chivar

Spanish

Etymology

From gibar, from giba (“nuisance”, literally “hump”). Compare English gibbous.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈbaɾ/ [t͡ʃiˈβ̞aɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: chi‧var

Verb

chivar (first-person singular present chivo, first-person singular preterite chivé, past participle chivado)

to annoy
(colloquial, reflexive) to snitch, tattle, rat, egg, squeal
Synonym: acusar

Conjugation

Conjugation of chivar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			chivar
gerund			chivando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		chivado		chivada
		plural		chivados		chivadas
		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	chivo	chivas^{^tú} chivás^{^vos}	chiva	chivamos	chiváis	chivan
	imperfect	chivaba	chivabas	chivaba	chivábamos	chivabais	chivaban
	preterite	chivé	chivaste	chivó	chivamos	chivasteis	chivaron
	future	chivaré	chivarás	chivará	chivaremos	chivaréis	chivarán
	conditional	chivaría	chivarías	chivaría	chivaríamos	chivaríais	chivarían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	chive	chives^{^tú} chivés^{^vos²}	chive	chivemos	chivéis	chiven
	imperfect (ra)	chivara	chivaras	chivara	chiváramos	chivarais	chivaran
	imperfect (se)	chivase	chivases	chivase	chivásemos	chivaseis	chivasen
	future¹	chivare	chivares	chivare	chiváremos	chivareis	chivaren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		chiva^{^tú} chivá^{^vos}	chive	chivemos	chivad	chiven
	negative		no chives	no chive	no chivemos	no chivéis	no chiven

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

Selected combined forms of chivar

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 chivar	dative	chivarme	chivarte	chivarle, chivarse	chivarnos	chivaros	chivarles, chivarse
with infinitive chivar	accusative	chivarme	chivarte	chivarlo, chivarla, chivarse	chivarnos	chivaros	chivarlos, chivarlas, chivarse

with gerund chivando	dative	chivándome	chivándote	chivándole, chivándose	chivándonos	chivándoos	chivándoles, chivándose
with gerund chivando	accusative	chivándome	chivándote	chivándolo, chivándola, chivándose	chivándonos	chivándoos	chivándolos, chivándolas, chivándose

with informal second-person singular tú imperative chiva	dative	chívame	chívate	chívale	chívanos	not used	chívales
with informal second-person singular tú imperative chiva	accusative	chívame	chívate	chívalo, chívala	chívanos	not used	chívalos, chívalas

with informal second-person singular vos imperative chivá	dative	chivame	chivate	chivale	chivanos	not used	chivales
with informal second-person singular vos imperative chivá	accusative	chivame	chivate	chivalo, chivala	chivanos	not used	chivalos, chivalas

with formal second-person singular imperative chive	dative	chíveme	not used	chívele, chívese	chívenos	not used	chíveles
with formal second-person singular imperative chive	accusative	chíveme	not used	chívelo, chívela, chívese	chívenos	not used	chívelos, chívelas

with first-person plural imperative chivemos	dative	not used	chivémoste	chivémosle	chivémonos	chivémoos	chivémosles
with first-person plural imperative chivemos	accusative	not used	chivémoste	chivémoslo, chivémosla	chivémonos	chivémoos	chivémoslos, chivémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative chivad	dative	chivadme	not used	chivadle	chivadnos	chivaos	chivadles
with informal second-person plural imperative chivad	accusative	chivadme	not used	chivadlo, chivadla	chivadnos	chivaos	chivadlos, chivadlas

with formal second-person plural imperative chiven	dative	chívenme	not used	chívenle	chívennos	not used	chívenles, chívense
with formal second-person plural imperative chiven	accusative	chívenme	not used	chívenlo, chívenla	chívennos	not used	chívenlos, chívenlas, chívense

Descendants

→ Catalan: xivar