brincar (first-person singular indicative present brinco, past participle brincáu)
- Alternative form of blincar
Conjugation of brincar
| infinitive
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brincar
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| gerund
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brincando
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| past participle
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m brincáu, f brincada, n brincao, m pl brincaos, f pl brincaes
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| person
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first singular
yo
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second singular
tu
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third singular
él/elli
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first plural
nosotros/nós
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second plural
vosotros/vós
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third plural
ellos
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| indicative
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present
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brinco
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brinques
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brinca
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brincamos
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brincáis
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brinquen
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| imperfect
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brincaba
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brincabes
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brincaba
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brincábemos, brincábamos
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brincabeis, brincabais
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brincaben
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| preterite
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brinqué
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brincasti, brinquesti
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brincó
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brinquemos
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brincastis, brinquestis
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brincaron
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| pluperfect
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brincare, brincara
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brincares, brincaras
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brincare, brincara
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brincáremos, brincáramos
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brincareis, brincarais
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brincaren, brincaran
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| future
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brincaré
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brincarás
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brincará
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brincaremos
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brincaréis
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brincarán
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| conditional
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brincaría
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brincaríes
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brincaría
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brincaríemos, brincaríamos
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brincaríeis, brincaríais
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brincaríen
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| subjunctive
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present
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brinque
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brinques, brincas
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brinque
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brinquemos
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brinquéis
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brinquen, brincan
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| imperfect
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brincare, brincara
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brincares, brincaras
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brincare, brincara
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brincáremos, brincáramos
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brincareis, brincarais
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brincaren, brincaran
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| imperative
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—
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brinca
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—
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—
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brincái
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—
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brincar (first-person singular present brinco, first-person singular preterite brinquei, past participle brincado)
- to play
- to jump around
Conjugation of brincar (c-qu alternation)
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Singular
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Plural
|
First-person
(eu)
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Second-person
(ti / tu)
|
Third-person
(ele / ela / você)
|
First-person
(nós)
|
Second-person
(vós)
|
Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
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| Infinitive
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| Impersonal
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brincar
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| Personal
|
brincar
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brincares
|
brincar
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brincarmos
|
brincardes
|
brincarem
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| Gerund
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|
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brincando
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| Past participle
|
| Masculine
|
brincado
|
brincados
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| Feminine
|
brincada
|
brincadas
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| Indicative
|
| Present
|
brinco
|
brincas
|
brinca
|
brincamos
|
brincades, brincais
|
brincam
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| Imperfect
|
brincava
|
brincavas
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brincava
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brincávamos
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brincávades, brincáveis, brincávais1
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brincavam
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| Preterite
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brinquei
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brincaste, brincache1
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brincou
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brincamos
|
brincastes
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brincárom, brincaram
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| Pluperfect
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brincara
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brincaras
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brincara
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brincáramos
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brincárades, brincáreis, brincárais1
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brincaram
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| Future
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brincarei
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brincarás
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brincará
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brincaremos
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brincaredes, brincareis
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brincarám, brincarão
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| Conditional
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brincaria
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brincarias
|
brincaria
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brincaríamos
|
brincaríades, brincaríeis, brincaríais1
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brincariam
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| Subjunctive
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| Present
|
brinque
|
brinques
|
brinque
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brinquemos
|
brinquedes, brinqueis
|
brinquem
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| Imperfect
|
brincasse
|
brincasses
|
brincasse
|
brincássemos
|
brincássedes, brincásseis
|
brincassem
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| Future
|
brincar
|
brincares
|
brincar
|
brincarmos
|
brincardes
|
brincarem
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| Imperative
|
| Affirmative
|
|
brinca
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brinque
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brinquemos
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brincade, brincai
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brinquem
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| Negative (nom)
|
nom brinques
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nom brinque
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nom brinquemos
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nom brinquedes, nom brinqueis
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nom brinquem
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Probably from brinco (“merriment”) + -ar[1][2][3] or less likely from Proto-Germanic *blinkaną (“to gleam, glitter, flash”).[4]
brincar (first-person singular present brinco, first-person singular preterite brinquei, past participle brincado)
- to play, as in child's play or "playing around"
- Eles brincam de esconde-esconde. ― They play hide-and-seek.
- to act with levity or thoughtlessness
- Brincar com fogo ― play with fire
- to joke, to kid
- Só estou brincando. ― I'm just kidding.
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
- ^ “brincar”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2024
- ^ “brincar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- ^ “brincar”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- ^ “brincar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
Borrowed from Portuguese brincar, a verb based on Portuguese brinco, from Latin vinculum.
- IPA(key): /bɾinˈkaɾ/ [bɾĩŋˈkaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: brin‧car
brincar (first-person singular present brinco, first-person singular preterite brinqué, past participle brincado)
- (intransitive) to jump around, leap about, bounce (to propel oneself rapidly upward)
- Synonym: saltar
- (intransitive) to frolic, gambol (to move about playfully and uninhibitedly)
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of brincar (c-qu alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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| 1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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| with infinitive brincar
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| dative
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brincarme
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brincarte
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brincarle, brincarse
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brincarnos
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brincaros
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brincarles, brincarse
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| accusative
|
brincarme
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brincarte
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brincarlo, brincarla, brincarse
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brincarnos
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brincaros
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brincarlos, brincarlas, brincarse
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|
|
| with gerund brincando
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| dative
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brincándome
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brincándote
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brincándole, brincándose
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brincándonos
|
brincándoos
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brincándoles, brincándose
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| accusative
|
brincándome
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brincándote
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brincándolo, brincándola, brincándose
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brincándonos
|
brincándoos
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brincándolos, brincándolas, brincándose
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|
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| with informal second-person singular tú imperative brinca
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| dative
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bríncame
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bríncate
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bríncale
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bríncanos
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not used
|
bríncales
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| accusative
|
bríncame
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bríncate
|
bríncalo, bríncala
|
bríncanos
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not used
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bríncalos, bríncalas
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|
|
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative brincá
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| dative
|
brincame
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brincate
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brincale
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brincanos
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not used
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brincales
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| accusative
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brincame
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brincate
|
brincalo, brincala
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brincanos
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not used
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brincalos, brincalas
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|
|
| with formal second-person singular imperative brinque
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| dative
|
brínqueme
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not used
|
brínquele, brínquese
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brínquenos
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not used
|
brínqueles
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| accusative
|
brínqueme
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not used
|
brínquelo, brínquela, brínquese
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brínquenos
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not used
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brínquelos, brínquelas
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|
|
| with first-person plural imperative brinquemos
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| dative
|
not used
|
brinquémoste
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brinquémosle
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brinquémonos
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brinquémoos
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brinquémosles
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| accusative
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not used
|
brinquémoste
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brinquémoslo, brinquémosla
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brinquémonos
|
brinquémoos
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brinquémoslos, brinquémoslas
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|
|
| with informal second-person plural imperative brincad
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| dative
|
brincadme
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not used
|
brincadle
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brincadnos
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brincaos
|
brincadles
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| accusative
|
brincadme
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not used
|
brincadlo, brincadla
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brincadnos
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brincaos
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brincadlos, brincadlas
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|
|
| with formal second-person plural imperative brinquen
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| dative
|
brínquenme
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not used
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brínquenle
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brínquennos
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not used
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brínquenles, brínquense
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| accusative
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brínquenme
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not used
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brínquenlo, brínquenla
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brínquennos
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not used
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brínquenlos, brínquenlas, brínquense
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- “brincar”, 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
- Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1984) “brincar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), volume I (A–Ca), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 665
