flaquear

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Spanish

Etymology

From flaco (“skinny”) +‎ -ear, from Latin flaccus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /flakeˈaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: fla‧que‧ar

Verb

flaquear (first-person singular present flaqueo, first-person singular preterite flaqueé, past participle flaqueado)

  1. (intransitive) to weaken
  2. (intransitive) to droop
  3. (intransitive) to lose heart
  4. (intransitive) to flag (mark)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of flaquear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive flaquear
gerund flaqueando
past participle masculine feminine
singular flaqueado flaqueada
plural flaqueados flaqueadas
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 flaqueo flaqueastú
flaqueásvos 		flaquea flaqueamos flaqueáis flaquean
imperfect flaqueaba flaqueabas flaqueaba flaqueábamos flaqueabais flaqueaban
preterite flaqueé flaqueaste flaqueó flaqueamos flaqueasteis flaquearon
future flaquearé flaquearás flaqueará flaquearemos flaquearéis flaquearán
conditional flaquearía flaquearías flaquearía flaquearíamos flaquearíais flaquearían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present flaquee flaqueestú
flaqueésvos2 		flaquee flaqueemos flaqueéis flaqueen
imperfect
(ra) 		flaqueara flaquearas flaqueara flaqueáramos flaquearais flaquearan
imperfect
(se) 		flaquease flaqueases flaquease flaqueásemos flaqueaseis flaqueasen
future1 flaqueare flaqueares flaqueare flaqueáremos flaqueareis flaquearen
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative flaqueatú
flaqueávos 		flaquee flaqueemos flaquead flaqueen
negative no flaquees no flaquee no flaqueemos no flaqueéis no flaqueen

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

    Selected combined forms of flaquear

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 flaquear
dative flaquearme flaquearte flaquearle, flaquearse flaquearnos flaquearos flaquearles, flaquearse
accusative flaquearme flaquearte flaquearlo, flaquearla, flaquearse flaquearnos flaquearos flaquearlos, flaquearlas, flaquearse
with gerund flaqueando
dative flaqueándome flaqueándote flaqueándole, flaqueándose flaqueándonos flaqueándoos flaqueándoles, flaqueándose
accusative flaqueándome flaqueándote flaqueándolo, flaqueándola, flaqueándose flaqueándonos flaqueándoos flaqueándolos, flaqueándolas, flaqueándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative flaquea
dative flaquéame flaquéate flaquéale flaquéanos not used flaquéales
accusative flaquéame flaquéate flaquéalo, flaquéala flaquéanos not used flaquéalos, flaquéalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative flaqueá
dative flaqueame flaqueate flaqueale flaqueanos not used flaqueales
accusative flaqueame flaqueate flaquealo, flaqueala flaqueanos not used flaquealos, flaquealas
with formal second-person singular imperative flaquee
dative flaquéeme not used flaquéele, flaquéese flaquéenos not used flaquéeles
accusative flaquéeme not used flaquéelo, flaquéela, flaquéese flaquéenos not used flaquéelos, flaquéelas
with first-person plural imperative flaqueemos
dative not used flaqueémoste flaqueémosle flaqueémonos flaqueémoos flaqueémosles
accusative not used flaqueémoste flaqueémoslo, flaqueémosla flaqueémonos flaqueémoos flaqueémoslos, flaqueémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative flaquead
dative flaqueadme not used flaqueadle flaqueadnos flaqueaos flaqueadles
accusative flaqueadme not used flaqueadlo, flaqueadla flaqueadnos flaqueaos flaqueadlos, flaqueadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative flaqueen
dative flaquéenme not used flaquéenle flaquéennos not used flaquéenles, flaquéense
accusative flaquéenme not used flaquéenlo, flaquéenla flaquéennos not used flaquéenlos, flaquéenlas, flaquéense

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