Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | rechazo | |
| tú | rechazas | |
| él / ella / usted | rechaza | |
| nosotros / nosotras | rechazamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | rechazáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | rechazan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | rechacé | |
| tú | rechazaste | |
| él / ella / usted | rechazó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | rechazamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | rechazasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | rechazaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | rechazaba | |
| tú | rechazabas | |
| él / ella / usted | rechazaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | rechazábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | rechazabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | rechazaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | rechazaré | |
| tú | rechazarás | |
| él / ella / usted | rechazará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | rechazaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | rechazaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | rechazarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | rechazaría | |
| tú | rechazarías | |
| él / ella / usted | rechazaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | rechazaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | rechazaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | rechazarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | rechace | |
| tú | rechaces | |
| él / ella / usted | rechace | |
| nosotros / nosotras | rechacemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | rechacéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | rechacen |
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 reject, to turn down, to turn away, to refuse, to dismiss, to shun, to decline
- to decline, to deny (e.g. a credit card declining, an appeal being denied)
- to repel, to ward off
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