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Spanish
Etymology
From a- + tajar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ataˈxaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: a‧ta‧jar
Verb
atajar (first-person singular present atajo, first-person singular preterite atajé, past participle atajado)
- (transitive, Latin America) to catch (something thrown)
- (transitive, Spain) to stop; to put an end to
1876, Francisco Pi y Margall, Las nacionalidades:Cuando no las promueven ellos, las suscita ya el temor de los amenazados, ya el furor de los oprimidos, ya el general deseo de atajar la creciente tiranía.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (transitive, Spain) to block
- (transitive, Spain) to intercept
- (intransitive) to take a short cut
- (transitive) to tackle (deal with attempting to overcome a problem)
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of atajar
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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with infinitive atajar
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dative
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atajarme
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atajarte
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atajarle, atajarse
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atajarnos
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atajaros
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atajarles, atajarse
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accusative
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atajarme
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atajarte
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atajarlo, atajarla, atajarse
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atajarnos
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atajaros
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atajarlos, atajarlas, atajarse
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with gerund atajando
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dative
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atajándome
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atajándote
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atajándole, atajándose
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atajándonos
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atajándoos
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atajándoles, atajándose
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accusative
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atajándome
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atajándote
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atajándolo, atajándola, atajándose
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atajándonos
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atajándoos
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atajándolos, atajándolas, atajándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative ataja
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dative
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atájame
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atájate
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atájale
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atájanos
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not used
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atájales
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accusative
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atájame
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atájate
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atájalo, atájala
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atájanos
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not used
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atájalos, atájalas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative atajá
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dative
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atajame
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atajate
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atajale
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atajanos
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not used
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atajales
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accusative
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atajame
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atajate
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atajalo, atajala
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atajanos
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not used
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atajalos, atajalas
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with formal second-person singular imperative ataje
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dative
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atájeme
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not used
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atájele, atájese
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atájenos
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not used
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atájeles
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accusative
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atájeme
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not used
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atájelo, atájela, atájese
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atájenos
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not used
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atájelos, atájelas
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with first-person plural imperative atajemos
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dative
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not used
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atajémoste
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atajémosle
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atajémonos
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atajémoos
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atajémosles
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accusative
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not used
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atajémoste
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atajémoslo, atajémosla
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atajémonos
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atajémoos
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atajémoslos, atajémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative atajad
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dative
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atajadme
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not used
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atajadle
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atajadnos
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atajaos
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atajadles
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accusative
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atajadme
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not used
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atajadlo, atajadla
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atajadnos
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atajaos
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atajadlos, atajadlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative atajen
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dative
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atájenme
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not used
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atájenle
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atájennos
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not used
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atájenles, atájense
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accusative
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atájenme
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not used
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atájenlo, atájenla
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atájennos
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not used
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atájenlos, atájenlas, atájense
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