recaer

Spanish

Etymology

From re- +‎ caer.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /rekaˈeɾ/ [re.kaˈeɾ]
Rhymes: -eɾ
Syllabification: re‧ca‧er

Verb

recaer (first-person singular present recaigo, first-person singular preterite recaí, past participle recaído)

to fall to; to fall on (as in, blame or responsibility)
- 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 250:
  Si hay trece personas en una mesa y se cuentan, comenzando por cualquiera, sin elegirla expresamente, aquélla en la cual recaiga el número fatal morirá antes de cumplirse un año.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
to relapse

Conjugation

Conjugation of recaer (irregular) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			recaer
gerund			recayendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		recaído		recaída
		plural		recaídos		recaídas
		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	recaigo	recaes^{^tú} recaés^{^vos}	recae	recaemos	recaéis	recaen
	imperfect	recaía	recaías	recaía	recaíamos	recaíais	recaían
	preterite	recaí	recaíste	recayó	recaímos	recaísteis	recayeron
	future	recaeré	recaerás	recaerá	recaeremos	recaeréis	recaerán
	conditional	recaería	recaerías	recaería	recaeríamos	recaeríais	recaerían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	recaiga	recaigas^{^tú} recaigás^{^vos²}	recaiga	recaigamos	recaigáis	recaigan
	imperfect (ra)	recayera	recayeras	recayera	recayéramos	recayerais	recayeran
	imperfect (se)	recayese	recayeses	recayese	recayésemos	recayeseis	recayesen
	future¹	recayere	recayeres	recayere	recayéremos	recayereis	recayeren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		recae^{^tú} recaé^{^vos}	recaiga	recaigamos	recaed	recaigan
	negative		no recaigas	no recaiga	no recaigamos	no recaigáis	no recaigan

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

Selected combined forms of recaer (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 recaer	dative	recaerme	recaerte	recaerle, recaerse	recaernos	recaeros	recaerles, recaerse
with infinitive recaer	accusative	recaerme	recaerte	recaerlo, recaerla, recaerse	recaernos	recaeros	recaerlos, recaerlas, recaerse

with gerund recayendo	dative	recayéndome	recayéndote	recayéndole, recayéndose	recayéndonos	recayéndoos	recayéndoles, recayéndose
with gerund recayendo	accusative	recayéndome	recayéndote	recayéndolo, recayéndola, recayéndose	recayéndonos	recayéndoos	recayéndolos, recayéndolas, recayéndose

with informal second-person singular tú imperative recae	dative	recáeme	recáete	recáele	recáenos	not used	recáeles
with informal second-person singular tú imperative recae	accusative	recáeme	recáete	recáelo, recáela	recáenos	not used	recáelos, recáelas

with informal second-person singular vos imperative recaé	dative	recaeme	recaete	recaele	recaenos	not used	recaeles
with informal second-person singular vos imperative recaé	accusative	recaeme	recaete	recaelo, recaela	recaenos	not used	recaelos, recaelas

with formal second-person singular imperative recaiga	dative	recáigame	not used	recáigale, recáigase	recáiganos	not used	recáigales
with formal second-person singular imperative recaiga	accusative	recáigame	not used	recáigalo, recáigala, recáigase	recáiganos	not used	recáigalos, recáigalas

with first-person plural imperative recaigamos	dative	not used	recaigámoste	recaigámosle	recaigámonos	recaigámoos	recaigámosles
with first-person plural imperative recaigamos	accusative	not used	recaigámoste	recaigámoslo, recaigámosla	recaigámonos	recaigámoos	recaigámoslos, recaigámoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative recaed	dative	recaedme	not used	recaedle	recaednos	recaeos	recaedles
with informal second-person plural imperative recaed	accusative	recaedme	not used	recaedlo, recaedla	recaednos	recaeos	recaedlos, recaedlas

with formal second-person plural imperative recaigan	dative	recáiganme	not used	recáiganle	recáigannos	not used	recáiganles, recáiganse
with formal second-person plural imperative recaigan	accusative	recáiganme	not used	recáiganlo, recáiganla	recáigannos	not used	recáiganlos, recáiganlas, recáiganse

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