machar

Spanish

Etymology

From macho (“sledgehammer”) ‎ -ar, from Latin marculus (“hammer”), possibly a diminutive of marcus (“hammer”), although the latter is attested late and may be a back-formation from marculus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈt͡ʃaɾ/ [maˈt͡ʃaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: ma‧char

Verb

machar (first-person singular present macho, first-person singular preterite maché, past participle machado)

1. to grind, to pound
2. (reflexive) (Latin America) to get drunk

Conjugation

    Conjugation of machar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			machar
gerund			machando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		machado		machada
		plural		machados		machadas
		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	macho	machastú machásvos	macha	machamos	macháis	machan
	imperfect	machaba	machabas	machaba	machábamos	machabais	machaban
	preterite	maché	machaste	machó	machamos	machasteis	macharon
	future	macharé	macharás	machará	macharemos	macharéis	macharán
	conditional	macharía	macharías	macharía	macharíamos	macharíais	macharían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	mache	machestú machésvos2	mache	machemos	machéis	machen
	imperfect (ra)	machara	macharas	machara	macháramos	macharais	macharan
	imperfect (se)	machase	machases	machase	machásemos	machaseis	machasen
	future1	machare	machares	machare	macháremos	machareis	macharen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		machatú machávos	mache	machemos	machad	machen
	negative		no maches	no mache	no machemos	no machéis	no machen

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

    Selected combined forms of machar

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 machar
	dative	macharme	macharte	macharle, macharse	macharnos	macharos	macharles, macharse
	accusative	macharme	macharte	macharlo, macharla, macharse	macharnos	macharos	macharlos, macharlas, macharse
with gerund machando
	dative	machándome	machándote	machándole, machándose	machándonos	machándoos	machándoles, machándose
	accusative	machándome	machándote	machándolo, machándola, machándose	machándonos	machándoos	machándolos, machándolas, machándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative macha
	dative	máchame	máchate	máchale	máchanos	not used	máchales
	accusative	máchame	máchate	máchalo, máchala	máchanos	not used	máchalos, máchalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative machá
	dative	machame	machate	machale	machanos	not used	machales
	accusative	machame	machate	machalo, machala	machanos	not used	machalos, machalas
with formal second-person singular imperative mache
	dative	mácheme	not used	máchele, máchese	máchenos	not used	mácheles
	accusative	mácheme	not used	máchelo, máchela, máchese	máchenos	not used	máchelos, máchelas
with first-person plural imperative machemos
	dative	not used	machémoste	machémosle	machémonos	machémoos	machémosles
	accusative	not used	machémoste	machémoslo, machémosla	machémonos	machémoos	machémoslos, machémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative machad
	dative	machadme	not used	machadle	machadnos	machaos	machadles
	accusative	machadme	not used	machadlo, machadla	machadnos	machaos	machadlos, machadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative machen
	dative	máchenme	not used	máchenle	máchennos	not used	máchenles, máchense
	accusative	máchenme	not used	máchenlo, máchenla	máchennos	not used	máchenlos, máchenlas, máchense

Derived terms

• machacar
• macharse
• machucar

 

Further reading

• “machar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28