aflojar

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Spanish

Etymology

From a- +‎ flojo +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /afloˈxaɾ/
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧flo‧jar

Verb

aflojar (first-person singular present aflojo, first-person singular preterite aflojé, past participle aflojado)

  1. (transitive) to loosen
    Synonym: relajar
  2. (transitive) to slacken, to unclench
    No aflojen el trabajo en tiempo de guerra.
    Don't slacken in your work in war time.
  3. (intransitive) to ease up, to let up
    La tormenta aflojó.
    The storm let up.
  4. (transitive) to cough up, shell out (pay money)
  5. (reflexive) to slack off, to relax

Conjugation

    Conjugation of aflojar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive aflojar
gerund aflojando
past participle masculine feminine
singular aflojado aflojada
plural aflojados aflojadas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present aflojo aflojastú
aflojásvos 		afloja aflojamos aflojáis aflojan
imperfect aflojaba aflojabas aflojaba aflojábamos aflojabais aflojaban
preterite aflojé aflojaste aflojó aflojamos aflojasteis aflojaron
future aflojaré aflojarás aflojará aflojaremos aflojaréis aflojarán
conditional aflojaría aflojarías aflojaría aflojaríamos aflojaríais aflojarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present afloje aflojestú
aflojésvos2 		afloje aflojemos aflojéis aflojen
imperfect
(ra) 		aflojara aflojaras aflojara aflojáramos aflojarais aflojaran
imperfect
(se) 		aflojase aflojases aflojase aflojásemos aflojaseis aflojasen
future1 aflojare aflojares aflojare aflojáremos aflojareis aflojaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative aflojatú
aflojávos 		afloje aflojemos aflojad aflojen
negative no aflojes no afloje no aflojemos no aflojéis no aflojen

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of aflojar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
with infinitive aflojar
dative aflojarme aflojarte aflojarle, aflojarse aflojarnos aflojaros aflojarles, aflojarse
accusative aflojarme aflojarte aflojarlo, aflojarla, aflojarse aflojarnos aflojaros aflojarlos, aflojarlas, aflojarse
with gerund aflojando
dative aflojándome aflojándote aflojándole, aflojándose aflojándonos aflojándoos aflojándoles, aflojándose
accusative aflojándome aflojándote aflojándolo, aflojándola, aflojándose aflojándonos aflojándoos aflojándolos, aflojándolas, aflojándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative afloja
dative aflójame aflójate aflójale aflójanos not used aflójales
accusative aflójame aflójate aflójalo, aflójala aflójanos not used aflójalos, aflójalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative aflojá
dative aflojame aflojate aflojale aflojanos not used aflojales
accusative aflojame aflojate aflojalo, aflojala aflojanos not used aflojalos, aflojalas
with formal second-person singular imperative afloje
dative aflójeme not used aflójele, aflójese aflójenos not used aflójeles
accusative aflójeme not used aflójelo, aflójela, aflójese aflójenos not used aflójelos, aflójelas
with first-person plural imperative aflojemos
dative not used aflojémoste aflojémosle aflojémonos aflojémoos aflojémosles
accusative not used aflojémoste aflojémoslo, aflojémosla aflojémonos aflojémoos aflojémoslos, aflojémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative aflojad
dative aflojadme not used aflojadle aflojadnos aflojaos aflojadles
accusative aflojadme not used aflojadlo, aflojadla aflojadnos aflojaos aflojadlos, aflojadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative aflojen
dative aflójenme not used aflójenle aflójennos not used aflójenles, aflójense
accusative aflójenme not used aflójenlo, aflójenla aflójennos not used aflójenlos, aflójenlas, aflójense

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