invocar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin invocāre. First attested in the 14th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [im.buˈka]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [iɱ.voˈka]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [iɱ.voˈkaɾ]

Verb

invocar (first-person singular present invoco, first-person singular preterite invoquí, past participle invocat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/

1. to invoke

Conjugation

    Conjugation of invocar (first conjugation, c-qu alternation)

infinitive			invocar
gerund			invocant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		invocat		invocada
		plural		invocats		invocades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	invoco	invoques	invoca	invoquem	invoqueu	invoquen
	imperfect	invocava	invocaves	invocava	invocàvem	invocàveu	invocaven
	future	invocaré	invocaràs	invocarà	invocarem	invocareu	invocaran
	preterite	invoquí	invocares	invocà	invocàrem	invocàreu	invocaren
	conditional	invocaria	invocaries	invocaria	invocaríem	invocaríeu	invocarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	invoqui	invoquis	invoqui	invoquem	invoqueu	invoquin
	imperfect	invoqués	invoquessis	invoqués	invoquéssim	invoquéssiu	invoquessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	invoca	invoqui	invoquem	invoqueu	invoquin
	negative (no)	—	no invoquis	no invoqui	no invoquem	no invoqueu	no invoquin

Related terms

• invocació

Further reading

• “invocar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “invocar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “invocar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin invocāre.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.voˈka(ʁ)/ [ĩ.voˈka(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.voˈka(ʁ)/ [ĩ.voˈka(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ĩ.voˈka(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ĩ.voˈka(ʁ)/ [ĩ.voˈka(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.voˈka(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.vuˈkaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.vuˈkaɾ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.buˈkaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.vuˈka.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: in‧vo‧car

Verb

invocar (first-person singular present invoco, first-person singular preterite invoquei, past participle invocado)

1. to invoke
2. to evoke

Conjugation

    Conjugation of invocar (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	invocar
Personal	invocar	invocares	invocar	invocarmos	invocardes	invocarem
Gerund
	invocando
Past participle
Masculine	invocado			invocados
Feminine	invocada			invocadas
Indicative
Present	invoco	invocas	invoca	invocamos	invocais	invocam
Imperfect	invocava	invocavas	invocava	invocávamos	invocáveis	invocavam
Preterite	invoquei	invocaste	invocou	invocamos1, invocámos2	invocastes	invocaram
Pluperfect	invocara	invocaras	invocara	invocáramos	invocáreis	invocaram
Future	invocarei	invocarás	invocará	invocaremos	invocareis	invocarão
Conditional	invocaria	invocarias	invocaria	invocaríamos	invocaríeis	invocariam
Subjunctive
Present	invoque	invoques	invoque	invoquemos	invoqueis	invoquem
Imperfect	invocasse	invocasses	invocasse	invocássemos	invocásseis	invocassem
Future	invocar	invocares	invocar	invocarmos	invocardes	invocarem
Imperative
Affirmative		invoca	invoque	invoquemos	invocai	invoquem
Negative (não)		não invoques	não invoque	não invoquemos	não invoqueis	não invoquem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• invocação
• convocar
• evocar
• revogar

Further reading

• “invocar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin invocāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /imboˈkaɾ/ [ĩm.boˈkaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: in‧vo‧car

Verb

invocar (first-person singular present invoco, first-person singular preterite invoqué, past participle invocado)

1. to invoke

Conjugation

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

infinitive			invocar
gerund			invocando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		invocado		invocada
		plural		invocados		invocadas
		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	invoco	invocastú invocásvos	invoca	invocamos	invocáis	invocan
	imperfect	invocaba	invocabas	invocaba	invocábamos	invocabais	invocaban
	preterite	invoqué	invocaste	invocó	invocamos	invocasteis	invocaron
	future	invocaré	invocarás	invocará	invocaremos	invocaréis	invocarán
	conditional	invocaría	invocarías	invocaría	invocaríamos	invocaríais	invocarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	invoque	invoquestú invoquésvos2	invoque	invoquemos	invoquéis	invoquen
	imperfect (ra)	invocara	invocaras	invocara	invocáramos	invocarais	invocaran
	imperfect (se)	invocase	invocases	invocase	invocásemos	invocaseis	invocasen
	future1	invocare	invocares	invocare	invocáremos	invocareis	invocaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		invocatú invocávos	invoque	invoquemos	invocad	invoquen
	negative		no invoques	no invoque	no invoquemos	no invoquéis	no invoquen

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

    Selected combined forms of invocar (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 invocar	dative	invocarme	invocarte	invocarle, invocarse	invocarnos	invocaros	invocarles, invocarse
	accusative	invocarme	invocarte	invocarlo, invocarla, invocarse	invocarnos	invocaros	invocarlos, invocarlas, invocarse
with gerund invocando	dative	invocándome	invocándote	invocándole, invocándose	invocándonos	invocándoos	invocándoles, invocándose
	accusative	invocándome	invocándote	invocándolo, invocándola, invocándose	invocándonos	invocándoos	invocándolos, invocándolas, invocándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative invoca	dative	invócame	invócate	invócale	invócanos	not used	invócales
	accusative	invócame	invócate	invócalo, invócala	invócanos	not used	invócalos, invócalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative invocá	dative	invocame	invocate	invocale	invocanos	not used	invocales
	accusative	invocame	invocate	invocalo, invocala	invocanos	not used	invocalos, invocalas
with formal second-person singular imperative invoque	dative	invóqueme	not used	invóquele, invóquese	invóquenos	not used	invóqueles
	accusative	invóqueme	not used	invóquelo, invóquela, invóquese	invóquenos	not used	invóquelos, invóquelas
with first-person plural imperative invoquemos	dative	not used	invoquémoste	invoquémosle	invoquémonos	invoquémoos	invoquémosles
	accusative	not used	invoquémoste	invoquémoslo, invoquémosla	invoquémonos	invoquémoos	invoquémoslos, invoquémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative invocad	dative	invocadme	not used	invocadle	invocadnos	invocaos	invocadles
	accusative	invocadme	not used	invocadlo, invocadla	invocadnos	invocaos	invocadlos, invocadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative invoquen	dative	invóquenme	not used	invóquenle	invóquennos	not used	invóquenles, invóquense
	accusative	invóquenme	not used	invóquenlo, invóquenla	invóquennos	not used	invóquenlos, invóquenlas, invóquense

Related terms

• convocar
• evocar
• invocación
• invocador
• revocar

Further reading

• “invocar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024