marcar

See also: marcár

Asturian

Verb

marcar (first-person singular indicative present marco, past participle marcáu)

1. to mark
2. to write down
3. to dial
4. to show, say, read (a measurement)
5. to mark (in sports)
6. to scar (emotionally)

Conjugation

Conjugation of marcar

infinitive		marcar
gerund		marcando
past participle		m marcáu, f marcada, n marcao, m pl marcaos, f pl marcaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	marco	marques	marca	marcamos	marcáis	marquen
	imperfect	marcaba	marcabes	marcaba	marcábemos, marcábamos	marcabeis, marcabais	marcaben
	preterite	marqué	marcasti, marquesti	marcó	marquemos	marcastis, marquestis	marcaron
	pluperfect	marcare, marcara	marcares, marcaras	marcare, marcara	marcáremos, marcáramos	marcareis, marcarais	marcaren, marcaran
	future	marcaré	marcarás	marcará	marcaremos	marcaréis	marcarán
	conditional	marcaría	marcaríes	marcaría	marcaríemos, marcaríamos	marcaríeis, marcaríais	marcaríen
subjunctive	present	marque	marques, marcas	marque	marquemos	marquéis	marquen, marcan
	imperfect	marcare, marcara	marcares, marcaras	marcare, marcara	marcáremos, marcáramos	marcareis, marcarais	marcaren, marcaran
imperative		—	marca	—	—	marcái	—

Catalan

Etymology

From marca +‎ -ar or from Vulgar Latin *marcāre, of Germanic origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [mərˈka]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [maɾˈkaɾ]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

marcar (first-person singular present marco, first-person singular preterite marquí, past participle marcat)

1. to mark
2. to brand (an animal)
3. (sports) to score
4. to indicate, to show
5. to dial (a telephone number)

Conjugation

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

infinitive			marcar
gerund			marcant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		marcat		marcada
		plural		marcats		marcades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	marco	marques	marca	marquem	marqueu	marquen
	imperfect	marcava	marcaves	marcava	marcàvem	marcàveu	marcaven
	future	marcaré	marcaràs	marcarà	marcarem	marcareu	marcaran
	preterite	marquí	marcares	marcà	marcàrem	marcàreu	marcaren
	conditional	marcaria	marcaries	marcaria	marcaríem	marcaríeu	marcarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	marqui	marquis	marqui	marquem	marqueu	marquin
	imperfect	marqués	marquessis	marqués	marquéssim	marquéssiu	marquessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	marca	marqui	marquem	marqueu	marquin
	negative (no)	—	no marquis	no marqui	no marquem	no marqueu	no marquin

Derived terms

• demarcar
• desmarcar

Related terms

• marca

Further reading

• “marcar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], 2007 April
• “marcar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
• “marcar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “marcar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maɾˈkaɾ/ [maɾˈkɑɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Hyphenation: mar‧car

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese marcar, from Medieval Latin marcāre.

Verb

marcar (first-person singular present marco, first-person singular preterite marquei, past participle marcado)

1. (dated) to demarcate, delimit

   Synonyms: derregar, estremar, deslindar

   • 1862, anonymous author, Album de la Caridad, A Coruña: Imprenta del Hospicio Provincial, page 267:

     Pois a renda temos paga, / E o tarreo ben marcado

     Since we had paid our rent, and the terrain is correctly delimited

Conjugation

    Conjugation of marcar (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	marcar
Personal	marcar	marcares	marcar	marcarmos	marcardes	marcaren
Gerund
	marcando
Past participle
Masculine	marcado			marcados
Feminine	marcada			marcadas
Indicative
Present	marco	marcas	marca	marcamos	marcades	marcan
Imperfect	marcaba	marcabas	marcaba	marcabamos	marcabades	marcaban
Preterite	marquei	marcaches	marcou	marcamos	marcastes	marcaron
Pluperfect	marcara	marcaras	marcara	marcaramos	marcarades	marcaran
Future	marcarei	marcarás	marcará	marcaremos	marcaredes	marcarán
Conditional	marcaría	marcarías	marcaría	marcariamos	marcariades	marcarían
Subjunctive
Present	marque	marques	marque	marquemos	marquedes	marquen
Imperfect	marcase	marcases	marcase	marcásemos	marcásedes	marcasen
Future	marcar	marcares	marcar	marcarmos	marcardes	marcaren
Imperative
Affirmative		marca	marque	marquemos	marcade	marquen
Negative (non)		non marques	non marque	non marquemos	non marquedes	non marquen

