rehuir

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin refugere, from refugiō (“to run away”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /reˈwiɾ/ [reˈwiɾ]
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: re‧huir

Verb

rehuir (first-person singular present rehúyo, first-person singular preterite rehuí, past participle rehuido)

  1. to avoid
    Synonyms: evitar, evadir, esquivar, rehusar
    • 2020 October 11, Pablo Ordaz, “Isabel Díaz Ayuso, al ataque y sin complejos”, in El País‎:
      Isabel Díaz Ayuso jamás rehúye una pelea. Más bien todo lo contrario.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. to shun, shrink, retreat (withdraw or retire, as from danger)

Conjugation
    Conjugation of rehuir (u-ú alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive rehuir
gerund rehuyendo
past participle masculine feminine
singular rehuido rehuida
plural rehuidos rehuidas
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 rehúyo rehúyestú
rehuísvos		 rehúye rehuimos rehuís rehúyen
imperfect rehuía rehuías rehuía rehuíamos rehuíais rehuían
preterite rehuí rehuiste rehuyó rehuimos rehuisteis rehuyeron
future rehuiré rehuirás rehuirá rehuiremos rehuiréis rehuirán
conditional rehuiría rehuirías rehuiría rehuiríamos rehuiríais rehuirían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present rehúya rehúyastú
rehuyásvos2		 rehúya rehuyamos rehuyáis rehúyan
imperfect
(ra)		 rehuyera rehuyeras rehuyera rehuyéramos rehuyerais rehuyeran
imperfect
(se)		 rehuyese rehuyeses rehuyese rehuyésemos rehuyeseis rehuyesen
future1 rehuyere rehuyeres rehuyere rehuyéremos rehuyereis rehuyeren
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative rehúyetú
rehuívos		 rehúya rehuyamos rehuid rehúyan
negative no rehúyas no rehúya no rehuyamos no rehuyáis no rehúyan

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

    Selected combined forms of rehuir (u-ú alternation)

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 rehuir
dative rehuirme rehuirte rehuirle, rehuirse rehuirnos rehuiros rehuirles, rehuirse
accusative rehuirme rehuirte rehuirlo, rehuirla, rehuirse rehuirnos rehuiros rehuirlos, rehuirlas, rehuirse
with gerund rehuyendo
dative rehuyéndome rehuyéndote rehuyéndole, rehuyéndose rehuyéndonos rehuyéndoos rehuyéndoles, rehuyéndose
accusative rehuyéndome rehuyéndote rehuyéndolo, rehuyéndola, rehuyéndose rehuyéndonos rehuyéndoos rehuyéndolos, rehuyéndolas, rehuyéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative rehúye
dative rehúyeme rehúyete rehúyele rehúyenos not used rehúyeles
accusative rehúyeme rehúyete rehúyelo, rehúyela rehúyenos not used rehúyelos, rehúyelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative rehuí
dative rehuime rehuite rehuile rehuinos not used rehuiles
accusative rehuime rehuite rehuilo, rehuila rehuinos not used rehuilos, rehuilas
with formal second-person singular imperative rehúya
dative rehúyame not used rehúyale, rehúyase rehúyanos not used rehúyales
accusative rehúyame not used rehúyalo, rehúyala, rehúyase rehúyanos not used rehúyalos, rehúyalas
with first-person plural imperative rehuyamos
dative not used rehuyámoste rehuyámosle rehuyámonos rehuyámoos rehuyámosles
accusative not used rehuyámoste rehuyámoslo, rehuyámosla rehuyámonos rehuyámoos rehuyámoslos, rehuyámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative rehuid
dative rehuidme not used rehuidle rehuidnos rehuíos rehuidles
accusative rehuidme not used rehuidlo, rehuidla rehuidnos rehuíos rehuidlos, rehuidlas
with formal second-person plural imperative rehúyan
dative rehúyanme not used rehúyanle rehúyannos not used rehúyanles, rehúyanse
accusative rehúyanme not used rehúyanlo, rehúyanla rehúyannos not used rehúyanlos, rehúyanlas, rehúyanse

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