arrasar
Catalan
Etymology
- a- + ras + -ar
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ə.rəˈza/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /a.raˈzaɾ/
Verb
arrasar (first-person singular present arraso, past participle arrasat)
- (transitive) to sweep away, to raze, to clear cut, to devastate
- (intransitive) to triumph
Conjugation
Conjugation of arrasar (first conjugation)
infinitive | arrasar | ||||||
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present participle | arrasant | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | arrasat | arrasada | |||||
plural | arrasats | arrasades | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
present | arraso | arrases | arrasa | arrasem | arraseu | arrasen | |
imperfect | arrasava | arrasaves | arrasava | arrasàvem | arrasàveu | arrasaven | |
future | arrasaré | arrasaràs | arrasarà | arrasarem | arrasareu | arrasaran | |
preterite | arrasí | arrasares | arrasà | arrasàrem | arrasàreu | arrasaren | |
conditional | arrasaria | arrasaries | arrasaria | arrasaríem | arrasaríeu | arrasarien | |
subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
present | arrasi | arrasis | arrasi | arrasem | arraseu | arrasin | |
imperfect | arrasés | arrasessis | arrasés | arraséssim | arraséssiu | arrasessin | |
imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès | |
— | arrasa | arrasi | arrasem | arraseu | arrasin |
Further reading
- “arrasar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Portuguese
Verb
arrasar (first-person singular present arraso, first-person singular preterite arrasei, past participle arrasado)
- to raze, demolish
- (slang) to do something very well so that one gets popular attention
Conjugation
Conjugation of arrasar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Singular | Plural | |||||
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First-person (eu) | Second-person (tu) | Third-person (ele / ela / você) | First-person (nós) | Second-person (vós) | Third-person (eles / elas / vocês) | |
Infinitive | ||||||
Impersonal | arrasar | |||||
Personal | arrasar | arrasares | arrasar | arrasarmos | arrasardes | arrasarem |
Gerund | ||||||
arrasando | ||||||
Past participle | ||||||
Masculine | arrasado | arrasados | ||||
Feminine | arrasada | arrasadas | ||||
Indicative | ||||||
Present | arraso | arrasas | arrasa | arrasamos | arrasais | arrasam |
Imperfect | arrasava | arrasavas | arrasava | arrasávamos | arrasáveis | arrasavam |
Preterite | arrasei | arrasaste | arrasou | arrasamos1, arrasámos2 | arrasastes | arrasaram |
Pluperfect | arrasara | arrasaras | arrasara | arrasáramos | arrasáreis | arrasaram |
Future | arrasarei | arrasarás | arrasará | arrasaremos | arrasareis | arrasarão |
Conditional | ||||||
arrasaria | arrasarias | arrasaria | arrasaríamos | arrasaríeis | arrasariam | |
Subjunctive | ||||||
Present | arrase | arrases | arrase | arrasemos | arraseis | arrasem |
Imperfect | arrasasse | arrasasses | arrasasse | arrasássemos | arrasásseis | arrasassem |
Future | arrasar | arrasares | arrasar | arrasarmos | arrasardes | arrasarem |
Imperative | ||||||
Affirmative | arrasa | arrase | arrasemos | arrasai | arrasem | |
Negative (não) | não arrases | não arrase | não arrasemos | não arraseis | não arrasem |
1Brazil.
2Portugal.
Spanish
Etymology
From rasar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /araˈsaɾ/ [a.raˈsaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: a‧rra‧sar
Verb
arrasar (first-person singular present arraso, first-person singular preterite arrasé, past participle arrasado)
- (transitive) to raze, level, to smooth
- Synonym: allanar
- (transitive) to lay waste to, to rampage, to devastate
- Synonym: destruir
- (intransitive, figurative) to triumph, to crush, to sweep (to be phenomenally successful)
- 2021 May 4, Carlos E. Cué, “Ayuso arrasa en Madrid”, in El País:
- Las cosas han cambiado mucho en el PP actual, pero el esquema se repite de alguna manera. Ayuso arrasa y tiene todo el poder en Madrid, la comunidad más rica y la que más peso político y mediático acumula, al ser la capital política y financiera y la sede de los principales medios de comunicación del país.
