merodear

Spanish

Etymology

From merode +‎ -ar, from dialectal French méraude, maraud.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /meɾodeˈaɾ/ [me.ɾo.ð̞eˈaɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: me‧ro‧de‧ar

Verb

merodear (first-person singular present merodeo, first-person singular preterite merodeé, past participle merodeado)

to prowl, to skulk
to maraud; to raid; to pillage
to stalk, loiter

Conjugation

Conjugation of merodear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			merodear
gerund			merodeando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		merodeado		merodeada
		plural		merodeados		merodeadas
		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	merodeo	merodeas^{^tú} merodeás^{^vos}	merodea	merodeamos	merodeáis	merodean
	imperfect	merodeaba	merodeabas	merodeaba	merodeábamos	merodeabais	merodeaban
	preterite	merodeé	merodeaste	merodeó	merodeamos	merodeasteis	merodearon
	future	merodearé	merodearás	merodeará	merodearemos	merodearéis	merodearán
	conditional	merodearía	merodearías	merodearía	merodearíamos	merodearíais	merodearían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	merodee	merodees^{^tú} merodeés^{^vos²}	merodee	merodeemos	merodeéis	merodeen
	imperfect (ra)	merodeara	merodearas	merodeara	merodeáramos	merodearais	merodearan
	imperfect (se)	merodease	merodeases	merodease	merodeásemos	merodeaseis	merodeasen
	future¹	merodeare	merodeares	merodeare	merodeáremos	merodeareis	merodearen

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		merodea^{^tú} merodeá^{^vos}	merodee	merodeemos	merodead	merodeen
	negative		no merodees	no merodee	no merodeemos	no merodeéis	no merodeen

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

Selected combined forms of merodear

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 merodear	dative	merodearme	merodearte	merodearle, merodearse	merodearnos	merodearos	merodearles, merodearse
with infinitive merodear	accusative	merodearme	merodearte	merodearlo, merodearla, merodearse	merodearnos	merodearos	merodearlos, merodearlas, merodearse

with gerund merodeando	dative	merodeándome	merodeándote	merodeándole, merodeándose	merodeándonos	merodeándoos	merodeándoles, merodeándose
with gerund merodeando	accusative	merodeándome	merodeándote	merodeándolo, merodeándola, merodeándose	merodeándonos	merodeándoos	merodeándolos, merodeándolas, merodeándose

with informal second-person singular tú imperative merodea	dative	merodéame	merodéate	merodéale	merodéanos	not used	merodéales
with informal second-person singular tú imperative merodea	accusative	merodéame	merodéate	merodéalo, merodéala	merodéanos	not used	merodéalos, merodéalas

with informal second-person singular vos imperative merodeá	dative	merodeame	merodeate	merodeale	merodeanos	not used	merodeales
	accusative	merodeame	merodeate	merodealo, merodeala	merodeanos	not used	merodealos, merodealas

with formal second-person singular imperative merodee	dative	merodéeme	not used	merodéele, merodéese	merodéenos	not used	merodéeles
with formal second-person singular imperative merodee	accusative	merodéeme	not used	merodéelo, merodéela, merodéese	merodéenos	not used	merodéelos, merodéelas

with first-person plural imperative merodeemos	dative	not used	merodeémoste	merodeémosle	merodeémonos	merodeémoos	merodeémosles
with first-person plural imperative merodeemos	accusative	not used	merodeémoste	merodeémoslo, merodeémosla	merodeémonos	merodeémoos	merodeémoslos, merodeémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative merodead	dative	merodeadme	not used	merodeadle	merodeadnos	merodeaos	merodeadles
with informal second-person plural imperative merodead	accusative	merodeadme	not used	merodeadlo, merodeadla	merodeadnos	merodeaos	merodeadlos, merodeadlas

with formal second-person plural imperative merodeen	dative	merodéenme	not used	merodéenle	merodéennos	not used	merodéenles, merodéense
with formal second-person plural imperative merodeen	accusative	merodéenme	not used	merodéenlo, merodéenla	merodéennos	not used	merodéenlos, merodéenlas, merodéense

Derived terms

merodeo