    Reintegrated conjugation of marcar (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	marcar
Personal	marcar	marcares	marcar	marcarmos	marcardes	marcarem
Gerund
	marcando
Past participle
Masculine	marcado			marcados
Feminine	marcada			marcadas
Indicative
Present	marco	marcas	marca	marcamos	marcades, marcais	marcam
Imperfect	marcava	marcavas	marcava	marcávamos	marcávades, marcáveis, marcávais1	marcavam
Preterite	marquei	marcaste, marcache1	marcou	marcamos	marcastes	marcárom, marcaram
Pluperfect	marcara	marcaras	marcara	marcáramos	marcárades, marcáreis, marcárais1	marcaram
Future	marcarei	marcarás	marcará	marcaremos	marcaredes, marcareis	marcarám, marcarão
Conditional	marcaria	marcarias	marcaria	marcaríamos	marcaríades, marcaríeis, marcaríais1	marcariam
Subjunctive
Present	marque	marques	marque	marquemos	marquedes, marqueis	marquem
Imperfect	marcasse	marcasses	marcasse	marcássemos	marcássedes, marcásseis	marcassem
Future	marcar	marcares	marcar	marcarmos	marcardes	marcarem
Imperative
Affirmative		marca	marque	marquemos	marcade, marcai	marquem
Negative (nom)		nom marques	nom marque	nom marquemos	nom marquedes, nom marqueis	nom marquem

¹Less recommended.

Derived terms

• comarca
• demarcar

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian marcare (“to put a mark”).

Verb

marcar (first-person singular present marco, first-person singular preterite marquei, past participle marcado)

1. to mark, put a mark

Conjugation

    Conjugation of marcar (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	marcar
Personal	marcar	marcares	marcar	marcarmos	marcardes	marcaren
Gerund
	marcando
Past participle
Masculine	marcado			marcados
Feminine	marcada			marcadas
Indicative
Present	marco	marcas	marca	marcamos	marcades	marcan
Imperfect	marcaba	marcabas	marcaba	marcabamos	marcabades	marcaban
Preterite	marquei	marcaches	marcou	marcamos	marcastes	marcaron
Pluperfect	marcara	marcaras	marcara	marcaramos	marcarades	marcaran
Future	marcarei	marcarás	marcará	marcaremos	marcaredes	marcarán
Conditional	marcaría	marcarías	marcaría	marcariamos	marcariades	marcarían
Subjunctive
Present	marque	marques	marque	marquemos	marquedes	marquen
Imperfect	marcase	marcases	marcase	marcásemos	marcásedes	marcasen
Future	marcar	marcares	marcar	marcarmos	marcardes	marcaren
Imperative
Affirmative		marca	marque	marquemos	marcade	marquen
Negative (non)		non marques	non marque	non marquemos	non marquedes	non marquen

    Reintegrated conjugation of marcar (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	marcar
Personal	marcar	marcares	marcar	marcarmos	marcardes	marcarem
Gerund
	marcando
Past participle
Masculine	marcado			marcados
Feminine	marcada			marcadas
Indicative
Present	marco	marcas	marca	marcamos	marcades, marcais	marcam
Imperfect	marcava	marcavas	marcava	marcávamos	marcávades, marcáveis, marcávais1	marcavam
Preterite	marquei	marcaste, marcache1	marcou	marcamos	marcastes	marcárom, marcaram
Pluperfect	marcara	marcaras	marcara	marcáramos	marcárades, marcáreis, marcárais1	marcaram
Future	marcarei	marcarás	marcará	marcaremos	marcaredes, marcareis	marcarám, marcarão
Conditional	marcaria	marcarias	marcaria	marcaríamos	marcaríades, marcaríeis, marcaríais1	marcariam
Subjunctive
Present	marque	marques	marque	marquemos	marquedes, marqueis	marquem
Imperfect	marcasse	marcasses	marcasse	marcássemos	marcássedes, marcásseis	marcassem
Future	marcar	marcares	marcar	marcarmos	marcardes	marcarem
Imperative
Affirmative		marca	marque	marquemos	marcade, marcai	marquem
Negative (nom)		nom marques	nom marque	nom marquemos	nom marquedes, nom marqueis	nom marquem

