Polyglot Dictionary

rasgar

/rasˈɣaɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
rasgo
preterite (yo)
rasgué
past participle
rasgado

Meaning

  1. to tear

    • Rasgó la carta.

      He tore the letter.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

desgajar

desgajar means to tear off or break off a piece, like a branch from a tree; rasgar means to tear or rip fabric or paper.

desgarrar

rasgar is the general word for tearing fabric or paper; desgarrar implies violent, forceful tearing, also figuratively heart-wrenching.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

rasgar

rasgar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to tear."

Practice

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