relajar

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin relaxāre. Cognate with English relax.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /relaˈxaɾ/ [re.laˈxaɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: re‧la‧jar

Verb

relajar (first-person singular present relajo, first-person singular preterite relajé, past participle relajado)

(transitive) to relax, to loosen
(transitive) to soothe (e.g., the body, one's skin)
(transitive, figuratively) to loosen up, to ease up, to ease, to lighten, (e.g., a restriction, the mood)
(pronominal) to relax, to unwind, to chill, to chill out, to wind down, to kick back, to sit back, to loosen up, to decompress

Conjugation

Conjugation of relajar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			relajar
gerund			relajando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		relajado		relajada
		plural		relajados		relajadas
		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	relajo	relajas^{^tú} relajás^{^vos}	relaja	relajamos	relajáis	relajan
	imperfect	relajaba	relajabas	relajaba	relajábamos	relajabais	relajaban
	preterite	relajé	relajaste	relajó	relajamos	relajasteis	relajaron
	future	relajaré	relajarás	relajará	relajaremos	relajaréis	relajarán
	conditional	relajaría	relajarías	relajaría	relajaríamos	relajaríais	relajarían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	relaje	relajes^{^tú} relajés^{^vos²}	relaje	relajemos	relajéis	relajen
	imperfect (ra)	relajara	relajaras	relajara	relajáramos	relajarais	relajaran
	imperfect (se)	relajase	relajases	relajase	relajásemos	relajaseis	relajasen
	future¹	relajare	relajares	relajare	relajáremos	relajareis	relajaren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		relaja^{^tú} relajá^{^vos}	relaje	relajemos	relajad	relajen
	negative		no relajes	no relaje	no relajemos	no relajéis	no relajen

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

Selected combined forms of relajar

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 relajar	dative	relajarme	relajarte	relajarle, relajarse	relajarnos	relajaros	relajarles, relajarse
with infinitive relajar	accusative	relajarme	relajarte	relajarlo, relajarla, relajarse	relajarnos	relajaros	relajarlos, relajarlas, relajarse

with gerund relajando	dative	relajándome	relajándote	relajándole, relajándose	relajándonos	relajándoos	relajándoles, relajándose
with gerund relajando	accusative	relajándome	relajándote	relajándolo, relajándola, relajándose	relajándonos	relajándoos	relajándolos, relajándolas, relajándose

with informal second-person singular tú imperative relaja	dative	relájame	relájate	relájale	relájanos	not used	relájales
with informal second-person singular tú imperative relaja	accusative	relájame	relájate	relájalo, relájala	relájanos	not used	relájalos, relájalas

with informal second-person singular vos imperative relajá	dative	relajame	relajate	relajale	relajanos	not used	relajales
	accusative	relajame	relajate	relajalo, relajala	relajanos	not used	relajalos, relajalas

with formal second-person singular imperative relaje	dative	relájeme	not used	relájele, relájese	relájenos	not used	relájeles
with formal second-person singular imperative relaje	accusative	relájeme	not used	relájelo, relájela, relájese	relájenos	not used	relájelos, relájelas

with first-person plural imperative relajemos	dative	not used	relajémoste	relajémosle	relajémonos	relajémoos	relajémosles
with first-person plural imperative relajemos	accusative	not used	relajémoste	relajémoslo, relajémosla	relajémonos	relajémoos	relajémoslos, relajémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative relajad	dative	relajadme	not used	relajadle	relajadnos	relajaos	relajadles
with informal second-person plural imperative relajad	accusative	relajadme	not used	relajadlo, relajadla	relajadnos	relajaos	relajadlos, relajadlas

with formal second-person plural imperative relajen	dative	relájenme	not used	relájenle	relájennos	not used	relájenles, relájense
with formal second-person plural imperative relajen	accusative	relájenme	not used	relájenlo, relájenla	relájennos	not used	relájenlos, relájenlas, relájense

Derived terms

Related terms

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