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"Tejas" is a form of "tejer", a transitive verb which is often translated as "to knit". "Rejas" is a form of "reja", a noun which is often translated as "bars". Learn more about the difference between "tejas" and "rejas" below.
tejer(
teh
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hehr
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. to knit (with two needles)
Las medias que llevo puestas me las tejió mi madrina.My godmother knitted the socks I'm wearing.
Mi abuela tejió un suéter para la bebé.My grandma knitted a sweater for the baby.
b. to crochet (with one needle)
Mi hija me tejió una bufanda hermosa.My daughter crocheted me a beautiful scarf.
c. to weave
Las indígenas de Panajachel tejen unas telas hermosas.The indigenous women of Panajachel weave beautiful fabric.
a. to spin
Una araña enorme debió haber tejido esa telaraña.A huge spider must have spun that spider web.
3. (to plot)
a. to hatch (figurative)
Algo está tejiendo ese grupito y seguramente no es nada bueno.That little group is hatching something, and it surely isn't anything good.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. to knit (with two needles)
A mi mamá le gusta tejer, pero mi papá prefiere coser.My mom likes to knit, but my dad prefers to sew.
b. to crochet (with one needle)
¿Sabes tejer? - No, pero tengo muchas ganas de aprender.Do you know how to crochet? - No, but I really want to learn.
la reja(
rreh
-
hah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
2. (fence)
a. railing
Se apoyó en la reja del jardín para hablar con su vecino.She leaned against the railing of the garden to talk to her neighbor.
a. plowshare (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
El granjero afiló la reja antes de salir al campo.The farmer sharpened the plowshare before going out into the field.
b. ploughshare (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
El mulo se paró porque la reja se había trabado en una roca.The mule stopped because the ploughshare had got caught on a rock.
