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aquejar

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From a- +‎ quejar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /akeˈxaɾ/ [a.keˈxaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧que‧jar

Verb

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aquejar (first-person singular present aquejo, first-person singular preterite aquejé, past participle aquejado)

  1. (transitive) to afflict
    Synonym: afligir
    • 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 11:
      Estaba en cama, aquejada de un quebrantamiento de huesos que no la dejaba moverse.
      She was in bed, suffering from a broken bone that did not let her move

Conjugation

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