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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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|
| 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 |
|
| 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.