nortear

Spanish

Etymology

From norte (“north”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /noɾteˈaɾ/ [noɾ.t̪eˈaɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: nor‧te‧ar

Verb

nortear (impersonal, third-person singular present nortea, third-person singular preterite norteó, past participle norteado) (intransitive, impersonal)

(El Salvador) to have strong winds blow, regardless of the direction of its origin.
Está norteando muy fuerte hoy.
The wind is blowing really intensely today.
(Mexico) to have strong winds blow from the north.

Conjugation

Conjugation of nortear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			nortear
gerund			norteando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		norteado		norteada
		plural		norteados		norteadas
		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	norteo	norteas^{^tú} norteás^{^vos}	nortea	norteamos	norteáis	nortean
	imperfect	norteaba	norteabas	norteaba	norteábamos	norteabais	norteaban
	preterite	norteé	norteaste	norteó	norteamos	norteasteis	nortearon
	future	nortearé	nortearás	norteará	nortearemos	nortearéis	nortearán
	conditional	nortearía	nortearías	nortearía	nortearíamos	nortearíais	nortearían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	nortee	nortees^{^tú} norteés^{^vos²}	nortee	norteemos	norteéis	norteen
	imperfect (ra)	norteara	nortearas	norteara	norteáramos	nortearais	nortearan
	imperfect (se)	nortease	norteases	nortease	norteásemos	norteaseis	norteasen
	future¹	norteare	norteares	norteare	norteáremos	norteareis	nortearen

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		nortea^{^tú} norteá^{^vos}	nortee	norteemos	nortead	norteen
	negative		no nortees	no nortee	no norteemos	no norteéis	no norteen

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

Selected combined forms of nortear

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 nortear	dative	nortearme	nortearte	nortearle, nortearse	nortearnos	nortearos	nortearles, nortearse
with infinitive nortear	accusative	nortearme	nortearte	nortearlo, nortearla, nortearse	nortearnos	nortearos	nortearlos, nortearlas, nortearse

with gerund norteando	dative	norteándome	norteándote	norteándole, norteándose	norteándonos	norteándoos	norteándoles, norteándose
with gerund norteando	accusative	norteándome	norteándote	norteándolo, norteándola, norteándose	norteándonos	norteándoos	norteándolos, norteándolas, norteándose

with informal second-person singular tú imperative nortea	dative	nortéame	nortéate	nortéale	nortéanos	not used	nortéales
with informal second-person singular tú imperative nortea	accusative	nortéame	nortéate	nortéalo, nortéala	nortéanos	not used	nortéalos, nortéalas

with informal second-person singular vos imperative norteá	dative	norteame	norteate	norteale	norteanos	not used	norteales
	accusative	norteame	norteate	nortealo, norteala	norteanos	not used	nortealos, nortealas

with formal second-person singular imperative nortee	dative	nortéeme	not used	nortéele, nortéese	nortéenos	not used	nortéeles
with formal second-person singular imperative nortee	accusative	nortéeme	not used	nortéelo, nortéela, nortéese	nortéenos	not used	nortéelos, nortéelas

with first-person plural imperative norteemos	dative	not used	norteémoste	norteémosle	norteémonos	norteémoos	norteémosles
with first-person plural imperative norteemos	accusative	not used	norteémoste	norteémoslo, norteémosla	norteémonos	norteémoos	norteémoslos, norteémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative nortead	dative	norteadme	not used	norteadle	norteadnos	norteaos	norteadles
with informal second-person plural imperative nortead	accusative	norteadme	not used	norteadlo, norteadla	norteadnos	norteaos	norteadlos, norteadlas

with formal second-person plural imperative norteen	dative	nortéenme	not used	nortéenle	nortéennos	not used	nortéenles, nortéense
with formal second-person plural imperative norteen	accusative	nortéenme	not used	nortéenlo, nortéenla	nortéennos	not used	nortéenlos, nortéenlas, nortéense

Hypernyms

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