eructardes	eructaren
Imperative
Affirmative		eructa	eructe	eructemos	eructade	eructen
Negative (non)		non eructes	non eructe	non eructemos	non eructedes	non eructen

Related terms

• eructo

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ērūctāre. Doublet of arrotar.

Verb

eructar (first-person singular present eructo, first-person singular preterite eructei, past participle eructado)

1. to belch, burp

   Synonym: arrotar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of eructar (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	eructar
Personal	eructar	eructares	eructar	eructarmos	eructardes	eructarem
Gerund
	eructando
Past participle
Masculine	eructado			eructados
Feminine	eructada			eructadas
Indicative
Present	eructo	eructas	eructa	eructamos	eructais	eructam
Imperfect	eructava	eructavas	eructava	eructávamos	eructáveis	eructavam
Preterite	eructei	eructaste	eructou	eructamos1, eructámos2	eructastes	eructaram
Pluperfect	eructara	eructaras	eructara	eructáramos	eructáreis	eructaram
Future	eructarei	eructarás	eructará	eructaremos	eructareis	eructarão
Conditional	eructaria	eructarias	eructaria	eructaríamos	eructaríeis	eructariam
Subjunctive
Present	eructe	eructes	eructe	eructemos	eructeis	eructem
Imperfect	eructasse	eructasses	eructasse	eructássemos	eructásseis	eructassem
Future	eructar	eructares	eructar	eructarmos	eructardes	eructarem
Imperative
Affirmative		eructa	eructe	eructemos	eructai	eructem
Negative (não)		não eructes	não eructe	não eructemos	não eructeis	não eructem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• eructação

Further reading

• “eructar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “eructar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ēructāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eɾuɡˈtaɾ/ [e.ɾuɣ̞ˈt̪aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: e‧ruc‧tar

Verb

eructar (first-person singular present eructo, first-person singular preterite eructé, past participle eructado)

1. (intransitive) to belch, burp

   Synonym: regoldar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of eructar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			eructar
gerund			eructando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		eructado		eructada
		plural		eructados		eructadas
		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	eructo	eructastú eructásvos	eructa	eructamos	eructáis	eructan
	imperfect	eructaba	eructabas	eructaba	eructábamos	eructabais	eructaban
	preterite	eructé	eructaste	eructó	eructamos	eructasteis	eructaron
	future	eructaré	eructarás	eructará	eructaremos	eructaréis	eructarán
	conditional	eructaría	eructarías	eructaría	eructaríamos	eructaríais	eructarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	eructe	eructestú eructésvos2	eructe	eructemos	eructéis	eructen
	imperfect (ra)	eructara	eructaras	eructara	eructáramos	eructarais	eructaran
	imperfect (se)	eructase	eructases	eructase	eructásemos	eructaseis	eructasen
	future1	eructare	eructares	eructare	eructáremos	eructareis	eructaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		eructatú eructávos	eructe	eructemos	eructad	eructen
	negative		no eructes	no eructe	no eructemos	no eructéis	no eructen

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

    Selected combined forms of eructar

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 eructar	dative	eructarme	eructarte	eructarle, eructarse	eructarnos	eructaros	eructarles, eructarse
	accusative	eructarme	eructarte	eructarlo, eructarla, eructarse	eructarnos	eructaros	eructarlos, eructarlas, eructarse
with gerund eructando	dative	eructándome	eructándote	eructándole, eructándose	eructándonos	eructándoos	eructándoles, eructándose
	accusative	eructándome	eructándote	eructándolo, eructándola, eructándose	eructándonos	eructándoos	eructándolos, eructándolas, eructándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative eructa	dative	erúctame	erúctate	erúctale	erúctanos	not used	erúctales
	accusative	erúctame	erúctate	erúctalo, erúctala	erúctanos	not used	erúctalos, erúctalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative eructá	dative	eructame	eructate	eructale	eructanos	not used	eructales
	accusative	eructame	eructate	eructalo, eructala	eructanos	not used	eructalos, eructalas
with formal second-person singular imperative eructe	dative	erúcteme	not used	erúctele, erúctese	erúctenos	not used	erúcteles
	accusative	erúcteme	not used	erúctelo, erúctela, erúctese	erúctenos	not used	erúctelos, erúctelas
with first-person plural imperative eructemos	dative	not used	eructémoste	eructémosle	eructémonos	eructémoos	eructémosles
	accusative	not used	eructémoste	eructémoslo, eructémosla	eructémonos	eructémoos	eructémoslos, eructémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative eructad	dative	eructadme	not used	eructadle	eructadnos	eructaos	eructadles
	accusative	eructadme	not used	eructadlo, eructadla	eructadnos	eructaos	eructadlos, eructadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative eructen	dative	erúctenme	not used	erúctenle	erúctennos	not used	erúctenles, erúctense
	accusative	erúctenme	not used	erúctenlo, erúctenla	erúctennos	not used	erúctenlos, erúctenlas, erúctense

Related terms

• eructación
• eructo

Further reading

• “eructar”, 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