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jalar
jalar
Spanish
Verb
jalar (first-person singular present jalo, first-person singular preterite jalé, past participle jalado)
- (transitive) to pull
- (transitive, familiar) to draw (in); to attract
- El circo jala a todos los hijos del pueblo. — "The circus draws all the town's children."
- Las dramatizaciones lo jalan. — "The plays appeal to him."
- (intransitive) to pull (together)
- (intransitive, familiar) to hurry along; to get along
- (intransitive, Mexico, familiar) to function properly; to be in working order
Conjugation
infinitive | jalar | ||||||
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gerund | jalando | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | jalado | jalada | |||||
plural | jalados | jaladas | |||||
singular | plural | ||||||
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 |
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present | jalo | jalastú jalásvos |
jala | jalamos | jaláis | jalan | |
imperfect | jalaba | jalabas | jalaba | jalábamos | jalabais | jalaban | |
preterite | jalé | jalaste | jaló | jalamos | jalasteis | jalaron | |
future | jalaré | jalarás | jalará | jalaremos | jalaréis | jalarán | |
conditional | jalaría | jalarías | jalaría | jalaríamos | jalaríais | jalarían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos |
él/ella usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes |
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present | jale | jalestú jalésvos1 |
jale | jalemos | jaléis | jalen | |
imperfect (ra) |
jalara | jalaras | jalara | jaláramos | jalarais | jalaran | |
imperfect (se) |
jalase | jalases | jalase | jalásemos | jalaseis | jalasen | |
future | jalare | jalares | jalare | jaláremos | jalareis | jalaren | |
imperative | — | tú vos |
usted | nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ustedes | |
affirmative | jalatú jalávos |
jale | jalemos | jalad | jalen | ||
negative | no jales | no jale | no jalemos | no jaléis | no jalen |
1Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not be attested. Pronoun usage varies by region.
singular | plural | ||||||
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1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
with infinitive jalar | |||||||
dative | jalarme | jalarte, jalarle | jalarle, jalarse | jalarnos | jalaros, jalarles | jalarles, jalarse | |
accusative | jalarme | jalarte, jalarlo, jalarla | jalarlo, jalarla, jalarse | jalarnos | jalaros, jalarlos, jalarlas | jalarlos, jalarlas, jalarse | |
with gerund jalando | |||||||
dative | jalándome | jalándote, jalándole | jalándole, jalándose | jalándonos | jalándoos, jalándoles | jalándoles, jalándose | |
accusative | jalándome | jalándote, jalándolo, jalándola | jalándolo, jalándola, jalándose | jalándonos | jalándoos, jalándolos, jalándolas | jalándolos, jalándolas, jalándose | |
with informal second-person singular imperative jala | |||||||
dative | jalame | jalate, jalale | jalale | jalanos | jalaos, jalales | jalales | |
accusative | jalame | jalate, jalalo, jalala | jalalo, jalala | jalanos | jalaos, jalalos, jalalas | jalalos, jalalas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative jale | |||||||
dative | jáleme | jálete, jálele | jálele, jálese | jálenos | jáleles | jáleles, jálese | |
accusative | jáleme | jálete, jálelo, jálela | jálelo, jálela, jálese | jálenos | jálelos, jálelas | jálelos, jálelas, jálese | |
with first-person plural imperative jalemos | |||||||
dative | not used | jalémosle | jalémosle | jalémonos | jalémosles | jalémosles | |
accusative | not used | jalémoslo, jalémosla | jalémoslo, jalémosla | jalémonos | jalémoslos, jalémoslas | jalémoslos, jalémoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative jalad | |||||||
dative | jaladme | jaladle | jaladle | jaladnos | jalaos, jaladles | jaladles | |
accusative | jaladme | jaladlo, jaladla | jaladlo, jaladla | jaladnos | jalaos, jaladlos, jaladlas | jaladlos, jaladlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative jalen | |||||||
dative | jálenme | jálente, jálenle | jálenle, jálense | jálenos | jálenles | jálenles, jálense | |
accusative | jálenme | jálente, jálenlo, jálenla | jálenlo, jálenla, jálense | jálenos | jálenlos, jálenlas | jálenlos, jálenlas, jálense |
Synonyms
References
- “jalar” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima segunda edición, Real Academia Española, 2001.