cuchichear

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Spanish

Etymology

Variant of cuchichiar (“sing like a patridge”), from cuchichí (“partridge's song”) (onomatopoeia).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kut͡ʃit͡ʃeˈaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: cu‧chi‧che‧ar

Verb

cuchichear (first-person singular present cuchicheo, first-person singular preterite cuchicheé, past participle cuchicheado)

  1. (intransitive) to whisper

Conjugation

    Conjugation of cuchichear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive cuchichear
gerund cuchicheando
past participle masculine feminine
singular cuchicheado cuchicheada
plural cuchicheados cuchicheadas
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 cuchicheo cuchicheastú
cuchicheásvos 		cuchichea cuchicheamos cuchicheáis cuchichean
imperfect cuchicheaba cuchicheabas cuchicheaba cuchicheábamos cuchicheabais cuchicheaban
preterite cuchicheé cuchicheaste cuchicheó cuchicheamos cuchicheasteis cuchichearon
future cuchichearé cuchichearás cuchicheará cuchichearemos cuchichearéis cuchichearán
conditional cuchichearía cuchichearías cuchichearía cuchichearíamos cuchichearíais cuchichearían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present cuchichee cuchicheestú
cuchicheésvos2 		cuchichee cuchicheemos cuchicheéis cuchicheen
imperfect
(ra) 		cuchicheara cuchichearas cuchicheara cuchicheáramos cuchichearais cuchichearan
imperfect
(se) 		cuchichease cuchicheases cuchichease cuchicheásemos cuchicheaseis cuchicheasen
future1 cuchicheare cuchicheares cuchicheare cuchicheáremos cuchicheareis cuchichearen
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative cuchicheatú
cuchicheávos 		cuchichee cuchicheemos cuchichead cuchicheen
negative no cuchichees no cuchichee no cuchicheemos no cuchicheéis no cuchicheen

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

    Selected combined forms of cuchichear

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 cuchichear
dative cuchichearme cuchichearte cuchichearle, cuchichearse cuchichearnos cuchichearos cuchichearles, cuchichearse
accusative cuchichearme cuchichearte cuchichearlo, cuchichearla, cuchichearse cuchichearnos cuchichearos cuchichearlos, cuchichearlas, cuchichearse
with gerund cuchicheando
dative cuchicheándome cuchicheándote cuchicheándole, cuchicheándose cuchicheándonos cuchicheándoos cuchicheándoles, cuchicheándose
accusative cuchicheándome cuchicheándote cuchicheándolo, cuchicheándola, cuchicheándose cuchicheándonos cuchicheándoos cuchicheándolos, cuchicheándolas, cuchicheándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative cuchichea
dative cuchichéame cuchichéate cuchichéale cuchichéanos not used cuchichéales
accusative cuchichéame cuchichéate cuchichéalo, cuchichéala cuchichéanos not used cuchichéalos, cuchichéalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative cuchicheá
dative cuchicheame cuchicheate cuchicheale cuchicheanos not used cuchicheales
accusative cuchicheame cuchicheate cuchichealo, cuchicheala cuchicheanos not used cuchichealos, cuchichealas
with formal second-person singular imperative cuchichee
dative cuchichéeme not used cuchichéele, cuchichéese cuchichéenos not used cuchichéeles
accusative cuchichéeme not used cuchichéelo, cuchichéela, cuchichéese cuchichéenos not used cuchichéelos, cuchichéelas
with first-person plural imperative cuchicheemos
dative not used cuchicheémoste cuchicheémosle cuchicheémonos cuchicheémoos cuchicheémosles
accusative not used cuchicheémoste cuchicheémoslo, cuchicheémosla cuchicheémonos cuchicheémoos cuchicheémoslos, cuchicheémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative cuchichead
dative cuchicheadme not used cuchicheadle cuchicheadnos cuchicheaos cuchicheadles
accusative cuchicheadme not used cuchicheadlo, cuchicheadla cuchicheadnos cuchicheaos cuchicheadlos, cuchicheadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative cuchicheen
dative cuchichéenme not used cuchichéenle cuchichéennos not used cuchichéenles, cuchichéense
accusative cuchichéenme not used cuchichéenlo, cuchichéenla cuchichéennos not used cuchichéenlos, cuchichéenlas, cuchichéense

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