rachar

Galician

Etymology

From an older *reachar, from acha (“splinter”), from Late Latin ascla, from Latin assula. Cognate with Portuguese rachar and related to Catalan asclar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raˈt͡ʃaɾ/

Verb

rachar (first-person singular present racho, first-person singular preterite rachei, past participle rachado)

1. (transitive) to tear, to rip

   Synonym: resgar

2. (transitive) to split, to cleave
3. (transitive) to splinter
4. (intransitive) to break, come apart

Conjugation

    Conjugation of rachar

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	rachar
Personal	rachar	rachares	rachar	racharmos	rachardes	racharen
Gerund
	rachando
Past participle
Masculine	rachado			rachados
Feminine	rachada			rachadas
Indicative
Present	racho	rachas	racha	rachamos	rachades	rachan
Imperfect	rachaba	rachabas	rachaba	rachabamos	rachabades	rachaban
Preterite	rachei	rachaches	rachou	rachamos	rachastes	racharon
Pluperfect	rachara	racharas	rachara	racharamos	racharades	racharan
Future	racharei	racharás	rachará	racharemos	racharedes	racharán
Conditional	racharía	racharías	racharía	rachariamos	rachariades	racharían
Subjunctive
Present	rache	raches	rache	rachemos	rachedes	rachen
Imperfect	rachase	rachases	rachase	rachásemos	rachásedes	rachasen
Future	rachar	rachares	rachar	racharmos	rachardes	racharen
Imperative
Affirmative		racha	rache	rachemos	rachade	rachen
Negative (non)		non raches	non rache	non rachemos	non rachedes	non rachen

    Reintegrated conjugation of rachar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	rachar
Personal	rachar	rachares	rachar	racharmos	rachardes	racharem
Gerund
	rachando
Past participle
Masculine	rachado			rachados
Feminine	rachada			rachadas
Indicative
Present	racho	rachas	racha	rachamos	rachades, rachais	racham
Imperfect	rachava	rachavas	rachava	rachávamos	rachávades, racháveis, rachávais1	rachavam
Preterite	rachei	rachaste, rachache1	rachou	rachamos	rachastes	rachárom, racharam
Pluperfect	rachara	racharas	rachara	racháramos	rachárades, racháreis, rachárais1	racharam
Future	racharei	racharás	rachará	racharemos	racharedes, rachareis	racharám, racharão
Conditional	racharia	racharias	racharia	racharíamos	racharíades, racharíeis, racharíais1	rachariam
Subjunctive
Present	rache	raches	rache	rachemos	rachedes, racheis	rachem
Imperfect	rachasse	rachasses	rachasse	rachássemos	rachássedes, rachásseis	rachassem
Future	rachar	rachares	rachar	racharmos	rachardes	racharem
Imperative
Affirmative		racha	rache	rachemos	rachade, rachai	rachem
Negative (nom)		nom raches	nom rache	nom rachemos	nom rachedes, nom racheis	nom rachem

¹Less recommended.

Related terms

• acha
• festa rachada
• racha
• rachadela
• rachear
• racho
• rachón

 

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “rachar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “rachar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “rachar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “rachar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese *reachar, from dialectal Ibero-Romance *acha (“to chip, to crack”), from Late Latin ascla, from Latin assula. Related to Catalan asclar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁaˈʃa(ʁ)/ [haˈʃa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁaˈʃa(ʁ)/ [haˈʃa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ʁaˈʃa(ɾ)/ [haˈʃa(ɾ)]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁaˈʃa(ʁ)/ [χaˈʃa(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁaˈʃa(ɻ)/ [haˈʃa(ɻ)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɐˈʃaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɐˈʃaɾ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɐˈt͡ʃaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɐˈʃa.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: ra‧char

Verb

rachar (first-person singular present racho, first-person singular preterite rachei, past participle rachado)

1. to crack
2. to split, cleave
3. to slit

Conjugation

    Conjugation of rachar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	rachar
Personal	rachar	rachares	rachar	racharmos	rachardes	racharem
Gerund
	rachando
Past participle
Masculine	rachado			rachados
Feminine	rachada			rachadas
Indicative
Present	racho	rachas	racha	rachamos	rachais	racham
Imperfect	rachava	rachavas	rachava	rachávamos	racháveis	rachavam
Preterite	rachei	rachaste	rachou	rachamos1, rachámos2	rachastes	racharam
Pluperfect	rachara	racharas	rachara	racháramos	racháreis	racharam
Future	racharei	racharás	rachará	racharemos	rachareis	racharão
Conditional	racharia	racharias	racharia	racharíamos	racharíeis	rachariam
Subjunctive
Present	rache	raches	rache	rachemos	racheis	rachem
Imperfect	rachasse	rachasses	rachasse	rachássemos	rachásseis	rachassem
Future	rachar	rachares	rachar	racharmos	rachardes	racharem
Imperative
Affirmative		racha	rache	rachemos	rachai	rachem
Negative (não)		não raches	não rache	não rachemos	não racheis	não rachem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Derived terms

• rachadura