castañetear

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Spanish

Etymology

From castañeta +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kastaɲeteˈaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: cas‧ta‧ñe‧te‧ar

Verb

castañetear (first-person singular present castañeteo, first-person singular preterite castañeteé, past participle castañeteado)

  1. to rattle, clack
    Synonym: castañear
  2. to chatter (of teeth)
  3. to play the castañas

Conjugation

    Conjugation of castañetear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive castañetear
gerund castañeteando
past participle masculine feminine
singular castañeteado castañeteada
plural castañeteados castañeteadas
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 castañeteo castañeteastú
castañeteásvos 		castañetea castañeteamos castañeteáis castañetean
imperfect castañeteaba castañeteabas castañeteaba castañeteábamos castañeteabais castañeteaban
preterite castañeteé castañeteaste castañeteó castañeteamos castañeteasteis castañetearon
future castañetearé castañetearás castañeteará castañetearemos castañetearéis castañetearán
conditional castañetearía castañetearías castañetearía castañetearíamos castañetearíais castañetearían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present castañetee castañeteestú
castañeteésvos2 		castañetee castañeteemos castañeteéis castañeteen
imperfect
(ra) 		castañeteara castañetearas castañeteara castañeteáramos castañetearais castañetearan
imperfect
(se) 		castañetease castañeteases castañetease castañeteásemos castañeteaseis castañeteasen
future1 castañeteare castañeteares castañeteare castañeteáremos castañeteareis castañetearen
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative castañeteatú
castañeteávos 		castañetee castañeteemos castañetead castañeteen
negative no castañetees no castañetee no castañeteemos no castañeteéis no castañeteen

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

    Selected combined forms of castañetear

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 castañetear
dative castañetearme castañetearte castañetearle, castañetearse castañetearnos castañetearos castañetearles, castañetearse
accusative castañetearme castañetearte castañetearlo, castañetearla, castañetearse castañetearnos castañetearos castañetearlos, castañetearlas, castañetearse
with gerund castañeteando
dative castañeteándome castañeteándote castañeteándole, castañeteándose castañeteándonos castañeteándoos castañeteándoles, castañeteándose
accusative castañeteándome castañeteándote castañeteándolo, castañeteándola, castañeteándose castañeteándonos castañeteándoos castañeteándolos, castañeteándolas, castañeteándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative castañetea
dative castañetéame castañetéate castañetéale castañetéanos not used castañetéales
accusative castañetéame castañetéate castañetéalo, castañetéala castañetéanos not used castañetéalos, castañetéalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative castañeteá
dative castañeteame castañeteate castañeteale castañeteanos not used castañeteales
accusative castañeteame castañeteate castañetealo, castañeteala castañeteanos not used castañetealos, castañetealas
with formal second-person singular imperative castañetee
dative castañetéeme not used castañetéele, castañetéese castañetéenos not used castañetéeles
accusative castañetéeme not used castañetéelo, castañetéela, castañetéese castañetéenos not used castañetéelos, castañetéelas
with first-person plural imperative castañeteemos
dative not used castañeteémoste castañeteémosle castañeteémonos castañeteémoos castañeteémosles
accusative not used castañeteémoste castañeteémoslo, castañeteémosla castañeteémonos castañeteémoos castañeteémoslos, castañeteémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative castañetead
dative castañeteadme not used castañeteadle castañeteadnos castañeteaos castañeteadles
accusative castañeteadme not used castañeteadlo, castañeteadla castañeteadnos castañeteaos castañeteadlos, castañeteadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative castañeteen
dative castañetéenme not used castañetéenle castañetéennos not used castañetéenles, castañetéense
accusative castañetéenme not used castañetéenlo, castañetéenla castañetéennos not used castañetéenlos, castañetéenlas, castañetéense

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