retraer
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin retrahere, present active infinitive of retrahō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /retɾaˈeɾ/ [re.t̪ɾaˈeɾ]
- Rhymes: -eɾ
- Syllabification: re‧tra‧er
Verb
retraer (first-person singular present retraigo, first-person singular preterite retraje, past participle retraído)
- to withdraw, to retract (something)
- to bring back (to cause one to remember)
- 1975, Jorge Luis Borges, The Book of Sand, "The Other", p. 10:
- El estilo me retrajo a un patio, que ha desaparecido […]
- The style brought me back to a patio, which has disappeared […]
- 1975, Jorge Luis Borges, The Book of Sand, "The Other", p. 10:
- (reflexive) to withdraw (oneself), to shrink back
Conjugation
Conjugation of retraer (irregular) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive | retraer | ||||||
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gerund | retrayendo | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | retraído | retraída | |||||
plural | retraídos | retraídas | |||||
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 | retraigo | retraestú retraésvos | retrae | retraemos | retraéis | retraen | |
imperfect | retraía | retraías | retraía | retraíamos | retraíais | retraían | |
preterite | retraje | retrajiste | retrajo | retrajimos | retrajisteis | retrajeron | |
future | retraeré | retraerás | retraerá | retraeremos | retraeréis | retraerán | |
conditional | retraería | retraerías | retraería | retraeríamos | retraeríais | retraerían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | retraiga | retraigastú retraigásvos2 | retraiga | retraigamos | retraigáis | retraigan | |
imperfect (ra) | retrajera | retrajeras | retrajera | retrajéramos | retrajerais | retrajeran | |
imperfect (se) | retrajese | retrajeses | retrajese | retrajésemos | retrajeseis | retrajesen | |
future1 | retrajere | retrajeres | retrajere | retrajéremos | retrajereis | retrajeren | |
imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
affirmative | retraetú retraévos | retraiga | retraigamos | retraed | retraigan | ||
negative | no retraigas | no retraiga | no retraigamos | no retraigáis | no retraigan |
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of retraer (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 retraer | |||||||
dative | retraerme | retraerte | retraerle, retraerse | retraernos | retraeros | retraerles, retraerse | |
accusative | retraerme | retraerte | retraerlo, retraerla, retraerse | retraernos | retraeros | retraerlos, retraerlas, retraerse | |
with gerund retrayendo | |||||||
dative | retrayéndome | retrayéndote | retrayéndole, retrayéndose | retrayéndonos | retrayéndoos | retrayéndoles, retrayéndose | |
accusative | retrayéndome | retrayéndote | retrayéndolo, retrayéndola, retrayéndose | retrayéndonos | retrayéndoos | retrayéndolos, retrayéndolas, retrayéndose | |
with informal second-person singular tú imperative retrae | |||||||
dative | retráeme | retráete | retráele | retráenos | not used | retráeles | |
accusative | retráeme | retráete | retráelo, retráela | retráenos | not used | retráelos, retráelas | |
with informal second-person singular vos imperative retraé | |||||||
dative | retraeme | retraete | retraele | retraenos | not used | retraeles | |
accusative | retraeme | retraete | retraelo, retraela | retraenos | not used | retraelos, retraelas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative retraiga | |||||||
dative | retráigame | not used | retráigale, retráigase | retráiganos | not used | retráigales | |
accusative | retráigame | not used | retráigalo, retráigala, retráigase | retráiganos | not used | retráigalos, retráigalas | |
with first-person plural imperative retraigamos | |||||||
dative | not used | retraigámoste | retraigámosle | retraigámonos | retraigámoos | retraigámosles | |
accusative | not used | retraigámoste | retraigámoslo, retraigámosla | retraigámonos | retraigámoos | retraigámoslos, retraigámoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative retraed | |||||||
dative | retraedme | not used | retraedle | retraednos | retraeos | retraedles | |
accusative | retraedme | not used | retraedlo, retraedla | retraednos | retraeos | retraedlos, retraedlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative retraigan | |||||||
dative | retráiganme | not used | retráiganle | retráigannos | not used | retráiganles, retráiganse | |
accusative | retráiganme | not used | retráiganlo, retráiganla | retráigannos | not used | retráiganlos, retráiganlas, retráiganse |
Derived terms
- retraerse
- retraído
- retraimiento
Related terms
- retracción
- retrato
Further reading
- “retraer”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014