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/reˈθaɾ/ ES

/reˈsaɾ/ MX

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Translation

to pray

Word origin

From Latin recitare ('to read aloud, to recite'), from re- and citare ('to call, to summon'). It means 'to pray'.

Origin
Latin
Root
recitare
English cognates
recite, cite, recital

Grammar

Verb type-ar irregular (z>c)

Conjugation

Regular spanish-stem-changing conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yorezorecérezabarezarérezaría
rezasrezasterezabasrezarásrezarías
él/ella/ud.rezarezórezabarezarárezaría
nos.rezamosrezamosrezábamosrezaremosrezaríamos
vos.rezáisrezasteisrezabaisrezaréisrezaríais
ellos/uds.rezanrezaronrezabanrezaránrezarían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yorecerezararezase
recesrezarasrezases
él/ella/ud.recerezararezase
nos.recemosrezáramosrezásemos
vos.recéisrezaraisrezaseis
ellos/uds.recenrezaranrezasen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
reza
ud.rece
nosotrosrecemos
vosotrosrezad
uds.recen

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
rezando
Past participle
rezado

Examples

.

My grandmother prays every night before sleeping.

.

We are going to pray for the family.

.

The man prays at church on Sundays.

Recé .

I prayed for my daughter this morning.

.

My mother taught me how to pray.

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This word is part of lesson 34.