retraer

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Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin retrahere.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /retɾaˈeɾ/
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: re‧tra‧er

Verb

retraer (first-person singular present retraigo, first-person singular preterite retraje, past participle retraído)

  1. to withdraw, to retract (something)
  2. to bring back (to cause one to remember)
    • 1975, Jorge Luis Borges, “The Other”, in The Book of Sand, page 10:
      El estilo me retrajo a un patio, que ha desaparecido […]
      The style brought me back to a patio, which has disappeared
  3. (reflexive) to withdraw (oneself), to shrink back

Conjugation

    Conjugation of retraer (irregular) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive retraer
gerund retrayendo
past participle masculine feminine
singular retraído retraída
plural retraídos retraídas
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 retraigo retraestú
retraésvos 		retrae retraemos retraéis retraen
imperfect retraía retraías retraía retraíamos retraíais retraían
preterite retraje retrajiste retrajo retrajimos retrajisteis retrajeron
future retraeré retraerás retraerá retraeremos retraeréis retraerán
conditional retraería retraerías retraería retraeríamos retraeríais retraerían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present retraiga retraigastú
retraigásvos2 		retraiga retraigamos retraigáis retraigan
imperfect
(ra) 		retrajera retrajeras retrajera retrajéramos retrajerais retrajeran
imperfect
(se) 		retrajese retrajeses retrajese retrajésemos retrajeseis retrajesen
future1 retrajere retrajeres retrajere retrajéremos retrajereis retrajeren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative retraetú
retraévos 		retraiga retraigamos retraed retraigan
negative no retraigas no retraiga no retraigamos no retraigáis no retraigan

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

    Selected combined forms of retraer (irregular)

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 retraer
dative retraerme retraerte retraerle, retraerse retraernos retraeros retraerles, retraerse
accusative retraerme retraerte retraerlo, retraerla, retraerse retraernos retraeros retraerlos, retraerlas, retraerse
with gerund retrayendo
dative retrayéndome retrayéndote retrayéndole, retrayéndose retrayéndonos retrayéndoos retrayéndoles, retrayéndose
accusative retrayéndome retrayéndote retrayéndolo, retrayéndola, retrayéndose retrayéndonos retrayéndoos retrayéndolos, retrayéndolas, retrayéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative retrae
dative retráeme retráete retráele retráenos not used retráeles
accusative retráeme retráete retráelo, retráela retráenos not used retráelos, retráelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative retraé
dative retraeme retraete retraele retraenos not used retraeles
accusative retraeme retraete retraelo, retraela retraenos not used retraelos, retraelas
with formal second-person singular imperative retraiga
dative retráigame not used retráigale, retráigase retráiganos not used retráigales
accusative retráigame not used retráigalo, retráigala, retráigase retráiganos not used retráigalos, retráigalas
with first-person plural imperative retraigamos
dative not used retraigámoste retraigámosle retraigámonos retraigámoos retraigámosles
accusative not used retraigámoste retraigámoslo, retraigámosla retraigámonos retraigámoos retraigámoslos, retraigámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative retraed
dative retraedme not used retraedle retraednos retraeos retraedles
accusative retraedme not used retraedlo, retraedla retraednos retraeos retraedlos, retraedlas
with formal second-person plural imperative retraigan
dative retráiganme not used retráiganle retráigannos not used retráiganles, retráiganse
accusative retráiganme not used retráiganlo, retráiganla retráigannos not used retráiganlos, retráiganlas, retráiganse

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