Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | racionalizar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | racionalizando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar racionalizando. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Racionalizar conjugation
racionalizar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning rationalize. In the present tense: yo racionalizo, tú racionalizas, él/ella racionaliza, nosotros racionalizamos, vosotros racionalizáis, ellos racionalizan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
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At a glance
- Infinitive
- racionalizar
- Gerundio
- racionalizando
- Meaning
- rationalize
- Pattern
- Regular
- Difficulty
- Level 2
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | racionalizo | Yo racionalizo mi compra impulsiva con mil excusas.I rationalize my impulse purchase with a thousand excuses. |
| tú | racionalizas | Normalmente, tú racionalizas el error con una historia floja.You usually rationalize the mistake with a weak story. |
| él | racionaliza | Hoy, el portavoz del grupo racionaliza el recorte diciendo que era necesario.Today, the spokesperson for the group rationalizes the cut by saying it was necessary. |
| nosotros | racionalizamos | A veces, nosotros racionalizamos la demora con argumentos viejos.At times, we rationalize the delay with old arguments. |
| vosotros | racionalizáis | Ahora, vosotros racionalizáis el gasto extra como si nada.Right now, you all rationalize the extra cost as if it were nothing. |
| ellos | racionalizan | Casi siempre, los directivos de la empresa racionalizan cada cambio con palabras técnicas.Most of the time, the executives at the company rationalize every change with technical words. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he racionalizado | Este año, yo he racionalizado mi compra impulsiva con mil excusas.This year, I have rationalized my impulse purchase with a thousand excuses. |
| tú | has racionalizado | Últimamente, tú has racionalizado el error con una historia floja.Lately, you have rationalized the mistake with a weak story. |
| él | ha racionalizado | En estos meses, el portavoz del grupo ha racionalizado el recorte diciendo que era necesario.In these months, the spokesperson for the group has rationalized the cut by saying it was necessary. |
| nosotros | hemos racionalizado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos racionalizado la demora con argumentos viejos.So far, we have rationalized the delay with old arguments. |
| vosotros | habéis racionalizado | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis racionalizado el gasto extra como si nada.This term, you all have rationalized the extra cost as if it were nothing. |
| ellos | han racionalizado | En este tiempo, los directivos de la empresa han racionalizado cada cambio con palabras técnicas.During this time, the executives at the company have rationalized every change with technical words. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | racionalicé | Ayer, yo racionalicé mi compra impulsiva con mil excusas.Yesterday, I rationalized my impulse purchase with a thousand excuses. |
| tú | racionalizaste | Hace un rato, tú racionalizaste el error con una historia floja.A little while ago, you rationalized the mistake with a weak story. |
| él | racionalizó | Esta mañana, el portavoz del grupo racionalizó el recorte diciendo que era necesario.This morning, the spokesperson for the group rationalized the cut by saying it was necessary. |
| nosotros | racionalizamos | Anoche, nosotros racionalizamos la demora con argumentos viejos.Last night, we rationalized the delay with old arguments. |
| vosotros | racionalizasteis | El sábado, vosotros racionalizasteis el gasto extra como si nada.On Saturday, you all rationalized the extra cost as if it were nothing. |
| ellos | racionalizaron | Hace poco, los directivos de la empresa racionalizaron cada cambio con palabras técnicas.Not long ago, the executives at the company rationalized every change with technical words. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | racionalizaba | Antes, yo racionalizaba mi compra impulsiva con mil excusas.Before, I used to rationalize my impulse purchase with a thousand excuses. |
| tú | racionalizabas | Por entonces, tú racionalizabas el error con una historia floja.Back then, you used to rationalize the mistake with a weak story. |
| él | racionalizaba | En esa época, el portavoz del grupo racionalizaba el recorte diciendo que era necesario.At that time, the spokesperson for the group used to rationalize the cut by saying it was necessary. |
| nosotros | racionalizábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros racionalizábamos la demora con argumentos viejos.When that was normal, we used to rationalize the delay with old arguments. |
| vosotros | racionalizabais | Hace años, vosotros racionalizabais el gasto extra como si nada.Years ago, you all used to rationalize the extra cost as if it were nothing. |
| ellos | racionalizaban | En aquellos días, los directivos de la empresa racionalizaban cada cambio con palabras técnicas.In those days, the executives at the company used to rationalize every change with technical words. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había racionalizado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había racionalizado mi compra impulsiva con mil excusas.When you arrived, I had already rationalized my impulse purchase with a thousand excuses. |
| tú | habías racionalizado | Para entonces, tú ya habías racionalizado el error con una historia floja.By then, you had already rationalized the mistake with a weak story. |
| él | había racionalizado | Al volver, el portavoz del grupo ya había racionalizado el recorte diciendo que era necesario.When we came back, the spokesperson for the group had already rationalized the cut by saying it was necessary. |
| nosotros | habíamos racionalizado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos racionalizado la demora con argumentos viejos.Before talking it through, we had already rationalized the delay with old arguments. |
| vosotros | habíais racionalizado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais racionalizado el gasto extra como si nada.When you looked again, you all had already rationalized the extra cost as if it were nothing. |
