chapaletear

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Spanish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Compare chapotear, chapalear.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃapaleteˈaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: cha‧pa‧le‧te‧ar

Verb

chapaletear (first-person singular present chapaleteo, first-person singular preterite chapaleteé, past participle chapaleteado)

  1. (intransitive) to splash
  2. (intransitive) to patter

Conjugation

    Conjugation of chapaletear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive chapaletear
gerund chapaleteando
past participle masculine feminine
singular chapaleteado chapaleteada
plural chapaleteados chapaleteadas
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 chapaleteo chapaleteastú
chapaleteásvos 		chapaletea chapaleteamos chapaleteáis chapaletean
imperfect chapaleteaba chapaleteabas chapaleteaba chapaleteábamos chapaleteabais chapaleteaban
preterite chapaleteé chapaleteaste chapaleteó chapaleteamos chapaleteasteis chapaletearon
future chapaletearé chapaletearás chapaleteará chapaletearemos chapaletearéis chapaletearán
conditional chapaletearía chapaletearías chapaletearía chapaletearíamos chapaletearíais chapaletearían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present chapaletee chapaleteestú
chapaleteésvos2 		chapaletee chapaleteemos chapaleteéis chapaleteen
imperfect
(ra) 		chapaleteara chapaletearas chapaleteara chapaleteáramos chapaletearais chapaletearan
imperfect
(se) 		chapaletease chapaleteases chapaletease chapaleteásemos chapaleteaseis chapaleteasen
future1 chapaleteare chapaleteares chapaleteare chapaleteáremos chapaleteareis chapaletearen
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative chapaleteatú
chapaleteávos 		chapaletee chapaleteemos chapaletead chapaleteen
negative no chapaletees no chapaletee no chapaleteemos no chapaleteéis no chapaleteen

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

    Selected combined forms of chapaletear

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 chapaletear
dative chapaletearme chapaletearte chapaletearle, chapaletearse chapaletearnos chapaletearos chapaletearles, chapaletearse
accusative chapaletearme chapaletearte chapaletearlo, chapaletearla, chapaletearse chapaletearnos chapaletearos chapaletearlos, chapaletearlas, chapaletearse
with gerund chapaleteando
dative chapaleteándome chapaleteándote chapaleteándole, chapaleteándose chapaleteándonos chapaleteándoos chapaleteándoles, chapaleteándose
accusative chapaleteándome chapaleteándote chapaleteándolo, chapaleteándola, chapaleteándose chapaleteándonos chapaleteándoos chapaleteándolos, chapaleteándolas, chapaleteándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative chapaletea
dative chapaletéame chapaletéate chapaletéale chapaletéanos not used chapaletéales
accusative chapaletéame chapaletéate chapaletéalo, chapaletéala chapaletéanos not used chapaletéalos, chapaletéalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative chapaleteá
dative chapaleteame chapaleteate chapaleteale chapaleteanos not used chapaleteales
accusative chapaleteame chapaleteate chapaletealo, chapaleteala chapaleteanos not used chapaletealos, chapaletealas
with formal second-person singular imperative chapaletee
dative chapaletéeme not used chapaletéele, chapaletéese chapaletéenos not used chapaletéeles
accusative chapaletéeme not used chapaletéelo, chapaletéela, chapaletéese chapaletéenos not used chapaletéelos, chapaletéelas
with first-person plural imperative chapaleteemos
dative not used chapaleteémoste chapaleteémosle chapaleteémonos chapaleteémoos chapaleteémosles
accusative not used chapaleteémoste chapaleteémoslo, chapaleteémosla chapaleteémonos chapaleteémoos chapaleteémoslos, chapaleteémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative chapaletead
dative chapaleteadme not used chapaleteadle chapaleteadnos chapaleteaos chapaleteadles
accusative chapaleteadme not used chapaleteadlo, chapaleteadla chapaleteadnos chapaleteaos chapaleteadlos, chapaleteadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative chapaleteen
dative chapaletéenme not used chapaletéenle chapaletéennos not used chapaletéenles, chapaletéense
accusative chapaletéenme not used chapaletéenlo, chapaletéenla chapaletéennos not used chapaletéenlos, chapaletéenlas, chapaletéense

Derived terms

Further reading

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