razonar

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti

Proto-Indo-European *h₂reh₁-

Proto-Italic *rēōr

Latin reor

Latin ratus

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *-Hō

Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō

Proto-Italic *-tiō

Latin -tiō

Latin ratiōnem

Old Spanish raçon

Spanish razón

Spanish -ar

Spanish razonar

From razón + -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raθoˈnaɾ/ [ra.θoˈnaɾ] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /rasoˈnaɾ/ [ra.soˈnaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: ra‧zo‧nar

Verb

razonar (first-person singular present razono, first-person singular preterite razoné, past participle razonado)

1. (transitive, intransitive) to reason (exercise rational faculty)
2. to explain, justify (provide an acceptable reason)

   Synonym: justificar

   Razona tu resposta. ― Justify your answer.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of razonar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			razonar
gerund			razonando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		razonado		razonada
		plural		razonados		razonadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	razono	razonastú razonásvos	razona	razonamos	razonáis	razonan
	imperfect	razonaba	razonabas	razonaba	razonábamos	razonabais	razonaban
	preterite	razoné	razonaste	razonó	razonamos	razonasteis	razonaron
	future	razonaré	razonarás	razonará	razonaremos	razonaréis	razonarán
	conditional	razonaría	razonarías	razonaría	razonaríamos	razonaríais	razonarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	razone	razonestú razonésvos2	razone	razonemos	razonéis	razonen
	imperfect (ra)	razonara	razonaras	razonara	razonáramos	razonarais	razonaran
	imperfect (se)	razonase	razonases	razonase	razonásemos	razonaseis	razonasen
	future1	razonare	razonares	razonare	razonáremos	razonareis	razonaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		razonatú razonávos	razone	razonemos	razonad	razonen
	negative		no razones	no razone	no razonemos	no razonéis	no razonen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of razonar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive razonar	dative	razonarme	razonarte	razonarle, razonarse	razonarnos	razonaros	razonarles, razonarse
	accusative	razonarme	razonarte	razonarlo, razonarla, razonarse	razonarnos	razonaros	razonarlos, razonarlas, razonarse
with gerund razonando	dative	razonándome	razonándote	razonándole, razonándose	razonándonos	razonándoos	razonándoles, razonándose
	accusative	razonándome	razonándote	razonándolo, razonándola, razonándose	razonándonos	razonándoos	razonándolos, razonándolas, razonándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative razona	dative	razóname	razónate	razónale	razónanos	not used	razónales
	accusative	razóname	razónate	razónalo, razónala	razónanos	not used	razónalos, razónalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative razoná	dative	razoname	razonate	razonale	razonanos	not used	razonales
	accusative	razoname	razonate	razonalo, razonala	razonanos	not used	razonalos, razonalas
with formal second-person singular imperative razone	dative	razóneme	not used	razónele, razónese	razónenos	not used	razóneles
	accusative	razóneme	not used	razónelo, razónela, razónese	razónenos	not used	razónelos, razónelas
with first-person plural imperative razonemos	dative	not used	razonémoste	razonémosle	razonémonos	razonémoos	razonémosles
	accusative	not used	razonémoste	razonémoslo, razonémosla	razonémonos	razonémoos	razonémoslos, razonémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative razonad	dative	razonadme	not used	razonadle	razonadnos	razonaos	razonadles
	accusative	razonadme	not used	razonadlo, razonadla	razonadnos	razonaos	razonadlos, razonadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative razonen	dative	razónenme	not used	razónenle	razónennos	not used	razónenles, razónense
	accusative	razónenme	not used	razónenlo, razónenla	razónennos	not used	razónenlos, razónenlas, razónense

Related terms

• racional
• razonable

Further reading

• “razonar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025