What does relajar mean?
relajar means to relax, to loosen in English. It is a regular -ar verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to soothe (e.g., the body, one's skin); to loosen up, to ease up, to ease, to lighten, (e.g., a restriction, the mood).
Principal forms of relajar
- Infinitive
- relajar
- Gerund
- relajando
- Past participle
- relajado
Relajar 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 | relajo | relajé | relajaba | relajaré |
| tú | relajas | relajaste | relajabas | relajarás |
| él / ella / usted | relaja | relajó | relajaba | relajará |
| nosotros/as | relajamos | relajamos | relajábamos | relajaremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | relajan | relajaron | relajaban | relajarán |
Pattern notes
- Relajar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with relajar
Practice prompts
- Conjugate relajar 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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