hinchar

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish finchar, from Latin īnflāre (“to inflate something, blow into it”). The phonetic development involved consonant spread of the medial [f], namely via *hinhláɾe or *finfláɾe, cf. hallar, and see also henchir. Doublet of borrowed inflar. Cognate with English inflate, Portuguese inchar, French enfler.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /inˈt͡ʃaɾ/ [ĩnʲˈt͡ʃaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: hin‧char

Verb

hinchar (first-person singular present hincho, first-person singular preterite hinché, past participle hinchado)

1. (transitive) to inflate or fill with air or liquid

   Synonyms: inflar, henchir

   1. (reflexive) to swell, to grow tight as a result of enlarging
      1. (reflexive) to pig out, stuff oneself (with food)

         hincharse de pizza

         stuff oneself with pizza

   2. (transitive, figuratively) to inflate, exaggerate

      Synonym: exagerar

   3. (transitive, figurative, vulgar, Mexico, Guatemala, Ecuador, Southern Cone, euphemistic in Bolivia) to fill someone with anger
      1. (reflexive, vulgar, Bolivia, Rioplatense, rare in Paraguay) to become overwhelmed with anger
2. (intransitive, Bolivia, Paraguay, Rioplatense, sports) to support, to cheer

   Synonym: apoyar

   1. (Argentina, colloquial) to stand by someone no matter what

Conjugation

    Conjugation of hinchar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			hinchar
gerund			hinchando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		hinchado		hinchada
		plural		hinchados		hinchadas
		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	hincho	hinchastú hinchásvos	hincha	hinchamos	hincháis	hinchan
	imperfect	hinchaba	hinchabas	hinchaba	hinchábamos	hinchabais	hinchaban
	preterite	hinché	hinchaste	hinchó	hinchamos	hinchasteis	hincharon
	future	hincharé	hincharás	hinchará	hincharemos	hincharéis	hincharán
	conditional	hincharía	hincharías	hincharía	hincharíamos	hincharíais	hincharían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	hinche	hinchestú hinchésvos2	hinche	hinchemos	hinchéis	hinchen
	imperfect (ra)	hinchara	hincharas	hinchara	hincháramos	hincharais	hincharan
	imperfect (se)	hinchase	hinchases	hinchase	hinchásemos	hinchaseis	hinchasen
	future1	hinchare	hinchares	hinchare	hincháremos	hinchareis	hincharen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		hinchatú hinchávos	hinche	hinchemos	hinchad	hinchen
	negative		no hinches	no hinche	no hinchemos	no hinchéis	no hinchen

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

    Selected combined forms of hinchar

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 hinchar	dative	hincharme	hincharte	hincharle, hincharse	hincharnos	hincharos	hincharles, hincharse
	accusative	hincharme	hincharte	hincharlo, hincharla, hincharse	hincharnos	hincharos	hincharlos, hincharlas, hincharse
with gerund hinchando	dative	hinchándome	hinchándote	hinchándole, hinchándose	hinchándonos	hinchándoos	hinchándoles, hinchándose
	accusative	hinchándome	hinchándote	hinchándolo, hinchándola, hinchándose	hinchándonos	hinchándoos	hinchándolos, hinchándolas, hinchándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative hincha	dative	hínchame	hínchate	hínchale	hínchanos	not used	hínchales
	accusative	hínchame	hínchate	hínchalo, hínchala	hínchanos	not used	hínchalos, hínchalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative hinchá	dative	hinchame	hinchate	hinchale	hinchanos	not used	hinchales
	accusative	hinchame	hinchate	hinchalo, hinchala	hinchanos	not used	hinchalos, hinchalas
with formal second-person singular imperative hinche	dative	híncheme	not used	hínchele, hínchese	hínchenos	not used	híncheles
	accusative	híncheme	not used	hínchelo, hínchela, hínchese	hínchenos	not used	hínchelos, hínchelas
with first-person plural imperative hinchemos	dative	not used	hinchémoste	hinchémosle	hinchémonos	hinchémoos	hinchémosles
	accusative	not used	hinchémoste	hinchémoslo, hinchémosla	hinchémonos	hinchémoos	hinchémoslos, hinchémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative hinchad	dative	hinchadme	not used	hinchadle	hinchadnos	hinchaos	hinchadles
	accusative	hinchadme	not used	hinchadlo, hinchadla	hinchadnos	hinchaos	hinchadlos, hinchadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative hinchen	dative	hínchenme	not used	hínchenle	hínchennos	not used	hínchenles, hínchense
	accusative	hínchenme	not used	hínchenlo, hínchenla	hínchennos	not used	hínchenlos, hínchenlas, hínchense

Related terms

• hincha
• hinchada
• hinchado
• hinchamiento
• hinchapelotas
• hincharse
• hinchazón

See also

• hallar
• soplar

Further reading

• Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1984), “hinchar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary]‎^[1] (in Spanish), volume III (G–Ma), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 365
• “hinchar”, 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