gatear

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Spanish

Etymology

From gato (“cat”) +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡateˈaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: ga‧te‧ar

Verb

gatear (first-person singular present gateo, first-person singular preterite gateé, past participle gateado)

  1. to crawl (on hands and knees like a baby or toddler)
  2. to walk like a cat
  3. to inflict a wound with one's claws; to scratch

Conjugation

    Conjugation of gatear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive gatear
gerund gateando
past participle masculine feminine
singular gateado gateada
plural gateados gateadas
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 gateo gateastú
gateásvos 		gatea gateamos gateáis gatean
imperfect gateaba gateabas gateaba gateábamos gateabais gateaban
preterite gateé gateaste gateó gateamos gateasteis gatearon
future gatearé gatearás gateará gatearemos gatearéis gatearán
conditional gatearía gatearías gatearía gatearíamos gatearíais gatearían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present gatee gateestú
gateésvos2 		gatee gateemos gateéis gateen
imperfect
(ra) 		gateara gatearas gateara gateáramos gatearais gatearan
imperfect
(se) 		gatease gateases gatease gateásemos gateaseis gateasen
future1 gateare gateares gateare gateáremos gateareis gatearen
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative gateatú
gateávos 		gatee gateemos gatead gateen
negative no gatees no gatee no gateemos no gateéis no gateen

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

    Selected combined forms of gatear

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 gatear
dative gatearme gatearte gatearle, gatearse gatearnos gatearos gatearles, gatearse
accusative gatearme gatearte gatearlo, gatearla, gatearse gatearnos gatearos gatearlos, gatearlas, gatearse
with gerund gateando
dative gateándome gateándote gateándole, gateándose gateándonos gateándoos gateándoles, gateándose
accusative gateándome gateándote gateándolo, gateándola, gateándose gateándonos gateándoos gateándolos, gateándolas, gateándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative gatea
dative gatéame gatéate gatéale gatéanos not used gatéales
accusative gatéame gatéate gatéalo, gatéala gatéanos not used gatéalos, gatéalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative gateá
dative gateame gateate gateale gateanos not used gateales
accusative gateame gateate gatealo, gateala gateanos not used gatealos, gatealas
with formal second-person singular imperative gatee
dative gatéeme not used gatéele, gatéese gatéenos not used gatéeles
accusative gatéeme not used gatéelo, gatéela, gatéese gatéenos not used gatéelos, gatéelas
with first-person plural imperative gateemos
dative not used gateémoste gateémosle gateémonos gateémoos gateémosles
accusative not used gateémoste gateémoslo, gateémosla gateémonos gateémoos gateémoslos, gateémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative gatead
dative gateadme not used gateadle gateadnos gateaos gateadles
accusative gateadme not used gateadlo, gateadla gateadnos gateaos gateadlos, gateadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative gateen
dative gatéenme not used gatéenle gatéennos not used gatéenles, gatéense
accusative gatéenme not used gatéenlo, gatéenla gatéennos not used gatéenlos, gatéenlas, gatéense

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Inglés sin Barreras: Diccionario Webster-Velázquez, Los Angeles: Lexicon, 1999
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