/maɾˈkaɾ/

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Translation

to mark; to dial; to score

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Word origin

From Italian marcare or a related Germanic source meaning 'to mark out a boundary', from the same root as marca ('mark, brand'). The English 'mark' shares this Germanic origin.

Origin
Germanic
Root
mark
English cognates
mark, marque

Grammar

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

Conjugation

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

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yomarcomarquémarcabamarcarémarcaría
túmarcasmarcastemarcabasmarcarásmarcarías
él/ella/ud.marcamarcómarcabamarcarámarcaría
nos.marcamosmarcamosmarcábamosmarcaremosmarcaríamos
vos.marcáismarcasteismarcabaismarcaréismarcaríais
ellos/uds.marcanmarcaronmarcabanmarcaránmarcarían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yomarquemarcaramarcase
túmarquesmarcarasmarcases
él/ella/ud.marquemarcaramarcase
nos.marquemosmarcáramosmarcásemos
vos.marquéismarcaraismarcaseis
ellos/uds.marquenmarcaranmarcasen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
túmarca
ud.marque
nosotrosmarquemos
vosotrosmarcad
uds.marquen

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
marcando
Past participle
marcado

Examples

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Mark the correct answer with a cross.

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I dialled the number but nobody answered.

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Our team scored two goals in the second half.

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The clock reads three o'clock exactly.

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Do you want to mark the page where we are reading?

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This word is taught in chapter 27, lesson 2: marcar, significado, sándwich and 6 more words.