| ellos | habían racionalizado | Para ese momento, los directivos de la empresa ya habían racionalizado cada cambio con palabras técnicas.By that moment, the executives at the company had already rationalized every change with technical words. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube racionalizado | Apenas yo hube racionalizado mi compra impulsiva con mil excusas, todo cambió.As soon as I had rationalized my impulse purchase with a thousand excuses, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste racionalizado | En cuanto tú hubiste racionalizado el error con una historia floja, se notó.The moment you had rationalized the mistake with a weak story, it showed. |
| él | hubo racionalizado | No bien el portavoz del grupo hubo racionalizado el recorte diciendo que era necesario, hubo ruido.As soon as the spokesperson for the group had rationalized the cut by saying it was necessary, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos racionalizado | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos racionalizado la demora con argumentos viejos, seguimos adelante.Once we had rationalized the delay with old arguments, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis racionalizado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis racionalizado el gasto extra como si nada, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had rationalized the extra cost as if it were nothing, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron racionalizado | En cuanto los directivos de la empresa hubieron racionalizado cada cambio con palabras técnicas, el ambiente cambió.The moment the executives at the company had rationalized every change with technical words, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | racionalizaré | Mañana, yo racionalizaré mi compra impulsiva con mil excusas.Tomorrow, I will rationalize my impulse purchase with a thousand excuses. |
| tú | racionalizarás | Dentro de poco, tú racionalizarás el error con una historia floja.Soon, you will rationalize the mistake with a weak story. |
| él | racionalizará | Esta tarde, el portavoz del grupo racionalizará el recorte diciendo que era necesario.This afternoon, the spokesperson for the group will rationalize the cut by saying it was necessary. |
| nosotros | racionalizaremos | La semana que viene, nosotros racionalizaremos la demora con argumentos viejos.Next week, we will rationalize the delay with old arguments. |
| vosotros | racionalizaréis | Pronto, vosotros racionalizaréis el gasto extra como si nada.Before long, you all will rationalize the extra cost as if it were nothing. |
| ellos | racionalizarán | Más adelante, los directivos de la empresa racionalizarán cada cambio con palabras técnicas.Later on, the executives at the company will rationalize every change with technical words. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré racionalizado | Para entonces, yo ya habré racionalizado mi compra impulsiva con mil excusas.By then, I will already have rationalized my impulse purchase with a thousand excuses. |
| tú | habrás racionalizado | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás racionalizado el error con una historia floja.Before closing time, you will already have rationalized the mistake with a weak story. |
| él | habrá racionalizado | Al final del día, el portavoz del grupo ya habrá racionalizado el recorte diciendo que era necesario.By the end of the day, the spokesperson for the group will already have rationalized the cut by saying it was necessary. |
| nosotros | habremos racionalizado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos racionalizado la demora con argumentos viejos.By tomorrow, we will already have rationalized the delay with old arguments. |
| vosotros | habréis racionalizado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis racionalizado el gasto extra como si nada.Before leaving, you all will already have rationalized the extra cost as if it were nothing. |
| ellos | habrán racionalizado | Para esa hora, los directivos de la empresa ya habrán racionalizado cada cambio con palabras técnicas.By that hour, the executives at the company will already have rationalized every change with technical words. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | racionalizaría | En un caso así, yo racionalizaría mi compra impulsiva con mil excusas.In a case like that, I would rationalize my impulse purchase with a thousand excuses. |
| tú | racionalizarías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú racionalizarías el error con una historia floja.With a little more time, you would rationalize the mistake with a weak story. |
| él | racionalizaría | En esa situación, el portavoz del grupo racionalizaría el recorte diciendo que era necesario.In that situation, the spokesperson for the group would rationalize the cut by saying it was necessary. |
| nosotros | racionalizaríamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros racionalizaríamos la demora con argumentos viejos.With that outlook, we would rationalize the delay with old arguments. |
| vosotros | racionalizaríais | Llegado el caso, vosotros racionalizaríais el gasto extra como si nada.If it came to that, you all would rationalize the extra cost as if it were nothing. |
| ellos | racionalizarían | En un día así, los directivos de la empresa racionalizarían cada cambio con palabras técnicas.On a day like that, the executives at the company would rationalize every change with technical words. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría racionalizado | En otro momento, yo habría racionalizado mi compra impulsiva con mil excusas.At another moment, I would have rationalized my impulse purchase with a thousand excuses. |
| tú | habrías racionalizado | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías racionalizado el error con una historia floja.With a little more margin, you would have rationalized the mistake with a weak story. |
| él | habría racionalizado | A esas alturas, el portavoz del grupo habría racionalizado el recorte diciendo que era necesario.By then, the spokesperson for the group would have rationalized the cut by saying it was necessary. |
| nosotros | habríamos racionalizado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos racionalizado la demora con argumentos viejos.With that turn, we would have rationalized the delay with old arguments. |
