burrear

Spanish

Etymology

From burro (“donkey”) +‎ -ear. Sense (1) comes from the implementation of donkeys as work animals, especially from the simile trabajar como un burro (“to work like a donkey”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bureˈaɾ/ [bu.reˈaɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: bu‧rre‧ar

Verb

burrear (first-person singular present burreo, first-person singular preterite burreé, past participle burreado) (intransitive)

(colloquial, El Salvador) to work very hard; to work like a dog; to work like a horse
Synonyms: trabajar como un condenado, trabajar como un negro
(colloquial, vulgar, El Salvador, Honduras) to have sex

Conjugation

Conjugation of burrear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			burrear
gerund			burreando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		burreado		burreada
		plural		burreados		burreadas
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	burreo	burreas^{^tú} burreás^{^vos}	burrea	burreamos	burreáis	burrean
	imperfect	burreaba	burreabas	burreaba	burreábamos	burreabais	burreaban
	preterite	burreé	burreaste	burreó	burreamos	burreasteis	burrearon
	future	burrearé	burrearás	burreará	burrearemos	burrearéis	burrearán
	conditional	burrearía	burrearías	burrearía	burrearíamos	burrearíais	burrearían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	burree	burrees^{^tú} burreés^{^vos²}	burree	burreemos	burreéis	burreen
	imperfect (ra)	burreara	burrearas	burreara	burreáramos	burrearais	burrearan
	imperfect (se)	burrease	burreases	burrease	burreásemos	burreaseis	burreasen
	future¹	burreare	burreares	burreare	burreáremos	burreareis	burrearen

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		burrea^{^tú} burreá^{^vos}	burree	burreemos	burread	burreen
	negative		no burrees	no burree	no burreemos	no burreéis	no burreen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

Selected combined forms of burrear

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive burrear	dative	burrearme	burrearte	burrearle, burrearse	burrearnos	burrearos	burrearles, burrearse
with infinitive burrear	accusative	burrearme	burrearte	burrearlo, burrearla, burrearse	burrearnos	burrearos	burrearlos, burrearlas, burrearse

with gerund burreando	dative	burreándome	burreándote	burreándole, burreándose	burreándonos	burreándoos	burreándoles, burreándose
with gerund burreando	accusative	burreándome	burreándote	burreándolo, burreándola, burreándose	burreándonos	burreándoos	burreándolos, burreándolas, burreándose

with informal second-person singular tú imperative burrea	dative	burréame	burréate	burréale	burréanos	not used	burréales
with informal second-person singular tú imperative burrea	accusative	burréame	burréate	burréalo, burréala	burréanos	not used	burréalos, burréalas

with informal second-person singular vos imperative burreá	dative	burreame	burreate	burreale	burreanos	not used	burreales
	accusative	burreame	burreate	burrealo, burreala	burreanos	not used	burrealos, burrealas

with formal second-person singular imperative burree	dative	burréeme	not used	burréele, burréese	burréenos	not used	burréeles
with formal second-person singular imperative burree	accusative	burréeme	not used	burréelo, burréela, burréese	burréenos	not used	burréelos, burréelas

with first-person plural imperative burreemos	dative	not used	burreémoste	burreémosle	burreémonos	burreémoos	burreémosles
with first-person plural imperative burreemos	accusative	not used	burreémoste	burreémoslo, burreémosla	burreémonos	burreémoos	burreémoslos, burreémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative burread	dative	burreadme	not used	burreadle	burreadnos	burreaos	burreadles
with informal second-person plural imperative burread	accusative	burreadme	not used	burreadlo, burreadla	burreadnos	burreaos	burreadlos, burreadlas

with formal second-person plural imperative burreen	dative	burréenme	not used	burréenle	burréennos	not used	burréenles, burréense
with formal second-person plural imperative burreen	accusative	burréenme	not used	burréenlo, burréenla	burréennos	not used	burréenlos, burréenlas, burréense

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