recaer
Spanish
Etymology
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)
- to relapse
Conjugation
Conjugation of recaer (irregular) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive | recaer | ||||||
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gerund | recayendo | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | recaído | recaída | |||||
plural | recaídos | recaídas | |||||
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 | recaigo | recaestú recaésvos | 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 | recaigastú recaigásvos2 | 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 | recaetú recaévos | 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 | ||||||
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1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
with infinitive recaer | |||||||
dative | recaerme | recaerte | recaerle, recaerse | recaernos | recaeros | recaerles, recaerse | |
accusative | recaerme | recaerte | recaerlo, recaerla, recaerse | recaernos | recaeros | recaerlos, recaerlas, recaerse | |
with gerund recayendo | |||||||
dative | recayéndome | recayéndote | recayéndole, recayéndose | recayéndonos | recayéndoos | recayéndoles, recayéndose | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
accusative | recáiganme | not used | recáiganlo, recáiganla | recáigannos | not used | recáiganlos, recáiganlas, recáiganse |
Further reading
- “recaer”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014