Zafar means to free, loosen, or untie something that is tied or restricted. It is used when describing the act of releasing or loosening objects or oneself.
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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 |
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Yo | zafio | Yo zafar la cuerda del árbol. I loosen the rope from the tree. | |
Tú | zafas | Tú zafas los botones de la camisa. You unbutton the shirt. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | zafa | Él zafa los nudos con cuidado. He unties the knots carefully. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | zafamos | Nosotros zafamos las cuerdas del barco. We loosen the ropes of the boat. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | zafáis | Vosotros zafáis las etiquetas de las cajas. You all remove the labels from the boxes. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | zafan | Ellos zafan las bolsas del mercado. They untie the bags at the market. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | zafé | Zafé la cuerda del gato. I freed the cat's rope. | |
Tú | zafaste | Zafaste la etiqueta del paquete. You removed the label from the package. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | zafó | Zafó la cerradura con llave. He/She/You formal unlocked the lock. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | zafamos | Zafamos las cuerdas del barco. We freed the boat's ropes. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | zafasteis | Zafasteis las cadenas del portón. You all removed the chains from the gate. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | zafaron | Zafaron las esposas del prisionero. They/You all freed the prisoner's handcuffs. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | zafaba | Yo zafaba de las dificultades siempre. I used to get out of difficulties always. | |
Tú | zafabas | Tú zafabas de los problemas fácilmente. You used to get out of problems easily. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | zafaba | Ella zafaba de las obligaciones sin esfuerzo. She used to get out of obligations effortlessly. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | zafábamos | Nosotros zafábamos de las tareas juntos. We used to get out of tasks together. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | zafabais | Vosotros zafabais de las reglas siempre. You all used to get out of the rules always. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | zafaban | Ellos zafaban de las responsabilidades. They used to get out of responsibilities. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | estoy zafando | Estoy zafando los problemas ahora mismo. I am getting out of the problems right now. | |
Tú | estás zafando | Estás zafando la cuerda lentamente. You are freeing the rope slowly. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | está zafando | Ella está zafando la ropa del armario. She is taking the clothes out of the closet. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos zafando | Estamos zafando las etiquetas del paquete. We are removing the labels from the package. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis zafando | Vosotros estáis zafando las cuerdas. You all are freeing the ropes. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están zafando | Ellos están zafando las dificultades. They are overcoming the difficulties. |
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | voy a zafar | Voy a zafar de la reunión temprano. I am going to get out of the meeting early. | |
Tú | vas a zafar | ¿Vas a zafar del trabajo hoy? Are you going to get out of work today? | |
Él / Ella / Usted | va a zafar | Ella va a zafar de la cita. She is going to get out of the appointment. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a zafar | Vamos a zafar antes de las cinco. We are going to get out before five. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a zafar | ¿Vais a zafar de la tarea? Are you all going to get out of the homework? | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a zafar | Ellos van a zafar del problema. They are going to get out of the problem. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | zafaré | Zafaré de la situación pronto. I will get out of the situation soon. | |
Tú | zafarás | Tú zafarás si sigues así. You will get out if you keep like that. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | zafará | Él zafará del problema mañana. He will get out of the problem tomorrow. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | zafaremos | Nosotros zafaremos de esto juntos. We will get out of this together. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | zafaréis | Vosotros zafaréis con facilidad. You all will get out easily. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | zafarán | Ellos zafarán del problema pronto. They will get out of the problem soon. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | zafaría | Yo zafaría esa cuerda si tuviera tiempo. I would loosen that rope if I had time. | |
Tú | zafarías | Tú zafarías la cerradura si supieras cómo hacerlo. You would loosen the lock if you knew how to do it. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | zafaría | Él zafaría la cuerda si no estuviera atado. He would loosen the rope if he weren't tied up. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | zafaríamos | Nosotros zafaríamos las cadenas si pudiéramos. We would loosen the chains if we could. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | zafaríais | Vosotros zafaríais la cuerda si tuvierais las herramientas. You all would loosen the rope if you had the tools. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | zafarían | Ellos zafarían la cerradura si encontraran la llave. They would loosen the lock if they found the key. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | he zafado | He zafado de los problemas. I have gotten out of the problems. | |
Tú | has zafado | ¿Has zafado ya del trabajo? Have you gotten out of work yet? | |
Él / Ella / Usted | ha zafado | Ella ha zafado de la situación difícil. She has gotten out of the difficult situation. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos zafado | Nosotros hemos zafado de los problemas. We have gotten out of the problems. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis zafado | ¿Habéis zafado de esa situación? Have you all gotten out of that situation? | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han zafado | Ellos han zafado de las dificultades. They have gotten out of the difficulties. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | había zafado | Ya había zafado del problema. I had already gotten out of the problem. | |
Tú | habías zafado | Tú habías zafado antes de que llegara. You had gotten out before I arrived. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | había zafado | Ella había zafado de la situación. She had gotten out of the situation. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos zafado | Nosotros habíamos zafado del problema. We had gotten out of the problem. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais zafado | Vosotros habíais zafado antes. You all had gotten out earlier. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían zafado | Ellos habían zafado de la situación. They had gotten out of the situation. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | habré zafado | Para entonces, ya habré zafado del problema. By then, I will have gotten out of the problem. | |
