chinear

Spanish

Etymology

From chino (“kid, servent”) +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃineˈaɾ/ [t͡ʃi.neˈaɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: chi‧ne‧ar

Verb

chinear (first-person singular present chineo, first-person singular preterite chineé, past participle chineado)

to carry in one's arms
Synonym: embracilar (Andalusia, Salamanca)
to spoil (someone)
Synonym: malcriar
(reflexive) to worry
Synonyms: preocuparse, inquietarse

Conjugation

Conjugation of chinear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			chinear
gerund			chineando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		chineado		chineada
		plural		chineados		chineadas
		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	chineo	chineas^{^tú} chineás^{^vos}	chinea	chineamos	chineáis	chinean
	imperfect	chineaba	chineabas	chineaba	chineábamos	chineabais	chineaban
	preterite	chineé	chineaste	chineó	chineamos	chineasteis	chinearon
	future	chinearé	chinearás	chineará	chinearemos	chinearéis	chinearán
	conditional	chinearía	chinearías	chinearía	chinearíamos	chinearíais	chinearían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	chinee	chinees^{^tú} chineés^{^vos²}	chinee	chineemos	chineéis	chineen
	imperfect (ra)	chineara	chinearas	chineara	chineáramos	chinearais	chinearan
	imperfect (se)	chinease	chineases	chinease	chineásemos	chineaseis	chineasen
	future¹	chineare	chineares	chineare	chineáremos	chineareis	chinearen

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		chinea^{^tú} chineá^{^vos}	chinee	chineemos	chinead	chineen
	negative		no chinees	no chinee	no chineemos	no chineéis	no chineen

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

Selected combined forms of chinear

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 chinear	dative	chinearme	chinearte	chinearle, chinearse	chinearnos	chinearos	chinearles, chinearse
with infinitive chinear	accusative	chinearme	chinearte	chinearlo, chinearla, chinearse	chinearnos	chinearos	chinearlos, chinearlas, chinearse

with gerund chineando	dative	chineándome	chineándote	chineándole, chineándose	chineándonos	chineándoos	chineándoles, chineándose
with gerund chineando	accusative	chineándome	chineándote	chineándolo, chineándola, chineándose	chineándonos	chineándoos	chineándolos, chineándolas, chineándose

with informal second-person singular tú imperative chinea	dative	chinéame	chinéate	chinéale	chinéanos	not used	chinéales
with informal second-person singular tú imperative chinea	accusative	chinéame	chinéate	chinéalo, chinéala	chinéanos	not used	chinéalos, chinéalas

with informal second-person singular vos imperative chineá	dative	chineame	chineate	chineale	chineanos	not used	chineales
	accusative	chineame	chineate	chinealo, chineala	chineanos	not used	chinealos, chinealas

with formal second-person singular imperative chinee	dative	chinéeme	not used	chinéele, chinéese	chinéenos	not used	chinéeles
with formal second-person singular imperative chinee	accusative	chinéeme	not used	chinéelo, chinéela, chinéese	chinéenos	not used	chinéelos, chinéelas

with first-person plural imperative chineemos	dative	not used	chineémoste	chineémosle	chineémonos	chineémoos	chineémosles
with first-person plural imperative chineemos	accusative	not used	chineémoste	chineémoslo, chineémosla	chineémonos	chineémoos	chineémoslos, chineémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative chinead	dative	chineadme	not used	chineadle	chineadnos	chineaos	chineadles
with informal second-person plural imperative chinead	accusative	chineadme	not used	chineadlo, chineadla	chineadnos	chineaos	chineadlos, chineadlas

with formal second-person plural imperative chineen	dative	chinéenme	not used	chinéenle	chinéennos	not used	chinéenles, chinéense
with formal second-person plural imperative chineen	accusative	chinéenme	not used	chinéenlo, chinéenla	chinéennos	not used	chinéenlos, chinéenlas, chinéense

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