flojear

Spanish

Etymology

From flojo +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /floxeˈaɾ/ [flo.xeˈaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: flo‧je‧ar

Verb

flojear (first-person singular present flojeo, first-person singular preterite flojeé, past participle flojeado)

  1. to idle, be lazy
    Synonyms: haraganear, sacar la vuelta, remolonear, zanganear, holgazanear, magancear
  2. to weaken
    Synonyms: aflojar, flaquear, debilitarse

Conjugation

    Conjugation of flojear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive flojear
gerund flojeando
past participle masculine feminine
singular flojeado flojeada
plural flojeados flojeadas
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 flojeo flojeastú
flojeásvos 		flojea flojeamos flojeáis flojean
imperfect flojeaba flojeabas flojeaba flojeábamos flojeabais flojeaban
preterite flojeé flojeaste flojeó flojeamos flojeasteis flojearon
future flojearé flojearás flojeará flojearemos flojearéis flojearán
conditional flojearía flojearías flojearía flojearíamos flojearíais flojearían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present flojee flojeestú
flojeésvos2 		flojee flojeemos flojeéis flojeen
imperfect
(ra) 		flojeara flojearas flojeara flojeáramos flojearais flojearan
imperfect
(se) 		flojease flojeases flojease flojeásemos flojeaseis flojeasen
future1 flojeare flojeares flojeare flojeáremos flojeareis flojearen
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative flojeatú
flojeávos 		flojee flojeemos flojead flojeen
negative no flojees no flojee no flojeemos no flojeéis no flojeen

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

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