cantear

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Spanish

Etymology

From canto +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kanteˈaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: can‧te‧ar

Verb

cantear (first-person singular present canteo, first-person singular preterite canteé, past participle canteado)

  1. to chamfer

Conjugation

    Conjugation of cantear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive cantear
gerund canteando
past participle masculine feminine
singular canteado canteada
plural canteados canteadas
singular plural
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 canteo canteastú
canteásvos 		cantea canteamos canteáis cantean
imperfect canteaba canteabas canteaba canteábamos canteabais canteaban
preterite canteé canteaste canteó canteamos canteasteis cantearon
future cantearé cantearás canteará cantearemos cantearéis cantearán
conditional cantearía cantearías cantearía cantearíamos cantearíais cantearían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present cantee canteestú
canteésvos2 		cantee canteemos canteéis canteen
imperfect
(ra) 		canteara cantearas canteara canteáramos cantearais cantearan
imperfect
(se) 		cantease canteases cantease canteásemos canteaseis canteasen
future1 canteare canteares canteare canteáremos canteareis cantearen
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative canteatú
canteávos 		cantee canteemos cantead canteen
negative no cantees no cantee no canteemos no canteéis no canteen

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

    Selected combined forms of cantear

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 cantear
dative cantearme cantearte cantearle, cantearse cantearnos cantearos cantearles, cantearse
accusative cantearme cantearte cantearlo, cantearla, cantearse cantearnos cantearos cantearlos, cantearlas, cantearse
with gerund canteando
dative canteándome canteándote canteándole, canteándose canteándonos canteándoos canteándoles, canteándose
accusative canteándome canteándote canteándolo, canteándola, canteándose canteándonos canteándoos canteándolos, canteándolas, canteándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative cantea
dative cantéame cantéate cantéale cantéanos not used cantéales
accusative cantéame cantéate cantéalo, cantéala cantéanos not used cantéalos, cantéalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative canteá
dative canteame canteate canteale canteanos not used canteales
accusative canteame canteate cantealo, canteala canteanos not used cantealos, cantealas
with formal second-person singular imperative cantee
dative cantéeme not used cantéele, cantéese cantéenos not used cantéeles
accusative cantéeme not used cantéelo, cantéela, cantéese cantéenos not used cantéelos, cantéelas
with first-person plural imperative canteemos
dative not used canteémoste canteémosle canteémonos canteémoos canteémosles
accusative not used canteémoste canteémoslo, canteémosla canteémonos canteémoos canteémoslos, canteémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative cantead
dative canteadme not used canteadle canteadnos canteaos canteadles
accusative canteadme not used canteadlo, canteadla canteadnos canteaos canteadlos, canteadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative canteen
dative cantéenme not used cantéenle cantéennos not used cantéenles, cantéense
accusative cantéenme not used cantéenlo, cantéenla cantéennos not used cantéenlos, cantéenlas, cantéense

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