tocarlo

to touch it, to play it

→ tocar
toc touch + ar Infinitive + lo him/it object pronoun
verb Uncommon #17,795
to touch it Includes the direct object pronoun “lo” = “it” (for a masculine noun or a general/neutral “it”).
SP: No debes tocarlo; está caliente.
EN: You shouldn't touch it; it's hot.
to play it Often used for playing a song/piece or an instrument; “lo” = “it”.
SP: Quiero tocarlo en la guitarra.
EN: I want to play it on the guitar.
Conjugation of tocar
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First toco tocamos
Second tocas —
Third toca tocan
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First toco tocamos
Second tocas toquéis
Third toca tocan
Imperative
SingularPlural
First — toquemos
Second toca —
Third toque toquen
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First toqué tocamos
Second tocaste —
Third tocó tocaron
Present
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First tocaba —
Third tocaba tocaban
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First tocaba —
Third tocaba tocaban
Subjunctive
Indicative future
SingularPlural
First tocaré tocaremos
Third tocará —
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
First tocaré tocaremos
Third tocará —
Past
Conditional
SingularPlural
First tocaría —
Third tocaría —

No es solo… como, tocarlo fuerte.

It's not just... like, touching it hard.

— Incontrolable (I Swear) (2025)

Yo solía tocarlo con el doctor.

I used to play it with the doctor.

— Delicatessen (1991)

No te atrevas a tocarlo.

Don't you dare touch it.

— La ironía del destino, o goce de su baño (1976)

Hacienda no puede tocarlo.

The tax authorities can't touch it.

— Cadena perpetua (1994)

No pienso tocarlo.

I don't plan on touching it.

No debes tocarlo, porque se romperá con facilidad.

You mustn't touch it, because it will break easily.

A él ni tocarlo.

Don't even touch him.

— Crudo (2017)

Es mejor no tocarlo.

It's best not to touch it.

Que alguien intente tocarlo ahora.

Let someone try to touch it now.

— მონანიება (1987)

Quizá puedas ir un día y tocarlo.

Maybe you can go one day and play it.

No tengo permiso de tocarlo.

I don't have permission to touch it.

— Anora (2024)

Por eso sólo tú puedes tocarlo.

That's why only you can touch it.

— Haz lo que debas (1989)

Algunos hombres no creen en Dios porque no pueden tocarlo.

Some men don’t believe in God because they can’t touch Him.

Me entusiasma tocarlo.

I'm excited to play it.

— Thirst (2009)

Puedo tocarlo, pero no abrirlo, ¿no?

I can touch it, but not open it, right?

— Victoria (2015)

No debes tocarlo.

You must not touch it.

Quería tocarlo para Pu Sheng.

I wanted to play it for Pu Sheng.

— Las flores de la guerra (2011)

Puedes tocarlo, si quieres.

You can touch it, if you want.

— Victoria (2015)

Dijiste que las armas tenían miedo de tocarlo.

You said the weapons were afraid to touch him.

— Bāhubali: The Beginning (2015)