relojear

Spanish

Etymology

From reloj +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /reloxeˈaɾ/ [re.lo.xeˈaɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: re‧lo‧je‧ar

Verb

relojear (first-person singular present relojeo, first-person singular preterite relojeé, past participle relojeado)

(transitive, colloquial, Dominican Republic, Rioplatense) to monitor, check in on, keep an eye on

Conjugation

Conjugation of relojear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			relojear
gerund			relojeando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		relojeado		relojeada
		plural		relojeados		relojeadas
		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	relojeo	relojeas^{^tú} relojeás^{^vos}	relojea	relojeamos	relojeáis	relojean
	imperfect	relojeaba	relojeabas	relojeaba	relojeábamos	relojeabais	relojeaban
	preterite	relojeé	relojeaste	relojeó	relojeamos	relojeasteis	relojearon
	future	relojearé	relojearás	relojeará	relojearemos	relojearéis	relojearán
	conditional	relojearía	relojearías	relojearía	relojearíamos	relojearíais	relojearían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	relojee	relojees^{^tú} relojeés^{^vos²}	relojee	relojeemos	relojeéis	relojeen
	imperfect (ra)	relojeara	relojearas	relojeara	relojeáramos	relojearais	relojearan
	imperfect (se)	relojease	relojeases	relojease	relojeásemos	relojeaseis	relojeasen
	future¹	relojeare	relojeares	relojeare	relojeáremos	relojeareis	relojearen

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		relojea^{^tú} relojeá^{^vos}	relojee	relojeemos	relojead	relojeen
	negative		no relojees	no relojee	no relojeemos	no relojeéis	no relojeen

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

Selected combined forms of relojear

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 relojear	dative	relojearme	relojearte	relojearle, relojearse	relojearnos	relojearos	relojearles, relojearse
with infinitive relojear	accusative	relojearme	relojearte	relojearlo, relojearla, relojearse	relojearnos	relojearos	relojearlos, relojearlas, relojearse

with gerund relojeando	dative	relojeándome	relojeándote	relojeándole, relojeándose	relojeándonos	relojeándoos	relojeándoles, relojeándose
with gerund relojeando	accusative	relojeándome	relojeándote	relojeándolo, relojeándola, relojeándose	relojeándonos	relojeándoos	relojeándolos, relojeándolas, relojeándose

with informal second-person singular tú imperative relojea	dative	relojéame	relojéate	relojéale	relojéanos	not used	relojéales
with informal second-person singular tú imperative relojea	accusative	relojéame	relojéate	relojéalo, relojéala	relojéanos	not used	relojéalos, relojéalas

with informal second-person singular vos imperative relojeá	dative	relojeame	relojeate	relojeale	relojeanos	not used	relojeales
	accusative	relojeame	relojeate	relojealo, relojeala	relojeanos	not used	relojealos, relojealas

with formal second-person singular imperative relojee	dative	relojéeme	not used	relojéele, relojéese	relojéenos	not used	relojéeles
with formal second-person singular imperative relojee	accusative	relojéeme	not used	relojéelo, relojéela, relojéese	relojéenos	not used	relojéelos, relojéelas

with first-person plural imperative relojeemos	dative	not used	relojeémoste	relojeémosle	relojeémonos	relojeémoos	relojeémosles
with first-person plural imperative relojeemos	accusative	not used	relojeémoste	relojeémoslo, relojeémosla	relojeémonos	relojeémoos	relojeémoslos, relojeémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative relojead	dative	relojeadme	not used	relojeadle	relojeadnos	relojeaos	relojeadles
with informal second-person plural imperative relojead	accusative	relojeadme	not used	relojeadlo, relojeadla	relojeadnos	relojeaos	relojeadlos, relojeadlas

with formal second-person plural imperative relojeen	dative	relojéenme	not used	relojéenle	relojéennos	not used	relojéenles, relojéense
with formal second-person plural imperative relojeen	accusative	relojéenme	not used	relojéenlo, relojéenla	relojéennos	not used	relojéenlos, relojéenlas, relojéense

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