chafar

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Spanish

Etymology

Possibly from Catalan xafar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃaˈfaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: cha‧far

Verb

chafar (first-person singular present chafo, first-person singular preterite chafé, past participle chafado)

  1. (transitive) to crush, squash
    Synonym: aplastar
  2. (transitive) to ruin

Conjugation

    Conjugation of chafar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive chafar
gerund chafando
past participle masculine feminine
singular chafado chafada
plural chafados chafadas
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 chafo chafastú
chafásvos 		chafa chafamos chafáis chafan
imperfect chafaba chafabas chafaba chafábamos chafabais chafaban
preterite chafé chafaste chafó chafamos chafasteis chafaron
future chafaré chafarás chafará chafaremos chafaréis chafarán
conditional chafaría chafarías chafaría chafaríamos chafaríais chafarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present chafe chafestú
chafésvos2 		chafe chafemos chaféis chafen
imperfect
(ra) 		chafara chafaras chafara chafáramos chafarais chafaran
imperfect
(se) 		chafase chafases chafase chafásemos chafaseis chafasen
future1 chafare chafares chafare chafáremos chafareis chafaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative chafatú
chafávos 		chafe chafemos chafad chafen
negative no chafes no chafe no chafemos no chaféis no chafen

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

    Selected combined forms of chafar

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 chafar
dative chafarme chafarte chafarle, chafarse chafarnos chafaros chafarles, chafarse
accusative chafarme chafarte chafarlo, chafarla, chafarse chafarnos chafaros chafarlos, chafarlas, chafarse
with gerund chafando
dative chafándome chafándote chafándole, chafándose chafándonos chafándoos chafándoles, chafándose
accusative chafándome chafándote chafándolo, chafándola, chafándose chafándonos chafándoos chafándolos, chafándolas, chafándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative chafa
dative cháfame cháfate cháfale cháfanos not used cháfales
accusative cháfame cháfate cháfalo, cháfala cháfanos not used cháfalos, cháfalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative chafá
dative chafame chafate chafale chafanos not used chafales
accusative chafame chafate chafalo, chafala chafanos not used chafalos, chafalas
with formal second-person singular imperative chafe
dative cháfeme not used cháfele, cháfese cháfenos not used cháfeles
accusative cháfeme not used cháfelo, cháfela, cháfese cháfenos not used cháfelos, cháfelas
with first-person plural imperative chafemos
dative not used chafémoste chafémosle chafémonos chafémoos chafémosles
accusative not used chafémoste chafémoslo, chafémosla chafémonos chafémoos chafémoslos, chafémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative chafad
dative chafadme not used chafadle chafadnos chafaos chafadles
accusative chafadme not used chafadlo, chafadla chafadnos chafaos chafadlos, chafadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative chafen
dative cháfenme not used cháfenle cháfennos not used cháfenles, cháfense
accusative cháfenme not used cháfenlo, cháfenla cháfennos not used cháfenlos, cháfenlas, cháfense

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