¹Less recommended.

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “marcar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “marcar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “marcar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “marcar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “marcar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
• Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “marcar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Interlingua

Verb

marcar

1. to mark

Conjugation

    Conjugation of marcar

infinitive		marcar
participle		present	perfect
		marcante	marcate
active		simple	perfect
	present	marca	ha marcate
	past	marcava	habeva marcate
	future	marcara	habera marcate
	conditional	marcarea	haberea marcate
	imperative	marca	—
passive		simple	perfect
	present	es marcate	ha essite marcate
	past	esseva marcate	habeva essite marcate
	future	essera marcate	habera essite marcate
	conditional	esserea marcate	haberea essite marcate
	imperative	sia marcate	—

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

From Medieval Latin marcāre, from Medieval Latin marco, frequent in local documents since the 9th century together with its derivatives marcar and demarcar (“to demarcate”). Given its early local documentation, with this meaning ("to delimit") it is not a borrowing from Italian, but from Gothic or Suevic, from Proto-Germanic *markō (“boundary, region”), from Proto-Indo-European *mórǵs (“boundary, border”).

Verb

marcar

1. to demarcate; to delimit (to mark the limits or boundaries of something)

   Synonym: demarcar

   • 1273, Miguel Romaní (ed.), La colección diplomática de Santa María de Oseira (1025-1310). 3 vols. Santiago: Tórculo Edicións (1989, 1989, 1993), page 387:

     vendemus et outorgamus uno tallo de herdade, o qual esta marcado per marcos ontre a casa de Pedro Perez et o lagar que esta ante o celeyro de Fernan Ares

     We sell and give a patch of land which is delimited by boundary stones in between the house of Pedro Pérez and the wine press before the granary of Fernán Ares

Descendants

• Fala: marcal
• Galician: marcar
• Portuguese: marcar

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “marcar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “marc”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese marcar, from Medieval Latin marcāre.

Pronunciation

 

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

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maʁˈka(ʁ)/ [mahˈka(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /maɾˈka(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /maʁˈka(ʁ)/ [maχˈka(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /maɻˈka(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐɾˈkaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐɾˈkaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐɾˈka.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: mar‧car

Verb

marcar (first-person singular present marco, first-person singular preterite marquei, past participle marcado)

1. to mark
2. (sports) to score
3. to show (give a time)
4. (sports) to mark, man-mark
5. to set (a time or a tone)
6. (Brazil, intransitive, slang, of genitalia) to be visible beneath clothing
7. (Internet) to tag (to attach the name of a user so that they are linked from the post)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of marcar (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	marcar
Personal	marcar	marcares	marcar	marcarmos	marcardes	marcarem
Gerund
	marcando
Past participle
Masculine	marcado			marcados
Feminine	marcada			marcadas
Indicative
Present	marco	marcas	marca	marcamos	marcais	marcam
Imperfect	marcava	marcavas	marcava	marcávamos	marcáveis	marcavam
Preterite	marquei	marcaste	marcou	marcamos1, marcámos2	marcastes	marcaram
Pluperfect	marcara	marcaras	marcara	marcáramos	marcáreis	marcaram
Future	marcarei	marcarás	marcará	marcaremos	marcareis	marcarão
Conditional	marcaria	marcarias	marcaria	marcaríamos	marcaríeis	marcariam
Subjunctive
Present	marque	marques	marque	marquemos	marqueis	marquem
Imperfect	marcasse	marcasses	marcasse	marcássemos	marcásseis	marcassem
Future	marcar	marcares	marcar	marcarmos	marcardes	marcarem
Imperative
Affirmative		marca	marque	marquemos	marcai	marquem
Negative (não)		não marques	não marque	não marquemos	não marqueis	não marquem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Derived terms

