chuquear

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Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From chuco (“dirty, sour”) +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃukeˈaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: chu‧que‧ar

Verb

chuquear (first-person singular present chuqueo, first-person singular preterite chuqueé, past participle chuqueado)

  1. (transitive, colloquial, El Salvador) to make (something) dirty
  2. (intransitive, pronominal, colloquial, El Salvador) to get dirty
  3. (intransitive, pronominal, colloquial, El Salvador, Honduras, of food) to spoil, ruin, rot
    Synonym: echar a perder

Conjugation

    Conjugation of chuquear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive chuquear
gerund chuqueando
past participle masculine feminine
singular chuqueado chuqueada
plural chuqueados chuqueadas
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 chuqueo chuqueastú
chuqueásvos 		chuquea chuqueamos chuqueáis chuquean
imperfect chuqueaba chuqueabas chuqueaba chuqueábamos chuqueabais chuqueaban
preterite chuqueé chuqueaste chuqueó chuqueamos chuqueasteis chuquearon
future chuquearé chuquearás chuqueará chuquearemos chuquearéis chuquearán
conditional chuquearía chuquearías chuquearía chuquearíamos chuquearíais chuquearían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present chuquee chuqueestú
chuqueésvos2 		chuquee chuqueemos chuqueéis chuqueen
imperfect
(ra) 		chuqueara chuquearas chuqueara chuqueáramos chuquearais chuquearan
imperfect
(se) 		chuquease chuqueases chuquease chuqueásemos chuqueaseis chuqueasen
future1 chuqueare chuqueares chuqueare chuqueáremos chuqueareis chuquearen
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative chuqueatú
chuqueávos 		chuquee chuqueemos chuquead chuqueen
negative no chuquees no chuquee no chuqueemos no chuqueéis no chuqueen

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

    Selected combined forms of chuquear

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 chuquear dative chuquearme chuquearte chuquearle, chuquearse chuquearnos chuquearos chuquearles, chuquearse
accusative chuquearme chuquearte chuquearlo, chuquearla, chuquearse chuquearnos chuquearos chuquearlos, chuquearlas, chuquearse
with gerund chuqueando dative chuqueándome chuqueándote chuqueándole, chuqueándose chuqueándonos chuqueándoos chuqueándoles, chuqueándose
accusative chuqueándome chuqueándote chuqueándolo, chuqueándola, chuqueándose chuqueándonos chuqueándoos chuqueándolos, chuqueándolas, chuqueándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative chuquea dative chuquéame chuquéate chuquéale chuquéanos not used chuquéales
accusative chuquéame chuquéate chuquéalo, chuquéala chuquéanos not used chuquéalos, chuquéalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative chuqueá dative chuqueame chuqueate chuqueale chuqueanos not used chuqueales
accusative chuqueame chuqueate chuquealo, chuqueala chuqueanos not used chuquealos, chuquealas
with formal second-person singular imperative chuquee dative chuquéeme not used chuquéele, chuquéese chuquéenos not used chuquéeles
accusative chuquéeme not used chuquéelo, chuquéela, chuquéese chuquéenos not used chuquéelos, chuquéelas
with first-person plural imperative chuqueemos dative not used chuqueémoste chuqueémosle chuqueémonos chuqueémoos chuqueémosles
accusative not used chuqueémoste chuqueémoslo, chuqueémosla chuqueémonos chuqueémoos chuqueémoslos, chuqueémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative chuquead dative chuqueadme not used chuqueadle chuqueadnos chuqueaos chuqueadles
accusative chuqueadme not used chuqueadlo, chuqueadla chuqueadnos chuqueaos chuqueadlos, chuqueadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative chuqueen dative chuquéenme not used chuquéenle chuquéennos not used chuquéenles, chuquéense
accusative chuquéenme not used chuquéenlo, chuquéenla chuquéennos not used chuquéenlos, chuquéenlas, chuquéense

Further reading

  • “chuquear” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010
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