compadrear

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Spanish

Etymology

From compadre +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kompadɾeˈaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: com‧pa‧dre‧ar

Verb

compadrear (first-person singular present compadreo, first-person singular preterite compadreé, past participle compadreado)

  1. to buddy up
  2. (reflexive) to strut; show off

Conjugation

    Conjugation of compadrear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive compadrear
gerund compadreando
past participle masculine feminine
singular compadreado compadreada
plural compadreados compadreadas
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 compadreo compadreastú
compadreásvos 		compadrea compadreamos compadreáis compadrean
imperfect compadreaba compadreabas compadreaba compadreábamos compadreabais compadreaban
preterite compadreé compadreaste compadreó compadreamos compadreasteis compadrearon
future compadrearé compadrearás compadreará compadrearemos compadrearéis compadrearán
conditional compadrearía compadrearías compadrearía compadrearíamos compadrearíais compadrearían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present compadree compadreestú
compadreésvos2 		compadree compadreemos compadreéis compadreen
imperfect
(ra) 		compadreara compadrearas compadreara compadreáramos compadrearais compadrearan
imperfect
(se) 		compadrease compadreases compadrease compadreásemos compadreaseis compadreasen
future1 compadreare compadreares compadreare compadreáremos compadreareis compadrearen
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative compadreatú
compadreávos 		compadree compadreemos compadread compadreen
negative no compadrees no compadree no compadreemos no compadreéis no compadreen

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

    Selected combined forms of compadrear

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 compadrear
dative compadrearme compadrearte compadrearle, compadrearse compadrearnos compadrearos compadrearles, compadrearse
accusative compadrearme compadrearte compadrearlo, compadrearla, compadrearse compadrearnos compadrearos compadrearlos, compadrearlas, compadrearse
with gerund compadreando
dative compadreándome compadreándote compadreándole, compadreándose compadreándonos compadreándoos compadreándoles, compadreándose
accusative compadreándome compadreándote compadreándolo, compadreándola, compadreándose compadreándonos compadreándoos compadreándolos, compadreándolas, compadreándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative compadrea
dative compadréame compadréate compadréale compadréanos not used compadréales
accusative compadréame compadréate compadréalo, compadréala compadréanos not used compadréalos, compadréalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative compadreá
dative compadreame compadreate compadreale compadreanos not used compadreales
accusative compadreame compadreate compadrealo, compadreala compadreanos not used compadrealos, compadrealas
with formal second-person singular imperative compadree
dative compadréeme not used compadréele, compadréese compadréenos not used compadréeles
accusative compadréeme not used compadréelo, compadréela, compadréese compadréenos not used compadréelos, compadréelas
with first-person plural imperative compadreemos
dative not used compadreémoste compadreémosle compadreémonos compadreémoos compadreémosles
accusative not used compadreémoste compadreémoslo, compadreémosla compadreémonos compadreémoos compadreémoslos, compadreémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative compadread
dative compadreadme not used compadreadle compadreadnos compadreaos compadreadles
accusative compadreadme not used compadreadlo, compadreadla compadreadnos compadreaos compadreadlos, compadreadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative compadreen
dative compadréenme not used compadréenle compadréennos not used compadréenles, compadréense
accusative compadréenme not used compadréenlo, compadréenla compadréennos not used compadréenlos, compadréenlas, compadréense

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