tocar
/toˈkaɾ/ verb A2- to touch · Toca esta tela. Touch this cloth.
- to play (a musical instrument) · Ella toca el piano. She plays the piano.
- to be someone's time or turn, or time to do something · Ahora toca jugar. Now it's time to play. (can also mean "Now (I/you/we) have to/are obligated to play", see sense 4)· Ahora me toca jugar. Now it's my turn to play.
- to have to do something, be obligated to do · Le tocó aprender hebreo. She had to learn Hebrew. (It was necessary (for) her to learn Hebrew)· Deberías estudiar para que no te toque ir a la escuela de verano. You should study so you don't have to go to summer school.
- to knock · tocar la puerta to knock on the door
- to honk · tocar la bocina to honk the horn
- to ring · tocar un timbre to ring a doorbell
- to touch on (mention briefly) · Vamos a tocar el tema de las finanzas personales. We're going to touch on the topic of personal finance.
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- tocar
- Gerund
- tocando
- Past participle
- tocado
- Present (yo)
- toco
- Preterite (yo)
- toqué
From the library
—Ahora te toca a ti—dijo al gigante;—haz lo que yo hago.
Todos salieron a las ventanas a averiguar la causa de aquel ruido, y vieron a Meñique sentado con mucha tranquilidad en el hombro del gigante, que tocaba con la cabeza el balcón donde estaba el mismo rey.
ni la toca blanca...
Y toca en el zenit;
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