| vosotros | habríais racionalizado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais racionalizado el gasto extra como si nada.At that point, you all would have rationalized the extra cost as if it were nothing. |
| ellos | habrían racionalizado | En ese punto, los directivos de la empresa habrían racionalizado cada cambio con palabras técnicas.From there, the executives at the company would have rationalized every change with technical words. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | racionalice | Es mejor que yo racionalice mi compra impulsiva con mil excusas.It is better that I rationalize my impulse purchase with a thousand excuses. |
| tú | racionalices | Hace falta que tú racionalices el error con una historia floja.It is necessary that you rationalize the mistake with a weak story. |
| él | racionalice | Conviene que el portavoz del grupo racionalice el recorte diciendo que era necesario.It is wise that the spokesperson for the group rationalize the cut by saying it was necessary. |
| nosotros | racionalicemos | Importa que nosotros racionalicemos la demora con argumentos viejos.It matters that we rationalize the delay with old arguments. |
| vosotros | racionalicéis | Puede ser útil que vosotros racionalicéis el gasto extra como si nada.It may help if you all rationalize the extra cost as if it were nothing. |
| ellos | racionalicen | Es posible que los directivos de la empresa racionalicen cada cambio con palabras técnicas.It is possible that the executives at the company rationalize every change with technical words. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya racionalizado | Ojalá yo haya racionalizado mi compra impulsiva con mil excusas.Hopefully I have rationalized my impulse purchase with a thousand excuses. |
| tú | hayas racionalizado | Puede que tú ya hayas racionalizado el error con una historia floja.Maybe you already have rationalized the mistake with a weak story. |
| él | haya racionalizado | Tal vez el portavoz del grupo haya racionalizado el recorte diciendo que era necesario.Perhaps the spokesperson for the group has rationalized the cut by saying it was necessary. |
| nosotros | hayamos racionalizado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos racionalizado la demora con argumentos viejos.Maybe we already have rationalized the delay with old arguments. |
| vosotros | hayáis racionalizado | Es probable que vosotros hayáis racionalizado el gasto extra como si nada.It is likely that you all have rationalized the extra cost as if it were nothing. |
| ellos | hayan racionalizado | Puede ser que los directivos de la empresa ya hayan racionalizado cada cambio con palabras técnicas.It may be that the executives at the company already have rationalized every change with technical words. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | racionalizara | Si yo racionalizara mi compra impulsiva con mil excusas, se notaría enseguida.If I rationalized my impulse purchase with a thousand excuses, it would show right away. |
| tú | racionalizaras | Si tú racionalizaras el error con una historia floja, costaría ocultarlo.If you rationalized the mistake with a weak story, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | racionalizara | Si el portavoz del grupo racionalizara el recorte diciendo que era necesario, daría mucho que hablar.If the spokesperson for the group rationalized the cut by saying it was necessary, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | racionalizáramos | Si nosotros racionalizáramos la demora con argumentos viejos, todo iría por otro lado.If we rationalized the delay with old arguments, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | racionalizarais | Si vosotros racionalizarais el gasto extra como si nada, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all rationalized the extra cost as if it were nothing, the mood would change. |
| ellos | racionalizaran | Si los directivos de la empresa racionalizaran cada cambio con palabras técnicas, la escena sería otra.If the executives at the company rationalized every change with technical words, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera racionalizado | Si yo hubiera racionalizado mi compra impulsiva con mil excusas, aún se recordaría.If I had rationalized my impulse purchase with a thousand excuses, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras racionalizado | Si tú hubieras racionalizado el error con una historia floja, eso habría dejado marca.If you had rationalized the mistake with a weak story, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera racionalizado | Si el portavoz del grupo hubiera racionalizado el recorte diciendo que era necesario, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the spokesperson for the group had rationalized the cut by saying it was necessary, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos racionalizado | Si nosotros hubiéramos racionalizado la demora con argumentos viejos, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had rationalized the delay with old arguments, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais racionalizado | Si vosotros hubierais racionalizado el gasto extra como si nada, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had rationalized the extra cost as if it were nothing, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran racionalizado | Si los directivos de la empresa hubieran racionalizado cada cambio con palabras técnicas, nada habría quedado igual.If the executives at the company had rationalized every change with technical words, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | racionalizare | Si yo racionalizare mi compra impulsiva con mil excusas, se notará enseguida.If I rationalize my impulse purchase with a thousand excuses, it will show right away. |