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- (intransitive, or transitive with con) to wipe out
Conjugation
Conjugation of arrasar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive | arrasar | ||||||
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gerund | arrasando | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | arrasado | arrasada | |||||
plural | arrasados | arrasadas | |||||
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 | arraso | arrasastú arrasásvos | arrasa | arrasamos | arrasáis | arrasan | |
imperfect | arrasaba | arrasabas | arrasaba | arrasábamos | arrasabais | arrasaban | |
preterite | arrasé | arrasaste | arrasó | arrasamos | arrasasteis | arrasaron | |
future | arrasaré | arrasarás | arrasará | arrasaremos | arrasaréis | arrasarán | |
conditional | arrasaría | arrasarías | arrasaría | arrasaríamos | arrasaríais | arrasarían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | arrase | arrasestú arrasésvos2 | arrase | arrasemos | arraséis | arrasen | |
imperfect (ra) | arrasara | arrasaras | arrasara | arrasáramos | arrasarais | arrasaran | |
imperfect (se) | arrasase | arrasases | arrasase | arrasásemos | arrasaseis | arrasasen | |
future1 | arrasare | arrasares | arrasare | arrasáremos | arrasareis | arrasaren | |
imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
affirmative | arrasatú arrasávos | arrase | arrasemos | arrasad | arrasen | ||
negative | no arrases | no arrase | no arrasemos | no arraséis | no arrasen |
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of arrasar
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 arrasar | |||||||
dative | arrasarme | arrasarte | arrasarle, arrasarse | arrasarnos | arrasaros | arrasarles, arrasarse | |
accusative | arrasarme | arrasarte | arrasarlo, arrasarla, arrasarse | arrasarnos | arrasaros | arrasarlos, arrasarlas, arrasarse | |
with gerund arrasando | |||||||
dative | arrasándome | arrasándote | arrasándole, arrasándose | arrasándonos | arrasándoos | arrasándoles, arrasándose | |
accusative | arrasándome | arrasándote | arrasándolo, arrasándola, arrasándose | arrasándonos | arrasándoos | arrasándolos, arrasándolas, arrasándose | |
with informal second-person singular tú imperative arrasa | |||||||
dative | arrásame | arrásate | arrásale | arrásanos | not used | arrásales | |
accusative | arrásame | arrásate | arrásalo, arrásala | arrásanos | not used | arrásalos, arrásalas | |
with informal second-person singular vos imperative arrasá | |||||||
dative | arrasame | arrasate | arrasale | arrasanos | not used | arrasales | |
accusative | arrasame | arrasate | arrasalo, arrasala | arrasanos | not used | arrasalos, arrasalas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative arrase | |||||||
dative | arráseme | not used | arrásele, arrásese | arrásenos | not used | arráseles | |
accusative | arráseme | not used | arráselo, arrásela, arrásese | arrásenos | not used | arráselos, arráselas | |
with first-person plural imperative arrasemos | |||||||
dative | not used | arrasémoste | arrasémosle | arrasémonos | arrasémoos | arrasémosles | |
accusative | not used | arrasémoste | arrasémoslo, arrasémosla | arrasémonos | arrasémoos | arrasémoslos, arrasémoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative arrasad | |||||||
dative | arrasadme | not used | arrasadle | arrasadnos | arrasaos | arrasadles | |
accusative | arrasadme | not used | arrasadlo, arrasadla | arrasadnos | arrasaos | arrasadlos, arrasadlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative arrasen | |||||||
dative | arrásenme | not used | arrásenle | arrásennos | not used | arrásenles, arrásense | |
accusative | arrásenme | not used | arrásenlo, arrásenla | arrásennos | not used | arrásenlos, arrásenlas, arrásense |
Derived terms
- arrasador
- arrasamiento
Further reading
- “arrasar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014