• marcação
• marcada
• marcador

Further reading

• “marcar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “marcar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “marcar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

From marca +‎ -ar or from Italian marcare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maɾˈkaɾ/ [maɾˈkaɾ]

• Audio (Venezuela):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: mar‧car

Verb

marcar (first-person singular present marco, first-person singular preterite marqué, past participle marcado)

1. to mark, to set

   marcar el ritmo ― to set the pace

2. to write down, jot down
3. (sports) to score
4. to show, read, say (of a measuring device)
5. to beat, make (a rhythm)
6. to dial
7. to frame
8. (reflexive, Spain) to fancy, have a hankering for

Conjugation

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

infinitive			marcar
gerund			marcando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		marcado		marcada
		plural		marcados		marcadas
		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	marco	marcastú marcásvos	marca	marcamos	marcáis	marcan
	imperfect	marcaba	marcabas	marcaba	marcábamos	marcabais	marcaban
	preterite	marqué	marcaste	marcó	marcamos	marcasteis	marcaron
	future	marcaré	marcarás	marcará	marcaremos	marcaréis	marcarán
	conditional	marcaría	marcarías	marcaría	marcaríamos	marcaríais	marcarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	marque	marquestú marquésvos2	marque	marquemos	marquéis	marquen
	imperfect (ra)	marcara	marcaras	marcara	marcáramos	marcarais	marcaran
	imperfect (se)	marcase	marcases	marcase	marcásemos	marcaseis	marcasen
	future1	marcare	marcares	marcare	marcáremos	marcareis	marcaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		marcatú marcávos	marque	marquemos	marcad	marquen
	negative		no marques	no marque	no marquemos	no marquéis	no marquen

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

    Selected combined forms of marcar (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 marcar	dative	marcarme	marcarte	marcarle, marcarse	marcarnos	marcaros	marcarles, marcarse
	accusative	marcarme	marcarte	marcarlo, marcarla, marcarse	marcarnos	marcaros	marcarlos, marcarlas, marcarse
with gerund marcando	dative	marcándome	marcándote	marcándole, marcándose	marcándonos	marcándoos	marcándoles, marcándose
	accusative	marcándome	marcándote	marcándolo, marcándola, marcándose	marcándonos	marcándoos	marcándolos, marcándolas, marcándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative marca	dative	márcame	márcate	márcale	márcanos	not used	márcales
	accusative	márcame	márcate	márcalo, márcala	márcanos	not used	márcalos, márcalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative marcá	dative	marcame	marcate	marcale	marcanos	not used	marcales
	accusative	marcame	marcate	marcalo, marcala	marcanos	not used	marcalos, marcalas
with formal second-person singular imperative marque	dative	márqueme	not used	márquele, márquese	márquenos	not used	márqueles
	accusative	márqueme	not used	márquelo, márquela, márquese	márquenos	not used	márquelos, márquelas
with first-person plural imperative marquemos	dative	not used	marquémoste	marquémosle	marquémonos	marquémoos	marquémosles
	accusative	not used	marquémoste	marquémoslo, marquémosla	marquémonos	marquémoos	marquémoslos, marquémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative marcad	dative	marcadme	not used	marcadle	marcadnos	marcaos	marcadles
	accusative	marcadme	not used	marcadlo, marcadla	marcadnos	marcaos	marcadlos, marcadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative marquen	dative	márquenme	not used	márquenle	márquennos	not used	márquenles, márquense
	accusative	márquenme	not used	márquenlo, márquenla	márquennos	not used	márquenlos, márquenlas, márquense

Derived terms

• marcador
• marcaje
• marcapáginas
• marcapasos
• marcar el paso

Related terms

• marca
• marcado
• marco

Further reading

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