echar
A1#340Hear it
verb
- to throw, toss, cast, jettisonto release an object from one's grasp so that it moves through the air
- to pourto cause to flow in a stream from a container
- to put in, add
- to let out
- to discharge
Forms
Present
| I | echo / me echo |
|---|---|
| you | echas / te echas |
| he, she, it | echa / se echa |
| we | echamos / nos echamos |
| you (plural) | echáis / os echáis |
| they | echan / se echan |
Preterite
| I | eché / me eché |
|---|---|
| you | echaste / te echaste |
| he, she, it | echó / se echó |
| we | echamos / nos echamos |
| you (plural) | echasteis / os echasteis |
| they | echaron / se echaron |
Imperfect
| I | echaba / me echaba |
|---|---|
| you | echabas / te echabas |
| he, she, it | echaba / se echaba |
| we | echábamos / nos echábamos |
| you (plural) | echabais / os echabais |
| they | echaban / se echaban |
Future
| I | echaré / me echaré |
|---|---|
| you | echarás / te echarás |
| he, she, it | echará / se echará |
| we | echaremos / nos echaremos |
| you (plural) | echaréis / os echaréis |
| they | echarán / se echarán |
More forms are in the app.
Used in the library
- echar mis versos del alma.to pour out the verses of my soul.A1Versos sencillos — Simple Verses
- Echa el azúcar y mete la tarta en el horno.Put the sugar in and put the cake in the oven.A1Otra vez, por favor (3) — Once more, please (3) (A1)
- Mete el dinero en el sobre y echa la carta al buzón.Put the money in the envelope and post the letter.A1Otra vez, por favor (4) — Once more, please (4) (A1)
- Traerla antes sería echar al cliente, y eso no se hace.Bringing it earlier would be throwing the customer out, and that is not done.A2The hour after the meal — La sobremesa
Other ways to say it
Idioms you will actually hear
- echar de menosto miss somebodyLiterally to throw of less, which explains nothing. Latin America says extrañar instead.