chotear

Spanish

Etymology

From chota +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃoteˈaɾ/ [t͡ʃo.t̪eˈaɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: cho‧te‧ar

Verb

chotear (first-person singular present choteo, first-person singular preterite choteé, past participle choteado)

to mock
(reflexive) to make fun of
(slang, Puerto Rico) to snitch (on)
(intransitive, colloquial, El Salvador) to stroll; to saunter

Conjugation

Conjugation of chotear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			chotear
gerund			choteando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		choteado		choteada
		plural		choteados		choteadas
		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	choteo	choteas^{^tú} choteás^{^vos}	chotea	choteamos	choteáis	chotean
	imperfect	choteaba	choteabas	choteaba	choteábamos	choteabais	choteaban
	preterite	choteé	choteaste	choteó	choteamos	choteasteis	chotearon
	future	chotearé	chotearás	choteará	chotearemos	chotearéis	chotearán
	conditional	chotearía	chotearías	chotearía	chotearíamos	chotearíais	chotearían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	chotee	chotees^{^tú} choteés^{^vos²}	chotee	choteemos	choteéis	choteen
	imperfect (ra)	choteara	chotearas	choteara	choteáramos	chotearais	chotearan
	imperfect (se)	chotease	choteases	chotease	choteásemos	choteaseis	choteasen
	future¹	choteare	choteares	choteare	choteáremos	choteareis	chotearen

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		chotea^{^tú} choteá^{^vos}	chotee	choteemos	chotead	choteen
	negative		no chotees	no chotee	no choteemos	no choteéis	no choteen

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

Selected combined forms of chotear

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 chotear	dative	chotearme	chotearte	chotearle, chotearse	chotearnos	chotearos	chotearles, chotearse
with infinitive chotear	accusative	chotearme	chotearte	chotearlo, chotearla, chotearse	chotearnos	chotearos	chotearlos, chotearlas, chotearse

with gerund choteando	dative	choteándome	choteándote	choteándole, choteándose	choteándonos	choteándoos	choteándoles, choteándose
with gerund choteando	accusative	choteándome	choteándote	choteándolo, choteándola, choteándose	choteándonos	choteándoos	choteándolos, choteándolas, choteándose

with informal second-person singular tú imperative chotea	dative	chotéame	chotéate	chotéale	chotéanos	not used	chotéales
with informal second-person singular tú imperative chotea	accusative	chotéame	chotéate	chotéalo, chotéala	chotéanos	not used	chotéalos, chotéalas

with informal second-person singular vos imperative choteá	dative	choteame	choteate	choteale	choteanos	not used	choteales
	accusative	choteame	choteate	chotealo, choteala	choteanos	not used	chotealos, chotealas

with formal second-person singular imperative chotee	dative	chotéeme	not used	chotéele, chotéese	chotéenos	not used	chotéeles
with formal second-person singular imperative chotee	accusative	chotéeme	not used	chotéelo, chotéela, chotéese	chotéenos	not used	chotéelos, chotéelas

with first-person plural imperative choteemos	dative	not used	choteémoste	choteémosle	choteémonos	choteémoos	choteémosles
with first-person plural imperative choteemos	accusative	not used	choteémoste	choteémoslo, choteémosla	choteémonos	choteémoos	choteémoslos, choteémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative chotead	dative	choteadme	not used	choteadle	choteadnos	choteaos	choteadles
with informal second-person plural imperative chotead	accusative	choteadme	not used	choteadlo, choteadla	choteadnos	choteaos	choteadlos, choteadlas

with formal second-person plural imperative choteen	dative	chotéenme	not used	chotéenle	chotéennos	not used	chotéenles, chotéense
with formal second-person plural imperative choteen	accusative	chotéenme	not used	chotéenlo, chotéenla	chotéennos	not used	chotéenlos, chotéenlas, chotéense

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