Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | razono | |
| tú | razonas | |
| él / ella / usted | razona | |
| nosotros / nosotras | razonamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | razonáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | razonan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | razoné | |
| tú | razonaste | |
| él / ella / usted | razonó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | razonamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | razonasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | razonaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | razonaba | |
| tú | razonabas | |
| él / ella / usted | razonaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | razonábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | razonabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | razonaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | razonaré | |
| tú | razonarás | |
| él / ella / usted | razonará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | razonaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | razonaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | razonarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | razonaría | |
| tú | razonarías | |
| él / ella / usted | razonaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | razonaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | razonaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | razonarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | razone | |
| tú | razones | |
| él / ella / usted | razone | |
| nosotros / nosotras | razonemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | razonéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | razonen |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to reason (exercise rational faculty)
- to explain, justify (provide an acceptable reason)
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations