soslayar
Spanish
Etymology
soslayo (“slanted”) + -ar
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /soslaˈʝaɾ/ [sos.laˈʝaɾ]
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /soslaˈʃaɾ/ [sos.laˈʃaɾ]
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /soslaˈʒaɾ/ [sos.laˈʒaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: sos‧la‧yar
Verb
soslayar (first-person singular present soslayo, first-person singular preterite soslayé, past participle soslayado)
- to evade
- to get around, to get round, to dodge (a question, tricky issue etc.)
- Synonym: evitar
Conjugation
Conjugation of soslayar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive | soslayar | ||||||
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gerund | soslayando | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | soslayado | soslayada | |||||
plural | soslayados | soslayadas | |||||
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 | soslayo | soslayastú soslayásvos | soslaya | soslayamos | soslayáis | soslayan | |
imperfect | soslayaba | soslayabas | soslayaba | soslayábamos | soslayabais | soslayaban | |
preterite | soslayé | soslayaste | soslayó | soslayamos | soslayasteis | soslayaron | |
future | soslayaré | soslayarás | soslayará | soslayaremos | soslayaréis | soslayarán | |
conditional | soslayaría | soslayarías | soslayaría | soslayaríamos | soslayaríais | soslayarían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | soslaye | soslayestú soslayésvos2 | soslaye | soslayemos | soslayéis | soslayen | |
imperfect (ra) | soslayara | soslayaras | soslayara | soslayáramos | soslayarais | soslayaran | |
imperfect (se) | soslayase | soslayases | soslayase | soslayásemos | soslayaseis | soslayasen | |
future1 | soslayare | soslayares | soslayare | soslayáremos | soslayareis | soslayaren | |
imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
affirmative | soslayatú soslayávos | soslaye | soslayemos | soslayad | soslayen | ||
negative | no soslayes | no soslaye | no soslayemos | no soslayéis | no soslayen |
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of soslayar
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 soslayar | |||||||
dative | soslayarme | soslayarte | soslayarle, soslayarse | soslayarnos | soslayaros | soslayarles, soslayarse | |
accusative | soslayarme | soslayarte | soslayarlo, soslayarla, soslayarse | soslayarnos | soslayaros | soslayarlos, soslayarlas, soslayarse | |
with gerund soslayando | |||||||
dative | soslayándome | soslayándote | soslayándole, soslayándose | soslayándonos | soslayándoos | soslayándoles, soslayándose | |
accusative | soslayándome | soslayándote | soslayándolo, soslayándola, soslayándose | soslayándonos | soslayándoos | soslayándolos, soslayándolas, soslayándose | |
with informal second-person singular tú imperative soslaya | |||||||
dative | sosláyame | sosláyate | sosláyale | sosláyanos | not used | sosláyales | |
accusative | sosláyame | sosláyate | sosláyalo, sosláyala | sosláyanos | not used | sosláyalos, sosláyalas | |
with informal second-person singular vos imperative soslayá | |||||||
dative | soslayame | soslayate | soslayale | soslayanos | not used | soslayales | |
accusative | soslayame | soslayate | soslayalo, soslayala | soslayanos | not used | soslayalos, soslayalas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative soslaye | |||||||
dative | sosláyeme | not used | sosláyele, sosláyese | sosláyenos | not used | sosláyeles | |
accusative | sosláyeme | not used | sosláyelo, sosláyela, sosláyese | sosláyenos | not used | sosláyelos, sosláyelas | |
with first-person plural imperative soslayemos | |||||||
dative | not used | soslayémoste | soslayémosle | soslayémonos | soslayémoos | soslayémosles | |
accusative | not used | soslayémoste | soslayémoslo, soslayémosla | soslayémonos | soslayémoos | soslayémoslos, soslayémoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative soslayad | |||||||
dative | soslayadme | not used | soslayadle | soslayadnos | soslayaos | soslayadles | |
accusative | soslayadme | not used | soslayadlo, soslayadla | soslayadnos | soslayaos | soslayadlos, soslayadlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative soslayen | |||||||
dative | sosláyenme | not used | sosláyenle | sosláyennos | not used | sosláyenles, sosláyense | |
accusative | sosláyenme | not used | sosláyenlo, sosláyenla | sosláyennos | not used | sosláyenlos, sosláyenlas, sosláyense |
Related terms
- insoslayable
Further reading
- “soslayar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014