retrasar

Spanish

Etymology

re- (“re-”) +‎ tras (“after, behind”) +‎ -ar (“verbalizer suffix”); by surface analysis, retraso (“delay”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /retɾaˈsaɾ/ [re.t̪ɾaˈsaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: re‧tra‧sar

Verb

retrasar (first-person singular present retraso, first-person singular preterite retrasé, past participle retrasado)

  1. to delay, to set back, to slow down, to postpone, to retard, to hold up, to put back

Conjugation
    Conjugation of retrasar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive retrasar
gerund retrasando
past participle masculine feminine
singular retrasado retrasada
plural retrasados retrasadas
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 retraso retrasastú
retrasásvos		 retrasa retrasamos retrasáis retrasan
imperfect retrasaba retrasabas retrasaba retrasábamos retrasabais retrasaban
preterite retrasé retrasaste retrasó retrasamos retrasasteis retrasaron
future retrasaré retrasarás retrasará retrasaremos retrasaréis retrasarán
conditional retrasaría retrasarías retrasaría retrasaríamos retrasaríais retrasarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present retrase retrasestú
retrasésvos2		 retrase retrasemos retraséis retrasen
imperfect
(ra)		 retrasara retrasaras retrasara retrasáramos retrasarais retrasaran
imperfect
(se)		 retrasase retrasases retrasase retrasásemos retrasaseis retrasasen
future1 retrasare retrasares retrasare retrasáremos retrasareis retrasaren
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative retrasatú
retrasávos		 retrase retrasemos retrasad retrasen
negative no retrases no retrase no retrasemos no retraséis no retrasen

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

    Selected combined forms of retrasar

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 retrasar
dative retrasarme retrasarte retrasarle, retrasarse retrasarnos retrasaros retrasarles, retrasarse
accusative retrasarme retrasarte retrasarlo, retrasarla, retrasarse retrasarnos retrasaros retrasarlos, retrasarlas, retrasarse
with gerund retrasando
dative retrasándome retrasándote retrasándole, retrasándose retrasándonos retrasándoos retrasándoles, retrasándose
accusative retrasándome retrasándote retrasándolo, retrasándola, retrasándose retrasándonos retrasándoos retrasándolos, retrasándolas, retrasándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative retrasa
dative retrásame retrásate retrásale retrásanos not used retrásales
accusative retrásame retrásate retrásalo, retrásala retrásanos not used retrásalos, retrásalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative retrasá
dative retrasame retrasate retrasale retrasanos not used retrasales
accusative retrasame retrasate retrasalo, retrasala retrasanos not used retrasalos, retrasalas
with formal second-person singular imperative retrase
dative retráseme not used retrásele, retrásese retrásenos not used retráseles
accusative retráseme not used retráselo, retrásela, retrásese retrásenos not used retráselos, retráselas
with first-person plural imperative retrasemos
dative not used retrasémoste retrasémosle retrasémonos retrasémoos retrasémosles
accusative not used retrasémoste retrasémoslo, retrasémosla retrasémonos retrasémoos retrasémoslos, retrasémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative retrasad
dative retrasadme not used retrasadle retrasadnos retrasaos retrasadles
accusative retrasadme not used retrasadlo, retrasadla retrasadnos retrasaos retrasadlos, retrasadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative retrasen
dative retrásenme not used retrásenle retrásennos not used retrásenles, retrásense
accusative retrásenme not used retrásenlo, retrásenla retrásennos not used retrásenlos, retrásenlas, retrásense

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