rayar

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Old Occitan

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin radiāre, present active infinitive of radiō. Gallo-Romance cognate with Old French raier.

Verb

rayar

  1. (usually of the Sun) to shine; to emit light

References

Spanish

Etymology

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /raˈʝaɾ/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /raˈʃaɾ/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /raˈʒaɾ/

Verb

rayar (first-person singular present rayo, first-person singular preterite rayé, past participle rayado)

  1. to scratch, gouge
    Synonym: rascar
  2. to line, mark
  3. to verge (on)
  4. (reflexive, colloquial) to drive crazy, to go crazy, to freak out (to annoy or irritate, cause someone to become insane)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of rayar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive rayar
gerund rayando
past participle masculine feminine
singular rayado rayada
plural rayados rayadas
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 rayo rayastú
rayásvos 		raya rayamos rayáis rayan
imperfect rayaba rayabas rayaba rayábamos rayabais rayaban
preterite rayé rayaste rayó rayamos rayasteis rayaron
future rayaré rayarás rayará rayaremos rayaréis rayarán
conditional rayaría rayarías rayaría rayaríamos rayaríais rayarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present raye rayestú
rayésvos2 		raye rayemos rayéis rayen
imperfect
(ra) 		rayara rayaras rayara rayáramos rayarais rayaran
imperfect
(se) 		rayase rayases rayase rayásemos rayaseis rayasen
future1 rayare rayares rayare rayáremos rayareis rayaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative rayatú
rayávos 		raye rayemos rayad rayen
negative no rayes no raye no rayemos no rayéis no rayen

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

    Selected combined forms of rayar

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 rayar
dative rayarme rayarte rayarle, rayarse rayarnos rayaros rayarles, rayarse
accusative rayarme rayarte rayarlo, rayarla, rayarse rayarnos rayaros rayarlos, rayarlas, rayarse
with gerund rayando
dative rayándome rayándote rayándole, rayándose rayándonos rayándoos rayándoles, rayándose
accusative rayándome rayándote rayándolo, rayándola, rayándose rayándonos rayándoos rayándolos, rayándolas, rayándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative raya
dative ráyame ráyate ráyale ráyanos not used ráyales
accusative ráyame ráyate ráyalo, ráyala ráyanos not used ráyalos, ráyalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative rayá
dative rayame rayate rayale rayanos not used rayales
accusative rayame rayate rayalo, rayala rayanos not used rayalos, rayalas
with formal second-person singular imperative raye
dative ráyeme not used ráyele, ráyese ráyenos not used ráyeles
accusative ráyeme not used ráyelo, ráyela, ráyese ráyenos not used ráyelos, ráyelas
with first-person plural imperative rayemos
dative not used rayémoste rayémosle rayémonos rayémoos rayémosles
accusative not used rayémoste rayémoslo, rayémosla rayémonos rayémoos rayémoslos, rayémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative rayad
dative rayadme not used rayadle rayadnos rayaos rayadles
accusative rayadme not used rayadlo, rayadla rayadnos rayaos rayadlos, rayadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative rayen
dative ráyenme not used ráyenle ráyennos not used ráyenles, ráyense
accusative ráyenme not used ráyenlo, ráyenla ráyennos not used ráyenlos, ráyenlas, ráyense

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