rajar

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Etymology

From Old Occitan rayar, rajar, from Latin radiāre. Doublet of radiar.

Pronunciation

Verb

rajar (first-person singular present rajo, first-person singular preterite ragí, past participle rajat)

  1. (intransitive) to flow, to stream

Conjugation

    Conjugation of rajar (first conjugation, j-g alternation)
infinitive rajar
gerund rajant
past participle masculine feminine
singular rajat rajada
plural rajats rajades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present rajo rages raja ragem rageu ragen
imperfect rajava rajaves rajava rajàvem rajàveu rajaven
future rajaré rajaràs rajarà rajarem rajareu rajaran
preterite ragí rajares rajà rajàrem rajàreu rajaren
conditional rajaria rajaries rajaria rajaríem rajaríeu rajarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present ragi ragis ragi ragem rageu ragin
imperfect ragés ragessis ragés ragéssim ragéssiu ragessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — raja ragi ragem rageu ragin
negative (no) — no ragis no ragi no ragem no rageu no ragin

Derived terms

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Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Cross of rachar + ajar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /raˈxaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: ra‧jar

Verb

rajar (first-person singular present rajo, first-person singular preterite rajé, past participle rajado)

  1. to split, to rip, to tear, to slit
  2. to stab
  3. (colloquial) to sound off, mouth off
  4. (colloquial) to snitch, denounce
  5. (reflexive, colloquial) to back down, chicken out
  6. (reflexive, colloquial) to evade, elude (from a fight, discussion, confrontation, etc.)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of rajar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive rajar
gerund rajando
past participle masculine feminine
singular rajado rajada
plural rajados rajadas
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 rajo rajastú
rajásvos 		raja rajamos rajáis rajan
imperfect rajaba rajabas rajaba rajábamos rajabais rajaban
preterite rajé rajaste rajó rajamos rajasteis rajaron
future rajaré rajarás rajará rajaremos rajaréis rajarán
conditional rajaría rajarías rajaría rajaríamos rajaríais rajarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present raje rajestú
rajésvos2 		raje rajemos rajéis rajen
imperfect
(ra) 		rajara rajaras rajara rajáramos rajarais rajaran
imperfect
(se) 		rajase rajases rajase rajásemos rajaseis rajasen
future1 rajare rajares rajare rajáremos rajareis rajaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative rajatú
rajávos 		raje rajemos rajad rajen
negative no rajes no raje no rajemos no rajéis no rajen

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

    Selected combined forms of rajar

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 rajar
dative rajarme rajarte rajarle, rajarse rajarnos rajaros rajarles, rajarse
accusative rajarme rajarte rajarlo, rajarla, rajarse rajarnos rajaros rajarlos, rajarlas, rajarse
with gerund rajando
dative rajándome rajándote rajándole, rajándose rajándonos rajándoos rajándoles, rajándose
accusative rajándome rajándote rajándolo, rajándola, rajándose rajándonos rajándoos rajándolos, rajándolas, rajándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative raja
dative rájame rájate rájale rájanos not used rájales
accusative rájame rájate rájalo, rájala rájanos not used rájalos, rájalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative rajá
dative rajame rajate rajale rajanos not used rajales
accusative rajame rajate rajalo, rajala rajanos not used rajalos, rajalas
with formal second-person singular imperative raje
dative rájeme not used rájele, rájese rájenos not used rájeles
accusative rájeme not used rájelo, rájela, rájese rájenos not used rájelos, rájelas
with first-person plural imperative rajemos
dative not used rajémoste rajémosle rajémonos rajémoos rajémosles
accusative not used rajémoste rajémoslo, rajémosla rajémonos rajémoos rajémoslos, rajémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative rajad
dative rajadme not used rajadle rajadnos rajaos rajadles
accusative rajadme not used rajadlo, rajadla rajadnos rajaos rajadlos, rajadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative rajen
dative rájenme not used rájenle rájennos not used rájenles, rájense
accusative rájenme not used rájenlo, rájenla rájennos not used rájenlos, rájenlas, rájense

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Belizean Creole: rompeh raaheh

Further reading

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