tocar
Meanings
Verb
1. to touch (transitive)
2. to play (a musical instrument) (transitive)
3. to be someone's time or turn, or time to do something (impersonal, intransitive)
4. to have to do something, be obligated to do (impersonal, intransitive)
5. to knock (transitive)
6. to honk (transitive)
7. to ring (transitive)
8. to touch on (mention briefly) (transitive)
9. to touch (affect emotionally) (intransitive)
10. to bunt (transitive, baseball)
11. to comb or dress one's hair
12. to don a hat, scarf or other head covering
Examples949
Ahora me toca jugar.
Now it's my turn to play.
Esa triste historia le tocó.
That sad story touched him.
Ahora toca jugar.
Now it's time to play. (can also mean "Now (I/you/we) have to/are obligated to play", see sense 4)
tocar la puerta
to knock on the door
le toca a él
it's his turn
Sinceramente la película me tocó.
To be honest, the movie [deeply] touched me.