recayendo
/rekaʝendo/from spelling rules
Relapsing in Spanish is recayendo.
The term refers to the act of returning to a former state of illness or a bad habit after a period of improvement.
How does it change in a sentence?
The base verb is the infinitive recaer, meaning to relapse. The form recayendo is the gerund, which is used to express the ongoing action of relapsing. If you need to state that a relapse occurred in the past, you can use the third person singular preterite form recayó to mean he, she or it relapsed.
How do you pronounce it?
/rekaʝendo/
Did you know?
- While recayendo refers to a medical or behavioral relapse, Spanish speakers use the verb recaer to describe falling back in love with an ex-partner, treating the romance like a sickness.
- The verb recaer is often used in legal and bureaucratic Spanish to describe a responsibility or a burden that 'falls back' onto a specific person or entity.
- In Spanish, if you are 'relapsing' into a bad habit, you might say you are cayendo en la tentación, which translates to 'falling into temptation'.
Examples in context
- Desafortunadamente, el paciente tuvo una recaída.Unfortunately, the patient had a relapse.
- Está recayendo en sus viejos hábitos.He is relapsing into his old habits.
- Siento que estoy recayendo en la depresión.I feel like I am relapsing into depression.
- Temo que el paciente esté recayendo.I fear that the patient is relapsing.
Example conversation
Lucía and Javier are talking about a friend's health.
- LucíaParece que nuestro amigo está recayendo.It seems that our friend is relapsing.
- JavierSí, he notado que está muy triste.Yes, I noticed that he is very sad.
- Lucía¿Crees que necesite ayuda profesional ahora?Do you think he needs professional help now?
- JavierSí, deberíamos hablar con él hoy.Yes, we should talk to him today.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
