CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO RHOTACIZE
PRESENT
Present
I rhotacize
you rhotacize
he/she/it rhotacizes
we rhotacize
you rhotacize
they rhotacize
Present continuous
I am rhotacizing
you are rhotacizing
he/she/it is rhotacizing
we are rhotacizing
you are rhotacizing
they are rhotacizing
Present perfect
I have rhotacized
you have rhotacized
he/she/it has rhotacized
we have rhotacized
you have rhotacized
they have rhotacized
Present perfect continuous
I have been rhotacizing
you have been rhotacizing
he/she/it has been rhotacizing
we have been rhotacizing
you have been rhotacizing
they have been rhotacizing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I rhotacized
you rhotacized
he/she/it rhotacized
we rhotacized
you rhotacized
they rhotacized
Past continuous
I was rhotacizing
you were rhotacizing
he/she/it was rhotacizing
we were rhotacizing
you were rhotacizing
they were rhotacizing
Past perfect
I had rhotacized
you had rhotacized
he/she/it had rhotacized
we had rhotacized
you had rhotacized
they had rhotacized
Past perfect continuous
I had been rhotacizing
you had been rhotacizing
he/she/it had been rhotacizing
we had been rhotacizing
you had been rhotacizing
they had been rhotacizing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will rhotacize
you will rhotacize
he/she/it will rhotacize
we will rhotacize
you will rhotacize
they will rhotacize
Future continuous
I will be rhotacizing
you will be rhotacizing
he/she/it will be rhotacizing
we will be rhotacizing
you will be rhotacizing
they will be rhotacizing
Future perfect
I will have rhotacized
you will have rhotacized
he/she/it will have rhotacized
we will have rhotacized
you will have rhotacized
they will have rhotacized
Future perfect continuous
I will have been rhotacizing
you will have been rhotacizing
he/she/it will have been rhotacizing
we will have been rhotacizing
you will have been rhotacizing
they will have been rhotacizing
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would rhotacize
you would rhotacize
he/she/it would rhotacize
we would rhotacize
you would rhotacize
they would rhotacize
Conditional continuous
I would be rhotacizing
you would be rhotacizing
he/she/it would be rhotacizing
we would be rhotacizing
you would be rhotacizing
they would be rhotacizing
Conditional perfect
I would have rhotacize
you would have rhotacize
he/she/it would have rhotacize
we would have rhotacize
you would have rhotacize
they would have rhotacize
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been rhotacizing
you would have been rhotacizing
he/she/it would have been rhotacizing
we would have been rhotacizing
you would have been rhotacizing
they would have been rhotacizing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you rhotacize
we let´s rhotacize
you rhotacize
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
rhotacized
Present Participle
rhotacizing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RHOTACIZE»
Discover the use of
rhotacize in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
rhotacize and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Chinese Nationals Among "overseas Chinese" in Singapore: The ...
In contrast with the absence of rhotacization in speakers' conversations with other
Singaporean interlocutors, the speakers' tendency to rhotacize in interviews with
me was therefore likely a reflection of a common perception held by them that ...
2
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century ...
*t>uraiiio/i6\; < /)uraKi(eiv, rhotacize: see rhotacize.'] 1. Too frequent use of r. — 2.
Erroneous pronunciation of r; utterance of r with vibration of the uvula. Neither the
Spaniards nor Portuguese retain in their speech that Btrong Rhotaciem which ...
3
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: A Work of Universal ...
A notable genus of traehymedusans of the family Trachy- nematidm, represented
by such species as R. velatum of the Mediterranean. Gegenbaur. rhotacise, v. i.
See rhotacize. rhotacism (ro'ta-sizm), n. [= F. rhotacisme, < LL. rhotacismus, ...
William Dwight Whitney, 1906
4
The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the ...
A notable genus of trachymedusans of the family Trachy- nematidse, represented
by such species as B. velatum of the Mediterranean. Gegenbaur. rhotacise, v. «'.
See rhotacize. rhotacism (ro'ta-sizm), n. [= P. rhotacisme, < LL. rhotacismus, ...
William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, 1914
5
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: Dictionary
Also spelled rotacism. rhotacize (ro'ta-slz), v. i. ; pret. and pp. rhotacized, ppr.
rhotacizing. [< LGr. pura/a'Cwv, make overmuch or wrong use of r, < pu, rho, the
letter p, r. Cf. iotacism.] 1. To use r too frequently. — 2. To make wrong use of r; ...
6
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century ...
'bm'amayég, < bmaxiirvv, rhotacize: see rhotuci:c.] 1. Too frequent use of r.—-2.
Erroneous pronunciation of r; utterance of r with vibration of the uvula. Neither the
Spaniards nor Portuguese retain in their speech that strong Rholacimn which ...
William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, 1900
7
Phonologica 1988: Proceedings of the 6th International ...
6 Non-standard pronunciations Uncultivated speakers of Central Catalan - who
do not rhotacize [z] in any circumstance - present the following non-standard
pronunciations: armari [az'mari] 'cupboard' sorpresa [suz'preza] 'surprise' arbre ...
Wolfgang U. Dressler, 1992
8
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century ...
"buiraiuofiAc, < borraKt^etv, rhotacize: seer hotacize.] 1. Too frequent use of r. —
2. Erroneous pronunciation of r; utterance of r with vibration of the uvula. Neither
the Spaniards nor Portuguese retain In their speech that strong Rhotacism which
...
William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, 1914
9
Studies on Reduplication
Reduplicant-final sonorants surface intact, modulo nasal place assimilation (23d)
and glide vocalization (not shown); reduplicant-final coronal obstruents can also
resist gemination (23e), though they do sonorize and rhotacize. (23) a.
10
Garner's Modern American Usage
Cf. lambdacism. 3. The principle in Indo-European languages by which s is often
systematically changed to r. — rhotacize, vb. right-branching sentence. A
complicated sentence that has most of its complexity—the conditions, exceptions,
etc.
