carear

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Latin

Verb

carear

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of careō

Spanish

Etymology

From cara +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaɾeˈaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: ca‧re‧ar

Verb

carear (first-person singular present careo, first-person singular preterite careé, past participle careado)

  1. to bring face-to-face
  2. (law) to confront (witnesses regarding contradictory testimony)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of carear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive carear
gerund careando
past participle masculine feminine
singular careado careada
plural careados careadas
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 careo careastú
careásvos 		carea careamos careáis carean
imperfect careaba careabas careaba careábamos careabais careaban
preterite careé careaste careó careamos careasteis carearon
future carearé carearás careará carearemos carearéis carearán
conditional carearía carearías carearía carearíamos carearíais carearían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present caree careestú
careésvos2 		caree careemos careéis careen
imperfect
(ra) 		careara carearas careara careáramos carearais carearan
imperfect
(se) 		carease careases carease careásemos careaseis careasen
future1 careare careares careare careáremos careareis carearen
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative careatú
careávos 		caree careemos caread careen
negative no carees no caree no careemos no careéis no careen

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

    Selected combined forms of carear

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 carear
dative carearme carearte carearle, carearse carearnos carearos carearles, carearse
accusative carearme carearte carearlo, carearla, carearse carearnos carearos carearlos, carearlas, carearse
with gerund careando
dative careándome careándote careándole, careándose careándonos careándoos careándoles, careándose
accusative careándome careándote careándolo, careándola, careándose careándonos careándoos careándolos, careándolas, careándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative carea
dative caréame caréate caréale caréanos not used caréales
accusative caréame caréate caréalo, caréala caréanos not used caréalos, caréalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative careá
dative careame careate careale careanos not used careales
accusative careame careate carealo, careala careanos not used carealos, carealas
with formal second-person singular imperative caree
dative caréeme not used caréele, caréese caréenos not used caréeles
accusative caréeme not used caréelo, caréela, caréese caréenos not used caréelos, caréelas
with first-person plural imperative careemos
dative not used careémoste careémosle careémonos careémoos careémosles
accusative not used careémoste careémoslo, careémosla careémonos careémoos careémoslos, careémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative caread
dative careadme not used careadle careadnos careaos careadles
accusative careadme not used careadlo, careadla careadnos careaos careadlos, careadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative careen
dative caréenme not used caréenle caréennos not used caréenles, caréense
accusative caréenme not used caréenlo, caréenla caréennos not used caréenlos, caréenlas, caréense

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