ralentizar
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ralentiˈθaɾ/ [ra.lẽn̪.t̪iˈθaɾ] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
- IPA(key): /ralentiˈsaɾ/ [ra.lẽn̪.t̪iˈsaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: ra‧len‧ti‧zar
Verb
ralentizar (first-person singular present ralentizo, first-person singular preterite ralenticé, past participle ralentizado)
- (transitive) to slow down
Conjugation
Conjugation of ralentizar (c-z alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Selected combined forms of ralentizar (c-z alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| with infinitive ralentizar | dative | ralentizarme | ralentizarte | ralentizarle, ralentizarse | ralentizarnos | ralentizaros | ralentizarles, ralentizarse |
| accusative | ralentizarme | ralentizarte | ralentizarlo, ralentizarla, ralentizarse | ralentizarnos | ralentizaros | ralentizarlos, ralentizarlas, ralentizarse | |
| with gerund ralentizando | dative | ralentizándome | ralentizándote | ralentizándole, ralentizándose | ralentizándonos | ralentizándoos | ralentizándoles, ralentizándose |
| accusative | ralentizándome | ralentizándote | ralentizándolo, ralentizándola, ralentizándose | ralentizándonos | ralentizándoos | ralentizándolos, ralentizándolas, ralentizándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative ralentiza | dative | ralentízame | ralentízate | ralentízale | ralentízanos | not used | ralentízales |
| accusative | ralentízame | ralentízate | ralentízalo, ralentízala | ralentízanos | not used | ralentízalos, ralentízalas | |
| with informal second-person singular voseo imperative ralentizá | dative | ralentizame | ralentizate | ralentizale | ralentizanos | not used | ralentizales |
| accusative | ralentizame | ralentizate | ralentizalo, ralentizala | ralentizanos | not used | ralentizalos, ralentizalas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative ralentice | dative | ralentíceme | not used | ralentícele, ralentícese | ralentícenos | not used | ralentíceles |
| accusative | ralentíceme | not used | ralentícelo, ralentícela, ralentícese | ralentícenos | not used | ralentícelos, ralentícelas | |
| with first-person plural imperative ralenticemos | dative | not used | ralenticémoste | ralenticémosle | ralenticémonos | ralenticémoos | ralenticémosles |
| accusative | not used | ralenticémoste | ralenticémoslo, ralenticémosla | ralenticémonos | ralenticémoos | ralenticémoslos, ralenticémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative ralentizad | dative | ralentizadme | not used | ralentizadle | ralentizadnos | ralentizaos | ralentizadles |
| accusative | ralentizadme | not used | ralentizadlo, ralentizadla | ralentizadnos | ralentizaos | ralentizadlos, ralentizadlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative ralenticen | dative | ralentícenme | not used | ralentícenle | ralentícennos | not used | ralentícenles, ralentícense |
| accusative | ralentícenme | not used | ralentícenlo, ralentícenla | ralentícennos | not used | ralentícenlos, ralentícenlas, ralentícense | |
Further reading
- “ralentizar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
- Manuel Seco; Olimpia Andrés; Gabino Ramos (3 August 2023), “ralentizar”, in Diccionario del español actual [Dictionary of Current Spanish] (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA [BBVA Foundation]