# craquejar
## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [kɾə.kəˈʒa]
* IPA: (Valencia) [kɾa.keˈd͡ʒaɾ]

### Etymology 1

From English crack +‎ -ejar.

#### Verb

craquejar (first-person singular present craquejo, first-person singular preterite craquegí, past participle craquejat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/
* (transitive, computing) to crack (a computer system or other component)

##### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | craquejar | craquejar | craquejar | craquejar | craquejar |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | craquejant | craquejant | craquejant | craquejant | craquejant |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | craquejat | craquejat | craquejada | craquejada |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | craquejats | craquejats | craquejades | craquejades |
| person | person | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| person | person | first | second | third | first | second | third |
| indicative | | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès |
| indicative | present | craquejo | craqueges | craqueja | craquegem | craquegeu | craquegen |
| indicative | imperfect | craquejava | craquejaves | craquejava | craquejàvem | craquejàveu | craquejaven |
| indicative | future | craquejaré | craquejaràs | craquejarà | craquejarem | craquejareu | craquejaran |
| indicative | preterite | craquegí | craquejares | craquejà | craquejàrem | craquejàreu | craquejaren |
| indicative | conditional | craquejaria | craquejaries | craquejaria | craquejaríem | craquejaríeu | craquejarien |
| subjunctive | | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès |
| subjunctive | present | craquegi | craquegis | craquegi | craquegem | craquegeu | craquegin |
| subjunctive | imperfect | craquegés | craquegessis | craquegés | craquegéssim | craquegéssiu | craquegessin |
| imperative | | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès |
| imperative | affirmative | — | craqueja | craquegi | craquegem | craquegeu | craquegin |
| imperative | negative (no) | — | no craquegis | no craquegi | no craquegem | no craquegeu | no craquegin |

### Etymology 2

From English crack +‎ -ejar.

#### Verb

craquejar (first-person singular present craquejo, first-person singular preterite craquegí, past participle craquejat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/
* (transitive, petrochemistry) to crack (organic molecules to obtain petroleum)

##### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | craquejar | craquejar | craquejar | craquejar | craquejar |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | craquejant | craquejant | craquejant | craquejant | craquejant |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | craquejat | craquejat | craquejada | craquejada |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | craquejats | craquejats | craquejades | craquejades |
| person | person | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| person | person | first | second | third | first | second | third |
| indicative | | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès |
| indicative | present | craquejo | craqueges | craqueja | craquegem | craquegeu | craquegen |
| indicative | imperfect | craquejava | craquejaves | craquejava | craquejàvem | craquejàveu | craquejaven |
| indicative | future | craquejaré | craquejaràs | craquejarà | craquejarem | craquejareu | craquejaran |
| indicative | preterite | craquegí | craquejares | craquejà | craquejàrem | craquejàreu | craquejaren |
| indicative | conditional | craquejaria | craquejaries | craquejaria | craquejaríem | craquejaríeu | craquejarien |
| subjunctive | | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès |
| subjunctive | present | craquegi | craquegis | craquegi | craquegem | craquegeu | craquegin |
| subjunctive | imperfect | craquegés | craquegessis | craquegés | craquegéssim | craquegéssiu | craquegessin |
| imperative | | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès |
| imperative | affirmative | — | craqueja | craquegi | craquegem | craquegeu | craquegin |
| imperative | negative (no) | — | no craquegis | no craquegi | no craquegem | no craquegeu | no craquegin |

### Etymology 3

From crac +‎ -ejar (onomatopoeia of a sharp sound)

#### Verb

craquejar (first-person singular present craquejo, first-person singular preterite craquegí, past participle craquejat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/
* (intransitive) to crack (to make a sharp sound when a solid material breaks)

##### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | craquejar | craquejar | craquejar | craquejar | craquejar |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | craquejant | craquejant | craquejant | craquejant | craquejant |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | craquejat | craquejat | craquejada | craquejada |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | craquejats | craquejats | craquejades | craquejades |
| person | person | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| person | person | first | second | third | first | second | third |
| indicative | | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès |
| indicative | present | craquejo | craqueges | craqueja | craquegem | craquegeu | craquegen |
| indicative | imperfect | craquejava | craquejaves | craquejava | craquejàvem | craquejàveu | craquejaven |
| indicative | future | craquejaré | craquejaràs | craquejarà | craquejarem | craquejareu | craquejaran |
| indicative | preterite | craquegí | craquejares | craquejà | craquejàrem | craquejàreu | craquejaren |
| indicative | conditional | craquejaria | craquejaries | craquejaria | craquejaríem | craquejaríeu | craquejarien |
| subjunctive | | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès |
| subjunctive | present | craquegi | craquegis | craquegi | craquegem | craquegeu | craquegin |
| subjunctive | imperfect | craquegés | craquegessis | craquegés | craquegéssim | craquegéssiu | craquegessin |
| imperative | | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès |
| imperative | affirmative | — | craqueja | craquegi | craquegem | craquegeu | craquegin |
| imperative | negative (no) | — | no craquegis | no craquegi | no craquegem | no craquegeu | no craquegin |

##### Related terms

* craqueig

### Further reading

* “craquejar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
* “craquejar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024