mantear

Spanish

Etymology

From manta +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /manteˈaɾ/ [mãn̪.t̪eˈaɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: man‧te‧ar

Verb

mantear (first-person singular present manteo, first-person singular preterite manteé, past participle manteado)

to throw up into the air in a blanket
to give (someone) the bumps (throw someone in the air, e.g. for a celebration)

Conjugation

Conjugation of mantear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			mantear
gerund			manteando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		manteado		manteada
		plural		manteados		manteadas
		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	manteo	manteas^{^tú} manteás^{^vos}	mantea	manteamos	manteáis	mantean
	imperfect	manteaba	manteabas	manteaba	manteábamos	manteabais	manteaban
	preterite	manteé	manteaste	manteó	manteamos	manteasteis	mantearon
	future	mantearé	mantearás	manteará	mantearemos	mantearéis	mantearán
	conditional	mantearía	mantearías	mantearía	mantearíamos	mantearíais	mantearían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	mantee	mantees^{^tú} manteés^{^vos²}	mantee	manteemos	manteéis	manteen
	imperfect (ra)	manteara	mantearas	manteara	manteáramos	mantearais	mantearan
	imperfect (se)	mantease	manteases	mantease	manteásemos	manteaseis	manteasen
	future¹	manteare	manteares	manteare	manteáremos	manteareis	mantearen

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		mantea^{^tú} manteá^{^vos}	mantee	manteemos	mantead	manteen
	negative		no mantees	no mantee	no manteemos	no manteéis	no manteen

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

Selected combined forms of mantear

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 mantear	dative	mantearme	mantearte	mantearle, mantearse	mantearnos	mantearos	mantearles, mantearse
with infinitive mantear	accusative	mantearme	mantearte	mantearlo, mantearla, mantearse	mantearnos	mantearos	mantearlos, mantearlas, mantearse

with gerund manteando	dative	manteándome	manteándote	manteándole, manteándose	manteándonos	manteándoos	manteándoles, manteándose
with gerund manteando	accusative	manteándome	manteándote	manteándolo, manteándola, manteándose	manteándonos	manteándoos	manteándolos, manteándolas, manteándose

with informal second-person singular tú imperative mantea	dative	mantéame	mantéate	mantéale	mantéanos	not used	mantéales
with informal second-person singular tú imperative mantea	accusative	mantéame	mantéate	mantéalo, mantéala	mantéanos	not used	mantéalos, mantéalas

with informal second-person singular vos imperative manteá	dative	manteame	manteate	manteale	manteanos	not used	manteales
	accusative	manteame	manteate	mantealo, manteala	manteanos	not used	mantealos, mantealas

with formal second-person singular imperative mantee	dative	mantéeme	not used	mantéele, mantéese	mantéenos	not used	mantéeles
with formal second-person singular imperative mantee	accusative	mantéeme	not used	mantéelo, mantéela, mantéese	mantéenos	not used	mantéelos, mantéelas

with first-person plural imperative manteemos	dative	not used	manteémoste	manteémosle	manteémonos	manteémoos	manteémosles
with first-person plural imperative manteemos	accusative	not used	manteémoste	manteémoslo, manteémosla	manteémonos	manteémoos	manteémoslos, manteémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative mantead	dative	manteadme	not used	manteadle	manteadnos	manteaos	manteadles
with informal second-person plural imperative mantead	accusative	manteadme	not used	manteadlo, manteadla	manteadnos	manteaos	manteadlos, manteadlas

with formal second-person plural imperative manteen	dative	mantéenme	not used	mantéenle	mantéennos	not used	mantéenles, mantéense
with formal second-person plural imperative manteen	accusative	mantéenme	not used	mantéenlo, mantéenla	mantéennos	not used	mantéenlos, mantéenlas, mantéense

Derived terms

manteador
manteamiento