Razonar means to think logically or to analyze and form judgments. It is used when describing the process of reasoning or making arguments.
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El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | razono | Yo razono sobre el problema. I reason about the problem.  | |
| Tú | razonas | Tú razonas bien en las discusiones. You reason well in discussions.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | razona | Ella razona antes de actuar. She reasons before acting.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | razonamos | Nosotros razonamos juntos en el equipo. We reason together in the team.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | razonáis | Vosotros razonáis con lógica. You all reason logically.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | razonan | Ellos razonan sobre las decisiones. They reason about the decisions.  | 
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | razoné | Ayer razoné sobre el problema. Yesterday I reasoned about the problem.  | |
| Tú | razonaste | Tú razonaste bien en la reunión. You reasoned well in the meeting.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | razonó | Ella razonó con lógica. She reasoned logically.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | razonamos | Nosotros razonamos juntos ayer. We reasoned together yesterday.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | razonasteis | Vosotros razonasteis claramente. You all reasoned clearly.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | razonaron | Ellos razonaron antes de decidir. They reasoned before deciding.  | 
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | razonaba | Yo razonaba sobre la decisión. I used to reason about the decision.  | |
| Tú | razonabas | Tú razonabas con calma siempre. You used to reason calmly always.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | razonaba | Ella razonaba antes de actuar. She used to reason before acting.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | razonábamos | Nosotros razonábamos en grupo. We used to reason in the group.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | razonabais | Vosotros razonabais mucho entonces. You all used to reason a lot back then.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | razonaban | Ellos razonaban sobre el problema. They used to reason about the problem.  | 
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy razonando | Estoy razonando sobre la decisión. I am reasoning about the decision.  | |
| Tú | estás razonando | Estás razonando demasiado rápido. You are reasoning too quickly.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está razonando | Ella está razonando con cuidado. She is reasoning carefully.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos razonando | Estamos razonando sobre el problema. We are reasoning about the problem.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis razonando | Vosotros estáis razonando bien. You all are reasoning well.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están razonando | Ellos están razonando en silencio. They are reasoning in silence.  | 
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a razonar | Voy a razonar sobre esa decisión. I am going to reason about that decision.  | |
| Tú | vas a razonar | ¿Vas a razonar con él? Are you going to reason with him?  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a razonar | Ella va a razonar antes de actuar. She is going to reason before acting.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a razonar | Vamos a razonar sobre el problema. We are going to reason about the problem.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a razonar | ¿Vais a razonar con ellos? Are you all going to reason with them?  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a razonar | Ellos van a razonar después de la reunión. They are going to reason after the meeting.  | 
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | razonaré | Razonaré sobre esa decisión mañana. I will reason about that decision tomorrow.  | |
| Tú | razonarás | Tú razonarás mejor con más información. You will reason better with more information.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | razonará | Ella razonará antes de actuar. She will reason before acting.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | razonaremos | Razonaremos juntos en la reunión. We will reason together in the meeting.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | razonaréis | Vosotros razonaréis con lógica. You all will reason logically.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | razonarán | Ellos razonarán sobre el problema. They will reason about the problem.  | 
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | razonaría | Yo razonaría antes de tomar una decisión. I would reason before making a decision.  | |
| Tú | razonaría | Tú razonaría si tuviera más información. You would reason if you had more information.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | razonaría | Ella razonaría sobre las opciones disponibles. She would reason about the available options.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | razonaríamos | Nosotros razonaríamos juntos en ese caso. We would reason together in that case.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | razonaríais | Vosotros razonaríais si supierais la verdad. You all would reason if you knew the truth.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | razonarían | Ellos razonarían antes de actuar. They would reason before acting.  | 
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he razonado | He razonado sobre esa decisión. I have reasoned about that decision.  | |
| Tú | has razonado | Has razonado bien en ese problema. You have reasoned well on that problem.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha razonado | Ella ha razonado antes de actuar. She has reasoned before acting.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos razonado | Hemos razonado juntos sobre el plan. We have reasoned together about the plan.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis razonado | Vosotros habéis razonado mucho hoy. You all have reasoned a lot today.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han razonado | Ellos han razonado antes de decidir. They have reasoned before deciding.  | 
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había razonado | Yo había razonado antes de decidir. I had reasoned before deciding.  | |
| Tú | habías razonado | Tú habías razonado bien en esa situación. You had reasoned well in that situation.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había razonado | Ella había razonado con calma. She had reasoned calmly.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos razonado | Nosotros habíamos razonado antes de actuar. We had reasoned before acting.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais razonado | Vosotros habíais razonado correctamente. You all had reasoned correctly.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían razonado | Ellos habían razonado sobre el problema. They had reasoned about the problem.  | 
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré razonado | Habré razonado antes de decidir. I will have reasoned before deciding.  | |
| Tú | habrás razonado | Habrás razonado bien para entonces. You will have reasoned well by then.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá razonado | Ella habrá razonado sobre el problema. She will have reasoned about the problem.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos razonado | Nosotros habremos razonado todo el día. We will have reasoned all day.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis razonado | Vosotros habréis razonado antes de actuar. You all will have reasoned before acting.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán razonado | Ellos habrán razonado sobre la decisión. They will have reasoned about the decision.  | 