| tú | racionalizares | Si tú racionalizares el error con una historia floja, costará ignorarlo.If you rationalize the mistake with a weak story, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | racionalizare | Si el portavoz del grupo racionalizare el recorte diciendo que era necesario, dará mucho que hablar.If the spokesperson for the group rationalizes the cut by saying it was necessary, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | racionalizáremos | Si nosotros racionalizáremos la demora con argumentos viejos, todo irá por otro camino.If we rationalize the delay with old arguments, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | racionalizareis | Si vosotros racionalizareis el gasto extra como si nada, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all rationalize the extra cost as if it were nothing, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | racionalizaren | Si los directivos de la empresa racionalizaren cada cambio con palabras técnicas, la escena será distinta.If the executives at the company rationalize every change with technical words, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere racionalizado | Cuando yo hubiere racionalizado mi compra impulsiva con mil excusas, ya se notará.When I have rationalized my impulse purchase with a thousand excuses, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres racionalizado | En cuanto tú hubieres racionalizado el error con una historia floja, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have rationalized the mistake with a weak story, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere racionalizado | Cuando el portavoz del grupo hubiere racionalizado el recorte diciendo que era necesario, se verá de inmediato.When the spokesperson for the group has rationalized the cut by saying it was necessary, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos racionalizado | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos racionalizado la demora con argumentos viejos, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have rationalized the delay with old arguments, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis racionalizado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis racionalizado el gasto extra como si nada, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have rationalized the extra cost as if it were nothing, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren racionalizado | En cuanto los directivos de la empresa hubieren racionalizado cada cambio con palabras técnicas, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the executives at the company have rationalized every change with technical words, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | racionaliza | racionaliza el error con una historia floja.Rationalize the mistake with a weak story. |
| él | racionalice | Que el portavoz del grupo racionalice el recorte diciendo que era necesario.Let the spokesperson for the group rationalize the cut by saying it was necessary. |
| nosotros | racionalicemos | racionalicemos la demora con argumentos viejos.Rationalize the delay with old arguments. |
| vosotros | racionalizad | racionalizad el gasto extra como si nada.Rationalize the extra cost as if it were nothing. |
| ellos | racionalicen | Que los directivos de la empresa racionalicen cada cambio con palabras técnicas.Let the executives at the company rationalize every change with technical words. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no racionalices | No no racionalices el error con una historia floja.Do not rationalize the mistake with a weak story. |
| él | no racionalice | Que el portavoz del grupo no no racionalice el recorte diciendo que era necesario.Let the spokesperson for the group not rationalize the cut by saying it was necessary. |
| nosotros | no racionalicemos | No no racionalicemos la demora con argumentos viejos.Let us not rationalize the delay with old arguments. |
| vosotros | no racionalicéis | No no racionalicéis el gasto extra como si nada.Do not rationalize the extra cost as if it were nothing. |
| ellos | no racionalicen | Que los directivos de la empresa no no racionalicen cada cambio con palabras técnicas.Let the executives at the company not rationalize every change with technical words. |
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ mi compra impulsiva con mil excusas.
I rationalize my impulse purchase with a thousand excuses.
Need grammar help?How to form Presente
Use Presente for facts, habits, current states, and regular actions.
Formation
- 1Remove the infinitive ending: -ar, -er, or -ir.
- 2Add the present endings for the subject.
- 3Watch high-frequency irregulars like ser, estar, ir, tener, hacer, and decir.
Pattern
-ar: o, as, a, amos, áis, an-er: o, es, e, emos, éis, en-ir: o, es, e, imos, ís, en
Examples
hablar -> yo hablocomer -> él comevivir -> vosotros vivís
Presente is the base system. Master the endings first, then handle irregular yo forms and stem changes.
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- What does 'racionalizar' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'racionalizar' means to rationalize. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is racionalizar an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Racionalizar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
- How do you conjugate racionalizar in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of racionalizar: yo racionalizo, tú racionalizas, él/ella/usted racionaliza, nosotros racionalizamos, vosotros racionalizáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes racionalizan.
- How do you conjugate racionalizar in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of racionalizar: yo racionalicé, tú racionalizaste, él/ella/usted racionalizó, nosotros racionalizamos, vosotros racionalizasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes racionalizaron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of racionalizar?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of racionalizar: yo racionalizaba, tú racionalizabas, él/ella/usted racionalizaba, nosotros racionalizábamos, vosotros racionalizabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes racionalizaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of racionalizar?
- The past participle of racionalizar is 'racionalizado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he racionalizado' (I have rationalizeed), 'has racionalizado', 'ha racionalizado'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of racionalizar?
- The gerundio of racionalizar is 'racionalizando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy racionalizando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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