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rayar

rayar

Old Provençal

Verb

rayar

(usually of the Sun) to shine; to emit light

Related terms

rai noun

References

(fr)(de) radiāre in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (Walther von Wartburg, 2002) (lists Old Provençal as raiar)

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin radiāre, present active infinitive of radiō.

Pronunciation

Homophone: rallar (Latin America)

Verb

rayar ‎(first-person singular present rayo, first-person singular preterite rayé, past participle rayado)

to scratch
to line, mark
to verge (on)
(reflexive, colloquial) to go crazy

Conjugation

Conjugation of rayar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)^{edit data}

		singular			plural
infinitive			rayar
gerund			rayando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		rayado		rayada
		plural		rayados		rayadas
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	rayo	rayas^tú rayás^{^vos}	raya	rayamos	rayáis	rayan
	imperfect	rayaba	rayabas	rayaba	rayábamos	rayabais	rayaban
	preterite	rayé	rayaste	rayó	rayamos	rayasteis	rayaron
	future	rayaré	rayarás	rayará	rayaremos	rayaréis	rayarán
	conditional	rayaría	rayarías	rayaría	rayaríamos	rayaríais	rayarían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	raye	rayes^{^tú} rayés^{^vos¹}	raye	rayemos	rayéis	rayen
	imperfect (ra)	rayara	rayaras	rayara	rayáramos	rayarais	rayaran
	imperfect (se)	rayase	rayases	rayase	rayásemos	rayaseis	rayasen
	future	rayare	rayares	rayare	rayáremos	rayareis	rayaren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		raya^{^tú} rayá^{^vos}	raye	rayemos	rayad	rayen
	negative		no rayes	no raye	no rayemos	no rayéis	no rayen

¹Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

Synonyms

(scratch): rascar

Related terms

See also