chuquear

Spanish

Alternative forms

shuquear

Etymology

From chuco (“dirty, sour”) +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃukeˈaɾ/ [t͡ʃu.keˈaɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: chu‧que‧ar

Verb

chuquear (first-person singular present chuqueo, first-person singular preterite chuqueé, past participle chuqueado)

(transitive, colloquial, El Salvador) to make (something) dirty
(intransitive, pronominal, colloquial, El Salvador) to get dirty
(intransitive, pronominal, colloquial, El Salvador, Honduras, of food) to spoil, ruin, rot
Synonym: echar a perder

Conjugation

Conjugation of chuquear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			chuquear
gerund			chuqueando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		chuqueado		chuqueada
		plural		chuqueados		chuqueadas
		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	chuqueo	chuqueas^{^tú} chuqueás^{^vos}	chuquea	chuqueamos	chuqueáis	chuquean
	imperfect	chuqueaba	chuqueabas	chuqueaba	chuqueábamos	chuqueabais	chuqueaban
	preterite	chuqueé	chuqueaste	chuqueó	chuqueamos	chuqueasteis	chuquearon
	future	chuquearé	chuquearás	chuqueará	chuquearemos	chuquearéis	chuquearán
	conditional	chuquearía	chuquearías	chuquearía	chuquearíamos	chuquearíais	chuquearían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	chuquee	chuquees^{^tú} chuqueés^{^vos²}	chuquee	chuqueemos	chuqueéis	chuqueen
	imperfect (ra)	chuqueara	chuquearas	chuqueara	chuqueáramos	chuquearais	chuquearan
	imperfect (se)	chuquease	chuqueases	chuquease	chuqueásemos	chuqueaseis	chuqueasen
	future¹	chuqueare	chuqueares	chuqueare	chuqueáremos	chuqueareis	chuquearen

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		chuquea^{^tú} chuqueá^{^vos}	chuquee	chuqueemos	chuquead	chuqueen
	negative		no chuquees	no chuquee	no chuqueemos	no chuqueéis	no chuqueen

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

Selected combined forms of chuquear

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 chuquear	dative	chuquearme	chuquearte	chuquearle, chuquearse	chuquearnos	chuquearos	chuquearles, chuquearse
with infinitive chuquear	accusative	chuquearme	chuquearte	chuquearlo, chuquearla, chuquearse	chuquearnos	chuquearos	chuquearlos, chuquearlas, chuquearse

with gerund chuqueando	dative	chuqueándome	chuqueándote	chuqueándole, chuqueándose	chuqueándonos	chuqueándoos	chuqueándoles, chuqueándose
with gerund chuqueando	accusative	chuqueándome	chuqueándote	chuqueándolo, chuqueándola, chuqueándose	chuqueándonos	chuqueándoos	chuqueándolos, chuqueándolas, chuqueándose

with informal second-person singular tú imperative chuquea	dative	chuquéame	chuquéate	chuquéale	chuquéanos	not used	chuquéales
with informal second-person singular tú imperative chuquea	accusative	chuquéame	chuquéate	chuquéalo, chuquéala	chuquéanos	not used	chuquéalos, chuquéalas

with informal second-person singular vos imperative chuqueá	dative	chuqueame	chuqueate	chuqueale	chuqueanos	not used	chuqueales
	accusative	chuqueame	chuqueate	chuquealo, chuqueala	chuqueanos	not used	chuquealos, chuquealas

with formal second-person singular imperative chuquee	dative	chuquéeme	not used	chuquéele, chuquéese	chuquéenos	not used	chuquéeles
with formal second-person singular imperative chuquee	accusative	chuquéeme	not used	chuquéelo, chuquéela, chuquéese	chuquéenos	not used	chuquéelos, chuquéelas

with first-person plural imperative chuqueemos	dative	not used	chuqueémoste	chuqueémosle	chuqueémonos	chuqueémoos	chuqueémosles
with first-person plural imperative chuqueemos	accusative	not used	chuqueémoste	chuqueémoslo, chuqueémosla	chuqueémonos	chuqueémoos	chuqueémoslos, chuqueémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative chuquead	dative	chuqueadme	not used	chuqueadle	chuqueadnos	chuqueaos	chuqueadles
with informal second-person plural imperative chuquead	accusative	chuqueadme	not used	chuqueadlo, chuqueadla	chuqueadnos	chuqueaos	chuqueadlos, chuqueadlas

with formal second-person plural imperative chuqueen	dative	chuquéenme	not used	chuquéenle	chuquéennos	not used	chuquéenles, chuquéense
with formal second-person plural imperative chuqueen	accusative	chuquéenme	not used	chuquéenlo, chuquéenla	chuquéennos	not used	chuquéenlos, chuquéenlas, chuquéense