relativizar

Spanish

Etymology

From relativo +‎ -izar.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (Spain) /relatibiˈθaɾ/ [re.la.t̪i.β̞iˈθaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /relatibiˈsaɾ/ [re.la.t̪i.β̞iˈsaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: re‧la‧ti‧vi‧zar

Verb

relativizar (first-person singular present relativizo, first-person singular preterite relativicé, past participle relativizado)

  1. (transitive) to play down, put into perspective

Conjugation
    Conjugation of relativizar (c-z alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive relativizar
gerund relativizando
past participle masculine feminine
singular relativizado relativizada
plural relativizados relativizadas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present relativizo relativizastú
relativizásvos		 relativiza relativizamos relativizáis relativizan
imperfect relativizaba relativizabas relativizaba relativizábamos relativizabais relativizaban
preterite relativicé relativizaste relativizó relativizamos relativizasteis relativizaron
future relativizaré relativizarás relativizará relativizaremos relativizaréis relativizarán
conditional relativizaría relativizarías relativizaría relativizaríamos relativizaríais relativizarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present relativice relativicestú
relativicésvos2		 relativice relativicemos relativicéis relativicen
imperfect
(ra)		 relativizara relativizaras relativizara relativizáramos relativizarais relativizaran
imperfect
(se)		 relativizase relativizases relativizase relativizásemos relativizaseis relativizasen
future1 relativizare relativizares relativizare relativizáremos relativizareis relativizaren
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative relativizatú
relativizávos		 relativice relativicemos relativizad relativicen
negative no relativices no relativice no relativicemos no relativicéis no relativicen

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of relativizar (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 relativizar
dative relativizarme relativizarte relativizarle, relativizarse relativizarnos relativizaros relativizarles, relativizarse
accusative relativizarme relativizarte relativizarlo, relativizarla, relativizarse relativizarnos relativizaros relativizarlos, relativizarlas, relativizarse
with gerund relativizando
dative relativizándome relativizándote relativizándole, relativizándose relativizándonos relativizándoos relativizándoles, relativizándose
accusative relativizándome relativizándote relativizándolo, relativizándola, relativizándose relativizándonos relativizándoos relativizándolos, relativizándolas, relativizándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative relativiza
dative relativízame relativízate relativízale relativízanos not used relativízales
accusative relativízame relativízate relativízalo, relativízala relativízanos not used relativízalos, relativízalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative relativizá
dative relativizame relativizate relativizale relativizanos not used relativizales
accusative relativizame relativizate relativizalo, relativizala relativizanos not used relativizalos, relativizalas
with formal second-person singular imperative relativice
dative relativíceme not used relativícele, relativícese relativícenos not used relativíceles
accusative relativíceme not used relativícelo, relativícela, relativícese relativícenos not used relativícelos, relativícelas
with first-person plural imperative relativicemos
dative not used relativicémoste relativicémosle relativicémonos relativicémoos relativicémosles
accusative not used relativicémoste relativicémoslo, relativicémosla relativicémonos relativicémoos relativicémoslos, relativicémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative relativizad
dative relativizadme not used relativizadle relativizadnos relativizaos relativizadles
accusative relativizadme not used relativizadlo, relativizadla relativizadnos relativizaos relativizadlos, relativizadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative relativicen
dative relativícenme not used relativícenle relativícennos not used relativícenles, relativícense
accusative relativícenme not used relativícenlo, relativícenla relativícennos not used relativícenlos, relativícenlas, relativícense

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