retrotraer
Spanish
Etymology
From retro- + traer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /retɾotɾaˈeɾ/ [re.t̪ɾo.t̪ɾaˈeɾ]
- Rhymes: -eɾ
- Syllabification: re‧tro‧tra‧er
Verb
retrotraer (first-person singular present retrotraigo, first-person singular preterite retrotraje, past participle retrotraído)
- to take back (to a bygone era)
Conjugation
Conjugation of retrotraer (irregular) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive | retrotraer | ||||||
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gerund | retrotrayendo | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | retrotraído | retrotraída | |||||
plural | retrotraídos | retrotraídas | |||||
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 | retrotraigo | retrotraestú retrotraésvos | retrotrae | retrotraemos | retrotraéis | retrotraen | |
imperfect | retrotraía | retrotraías | retrotraía | retrotraíamos | retrotraíais | retrotraían | |
preterite | retrotraje | retrotrajiste | retrotrajo | retrotrajimos | retrotrajisteis | retrotrajeron | |
future | retrotraeré | retrotraerás | retrotraerá | retrotraeremos | retrotraeréis | retrotraerán | |
conditional | retrotraería | retrotraerías | retrotraería | retrotraeríamos | retrotraeríais | retrotraerían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | retrotraiga | retrotraigastú retrotraigásvos2 | retrotraiga | retrotraigamos | retrotraigáis | retrotraigan | |
imperfect (ra) | retrotrajera | retrotrajeras | retrotrajera | retrotrajéramos | retrotrajerais | retrotrajeran | |
imperfect (se) | retrotrajese | retrotrajeses | retrotrajese | retrotrajésemos | retrotrajeseis | retrotrajesen | |
future1 | retrotrajere | retrotrajeres | retrotrajere | retrotrajéremos | retrotrajereis | retrotrajeren | |
imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
affirmative | retrotraetú retrotraévos | retrotraiga | retrotraigamos | retrotraed | retrotraigan | ||
negative | no retrotraigas | no retrotraiga | no retrotraigamos | no retrotraigáis | no retrotraigan |
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of retrotraer (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 retrotraer | |||||||
dative | retrotraerme | retrotraerte | retrotraerle, retrotraerse | retrotraernos | retrotraeros | retrotraerles, retrotraerse | |
accusative | retrotraerme | retrotraerte | retrotraerlo, retrotraerla, retrotraerse | retrotraernos | retrotraeros | retrotraerlos, retrotraerlas, retrotraerse | |
with gerund retrotrayendo | |||||||
dative | retrotrayéndome | retrotrayéndote | retrotrayéndole, retrotrayéndose | retrotrayéndonos | retrotrayéndoos | retrotrayéndoles, retrotrayéndose | |
accusative | retrotrayéndome | retrotrayéndote | retrotrayéndolo, retrotrayéndola, retrotrayéndose | retrotrayéndonos | retrotrayéndoos | retrotrayéndolos, retrotrayéndolas, retrotrayéndose | |
with informal second-person singular tú imperative retrotrae | |||||||
dative | retrotráeme | retrotráete | retrotráele | retrotráenos | not used | retrotráeles | |
accusative | retrotráeme | retrotráete | retrotráelo, retrotráela | retrotráenos | not used | retrotráelos, retrotráelas | |
with informal second-person singular vos imperative retrotraé | |||||||
dative | retrotraeme | retrotraete | retrotraele | retrotraenos | not used | retrotraeles | |
accusative | retrotraeme | retrotraete | retrotraelo, retrotraela | retrotraenos | not used | retrotraelos, retrotraelas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative retrotraiga | |||||||
dative | retrotráigame | not used | retrotráigale, retrotráigase | retrotráiganos | not used | retrotráigales | |
accusative | retrotráigame | not used | retrotráigalo, retrotráigala, retrotráigase | retrotráiganos | not used | retrotráigalos, retrotráigalas | |
with first-person plural imperative retrotraigamos | |||||||
dative | not used | retrotraigámoste | retrotraigámosle | retrotraigámonos | retrotraigámoos | retrotraigámosles | |
accusative | not used | retrotraigámoste | retrotraigámoslo, retrotraigámosla | retrotraigámonos | retrotraigámoos | retrotraigámoslos, retrotraigámoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative retrotraed | |||||||
dative | retrotraedme | not used | retrotraedle | retrotraednos | retrotraeos | retrotraedles | |
accusative | retrotraedme | not used | retrotraedlo, retrotraedla | retrotraednos | retrotraeos | retrotraedlos, retrotraedlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative retrotraigan | |||||||
dative | retrotráiganme | not used | retrotráiganle | retrotráigannos | not used | retrotráiganles, retrotráiganse | |
accusative | retrotráiganme | not used | retrotráiganlo, retrotráiganla | retrotráigannos | not used | retrotráiganlos, retrotráiganlas, retrotráiganse |
Further reading
- “retrotraer”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014