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)

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)

		singular			plural
infinitive			retrasar
gerund			retrasando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		retrasado		retrasada
		plural		retrasados		retrasadas
		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	retrasas^{^tú} retrasás^{^vos}	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	retrases^{^tú} retrasés^{^vos²}	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		retrasa^{^tú} retrasá^{^vos}	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
with infinitive retrasar	accusative	retrasarme	retrasarte	retrasarlo, retrasarla, retrasarse	retrasarnos	retrasaros	retrasarlos, retrasarlas, retrasarse

with gerund retrasando	dative	retrasándome	retrasándote	retrasándole, retrasándose	retrasándonos	retrasándoos	retrasándoles, retrasándose
with gerund retrasando	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
with informal second-person singular tú imperative retrasa	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
with formal second-person singular imperative retrase	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
with first-person plural imperative retrasemos	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
with informal second-person plural imperative retrasad	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
with formal second-person plural imperative retrasen	accusative	retrásenme	not used	retrásenlo, retrásenla	retrásennos	not used	retrásenlos, retrásenlas, retrásense

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