castañetear

Spanish

Etymology

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kastaɲeteˈaɾ/ [kas.t̪a.ɲe.t̪eˈaɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: cas‧ta‧ñe‧te‧ar

Verb

castañetear (first-person singular present castañeteo, first-person singular preterite castañeteé, past participle castañeteado)

to rattle, clack
Synonym: castañear
to chatter (of teeth)
to play the castañas

Conjugation

Conjugation of castañetear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			castañetear
gerund			castañeteando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		castañeteado		castañeteada
		plural		castañeteados		castañeteadas
		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	castañeteo	castañeteas^{^tú} castañeteás^{^vos}	castañetea	castañeteamos	castañeteáis	castañetean
	imperfect	castañeteaba	castañeteabas	castañeteaba	castañeteábamos	castañeteabais	castañeteaban
	preterite	castañeteé	castañeteaste	castañeteó	castañeteamos	castañeteasteis	castañetearon
	future	castañetearé	castañetearás	castañeteará	castañetearemos	castañetearéis	castañetearán
	conditional	castañetearía	castañetearías	castañetearía	castañetearíamos	castañetearíais	castañetearían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	castañetee	castañetees^{^tú} castañeteés^{^vos²}	castañetee	castañeteemos	castañeteéis	castañeteen
	imperfect (ra)	castañeteara	castañetearas	castañeteara	castañeteáramos	castañetearais	castañetearan
	imperfect (se)	castañetease	castañeteases	castañetease	castañeteásemos	castañeteaseis	castañeteasen
	future¹	castañeteare	castañeteares	castañeteare	castañeteáremos	castañeteareis	castañetearen

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		castañetea^{^tú} castañeteá^{^vos}	castañetee	castañeteemos	castañetead	castañeteen
	negative		no castañetees	no castañetee	no castañeteemos	no castañeteéis	no castañeteen

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

Selected combined forms of castañetear

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 castañetear	dative	castañetearme	castañetearte	castañetearle, castañetearse	castañetearnos	castañetearos	castañetearles, castañetearse
with infinitive castañetear	accusative	castañetearme	castañetearte	castañetearlo, castañetearla, castañetearse	castañetearnos	castañetearos	castañetearlos, castañetearlas, castañetearse

with gerund castañeteando	dative	castañeteándome	castañeteándote	castañeteándole, castañeteándose	castañeteándonos	castañeteándoos	castañeteándoles, castañeteándose
with gerund castañeteando	accusative	castañeteándome	castañeteándote	castañeteándolo, castañeteándola, castañeteándose	castañeteándonos	castañeteándoos	castañeteándolos, castañeteándolas, castañeteándose

with informal second-person singular tú imperative castañetea	dative	castañetéame	castañetéate	castañetéale	castañetéanos	not used	castañetéales
	accusative	castañetéame	castañetéate	castañetéalo, castañetéala	castañetéanos	not used	castañetéalos, castañetéalas

with informal second-person singular vos imperative castañeteá	dative	castañeteame	castañeteate	castañeteale	castañeteanos	not used	castañeteales
	accusative	castañeteame	castañeteate	castañetealo, castañeteala	castañeteanos	not used	castañetealos, castañetealas

with formal second-person singular imperative castañetee	dative	castañetéeme	not used	castañetéele, castañetéese	castañetéenos	not used	castañetéeles
with formal second-person singular imperative castañetee	accusative	castañetéeme	not used	castañetéelo, castañetéela, castañetéese	castañetéenos	not used	castañetéelos, castañetéelas

with first-person plural imperative castañeteemos	dative	not used	castañeteémoste	castañeteémosle	castañeteémonos	castañeteémoos	castañeteémosles
with first-person plural imperative castañeteemos	accusative	not used	castañeteémoste	castañeteémoslo, castañeteémosla	castañeteémonos	castañeteémoos	castañeteémoslos, castañeteémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative castañetead	dative	castañeteadme	not used	castañeteadle	castañeteadnos	castañeteaos	castañeteadles
with informal second-person plural imperative castañetead	accusative	castañeteadme	not used	castañeteadlo, castañeteadla	castañeteadnos	castañeteaos	castañeteadlos, castañeteadlas

with formal second-person plural imperative castañeteen	dative	castañetéenme	not used	castañetéenle	castañetéennos	not used	castañetéenles, castañetéense
with formal second-person plural imperative castañeteen	accusative	castañetéenme	not used	castañetéenlo, castañetéenla	castañetéennos	not used	castañetéenlos, castañetéenlas, castañetéense

Derived terms

castañeteo