What does alejar mean?
alejar means to remove to a distance, put farther away, to lead away, to draw away in English. It is a regular -ar verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to estrange, alienate; to keep at a distance.
Spanish verb guide
Alejar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn alejar, meaning to remove to a distance, put farther away, to lead away, to draw away, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-argerund: alejandoparticiple: alejado
Principal forms of alejar
- Infinitive
- alejar
- Gerund
- alejando
- Past participle
- alejado
Alejar conjugation table
Compare the present, preterite, imperfect, and future forms. Reflexive pronouns are included where the verb requires them.
| Pronoun | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | alejo | alejé | alejaba | alejaré |
| tú | alejas | alejaste | alejabas | alejarás |
| él / ella / usted | aleja | alejó | alejaba | alejará |
| nosotros/as | alejamos | alejamos | alejábamos | alejaremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | alejan | alejaron | alejaban | alejarán |
Pattern notes
- Alejar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with alejar
No te alejes de aquí.Stay close.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Aleja a Tom de mi.Get Tom away from me.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tom se alejó de un salto.Tom jumped away.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate alejar for yo in the present.
- Use the preterite form for ella.
- Say the nosotros/as imperfect form.
- Write a short sentence in the future.
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