chivar

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Spanish

Etymology

From gibar, from giba (“nuisance”, literally “hump”). Compare English gibbous.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈbaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: chi‧var

Verb

chivar (first-person singular present chivo, first-person singular preterite chivé, past participle chivado)

  1. to annoy
  2. (colloquial, reflexive) to snitch, tattle, rat, egg, squeal

Conjugation

    Conjugation of chivar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive chivar
gerund chivando
past participle masculine feminine
singular chivado chivada
plural chivados chivadas
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 chivo chivastú
chivásvos 		chiva chivamos chiváis chivan
imperfect chivaba chivabas chivaba chivábamos chivabais chivaban
preterite chivé chivaste chivó chivamos chivasteis chivaron
future chivaré chivarás chivará chivaremos chivaréis chivarán
conditional chivaría chivarías chivaría chivaríamos chivaríais chivarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present chive chivestú
chivésvos2 		chive chivemos chivéis chiven
imperfect
(ra) 		chivara chivaras chivara chiváramos chivarais chivaran
imperfect
(se) 		chivase chivases chivase chivásemos chivaseis chivasen
future1 chivare chivares chivare chiváremos chivareis chivaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative chivatú
chivávos 		chive chivemos chivad chiven
negative no chives no chive no chivemos no chivéis no chiven

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

    Selected combined forms of chivar

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 chivar
dative chivarme chivarte chivarle, chivarse chivarnos chivaros chivarles, chivarse
accusative chivarme chivarte chivarlo, chivarla, chivarse chivarnos chivaros chivarlos, chivarlas, chivarse
with gerund chivando
dative chivándome chivándote chivándole, chivándose chivándonos chivándoos chivándoles, chivándose
accusative chivándome chivándote chivándolo, chivándola, chivándose chivándonos chivándoos chivándolos, chivándolas, chivándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative chiva
dative chívame chívate chívale chívanos not used chívales
accusative chívame chívate chívalo, chívala chívanos not used chívalos, chívalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative chivá
dative chivame chivate chivale chivanos not used chivales
accusative chivame chivate chivalo, chivala chivanos not used chivalos, chivalas
with formal second-person singular imperative chive
dative chíveme not used chívele, chívese chívenos not used chíveles
accusative chíveme not used chívelo, chívela, chívese chívenos not used chívelos, chívelas
with first-person plural imperative chivemos
dative not used chivémoste chivémosle chivémonos chivémoos chivémosles
accusative not used chivémoste chivémoslo, chivémosla chivémonos chivémoos chivémoslos, chivémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative chivad
dative chivadme not used chivadle chivadnos chivaos chivadles
accusative chivadme not used chivadlo, chivadla chivadnos chivaos chivadlos, chivadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative chiven
dative chívenme not used chívenle chívennos not used chívenles, chívense
accusative chívenme not used chívenlo, chívenla chívennos not used chívenlos, chívenlas, chívense

Descendants

  • → Catalan: xivar

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