chalar

Caló

Etymology

From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀮𑀤𑀺 (caladi), from Sanskrit चलति (calati) ~ चरति (carati, “to go away”). Cognate to Hindi चलना (calnā).

Verb

chalar

  1. to go, walk
  2. to pass

Derived terms

  • chalar andré
  • chalar dur
  • chalar palal

Descendants

  • → Spanish: chalar

References

  • “chalar” in Francisco Quindalé, Diccionario gitano, Madrid: Oficina Tipográfica del Hospicio.
  • “chalar” in Vocabulario : Caló - Español, Portal del Flamenco y Universidad.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Caló chalar (“to go, walk”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃaˈlaɾ/ [t͡ʃaˈlaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: cha‧lar

Verb

chalar (first-person singular present chalo, first-person singular preterite chalé, past participle chalado)

  1. (transitive) to drive crazy
    Synonym: enloquecer
  2. (reflexive) to go crazy

Conjugation

    Conjugation of chalar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive chalar
gerund chalando
past participle masculine feminine
singular chalado chalada
plural chalados chaladas
singular plural
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 chalo chalastú
chalásvos 		chala chalamos chaláis chalan
imperfect chalaba chalabas chalaba chalábamos chalabais chalaban
preterite chalé chalaste chaló chalamos chalasteis chalaron
future chalaré chalarás chalará chalaremos chalaréis chalarán
conditional chalaría chalarías chalaría chalaríamos chalaríais chalarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present chale chalestú
chalésvos2 		chale chalemos chaléis chalen
imperfect
(ra) 		chalara chalaras chalara chaláramos chalarais chalaran
imperfect
(se) 		chalase chalases chalase chalásemos chalaseis chalasen
future1 chalare chalares chalare chaláremos chalareis chalaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative chalatú
chalávos 		chale chalemos chalad chalen
negative no chales no chale no chalemos no chaléis no chalen

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

    Conjugation of chalarse (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive chalarse
gerund chalándose
past participle masculine feminine
singular chalado chalada
plural chalados chaladas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
personal non-finite yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
infinitive chalarme chalarte chalarse chalarnos chalaros chalarse
gerund chalándome chalándote chalándose chalándonos chalándoos chalándose
indicative yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present me chalo te chalastú
te chalásvos 		se chala nos chalamos os chaláis se chalan
imperfect me chalaba te chalabas se chalaba nos chalábamos os chalabais se chalaban
preterite me chalé te chalaste se chaló nos chalamos os chalasteis se chalaron
future me chalaré te chalarás se chalará nos chalaremos os chalaréis se chalarán
conditional me chalaría te chalarías se chalaría nos chalaríamos os chalaríais se chalarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present me chale te chalestú
te chalésvos2 		se chale nos chalemos os chaléis se chalen
imperfect
(ra) 		me chalara te chalaras se chalara nos chaláramos os chalarais se chalaran
imperfect
(se) 		me chalase te chalases se chalase nos chalásemos os chalaseis se chalasen
future1 me chalare te chalares se chalare nos chaláremos os chalareis se chalaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative chálatetú
chalatevos 		chálese chalémonos chalaos chálense
negative no te chales no se chale no nos chalemos no os chaléis no se chalen

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

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