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Question

The word pajar is a noun only, and yet our dictionary conjugates it: pajar - dictionary, pajar - conjugation tool

Yes, this translates the English verb "To haystack". I haystack, you haystack, he/she haystacks, we haystack. ;-) Nice catch, Issabela. :-) - chaparrito, Jan 1, 2010

Well, I checked in 3 dictionaries and neither showed the verb option (including RAE), so I figured that there isn's such a verb. - Issabela, Jan 1, 2010

I stack hay, you stack hay, he stacks hay, we stack hey, you say hey hey, aseraje, ja deje tejebe sebiunouba majabi...... - bdclark0423, Jan 1, 2010

Sorry, but it appears that sarcasm is hard to convey in text without graphical emoticons. :wink: I was just joking about "to haystack" :wink: You are right and there is no such verb in English either. And I was serious about 'Nice catch'! :bigsmile: - chaparrito, Jan 1, 2010

that's ok :) - Issabela, Jan 1, 2010

Answer 1

Thank you, Issabela. I have removed Pajar from the conjugation tool. Let me know if you find any other nouns that don´t belong!

Answer 2

almiar is also a noun that gets conjugated on the definition page.

It looks like the site interprets any Spanish word that ends in "ar" (and maybe also "er" and "ir"?) as a verb and makes a 'regular' conjugation.

However, if you go to the "complete conjugation" it does reveal that "This verb is not recognized by the Real Academia Española."

It's smart enough to know it's making a mistake, but not smart enough to avoid the mistake.

Answer 3

I dont know what it means. But, it reminds me of a saying, "Looking for a needle in a haystack"..........

** El paso de los pirineos**..........

Nada más llegar a Peramola, recogen sus cosas y bajan del autobús. De pronto se les acerca un hombre y les dice: -Soy Tonillo, el guía. Vengan conmigo. Sin despertar sospechas se dirigen a las afueras del pueblo. Y allí, en un pajar, pasan la primera noche.

Translation:

As soon as they get to Perambola ( a little town in Spain) , They pick up their things and climb down from the bus.Suddenly a man said: "I am Tonillo ( little Tony) the guide. Come with me. With out fear, they go to near the outside of the town.

This is from a story of a priest that decides to go to Spain to preach the good word. Fuente: Prensa Libre- A Guatemalan newspaper

well thanks for looking anyway....this really is like looking for a needle in a haystack...your story definitely is referring to Jesas being lain in the hay of a manger and all the traditions revolving around hay being used at Christmas time - bdclark0423, Jan 1, 2010

no it does not. it refers to 3 people in Spain not in Jerusalem. - 00769608, Jan 5, 2010

Answer 4

Hi Issabela

Quite right, another one to report. Pajar - straw loft also a pajera means a straw loft, however, I would advise you to very careful about using many Spanish phrases with the word paja or a dreivative of the word paja in it. Many of them have a sexual meaning.

Answer 5

Seriously, though....I am trying to piece together in my memory this phrase:

• **Arrepisa paja,
• arrepaja pisa.**

I asked someone what it meant, and after he thought a while, his mentioned that arrepisa/arrepaja were old verb conjugations; hence I wrote it down.

I think he explained that it really meant:

• Haré pisa paja = I will step [on] stacks of straws
• Haré paja pisa = I will [make or] stack straw steps

I also found the rest of the trabalengua:

• *Basilisa va pa misa
• remendando la camisa,
• por la calle pisa paja,
• por la calle paja pisa.
• Arrepisa paja,
• arrepaja pisa.*

This is why, of course, I started singing las Ketchup in my head....the whole chorus is made up words that are to resemble a rap song in English. Not saying this litle dity is from English...but is it possible they're only imaginary words???? but Basilisa is a clergyman, right?