subrayar

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *upó

Proto-Italic *supo

Latin sub

Latin sub-bor.

Spanish sub-

Latin radius

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -ō

Latin radiō

Old Spanish [Term?]

Spanish rayar

Spanish subrayar

From sub- (“under”) + rayar (“to scratch, to mark, to line”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /subraˈʝaɾ/ [suβ̞.raˈʝaɾ]

• IPA^(key): /subraˈʝaɾ/ [suβ̞.raˈʝaɾ] (everywhere but Pampas and southern Argentina, Uruguay, northern Mexico, Yucatán and Central America (except Panama))
• IPA^(key): /subraˈʃaɾ/ [suβ̞.raˈʃaɾ] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /subraˈʒaɾ/ [suβ̞.raˈʒaɾ] (elsewhere in Pampas and southern Argentina, Uruguay)
• IPA^(key): /subraˈjaɾ/ [suβ̞.raˈjaɾ] (northern Mexico, Yucatán, Central America (except Panama))

• Rhymes: -aɾ

Verb

subrayar (first-person singular present subrayo, first-person singular preterite subrayé, past participle subrayado)

1. to underline, underscore
2. to emphasize, stress

   Synonym: recalcar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of subrayar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			subrayar
gerund			subrayando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		subrayado		subrayada
		plural		subrayados		subrayadas
		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	subrayo	subrayastú subrayásvos	subraya	subrayamos	subrayáis	subrayan
	imperfect	subrayaba	subrayabas	subrayaba	subrayábamos	subrayabais	subrayaban
	preterite	subrayé	subrayaste	subrayó	subrayamos	subrayasteis	subrayaron
	future	subrayaré	subrayarás	subrayará	subrayaremos	subrayaréis	subrayarán
	conditional	subrayaría	subrayarías	subrayaría	subrayaríamos	subrayaríais	subrayarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	subraye	subrayestú subrayésvos2	subraye	subrayemos	subrayéis	subrayen
	imperfect (ra)	subrayara	subrayaras	subrayara	subrayáramos	subrayarais	subrayaran
	imperfect (se)	subrayase	subrayases	subrayase	subrayásemos	subrayaseis	subrayasen
	future1	subrayare	subrayares	subrayare	subrayáremos	subrayareis	subrayaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		subrayatú subrayávos	subraye	subrayemos	subrayad	subrayen
	negative		no subrayes	no subraye	no subrayemos	no subrayéis	no subrayen

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

    Selected combined forms of subrayar

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 subrayar	dative	subrayarme	subrayarte	subrayarle, subrayarse	subrayarnos	subrayaros	subrayarles, subrayarse
	accusative	subrayarme	subrayarte	subrayarlo, subrayarla, subrayarse	subrayarnos	subrayaros	subrayarlos, subrayarlas, subrayarse
with gerund subrayando	dative	subrayándome	subrayándote	subrayándole, subrayándose	subrayándonos	subrayándoos	subrayándoles, subrayándose
	accusative	subrayándome	subrayándote	subrayándolo, subrayándola, subrayándose	subrayándonos	subrayándoos	subrayándolos, subrayándolas, subrayándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative subraya	dative	subráyame	subráyate	subráyale	subráyanos	not used	subráyales
	accusative	subráyame	subráyate	subráyalo, subráyala	subráyanos	not used	subráyalos, subráyalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative subrayá	dative	subrayame	subrayate	subrayale	subrayanos	not used	subrayales
	accusative	subrayame	subrayate	subrayalo, subrayala	subrayanos	not used	subrayalos, subrayalas
with formal second-person singular imperative subraye	dative	subráyeme	not used	subráyele, subráyese	subráyenos	not used	subráyeles
	accusative	subráyeme	not used	subráyelo, subráyela, subráyese	subráyenos	not used	subráyelos, subráyelas
with first-person plural imperative subrayemos	dative	not used	subrayémoste	subrayémosle	subrayémonos	subrayémoos	subrayémosles
	accusative	not used	subrayémoste	subrayémoslo, subrayémosla	subrayémonos	subrayémoos	subrayémoslos, subrayémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative subrayad	dative	subrayadme	not used	subrayadle	subrayadnos	subrayaos	subrayadles
	accusative	subrayadme	not used	subrayadlo, subrayadla	subrayadnos	subrayaos	subrayadlos, subrayadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative subrayen	dative	subráyenme	not used	subráyenle	subráyennos	not used	subráyenles, subráyense
	accusative	subráyenme	not used	subráyenlo, subráyenla	subráyennos	not used	subráyenlos, subráyenlas, subráyense

Further reading

• “subrayar”, 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