toser

See also: töser

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin tussīre with a change in verb class.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /toˈseɾ/ [t̪oˈseɾ]
• Rhymes: -eɾ
• Syllabification: to‧ser

Verb

toser (first-person singular present toso, first-person singular preterite tosí, past participle tosido)

1. to cough
2. (figurative) to hold a candle (to someone); to compete (with someone); to touch (be as good as)

   nadie le puede toser

   nobody is anywhere near as good as him

   • 20 August 2023, Jordi Quixano, “España se hace inmortal con la conquista de su primer Mundial femenino”, in El País‎^[1]:

     no hay quien le tosa ni le quite el balón o la identidad.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of toser (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			toser
gerund			tosiendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		tosido		tosida
		plural		tosidos		tosidas
		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	toso	tosestú tosésvos	tose	tosemos	toséis	tosen
	imperfect	tosía	tosías	tosía	tosíamos	tosíais	tosían
	preterite	tosí	tosiste	tosió	tosimos	tosisteis	tosieron
	future	toseré	toserás	toserá	toseremos	toseréis	toserán
	conditional	tosería	toserías	tosería	toseríamos	toseríais	toserían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	tosa	tosastú tosásvos2	tosa	tosamos	tosáis	tosan
	imperfect (ra)	tosiera	tosieras	tosiera	tosiéramos	tosierais	tosieran
	imperfect (se)	tosiese	tosieses	tosiese	tosiésemos	tosieseis	tosiesen
	future1	tosiere	tosieres	tosiere	tosiéremos	tosiereis	tosieren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		tosetú tosévos	tosa	tosamos	tosed	tosan
	negative		no tosas	no tosa	no tosamos	no tosáis	no tosan

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

    Selected combined forms of toser

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 toser
	dative	toserme	toserte	toserle, toserse	tosernos	toseros	toserles, toserse
	accusative	toserme	toserte	toserlo, toserla, toserse	tosernos	toseros	toserlos, toserlas, toserse
with gerund tosiendo
	dative	tosiéndome	tosiéndote	tosiéndole, tosiéndose	tosiéndonos	tosiéndoos	tosiéndoles, tosiéndose
	accusative	tosiéndome	tosiéndote	tosiéndolo, tosiéndola, tosiéndose	tosiéndonos	tosiéndoos	tosiéndolos, tosiéndolas, tosiéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative tose
	dative	tóseme	tósete	tósele	tósenos	not used	tóseles
	accusative	tóseme	tósete	tóselo, tósela	tósenos	not used	tóselos, tóselas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative tosé
	dative	toseme	tosete	tosele	tosenos	not used	toseles
	accusative	toseme	tosete	toselo, tosela	tosenos	not used	toselos, toselas
with formal second-person singular imperative tosa
	dative	tósame	not used	tósale, tósase	tósanos	not used	tósales
	accusative	tósame	not used	tósalo, tósala, tósase	tósanos	not used	tósalos, tósalas
with first-person plural imperative tosamos
	dative	not used	tosámoste	tosámosle	tosámonos	tosámoos	tosámosles
	accusative	not used	tosámoste	tosámoslo, tosámosla	tosámonos	tosámoos	tosámoslos, tosámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative tosed
	dative	tosedme	not used	tosedle	tosednos	toseos	tosedles
	accusative	tosedme	not used	tosedlo, tosedla	tosednos	toseos	tosedlos, tosedlas
with formal second-person plural imperative tosan
	dative	tósanme	not used	tósanle	tósannos	not used	tósanles, tósanse
	accusative	tósanme	not used	tósanlo, tósanla	tósannos	not used	tósanlos, tósanlas, tósanse

Related terms

• tos
• tosferina

 

Further reading

• “toser”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Anagrams

• estro
• resto
• restó
• retos
• teros
• terso