Tú | habrás zafado | Cuando llegues, ya habrás zafado del compromiso. When you arrive, you will have gotten out of the commitment. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | habrá zafado | Ella habrá zafado de la situación difícil. She will have gotten out of the difficult situation. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos zafado | Nosotros habremos zafado antes de que termine el día. We will have gotten out before the day ends. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis zafado | Vosotros habréis zafado del problema para entonces. You all will have gotten out of the problem by then. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán zafado | Ellos habrán zafado antes de la reunión. They will have gotten out before the meeting. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | habría zafado | Yo habría zafado si hubiera tenido más tiempo. I would have escaped if I had had more time. | |
Tú | habrías zafado | Tú habrías zafado antes si hubieras intentado. You would have escaped earlier if you had tried. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | habría zafado | Él habría zafado de la situación difícil. He would have escaped from the difficult situation. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos zafado | Nosotros habríamos zafado si hubiéramos sabido. We would have escaped if we had known. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais zafado | Vosotros habríais zafado si hubierais actuado rápido. You all would have escaped if you had acted quickly. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían zafado | Ellos habrían zafado sin problemas. They would have escaped without problems. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | zafe | Espero que yo zafe sin problemas. I hope I get out without problems. | |
Tú | zafes | Es importante que tú zafes de esa situación. It's important that you get out of that situation. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | zafe | Es posible que él zafe a tiempo. It's possible that he gets out on time. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | zafemos | Queremos que nosotros zafemos pronto. We want us to get out soon. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | zaféis | Espero que vosotros zaféis sin problemas. I hope you all get out without problems. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | zafen | Es probable que ellos zafen mañana. It's likely that they get out tomorrow. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | zafara | Esperaba que él zafara del problema. I hoped that he would get out of the problem. | |
Tú | zafaras | Dudaba que tú zafaras fácilmente. I doubted that you would get out easily. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | zafara | No creía que ella zafara sin ayuda. I didn't believe that she would get out without help. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | zafáramos | Queríamos que nosotros zafáramos del problema. We wanted us to get out of the problem. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | zafarais | Pensaba que vosotros zafarais fácilmente. I thought that you all would get out easily. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | zafaran | No creían que ellos zafaran sin ayuda. They didn't believe that they would get out without help. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | zare | Si tuviera tiempo, zare la tarea ahora. If I had time, I would do the homework now. | |
Tú | zares | ¿Zares tú lo que dijiste? Will you understand what you said? | |
Él / Ella / Usted | zare | Zare él el favor de ayudarme mañana. He will do me the favor of helping me tomorrow. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | zaremos | Nosotros zaremos lo posible por asistir. We will do our best to attend. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | zareis | ¿Zareis vosotros lo que prometisteis? Will you do what you promised? | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | zaren | Ellos zaren en el futuro si hay oportunidad. They will act in the future if there is an opportunity. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | haya zafado | Espero que ya haya zafado del problema. I hope he/she has already gotten out of the problem. | |
Tú | hayas zafado | Es posible que tú hayas zafado de la situación. It's possible that you have escaped the situation. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | haya zafado | Es bueno que él haya zafado del compromiso. It's good that he has gotten out of the commitment. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos zafado | Esperamos que nosotros hayamos zafado del problema. We hope that we have gotten out of the problem. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis zafado | ¿Crees que vosotros hayáis zafado ya? Do you think you all have already escaped? | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan zafado | Es probable que ellos hayan zafado del conflicto. It's likely that they have gotten out of the conflict. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | hubiera zafado | Si hubiera zafado antes, habría llegado a tiempo. If I had escaped earlier, I would have arrived on time. | |
Tú | hubieras zafado | Si hubieras zafado, no habrías perdido el tren. If you had escaped, you wouldn't have missed the train. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera zafado | Es posible que él hubiera zafado de la situación. It's possible that he had escaped from the situation. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos zafado | Si hubiéramos zafado antes, no habría ocurrido esto. If we had escaped earlier, this wouldn't have happened. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais zafado | Si vosotros hubierais zafado, no estaríais en problemas. If you all had escaped, you wouldn't be in trouble. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran zafado | Quizá ellos hubieran zafado si hubieran intentado. Maybe they had escaped if they had tried. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | zafari | Para entonces, ya zafari la deuda. By then, I will have paid off the debt. | |
Tú | zafares | Cuando llegues, ya zafares el problema. When you arrive, you will have solved the problem. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | zafare | Si lo intentara, ya zafare la situación. If he tried, he will have resolved the situation. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | zafaremos | Para mañana, ya zafaremos los obstáculos. By tomorrow, we will have overcome the obstacles. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | zafareis | Cuando termines, ya zafareis el problema. When you finish, you will have solved the problem. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | zafaren | Para entonces, ya zafaren los acuerdos. By then, they will have reached the agreements. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | zafa | ¡Zafa esa cuerda ahora! Tighten that rope now! | |
Tú | zafa | ¡Zafa esa bolsa del suelo! Pick up that bag from the floor! | |
Él / Ella / Usted | zafe | ¡Zafe esa caja, por favor! Move that box, please! | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | zafemos | ¡Zafemos esas cadenas juntos! Let's loosen those chains together! | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | zafad | ¡Zafad esas correas ahora! Loosen those straps now! | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | zafen | ¡Zafen esas ataduras ya! Loosen those bindings now! |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | no zafe | No zafe esa cuerda, por favor. Don't loosen that rope, please. | |
Tú | no zafes | No zafes la cuerda sin ayuda. Don't loosen the rope without help. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | no zafe | Por favor, no zafe esa cuerda ahora. Please, don't loosen that rope now. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | no zafemos | No zafemos las cuerdas todavía. Let's not loosen the ropes yet. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | no zaféis | No zaféis las cadenas, por favor. Don't loosen the chains, please. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no zafen | No zafen esas cuerdas ahora mismo. Don't loosen those ropes right now. |
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