invocarverb
Invocar means to invoke or to call upon in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as invoca, invocando and invocado.
- to invoke
- to call upon
Debemos invocar a un espíritu.
We must summon a spirit.
Aquel ritual tenía como objetivo invocar al demonio.
That ritual sought to summon the demon.
El abogado decidió invocar una ley antigua en su defensa.
The lawyer decided to invoke an old law in his defense.
Los diplomáticos invocaron el tratado para resolver la disputa.
The diplomats invoked the treaty to resolve the dispute.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| invoca | he, she, it | Present |
| invocando | Gerund | |
| invocado | masculine singular | Past participle |
| invocan | they | Present |
| invocó | he, she, it | Preterite |
| invoco | I | Present |
| invocamos | we | Present or preterite |
| invoque | he, she, it | Present subjunctive |
| invocaba | he, she, it | Imperfect |
| invocada | feminine singular | Past participle |
| invocará | he, she, it | Future |