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría razonado | Yo habría razonado mejor si hubiera tenido más información. I would have reasoned better if I had had more information.  | |
| Tú | habrías razonado | Tú habrías razonado diferente en esa situación. You would have reasoned differently in that situation.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría razonado | Él habría razonado antes de actuar. He would have reasoned before acting.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos razonado | Nosotros habríamos razonado si hubiéramos tenido tiempo. We would have reasoned if we had had time.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais razonado | Vosotros habríais razonado mejor con más calma. You all would have reasoned better with more calm.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían razonado | Ellos habrían razonado si hubieran pensado en las consecuencias. They would have reasoned if they had thought about the consequences.  | 
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | razone | Es importante que yo razone bien. It's important that I reason well.  | |
| Tú | razones | Espero que tú razones antes de decidir. I hope that you reason before deciding.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | razone | Es necesario que él razone sus opciones. It's necessary that he reason his options.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | razonemos | Queremos que nosotros razonemos con calma. We want us to reason calmly.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | razonéis | Es bueno que vosotros razonéis juntos. It's good that you all reason together.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | razonen | Dudan que ellos razonen correctamente. They doubt that they reason correctly.  | 
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | razonara | Esperaba que él razonara antes de decidir. I hoped he would reason before deciding.  | |
| Tú | razonaras | No creía que tú razonaras así. I didn't think you would reason like that.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | razonara | Dudaba que ella razonara con calma. I doubted that she would reason calmly.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | razonáramos | Queríamos que nosotros razonáramos juntos. We wanted us to reason together.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | razonarais | No pensaba que vosotros razonaras tan rápido. I didn't think you all would reason so quickly.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | razonaran | Era posible que ellos razonaran mejor. It was possible that they reasoned better.  | 
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | razonare | Si tuviera que decidir, razonare con cuidado. If I had to decide, I will reason carefully.  | |
| Tú | razonares | Cuando llegues, razonares sobre el problema. When you arrive, you will reason about the problem.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | razonare | Ella razonare antes de aceptar la oferta. She will reason before accepting the offer.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | razonaremos | Nosotros razonaremos juntos en la reunión. We will reason together in the meeting.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | razonareis | Vosotros razonareis sobre las opciones disponibles. You all will reason about the available options.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | razonaren | Ellos razonaren antes de tomar una decisión. They will reason before making a decision.  | 
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya razonado | Espero que haya razonado bien. I hope I have reasoned well.  | |
| Tú | hayas razonado | Es importante que hayas razonado antes de decidir. It's important that you have reasoned before deciding.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya razonado | Es posible que él haya razonado mal. It's possible that he has reasoned poorly.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos razonado | Creemos que hayamos razonado correctamente. We believe that we have reasoned correctly.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis razonado | Me alegra que hayáis razonado bien. I'm glad that you all have reasoned well.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan razonado | No creo que hayan razonado todavía. I don't think they have reasoned yet.  | 
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera razonado | Si hubiera razonado mejor, no habría cometido ese error. If I had reasoned better, I wouldn't have made that mistake.  | |
| Tú | hubieras razonado | Es posible que tú hubieras razonado antes de actuar. It's possible that you had reasoned before acting.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera razonado | Ella habría razonado más si hubiera tenido tiempo. She would have reasoned more if she had had time.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos razonado | Nosotros no hubiéramos llegado tarde si hubiéramos razonado mejor. We wouldn't have arrived late if we had reasoned better.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais razonado | Si vosotros hubierais razonado, habríais evitado el problema. If you all had reasoned, you would have avoided the problem.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran razonado | Ellos no habrían fallado si hubieran razonado con calma. They wouldn't have failed if they had reasoned calmly.  | 
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere razonado | Cuando haya terminado, habré razonado bien. When I have finished, I will have reasoned well.  | |
| Tú | hubieres razonado | Si hubieres razonado antes, no te equivocarías. If you have reasoned before, you wouldn't be wrong.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere razonado | Es probable que él hubiere razonado correctamente. It's likely that he will have reasoned correctly.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos razonado | Para entonces, habremos razonado todos los aspectos. By then, we will have reasoned through all the aspects.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis razonado | Cuando lleguéis, ya habréis razonado la situación. When you arrive, you will have already reasoned the situation.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren razonado | Es posible que ellos hubieren razonado antes de actuar. It's possible that they will have reasoned before acting.  | 
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | razona | ¡Razona bien antes de decidir! Think carefully before deciding!  | |
| Tú | razona | ¡Razona tus argumentos claramente! Explain your arguments clearly!  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | razone | ¡Razone con calma y paciencia! Reason calmly and patiently!  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | razonemos | ¡Razonemos juntos sobre el problema! Let's reason together about the problem!  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | razonad | ¡Razonad antes de actuar! Think before acting!  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | razonen | ¡Razonen con base en los hechos! Reason based on the facts!  | 
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no razono | No razono sobre eso ahora. I don't reason about that now.  | |
| Tú | no razones | No razones tanto antes de actuar. Don't reason so much before acting.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no razone | Por favor, no razone en público. Please, don't reason in public.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no razonemos | No razonemos sin pruebas claras. Let's not reason without clear evidence.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no razonéis | No razonéis demasiado en la decisión. Don't reason too much about the decision.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no razonen | No razonen en ese tema ahora. Don't reason about that topic now.  | 
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