chapulinear

Spanish

Etymology

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃapulineˈaɾ/ [t͡ʃa.pu.li.neˈaɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: cha‧pu‧li‧ne‧ar

Verb

chapulinear (first-person singular present chapulineo, first-person singular preterite chapulineé, past participle chapulineado)

(Mexico, colloquial) To flirt with or come on to one's friends' partners or romantic interests.

Conjugation

Conjugation of chapulinear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			chapulinear
gerund			chapulineando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		chapulineado		chapulineada
		plural		chapulineados		chapulineadas
		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	chapulineo	chapulineas^{^tú} chapulineás^{^vos}	chapulinea	chapulineamos	chapulineáis	chapulinean
	imperfect	chapulineaba	chapulineabas	chapulineaba	chapulineábamos	chapulineabais	chapulineaban
	preterite	chapulineé	chapulineaste	chapulineó	chapulineamos	chapulineasteis	chapulinearon
	future	chapulinearé	chapulinearás	chapulineará	chapulinearemos	chapulinearéis	chapulinearán
	conditional	chapulinearía	chapulinearías	chapulinearía	chapulinearíamos	chapulinearíais	chapulinearían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	chapulinee	chapulinees^{^tú} chapulineés^{^vos²}	chapulinee	chapulineemos	chapulineéis	chapulineen
	imperfect (ra)	chapulineara	chapulinearas	chapulineara	chapulineáramos	chapulinearais	chapulinearan
	imperfect (se)	chapulinease	chapulineases	chapulinease	chapulineásemos	chapulineaseis	chapulineasen
	future¹	chapulineare	chapulineares	chapulineare	chapulineáremos	chapulineareis	chapulinearen

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		chapulinea^{^tú} chapulineá^{^vos}	chapulinee	chapulineemos	chapulinead	chapulineen
	negative		no chapulinees	no chapulinee	no chapulineemos	no chapulineéis	no chapulineen

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

Selected combined forms of chapulinear

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 chapulinear	dative	chapulinearme	chapulinearte	chapulinearle, chapulinearse	chapulinearnos	chapulinearos	chapulinearles, chapulinearse
with infinitive chapulinear	accusative	chapulinearme	chapulinearte	chapulinearlo, chapulinearla, chapulinearse	chapulinearnos	chapulinearos	chapulinearlos, chapulinearlas, chapulinearse

with gerund chapulineando	dative	chapulineándome	chapulineándote	chapulineándole, chapulineándose	chapulineándonos	chapulineándoos	chapulineándoles, chapulineándose
with gerund chapulineando	accusative	chapulineándome	chapulineándote	chapulineándolo, chapulineándola, chapulineándose	chapulineándonos	chapulineándoos	chapulineándolos, chapulineándolas, chapulineándose

with informal second-person singular tú imperative chapulinea	dative	chapulinéame	chapulinéate	chapulinéale	chapulinéanos	not used	chapulinéales
	accusative	chapulinéame	chapulinéate	chapulinéalo, chapulinéala	chapulinéanos	not used	chapulinéalos, chapulinéalas

with informal second-person singular vos imperative chapulineá	dative	chapulineame	chapulineate	chapulineale	chapulineanos	not used	chapulineales
	accusative	chapulineame	chapulineate	chapulinealo, chapulineala	chapulineanos	not used	chapulinealos, chapulinealas

with formal second-person singular imperative chapulinee	dative	chapulinéeme	not used	chapulinéele, chapulinéese	chapulinéenos	not used	chapulinéeles
with formal second-person singular imperative chapulinee	accusative	chapulinéeme	not used	chapulinéelo, chapulinéela, chapulinéese	chapulinéenos	not used	chapulinéelos, chapulinéelas

with first-person plural imperative chapulineemos	dative	not used	chapulineémoste	chapulineémosle	chapulineémonos	chapulineémoos	chapulineémosles
with first-person plural imperative chapulineemos	accusative	not used	chapulineémoste	chapulineémoslo, chapulineémosla	chapulineémonos	chapulineémoos	chapulineémoslos, chapulineémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative chapulinead	dative	chapulineadme	not used	chapulineadle	chapulineadnos	chapulineaos	chapulineadles
with informal second-person plural imperative chapulinead	accusative	chapulineadme	not used	chapulineadlo, chapulineadla	chapulineadnos	chapulineaos	chapulineadlos, chapulineadlas

with formal second-person plural imperative chapulineen	dative	chapulinéenme	not used	chapulinéenle	chapulinéennos	not used	chapulinéenles, chapulinéense
with formal second-person plural imperative chapulineen	accusative	chapulinéenme	not used	chapulinéenlo, chapulinéenla	chapulinéennos	not used	chapulinéenlos, chapulinéenlas, chapulinéense

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