/ataˈskaɾ/

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Translation

to block, to clog

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Grammar

Verb type-ar regular (c to qu before e)

Conjugation

Regular -ar conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yoatascoatasquéatascabaatascaréatascaría
túatascasatascasteatascabasatascarásatascarías
él/ella/ud.atascaatascóatascabaatascaráatascaría
nos.atascamosatascamosatascábamosatascaremosatascaríamos
vos.atascáisatascasteisatascabaisatascaréisatascaríais
ellos/uds.atascanatascaronatascabanatascaránatascarían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yoatasqueatascaraatascase
túatasquesatascarasatascases
él/ella/ud.atasqueatascaraatascase
nos.atasquemosatascáramosatascásemos
vos.atasquéisatascaraisatascaseis
ellos/uds.atasquenatascaranatascasen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
túatasca
ud.atasque
nosotrosatasquemos
vosotrosatascad
uds.atasquen

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
atascando
Past participle
atascado

Examples

desagüe .

Leaves can clog the drain in autumn.

toallitas váter .

Do not throw wipes down the toilet because you are going to block it.

.

The car got stuck in the mud.

impresora .

My printer jammed again.

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The traffic gets jammed at this time every day.

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This word is taught in chapter 31, lesson 3: atascar, poseer, destinar and 7 more words.