mascar

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verb

to chewwithout ever swallowing
to sense

Forms

Present

I	masco
you	mascas
he, she, it	masca
we	mascamos
you (plural)	mascáis
they	mascan

Preterite

I	masqué
you	mascaste
he, she, it	mascó
we	mascamos
you (plural)	mascasteis
they	mascaron

Imperfect

I	mascaba
you	mascabas
he, she, it	mascaba
we	mascábamos
you (plural)	mascabais
they	mascaban

Future

I	mascaré
you	mascarás
he, she, it	mascará
we	mascaremos
you (plural)	mascaréis
they	mascarán

Conditional

I	mascaría
you	mascarías
he, she, it	mascaría
we	mascaríamos
you (plural)	mascaríais
they	mascarían

Subjunctive

I	masque
you	masques
he, she, it	masque
we	masquemos
you (plural)	masquéis
they	masquen

Imperfect subjunctive

I	mascara / mascase
you	mascaras / mascases
he, she, it	mascara / mascase
we	mascáramos / mascásemos
you (plural)	mascarais / mascaseis
they	mascaran / mascasen

More forms are in the app.

Used in the library

El abuelo masca chicle desde que dejó de fumar.Grandfather has chewed gum since he stopped smoking.B2Otra vez, por favor (20) — Once more, please (20) (B2)
En la sierra algunos campesinos mascan hoja de coca.In the mountains some farmers chew coca leaf.B2Otra vez, por favor (24) — Once more, please (24) (B2)
El niño no para de mascar chicle en clase.The boy doesn't stop chewing gum in class.B2Una vez más (1) — Once more (1) (B2)
Los mineros de hoy siguen entrando a mano, mascando coca contra el hambre y la altura, y dejan cigarrillos y alcohol al Tío, el dios del interior de la mina.Today's miners still go in by hand, chewing coca against hunger and altitude, and leave cigarettes and alcohol for the Tío, the god of the inside of the mine.B2La plata de Potosí — The silver of Potosí

Other ways to say it

masticarto chew; to think (about an idea)

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